It is composed of Knights from the Crimson Lion and Silver Eagle squads. The Royal Castle Knights 「王城騎士隊 Ōjō Kishi-tai, Viz: "Castle Knights"」 are a special group of Magic Knights tasked with protecting the front gates of Clover Castle. The nine squads of the Magic Knights are as follows:
The ranks are determined by the cumulative amount of stars that the members of a squad have collected as a whole. Īdditionally, all squads compete with one another in order to see which squads are the best.
Each squad possesses their own insignia in correspondence to the squad's name, as well as signature robes that easily differentiate members of one squad from another. Members of the Magic Knights are divided into nine different squads, each of which is led by a Magic Knight that has been bestowed authority as the captain 「団長 danchō」 of the squad. Below the Emperor status, members of the Magic Knights are divided into four other ranks, each of which (with the notable exception of Grand Magic Knight) is further divided into five classes, with the 1st class as the highest and the 5th class as the lowest. The leader of the Magic Knights, the Magic Emperor, is the highest rank in the organization.
The number of stars awarded for a mission depends on the difficulty or significance of the accomplishment. Black stars are awarded for failed missions or poor performances, such as damaging towns they were meant to defend, and count against the squad's total. The Magic Emperor awards gold stars to individual Magic Knights and teams of Knights who have demonstrated exceptional performance in the field. However, this fact does not hinder commoners of lesser status to enter the organization, as the Magic Knights often arrange a Magic Knights Entrance Exam, in which everyone could participate for a chance to be inducted into one of the Magic Knights' squads. Thus, membership and leadership of the Magic Knights are dominated by the nobility of the Clover Kingdom, because they often produce mages with high magical powers and talents. ĭue to the Magic Knights' duties, which are focused on combat-based missions, members of the Magic Knights must possess a high amount of magic power and be well-versed in combat. These duties are treated as missions which can be accomplished by any Magic Knights, where they could nominate themselves for the duty, or be nominated by a higher ranked Magic Knight.
The organization has a noble duty, protecting the Kingdom from various threats, such as invasions from foreign countries, to local crimes within the Kingdom itself. The Clover Kingdom's Magic Knights is an organization where selected mages enter and become part of the Kingdom's military as a Magic Knight.