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	==History==		==History==
	The First File had its roots during [[~~Uther~~'s Long March]], but was not officially established as a military unit until the end of the [[Mage Wars]]. The First File was the primary combat unit during the [[Battle of Sanguine Gulch]].		The First File had its roots during [[Eieber's Long March]], but was not officially established as a military unit until the end of the [[Mage Wars]]. The First File was the primary combat unit during the [[Battle of Sanguine Gulch]].

	Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins (both men and women), with 10,000 bearing the [[Slayer Dragon#Battle Standard\|standard]] of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the [[Ages]] passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.		Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins (both men and women), with 10,000 bearing the [[Slayer Dragon#Battle Standard\|standard]] of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the [[Ages]] passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.
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	==Order of the Cardinal Star==		==Order of the Cardinal Star==
	Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join ~~Uther~~ and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].		Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join Eieber and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].

	When ~~Uther~~ first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star, backed by high-ranking [[Cardinal Cleric]]s, established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.		When Eieber first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star, backed by high-ranking [[Cardinal Cleric]]s, established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.

	By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.		By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.

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	==Equipment==		==Equipment==
	The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the [[Craftsmen]]. Unlike the Slayer Dragons (who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back to the [[Mage Wars]], with a few items even believed to pre-date the [[Pendragon#Sword\|Sword ~~Excalibur~~]] by thousands of years.		The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the [[Craftsmen]]. Unlike the Slayer Dragons (who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back to the [[Mage Wars]], with a few items even believed to pre-date the [[Pendragon#Sword\|Sword Echbalder]] by thousands of years.

	Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!", because weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many of the First File carried [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].		Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!", because weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many of the First File carried [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].

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	Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!", because weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many of the First File carried [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].		Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!", because weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many of the First File carried [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].

	It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure [[Mithrill]] warhammer weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the [[Alliance#Alliance Space Navy\|Alliance Space Navy]].		It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure [[Mithrill]] [[Song of Arkentur\|warhammer]] weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the [[Alliance#Alliance Space Navy\|Alliance Space Navy]].

	==Order of the Cardinal Star==		==Order of the Cardinal Star==

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	<center>''We ~~love~~ for the sword. We die for the sword.''</center>		<center>''We live for the sword. We die for the sword.''</center>

	The First File is an army of [[Paladin]]s based at [[Arindell#The City\|Arindell]], the personal guard to the [[Slayer Dragons]]. Though officially a part of the [[Alliance]] military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.		The First File is an army of [[Paladin]]s based at [[Arindell#The City\|Arindell]], the personal guard to the [[Slayer Dragons]]. Though officially a part of the [[Alliance]] military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.

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	Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].		Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].

	When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star, backed by high-ranking [[Cardinal ~~Clerics~~]], established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.		When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star, backed by high-ranking [[Cardinal Cleric]]s, established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.

	By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.		By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.

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	Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].		Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].

	When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.		When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star, backed by high-ranking [[Cardinal Clerics]], established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.

	By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.		By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.

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	<center>''We love for the sword. We die for the sword.''</center>		<center>''We love for the sword. We die for the sword.''</center>

	The First File is an army of [[Paladin]]s based at [[Arindell#The City\|Arindell]], ~~and serve as~~ the personal guard to the [[Slayer Dragons]]. Though officially a part of the [[Alliance]] military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.		The First File is an army of [[Paladin]]s based at [[Arindell#The City\|Arindell]], the personal guard to the [[Slayer Dragons]]. Though officially a part of the [[Alliance]] military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.

	==History==		==History==
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	Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins (both men and women), with 10,000 bearing the [[Slayer Dragon#Battle Standard\|standard]] of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the [[Ages]] passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.		Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins (both men and women), with 10,000 bearing the [[Slayer Dragon#Battle Standard\|standard]] of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the [[Ages]] passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.

	By the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]] they numbered only 1,000 ~~in total~~, serving primarily as the personal guards and personal envoys of the Slayer Dragons. As of [[A.Y.]] 5513, members of the First File no longer wore the standard of a specific Slayer Dragon.		By the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]] they numbered only 1,000, serving primarily as the personal guards and personal envoys of the Slayer Dragons. As of [[A.Y.]] 5513, members of the First File no longer wore the standard of a specific Slayer Dragon.

	==Equipment==		==Equipment==
	The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the [[Craftsmen]]. Unlike the Slayer Dragons (who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back to the [[Mage Wars]], with a few items even believed to pre-date the [[Pendragon#Sword\|Sword Excalibur]] by thousands of years.		The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the [[Craftsmen]]. Unlike the Slayer Dragons (who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back to the [[Mage Wars]], with a few items even believed to pre-date the [[Pendragon#Sword\|Sword Excalibur]] by thousands of years.

	Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!"~~. There is a grain of truth~~, as weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many ~~members~~ of the First File ~~were known to carry~~ [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].		Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!", because weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many of the First File carried [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].

	It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure [[Mithrill]] warhammer weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the [[Alliance#Alliance Space Navy\|Alliance Space Navy]].		It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure [[Mithrill]] warhammer weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the [[Alliance#Alliance Space Navy\|Alliance Space Navy]].

	==Order of the Cardinal Star==		==Order of the Cardinal Star==
	Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to ~~official~~ join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File ~~into its rights and traditions~~ was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].		Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].

	When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to ~~show up and~~ claim ~~to be a~~ paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests(from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] ~~drew the concept of~~ the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.		When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to claim the name of paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests (from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] derived the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.

	By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star ~~had become itself~~ a relic~~, a forgotten memory~~ of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.		By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star was a relic of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.

	===Training===		===Training===
	Each order has its own training and customs, but when the Order of the Cardinal Star was formed around 500 [[B.G.A.]], they gathered elements from many different orders.		Each order has its own training and customs, but when the Order of the Cardinal Star was formed around 500 [[B.G.A.]], they gathered elements from many different orders.

	The Cardinal Star's training was largely socratic in nature: paladins were trained by apprenticing under paladins, and carrying out the tasks and rituals even if they could not fully understand the purpose. The training also emphasized individual discovery; one of their most important rites was ~~called simply~~ "the walkabout".		The Cardinal Star's training was largely socratic in nature: paladins were trained by apprenticing under paladins, and carrying out the tasks and rituals even if they could not fully understand the purpose. The training also emphasized individual discovery; one of their most important rites was "the walkabout".

	Before he could complete his training, a young Paladin was given ~~little more than~~ a stick and a robe (though usually other traveling supplies would be included), and sent into the world to walk 1,000 miles, and keep a daily journal for the entire duration. Other forms of travel could be used during the walkabout, but the novice had to travel at least 1,000 miles on foot, all the while expected to carry out good and virtuous deeds, and live a selfless life. Upon his return, the young paladin would give his journal to the elders.		Before he could complete his training, a young Paladin was given a stick and a robe (though usually other traveling supplies would be included), and sent into the world to walk 1,000 miles, and keep a daily journal for the entire duration. Other forms of travel could be used during the walkabout, but the novice had to travel at least 1,000 miles on foot, all the while expected to carry out good and virtuous deeds, and live a selfless life. Upon his return, the young paladin would give his journal to the elders.

	Tens of thousands of these journals are preserved in the [[Library of Arindell]], and offer a great deal of information on the [[Greater Continent]], the [[Marcon Alliance]], and other events and locations of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|late Dynastic]] and [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|second chaotic]] periods of the [[Mage Wars]].		Tens of thousands of these journals are preserved in the [[Library of Arindell]], and offer a great deal of information on the [[Greater Continent]], the [[Marcon Alliance]], and other events and locations of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|late Dynastic]] and [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|second chaotic]] periods of the [[Mage Wars]].

	==Oath==		==Oath==
	"We Live for the Sword. We die for the Sword.": This is both the oath and the battle cry of the First File. The sword in question is the [[Pendragon#Sword\|sword]] of the [[Pendragon]], who has ultimate authority over the File~~. Rather, whomever carries the sword has that authority~~. The oath was ~~first~~ added in [[A.Y.]] 2439 in response to the first political appointments of [[Slayer Dragons]], and was important as it signified that the File belonged to the Pendragon, and ~~not anyone who bore a standard~~.		"We Live for the Sword. We die for the Sword.": This is both the oath and the battle cry of the First File. The sword in question is the [[Pendragon#Sword\|sword]] of the [[Pendragon]], who has ultimate authority over the File. The oath was added in [[A.Y.]] 2439 in response to the first political appointments of [[Slayer Dragons]], and was important as it signified that the File belonged to the Pendragon, and no-where else.

	==See Also:==		==See Also:==
	*[[Paladin]]		*[[Paladin]]
	*[[Cleric]]		*[[Cleric]]

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	<center>''We love for the sword. We die for the sword.''</center>		<center>''We love for the sword. We die for the sword.''</center>

	The First File is an army of [[Paladin]]s based ~~out of~~ [[Arindell#The City\|Arindell]], and serve as the personal guard to the [[Slayer Dragons]]. Though officially a part of the [[Alliance]] military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.		The First File is an army of [[Paladin]]s based at [[Arindell#The City\|Arindell]], and serve as the personal guard to the [[Slayer Dragons]]. Though officially a part of the [[Alliance]] military, the First File is loyal only to the Pendragon.

	==History==		==History==
	The First File had its roots during [[Uther's Long March]], but was not officially established as a military unit until the end of the [[Mage Wars]]. The First File was the primary combat unit during the [[Battle of Sanguine Gulch]].		The First File had its roots during [[Uther's Long March]], but was not officially established as a military unit until the end of the [[Mage Wars]]. The First File was the primary combat unit during the [[Battle of Sanguine Gulch]].

	Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins(both men and women), with 10,000 ~~baring~~ the [[Slayer Dragon#Battle Standard\|standard]] of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the [[Ages]] passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.		Initially, the First File numbered 100,000 paladins (both men and women), with 10,000 bearing the [[Slayer Dragon#Battle Standard\|standard]] of each Slayer Dragon. However, as the [[Ages]] passed and magical combat became less common, the First File shrank according to need.

	By the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]] they numbered only 1,000 in total, serving primarily as the personal guards and personal envoys of the Slayer Dragons. As of [[A.Y.]] 5513, members of the First File no longer wore the standard of a specific Slayer Dragon.		By the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]] they numbered only 1,000 in total, serving primarily as the personal guards and personal envoys of the Slayer Dragons. As of [[A.Y.]] 5513, members of the First File no longer wore the standard of a specific Slayer Dragon.

	==Equipment==		==Equipment==
	The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the [[Craftsmen]]. ~~However, unlike~~ the Slayer Dragons(who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File ~~heavily~~ recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back ~~clear~~ to the [[Mage Wars]], with a few items even believed to pre-date the [[Pendragon#Sword\|Sword Excalibur]] by thousands of years.		The First File carry enchanted weapons and armor like the Slayer Dragons, also made by the [[Craftsmen]]. Unlike the Slayer Dragons (who have equipment custom-made for them), paladins of the First File recycle their gear. Some paladins carry weapons that date back to the [[Mage Wars]], with a few items even believed to pre-date the [[Pendragon#Sword\|Sword Excalibur]] by thousands of years.

	Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!" There is a grain of truth, as weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were ~~completely~~ unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many members of the First File were known to carry [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].		Because of the relative abundance of potent materials during the [[Mage Wars]] and early [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], in modern times it was often commented that the "First File is better equipped than the [[Slayer Dragons]]!". There is a grain of truth, as weapons and armor using [[Magical Materials]] were unavailable to Slayer Dragons of the [[Ages#The Sixth Age\|Sixth Age]], while many members of the First File were known to carry [[Adamantium]] and [[Orichalcum]].

	It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure [[Mithrill]] warhammer weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the [[Alliance#Alliance Space Navy\|Alliance Space Navy]].		It has never explicitly confirmed, but sources indicate the First File may be in possession of a pure [[Mithrill]] warhammer weighing some seventy pounds. If a buyer could be found, the value of this hammer would be equal to the annual budget of the [[Alliance#Alliance Space Navy\|Alliance Space Navy]].
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	Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to official join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File into its rights and traditions was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].		Though the First File was created out of paladins and clerics from many different organizations and religious orders, the original group to official join Uther and to eventually assimilate the entire File into its rights and traditions was the Order of the Cardinal Star, a non-denominational federation with traditions and edicts dating back to the early [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]].

	When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to show up and claim to be a paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests(from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] drew the concept of the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records, relics, and preserved ~~at least~~ some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.		When Uther first brought together his file and established them as a military unit, he had no official training outlined, citing that anyone wishing to join "must already be a paladin". With so many groups throughout the newly established [[Alliance]], it would have been easy for nearly anyone to show up and claim to be a paladin or cleric. Elders of the Cardinal Star established a set of rules and guidelines, created a series of tests(from which the [[Slayer Dragons]] drew the concept of the [[Trials]]), and eventually created a training facility. As Paladin orders slowly disappeared throughout the known worlds, the Order of the Cardinal Star absorbed their records and relics, and preserved some of their customs, until, by the early [[Ages#The Fourth Age\|Fourth Age]] the Cardinal Star became the last-known functioning order.

	By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as ~~The~~ First File, or sometimes Paladins of the First File. The Order of the Cardinal Star ~~no longer existed, it~~ had become itself a relic, a forgotten memory of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it ~~had~~ set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.		By then, the original name of the Order was all but lost, and they were known only as the 'First File', or sometimes 'Paladins of the First File'. The Order of the Cardinal Star had become itself a relic, a forgotten memory of distant past. In many ways, the Order had become what it set out to be: an all-encompassing, world-wide brotherhood of paladins. It merely took the slow decay and eventual disappearance of the rest of the orders for this to occur.

	===Training===		===Training===
	Each order has ~~it's~~ own training and customs, but when the Order of the Cardinal Star was formed in around 500 [[B.G.A.]], they gathered elements from many different orders.		Each order has its own training and customs, but when the Order of the Cardinal Star was formed around 500 [[B.G.A.]], they gathered elements from many different orders.

	The Cardinal Star's training was largely socratic in nature, paladins trained by apprenticing under paladins, and carrying out the tasks and rituals even if they could not fully understand the purpose. The training also emphasized individual discovery; one of their most important ~~rights~~ was called simply "the walkabout".		The Cardinal Star's training was largely socratic in nature: paladins were trained by apprenticing under paladins, and carrying out the tasks and rituals even if they could not fully understand the purpose. The training also emphasized individual discovery; one of their most important rites was called simply "the walkabout".

	Before he could complete his training, a young Paladin was given little more than a stick and a robe(though usually other traveling supplies would be included), and sent ~~out~~ into the world~~. They were~~ to walk 1,000 miles, and keep a daily journal for the entire duration. Other forms of travel could be used during the walkabout, but ~~they~~ had to travel at least 1,000 miles on foot~~. All~~ the while~~, they were~~ expected to carry out good and virtuous deeds, and live a selfless life. Upon his return, the young paladin would give his journal to the elders.		Before he could complete his training, a young Paladin was given little more than a stick and a robe (though usually other traveling supplies would be included), and sent into the world to walk 1,000 miles, and keep a daily journal for the entire duration. Other forms of travel could be used during the walkabout, but the novice had to travel at least 1,000 miles on foot, all the while expected to carry out good and virtuous deeds, and live a selfless life. Upon his return, the young paladin would give his journal to the elders.

	Tens of thousands of these journals are preserved in the [[Library of Arindell]], and offer a great deal of information on the [[Greater Continent]], the [[Marcon Alliance]], and other events and locations of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|late Dynastic]] and [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|second chaotic]] periods of the [[Mage Wars]].		Tens of thousands of these journals are preserved in the [[Library of Arindell]], and offer a great deal of information on the [[Greater Continent]], the [[Marcon Alliance]], and other events and locations of the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|late Dynastic]] and [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|second chaotic]] periods of the [[Mage Wars]].

	==Oath==		==Oath==
	"We Live for the Sword. We die for the Sword." This is both the oath and the battle cry of the First File. The sword in question is the [[Pendragon#Sword\|sword]] of the [[Pendragon]], who has ultimate authority over the File. Rather, whomever carries the sword has that authority. The oath was first added in [[A.Y.]] 2439 in ~~responce~~ to the first political appointments of [[Slayer Dragons]], and was important as it signified that the File belonged to the Pendragon, and not anyone who bore a standard.		"We Live for the Sword. We die for the Sword.": This is both the oath and the battle cry of the First File. The sword in question is the [[Pendragon#Sword\|sword]] of the [[Pendragon]], who has ultimate authority over the File. Rather, whomever carries the sword has that authority. The oath was first added in [[A.Y.]] 2439 in response to the first political appointments of [[Slayer Dragons]], and was important as it signified that the File belonged to the Pendragon, and not anyone who bore a standard.

	==See Also:==		==See Also:==
	*[[Paladin]]		*[[Paladin]]
	*[[Cleric]]		*[[Cleric]]