Lichen Knights

Lichen knights are a rare sight in the world of Giantstep. They are said to be the result of the Great War that created the lands of the Cursed Battlefield, them hiding in terror as the magnitude and horror of that fight crept in in the hearts of many of even the most valerous knights at the time. As a curse for failing their vows, they are now cursed to protect the forests they ran away in. Their armour rusted by the passage of time, and covered in plantlife, they are unable to die, their defeat only a temporary reprief of eternal servitude. They patrol certain areas of the world's forests, usually highly magical ones, or areas with great significance, although it's been reported sightings of lichen knights at seemingly random places. They will charge silently at those who harbour in their heart any kind of thought against the forests, their skills as sharp as they were in life. Even as undead, they are seemingly immune to the control of necromancers, which has led to the speculations of them not really being undead, but rather forest spirits holding the soul of the knight attached to the mortal remains for all eternity.
Category:Creature