===Troubadours and Knights=== * '''The Dawn Assembly could encourage knights-errant and questing knights to venture to Ossium to root out the Druj'''

...hose attempting to pass their Test of Mettle are formally called [[knights-errant]] and are often accorded some of the privileges of nobility. A fair test is one that plays equally to both parties' strengths; if two knights are arguing then an earl might order a bout of arms to settle their dispute

...are not guaranteed to protect the bearer. There are ignominious stories of knights slain while undergoing a test of ardour because of a favour gifted by someo ...cause they have donned a helm with a faceplate and the surcote of a knight errant can add to the drama of the situation, and help to make the Empire world mo

...nd during the fight this morning. I don't suppose you've seen half a dozen knights anywhere nearby?" {{CaptionedImage|file=Glorious Knights.jpg|caption=Knights questing and errant alike came to the aid of their Navarr cousins in the south.|align=right|wid

...rom which [[questing knight|questing knights]] and [[knight-errant|knights errant]] might adventure into the dark, unknown lands to the east and the north. ...e, and believe that if they were given a mild push by the troubadours, the knights of Dawn might share their enthusiasm. She believes that the [[Dawn]] nation

...[Empress Brannan]], Dawn's witches have called forth a grand host of elfin knights and goblin soldiers from the Fields of Glory, from the domain of [[Eleonari ...; width: 450px;"><quote by="General of the Hounds of Glory">Once Again the knights of the Summer Realm march with us. Rejoice in their presence and compete to

...control of their own lives, out of some food and then disappear before any knights turned up. ...merged from the darkness it was easy to mistake them for a band of Dawnish knights. At first. Then it became clear they were something else entirely.

...n [[enchantment]] empowering the eternals of Summer to fight alongside the knights and the war-witches. By contrast several irreplaceable symbols of Imperial ...unit#Adventure_in_Varushka|defend Varushka]], without the [[Dawn|Dawnish]] knights drawn to adventure across the dark land, there would have been little to ac

...ry. Since its founding, it has had close relations with the Navarr; indeed knights from Rucastle helped to found Greenstead in Boars Dell, and fought to help The [[troubadour|troubadours]] and [[Questing_knight|Questing knights]] of Rucastle have offered what aid they can to Greenstead, but their resou

...nd advocates!” The National Assembly of Dawn made it very clear that their knights and witches were here to liberate the Barrens, and free the orcs. Most of t ...of trouble in the east begin to filter back to the Dawnish forces. Knights errant and questing alike, some of them battered and diseased, bring dire news of

...independent captains fight alongside the Dawnish army - primarily Dawnish knights and yeomen, but a number of League soldiers and Wintermark warriors have al ...words with the Imperial soldiers they accompany. When the armies camp, the knights arrange their own pavilions of cloth-of-ruby-and-gold ... but once the tent

...flicker. [[Questing knight|Questing knights]] and [[knight-errant|knights errant]] are drawn to Weirwater, to the unliving host. There are deaths, and stori Scouts and [[knight-errant|knights errant]] report that the Dawnish armies are not the only forces moving in the Barr

...ience of the Barrens and its savage inhabitants, and by grim-faced knights-errant ready to risk all for the chance to catch the eye of a noble house. ...e with scouts. Starting at the northernmost point of the city, the Dawnish knights and witches sweep through the streets heading for the docks. Their advance

...risons of Hillstop and the Tribute, and by several thousand glorious elfin knights and goblinborn yeofolk proudly displaying the crimson-and-gold lion device A month or so after the Solstice, while the knights are still fighting the Rahvin, news comes from the south. An army of a litt

...finitely out of tune. Adventuring in Brocéliande might be glorious for the knights of Dawn, but it was a terrible fate to befall a troubadour. Dank clouds of ...rn, encouraged by the support of the Houses of Dawn who helped to fund the knights ensuring that those who risked their life were rewarded with treasure.

...r liege. His rule was finally ended when Simone of House Fayer, a [[knight-errant]] charged with ending tyranny, seduced the king and murdered him in his bed ...quer in a year and a day. According to legend, Igraine defeated the Earl's knights by raising an impenetrable tower formed of animate thorn bushes. In the yea

...share in adventures old and new! 2. Unyielding Dawn has met their test. 4. Knights, War Witches and the rest. 6. Hall of the Seven raised with Pride. 8. Vallo ...ar deeds are attributed not to them or their houses - but simply the Black Knights. May there always be those in Dawn who believe the Glory of the deed, the c

...ear mail, some with plated reinforcement, and some a full harness. Knights-errant often wear less armour but everyone who is part of a noble house will sport The very wealthiest knights of Dawn possess a harness of plate, but it is more than just armour. The na

...be used as an excuse for nobility to display their feats at arms. Not only knights take part - musicians, mages, and craftsman are all encouraged to participa ...ts - both [[questing knight|questing knights]] and [[knight-errant|knights-errant]] - often use the prefix "sir" or "ser". These terms are used interchangeab

* '''Some knights are making an attempt to take part in every tourney - they have christened ...take the field. The most extravagant include entire mock battles, allowing knights and yeofolk to take the field together as they seek to demonstrate their ma