Bismuthian Order of the Forge

There have been many organizations, guides or brotherhoods that have risen and fallen throughout the six thousand years since the end of the Gem War. One the arguably most renowned and some might say infamous, the Bismuthian Order of the Forge. They began as a loosely connected guide of humanoid blacksmiths who were friends, allies, and followers of Bismuth, one of Rose Quartz's greatest generals during the gem war. It was said that Bismuth bonded with these warrior blacksmiths both on the battlefield and the forge, trading war stories and smithing techniques. Together with Bismuth, they fought Homeworlders, Gem-mutants, and Grimm in hundreds if not thousands of battles. under bismuth's guidance, these blacksmiths forged many of the weapons of the Crystal Gem Army used during the Gem War.

When the War was won, the blacksmith guide found it itself at a loss as what to with themselves after the disappearance of Bismuth. They spent the next ten years looking for her while gathering the lost and abandoned weapons of the defeated Homeworld forces, along with the remains of the shattered, under the supervision of Crystal Gems. When their search turned up nothing, they began to fear that Bismuth must have been shattered in the final battle. In their time-fighting side by side with the CG, they learned of the life of a Gem and what happens to them when they are shattered. The guild had a deeper understanding of Gemkind then any other natives of Remnant and knew the living death that awaited the shattered. And these warriors saw far too many of their friends get shattered and refused to let their comrades linger in horrid living death. it was with these thoughts their path was cemented.

The guild gathered the shards of the fallen they had collected since the war for the great undertaking to come. They would give prays for forgiveness in light of any pain they may cause and proceeded to use every smithing technique they knew to infuse these shards to metal. Once done, they would use aura and deep meditation to connect with the "spirit" of the Reforged, which was a metal totem, to see what became of their minds. The Crystal Gems heard of what this group were doing and hunted them down out of a sense of horror and betrayal. the only thing that prevented conflict from breaking out between the two groups was Rose picking up on the feelings of the Reforged.

She was surprised to find that the Reforged were feeling relief, joy, gratitude and a sense of completeness and purpose that is normally absent in the shattered. Rose was amazed. Never in her wildest hopes she ever thought there can be salvation for shattered gems and yet here are these humans and Faunus proving her wrong. This deepens her love and respect for the people of Remnant and allowed this order of blacksmiths to continue their undertaking under the condition that they never shatter a complete Gem. Their purpose is to bring salvation to the shattered not make more of them. They are only to capture and imprison Homeworlders and Corrupted, nothing more. Those who were shattered in war or in accidents are allowed to be reforged. She also asked that whenever possible to "ask" the shattered what they want to be reforged as and what new purpose they wish to follow.

With Rose's blessing, they expanded and reorganized themselves into the Bismuthian Order of the Forge, and set about undergoing their mission. for the next one thousand, the order was in what many considered to be its golden age. They got their start in the land that would one day be known as Vale. They spread out and formed semi-independent chapters in every settlement and village. Gemsmiths served more than just renowned blacksmiths, they also served the protectors of their communities with their Reforged partner at hand and even acted as spiritual leaders. Due to their exalted skill at metalworking and the fame of their Reforged weapon partners, were in high demand from the various kings and nobles who wished to make use of their services and boost their own power in the face of theirs.

Gem's opinion on the Bismuthian Orders is somewhat mixed, to say the least. Some Gems completely trust the guilds and even willingly work with them. Some of them even make it their mission to seek out shattered gems and bring them back to the guilds to save the shattered from their pain. Other gems, however, are creeped out by the guilds and their practices. They see what the Bismuthian Orders do as a perverse form as necromancy. This belief is especially common among Homeworlders, who fear the Gemsmith will smash them to harvest their shards to remake them as something humiliating as punishment for their part in the Gem War. However not all HW Gem share this fear and a rare few even see "possibilities" in the Gemsmith's methods.

Over time the order started to fracture as factions began to form, each wishing to explore new possibilities of their craft, form closer bonds with those in power, reach spiritual enlightenment, or undergo a more militaristic bent against their various enemies. Some have even started to take on mercenary work while others were becoming a part of the surrounding nobility, moving far away in the spirit and attitude of the common people. despite the tensions among the factions, no one wanted to go to war. So the leadership conveyed together and came to the decision to peacefully break apart to organization into several smaller orders who are free to follow the Bismuthian creed in how they see fit.

It was these breakaway suborders that continued the expansion and migration of Bismuthian Creed out of Vale into the other continents of the remnant. These new orders changed drastically from its parent organization as they assimilated into the cultures of their new homeland while combining it with aspects of the Bismuthian Creed. Many of these guilds grew specialized over the centuries of operation. Take for example the Forge Knights, who as the name implies created armor and weapons commonly used by their namesakes. Or how about the Jewel Smiths guides who specialized in the in the creation of beautifully crafted jewelry based Reforged, along with their more mundane but still gorgeous counterpart. Then, there are the Mistralian Blade Masters, whose Reforged katanas are considered by a wide majority of ordinary citizens one the sharpest swords ever forged by Man or Gem. There are even minor guides who figured out how to make the Reforged into clothing, books, and paintings. The Gemsmiths continued their practice for thousands of years until they were nearly destroyed in the Great War between the four Kingdoms and have yet to recover since.

Hi this is a crosspost from my Spacebattles account. This is my first "story" so I hope you guy like it. This is more of a worldbuilding lore project then an actual story. Maybe I will write one later but I make no promise. Tell me what think, I would like the feedback.