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Exerpt, from Domes of Fire: The Prologue
. . .All imperial representatives on the Eosian continent were immediately commanded to drop everything else and to concentrate their full attention upon this man. It was imperative that his Majesty's government have information about this Sparhawk person. As the reports from Eosia began to filter in, the Imperial Council began to develop a composite picture of Sparhawk: his appearance, his personality, and his history.
Sir Sparhawk, they discovered, was a member of one of the quasi-religious orders of the Elene Church. His particular order is referred to as the "Pandion Knights." He is a tall, lean man of early middle years with a battered face, a keen intelligence, and an abrupt, even abrasive manner. The Knights of the Elene Church are fearsome warriors, and Sir Sparhawk is in the forefront of their ranks of champions. . .Sir Sparhawk held a position for which there is no equivalent in our empire. He was the hereditary "Champion" of the royal house of the kingdom of Elenia. Western Elenes have a chivalric culture replete with many archaisms. The "Challenge" (essentially an offer to engage in single combat) is the customary response of members of nobility who fell that their honor has been somehow sullied. It is amazing to note that not even ruling monarchs are exempt from the necessity of answering these Challenges. In order to avoid the inconvenience of responding to the impertinences of assorted hotheads, the monarchs of Eosia customarily designate some highly skilled (and usually widely feared) warrior as a surrogate. Sir Sparhawk's nature and reputation are such that even the most quarrelsome nobles of the kingdom of Elenia find after careful consideration that they have not really been insulted. It is a credit to Sir Sparhawk's skill and cool judgment that he has seldom even been obliged to kill anyone during these affairs, sinc, by ancient custom, a severly incapacitated combatant may save his life by surrendering and withdrawing his Challenge. . .
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