Dark Glare

Other Paladin Orders:

"We cannot pursue any other path in good conscience. Azeroth depends on our vigilance."
Bolvar Fordragon

As we saw in previous part, original Paladin order is Human paladin order. However there are other Paladin orders as well. Every race that follows the path of light eventually created their own way of Holy-Knighthood. Draenei Hand of Argus; dedicated to protect Exodar and Isles, Blood Knight order of the Sin'dorei dedicated on twisted cause of Fallen Prince at first, then found true path and now serving to protect their lands and soon to be revealed; Tauren Sunreavers. There are also other factions, Paladins are serving as major part of them. Some good examples are; The Argent Crusade, Argent Dawn, Scarlet Crusade, Scarlet Onsalught, Shattered Sun Offensive, The Aldor and The Sha'tar.

Hand of Argus

"A Hand of Argus is many things: Obedient, brave, intelligent, and above all, honorable."

Argus is the name of the original Eredar homeworld. Planet Argus was an almost utopic land; inhabitants being wise and intelligent way above average. Argus was ruled by 3 mightiest mages of the Eredar kind; Kil'Jaeden, Archiemonde and Velen. Sargeras offered this triumvirate a deal, unimaginable power in exchange of their loyalty. All but Velen agreed to deal, while Velen forseen Eredar transforming into Demons and serving destruction of life. Velen and his followers left the planet and named themselves Draenei; the Exiled ones. Argus's fate is now unknown but most probably it's now a Burning Legion stronghold.

Hand of Argus is the Draenei Knighthood order, mostly focusing on Bloodmyst and Azuremyst Isles and dedicated on protecting Exodar. Hand of Argus is made of Draenei Paladins and Vindicators, creating main body of Draenei military and police force. In reference to original leadership of Argus planet, Hand of Argus is also led by a triumvirate of the hand; Vindicators; Boros, Kuros and Aesom. You can also see Hand's agents in Draenei populated areas like Nagrand. Like other Paladin orders, Hand of Argus is also build upon virtues like; bravery, goodness, tenacity and honor. To be a member of Hand of Argus one must be a Draenei and serve in cleansing of new Draenei Homeland.

Notable Hand of Argus members are; Vindicator Boros, Vindicator Kuros, Vindicator Aesom ( The Triumvirate of Hand, Boros is first in command followed by others ), Interrogator Khan, Justinius the Harbringer, Harbringer Mikolaas, Nimaasus the Implaceable, Vindicator Yalaa, Zorus the Judicator and Aurelon.

Blood Knight Order

''Our people had walked a dark path and mine was among the darkest of them all. But the Light showed me that I was not lost. It helped me to find the strength to survive in spite of all that had happened and all the evil I had wrought.''

Capital of the order is the Silvermoon City. The order is simply an order of Elite Blood Elf Paladins, Silvermoon's protectors. Now this part might be complicated, but as of now Blood Knigts are serving the Light unlike common knowledge. Before Lady Liadrin's meeting with A'dal Blood Elves were manipulating the energy they were drawning from M'uru; a naaru that Blood Elves of Kael'Thas captured in the Tempest Keep.

Sin'dorei people were followers of light before the great desctruction of their homeland. After fall of Quel'Thalas Blood Elves lost their faith in Holy Light. Now let's read how Blood Elves first stole the light, then turned into the rightheous path. This part i will completely copy from original Burning Crusade website:

Stealing the Light

A blood elf paladin.
Not long ago, in Outland...
Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider and his blood elves waited until the newly arrived naaru departed Tempest Keep. He had little interest in what the naaru hoped to accomplish on this shattered world: it was Tempest Keep that had brought him here. At the prince's signal the elves stormed the dimensional fortress, quickly defeating its automated defenses and claiming its satellite structures. The only real threat the elves discovered was a lone naaru who had stayed behind to maintain the keep's defenses. With some difficulty, Kael'thas subdued the energy being and sent it to Quel'Thalas so that the magic-addicted blood elves could feed upon it.
Back in the capital city of Silvermoon, Magister Astalor Bloodsworn was not content with this idea. After long months of study and experimentation, he and his fellow wizards learned how to manipulate and corrupt the naaru's luminous energies. In the end the wizards devised a process by which the powers of the Light could be transferred to recipients who had not earned such abilities. Instead of feeding upon the naaru's magic, the blood elves would wield the naaru's Light-given powers themselves.
Lady Liadrin, formerly a priestess, had recently renounced her vows, for she felt the Light had abandoned her people. She learned of the wizards' achievement and volunteered to be the first to bend the stolen powers to her will. With her decision a new order was born: the Blood Knights. These renegade paladins are able to harness the sacred powers of the Alliance's noblest heroes.
Though many blood elves applauded the creation of the Blood Knights, just as many dislike their methods and their attitude, especially the Farstriders. Curiously the naaru don't express any sort of dislike for the blood knights and even allow them in their cities. Blood Knights, despite their capture of M'uru, don't seem to have any enmity with the naaru of Shattrath City, some even living in the city.
It is also important to note that not blood elves, abandoned their former ways to become Blood Knights. A very small minority of blood elves continued to follow their path as true Paladins of the Light.

However this didn't last long, Prince Kael'Thas and his Felblood minions entered Silvermoon City and took M'uru to Sunwell Plateu, leaving his people without power again. Seeing Kael'thas' treachery for herself, Lady Liadrin travelled to Shattrath and met with A'dal , who informed her that M'uru had known his fate - to aid in the redemption of the people of Quel'Thalas, as prophesied by Velen. With this new insight, Liadrin pledged herself and the Order to the Sha'tar and the Shattered Sun Offensive, the army raised to battle Kael'thas and his nefarious master, Kil'jaeden. With Liadrin absent from Silvermoon, the duties of training aspiring Masters - normally undertaken by Liadrin herself - are now being handled by Lord Solanar Bloodwrath. In these events it has been discovered that all this were forseen by prophecy of Velen earlier; and M'uru was actually letting Blood Elves drain it's energies as Naaru already knew Blood Elves would eventually turn back to true path of the light.

Blood Knight Order has a hierarchy of ranks; those being Blood Knight Initiate; Blood Knight Adept ( these wield a special weapon resembling they are part of the order; the Blood-Tempered Ravaseur), Blood Knight ( A Blood Knight was originally given a Warhorse when they get promoted to this rank but it's changed now, they now instead get Charger which was originally reward for being Blood Knight Master ), Blood Knight Master ( This is the Highest rank a Player can reach ingame and they get rewarded with a special tabard for their resemblence as a Blood Knight Master ), Champion, Knight-Lord and finally Matriarch: The rank held by Lady Liadrin, supreme leader of the Blood Knight order.

Main Leader of the order is; as stated above; Lady Liadrin a former elven priestess, became disillusioned with the Light following the Fall of Quel'Thalas. She had long forsaken her Light-given powers when M'uru was transported to Silvermoon following the capture of Tempest Keep. Magister Astalor Bloodsworn proposed using the naaru's powers to bestow certain blood elves with the powers of paladins. Liadrin was the first to volunteer to make use of these powers, and thus she became the first and leader of the Blood Knights. Seconday Leaders are Knight-Lord Bloodvalor, Magister Astalor Bloodsworn, Lord Solanar Bloodwrath. Some other notable Blood Knights are; Mehlar Dawnblade, Champion Cyssa Dawnrose, Master Pyreanor, Aleyah Dawnborn and Champion Vranesh. You can see, words Dawn and Blood, are most popular in Sin'dorei culture pointing out their destruction and reborn from ashes of Quel'Thalas. That also explains the huge part ''Phoenix'' takes in their culture.