Knight

> *"We are the guardians of our people. We stand strong against all invaders. Duty is our shield, order: our weapon. When we defend the weak, we are...immortal."*
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**The Knights** are one of the four playable factions in *For Honor*. It is their belief that many, if not all of the ancient ruins were constructed by their ancestors. The Knights had been scattered for centuries but have begun to reunite under a single banner, that of the Iron Legion. There are those still, however, who choose to gather their own "Legion", and their alliance with the Iron Legion is shaky at best.

## Overview

Though seen as a single group, the Knights are hardly unified. There are many Legions in Ashfeld, the most prominent being The Iron Legion. Each Legion is an independent army that serves to protect and rule over a specific area, usually around their largest fortress or Sanctuary. Each Legion has its own Circle - a group of highly ranked individuals who serve as advisors for the Legion and their warlords.

For Knights, honor and duty go hand-in-hand. Oaths were not lightly broken and many knights serve warlords they do not look highly upon. Honor was not tied to imprisonment as doing so was considered an act of mercy.

## Symbol

**Emblem Significance**

* Order
* Ancestral Roots
* Protection

**Colors**

* Yellow - Knowledge and Strength
* Green - Hope and Stability
* White - Goodness and Purity

## Equipment

> *"Bound by an unbreakable oath, We have sworn to defend our homeland to the death. Those who dare attempt to seize it, will be pacified by steel. We are the righteous, avowed to shield the weak from the wicked. Where lawlessness and oppression reign, we deliver swift and uncompromised justice. We are the noble knights of the Iron Legion. Stand with us, or be judged by our blades."*
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### Armor

The Knights wear a mix of various cloth, chainmail, and plate armor pieces in the game. Before advancements in technology, they wore chainmail hauberks of the 11th century.

### Weapons

**Longsword** - The long sword is a straight doubled-edged sword with a crossguard. The heavy pommel at the handle is for balancing, making the center of gravity near the handle. It can be wielded both with two hands and one. The pommel and crossguard also allows what is called 'Mordhau' (murder-stroke), flipping the sword upside down to swing it like a club or pickaxe.

**Flail** - A weapon that was difficult both to master and to fight against, the flail was a heavy metal bludgeon, sometimes spiked, connected to a wooden handle by a chain. If used in the wrong hands, this weapon could doom its wielder.

**Heater Shield** - Wooden shields were an excellent defense tool and not as unwieldy as one might believe. With it, warriors could simultaneously attack and defend, crashing into their foe if all else fails.

**Short Sword & Dagger** - Quickly drawn and swift in execution, this set of blades made up its lack of lethality with its enabling nature of rapid successive strikes. This weapon was ideal for duels, as the dagger was for defense, and the sword for offense.

**Poleaxe** - These medieval polearms consisted of an axe with a pike connected to a long wooden shaft. These aspects allowed its wielder to strike from a safe distance with great force to even pierce armor, or swing wide with might.

**Gladius** - The standard issue weapon of the Roman centurions. This short sword was swift and quick, allowing the soldier to engage in close combat with a primary focus in quick slashes and thrusting.

**Trident & Buckler** - A polearm with three prongs designed for quick jabs and thrusts, along with the ability to bludgeon with the end of its shaft. Meanwhile, although smaller than other shields, the buckler provided just as much protecting as larger shields when in the right hands.

**Arming Sword & Kite Shield** - The weapon of choice of the Black Prior is the sword. But their iconic kite shield is where the true foundation of their technique of battle lies. Tall and sturdy, the kite shield granted full protection, although not as versatile as smaller shields due that height.

**Flamberge Sword** - The Warmongers wield this elegant sword as their weapon of choice. Its name comes from how the blade itself is wavy like a flame. Although slightly longer than the Warden's Longsword, the Warmongers wield this hefty sword in one hand with ease.

**Bardiche** - A polearm with a distinctly long blade edge for its axe-head, Holden Cross picked it up as it was reminiscent of the poleaxe he stopped using.

## Notable Knights

* *The Warden* - The main protagonist of the Knight campaign, a warrior who joined the Blackstone Legion at the start of their campaign. Later led the Iron Legion against the Blackstone Legion.
* *Ademar* - Holden Cross' second during the very first story mission, Warlords and Cowards.
* *Apollyon* - Warlord and leader of the Blackstone Legion. Primary antagonist in the For Honor campaign.
* *Hervis Daubeny* - A Warden who deserted from the Blackstone Legion and formed his own legion. He goes missing during the Tyranny of the Warmongers, but returns as an ally to the Chimera Alliance.
* *Holden Cross* - An honorable Lawbringer who was Apollyon's second-in-command of the Blackstone Legion. He would later return to fight the Horkos under the name of Gryphon as the leader of the Chimera Alliance.
* *Julius Salavander* - A Warden commander under Apollyon who was in charge of Odingard. He is ultimately killed by Stigandr while defending a captured Viking shipyard.
* *Mercy* - An apathetic Peacekeeper and member of the Blackstone Legion.
* *Stone* - A sarcastic Conqueror and member of the Iron Legion who later joined the Blackstone Legion.
* Lady Belval - A Warden who terrified her enemies with her Mask of Medusa.
* Valentia - The Warden of Westlake adorned her weapons with precious stones.
* Octavius - The Centurion Octavius celebrated his conquest of Mt. Ignis.
* Marius - Marius the Lawbringer was awarded for his courage in the Battle for Rosa Collis.
* Asterion - Asterion the Gladiator defeated the mighty Golden Hind.
* Dante - A Lawbringer who judged Apollyon's village not worth protecting. Years later, Apollyon executed Dante and had his armor re-fashioned to be her own.
* Vortiger - Leader of The Black Priors who first led the elite Holy Balaur, only to disappear when Apollyon had fallen. Later, he returned for the eminent new Cataclysm, in order to make up for his mistakes.
* Erzebet - A pious Prior who miraculously survived an unfavourable battle against the Vikings on top of the cold ice of Blood Lakes, Erzebet pledges herself to the cause of the Black Priors. Led the Knights of the Order of Horkos.
* Badefol - Commander of Eitrivatnen, impaled by Vortiger at the Harbor after his defeat in combat. His corpse was found along with his comrades' by reinforcements from Beaufort Stronghold.
* Gabrielle - A charismatic Warden who rose through the ranks swiftly, desiring fervently to protect her kin. However, her ascendance through the ranks were not without bloodshed.
* Astrea - The leader of the Warmongers and the Order of Horkos. Part of the outcasted Blackstone Legion after Apollyon's fall, she is prophesized to be the offspring of the god Horkos and Apollyon's reincarnation.
* Labeo - A Centurion who is the Knight representative of the Chimera Alliance.
* The Eternal - A fearsome Horkos Centurion, whose identity is upheld by what seems to be a legion of warriors to take up his mantle. Is a rival to the Savior, a Chimera Berserker.
* Lord Ramiel - A legendary hero who is said to have been the First Warden in history as well as the founder of the Wardens. It is claimed that before the Cataclysm, he drank the blood of a mighty creature, sacrificing his own humanity to achieve peace.
* Fyrial - A warrior from the myths of old who protected the woodlands long before the founding of Wyverndale. She fought with two daggers and may have served as inspiration for those who would become Peacekeepers.
* Dhespar - A cruel tyrant who got beheaded by Lord Ramiel, sealing his status as the first Warden.
* Commander Ravier - A Black Prior and Vortiger's second-in-command, who was sent to investigate The Celestial Sphere. Later became one of the head Inquisitors.

## Media

### Videos

For Honor- Prepare For Glory As The Knights

## References

1. ↑ And Stay Out mission
2. ↑ Reconnaissance mission, Mercy and Honor Observable