Black Knight Helmet

It's hard not to look at the Black Knight armour and marvel. The Black Knights on Ashenfall have completely different origins from that of the mainland. They have no direct connection to the Kinshra, and are instead evolutions of the Shadow Knights. Two connected but ultimately different factions, yet they converge on similar armours. I suppose that's chaos for you. Stare at it long enough and you spot patterns.

The Black Knights, or Shadow Knights as they were originally known, began life as bodyguards for the Rasmodel family. The Rasmodels were nobility on the mainland, and retained that air of nobility in Ashenfall. They were invaluable to the Children of Shadows, as they could move in higher circles, and higher circles were where the seeds of chaos are best sown.