Lore - Golden Crucible

This article is about the Golden Crucible. For playing their armed forces in-game, refer to Crucible Guard.

History of the Order of the Golden Crucible and the Crucible Guard

The largest and most respected alchemy guild, it was founded in 25 BR as a conspiracy of Arcanists and Alchemists forming of resistance against the Orgoth. During the course of the the Rebellion, members developed many different weapons and innovations to topple the invading Orgoth; Perhaps the best known invention was blast powder and fire arms. The first fire arms being credited to Aurumn Alchemist Oliver Gulvont in 28 AR. By 80 AR, the Order of the Golden Crucible, primarily located in Leryn, improved the fire arms and created the Legendary Army of Thunder, who went to liberate Rynyr in 84 AR from Orgoth control. This would be the precursor to the Crucible Guard. The Orgoth managed to retake Rynyr, they could not take Leryn, losing the Battle of Thunderhead in 84 AR. The Order likely had a key role to play in the development of the first colossals.

Since the fall of the Orgoth in 201 AR, the Order of the Golden Crucible had a monopoly of the production of Blasting powder, but this would steadily decline until they just had a Monopoly of the commercial sale of blasting powder. The Order profited from the many wars abroad, mercenary companies being their foremost clients, they had little interest in getting their security force, The Crucible Guard, involved, as it may upset potential clients. The Guard would defend the Order’s facilities, such as the Red Powder mines in Rynyr found in the Llaelese Mountains, Thunderhead Fortress in Leryn (Eastern Llael), as well as dozens of scattered chapter houses across the Iron Kingdoms. The Greylord Covenant dismantled the Order’s Khadoran holdings, and due to the Theocratic polices of the Synod, the Order never attempted to establish a chapter in Sul or the Protectorate.

While the Order of the Crucible Guard remained largely aloof during most conflicts, during the Llaelese war, the Crucible Guard fought countless clashes against Khadoran invasion forces, supporting the Llaelese and Cyngaran armies. This would continue until after the fall of Leryn and the seizure of the Thunderhead fortress, which disbanded much of the Crucible Guard and decentralized the leadership for the Order of the Golden Crucible.

Thunderhead Fortress would fall to Cinten 1st, 605 Ar, when Aurum Ominus Alchemist Tyrwen Culpen betrayed the Order, allowing Khadoran forces in through a secret set of tunnels, built during the Orgoth invasion to smuggle food and supplies in and out of Leryn.

In 607 AR, The new HQ of the Order of the Golden Crucible was established by Aurum Magnus Helt Langworth with the assistance of Ord’s King Baird Cathor II. With this backing in place, the Crucible Guard was reinvented and re-established. It was period of extraordinary experimentation and development, not only in terms of Warjacks (As major adaptation of both the Vanguard and Toro chassis), but terms of weaponry and morally dangerous human research.

When the War between Khador and Cygnar reached a crucial turning point in 611 AR, at the behest of Aurum Legate Lukas di Morray, recently freed during the events of “Acts of War: Aftershock”, The Crucible Guard was marshalled and they would rejoin the efforts against Khador, with an uneasy alliance of the Cygnaran army and the Llaelese Resistance.

Organization of the Crucible Guard

The organization of the Crucible Guard draws from and expands the original historical structure of the The Order of the Golden Crucible. While the Golden Crucible boasts branches across many large towns and cities abroad the Iron kingdoms, its membership was limited and simply organized.

The lowest level is Apprentice, whom work to gain admittance to the Order of the Golden Crucible, working along side of Aurum Ominus Alchemists to train, learn and expand their craft. Often Combat Alchemists come from this rank.

Upon admittance to the Order, New members receive a signet ring bearing the symbol of the Order, and given the tile Aurum Ominus Alchemist, this is the same regardless of being a Alchemist, Arcane Mechanic or Arcanist.

When chosen to participate in administration of the Order, a Member is given the rank of Aurum Lucanum Alchemist and granted admittance to the Assembly of Masters, the general governing body of the Order of the Golden Crucible. This usually requires a member to master a discipline and be in good standing within the Order.

The Head of the Order of the Golden Crucible is given the rank of Aurum Magnus, whom elected to the position at the death or retirement of the previous Aurum Magnus. The Aurum Magnus must be a true master of alchemy and be skilled at politics and trade.

The Current head of the Order of the Golden Crucible is Aurum Magnus Helt Langworth. Previous Aurum Magnus’s include Niel Wys, whom was executed during the fall of Thunderhead Fortress.

The Current Commander of the Guard is Jean R. Dagget; Dagget has ultimate oversight of the Crucible Guard, even though his role has primarily become Administrative, with the emphasis of coordination between Crucible Guard and the Ordic Military, and working close with Aurum Lucanum Creena Torcial.

However, Marshal General Baldwin Gearhart has become the de facto leader of the operational running of the Crucible Guard. Otherwise the Crucible Guard operates akin to other mercenary organizations;

Captains are the highest field officer, overseeing a company, the size of each company varying depending on composition and role; largest being infantry companies and the smallest being Railless companies. Companies are broken down into platoons, led by Lieutenants, further broken down to squads which are led by Sergeants.

See Also

Gameplay articles

• Crucible Guard

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