The "Men of All" were expected to follow the Hrestoli code which included:
1. Such moral qualities as reflection, concentration, and wisdom, including appreciation of poetry and understanding of the sacred laws. In this regard, the Men of All have mastered and overcome the the zzaburi. 2. Such virtues as mercy, courage, valor, honor, fairness, and protection of the weak and the poor (especially the lower castes), including the idea of being willing to give one's life for another's. In this regard the Men of All have mastered and overcome the horali. 3. Duties to the Creator and Creation: this includes protecting the innocent, being truthful, being faithful to the Creator, and being the champion of good against evil. A Man of All must be moral and ethical. In this regard, the Men of All have mastered and overcome the talari. 4. Duties to women and service to the community. A general gentleness and graciousness to all women, combined with a sense of being a servant of the community as a whole. In this regard, the Men of All have mastered and overcome the dronali.
Such Men of All cerainly resemble the idealized knights of High Chivalry, but exist with very different society and culture. And their conception of God is very different from that of High Medieval Christianity.
Jeff
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> On 2/16/2011 10:37 PM, Tim wrote:
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> > Isn't knighthood generally considered either an additional caste, just one that has arisen post-Malkion. (You aren't a Dromari-Knight or a Holari-Knight or a Talari-Knight)
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> I consider it all four castes in one.
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> And the Loskalmi do have wizard-knights and lord-knights but IMO this is
> really their interpretation of knighthood.
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> --Peter Metcalfe
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