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Palanthor Tablets

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSoVp. 32-33

The Palanthor Tablets are tablets used by the knights of the Order of Palanthor to secure peace. It is said that these tablets ensured that a person would not go back on their word.1

The tenets

The tenets of Palanthor are written on the tablet of Palanthor2

  • Let not the Martyr rot. Never let the body or remains of a martyr fall into enemy hands.
  • Die with the Standard. Never let the standard fall into enemy hands.
  • First to charge, last to retreat. Never let others fight one's battle, always stand with those who fight for the cause, and never leave the fight while an ally still fights.2

The refugee agreement

The Empire has long been the dominant power in these lands, but it was not always so. After the Desolation and the Exodus, the survivors took refuge in what are now called the Lands of Exile, which were then divided into five human kingdoms. The Palanthor were founded as a secular order of knights, drawn from all the kingdoms, to keep the balance between them.1

The agreement made with the people who fled the great catastrophe was written on such a tablet and secured by the Order of Palanthor. The lands given to the elves were among its consequences.1

Notes

  1. ↑BookShadow Over Vansreik, p. 33
  2. ↑BookShadow Over Vansreik, p. 32

Sources

This article draws on:

  • SoVShadow Over Vansreik(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 32-33

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