The Red Knight

The Red Knight was the Faerûnian deity of strategy and battle tactics and an exarch of Tempus, Lord of Battle. She kept her true name secret, knowing that if anyone discovered it, they would gain insight into every strategy and war plan throughout the planes. The dogma of the Lady of Strategy dictated the use of careful tactics to wage war, for only through masterful planning could lasting victory be won.

Before her time as an exarch of Tempus and goddess of Strategy, the Red Knight was a paladin most devout. She toured armies the world over as both student and teacher, and thus was she elevated by Tempus to her current status.

— — An excerpt from The Red Knight's Final Strategem

Titles	Adjectives	Aspects & Aliases	Portfolio	Domains
Lady of Strategy Grandmaster of the Lanceboard Crimson General Red Lady Red Lord	N/A	N/A	Strategy Planning	War

Gender	Alignment	Symbol	Worshipers	Channel Divinity
Feminine	Lawful Neutral	Red Knight lanceboard piece with stars for eyes	Army Commanders Quartermasters Strategy writers War Instructors	Guided Strike War god's blessing

Personality

The Red Knight is calm and a focused mind, she rarely raised her voice, but was not afraid to send her worshipers to death if needed to achieve her goals. She dislikes those that switch allegiance constantly or capriciously. She is not a heartless; displaying compassion and loves a good joke.

Faith and Rituals

Clerics of the Red Knight, or "holy strategists," pray for their spells at night to prepare for the next day. The Church of the Red Knight, aka the Red Fellowship, observes the holidays of Tempus in addition two of their own.

• The Retreat On Midwinter Day: A solemn ceremony of assembled clergy where they discuss the previous year's campaigns, strategies, and battle, and the accumulated lore to be integrated into the teachings of the Red Fellowship.
• The Queen's Gambit: Is an annual festival held on the 1st of Tarsakh held over the course of the day. The Red Fellowship unwind with feasting, and a tournament of the game lanceboard (aka chess) which is the source of her title "Grandmaster of Lanceboard." Victors received recognition, titles of merit, promotions, and the occasional gift from the temple armory.

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