In the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, the Imperial Order is the brutal empire from the Old World, founded and ran by Emperor Jagang. Their philosophy is a lifestyle of constant sacrifice and service to the "greater good" of mankind in which indiviudal rights and accomplishments are viewed as selfishness and evil. The Order teaches that mankind is purely evil and the only way to overcome their evil natures is by constant charitable and good works designed to help thier fellow man in service of the Creator. The Sword of Truth is a fantasy series written by Terry Goodkind. ... The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus: Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia) and the surrounding islands. ... Emperor Jagang is a dreamwalker: a person who had some attributes removed witj Subtractive Magic and others added with Additive Magic. ...
The ultimate goal of the Imperial Order is to create a world free of magic and to bring the world under the brutal rule and philosophy of the Order. Though they seek to exterminate magic they utilize wizards and Sisters of the Light and Sisters of the Dark to accomplish their goals. Jagang controls these gifted slaves with his ability as a dreamwalker. A wizard is a fictional class of people in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The Sisters of the Light are sorceresses from the Old World who lived in the Palace of the Prophets in the city of Tanimura. ... The Sisters of the Dark are former Sisters of the Light. ...
The Imperial Order ruled only the Old World until Richard Rahl destroyed the Towers of Perdition, blocking the way between the Old and New World. The destruction of that boundary allowed the massive armies of the Order to invade the New World. Richard Rahl is the primary protagonist in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ...
This is actually a newer order, founded in 1996 in the tradition of the Order of Menelik II, which was often referred to as the "Order of the Lion." The decoration of the Order of the Ethiopian Lion is a circular medallion bearing, in its centre, the lion of Ethiopia.
Order of Haile Selassie I. Founded by Emperor Amha Selassie I in 1992, to commemorate the centenary of the birth of his august predecessor, this order is bestowed upon Africanists and others in several ranks.
The Order of Saint Anthony was bestowed in the latter Middle Ages by Ethiopia's kings and archbishops, and implied membership in an elite confraternity.
Both men and women were elligible for this order, and receipients of this one-class order are entitled to use the post-nominal letters 'ISO'.
The insignia of the order for men was an eight-pointed silver star, with the top ray obscured by a crown; the golden central medallion bore the cipher of the reigning monarch surrounded by the legend 'For Faithful Service'.
The insignia of the order for women had the same medallion as for men, surrounded by a silver laurel wreath and topped by a crown.
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