Adjutants

Functioning as the representatives of the Hammer of the Witch in outlying Flameborn Villages and outposts, Adjutants stand beside the appointed Emberwalkers to complete the image of the triune. Combatants first and foremost, they are trained from an early age to protect the Emberwalkers and the Embers they tend. Secondary duties often include ritual participation and aid for the Emberwalkers.

Most Adjutants were taken from the ranks of Steelborn children, though in recent years, the trend has began to wain. Children from all elements have found skill in combat and chosen to put it to use through their faith in the flame. Skill in combat is cultivated early on for those who may one day become Adjutants, and on their hundredth birthday, they are asked if they would give their lives to the service of the Triune. All who answer yes are admitted to the Ashen Hall, where the bulk of their training takes place. Many do not emerge as full Adjutants for another century.

The Hammer of the Witch, Rellorin Dawnscorn, saw to their training until his passing at the Battle of the White Willow Pass and returned to it following the destruction of the Lich King. The years of his absence saw concerns that the Adjutants would fail, but with the Triune restored, all such concerns have been silenced.

Blood Knights who usurped their strength from the Light in the old ways easily found a place among the Adjutants. This has recently changed, and even those faithful to the Light have found reason to place their faith in the cause of the Triune. Their protection of the Emberwalkers is considered the strongest, and so any village protected by a Blood Knight Adjutant earns special regard from the neighboring communities.

Monks returning from Pandaria have began to impart their knowledge of hand to hand combat to the training Adjutants, though it is unclear if their skills will be as easily welcomed.