The Children of the Light

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Introduction

The Children of the Light, disparagingly called Whitecloaks, are an organization of zealous foes of the Dark and defenders of the Light. They were organized during War of the Hundred Years by Lothair Mantelar to combat the increasing number of Darkfriends. Their symbol is a golden sunburst on a field of white.


The Fortress of the Light, the main stronghold of the Children, is located in Amadicia. It is from the Fortress that the Lord Captain Commander oversees the actions of the Children. Amadicia is the center of the Children’s power, but they have troops in nearly every city of every nation. The Children of the Light, while generally not well thought of, are certainly a major player in world politics. The Children scattered throughout the land tend to impose their views of life and truth on the citizens of whatever country they happen to be in.


The Children do not receive a great deal of respect in most places, primarily because of the way they go about their business. But the Children are feared, and rightly so. Children need little proof to name someone a Darkfriend. They believe that any use of the One Power is the work of the Dark One and thus all Aes Sedai are Darkfriends. The philosophy/theology of the Children is a curious blend of retribution and redemption. While they believe that "no man is so lost that he cannot be brought to the Light," the penalty for being a Darkfriend is death. They also say that, "The sins of the mother are visited to the fifth generation and the sins father to the tenth."


If people fear the Children of the Light, they are terrified of the Hand of the Light. Known as Questioners to outsiders, members of the Hand of the Light serves as interrogators of supposed Darkfriends. They are not interested in determining guilt - in their minds, the prisoner is already guilty. They are interested only in obtaining a confession of guilt, often using torture to obtain this confession.


The Questioners are commanded by the High Inquisitor, who holds almost as much power as the Lord Captain Commander himself. Other Children resent the Questioners, as they tend to hold themselves as a power separate from the rest of the Children.


It is the Lord Captain Commander who is the true ruler of Amadicia. While the Children deny it, they are the real power of this nation. Amadicia retains its monarchy solely to free the Children of ceremonial duties.


Current Lord Captain Commander is Valorn Goldren. NSW
Current High Inquisitor is Unknown.


Organization

Ranks

  • Soldiers
    • Lord Captain - commands a legion which is supposedly 2000 men, often less sometimes more
    • Senior Lieutenant
    • Lieutenant
    • Under-lieutenant
    • Hundredman - commands a hundred men; often more, sometimes less
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