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<span class="mu-i">“Don’t trouble yourself with your lineage lessons. My great-grandmother was a Glasdale, I’m told, but you won’t find the name Ibram on any Cantonian maps.”</span> Sir Benjamin Ibram winks jovially at your bemused expression. <span class="mu-i">“It’s a common reaction with the Exoria, that is to say native-born Cantonians like yourself. My great-grandsire was granted the name when he was knighted, by the Black Knight himself no less, and my family has served in the Guard ever since.”</span>
<span class="mu-i">“Really? You mean to say that your family has been raised in the knightly martial tradition, but each generation has served in the Dragon Guard their entire life?”</span> You ask, genuinely surprised. <span class="mu-i">“I’d never heard of such a thing.”</span>
<span class="mu-i">“You might find that a large number of the Guard here are actually native born here, descendants of past Guard members of lengthy-service. Not just Cantonian’s, mind you. Don't be shocked if you come across a particularly tanned Norsikaan, for example. Most of the lifers like my kin marry locally, depending on the distance of risk of transporting any old family they may have from back home. ”</span> Sir Ibram smiles apologetically, perhaps realising he has let himself go on. <span class="mu-i">“Forgive me, I’ve been bored near to madness while recuperating from this little broken wing in training. It’s a long winded story in my case, suffice to say that service in the Dragon Guard is our Ibram family tradition. Almighty willing, any sons I might bear will answer the call and squire for worthy knights in the Guard themselves.”</span>
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>“Have you or your kin ever returned to the homeland of your forefathers?” Back home, leaving the knightly vigil at the Church of Adam’s Martyrdom for too long after being knighted is considered something of a mark of shame. A man is not considered truly an anointed knight until then, however noble their blood may run. [Divine]
> “Fascinating. How many of the Guard would be made of these life-long service families? Where do the families stay?” You have many questions, both on the native-born Guard members and on the military heritage of the 43rd lodge. Sir Ibram seems keen enough to answer them.
>“Forgive me sir, I must have misheard you. I thought you said that your great-grandsire was knighted by the Black Knight.” Firstly, only the Dukes or King have the power to lift up commoners to the rank of knighthood. And secondly, that Black Knight could not possibly still be alive today. [Idealist]
