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Dol Amroth's Squires
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The rank of squire is that of the eager aspirant who would become a Knight of Dol Amroth. In most cases young and from noble houses, there nevertheless are the occasional older men of humbler origins who have earned a place as a squire due to their valour and service to the Prince.
The squires of the Order of the Swan are divided into two ranks. The player who is newly come to squirehood will be given the rank of White Squire. These men are squire to no paticular knight, but instead are similar to apprentices who have begun learning the first skills of their trade. They are taught the basics of mounted combat, the seven virtues, and the like. Manual labour such as seeing to the Prince's horses is also often demanded of them, to weed out any lingering arrogance and vanity.
The next rank to which the player will advance is that of Blue Squire. A Blue Squire is given into the tuetalage of a Knight of Dol Amroth, and recieves his further and final education under him. He learns the finer points of strategy and tactics, courtly etiquette and many other such things, along with more mundane tasks such as seeing to to maintainence of the Knight's armour and weapons, etc. A Blue Squire is expected to obey his Knight in all things as he would the Prince himself.
Furthermore, squires of all ranks are also expected to further their knowledge in matters such as history, the laws of the land and heraldry, for no Knight of Dol Amroth is simply a plain warrior, but also a man who is well versed in the lore of Gondor. For this reason, members of both ranks of squires will often be found in the great library of Dol Amroth when they have no other duties, poring over the heavy tomes kept therein.
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