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===Knights===

====Landed Knights====

Knights (form of address Sir or Madam) are a non-hereditary rank granted to an 
individual in exchange for service and fealty.  The spouse of a Knight has no 
noble rank. Knights are typically the younger sons or daughters of titled 
nobility or baronets, or of knights.  The rank of knight is granted to an 
individual cavalryman or spellcaster in exchange for military service.  
They are nobility by law, and have the right to bear arms or magical devices, 
to wear a white belt to identify them as nobles, to own land.  The grantor 
of the knighthood will give the knight 1000gp, and a portion of his land as 
well as 50% of the revenue from such land.  The knight is expected to 
provide all of his martial equipment, weapons, a mount, armor and or 
magical equipment and supplies as well is to build and or maintain a 
hall or manor.  Experienced knights usually have a small retinue of 
retainers and cohorts as well.

====Landless Knights====

Some knights are not granted a fief by their liege lords, but rather are paid a 
salary for thier service.  This is the usual case when a noble has an obligation to provide more mounted troops for the Empire, but has no land to provide. Such salaries are usually 50 gold pieces per year of service as well as accomodation during times of peace.  Such landless knights rarely have a retinue, but must still pay for their own equipment and maintenance and they are held in low regard by other knights.

====Holy Orders====

The Church of Man, has the right in the Empire of Rhode to knight it's own mounted warriors, in service to god and the emporer.  These are called the Knights of Man.  Such knights have the right to bear arms and magic, have the duty to answer both to the Church and to the Emporer, and are granted the rank of Knight by the Empire, but never have land granted to them.  They are funded by either their family, or by a wealthy sponsor.

(There is no prestige class, or class requirement to becoming a Knight of Man.)