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Wvaske: Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): convert short-form (S NN) session citations to numbered references

2026-09-15T18:42:20Z

Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): convert short-form (S NN) session citations to numbered references

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	* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)		* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)
	* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)		* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)
	* '''Banneret [[Tamsin Firstlight]]''' – caravan commander who recruited Baelgrum at Nuts Deep ~~(S53)~~		* '''Banneret [[Tamsin Firstlight]]''' – caravan commander who recruited Baelgrum at Nuts Deep <ref name="s53" />

	=== Notable Members ===		=== Notable Members ===
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	* [[Cult of the Dragon]] – Their oldest and most-hated enemy		* [[Cult of the Dragon]] – Their oldest and most-hated enemy
	* [[Order of the Gauntlet]] – Kindred good faction; shared war on the Cult and the undead		* [[Order of the Gauntlet]] – Kindred good faction; shared war on the Cult and the undead
	* [[Hellriders]] and the paladins of Torm in [[Elturel]] – Allies in the field under Elturgard's law and the Creed Resolute; joint war-provisioning of Elturel ~~(S53)~~		* [[Hellriders]] and the paladins of Torm in [[Elturel]] – Allies in the field under Elturgard's law and the Creed Resolute; joint war-provisioning of Elturel <ref name="s53" />
	* [[Deez Nuts]] – Tied to the order through Baelgrum; saviors of the order's caravan at [[Nuts Deep]]		* [[Deez Nuts]] – Tied to the order through Baelgrum; saviors of the order's caravan at [[Nuts Deep]]

Wvaske: Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

2026-09-15T18:39:16Z

Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): move change commentary to edit summaries/Talk; session citations become numbered references

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	Deeds done in Lathander's name — undead destroyed, hope restored, oaths kept — win a Dawnbringer favor toward their next elevation; despair spread, innocents abandoned, or the undead spared cost it. See the [[Renown Tracker]] for how the order scores the party's actions.		Deeds done in Lathander's name — undead destroyed, hope restored, oaths kept — win a Dawnbringer favor toward their next elevation; despair spread, innocents abandoned, or the undead spared cost it. See the [[Renown Tracker]] for how the order scores the party's actions.

	=== Baelgrum's Recruitment ~~(Session 53)~~ ===		=== Baelgrum's Recruitment <ref name="s53" /> ===
	After [[Deez Nuts]] annihilated a [[Cult of the Dragon]] undead force pursuing a Dawnbringer-escorted caravan at the Battle of [[Nuts Deep]] ([[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]), the caravan's commander — '''Banneret [[Tamsin Firstlight]]''' — sensed [[Baelgrum]]'s "strong connection to Lathander," heard his story — [[Goldenfields]], the dragon, the years of cult-hunting in the Morninglord's name — and made the offer on the spot: "''We would be honored if you would join our ranks.''" His answer: "'''Do it. As long as Squire Rogar can come.'''" She sensed at once that '''Rogar''' too is a follower of Lathander, and both were welcomed.		After [[Deez Nuts]] annihilated a [[Cult of the Dragon]] undead force pursuing a Dawnbringer-escorted caravan at the Battle of [[Nuts Deep]] <ref name="s53">[[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]].</ref>, the caravan's commander — '''Banneret [[Tamsin Firstlight]]''' — sensed [[Baelgrum]]'s "strong connection to Lathander," heard his story — [[Goldenfields]], the dragon, the years of cult-hunting in the Morninglord's name — and made the offer on the spot: "''We would be honored if you would join our ranks.''" His answer: "'''Do it. As long as Squire Rogar can come.'''" She sensed at once that '''Rogar''' too is a follower of Lathander, and both were welcomed.

	Terms of his entry: given his deeds and stature, '''he will not start at the order's lowest rank'''; on his next visit to [[Elturel]] he is to call at one of the order's temples for the '''symbols and items''' fitting someone of his accomplishments, arranged with the order's head in the city. The order will also provide a '''quest''' — the in-story transition of Baelgrum's boon track from [[Alexios]]'s frozen [[Athena]] legacy to the Dawnbringers.		Terms of his entry: given his deeds and stature, '''he will not start at the order's lowest rank'''; on his next visit to [[Elturel]] he is to call at one of the order's temples for the '''symbols and items''' fitting someone of his accomplishments, arranged with the order's head in the city. The order will also provide a '''quest''' — the in-story transition of Baelgrum's boon track from [[Alexios]]'s frozen [[Athena]] legacy to the Dawnbringers.
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	* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] – Baelgrum, drawn toward the faith, is expected to take a squire from Elturel's light-temples		* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] – Baelgrum, drawn toward the faith, is expected to take a squire from Elturel's light-temples
	* [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]] – The party saves the order's caravan; Banneret Tamsin Firstlight recruits Baelgrum and Rogar		* [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]] – The party saves the order's caravan; Banneret Tamsin Firstlight recruits Baelgrum and Rogar

			== References ==
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Wvaske: Note Kreeg's welcome and patronage of the order in Elturel

2026-08-29T16:36:45Z

Note Kreeg's welcome and patronage of the order in Elturel

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	== Dawnbringers ==		== Dawnbringers ==
	'''The Dawnbringers''' are the faithful of [[Lathander]] the Morninglord — clerics, crusaders, and holy warriors sworn to destroy evil, drive back the undead, and carry hope and the light of the dawn into the dark places of Faerûn. Ancient and far-flung, the order keeps temples and chapterhouses across the Sword Coast and the Western Heartlands, but in recent decades its highest seat has come to rest in [[Elturel]] — drawn, the faithful say, to the one city where the light never dies.		'''The Dawnbringers''' are the faithful of [[Lathander]] the Morninglord — clerics, crusaders, and holy warriors sworn to destroy evil, drive back the undead, and carry hope and the light of the dawn into the dark places of Faerûn. Ancient and far-flung, the order keeps temples and chapterhouses across the Sword Coast and the Western Heartlands, but in recent decades its highest seat has come to rest in [[Elturel]] — drawn, the faithful say, to the one city where the light never dies. High Overseer [[Thavius Kreeg]] — though a priest of Torm himself — welcomed the order to the city, helped establish it there, and gave the Dawnspire its home beneath the Companion's light.

	=== Beliefs ===		=== Beliefs ===

Wvaske: Name the Banneret — Tamsin Firstlight; record the devotional byname custom

2026-08-29T16:16:53Z

Name the Banneret — Tamsin Firstlight; record the devotional byname custom

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	To rise in either arm, a Dawnbringer makes pilgrimage to the seat at Elturel and is raised by the Sunrise Lord's hand, renewing a solemn oath of service with each elevation.		To rise in either arm, a Dawnbringer makes pilgrimage to the seat at Elturel and is raised by the Sunrise Lord's hand, renewing a solemn oath of service with each elevation.

			=== Devotional bynames ===
			It is common practice in both arms for those who swear to set aside the name they were born with — or to add to it — and take a '''byname drawn from the dawn'''. Firstlight, Unshuttered, Morningward, Lastdark, Kindle, Everdawn. The custom is neither required nor universal, and the order makes nothing of those who decline it, but it is widespread enough that a Dawnbringer of rank still carrying an ordinary family name has usually either come to the faith late or thought carefully about keeping it.

	=== Militant Ranks ===		=== Militant Ranks ===
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	=== Baelgrum's Recruitment (Session 53) ===		=== Baelgrum's Recruitment (Session 53) ===
	After [[Deez Nuts]] annihilated a [[Cult of the Dragon]] undead force pursuing a Dawnbringer-escorted caravan at the Battle of [[Nuts Deep]] ([[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]), the caravan's '''Banneret''' ~~''(unnamed)''~~ sensed [[Baelgrum]]'s "strong connection to Lathander," heard his story — [[Goldenfields]], the dragon, the years of cult-hunting in the Morninglord's name — and made the offer on the spot: "''We would be honored if you would join our ranks.''" His answer: "'''Do it. As long as Squire Rogar can come.'''" She sensed at once that '''Rogar''' too is a follower of Lathander, and both were welcomed.		After [[Deez Nuts]] annihilated a [[Cult of the Dragon]] undead force pursuing a Dawnbringer-escorted caravan at the Battle of [[Nuts Deep]] ([[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]), the caravan's commander — '''Banneret [[Tamsin Firstlight]]''' — sensed [[Baelgrum]]'s "strong connection to Lathander," heard his story — [[Goldenfields]], the dragon, the years of cult-hunting in the Morninglord's name — and made the offer on the spot: "''We would be honored if you would join our ranks.''" His answer: "'''Do it. As long as Squire Rogar can come.'''" She sensed at once that '''Rogar''' too is a follower of Lathander, and both were welcomed.

	Terms of his entry: given his deeds and stature, '''he will not start at the order's lowest rank'''; on his next visit to [[Elturel]] he is to call at one of the order's temples for the '''symbols and items''' fitting someone of his accomplishments, arranged with the order's head in the city. The order will also provide a '''quest''' — the in-story transition of Baelgrum's boon track from [[Alexios]]'s frozen [[Athena]] legacy to the Dawnbringers.		Terms of his entry: given his deeds and stature, '''he will not start at the order's lowest rank'''; on his next visit to [[Elturel]] he is to call at one of the order's temples for the '''symbols and items''' fitting someone of his accomplishments, arranged with the order's head in the city. The order will also provide a '''quest''' — the in-story transition of Baelgrum's boon track from [[Alexios]]'s frozen [[Athena]] legacy to the Dawnbringers.

	~~The Banneret~~ also revealed that the Dawnbringers and Elturel's '''Hellriders''' are '''jointly stockpiling supplies and magic items''' in the city for the coming battles against [[Tiamat]] — the secret cargo the party saved.		Firstlight also revealed that the Dawnbringers and Elturel's '''Hellriders''' are '''jointly stockpiling supplies and magic items''' in the city for the coming battles against [[Tiamat]] — the secret cargo the party saved.

	=== The Seat at Elturel ===		=== The Seat at Elturel ===
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	* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)		* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)
	* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)		* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)
	* ~~The~~ '''Banneret'~~'' ''(unnamed)~~'' – caravan commander who recruited Baelgrum at Nuts Deep (S53)		* '''Banneret [[Tamsin Firstlight]]''' – caravan commander who recruited Baelgrum at Nuts Deep (S53)

	=== Notable Members ===		=== Notable Members ===
	* [[Baelgrum]] – Dwarf cult-hunter and warrior-cleric; '''formally recruited into the militant order in [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]'''; entering above the lowest rank		* [[Baelgrum]] – Dwarf cult-hunter and warrior-cleric; '''formally recruited into the militant order in [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]'''; entering above the lowest rank
			* [[Tamsin Firstlight]] – Banneret of the Dawn; commanded the caravan saved at [[Nuts Deep]] and brought Baelgrum into the order
	* '''Rogar''' – Baelgrum's dragonborn paladin squire, a fellow Lathanderite, admitted alongside him (see [[Squires of Deez Nuts]])		* '''Rogar''' – Baelgrum's dragonborn paladin squire, a fellow Lathanderite, admitted alongside him (see [[Squires of Deez Nuts]])

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	* [[Session 40 - Deez Nuts Brew Deals, Break Oaths, and Bake Blades\|Session 40]] – A Temple of Lathander (the Dawn Vault) is established over [[Wave Echo Cave]]		* [[Session 40 - Deez Nuts Brew Deals, Break Oaths, and Bake Blades\|Session 40]] – A Temple of Lathander (the Dawn Vault) is established over [[Wave Echo Cave]]
	* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] – Baelgrum, drawn toward the faith, is expected to take a squire from Elturel's light-temples		* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] – Baelgrum, drawn toward the faith, is expected to take a squire from Elturel's light-temples
	* [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]] – The party saves the order's caravan; a Banneret recruits Baelgrum and Rogar		* [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]] – The party saves the order's caravan; Banneret Tamsin Firstlight recruits Baelgrum and Rogar

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Wvaske: S53: Baelgrum (and Squire Rogar) formally recruited by a Banneret after the Battle of Nuts Deep; war provisioning with the Hellriders

2026-08-09T19:22:07Z

S53: Baelgrum (and Squire Rogar) formally recruited by a Banneret after the Battle of Nuts Deep; war provisioning with the Hellriders

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	Deeds done in Lathander's name — undead destroyed, hope restored, oaths kept — win a Dawnbringer favor toward their next elevation; despair spread, innocents abandoned, or the undead spared cost it. See the [[Renown Tracker]] for how the order scores the party's actions.		Deeds done in Lathander's name — undead destroyed, hope restored, oaths kept — win a Dawnbringer favor toward their next elevation; despair spread, innocents abandoned, or the undead spared cost it. See the [[Renown Tracker]] for how the order scores the party's actions.

			=== Baelgrum's Recruitment (Session 53) ===
			After [[Deez Nuts]] annihilated a [[Cult of the Dragon]] undead force pursuing a Dawnbringer-escorted caravan at the Battle of [[Nuts Deep]] ([[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]), the caravan's '''Banneret''' ''(unnamed)'' sensed [[Baelgrum]]'s "strong connection to Lathander," heard his story — [[Goldenfields]], the dragon, the years of cult-hunting in the Morninglord's name — and made the offer on the spot: "''We would be honored if you would join our ranks.''" His answer: "'''Do it. As long as Squire Rogar can come.'''" She sensed at once that '''Rogar''' too is a follower of Lathander, and both were welcomed.

			Terms of his entry: given his deeds and stature, '''he will not start at the order's lowest rank'''; on his next visit to [[Elturel]] he is to call at one of the order's temples for the '''symbols and items''' fitting someone of his accomplishments, arranged with the order's head in the city. The order will also provide a '''quest''' — the in-story transition of Baelgrum's boon track from [[Alexios]]'s frozen [[Athena]] legacy to the Dawnbringers.

			The Banneret also revealed that the Dawnbringers and Elturel's '''Hellriders''' are '''jointly stockpiling supplies and magic items''' in the city for the coming battles against [[Tiamat]] — the secret cargo the party saved.

	=== The Seat at Elturel ===		=== The Seat at Elturel ===
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	=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===		=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===
	The Dawnbringers are not one of the five great factions seated at the [[Council of Waterdeep]], but their militant order has warred on the [[Cult of the Dragon]] since its earliest days — for the Cult was founded to raise dragons as undead dracoliches, the very corruption the Morninglord commands his faithful to destroy. Wherever the coalition needs undeath burned out of the dark, the Soldiers of Light are natural allies. Through [[Baelgrum]], a cult-hunter drawn into the faith, [[Deez Nuts]] carries the order's cause into the war against [[Tiamat]].		The Dawnbringers are not one of the five great factions seated at the [[Council of Waterdeep]], but their militant order has warred on the [[Cult of the Dragon]] since its earliest days — for the Cult was founded to raise dragons as undead dracoliches, the very corruption the Morninglord commands his faithful to destroy. Wherever the coalition needs undeath burned out of the dark, the Soldiers of Light are natural allies. Through [[Baelgrum]], a cult-hunter drawn into the faith and now formally sworn, [[Deez Nuts]] carries the order's cause into the war against [[Tiamat]] — and the order, with the Hellriders, is provisioning [[Elturel]] for the battles to come.

	=== Leadership & Representatives ===		=== Leadership & Representatives ===
	* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)		* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)
	* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)		* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)
			* The '''Banneret''' ''(unnamed)'' – caravan commander who recruited Baelgrum at Nuts Deep (S53)

	=== Notable Members ===		=== Notable Members ===
	* [[Baelgrum]] – Dwarf cult-hunter and warrior-cleric of the militant order; ~~a recent and celebrated convert~~		* [[Baelgrum]] – Dwarf cult-hunter and warrior-cleric; '''formally recruited into the militant order in [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]]'''; entering above the lowest rank
	* ~~Squires of the order, drawn from Elturel~~'s ~~light-temples~~, ~~expected to serve~~ alongside [[Deez Nuts]]		* '''Rogar''' – Baelgrum's dragonborn paladin squire, a fellow Lathanderite, admitted alongside him (see [[Squires of Deez Nuts]])

	=== Relationships ===		=== Relationships ===
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	* [[Cult of the Dragon]] – Their oldest and most-hated enemy		* [[Cult of the Dragon]] – Their oldest and most-hated enemy
	* [[Order of the Gauntlet]] – Kindred good faction; shared war on the Cult and the undead		* [[Order of the Gauntlet]] – Kindred good faction; shared war on the Cult and the undead
	* [[Hellriders]] and the paladins of Torm in [[Elturel]] – Allies in the field under Elturgard's law and the Creed Resolute		* [[Hellriders]] and the paladins of Torm in [[Elturel]] – Allies in the field under Elturgard's law and the Creed Resolute; joint war-provisioning of Elturel (S53)
	* [[Deez Nuts]] – Tied to the order through Baelgrum		* [[Deez Nuts]] – Tied to the order through Baelgrum; saviors of the order's caravan at [[Nuts Deep]]

	=== Appearances ===		=== Appearances ===
	* [[Session 40 - Deez Nuts Brew Deals, Break Oaths, and Bake Blades\|Session 40]] – A Temple of Lathander (the Dawn Vault) is established over [[Wave Echo Cave]]		* [[Session 40 - Deez Nuts Brew Deals, Break Oaths, and Bake Blades\|Session 40]] – A Temple of Lathander (the Dawn Vault) is established over [[Wave Echo Cave]]
	* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] – Baelgrum, drawn toward the faith, is expected to take a squire from Elturel's light-temples		* [[Session 52 - Nuts Deep and the Turnip Wagon Ambush (2026-07-12)\|Session 52]] – Baelgrum, drawn toward the faith, is expected to take a squire from Elturel's light-temples
			* [[Session 53 - The Battle of Nuts Deep (2026-08-09)\|Session 53]] – The party saves the order's caravan; a Banneret recruits Baelgrum and Rogar

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Wvaske: Rename Rank 3 from Dawnward to Banneret of the Dawn

2026-07-16T03:00:19Z

Rename Rank 3 from Dawnward to Banneret of the Dawn

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	'''Rank 2 – Aster Knight''' — You are a full Soldier of Light, trusted to hold the line against the undead and the cultist, to bear the order's colors, and to draw upon its armories and healers.		'''Rank 2 – Aster Knight''' — You are a full Soldier of Light, trusted to hold the line against the undead and the cultist, to bear the order's colors, and to draw upon its armories and healers.

	'''Rank 3 – ~~Dawnward~~''' — A proven hunter. You lead a lance of your fellows on your own judgment, running down dracolich-cults, undead nests, and the servants of the dark without waiting on orders.		'''Rank 3 – Banneret of the Dawn''' — A proven hunter. You lead a lance of your fellows on your own judgment, running down dracolich-cults, undead nests, and the servants of the dark without waiting on orders.

	'''Rank 4 – Sunmarshal''' — You command the order's soldiers across a whole march or city, coordinate with allied temples and knighthoods, and train the Kindlers who come after you.		'''Rank 4 – Sunmarshal''' — You command the order's soldiers across a whole march or city, coordinate with allied temples and knighthoods, and train the Kindlers who come after you.

Wvaske at 02:52, 16 July 2026

2026-07-16T02:52:59Z

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	=== The Seat at Elturel ===		=== The Seat at Elturel ===
	The Sunrise Lord's seat, the '''Dawnspire''', stands within [[Elturel]], and the city's Dawnbringers speak warmly of the [[Elturel#The Companion\|Companion]] — the second sun that never sets — as a blessing that "feels like the Morninglord's own regard." Some quietly wonder whether it is a sign that the Morning is growing into the Noon; orthodox clergy in the north find such talk unseemly, but few who have stood in that unsleeping light care to argue~~. High Overseer [[Thavius Kreeg]] has been a generous patron of the order, and the party's bastion at [[Nuts Deep]] sits within sight of the Dawnspire's light~~.		The Sunrise Lord's seat, the '''Dawnspire''', stands within [[Elturel]], and the city's Dawnbringers speak warmly of the [[Elturel#The Companion\|Companion]] — the second sun that never sets — as a blessing that "feels like the Morninglord's own regard." Some quietly wonder whether it is a sign that the Morning is growing into the Noon; orthodox clergy in the north find such talk unseemly, but few who have stood in that unsleeping light care to argue.

	=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===		=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===

Wvaske: Rank 5 is now High Aster (a handful of top commanders); the Dawnbreaker heads the order above them

2026-07-16T02:48:28Z

Rank 5 is now High Aster (a handful of top commanders); the Dawnbreaker heads the order above them

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	* '''The Priestly Order''' — the ordained clergy who tend the temples, greet the dawn, heal, and shepherd the faithful. Their titles ascend from '''Awakened''' (novice) through '''Dawngreeter''', '''Dawnlord''', '''High Dawnlord''', '''Dawnmaster''', and '''Morninglord''' to the order's supreme priest, the '''Sunrise Lord''', seated at [[Elturel]].		* '''The Priestly Order''' — the ordained clergy who tend the temples, greet the dawn, heal, and shepherd the faithful. Their titles ascend from '''Awakened''' (novice) through '''Dawngreeter''', '''Dawnlord''', '''High Dawnlord''', '''Dawnmaster''', and '''Morninglord''' to the order's supreme priest, the '''Sunrise Lord''', seated at [[Elturel]].
	* '''The Militant Order''' — the Soldiers of Light, who take the fight to the enemy. [[Baelgrum]] serves in this arm.		* '''The Militant Order''' — the Soldiers of Light, who take the fight to the enemy. [[Baelgrum]] serves in this arm.

			To rise in either arm, a Dawnbringer makes pilgrimage to the seat at Elturel and is raised by the Sunrise Lord's hand, renewing a solemn oath of service with each elevation.

	=== Militant Ranks ===		=== Militant Ranks ===
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	'''Rank 4 – Sunmarshal''' — You command the order's soldiers across a whole march or city, coordinate with allied temples and knighthoods, and train the Kindlers who come after you.		'''Rank 4 – Sunmarshal''' — You command the order's soldiers across a whole march or city, coordinate with allied temples and knighthoods, and train the Kindlers who come after you.

	'''Rank 5 – ~~The~~ Dawnbreaker''' ~~— The supreme commander~~ of the militant order, seated at Elturel beneath the Sunrise Lord. Where the Dawnbreaker rides, dawn is said to follow~~. There is only one~~.		'''Rank 5 – High Aster''' — You stand among the order's foremost champions: a handful of tested commanders who lead its greatest hunts and campaigns and counsel its head. It is from among the High Asters that a Dawnbreaker is raised.

			Above the ranks stands the '''Dawnbreaker''', head of the militant order — one office, held by one Soldier of Light, seated at Elturel beneath the Sunrise Lord. Where the Dawnbreaker rides, dawn is said to follow.

	Deeds done in Lathander's name — undead destroyed, hope restored, oaths kept — win a Dawnbringer favor toward their next elevation; despair spread, innocents abandoned, or the undead spared cost it. See the [[Renown Tracker]] for how the order scores the party's actions.		Deeds done in Lathander's name — undead destroyed, hope restored, oaths kept — win a Dawnbringer favor toward their next elevation; despair spread, innocents abandoned, or the undead spared cost it. See the [[Renown Tracker]] for how the order scores the party's actions.

	=== The Seat at Elturel ===		=== The Seat at Elturel ===
	The Sunrise Lord's seat, the '''Dawnspire''', stands within [[Elturel]], and the city's Dawnbringers speak warmly of the [[Elturel#The Companion\|Companion]] — the second sun that never sets — as a blessing that "feels like the Morninglord's own regard." Some quietly wonder whether it is a sign that the Morning is growing into the Noon; orthodox clergy in the north find such talk unseemly, but few who have stood in that unsleeping light care to argue.		The Sunrise Lord's seat, the '''Dawnspire''', stands within [[Elturel]], and the city's Dawnbringers speak warmly of the [[Elturel#The Companion\|Companion]] — the second sun that never sets — as a blessing that "feels like the Morninglord's own regard." Some quietly wonder whether it is a sign that the Morning is growing into the Noon; orthodox clergy in the north find such talk unseemly, but few who have stood in that unsleeping light care to argue. High Overseer [[Thavius Kreeg]] has been a generous patron of the order, and the party's bastion at [[Nuts Deep]] sits within sight of the Dawnspire's light.

	=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===		=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===
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	=== Leadership & Representatives ===		=== Leadership & Representatives ===
	* The '''~~Sunrise Lord~~''' – ~~supreme priest~~ of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)		* The '''Dawnbreaker''' – head of the militant order, raised from among the High Asters and seated at the Dawnspire in [[Elturel]] (as yet unmet)
	* The '''~~Dawnbreaker~~''' – supreme ~~commander~~ of the ~~Soldiers of Light~~ (as yet unmet)		* The '''Sunrise Lord''' – supreme priest of the order, seated at the Dawnspire in Elturel (as yet unmet)

	=== Notable Members ===		=== Notable Members ===

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	=== The Seat at Elturel ===		=== The Seat at Elturel ===
	The Sunrise Lord's seat, the '''Dawnspire''', stands within [[Elturel]], and the city's Dawnbringers speak warmly of the [[Elturel#The Companion\|Companion]] — the second sun that never sets — as a blessing that "feels like the Morninglord's own regard." Some quietly wonder whether it is a sign that the Morning is growing into the Noon; orthodox clergy in the north find such talk unseemly, but few who have stood in that unsleeping light care to argue~~. High Overseer [[Thavius Kreeg]] has been a generous patron of the order, and the party's bastion at [[Nuts Deep]] sits within sight of the Dawnspire's light~~.		The Sunrise Lord's seat, the '''Dawnspire''', stands within [[Elturel]], and the city's Dawnbringers speak warmly of the [[Elturel#The Companion\|Companion]] — the second sun that never sets — as a blessing that "feels like the Morninglord's own regard." Some quietly wonder whether it is a sign that the Morning is growing into the Noon; orthodox clergy in the north find such talk unseemly, but few who have stood in that unsleeping light care to argue.

	=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===		=== Role in the Rise of Tiamat ===

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	* '''The Priestly Order''' — the ordained clergy who tend the temples, greet the dawn, heal, and shepherd the faithful. Their titles ascend from '''Awakened''' (novice) through '''Dawngreeter''', '''Dawnlord''', '''High Dawnlord''', '''Dawnmaster''', and '''Morninglord''' to the order's supreme priest, the '''Sunrise Lord''', seated at [[Elturel]].		* '''The Priestly Order''' — the ordained clergy who tend the temples, greet the dawn, heal, and shepherd the faithful. Their titles ascend from '''Awakened''' (novice) through '''Dawngreeter''', '''Dawnlord''', '''High Dawnlord''', '''Dawnmaster''', and '''Morninglord''' to the order's supreme priest, the '''Sunrise Lord''', seated at [[Elturel]].
	* '''The Militant Order''' — the Soldiers of Light, who take the fight to the enemy. [[Baelgrum]] serves in this arm.		* '''The Militant Order''' — the Soldiers of Light, who take the fight to the enemy. [[Baelgrum]] serves in this arm.

	~~To rise in either arm, a Dawnbringer makes pilgrimage to the seat at Elturel and is raised by the Sunrise Lord's hand, renewing a solemn oath of service with each elevation.~~

	=== Militant Ranks ===		=== Militant Ranks ===