Overview
The Knights are Lord Alamæus’ elite guard. Four highly-trained aasimar, they are led by Eris of Wendover. Each Knight performs a sacred duty to their Lord, who has struck deals with each of their parents to keep them in line (or so he’s told them). Eris oversees daily destruction and punishment, Oram is chief of covert and subtle operations, Telemere is tasked with being the public “relatable” face of the guard, and Maia carries out public executions and trials.
Eris of Wendover
The eldest of the Knights, Eris of Wendover, daughter of Bane and Knight of Ash, has been at Alamæus' side since she was thirteen. He sees her as a surrogate daughter. Nevertheless, her father Bane drives her to carry out the day-to-day discipline of the Five-Point Authority. She leads rebellion suppression charges, quells riots, and chases down criminals in the slums with her morningstar. She's known as a hard boot, but does not break the law (sometimes to her chagrin). Alamæus reserves Oram for the unsavory side of things.
Oram Hesil
Oram, son of Cyric, The Knight of Figs, takes dark pleasure in his espionage and dirty work for the Five Point Authority. His dark knife at the end of a chain has a compartment of deadly gas, released when the chain is pulled correctly, and the blade itself is usually dipped in a deadly poison (most often Stoneblood poison).
Telemere Auric
The son of the goddess of beauty and love, Sune, the Knight of the Fiddle has essentially been tasked with HR duties. He's blissfully unaware of the evils of the empire - or perhaps not unaware, but choosing not to look. His mother is the deity of outer beauty, after all. Any duels of honor for Alamæus are his, and the centaur trained Telemere himself since he was 15. He's the best swordsman in Borea-Malun, next to the Lord of Gray, and he dispatches his enemies with a shining single-edged gold sword.
Maia Evendawn
Maia, daughter of Ilmater, The Knight of the Altar, is the compassionate hand of justice, the one to perform mercy kills, holy rituals, and outreach at orphanages. Her sympathetic nature is not naive, but she believes the current regime ends more suffering than it creates. She is deified by the lower classes for her nature. Prepping her for an execution takes delicacy, and dirty jobs go to Oram. Her axe is righteous, true, and oh so heavy.
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