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History of the Minnesota Tribe
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Order of the Heroes
The Order of the Heroes is mostly a traditional treatment of the way the Terran Hegemony awarded patents of nobility to deserving persons, and partially a throwback to the days when the Minnesota Tribe was part of Clan Wolverine. The Order is customarily awarded for displaying the primary trait of one of the major heroes of the Annihilation Campaign. It is preferred that the warrior is a descendant of that hero, on either side of the family, although occasionally the Knighthood may Adopt members into its Order. Warriors that have been awarded the Order of the Heroes are automatically given the title of Knight. The leader of each Knighthood is the most senior member holding that name. As with the old Terran Hegemony, the title of Knight is non-hereditary and dies with its owner; however, descendants of past Knights may attend Jousting Tournaments to keep the title or revive past Knighthoods.
Monthly Jousting Tournaments are held to determine the worth of potential entrants into a chosen House, who will then be awarded the privelege of displaying that Coat of Arms. This is the most common way of gaining a Knighthood in the Minnesota Tribe, although civilians are occasionally inducted by the Knight Commander of each Order through major accomplishments in the fields of the arts, history, science, and the like.
In the center of the medal is the heraldry of the Hero for whom the award is named. The medal is enameled in a major colour of that Hero's coat of arms, or a complimentary colour and placed upon a polished solid gold shield. On dress uniforms, this award is placed on the MechWarrior's World Sash or School Rag. On combat uniforms such as the Mechwarrior's cooling suit, a representation of the award is placed on the left breast and at the discretion of the Commanding Officer of that unit, next to their Regiment crest on their neurohelmet. On Mechs and Fighters, the Knighthood crest may be placed on the shoulder or side torso of the Mech and below the cockpit of the Fighter.
Active Knighthoods
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Current number of Knights in each House listed in parenthesis
Click on the coat of arms for a descriptive history of each House |
deVega |
Grey |
Konrad |
Mandaka |
Sharrette |
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Knight Houses
in Reserve |
These Houses wil be activated upon the inclusion of at least two members in each Active Knighthood. These Houses include some of the strongest and most influential Founding Members of the Minnesota Tribe. |
Gordon |
Jarrel |
Lager |
Tor |
Zeke |
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| Historical and Allied Knight Houses |
These Houses are representatives of past Tribesmen who wanted to bring in an element of their roleplaying. This list also includes the families of the founders of Clan Wolverine. These will not to be reactivated for the foreseable future, but do serve to connect us with our past. |
Hallis |
Irons |
McEvedy |
Tseng |
Winston |
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