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The Circle of Steel / THECOS
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In Steel, We Reign!
History
HISTORY
The Circle of Steel (Founded 2952 | 2022)
Origin: Nyx
Founder: Eddie “Rambler” McGrath
The Circle of Steel was forged for one reason: to stand where the established powers hesitate. When the frontier burns and “response times” become funerals, the Circle moves first, holds the line, and gets people out.
We are not a corporation. Not a militia for hire. Not a faction chasing legitimacy.
We are an Order: disciplined, oath-bound, and built to endure.
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The Spark: Vega and the Lesson
The Circle’s origin traces back to Vega II (2945), where frontline soldiers learned the hard truth that lawful orders can still be wrong. The Circle keeps that lesson close:
People before property. Truth before comfort. Responsibility before excuses.
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Founding in Nyx (2952 | 2022)
In Nyx, among the system’s strays, veterans, and survivors, the first Circle formed. Not as a recruitment drive, but as a decision:
If no one else will build the shield, we will.
From the beginning, the Circle was structured for clarity and survival, not ego. A Circle has no “top” and no “bottom”, only an unbroken line of duty.
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The Quiet Years, Then Orison
The Circle’s early years were spent running the work no one glamorizes: escorts, rescues, anti-raider actions, and frontier defense. We didn’t grow through hype, but through results.
The wider system learned the Circle’s name during the Siege of Orison (2955), when disciplined teams cut through chaos to extract civilians and break the siege without asking for titles, pay, or permission.
From that day forward, the Circle accepted a consequence:
If you stand in public, enemies start planning for you.
Manifesto
MANIFESTO
In an age of polished crowns and purchased safety, the frontier learns a different truth:
the void does not care what authority promised.
The Circle of Steel was forged to answer that truth.
Born in Nyx, tempered by the failure of distant powers to protect the lives they count as numbers, we are an Order of deliberate discipline: a shield wrapped around those left exposed, and a blade turned toward those who exploit them.
We do not worship chaos. We do not sell ourselves as private violence. We are steel: shaped with intent, held with control, and used with purpose.
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The Why
Because the verse is full of places where help arrives late, if it arrives at all.
Because predators thrive in the seams between responsibility and profit.
Because civilians deserve more than speeches and memorials.
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The Oath Behind The Words
People before property.
Duty before comfort.
Truth before convenience.
Responsibility before excuse.
A lawful order can still be wrong. A strong force can still be corrupt.
We exist to prove that power can be disciplined, and discipline can be humane.
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The Work
We fight where the line collapses.
We escort what others abandon.
We extract those written off.
We train until our response becomes reliable.
We are Knights, Scribes, and Lancers, not as aesthetics, but as function:
ground, mind, and sky held together by one Chain.
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The Standard
We welcome the willing, but we do not lower the bar.
The Circle does not promise comfort. It promises purpose.
If you want direction, teamwork, and a place to become sharper than you arrived, step into the Forge.
If you want an easy banner to hide behind, look elsewhere.
Charter
RSI CHARTER: THE CIRCLE OF STEEL
“Rank is not privilege, but burden. Each link bears weight, together, the Chain holds.”
The Circle of Steel is a disciplined Order emphasizing authority, conduct, and standards. This is a public summary; full Codex is in the Citadel (Discord).
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I. Membership Standards
Age & Identity: 18+ default; exceptions need Officer approval and comply with Discord ToS. No impersonation or fraud.
Expectations: Respect Chain, halls, and mission. Contribute sustainably over time.
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II. Conduct and Culture
No Cruelty: Iron humor OK; no harassment, stalking, doxxing, or malice.
Unity: Bar race, religion, gender, politics from public debate. Keep personal, private, or silent.
No Ads: No self-promo, streams, links, or recordings without approval.
Protect Citadel: Uphold Discord ToS; consult Officers if unsure.
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III. The Chain of Command
Flow: Top-down via direct subordinates; critical orders need read-back. Silence ≠ confirmation.
Emergency Authority: Issue immediate directions only for imminent threats to life/ship/mission/security, failing comms, or declared crisis. Report post-incident.
Corps Boundaries: No cross-Corps command default. Op Leads hold authority in joint ops.
Equal Rank Conflicts: Op Lead decides; else, senior by time-in-rank; if tied, elevate.
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IV. Structure and Authority Lanes
Roles:
Sword Grade (Corporal–Captain): Unit leadership/execution.
Paladins (Warrant/Grade-2): Battlefield execution when assigned.
Commissioned Officers: Planning (intent, timing, logistics).
High Command: Doctrine, strategy, final judgments/appeals.
Lane Rule: Planning decides objective/tasking/timing/resupply; fighting decides tempo/positioning/survivability. Conflicts resolved by senior command or elevation.
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V. Discipline, Justice, and Corrections
Purpose: Correction over vengeance; reforge or remove threats.
Roles: Broadsword (investigation/enforcement); Sentinel (fairness/appeals); all accountable.
Safeguards: Notice, hearing (non-emergency), recorded evidence/rulings, one appeal.
Tickets: Use Discord system for reports; false claims = misconduct.
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VI. Comms Discipline and Readiness
Basics: No interruptions; follow callouts; respect silence. Op Lead’s voice is law in ops/training.
Standards: English in public/ops; working mic required (exceptions by Op Lead). RP IC only; no metagaming.
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VII. Operational Security
Core: Keep internal plans, rosters, tickets, identities, screenshots, recordings, comms confidential. No leaks, quotes, or exports.
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VIII. Representation and Amendments
Diplomacy: Chain speaks officially; Officers handle statements/alliances/disputes.
Amendments: High Command updates for clarity/fairness/readiness.
CLOSING MAXIM: “Many voices, one will. Thus the Chain holds.”