The Red Knights

The **Order of the Red Knights** are a faction of knight errants devoted to the god Calabor loyal to the Grand-Prince of Redwain. The Red Knights are led by Lord Voltaire Du Colline the highest ranking Red Knight who has complete authority over the Red Knights, outranking even the Grand-Prince on matters directly relating to the Red Knights. The Red Knights in their service to Calabor are bound by honor to uphold justice wherever that may be. Because of this the Red Knights oftentimes assume a judicial role and oversee matters of justice in distant lands.

## Notable Red Knights

### **Lord Voltaire**

Duke Voltaire Du Colline is the current Lord of the Knights and is well known throughout Moro. Voltaire wields the ruby aatanite longsword 'Prix du Sang' in service to The Golden Judge. He is considered the epitome of knightly virtue and one of the greatest Red Knights to have lived.

### **Sir Leo the Unlanded**

Formerly the heir-apparent for the throne of the Princedom of Redwain but after failing to protect his brother Josse the Red in battle he abdicated the throne and forced himself into exile as a Red Knight never to return home. He now travels the lands as a Knight Errant searching for anyone to help. His old Red-Knight armour is now 25 years old and bears the weather of those bloodsoaked years. The distinct red cloak which is associated with the Red-Knights is now but a battered and worn rag no longer the bright crimson. Leo the Unlanded has never returned to Redwain since his brother died and he has completly cut contact with his family out of shame for failing to protecting his brother at Stitcher Pass. It is said he is a man of few words and never stays in the same place for long. His family and his nephew Josse II has stopped all efforts to contact Leo and are unsure whether he is even still alive.

### **Sir Marco of the Maze**

A bardic virtuouso who had no intentions of becoming a Red-Knight and instead dedicated himself to managing the Mazes of Margot that fell within the lands of his mother's duchy, Duchess Hélène of Charlotte. His father, Sir Vicente was a Red-Knight of some fame who died, alongisde his Knight Aspirant in a terrible invasion of vampiric creatures born from Zath. Since his father died and he had no Knight Aspirant to pass his cloak onto the cloak by means of inheritance passed onto the young Marco. Marco accepted the cloak and swore the vows of the Order of the Red Knights at his fathers funeral.

### **Sir Baccio the Bull/ the Burned**

A legendary Red-Knight who was reknowned for his brutish size and strength. He stood over 6 and a half feet tall and was muscled like a bull. He was a stoic knight who wore a terrifying helmet that had the face and horns of a raging bull that unsettling many who saw him. Despite his dull persona and imtimidating appearance Baccio was an incredibly caring and zealous man whose dedication to Calabor was paramount in his adventures. Famously, Baccio saved both The Grand-Prince of Redwain and the Queen of Vurbrannt from being killed by a rampaging fire giant that attacked them as they were travelling from The Red City. Baccio, after his blade was shattered into a thousand pieces, managed to wrestle the 20 foot tall blazing giant to the ground before strangling the giant with his own crimson cloak. This feat of legendary strength earned him great fame and the nickname 'The Burned' as he suffered serious burns on his arms and face as a result.

### **Sir Wyland the White Fox**

A Red Knight who almost exclusively operates in the arctic regions of Moro, mainly Dír Dahnum, northern Morwyr, Warrendeep, and the unexplored polar region north of Dír Droicht known only as 'The White.' He is an expert ranger and survivalist, well accustomed to the frigid temperatures and arctic monsters that roam those treacherous lands of snow and frost. He wears the head of a giant white fox upon his helm, which he slew after an expedition into The White that is believed to be the farthest north anyone has ever been in Moro. Sir Wyland is a charismatic man, charming and loud-mouthed, with a warm personality for someone who dwells so often in the coldness of winter. However, despite his love of stories and epic tales, he refuses to speak of what he saw north of Dír Droicht and becomes visibly nervous when anybody asks about his northern expedition. His Knight Aspirant is Prince Roye, the younger brother of the ruling Grand-Prince of Redwain, who will inherit the White Fox's crimson cloak upon his death.

## Becoming a Red-knight

Ranks and Roles
 Squire
 Knight Aspirant
 Red-Knight

Earning the crimson cloak of the Red-Knights can only occur when an existing Red-Knight dies where then his cloak gets passed on to his apprentice Knight Aspirant where they will then ascend to the rank of Red-Knight serving Calabor, before eventualy passing on their cloak to their Knight Aspirant when they die. As a result of this tradition, some of the cloaks of the Red-Knight have been passed down for hundreds of years, from knight to knight. The oldest cloak belongs to Lord Voltaire, whose crimson cloak originally belonged to Milton the Red, the founder of Redwain, who wore it during the 4th Epoch when he battled the Red Lion of the Mountain.

## Vows of the Order of the Red Knights

* By the Grace of Calabor I shall be the champion of all good and swear to consign those who promote evil to the dust and send them with grim visitation to the burning eyes of Velern
* By the Grace of Sir Galeron I will never accept payment for my sworn duty and instead, my coffers shall be as light as permits my sustenance.
* By the Grace of Lady Milicent I will be gracious around women and never give into the lust of Estara. Under vigil of the child Nimtar, I shall never sire children.
* By the Grace of Sir Voltaire I shall protect the weak and the poor and never forsake my duty to The Golden Judge and my liege-lord.
* By the Disgrace of Velern when it is my time to stand before his burning eyes I shall do so with my crimson cloak on my back, my sword in my hand and not a stain on my soul.