The Masked Knights

A warrior’s first and final duty is to the people – or so the rebel order of the Masked Knights claim. Born from soldiers who defected upon learning the true goals of Savrias Lohrian and the nobles who supported them in secret, these insurgent warriors, common soldiers, and conscripts from every walk of life now stand for autarky and autonomy from town to town, village to village, and life to life. Rather than risk the safety of their families to Lohrian assassins, the Knights have cultivated secrecy as part of their beliefs. Now? The bond of a shared secret is sacred, the only nobility that isn’t a useful fiction.

The Masked Knights seek to break the Lohrian stranglehold on the capital… and the tyrannical dragonborn in the west… and authoritarian Elvenkind to the east. The Dream does not welcome broad borders or timeless power – why not leave each city-state to its own way? Why not leave it to the least?

Power corrupts or reveals, but only if it is named. Nameless power serves the people who hold it.

Motto. “Yet who will pay the price?” – Once a threat to any who’d dare betray Savrias, these words now serve as a sort of ironic prayer. Consequence is never far from the mind of a proper knight. See to it that the ones who pay are the ones who owe.

Beliefs. The Masked Knights holds simple induction ceremonies across the Dream with a common oath.

• The self is sacred and secret. Share only what you must to succeed. Keep your name clean.
• Noble ends demand cruel actions, but cruel actions demand noble ends. Every spear is evil.
• Consequences are a choice. Make the proper people pay or don’t take action in the first place.

Goals. Maintain the secret identities of past and former knights, destroy the Lohrian and others who dominate the unwilling, amass private power weapons towards a Dream where all are held accountable.

Typical Quests. Typical quests for the Masked Knights include assassinating those who’ve broken the oath, supporting independent leaders, or building secret alliances to undermine central authorities.