The Coalition

The alliance reclaiming Orathos, formed by the reclamation pact of 1395 between
the Orathi Militia, Varia, the Firebrands, and the
Mage's Society. The party serves under it.

Signatories of the Code of Honorable Conduct

1. Ysolde — Rightful Sovereign of Orathos (to be restored in Cathalon, Rivalon)
2. Harriet Wynnaflaede — Leader and Commander of the United Orathi Militia
3. Freywynn — Former Queen of Orathos
4. Amelia Bloodworth — Reigning Queen of Varia (House Bloodworth)
5. Bartholomew Mandrake — Archmagus of Treatise Affairs
6. (The parchment is scorched by a Firebrand mark.)

Code of Honorable Conduct (binding on the party)

I. Protection of the Orathi People — no violence, threat, or coercion against
common folk; no burning, pillaging, or trespassing of homes (requisitions must be
documented with restitution scrips); no enchantment/charm/fear magic on commoners.

II. Conduct in Peace — honor parley terms; help rebuild damage caused in
liberation; allied factions keep peace (inter-faction quarrels go to an arbiter).

III. Conduct in Battle — no striking first against sentient humanoids
(exceptions: enemies in the act of violence, weapons drawn, threats made, or
pre-approved targets); humane detention of the surrendered (quarter, food, medical
care, no torture); no indiscriminate area effects (fireballs, siege weapons)
against Orathi settlements.

Militia training branches (player backgrounds)

Recruits trained with one of: the Knights of Rivalon (squire training; restore
Ysolde), the Venatori of Veilwood (monster hunting; break the curse), the
Legions of Atollia (free the Scylla), the Shieldmaidens of Baelheim (ensure
the dragon is paid), the Varian Navy / House Mayfore (attack Jon Thomas), the Varian
Spies / House Bloodworth (identify major villains), the Firebrands (Blessed/Branded),
the Mage's Society (Practitioner/Researcher), or independent sellswords.

Session 9

• The honor system revealed: every character has an honor score (~5 base,
  adjusted by faction, backstory, and conduct) tracking how Orathos perceives them.
  High honor → titles, land, knighthood, trusted vendors, parades; low honor →
  barred doors, bounties, manhunts — but also thieves' guilds, assassins, and
  fences. Word spreads "faster when the mail system works again."
• Leaving the Palisade in practice: the 3 required signatures go on one shared
  group paper; signers (like Sir Ronald of Chapston, the party's first) test
  combat-worthiness and vouch for moral conduct at their own reputational risk.
• Identification enforcement: after any incident, refusing to show your
  Reclamation Signet number to authority is treason-tier — "the one thing the
  Reclamation pact doesn't want is a bunch of psycho adventurers... hiding who
  they are."