Order of Life

The Order of Life is a not-so secret society not unlike the Masons. They and the Lightkeepers (the "secret" society, not the guild or the occupation) are the most well known of the secret societies, their agendas forcing them to operate more publicly than others. The Lightkeepers purpose is the keep the "Light" of civilization burning, both physically and metaphorically. This can be through education, human rights, maintenance of infrastructure or a wide variety of other things.

The Order of Life's stated purpose is to preserve life. It's that simple. What is known about the Order of Life is that it came into being during the worst years of the Rise when there seemed to be no way to stem the tide of death that engulfed the world. Remember, during that time, it was believed that Mankind was doomed. And that was very nearly the truth. The Order took extraordinary actions to try and keep people alive with many of the Order losing their own lives in their struggle against death. The Order of Life has been on the front lines of the HRF crisis since it was first reported. The Order has acknowledged the loss of dozens of its members who went into HRF infected areas and lost their lives. Many of the fact-finding and relief expeditions into the Nightlands were funded by the Order of Life, either directly or indirectly. As would not be unexpected, many of those who call themselves members of the Order are physicians, philanthropists and the like. The group that stands out most among those who claim membership in the Order are Rescue Marines. A substantial number of Rescue Marines have confirmed their membership in the Order of Life. In St. Louis, Sir Houston, Colonel Kitchener, the commandant of the Aeroplex Marine detachment, has openly admitted his membership in the Order.