Wither Knights

thumb|Kralos, now leader of the Wither Knights, in Hard Pill to Swallow.
The Wither Knights are the elite of the Wither Clan. Except for their grandmaster, the commander of the Wither Clan, knights defend garrisons instead of fighting in the battlefield. 
== Members ==
* Kralos (leader)
* Naeus (former leader)
* Blackbone † (Overworld commander)
== Information ==
The Wither Knights were founded centuries ago to defend the Wither Clan, possibly before the beginning of the Nether Horde. They were based in the Wither Tower. After the clans of the Nether united under the Pig King, their secondary purpose was established. As the representing elite of the Wither Skeletons, they would become leaders in the Horde monarchy, below the Pig King, and be a part of the Nether's army.
In the Nether, Naeus was the first known leader of the Wither Knights, as well as the Clan, with his second-in-command Kralos. This established Naeus as a powerful figure in the Nether hierarchy, below the throne of Glutton, the first King of the Nether. In the Overworld, constitute of the Horde's alliance with the Undead, General Blackbone led an outpost of Wither Knights based in the Wither Camp. This eventually fell in Goodbye, after the Frostbourne siege on the Undead reign.
Before the Nether Civil War, the Clan began to retaliate against the Pigmen's tyranny, brewing a growing conflict. Without any leaders after the Pig King's death, this would eventually brew into anarchy, as the Nether Horde descended into chaos due to the civil war. The Wither Knight's took their clan's front, and Naeus and Kralos led an attack on the False Pig King, as Naeus absorbed the Royal Star and Herobrine's power.
Eventually, Naeus slayed the False Pig King, and due to the Pigmen's surrender along with their Commander Hogsworth, Naeus was effectively the new king. This would place Hogsworth and Kralos as second-in-command, each to their own faction. It is unknown if Naeus still led the Knights up to that point.
The Wither Knights were enlisted into Naeus' campaign to conquer the other dimensions, beginning with the End realm. 
Kralos led the Wither Knights' reinforcements during the Battle of New Dragonspire, and Naeus led the first wave. After the battle, the End was decimated. End Matriarch Ceris was captured and their Ender Dragon was killed, and the Horde began to occupy the End Capital New Dragonspire.
During the First Battle of the Far Plains, the Wither Knights in their entirety fought against the armies of the Frostbourne, led by Naeus and Kralos. The battle was part of Naeus' grand campaign to conquer the Overworld. Although the Horde managed to conquer the northern realm, Naeus was severely injured in the fight, effectively establishing Kralos as the new leader of the Wither Knights.
== Gallery ==
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