Pious Guardians of Always Loving Altair and the Crane's Oath (Crane Knights)
Youngest and least orthodox of the great paladin orders, though its roots predate the human church as it is today. Its founding saint, who came to be known as Always Loving Altair, was said to descend directly from the god-hero Corellon Larethian, whom the elves yet mourn.
Originally an order that recruited from converted elves and their half-elven and human descendants, its syncretism and simple message of beauty and hope helped it grow in rural regions where old religions and druidic circles still hold sway. Where wilderness and darkness are always a few steps' distance away, a simple affirmation may be the difference between holding out and succumbing.
Kindle the light. Shelter the light. Be the light.
