The Order of Merciful Aid

The Order of Merciful Aid offers exactly what it promises: merciful aid on the edge of the sword or by the burn of a bullet. Powerful and disciplined, the Order is a nation-wide organization which consists of elite warriors and scholars. Each major city has its own Order Chapter. Members of the Order are called knights. When asked, the knights state their mission as simply “Protection of mankind.” The knights are lethal, honorable, and unfortunately, convinced that they are always right.

Like the Guild, the Order protects humanity against the magic dangers, but unlike the Guild, the Order charges according to income, meaning that if an indigent person petitions the Order for help, the knights will assist him pro bono.

The Order has a strange semi-official status and is considered to be a part of the Law and Order triumvirate, which also includes the Military Supernatural Defense Unit (special forces of U.S. Army) and the Paranormal Activity Division (police).

Charter
Page 7, 3rd paragraph: "Any citizen has a right to seek counsel of a knight piner without fear of retribution or need for identification."

Location
The Atlanta chapter is located in a small, shabby, 3 story, concrete office building to conceal the Order's true size and power. The exterior is stained with orange rust from the rainwater dripping off the metal roof and through leaky gutters. Like most buildings, there are thick metal grates over the small dusty windows hung with pale Venetian blinds. Heavy magical protections are set into the building. The front double doors are metal.

The interior, however, is clean with grey, short pile carpet. The office itself has a main hallway with several doors leading off of it. The door to the Knight Protector's office at the end of the hallway is hung with a kite shield: Sable, a lion argent. A door on the left contains the armoury. One of the offices is converted into a waiting area with a black leather couch, coffee, and doughnuts from Duncan Donuts.

The Knight Protector's office has heavy, burgundy draperies, and oversized black leather chair, and a massive polished cherrywood desk.

Notable Members
Greg Feldman, former

Kate Daniels, former

Ted Moynahan

Andrea Nash

Organization
Publicly, the Atlanta chapter consists of 9 knights: a protector, a piner, a quester, 3 defenders, and 3 guardians. Although Kate notes that the city is too big for such a small chapter and suspects that there are more that are not public knowledge.