The Burning Knight

The Burning Knight is a powerful demon who serves the demon lord Alzrius.

Appearance
The Burning Knight is an enormous demonic entity, clad in onyx plate armor. He also has spiral umber horns and cloven hooves. He carries a large onyx blade and the portal that appeared when he was summoned was wreathed in flames.

Personality
The Burning Knight is imperious and has a commanding presence.

Background
Although the Pog Champions have encountered little concrete information about the Burning Knight's past, his position as a lieutenant of Alzrius is well documented. He appears in a wall carving in a dwarven ruin at the southern end of the Spine of the World, depicting a previous sealing of Alzrius using the Abyssal Crests. At some point, he began to carry out a plan to collect the Abyssal Crests, determining their locations and finding people who could obtain them for him in exchange for power. Some of these allies include Tyrian Vordt, Thorak Fireaxe, and Dunan Slagmeld.

The Fall of Port Valor
While interrogating Torshul, the party learned that Thorak had been consorting with a demon, which he summoned by sacrificing people with his fiery longsword. Upon Thorak's death by said longsword, the Burning Knight was summoned from the Abyss. He commanded the party to kneel for him and summoned a moat of flames to deter Reides (who was unaffected) from interfering. He recognized the mark of a fallen god on Slumberjack and offered them a place with him, which they accepted. He also released Tyrian from the bag of holding, but ordered him to stay his hand against Reides due to having a more important task for him. The Burning Knight and Tyrian then left through the portal from which the Burning Knight came, which closed behind them.

Goals
The Burning Knight's primary goal appears to be releasing Alzrius from its imprisonment. He hopes to do so by gathering the Abyssal Crests that were used to seal Alzrius and scattered across Alethustria.

Abilities
While the full scope of the Burning Knight's powers have yet to be displayed, he is clearly more powerful than anything the Pog Champions had faced prior to him. He is able to use the spells Delayed Blast Fireball and Dispel Magic, as well as magic that forced most of the party to kneel on command. He is also able to form pacts with individuals willing to serve him, such as Tyrian Vordt. The Burning Knight has also demonstrated the ability to raise his followers as undead creatures, such as when he brought Tyrian back as a revenant.

The Burning Knight and Alzrius
The Burning Knight serves Alzrius, despite its long imprisonment, demonstrating his loyalty to the demon lord. An ancient wall carving in the south of the Spine of the World seems to depict the Burning Knight summoning Alzrius aeons ago. While it may simply be two similar-looking demons, the Burning Knight appears to have been serving Alzrius for an extremely long time.

The Burning Knight and Tyrian
The Burning Knight seems to serve as a demonic patron to Tyrian, although whether or not they have an official pact is unknown. Tyrian is downright deferential in front of the Knight, in stark contrast to his usual haughtiness. The Burning Knight seems to trust Tyrian to do his bidding, but also seems to treat him with a degree of disdain, calling him "Vordt" and commented that he wondered where Tyrian was during his time sealed in the Bag of Holding. Tyrian's grander ambitions likely involve the betrayal of the Burning Knight. It is unknown whether the Burning Knight is aware of Tyrian's ulterior motives or how the extent of how badly he would react upon learning them.

Quotes

 * "Kneel. You have some things I want."

Trivia

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 * Trivia 2