Rose Cavalry Knights

Rose Cavalry Knights is a knightly order of the Empire founded by princess Pinya Helmsmann with the approval of Queen Mirellia Helmsmann. Most of the members are young women from noble families, demi-humans granted amnesty of the prejudicial viewpoints of the King, or old veterans who don't want to retire and don't have the pull to get good political appointments. Their level of training is higher that the average rank-and-file soldier of the Empire, effectively making them an elite combat unit of the Helmsmann Army. The knights that fight under the banner of the Rose are also well-known to be very open-minded people, which is why they are the very first imperial soldiers to have established friendly ties with demi-humans or with the Jupiter Familia.

History
When Pnya was a child, she gathered a bunch of noble girls and started playing soldier. Eventually she managed to wrangle an actual military commander, Grey Aldo, to train them and by the time the events of the story came around, she became their leader.

The group allows men to join, with Norm Iglo as one of the examples, though the ratio of noble women still exceeds the number of noble men; along with Grey, the Rose Cavalry Knights also have a number of elderly veteran soldiers. Even among the group, there are demi-humans, despite the viewpoint of the King on demis.

While they are a group officially established by Queen Mirellia, the King however uses the knights merely serve as a decorative purpose for the Empire's army where they are simply "honored guards". Even King Alkrieg admitted to Pinya that he sees her group as a "plaything" due to his shallow-minded thinking. Only until the battle of the Elven Fortress and the Void Waves did some of the knights experience actual battle, and took their first casualty with Norm's death, but even then, he took down several Night Terrors with his swordsmanship. They freely interact with the Jupiter Familia, sharing the same views as Pinya; to protect the Frontier city of Helmsmann. A few of their members joining the familia after they were discharged by the King.

Despite being an honor guard and thus relegated for decorative purposes, the Rose Cavalry Knights are extremely skilled in combat, being capable of besting both the Imperial Army and the Night Terrors, due to having skilled knights, their commitment to actually fight and their tactics. During the Siege of the Jade Palace, 300 members of the Rose Cavalry easily fended off thousands of Imperial soldiers and their superiors, taking few casualties in the process.

Due to being comprised of mostly noble women, they are often frowned upon by Zorzel and the pro-war senators due to their sexism. However, following the outbreak of the Imperial Civil War, they are considered by Zorzel and his faction to be the third most dangerous party, behind the Warrior Grasswalkers and the Six Pillars and their Familias due to their superior fighting skills. Zorzel even ordered several of their members to be assassinated, only to be met with failure due to their fighting power and the Six Pillars's protection.

Known Members

 * Pinya Helmsmann - Princess and Leader

Former Members

 * Jane Darnick