Order of the Silver Serpent

The Order of the Silver Serpent was the old name for the Royal Knights of the realm.

The Order was featured in the single-player Ultima games. They derived their name from the Silver Serpent, the symbol of the realm.

Eventually, for reasons that were never quite clear (though there were hints that it was some kind of copyright issue), the Order's name had to be changed to the Royal Knights. Eventually it was called the Royal Britannian Guard.

On some shards, the Order is a guild that seeks to carry on the tradition.