Order of Sol

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Imperial order of knighthood. It was formerly known as the Order of Terra and was one of the most prestigious orders of the Imperium. By the time of the Solomani Rim War, no knighthoods had been issued in the Order of Terra in over a century, and the order was effectively extinct. Emperor Gavin changed the order's name in 1002, and the order's seniority was downgraded at the same time. Today the order is still recovering its former numbers and prominence.

Rank and file members of the order recieve the title Companion of the Order of Sol (C.S.). More distinguished members receive the title Knight of the Order of Sol (K.S.). The present Knight Commander of the Order of sol is Archduke Adair of Sol.

The badge of the order is the golden disk of Sol on a field of blue. The symbol was originally very similar to the Imperial Sunburst but was changed to a simple yellow disk without rays in 1002.

The old headquarters of the order are on Exeter (2729 Diaspora), and contain the grand hall of the order. A smaller building on Muan Gwi serves as the current administrative headquarters of the order. Formal ceremonies are still held on Exeter, although the distance to the domain's current capital is an inconvenience.

The precedence of the order is right after that of the Order of Antares and before the Order of Hlyuea and the Order of Gvadakoung.

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