The Order of Knights

The Order of Knights, brought on by the large coastal disaster, was started by the warlord, Lord Capson.  His holdings were near the coastal village of Calabay and he saw many of his subjects and friends harmed by the earthquake.  Taking his loyal mercenaries, his healers and a few mages he set up a camp for refuges to come and receive food and aid.  When word spread of what he was doing, priests of many of the light Gods and independent mages came to help and spread out more camps down the western coast line.  Needing to protect them, Capson went to other local warlords and asked for their aid to send guards and supplies of their own. Some did not want to help, but some helped as well.  Later, after the earthquake victims were made right again, those who helped Capson and his people formed the Order of the Knights, (though none of the warlords would call themselves knights), to meet future problems.  They set up a base in Capson's town and all of them sent a rotation of guards to work together, priests to learn healing techniques and mages to teach other rescue techniques.  Each warlord also sent supplies and money to pay for such activities.  This lasted for nearly three centuries before the region fell into power struggles.