Talons of Justice

The Talons of Justice were an order of silver dragon paladins dedicated to Xymor that followed the Ptarian Code.

History
The Ptarian Code was originally an oath taken only by those that served the King of Justice, but eventually was adopted by members of the gold and silver dragon species. They took it as a knightly oath and followed it to the letter. It was expected that the Talons were pure of heart and deed, that helped each other and protected the "lesser races", and that were able to convert their foes instead of killing them. Violence was used only as a last resort.

No one knew exactly how many Talons there were, but the group probably numbered in the scores. Group members were spread throughout Faerûn, many living in human and demihuman form in cities and towns, working in secrecy to further the cause of the Lawful goodness. The Talons followed the philosophy of the long way, however, as was natural with long-lived creatures such as dragons, taking courses of action that often took too many years to be completed, and a majority of the few who knew of the order normally thought that their plans were useless or disconnected.

The Talons were an elitist group, and rarely allowed for new members to bolster their numbers or accepted the help of their few allies. They mostly worked undercover, and only their sworn enemies, the church of Tiamat and the Cult of the Dragon, knew about them, and tried to sabotage the Talons on many occasions.

In 1373 DR happened the most terrible of the Rage of Dragons, and the Talons mobilized their forces to stop their mad brethren and to destroy the Dracorage mythal, and thus end the Rages once and for all. Even when they were successful, most of their members were killed and the structure of the order was shaken. Their last known leader, Azhaq, vowed to restore the order to their former glory.

While not official members of the Talons, the dragons Larendrammagar and Tamarand helped them in some of their missions. Their last mission was to help the Talons locate a former member of the order that had become rebel, the dragon Arendelonthos.

Membership
The Talons were structured in a rigid chain of command, with a barb (leader or high knight, in Draconic) at the top, followed by lords, knights, trustees and initiates. Many of the members were paladins and a few of them were platinum knights

While originally consisting only of silver dragons, the Talons allowed Gold and silver half-dragons to join their ranks after the last Rage of Dragons. The first of them was a half-dragon called Innerdain Justdark.