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.
Very suddenly, the Rasmodels fell back to the walls of Dowdun Reach. Their cover was blown: the youngest had been caught pouring tincture into the ears of a sleeping bailiff. Their entourage and influence no longer meant anything, and they were forced to live in the keep. A wing was allocated to them, mostly out of fear: the bodyguards were loyal to the Rasmodels, and the Children of Shadows wanted to wake up in the morning.
On the death of the father, the eldest Rasmodel son, Milliburn, looked to regain some of the family's lost pride. He burrowed himself deep into Dowdun: he was integral to the training of forces; he took charge of the quartermasters. He showed all the hallmarks of a leader, and was duly elected as Master of Dowdun Reach. The Children of Shadows took to calling him 'Lord Rasmodel'. His bodyguards never left his side.