Knights of Xandar

The **Knights of Xandar** were a group of lightsworn warriors, who served under Sankt Vermisil, the Vile Born, up to their death. Having survived a encounter with the Hairin Safar, their bodies were misfigured by stingerlike growths, which lead to them being known as the Accursed Knights of Xandar.

## Appearance

The Knights of Xandar were a group of eight artifical humanoids made out of a copperlike metal. They measured about 1.9 meters in height, counting out their growths, with reached up to 70 centimeters in length. Their weight was calculated at about 3 tonnes each.

The bodies of the Knights resembled medival armor made out of metal plates. The plates were engraved with thousands of small lines, which formed runes of light and courage. Their back was fitted with grey capes, with brandished the icon of Xandar. The end of their inhumanly long arms ended in claw like hands with six fingers. The inside of their bodies were filled with pure light, which oozed through their armor. Instead of heads, they possessed a circular hole surrounded by six rods with a length of about sixty centimeters. In their centre howered a small blueish orb.

After surviving the Hairin Safar, their armor was ripped open and hundreds of stingerlike growths began covering their head, back and arms, as well as isolated growths that defiled the rest of their body. These growths show no patterns, sometimes even burrowing into their armor. In this process, the head of every single Knight was destroyed and covered with stingers.

## Abilities & Strengths

The Knights of Xandar were powerful fighters. They were known as shindalkillers and as a group could even challenge lower herolds. Though their power was declining after their accursed transformation, they were still formidable foes. During the siege on Axcelsius, one Knight overwhelmed two members of the Black Hawks, while four Knights could hold off Yora Zakul for some time, even though they were still slain in the end.

### Bodily Features

The Knights were euqipped with ungodly strength, making them able to generate forces, that could hold off multiple Shin at once. Their strikes were even able to harm Yoras material body, though they weren't strong enough to harm his energy lines. They were not capable of speech, instead using a simple form of telepathy to communicate basic feelings to their masters.

### Energy Generation

Falling back on their core made out of light, the Knights of Xandar were able to shoot out strong beams of light from their chest and hands. These beams could melt through matter of every kind, producing a temperature of more than 900.000 degrees Celsius.

### Armament

During their battle against the axcelsian pantriarch, the Knights were seen equipped with weapons. While multiple knight were utilizing two curved swords, a minimum off two Knights were described as holding onto minigunlike needlethrowers, which they used in tandom with their partners to attack an enemy from close and far at the same time.

## Connections

Originally, the Knights of Xandar were crafted as the second wonder by the Hammers of Xandars as a gift to Sankt Dyllum II. for defending the dimensions of Halbalith against enemy invaders. Being impressed by their strength, the Sankt used them as his personal guards and tasked them with guarding his homesystem of Telion. When the Knights failed to fight off the Hairin Safar, they were disowned by their master and began serving other herolds as mercenaries. During this time, they were shunned for their disfiguration and for their failure, until they were recognized by Sankt Vermisil, a asakian warlord. He invited them into his army, where they soon rose in the ranks. Before their death, they were by Vermisils side, serving him as bodyguards.

## History

### A gift to the liberator

Old scriputres tell off a battle between light and chaos, which happened at the borders of the Godian Energon about 33 million years ago. After a fearsome battle, the herold Sankt Dyllum II. came out as the victor, freeing dozens of lumanian dimensions. As the liberated people reveled in their new freedom, the hammers of Xandar began stirring up their furnaces to create their second wonder. Through years of everlasting work, they constructed eight puppets of sheer metal, whom they gifted to their liberator. In awe, Sankt Dyllum II. blessed Xandar and held a banquet, that lasted for ten years.

### The Knights as guardians

After leaving with their new master, the Knights of Xandar were soon tasked with guarding the system of Telion. Each of them were granted with a giant tower, situated on Telions central planet Coconia. Few information was gathered during this time, as Telion was integrated into the lumanian territories about 32.5 million years ago.

About 32.2 million years ago, through unknown causes, the Hairin Safar was summoned to Telion and began to devour all it could reach. As Sankt Dyllum II. was absent, no one could stand in its way. Even the Knights were defeated and corrupted by its power. But while every light left Telion, there will resisted death and withstood the curse. Thus, their bodies were tainted, but not devoured by the Hairin Safar. When Sankt Dyllum returned, he found his home to be erradicated, with only the Knights of Xandar being alive. As they took all the blame, they were casted out by the herold, who left them to wander off to an unknown destiny.

### The Accursed Knights

Disfigured and weakened, the now accursed Knights began serving multiple lords as mercenaries. First contacts with andralian forces were recorded during this time. Even though they were disapproved by most herolds, they were still able to gather some glory through multiple victories. Thus, their name was carried around by lumanian voices. Then, one day, these voices reached the ears of Sankt Vermisil, the Vile Born, and the Knights were granted audience before him. As he symphasized with their situation, he incorporated them into his troops.

> *"You see, i understand your plight. We infamous bearer of light, who are casted out by other bearer, should work together. The one who has to work for his repute is the one who treasures it the most." -* Sankt Vermisil to the Knight of Xandar
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Together with their master, they were present during the siege on Axcelsius. They were stationed on the Ana Lituragia, which was one of the ships, that was able to breach through the defense of the axcelsian pantriarch. Under the command of Mikail Asak, their master Vermisil was tasked to lead the lumanian fleet into battle, while the asakian strove off in search of the Santia. When Black Hawks infiltrated the Ana Lituragia, multiple Knights attacked them and were able to defend the ship against them for a while.

The Hawks Sharynx and Ginzo confirmed, that they killed one of the Knights in battle. Two more kills were affirmed by the Hawk CC230. Their greatest defeat however was noted against the leader of the Black Hawks, Yora Zagul, who managed to kill four of the Knights in battle. The death of only one Knight is still unconfirmed, but as the entire fleet was destroyed, it is likely, that he also died during the battle.

## See also

* Sankt Vermisil
* Siege on Axcelsius
* Xandar