The White Knights (Sir Tain Def)



 The White Knights (Sir Tain Def) was organized into a section in the year 145 of the 5th age. Sir Tain Def was granted this section when he was promoted to commander by King Vallance himself. Sir Tain Def’s knights have played a crucial role in the main Asgarnian military force over the past years. This section still lasts today, and is one of the oldest and most influential in Falador. This section of knights is sovereign from the constantly tense politics of Asgarnia. Their true goal is the overall protection of the kingdom, whether it be from tyrant kings to black knights, or any others who pose a threat. The White Knights also have a group of Temple Knights aiding them. The section can be identified by its unique flag, which features a white helmet and castle on a faded blue background.



Foundations
When Asgarnia was founded by King Ralladdin, the White Knights pledged their allegiance to him. The White Knights played a big part in the building of Falador, expanding Asgarnian borders, and defending the lands from hostile races such as goblins. As a reward King Ralladdin built them a castle in his new capital city of Falador, this castle still stands to this day and serves as the White Knights headquarters. === A New Section ===

After King Ralladdin’s reign, his son and heir to the throne, Prince Vallance, was declared King. The White Knights continued to serve the royal family of Asgarnia under Vallance. They soon became a prospering order. Tain Def soon came into the scene as a squire under Sir Vant. Knighted at the age of 20 in the year 137, he began his life long career as a knight. Tain was proven to be knight material. After only eight years of service, he was promoted to the honorable rank of commander.

Shortly after King Vallance promoted Sir Tain Def to the rank of commander, he began organizing a separate section of white knights. The king bestowed this newly formed section onto Sir Tain Def knowing he was an excellent choice to lead it. There were only a dozen knights within the newly formed section, two of which were temple knights, Sir Black and Sir Darkauro. Over the next several years, the section would see an addition of names such as Sir Vye Ver, Sir Bool, Sir Trydgis, Sir Monette, Sir Ryanas, and hundreds more.

Retirement
Sir Tain Def’s section thrived vigorously under his command. Hundreds of squires were knighted by his blade, but hundreds also died at his side. Tain led his men to victory on many occasions, and even played a massive role in The Siege of Falador. After much action, Sir Tain retired from his section in the year 169 of the 5th age. He still retained his title of a White Knight commander, but he handed the lead role to one of his captains named Sir Bool Cowbra. On average, the section was usually 100-150 members strong. This included squires, White Knights, and Temple Knights combined. Sir Bool led strongly with his captains, Sir Maffy, Sir Vye Ver, Sir Vriff Vendet, and Sir Ryan Deceit. He later on promoted a fifth captain, Lady Erin Ture.  Downfall

Near the end of year 169, Bool temporarily left due to a family death The White Knights and placed Sir Vye in charge of the section. Things started off fine, until late one month when Sir Maffy decided to host an unarmed march in northern Asgarnia. The entire section was ambushed on the march, and approximately 3/4 of the section perished in the fight. Maffy quickly fled from the order and sought solitude to the north, where he eventually developed dissociative amnesia. There was a long hiatus after Bool returned. Bool was not mentally fit to revive the section on his own, so he went to Sir Amik for help. Bool and Amik agreed to promote Sir Vriff Vendet to the rank of commander and have him lead the new section.  Revival Under the new command of Sir Vriff Vendet, the section slowly began to reform. Very few of the original knights remained, however there were enough still around to effectively operate. TBC

Organization
The White Knights are loosely organized as a monastic order similar, yet less strict, to that of the Temple Knights. The organizational structure had a strong chain of authority. All of the members are subject to the leading commander, who oversees both the order's military efforts, and internal affairs with his officers, also known as the  Knights of the Table, or "KOTT". Organization is a key tradition in The White Knights.