>>98292068>militaristic>monastic>stoic>dutiful>aggressive>"literally call each other brothers"They're basically the paragon of every "warrior-monk brotherhood" ever conceived, complete with the total refutation of sexuality.
This is as opposed to them being feminine
>emotional>sympathetic>empatheticThe root knights represent sexless masculinity. They extol brotherhood, duty, and law.
The thorn knights also represent sexless masculinity, but in a corrupted, negative manner. Rage, fury, hatred, and destruction.
The petal knights represent not femininity, but rather androgyny, as well as carnal sensation.