The MUST HAVE Accessory

Well the trout is the insignia of the Tully family, Liege Lords over the Riverlands, one of the 7 Kingdoms of Westeros. But the Tully flag is a fish on a field of red and blue, and I see nor red nor blue in the Order of the Trout medal. 

However, there is Bryndyn Tully, seasoned war vet and Uncle to the Heir of the Tully family. Bryndyn has taken on the moniker "Black Fish," and uses it for his personal coat of arms. In Westeros the BLackfish has historically been known for his experience in combat and for his desire to go against the curve, or "swim upstream" as some would call it. 

In Westeros, the Blackfish's whereabouts remain unknown. He was last seen mysteriously disapearing from a surrounded and sieged castle after his own family yielded the castle to the enemy. The common folk believe he has gone to rally what is left of the Young Wolf's forces to oppose the Tyrinacal Lannister control of the Riverlands. 

Clearly the Order of the Trout is formed and named as a node to Sir Bryndyn Tully, The Black Fish. This is inline with the much publicized Order of the Phoenix, named after their idol Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Since they are named after the Black Fish, they wish to represent is "swimming upstream" mentality. Furthermore it shows a unified force existing through many lands of Elgea. 

Now that we know where the name comes from, we can theorize as to the purpose of the Order. I believe they are mimicking the Blackfish. They are forming a coalition against the current tyrant in the largest war plaguing the future of Elgea. The Order of the Trout will continue to rally forces and rise up against the oppressors to bring balance and prosperity to the realm. 

Everyone given the sign of the trout is an operative sent out by their fishy spawn overlords.

They infiltrate all the alliances, converting more to their cause. Who has reason to suspect? They don't hide it, "they have nothing to hide."

But that's just scratching the surface of the river.

A few weeks go by when trout-order manufactured spawn are placed around the corners of the Illyrian world. Once hatched, the fry seek out players or alliances, attempting to gain their trust.
By the time they've reached the Parr stage, they've found a player to link to or else have died, ending their menace to society.

Unfortunately there comes a time when they successfully bond... Growing into a Smolt. The afflicted player will and can easily conceal the trout still in this stage, knowingly or unwittingly spreading the Trout's influence.

Finally the parasites become adults, taking on a bronze sheen and using the infected players to spread their children, infect and convert other players and begin the trout domination of the world.

So cruel are the Illyrian trout that no one is safe. Opponents are eliminated, but perhaps more enraging is that those marked by the order of the trout too are doomed to being eaten by a thousand trout fry. The mark of the trout is a death sentence.

There will come a time when they rise, and the only hope we'll have is to flood the oceans and rivers of the world with so much alcohol that the trout are too inebriated to effectively destroy all known life in the world.

How to spot someone infected with trout:
1. They talk too little.

2. They talk too much.

3. They are eager to help people (care-avans are an easy way to conceal hidden spawn).

4. They regularly give "advice" to people (this advice is laden with trout spawn).

5. They seek high concentrations of lords and barons in Illyriad, infecting the few who can fight back when the uprising begins.

6. They seek to live in areas with low concentrations of people (to hide more fish spawn).

7. They seek to spread the word of trout via public forums.