Heldannic Knights -- The Fist of Hattias
by Bruce Heard The Fist of Hattias
It is an outlawed sect that includes only the most hateful and
brutal Hattians in the Order, especially in the military. Their
goal is to promote Hattian influence and dominance among the Order.
They are certainly capable to driving away new recruits that they
don't like. They'd rather have no brotherhood at all, no Order, and
no Laws, rather than share what they see as exclusive Heldannic
rights and privileges with conquered underlings, slaves to the
Order. They see the old tales of the early Hattian knights storming
the Heldann Freehold and ruling as they pleased, as the true
glorious destiny of the Hattians. To make things worse, a number of
chaplains from The Hammer serving in the military fancy this
thinking and support the sect with tacit help and a certain lack of
zeal when it comes to fighting intolerance, making the sect's
detection even harder. This sect entertains links with Hattian
nobility in Thyatis. They know of the Partisans (qv) whom they
consider they primary target. Some of these Hattians also belong to
the Company of the Orb (qv). There may be a plot to eliminate or
kidnap either or the Grand Master of the Order and the Primate of
the Heart. Members of the Fist of Hattias have remained impervious
to the influence of the Star of Vanya (qv), so thick is their
hatred.