"What makes a knight? A shining blade, or bloody battered steel?
Let us name the Orders Four and the truth within reveal."
- —Children’s Rhyme.
The four orders of Knights were founded by the Demiurges.[1]
Geas[]
"THE GEAS KNIGHT unknown by name, the seeker proud and true,
His endless quest hath rent the stars yet known is he by few,"
- —Children’s Rhyme.
The Geas Knights each dedicate their lives to a single task. It can be something general and innocuous, such as protecting the weak, or it can be something life consuming, such as a search for a fabled sword, or restoration of a king. [2] Ingsvld is a Geas Knight.
Belligerent[]
"THE BLOODY KNIGHT, belligerent, her edge tastes skulls and lives,
The viscera of common men and royalty besides,"
- —Children’s Rhyme.
The Belligerent Knights, or bloody knights, fight anything and everything. In the modern era, they worship Jagganoth, as they cannot defeat him.
Peregrine[]
"THE PEREGRINE, whose bell always rings the crack of breaking day,
It’s nameless peal will drive the ceaseless evil from the ways,"
- —Children’s Rhyme.
The Peregrine Knights are tasked with the maintenance of shrines and the King’s Road. They spend their entire lives walking and staying in pilgrim’s shrines, none of which they stay at for long out of custom. They also work closely with the angels to maintain order and the monastery-fortresses that certain angels hold. [3] Kierinsaval is a Peregrine Knight.
Mendicant[]
"THE MENDICANT, the beggar knight, roughly clad and shod,
He lives as though he were a beast, but fights he as a God."
- —Children’s Rhyme.
The Mendicant Knights, or beggar knights, are penniless, filthy, and usually drunk, but they are the strongest of the four orders, modulo their level of drunkenness.[4] Maya is a Mendicant Knight.
Angelic Knights[]
Unrelated to the above, angels are grouped into their own knightly orders, such as the defunct Concordant Knights. The police-like Concordant Harmonies are similar, though not nominally knights. Modern angels are grouped into the Thorn Knights, the Petal Knights, and the Root Knights.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Abbadon (March 25, 2014). KSBD 3:44. Chapter 3. Page 44.
- ↑ http://killsixbilliondemons.tumblr.com/post/148139600620/you-have-mentioned-the-gimmick-of-the-mendicant
- ↑ http://killsixbilliondemons.tumblr.com/post/148139600620/you-have-mentioned-the-gimmick-of-the-mendicant
- ↑ KSBD Tumblr
- ↑ KSBD Tumblr