The paladins of the Avenging Hand are the finest examples of Thrane martial arts, combining courage with faith and superb horsemanship with savvy use of shock tactics. Their nickname among many of the levies is simply the Flame’s Hand. Their blazon is a white field bearing a red hand surrounded by silver fire.
The unit was based out of Flamekeep but spent all its time in the Thaliost region, riding at the head of the Army of the Northern Crusade. It led the assault that took the walls of Thaliost itself, and it was in the front ranks of those that beat back numerous Aundairian attempts to mount a counterattack.
Losses among the Flame’s Hand were high over the years, but the unit never lacked for volunteers. In the later stages of the war, it marched with the Legion of Perpetual Adoration and helped to curb some of the worst excesses of that time, always defending the peasants and the poor. It also served at the Battle of Cairn Hill, repelling the Breland/Darguun invasion of southern Thrane.
Its founder and first commander was Lady Margil Hetrion, a friend of King Thalin’s. Its current KnightCommander is Alestair Marktaros (LG male human paladin 9), an individual of such stature that his name has been recommended for the Diet of Cardinals.