Some Death Knights even continue to manage their fief or holdings unto death, and things either sway to the place becoming abandoned, undead infested, or even a somewhat secure place for an individual to work the lands as they would do in the norm- though the risk of undead attack is greater because of the master's own powers. Death Knights are typically found serving a lich as bodyguards, or meatbagsbonebags for buffing spells, or as solitary creatures, living in the ruins of towers, castles, and other large structures awarded to military men and militia for valor and service to a local lord. Eventually death knights became known and used planeswide by Demons, Devils, Daemons, and evil deities alike. One may note that in Neverwinter Nights, and Baldur's gate, that Doomknights and Demonknights of Demogorgon also exist, so whether these are separate creatures, doomknights being the most distinct, or placeholders for such creatures is a question left unanswered.ĭemogorgon however did not hold onto the rights to his creation for long, the means to creating them were eventually stolen, and distributed across his rivals- Orcus, Eltab, and then every other Tanar'ri.
Not all of these Death Knights are okay with their current existence, in fact- some instances created by Kargoth's betrayal are in fact- cursed. The death knight is a force to be reckoned with, commanding great magical power, usage of power words- typically stun and die, and ignoring AC, they're the martial champions of evil and generals of undead hordes they'd attract as cohorts, beings infused with the power of the Abyss in chaos and evil, and the negative energy of death. The death knight glares out from the archetypical lich-like pinpoint lights from within its sunken eye-sockets, alongside his unlucky colleagues in the same fashion. Thence it marched through the Fiend Folio to your gaming table. Planeswide in most settings, Death Knights hold their origins in the Greyhawk campaign setting- originally created by Prince of Demons Demogorgon after violently raping the treacherous knight Sir Kargoth's eyesockets with his rot-inducing-actually-cock tentacles for three days straight until he died, then arising as an incredibly angry undead-monstrosity. Taking the form of an armored undead warrior with potent magical abilities, it is something of a more gishy Lich and has become an iconic "upgrade" for the Blackguard, or otherwise martial champion decked out in the most evil attire you can think of fit for a death metal album cover- it's basically the lichdom for the melee chad that leads the army of darkness unto the forces of good. The Death Knight is a powerful undead monster originating from Dungeons & Dragons.
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