Faith Militant

The Faith Militant are the military orders of the Temple of the Third Covenant, the dominant religion in the northern hemisphere, serving the will of their Bishops and enforcing the word of God by force of arms.

Ranks
While no order is required to follow the typical organisation structure laid out below, most do.
 * Initiate

Knights
Knights are the main branch of most other orders of the faith militant. Knights oversee the vast majority of organised combat and enforcement roles. They make up the bulk of the manpower and ranks in most orders. After initiation, one many choose to go down the Knight's branch.
 * Squire
 * Senior Squire
 * Journeyman Knight - the step before becoming a fully fledged Knight
 * Knight
 * Knight Captain - controls a company of Knights and Paladins
 * Knight Commander - controls a group of Knight Captains
 * Head Knight - commander of the entire Knight's branch, reports only to the Bishop.

Paladins
Paladins are exceptional individuals who have proven their combat prowess as knights and been moved to this branch to act as special troops. Paladins are usually the smallest branch of an order, made up of only the most gifted combatants. This branch usually lacks the numbers to have a strict, organised chain of command. Paladins are usually deployed in small groups or put under the command of Knight-Commanders or Knight-Captains to be used as heavy offensive devices.
 * Paladin
 * Senior Paladin - controls a squad of Paladins
 * Paladin Commander - controls a group of Senior Paladins
 * Head Paladin - commander of the entire Paladin's branch, reports only to the Bishop.

Chaplains
After initiation, members may choose to enter a typically non-combatant role (though some chaplains have been deployed in the field with devastating effects) as a Chaplain. Chaplains attend to the spiritual needs of the order as well as administration and rituals.
 * Journeyman Chaplain
 * Chaplain - the step before becoming a fully fledged Chaplain
 * High Chaplain
 * Head Chaplain

Other
Specialist roles, such as armourers and medics fall outside the typical ranking structure but hold equivalent ranks.

Bishops
Bishops are the commanding officers of an order and answer only to the Archbishops above them who oversee the actions of multiple chapters. Bishops are usually selected from high ranking Knights or Chaplains, but almost never Paladins.

Notable orders

 * Brothers Benevolent
 * Brothers Valiant
 * Brothers Penitent
 * Brothers Resolute
 * Word Bearers