---
title: "Order of the Crimson Moon — The Player's Faction"
description: "Humanity's last defenders in Crimson Moon. The Order of the Crimson Moon is the faction the player serves as a Nephilim."
publishedAt: 2026-09-01
updatedAt: 2026-09-01
source: "https://store.steampowered.com/app/4317690/Crimson_Moon/"
submitter: "ProbablyMonsters (official)"
---

Order of the Crimson Moon

The Order of the Crimson Moon is the faction the player belongs to. Per the official Crimson Moon Steam store page:

"Humanity's last hope is the Order of the Crimson Moon, and its most feared weapon is you."

Who they are

The Order is what remains of organized humanity after Gildenarch fell. They are not a government — they are a militant order dedicated to one purpose: fighting back the demons, undead, vampires, and Hellgrowth abominations that took over Gildenarch.

The Order's headquarters is The Church (formerly called Sanctus Clypeus in earlier dev posts — see note below). This is where the player Nephilim returns between runs.

What they do

Based on official sources:

Maintain The Church as a sanctuary from the overrun city

Forge Nephilim — the player character is described as "a human-angel hybrid forged to defend the world from Hell," implying the Order is responsible for this process

Plan missions via the War Table, a strategic planning interface

Send Nephilim on hunts into Gildenarch to clear the demons

Naming note

Earlier Steam News posts (before launch) called the home base "Sanctus Clypeus" and the Order the "Knights of the Crimson Moon." The launch-day description (September 1, 2026) refers to it as "The Church" and "Order of the Crimson Moon."

Both names refer to the same in-game entities. The launch description is more recent and is the canonical naming for new content. We use the launch-day names throughout the wiki and cross-reference the earlier "Sanctus Clypeus" / "Knights" terminology for players who encounter it in pre-release materials.

What's confirmed vs. unconfirmed

Confirmed:

Order of the Crimson Moon exists as the player faction

They occupy The Church

They forge Nephilim (implied by the Nephilim lore)

Unconfirmed (game launched today — will populate as players discover):

Specific named NPCs in the Order

Order hierarchy (leaders, ranks)

Whether all Order members are human or some are also Nephilim

Source

Crimson Moon on Steam ↗ — launch description, September 1, 2026

Steam News: Welcome to Sanctus Clypeus — earlier dev post using the old name

Related

[The Church](/regions/the-church/) — the Order's headquarters

[Gildenarch](/regions/gildenarch/) — the city the Order fights for

[Updates](/updates/) — official news including the older dev posts