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The '''Order of the Dragon''' was a secret organization founded in the [[15th century]] to repel the [[Ottoman Turk]] invasion of [[Europe]] and deal with the threat of pre-human cultures like the [[Mal'akh]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The '''Order of the Dragon''' was a secret organization founded in the [[15th century]] to repel the [[Ottoman Turk]] invasion of [[Europe]] and deal with the threat of pre-human cultures like the [[Mal'akh]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) | ||
By one account, it was created by the [[Vlad the Great]], who was personally known as "the Dragon"; ([[AUDIO]]: | By one account, it was created by the [[Vlad the Great]], who was personally known as "the Dragon"; ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Son of the Dragon (audio story)}}) by another account, its founder was [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Sigismund]] of [[Hungary]]. | ||
The Order had ties to the [[Society of St George]]. The emblem of the Order was a [[dragon]] suspended from a [[crucifix]], reminiscent of the St George legend. Amongst the artefacts they collected was a [[Head of the Presidency (The Book of the War)|severed head]] which was said to have come from [[Africa]] "before the Fall". ([[PROSE]]: | The Order had ties to the [[Society of St George]]. The emblem of the Order was a [[dragon]] suspended from a [[crucifix]], reminiscent of the St George legend. Amongst the artefacts they collected was a [[Head of the Presidency (The Book of the War)|severed head]] which was said to have come from [[Africa]] "before the Fall". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) | ||
[[Vlad III]] was a member. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[Vlad III]] was a member. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Son of the Dragon (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) After the [[Ottoman Purges]] ceased with Vlad's death around [[1447]], the Order faded into obscurity. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) | ||
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