The Band

The Band needs a name, it has always been the Band of the White Cross, but with the Order of the White Cross having disappeared seems like a bit of a relic, maybe when we rename the Rune Guard and give that company some meaning I'll ally the War Band with them. We'll see. Or we can just keep them as the Band of the White Cross.

It's about time we had a War Band update and I've been reluctant because an update tends to be followed by the Band being wiped. But the current incarnation has survived over a week so... let me present them to you, a few old favorites but most of them are relatively new.

Prince Gavadel of Amber (level 77 Attuned Knight of the Round Table, Prince of Amber, Losthaven Guard, Steel Serpent, Neophyte Warden, Summachos of the Pantarchic Church of Yehovah). Gavadel first and foremost is a Prince of Amber, everything else is second. But he takes his obligations seriously to the cities he's allied with. He's also recently been asked to lead the Rune Guard but he isn't happy with the setup and is considering a reform.

Colonel Ruburnel (level 48 Knight Templar and Verynvelrae): Actually unbonded now from his eagle, Ruburnel is currently suffering from a speech defect which makes his duties as Gavadel's right hand man a little difficult. But what he lacks in words he makes up for in fighting prowess with his vorpal blade. Besides Gavadel himself he's the best warrior in the group and the single best champion of the Knights Templar. Ruburnel's mellowed considerably since he was first assigned to Gavadel as his liason with the Pantarchic Church. Experience outside the life of the Cathedral of Camille has opened his eyes to the ways of the world.

Fledge (level 39 pegasus): Gavadel's trusted mount and gives him access to various charms in maintaining and protecting the war band.

Squire Kernele (level 15 Squire): Gavadel's current squire, following in the footsteps of Dame Yennarin. She isn't looking forward to being a Knight to be honest after seeing that all her predecessors including Yennarin have fallen in the defense of Camelot.

Captain Nerus (level 29 Knight of the Round Table): Gavadel's aide from Camelot and he leads the yeomen. The Knight takes his role seriously and is as righteous and full of pride as Ruburnel once was when he joined Gavadel's side. Ruburnel can't help but smile knowingly at Nerus's blustering sometimes.

Sergeant Galidan (level 16 yeoman): Deals with the practical day to day running of the Band, acting as quartermaster and takes care of the pegasi. Surprisingly he's also an ace hand-to-hand fighter and picked up a mithril claw following Gavadel. He's put it to good use in the defense of the Prince. Rumour has it he wouldn't mind joining the Knights of the Round Table himself, but his choice of weapon will make that difficult.

Corporal Demmill (level 15 yeoman): He was once a lacklustre swordsman, but gave it up when Gavadel presented him with a hyperium two-handed axe. And he's proven himself to be a master of the weapon. He's still sometimes prone to stealing but Gavadel's influence seems to be putting a stop to it. A fault he shares with the last member of the Band.

Bannerman Aradis (level 15 Bannerman): Gavadel's bannerman, though once a spearman. The youngest member of the group, but he's proven himself a solid defender of the Prince's honor, despite once being prone to the occasional theft of items left around him.

Poseiden (level 29 drake): The heavy artillery of the group and currently Gavadel's mount. She's protected by a stone of perpetuation and is prone to protecting the Prince when he doesn't mount her. It has seen her fall in combat more than once, if not for the gem she'd be dead by now.

The Mounts: Sorrel, Gray, Snowmane, Snowdrop and Augustus, all around level 16 other than Snowdrop. Augustus was a veteran of Kentaur Isle as we found out when the dragon chasing him met with the Band and almost led to the death of Gray and then Squire Yennarin. Pegasi are useful mounts but because of their wings being a weakspot have almost led to the demise of members of the Band on more than one occasion.