Can't wait for this to start!
I just wanted to throw an idea out to all the players.
Before the State was created the Order was just a normal Christian Knightly Order, which was only thirty years previous. Now the main Chapter was in the Empire of the Sea Dragon, this was a mighty complex were the majority of the Order was trained however lesser Chapter Houses were situated all around Europe and these still exist but mostly for recruitment purposes so local nobles send their children to join, they would begin their training in these places before being sent off to the State for proper training.
So I'm going to leave it up to each Player (excluding the Horde as it just wouldn't fit and it probably wouldn't fit The Hellenic Kingdom of Anagennisis either) if their country has a Chapter House, if it does then you can decide how big, influential, friendly and...well dutiful/corrupt it is as their isolation from the Order leadership lets them be very independent. The biggest chapter house outside of the State is still in the Empire of the Sea Dragon but aside from that it's up to you guys,
Anyway just an idea! No one has to have one of course! The only real benefits would be probably a quicker way to initiate diplomatic relations, some more soldiers to defend your nation and perhaps depending on their relation with the chapter perhaps previously established relations).