Gryphon Knights
Handpicked by the High King of Althea, the gryphon knights are an elite force of veteran knights from across Althea, called upon to protect the royal family and serve as commanders during times of war.
When not protecting the members of the royal family, the gryphon knights often tour the realm training garrisons and managing disputes between nobles. Uncommonly, they will be sent on quests across the Two Lands, either to gain glory or repair tarnished honor.
Composition
Manpower
Only 13 knights are permitted to the king's order. Before a gryphon knight falls in battle or passes from old age, a younger knight of renown or importance is nominated to train under and replace them.
Equipment
Few ever don the legendary gold and bronze gryphon armor, powerful pieces of ancient metalworking handed down through generations of knights.
Vehicles
In elden days, each of the gryphon knights were masters of one of the fantastic beasts of their namesake. Knights took to flight atop great and powerful gryphons in defense of Acheron and eventually in conquest across Althea.
The mastery over the gryphons waned over hundreds of years, until the gryphon roosts of Xacobet were left empty. Knowledge on how to domesticate the creatures was lost to time and they became wild beasts, rare and believed on the verge of extinction.
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