Three Orders. A hundred and eighty thousand men and women, out of a line army of one point two million. They are small, and they command far more than their size justifies, because they are the only forces of the Clerical Order that answer to the One directly, crossing all seven provincial structures without asking any Cardinal-of-State for permission.
| Order | Strength | Mandate | The line that defines it |
|---|---|---|---|
| OrderKnights of the Seal | Strength~110,000 | MandateDirect combat against demons | The line that defines itWe stay. |
| OrderReformed Inquisition | Strength~14,000 (3,000 in the field) | MandatePact, possession, functional heresy | The line that defines itWe watch. |
| OrderHospitallers of the Hashmal | Strength~56,000 | MandateWar and possession medicine | The line that defines itWe count. |
The Knights fight, the Inquisition watches, the Hospitallers count. And each of the three despises the other two for a specific and perfectly good reason.
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