Lions

The Lions are the royal warhost of Albion, fabled land of chivalry and valour. Righteousness, honour, law – these are the watchwords of this unyielding band of heroes as they strive to keep the light of order from guttering in the darkness of a chaotic world.

The Lions are typified by the armour-clad presence and glorious colours of their knights. Whether a brotherhood forged in battle, a religious order committed to the Gods of Law, an entitled noble seeking glory or simply a roving knight errant, far and wide the blades and blazoned shields of the Lions are cheered by their allies and feared by their foes.

The warhost remains eclectic and though the knights are arguably the most famous, they are certainly not the only arrow in Albion’s quiver. The Lions honour scribes, law keepers, scouts, priests and mages too, bound by oath and as true to noble purpose as any sworn blade.

Whether seeking aid or volunteering service, the greatest meeting place in the lands is acknowledged as the Round Table of the Lions. Here all are treated as equal and even the freshest face can learn and influence matters of state and war.

Albion, though largely a green and fertile island nation, is nonetheless troubled. Whether one hails from the troll marshes of Anglia, the bustling cities of Essex, the political hotbeds of Oxford, the stalwart borderlands of Bernicia, Deira’s undead-ridden forests or war-plagued Cornwall, the agents of evil and destruction lurk in every shadowed corner. Only the unbending vigilance of its myriad peoples keeps the ten kingdoms free from chaos.

The simple truth is that the warhost is the Albion epitome of tenacity and righteousness, summarised in the closing lines of the Lions Prayer: “To stand against evil, wherever it is found. We are the Lions… and we shall not falter.”