Order of Bahamut

Summary
The Order of Bahamut is an international militant order devoted to the ideals of Bahamut. In their mission to protect the defenseless and provide justice, they recruit and train devotees to serve in various ways. This includes maintaining their own armed forces and bureaucratic organization, complete with investments and income from Order-held lands. While some governments are less than thrilled with the Order, their resources and the stability they tend to bring to a region mean that they are typically tolerated, if not actively embraced.

Organization
While Bahamut himself has been known to take a special interest in the Order, he takes no direct role in the governing of the Order. The highest position is that of the Platinum General. This individual commands the forces of the Order without question in military matters, although they require the support of the High Council to enact a March.

The High Council consists of 8 representatives drawn from each region of Eona. Decisions regarding Order policy and like reside with them. They High Council is also responsible for the appointment of the Cardinals, who report directly to the High Council. Each Cardinal is, in effect, the field general for an entire army and associated support staff. They are assigned general objectives and expected to operate more or less autonomously in pursuit of these objectives. Most of the tasks for a Cardinal, however, are not combat-related. Instead, they are tasked with stabilizing regions, founding cities, and whatever various humanitarian objectives the Order might deem appropriate.

Below the Cardinals, the Order maintains separate command branches for the various roles in the organization: culinary support, healing, recruitment, just arbitration (legal experts), etc. The exact organizational structures and composition for each vary slightly from region to region, depending on what is most familiar to the local populace and recruits. The Order also attempts to station recruits as close to their place of origin as possible, unless the recruit requests otherwise. This aids in local relations and smooths interactions between the Order and ruling authorities (usually).