Order of the Golden Rose

The Order of the Golden Rose is an organization in the Abyss.

It is named for a power known as the Golden Rose.

The Brighton Manor
The Brighton Manor is the U.S.A headquarters for the Order.

General Description
The Manor is an massive manor at least three times as wide as John’s house loomed before him. Tall windows lined the walls in symmetrical groupings, all adorned with masterful ornamentation, as were the rooftop spires. Meticulously maintained rose bushes surrounded the manor, broken only by the occasional knightly statue or conical tree. The structure was composed primarily of sturdy, red stone, giving the distinct impression that the luxurious building was as much a fortress as it was a home, Whose doors are big enough to supposedly fit an elephant, easily four stories tall and over twice as wide.

The design itself varies from branches either being Elizabethan or Victorian.

Known Facilities

 * Both an East and West wing study
 * A war room
 * A massive vault
 * A multi-layered dungeon underneath the manor
 * Solider barracks
 * An armory
 * A massive dining facility for soldiers
 * An indoor swimming pool
 * An outdoor garden (with a fountain)
 * An even bigger indoor garden
 * A large library
 * Nearby suits of armour will animated, barring the path with a large and rather sharp spear when an individual tries to access an area the do not have the authorization for

Wardens

 * Moira Brighton (Warden of the Shield)
 * (Unknown) (Warden of the Sword)
 * Laksha Singh (Warden of the Spear)

Knights

 * Lord Brighton (Lord-Protector)
 * Daniel Krieg (Right Hand Of The Lord-Protector)
 * Adelle Kingston (Squire)
 * Christopher

Facility Members

 * Reginald Garrick (Butler)
 * Cornelius Stolt (Premier Artificer)
 * Anwyn Rhosewen (Maid)

Contract Workers

 * Blair Hollmey
 * Erica Carpenter

History
The Order was created by Lady of the Lake from the Arthurian legend to protect people from the most evil magic users of the Abyss. She often patrolled to capture rogue mages bent on hurting or enslaving civilians, as they called normal humans.

Several gods have formed a pact of mutual defense hundreds of years ago. Eventually, it evolved when Hunters of Artemis and other organisations started to work together more and more. And sooner or later, the council was formed. They work together, even if once every decade we compete. About a hundred years after the forming of the council, there was a problem. America got discovered by the European non Abyssians and with it came a rather painful moment in history. The spanish inquisitions. Big organisations clashed, and when Mixcoatl asked for aid, some of our gods did not want to get involved. The council was divided. Two were for helping them, two did not want to clash with one of our biggest allies due to it, while the Order of the Golden Rose abstained from voting all together.

The Sword of Final Judgement, Excalibur, gifted to Arthur by Gaia in one of her last known direct actions upon our world get sundered, and shattered into many pieces.

Ancient and now defunct accords were in place then, preventing the Order from acting within the region of Jerusalem. The treaties were obsolete even then, but still enforced, and a group of Scions took advantage of this to protect themselves from the watchful eye of the Order while they worked. Their mistake was underestimating the lengths to which the Order would go to retrieve what they possessed (Pieces of Excalibur).

The Order convinced Pope Urban to start a (mundane) holy war with Jerusalem so that The Order may secretly invade.The order was successful in acquiring some of the Pieces of Excalibur, but at heavy lose to their own ranks.

The European branch has gotten into several scraps with the local warg clans.

Some years ago when the Brighton family decided to relocate to Springfield, they moved the Brighton Estate with them literally brick by brick.

Recently The relationship between The Order and The Hunters of Artemis is strained because one of their paladins got hurt, because he head first into a bear even after the hunters told him to watch out. The Order took it rather personal.