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The rise of Faith Militant orders across the Mikaegeny has been viewed with a great deal of concern by the Highfather. The expansion of militarism throughout his offspring in direct violation of his requests that

Orders of the Faith Militant
The first orders of the Faith Militant were established by groups of Mikaeans who believed that it was their duty to protect their sisters from the forces of their human neighbors. Until the time of the militant orders, no unified military force existed for the Mikaegeny, which relied heavily upon diplomacy to stave off its much larger neighbors. The Sacred Order of the Highfather's Chosen, Daughters of the Deathwatch, the Obsidian Guard of the Daughters of Mikael, and the Blackshields of the Highfather, were all established as various armed forces sworn to the protection of their countless sisters and the father of their people. These four original "founder" orders were joined by dozens of other militant orders that would come to field their own forces within agreed upon regions of the Mikaegeny, each taking a "sphere of responsibility" in the region they originated in or claimed to be under their protection. The Highfather expressed concern with the increasingly religious nature of his daughters' knightly organizations, as the innate religiosity of his children combined with their oft violent tendencies, resulted into a rabid zealotry that was itself responsible for the rise of the militant orders. Having originally sought to establish a patriarchal society rather than a clerical one, the Mikaeans molded the Highfather's intended view into a pseudo-religious cult-like society with a clergy and doctrine, and ultimately established the role of "Reverend Mistress" who would interact directly with the Highfather as an intermediary.
 * Highfather's Chosen (Sacred Order of the Highfather's Chosen)
 * Deathwatch (Daughters of the Deathwatch)
 * Obsidian Guard (Obsidian Guard of the Daughters of Mikael)
 * Blackshields (Blackshields of the Highfather)

The formation of the militant orders only served to inflame the already deeply-religious nature of the new Mikaean social structure, and having neglected to establish a proper military force as a venting system, the Highfather inadvertently aided in providing his children with a "divine mission" in the form of protecting the family.
 * Martyred Sisters (Dedicated Sisters of the Martyred Children of Mikael)
 * Black Mambas (Sisterhood of the Black Mamba)
 * Iron Guard (Iron Guard of the Faithful Sisters of Mikaea)
 * Forsaken (Repentant Order of Forsaken Sisters // Repentant Sisterhood of the Forsaken)
 * Order of Blackstone (Militant Order of Blackstone)

List of cities in the Mikaegeny

 * 1) Ashen Conclusion ✓
 * 2) Black Garden ✓
 * 3) Blade of Martyrdom ✓
 * 4) Blessed Redeemer
 * 5) Blessed Savior
 * 6) Blessed Waters ✓
 * 7) Circle of Labor ✓
 * 8) Clairvoyant Vision ✓
 * 9) Consecrated Void
 * 10) Consecrated Waters ✓
 * 11) Elysium of Light ✓
 * 12) Eternal Reward
 * 13) Eternal Salvation
 * 14) Father's Floodgates
 * 15) Father's Mercy ✓
 * 16) Father's Wisdom
 * 17) Final Redemption
 * 18) Flames of Malediction ✓
 * 19) Fundamental Truth
 * 20) Glorious Song ✓
 * 21) Glory of Salvation
 * 22) Graceful Ascent ✓
 * 23) Grand Cathedral (capital)
 * 24) Great Conclave
 * 25) Guiding Star ✓
 * 26) Hallowed Ground
 * 27) Heaven's Assertion
 * 28) Heaven's Judgement
 * 29) Hierarch's Triumph ✓
 * 30) Highfather's Seclusion
 * 31) Holy Fire
 * 32) House of Martyrs ✓
 * 33) Iconoclast's Folly ✓
 * 34) Immolation of Apostates ✓
 * 35) Judgement Seat ✓
 * 36) Light of Heaven
 * 37) Maiden's Battlement ✓
 * 38) Martyr's Faith
 * 39) Matron's Pity ✓
 * 40) Melodious Gospel ✓
 * 41) Might of Zeal
 * 42) Penitent's Crown ✓
 * 43) Perpetual Sin ✓
 * 44) Perdition's End ✓
 * 45) Priestess' Halo
 * 46) Purity Hope
 * 47) Reconciliation
 * 48) Redemption ✓
 * 49) Repentant Supplication
 * 50) Righteous Sentence
 * 51) Sacred Relic ✓
 * 52) Saint's Domain ✓
 * 53) Sanctity of Salvation
 * 54) Silver Feathers ✓
 * 55) Spires of Illusion ✓
 * 56) Spring of Belief
 * 57) Striking Stone
 * 58) Throne of God
 * 59) Time of Salvation
 * 60) Tomb of Martyrs
 * 61) Trinity Sanctum
 * 62) Triumph of Truth
 * 63) Truth of Reason
 * 64) Undulating Praise
 * 65) Valley of the Faithful ✓
 * 66) Vaults of Destitution ✓
 * 67) Zealot's Rage