Knight Owl

Fabian (Close friend)

Chanterelle (Close friend)

> "You probably don't think I can force this dagger down your throat. I can."
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Knight Owl is a the leader of the Oath of Shadows, and one of the slayers of the dark god, Tharizdun.

## Biography

Knight Owl was only five years old when his parents were taken away. Left to be raised by a cult, he was only called by the number tattooed on his wrist: XXVII. Living in the temple located in Rence, in the Veluna region, though he found an escape through this religion, Twenty-Seven never stopped hating the purple and blacked robed Drow. Twenty-Seven tried to escape multiple times, but came to realize that the only way to truly escape was to give in to the cult - especially if he wished to save his parents which were being hidden somewhere within the cult’s reach. Thus he became the cult’s trained killer. When not sent out on missions, Knight Owl was kept imprisoned deep in the headquarters of the cult, often for years at a time.

When the war against the Elemental Evil came, Twenty-Seven realized that his cult was part of a bigger, more evil cult. He was sent to the town of Rastor in the Kron Hills. There, he met a wizard named Nymmestra who already had odes devoted to her heroism. After a couple of days gleaning information off of her, you decided that you wanted to team up with her to stop the Elemental Evil. Before he could though, Nymmestra found out who he was, and ended up stabbing him in the heart before turning him to stone. The last thing he saw were her teary eyes peering at him over her gem encrusted wand.

Twenty Seven floated around in a state of nothingness for what seemed like eons, until one day he had a vision. Coming face to face with a shirtless, dark-skinned man who wore an animal skull to cover his face. He was accompanied by an elk with glowing eyes. When he spoke, he seemed to be speaking through both his mouth and the elk’s. Addressing Twenty Seven by a name he couldn't quite make out, he spoke something that seemed familiar and far away. Stating that he had been watching Twenty Seven, the man explained that he was dying, and that the beings that walked the world were forgetting about him due to the Dark God, and offered Twenty Seven a choice: stay and die, or become the man's icon and help him stop the Dark God. Twenty-Seven chose the later, and his heart was replaced with a cracked gem. The man left with him with these parting words: “I do not have all my power, but you hold all of my faith. I will be watching.”

Breaking free of the stone, Twenty-Seven soon realized that much time has passed. 50 years to be exact, and no one had any knowledge of a cult trying to resurrect the Dark God, or of the Elemental Evil. He went back home to find it in rubble. The ceiling had caved, the pews cracked, and the Prince’s statue left as a pair of legs. His only findings was an owl he befriended, which he gave the name Dusk, and with but one whistle would have him flying to his side.

He decided to continue his travels, performing at inns and temples, attempting to get in touch with his contact from years ago. It was during this time he decided to go by the name Knight Owl. It wasn’t until he was in Verbobonc that he learned about his contact, the dwarf Lagge Liftsilver, now living in the town of Hommlet. And so he set off to Hommlet, down his path of vengeance.

### The Temple of Elemental Evil

Arriving in Hommlet's marketplace, Knight Owl met the town bookseller, and learned Lagge was now working as a stonemason in town. Venturing there, he met Lagge, as well as Gistrid, one of Lagge's allies. He learned of cult activity in a moathouse to the east of town. Before heading east, he stopped in the tavern for a drink, where he met the druids Chanterelle and Estragon, the sorceress Clover, and the rogue Fabian, who all were heading for the moathouse. Heading east, the group arrived at the moathouse, and infiltrated it, dealing with the cultists and undead monsters inside. Learning Hommlet had been infiltrated by more cultists, and that they were heading to the Temple of All Consumption, Knight Owl brutally executed the remaining forces in the moathouse, and left.

Returning to Hommlet, the group found a sleeping spell surrounding the town, but managed to get through. Meeting Elmo and Jaroo, the group trailed Jaroo, who had been acting suspiciously. Discovering he was allied with the cultist presence in town, the group engaged the cultists. Dealing with the remaining forces, Jaroo was left alive, and was interrogated for information. However, Chanterelle's unwillingness to seriously injure Jaroo meant he wouldn't talk, so Knight Owl dragged him to a nearby river and tried to torture him. As Jaroo tried to escape, he was recaptured, and Knight Owl upped the torture, threatening to force feed Jaroo a dagger. Just then, Jaroo revealed the remaining cultist activity, and that he was a changeling. This left no reason for Knight Owl to keep him alive, and Jaroo was shortly killed thereafter.

Next, the party headed to the Temple of All Consumption. Along the way, they met an elf named Mariana, who joined the party, as her brother was being held in the temple. When they arrived, the party split up, one group going to the north side of the temple to cause a distraction, while Fabian, Knight Owl, and Mariana snuck into the south side. Inside, he found a statue of the one who had freed him from the stone, the earth god Urkg. As the three continued down into the temple, they eventually found an elf man named Lars, who seemed familiar to Knight Owl. The man seemed panicked by Knight Owl being alive, and tried to kill him, then revealing he was Knight Owl's father, and addressed him by his name he had lost so long ago: Dion. Revealing Knight Owl was meant to be a sacrifice to the dark god Tharizdun when he was a child, Knight Owl's mother had made a deal with the cult to spare him, in exchange for Knight Owl to be trained to kill for the cult, and that Lars had killed Knight Owl's mother. This enraged Knight Owl, and he tried to kill Lars, not caring he was the father he had lost decades ago. Lars escaped, causing Knight Owl to go berserk, and swear he would find him. As the party reunited, they found a group of captives, including Mariana's brother, Sokka. As the party tried to escape, they encountered the Trinity, a group of the cult's champions, and the party engaged them. Knight Owl was badly injured, as was the rest of the party, but with Mariana's help, they managed to escape.

Next, the party traveled to the Library of Yona, to try and learn what they could of Tharizdun and the cult. Along the way, the group was ambushed by cultists, but were easily defeated. Arriving at the library, Knight Owl learned more of the Elemental Prince Urkg, and of his heart they now shared. As the library was closing, Clover was trying to steal a book from the library, and was being confronted by Yona, the goddess of knowledge. Annoyed with Clover, Knight Owl snatched the book, and gave it back to Yona, and departed.

A few days later, the party awoke to find Knight Owl clutching a bloodied rag, and angrily seething, announcing he had found where his father was hiding and that he would go kill him, with the party's help or not. Seeing as they had a common enemy in the cult, they agreed, and set off to Lars' hideout. Entering the temple, Knight Owl and the party made short work of the cultist opposition. While searching the hideout, Knight Owl found the mask of Faceless Fury, a magical mask blessed by Urkg, adding its power to his own. During their search, Knight Owl was cursed, and temporarily blinded, causing him to end up splitting off from the group and getting lost. As his sight returned, he found himself in an unexplored part of the temple. As he traveled further in, he found a meeting room, where Lars was speaking with a mysterious woman. Breaking down the door, Knight Owl took Lars and the woman off guard, causing her to teleport away, and Lars to awkwardly try to talk down his son, to no success. Enraged, Knight Owl attacked his father in a frenzy, and while Lars tried to defend himself, he was no match for Knight Owl. Before he died, Knight Owl demanded to know the truth about his mother, to which Lars confirmed what he had said before, causing Knight Owl to brutally execute his father, and leave his severed head impaled on the wall.

Sneaking through the temple to find the rest of his allies, Knight Owl stumbled upon the war room, and part of the Orb of Oblivion. As he continued to sneak through the temple, he accidentally came across the Trinity again. Knowing he would not stand a chance against them, he retreated back, and found his friends exploring the war room. Engaging the Trinity again, the party ended up getting separated when a teleportation spell went wrong and warped them all over the country.

Waking up in the Northern forests, Knight Owl was surprised to see Nymmestra there again. Angered and thinking Knight Owl was still part of the cult, she attacked him, despite Knight Owl trying to explain he had finally left the cult behind. Eventually, as they both wore themselves out, the fight was stopped by Dusk, who greeted Nymmestra like an old friend. Revealing himself to be Urkg, they explained that Nymmestra was the guardian of the Great Oak Tree, the first tree in creation, and the source of the natural world. Offered more power in exchange for agreeing to become the guardian of the tree, and all of nature itself, Nymmestra's wand combined with Urkg's gem in Knight Owl's heart, and the green gem was completed, causing Nymmestra to die as she had wanted, thanking and apologizing to Knight Owl as she faded away.

Warping to the Eastern Forests, Knight Owl met up with Fabian and Chanterelle, and then the rest of the group. Learning they had three of the four elemental gems, they decided to travel to the Turtle Woods, where Tharizdun had first been imprisoned. Traveling there, the party engaged the cultist force in the woods. During the fight, Knight Owl had a vision of his father mocking him, but continued onward unfazed.

Reaching the clearing in the forest, Knight Owl and his allies engaged the Trinity, and the mysterious woman from before, who turned out to be Elaine, Chanterelle's sister. As they moved through the riverside to fight the Trinity, the Third appeared, but was easily defeated by Fabian and Knight Owl. Fighting the remainder of the Trinity, Knight Owl rushed into the fray and retrieved the blue gem, the final gem needed to seal Tharizdun. As the group channeled the energy of their gems into the staff, they finally stopped the resurrection, and destroyed the Orb of Oblivion, destroying Tharizdun once and for all. Unfortunately, Elaine was too far corrupted, and was killed.

On his trip back to the Great Oak, Knight Owl stopped by his old temple where he was raised. Finding the lower levels still inhabited by the remnants of the cult, Knight Owl easily massacred them, and purified the temple, causing it to be overgrown and covered in flowers, turning it into a shrine to Urkg.

    However, his role as guardian did not last long, as Lord Anzu appeared before him, and explained they needed help defeating the Chaos Dragon. Before he left, he planted a sliver of the green heart in the Great Oak, which would warn him if the Great Oak were ever in danger, and set off for the worlds under siege by The God of Darkness, along with Fabian.

When he arrived, he set about forming a new order, along with Fabian, Anzu's friend Winavere, Cecil's ally Knox, and a various assortment of other skilled rogues, dedicated to watching over the innocent, and preparing for the invasion of the Chaos Dragon, and called themselves the Oath of Shadows, establishing a hideout in The Nightsong Penumbra. At some point before the fall of The Underking, Knight Owl tamed a new owl companion, naming it Dawn. Along with his world, he shed both his birth name and number assigned by the cult, in favor of a new name. Only those closest to him know of it.

One year later, Knight Owl received word of Dragon Cult activity in Druet Cristan, where the Knights of Stormlance were based. Travelling there, he was too late, and the order had been destroyed. Thankfully, he found one survivor, a young man named Revanholdt. Taking him under his wing, Knight Owl trained him as a rogue and raised him until he was old enough to live on his own.

### Song of the Nightingale

During the Risen Incursion, Knight Owl kept tabs on the party to see if they were ready for the trials ahead. After the fall of The Underking, he kept a personal watch on Noah, to see if he was worthy of joining the Oath of Shadows. However, Noah's death put an end to this idea.

### Season of Red Leaves

At some point before the events in Eversong, Knight Owl was sent to rescue Rowan and Saber from prison, due to their innocence and Anzu having a task for them.

A few days later, Knight Owl was sent to discuss the status and location of The Skull of the Deathlord with Rayvon Shadowsong and Sçad Youi Yoxi. Angrily leaving due to the bickering between Rayvon and Sçad, Knight Owl gave a quick nod to Saber before leaving.

When Clan Bloodmoon attacked Port Little Oak, Knight Owl and the Oath of Shadows were sent by Anzu to reinforce the defending forces. Sending the remainder of the order home, aside from Knox and Winny, Knight Owl and the two Talons joined Lord Iolodren's forces to attack The Dark Citadel. After the battle was won and Eversong was pulled out of The Abyss, Knight Owl faded back into the shadows, waiting until the world needed him again.

## Personality

For his entire life, Knight Owl was resentful of the cult that had raised him. Growing up in a cold and uncaring environment, he found it hard to find happiness. But underneath that shell was still that same Elven child, crying out for anyone to love him.

After his rebirth, Knight Owl was cut off from anyone who still knew him, and now felt truly alone in the world. On the one hand, he was free of the cultists who had imprisoned him his whole life, but on the other hand, he now felt truly alone in the world, and became cynical, disconnected, and filled with rage. He was extremely ruthless when dealing with his enemies, holding no qualms about interrogating the Changeling that had impersonated Jaroo, and cutting down cultists who stood in his way, with no cares for their reasons or lives.

However, Knight Owl was amused by a druid he had met, Chanterelle, who was a warm, bright opposite to his dark, vengeful mood. She was the only one who he didn't immediately kill for trying to remove his hood. Knight Owl also had a mutual respect for the other rogue of the group, Fabian, as they thought alike and had a skillset that matched his. Eventually, Knight Owl began to see Fabian and Chanterelle like family, especially after vowing to kill his father.

When he confronted Lars, Knight Owl became unhinged, ready to kill his own father, despite him being the only family he had left. After killing Lars, Knight Owl wasn't sure what to do with himself, now accepting death he just joked in the face of death, not caring if he lived or died.

In general, Knight Owl comes across as cold, heartless, and ruthless. His trust issues stem from his family betraying him at a young age, and his entire life he had been trained as a living weapon, taught to only focus on the mission and to let nothing stand in his way. After Tharizdun was destroyed forever, Knight Owl began to recover from all the cult had done to him. While he was still jaded, cynical, and ruthless, he deeply cared about Chanterelle and Fabian, seeing them as the family he had never had, and treated his new guild with respect and brotherhood.

## Abilities and Equipment

Trained as a killer all his life, Knight Owl was skilled in stealth and assassination, and favored a bow for range, and a ninjato sword for melee. He was also outfitted with daggers and other tools of assassination. While exploring Lars' hideout temple, Knight Owl found the Mask of Faceless Fury that fused with his own mask, adding to his arsenal.

After meeting Urkg and having the heart of earth implanted in him, Knight Owl gained a small number of druidic abilites, and was able to speak to animals. Once the heart was restored, Knight Owl's abilities continued to grow. He fashioned his own spell, creating a second ninjato using Urkg's power.

## Appearance

Knight Owl stood at a little over six feet tall. wore black cloaked armor, with a bird-like mask. Underneath, he had medium length white hair, and piercing green eyes, which turned white when he used his abilities. He had the heart of Urkg embedded in his chest in place of his heart.