Somthing new this way comes Something New to the Community Comes!!! Hello all, I wanted to begin to fill you in on an effort that will be coming out with the newest patch that will bring a new level of realism to the RSI concept. The “Brotherhood of the Templar” will be a functioning religious group that will take their inspiration from the historical Knights Templar. This effort is separate from the RSI team and will be a player controlled concept. The current vision of the concept is that we have three tight-knit groups working together for the good of the establishment. Each part is a separate command chain and objectives but fall under the control of the senior church official. The first part will link to the Knights Templar start in which they offered passage protection to Pilgrims on their way to Mecca. In the beginning roll the members of the Templar Fleet will take payment from travelers to get them to different parts of the universes safely. They will also provide escort for a price to protect non-fleet ships while transiting dangerous space. Other Tasks are known or will be accessed as new functionality becomes available. But only members will be privy to those items The second group is the Templar Brotherhood, the militant arm of the group. These members will be Shock troops that will either be hired out for mercenary work or contract work. They will also be the guardians of the third part of the group. Once again secret responsibilities will go with the positions and only those who are accepted will gain that knowledge. The third group will be the church itself. No current religion will be simulated here. The religion will be based on the idea that RSI, Security and any corporations cannot provide freedom in the universe but only the belief in the Church leadership and maybe eventually a patriarch/matriarch. Perishers will be afforded benefits depending on the amount of their monthly tilths and whether they are in good standing with the church. Each group will have a structure. Now how will this work. We will start collecting taxes from players that we provide services to. Secondly members of the church will have to pay a tilth monthly. Finally we are going to create a banking system just like the Knight Templars did and take a fee from the customers. We are going to offer an Interest rate for storing their money with us and charge a fee to remove money. All proceeds will donate to the church to support its agenda. Building more temples on different planets/moons, increasing the fleet’s strength, getting the Templar Brotherhood the best equipment and weapons and most importantly to be able to start issuing loans at a reasonable interest rate will be the primary usage for the collections. There will be the occasional contract for people who have taken advantage of the church or its members. Finally just as it was in during the Knights Templar reign whether you are part of the church or not, it will not be wise to piss of the Pope.