Xavier Pointe
Stellaran Knight (a.k.a. The Red Moon)
Lightborn bloodlines run strong in the nobility of the Silverspire Empire, so it is not uncommon for Stellaran Knights to hail from that lineage. The Knight of the Red Moon, Xavier of House Pointe was born into the most powerful of all Silverspire families. A quiet child, he was always more interested in chivalry than diplomacy, in swordplay than statecraft. Because he was never in direct line for the throne little was thought of his reserved nature, it was generally assumed he would serve as a captain and then retire to continue the family line. So it was somewhat of a todo when he announced he would be leaving to squire for a Stellaran Knight.
Now years later, Xavier is a knight himself, and one of high regard. The Lunar Knights are some of the absolute elite warriors in the Imperium, taking contracts at premium prices. Xavier has served as a sword for hire for most of the major houses in the Empire, but conspicuously not House Pointe. So far as anyone can tell, he has not returned to Silverspire at all since he first left. The Stellaran Knights are highly secretive, their bylaws not well understood to outsiders, so it is conceivable that they ban employment by one's own family as a point of propriety. But the more scandalous option would be some sort of bad blood or vendetta between the Knight and his family, so naturally that is the more popular story.
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