Welcome to Eldraine

Eldraine is a medieval world filled with knights, castles, and magical creatures. Wild magic is woven through the heart of the plane and two opposing but intertwined sides battle over it, impossible to untangle one from the other; the courts of the Realm, and the wilds.

The Realm, ruled by High King Kenrith, is an orderly society consisting of five courts, each of which is aligned with a color, exemplifies a virtue, and has a sacred relic. These relics are mysterious objects with immense magical power and sentience that lie just beyond mortal understanding. They are the physical embodiment of one of five virtues and possess the power to judge those virtues within individuals. Men and women undertake quests in order to be judged worthy and knighted.

The wilds are the home of the fair folk, chaotic characters who value freedom over order. The wilds can be a dangerous place of wild and ancient magic. What fairy tale adventures and wildered stories await you and your party in this land of wonder? Be forewarned: these fairy tales fight back.

Creature Type

Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. A race in this section tells you what your creature type is. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways.

Age

The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. On Eldraine, Elves can live for over 300 years.

Height and Weight

Player characters, regardless of race, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook. Members of some races, such as faeries and giants, have extreme height ranges—a fact noted in the description of the race in question.

Proficiencies

Some races and subraces grant proficiencies. Your character might not have any connection with their race's culture or might have pursued different training. You can replace each of those proficiencies with a different one of your choice, following the restrictions on the Proficiency Swaps table.

Dwarf

Most dwarves are stout, squat, and bearded, with complexions similar to humans. They are industrious artisans who value hard work and independence. They are miners and jewelers, and control over natural resources is an important aspect of dwarf society. Dwarves create intricate jewelry and sturdy weapons from the minerals they dig up. Occasionally they sell what they find to the courts of the Realm. Dwarves take pride in the things they make and value the dignity of work.

While most dwarves highly value their individual ability to take care of themselves and pull their own weight, most ultimately prefer strength in numbers. Dwarves usually choose to live in tight-knit family groups that hold claim to mineral deposits. Each vein of gold or cave of sapphires is controlled by a different clan of dwarves. Dwarf households are underground, carved out of massive crystal and gems and far away from natural light sources.

The majority of dwarves are put off by the hierarchy and stuffiness of the human courts and prefer to live out in the wilds. For a few individual dwarves, the fearless camaraderie of the Court of Embereth appeals to them. These dwarves, driven by the independence so valued by their clans, sometimes pack up for a few years to compete at the Burning Yard, often bringing with them dwarf-forged armor and weapons that give them an edge in combat.

Elf

Most elves are lithe and stand just shorter than a human, with a range of earthen skin tones and tall, pointed ears. Some elves can be found in the court of Locthwain, which is ruled by Queen Ayara, an ancient elf from the days of the former Elven Kingdom on Eldraine. These noble, graceful elves wear elaborate headdresses and elegant attire.

The elves of the wilds have little in common with their kinfolk who have stayed in the Realm. Among the fair folk, elves are most home in the deep forests of the wilds. They are adept at hiding among the trees and attuned to the mana of the forests. Due to their innate connection to the natural world, elves often patrol the forests as rangers, archers, scouts, and druids.

The elves remember being driven from their realm (in fact, some living individuals were alive at the time). Resentment lingers in their hearts, but they are not bitter enemies. Encounters between elves and humans do not always erupt in violence, but they are never warm. Some elves actively hunt humans, just as they hunt deer and boars in the forest.

The elves retain the regal bearing and pride of the realm's ancient rulers despite their life in the wilds, but they also mock the pretensions of human nobility. Elves are often seen wearing mock crowns made of natural substances like ferns, flowers, and branches. Some elves call themselves knights, though the realm would not recognize them as such. They ride giant foxes and wolves so they can bound through dense forests faster than any horse.

Faerie

The fae of Eldraine are among the most diverse in the multiverse. Though all are winged humanoid creatures, they appear in many different shapes, sizes, and temperaments. The common thread among all fae is their love of messing with humans and their precious virtues, even when compared to other fair folk.

Prankster Faerie

Prankster fae have gray skin and are about the size of a human child, with sullen yellow eyes and feathery black wings. Don't let the name mislead you, a faerie prank is anything but innocent. These fae love to cause annoyance, anger, and pain to all those they encounter. They are perhaps the most mercurial of the fae and laugh at the idea of persistence. The only predictable thing about a pranking faerie is that it will always change its mind.

Thieving Faerie

Thieving fae steal whatever they can lay their hands on and attempt to sow confusion and frustration wherever they go. These tricksters are small, no taller than an apple, and have sharp, pointed blue wings and hair. They file stolen keys into swords and wear rags of scrap fabric torn from human clothes. Despite their size, thieving fae are cocky and boastful, always leaving marks of their crimes behind so their human victims know exactly who got the best of them. They relish in deceit and trickery. Thieving fae are the most common type of faerie to be found in the realm, where they enjoy infiltrating human homes and castles to pilfer their possessions.

Thieving Faerie Traits

You have the following racial traits.

Creature Type. You are a Fey.

Size. You are Small.

Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Fair Build. You count as one size smaller when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Faerie Dust. You can cast the fly spell with this trait without requiring a material component. Once you cast it, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast it using any spell slots you have of 1st level or higher.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell when you cast it with this trait (choose when you select this race).

Fey Nimbleness. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

Fey Passage. You can squeeze through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide. You have advantage on ability checks you make to avoid or escape a grapple.

Flight. Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can't use this flying speed if you're wearing medium or heavy armor.

Nimble. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth.

Giant

Like the fae, giants on Eldraine come in a variety of shapes and sizes. All giants are incredibly large humanoids and possess magical strength that goes beyond even what their great size would suggest. Smaller giants stand around 10 feet tall. These giants often have skin made of bronze and use their immense strength to bully small folk.

Larger giants can stand 15 feet tall. These giants have skin of stone, often covered with naturally growing moss. These giants tend to be kinder to small folk, using their strength to help those in need. This outlook on life sometimes inspires them to become knights of Garenbrig. In battle, giant knights ride armored mammoths and specialize in wielding clubs and axes longer than a tree is tall.

Giants live in both the realm and the wilds. Some giants view the humans' quest after five noble virtues as a commendable effort and are willing to ally with humans so long as their goals are not in conflict. Others believe that clinging to virtues like knowledge and loyalty makes humans weak, and they have no interest in aligning with the courts. Still other giants cling to ancient grudges, citing the humans' conquest of the realm as proof that they can't be trusted.

Human

Humans in Eldraine are similar to their counterparts in other worlds; varied, numerous, and diverse. They can be found throughout the realm's five courts as peasants, mages, and knights. Most humans avoid the wilds, but witches are shadowy human warlocks who reside in the wilds, so disconnected from the rest of humanity that most consider them to be fair folk.

Redcap

Redcaps are mischievous agents of chaos, standing about as tall as a barrel, with distorted features and red hair stained with the blood of their enemies. Redcaps fight without any sense of honor or fair play, specializing in sneak attacks and ambushes. They often launch raids into villages near the edges of the wilds. Redcaps are fierce and reckless in battle, reveling in disrupting human order by instilling fear and chaos. In the realm, redcaps are thought to be entirely lacking courage; they rely solely on cowardly tactics like backstabbing and only ever fighting if they outnumber their opponents.

Within the border of the Realm, redcaps have been hunted ruthlessly and their burrows have been burned out. However, they still thrive in the wilds. Redcaps are known to smear their swords with pussflower juice, to poison their prey if they don't kill them outright.

Treefolk

Treefolk are sentient and mobile oak trees found in Tuinvale, within the wilds. They are solitary, and are believed to be born from the magic of the wilds in times of need. Most are gentle and peaceful, but their connection to the wilds gives them a strength not to be trifled with.

Undine

Undines have amber or kelp colored seaweed-like hair and faces resembling humans, though with flat nostril slits and large, shining eyes. They have skin tones ranging from human-like to a bluish gray, and and their legs and arms have aquatic fins. They are defined by their compulsive curiosity, obsessed with learning all they can, occasionally to the brink of madness.

Rather than seeking knowledge in service of others, merfolk hoard secrets and lord them over others. As a result, little is known about merfolk origins, customs, or magic. Their connection to knowledge and secrets leads many to take up residence in Lochmere near the Magic Mirror, which they can visit when it is fully submerged. Any potential ties between the merfolk and the Mirror remain a mystery even to those in Vantress, though they are often seen sulking in the shadows whenever human aspirants descend the spiral stairs.

Backgrounds and Courts

When you create a character for an Eldraine campaign or adventure, you choose from one of the backgrounds presented in this section. You can also choose a Court or the wilds as an origin for your character. The following section describes each of the courts and the wilds, and provides Background options and class suggestions for each origin. The backgrounds in this section provide features, proficiencies, languages, and equipment.

If you would like to customize a background in this section, you can replace one feature with any other, choose two skill proficiencies, and choose a total of two tool proficiencies and languages.

Knight of Embereth

Your competitions in the Burning Yard eventually proved successful, and you plunged your weapon into the Irencrag to face your fears made manifest by its whispering. You were able to retrieve your weapon, securing your place among the knights of Embereth.

• Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation
• Tool Proficiencies: Smith's tools
• Languages: Dwarvish
• Equipment: An insignia of rank, a set of smith's tools, a set of common clothes, 5 days of animal feed, a military saddle, a bit and bridle, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Embereth Classes

Barbarians and fighters make up the bulk of Embereth's knights. Classes with a focus on martial prowess make good fits for the court. Embereth mages are well represented by Sorcerers, by clerics of the War Domain, and by bards of the College of Valor. If playing a spellcaster, consider choosing fire spells to represent the pyromancy drawn from the Irencrag. The warlock's Hexblade Patron can represent a knight with a legendary weapon bestowed by the Irencrag, while the Undead Patron from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft is a good choice for playing a Phobomancer, a mage who harnesses fear.

Feature: Mount of Garenbrig

You have acquired a black bear that has been trained to accept a rider and serves you as a mount, both in combat and out. You can receive a new mount if it dies, or trade your current mount for a new one, from the stables at Castle Garenbrig. Starting at 7th level, you can instead choose to acquire a brown bear or cave bear that serves as your mount from the stables.

Locthwain

Locthwain exemplifies the virtue of Persistence, and used to be home to the Cauldron of Eternity before it vanished. The Cauldron of Eternity can return those who die back to life if it deems them worthy. The court is ruled by Queen Ayara, an ancient elf from the days of the Elven Kingdom on Eldraine. Locthwain's court is noble and graceful. The courtiers wear elaborate headdresses and elegant attire.

The knights of Locthwain are haughty, believing themselves superior to other knights by their devotion to the highest virtue. They are pragmatic enough to flee a losing battle, but their persistence ensures that they will find some way to return and defeat their enemies. There are two orders of knights. The elite knights of the Order of Midnight fly on giant ravens. The Blacklances are the highest aspiration for a Locthwain knight. They bring a gift from the wilds to Queen Ayara and are considered worthy of undertaking the quest for the Cauldron of Eternity, wedding the queen before setting out on the quest.

The magnificent Castle Locthwain floats aloft on a vast billow of clouds and can be moved at its Queen's whim. The castle sails with slow majesty, as much ship as a fortress. Locthwain had been forced aloft long ago by the curse of having lost the embodiment of its precious virtue, the missing Cauldron of Eternity never found even after many generations of searching by Locthwain's persistent knights and others looking for healing and its fabled promise of immortality.

The weather beneath the castle varies between a light drizzle and a thundering storm, depending (or so it is said) on the mood of its queen. It can settle down to earth, either on land or water, and the same magic that holds it aloft can lower its knights down to the ground on smaller, temporary rainclouds. The interior of the castle is a labyrinth of narrow passages connecting great halls. It is suggested that elven magic contributes to the sense of disorientation and, eventually, the terror that claims those who become lost in the castle.

Knight of Vantress

After years of searching and studying, you descended beyond the waterfall to see Indrelon, the Magic Mirror, and tell it a secret it did not already know. The mirror was pleased with your knowledge, and bestowed knighthood upon you.

• Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation
• Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's supplies
• Languages: Mermish
• Equipment: An insignia of rank, calligrapher's supplies, a set of traveler's clothes, 10 days of animal feed, a riding saddle, a bit and bridle, and a pouch containing 5 gp

Loremage

You are a seeker of knowledge and magic, and have become an apprentice of the archmage Gadwick in Vantress Castle. You spend your time reading tomes, practicing spells, and preparing to journey in search of secrets.

• Skill Proficiencies: History, Investigation
• Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's supplies
• Languages: One of your choice
• Equipment: A scroll case with 10 sheets of paper, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, calligrapher's supplies, a magnifying glass, a set of robes, and a pouch containing 5 gp

Vantress Classes

Vantress values knowledge above all else. Wizards make up the ranks of loremages, alongside clerics of the Knowledge Domain and bards of the College of Lore. Artificers (from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything) also study at Vantress and help construct the cogwork servants that protect the castle. Knights are mostly made up of fighters of the Eldritch Knight archetype. A rogue with the Inquisitive or Mastermind archetype (from Xanathar's Guide to Everything) is also good fits in Vantress.

Knight of the Wilds

Some elves and other fair folk of the wilds call themselves knights, though the realm would not recognize them as such. These informal knights ride giant foxes and wolves in a mockery of the pretense of human nobility.

• Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
• Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice from woodcarver's tools or herbalism kit
• Languages: Faerie
• Equipment: A druidic focus that serves as a mock insignia of rank, an herbalism kit, a set of traveler's clothes, a riding saddle, a bit and bridle, and 5 days of animal feed

Outlander

You have grown up in the wilds, or chosen to leave the Realm for the ever-changing forest. It is now as much a part of you as you are of it.

• Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
• Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice from woodcarver's tools or herbalism kit
• Languages: Faerie
• Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, an herbalism kit, a set of traveler's clothes, and a pouch containing 5gp

Secretkeeper

You have sought the magic of the fair folk; the secret magic of the undines, the dark magic of witches, and the forgotten magics of the elves. In doing so, you have uncovered many secrets, and learned magic to aid you in uncovering more.

• Skill Proficiencies: History, Investigation
• Languages: Two of your choice
• Equipment: A scroll case with 10 sheets of paper, a hooded lantern, a set of traveler's clothes, and pouch containing 5gp

Wilds Classes

Any class can be found among the fair folk of the wilds. Bards, druids, and rangers have access to the kind of magic the fair folk most commonly employ. Other good options for characters from the wilds include barbarians who take the path of the Totem Warrior, clerics of the Nature or Trickery domain, warlocks with an Archfey patron, and paladins who take the Oath of the Ancients.

Artisan Merchant

You apprenticed under a master craftsman or itinerant merchant. You have learned to create basic crafts, and have also learned the skillful art of haggling, and now set out on your own.

• Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Persuasion
• Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools
• Languages: One of your choice
• Equipment: Artisan's tools (one of your choice), an abacus, a merchant's scale, a draft horse, a pack saddle, saddlebags, a set of common clothes, and 15gp worth of trade goods of your choice

Criminal

You have made a living skirting the law or playing pranks on others. The Courts, and even most denizens of the wilds, see you as a criminal and not to be trusted. You have your own reasons for your actions, and no one can deny that you have great skill for the right price.

• Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
• Tool Proficiencies: Forgery kit, thieves' tools
• Languages: One of your choice
• Equipment: A set of dark common clothes including a hood, a forgery kit, and a pouch containing 10gp

Feature: Diplomat

If you spend 1 minute talking to someone who can understand what you say, you can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check contested by the creature's Wisdom (Insight) check. If you or your companions are fighting the creature, your check automatically fails. If your check succeeds, the target is charmed by you for 1 hour or until your or your companions do something harmful to it.

Feature: Naturalist

Working with nature has developed into a supernatural connection to it. You learn the detect poison and disease and plant growth spells. You can cast each of these spells without expending a spell slot. When you cast plant growth this way, it has a casting time of 8 hours. Once you cast either spell in this way, you can't cast that spell this way again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spell slots you have of appropriate level. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is the spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this feature (choose when you select this background).

Crystal Slipper

Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

Archon

Archons are embodiments of the white mana that suffuses the planes of the multiverse. They are celestial beings akin to angels, aligned with law and justice. On eldraine, the archons are counted among the fair folk, though they would not consider themselves such.

The archons ride winged stags, and utilize radiant weapons that appear to be made of antler. These mounts have the statistics of elks, except they're Celestials, they has resistance to all damage, they're immune to the charmed and frightened conditions, and they have a flying speed of 90 feet.

Beanstalk Giant

Smaller giants on Eldraine stand around 10 feet tall. These giants often have skin made of bronze and use their immense strength to bully small folk. These giants might have the statistics of ogres.

Larger giants, like beanstalk giants, can stand 15 feet tall. These giants have skin of stone, often covered with naturally growing moss. These giants tend to be kinder to small folk, using their strength to help those in need. This outlook on life sometimes inspires them to become knights of Garenbrig.

Beanstalk giants specifically have a deep connection to nature thanks to the Great Henge in Garenbrig. Legends say that these giants used magic to grow great beanstalks tall enough to reach the clouds, where they build their own floating castles. Ordinary beans are often peddled away as "giant beanstalk beans" to unwitting peasants.

Clockwork Servant

"Some are annoyed by the constant ticking as they clean the cobbles, but to the castle custodians, there’s no sweeter sound."

These small automatons are clockwork machines, crafted by Vantress artificers, that are able to perform simple tasks, such as fetching things, cleaning, mending, folding clothes, lighting fires, serving food, and pouring wine. They aren't living or thinking, and will simply follow the orders given them by their creator.

Corridor Monitor

The corridor monitors are clockwork machines powered by magic. They are similar to lanterns with legs, and they use their light to search Vantress castle for intruders. Should they find any, they emit a loud alarm sound, alerting the castle guards and knights to the disturbance.

Fox

Foxes are common in the wilds of Eldraine. The small beast is its most common form, but there are two fantastical kinds of foxes found on the plane; first is the flutterfox, a fox with wings at its feet. It has the statistics of an ordinary fox, except it has a flying speed of 40 feet.

In the wilds are also giant foxes, large enough to be used as mounts by the elves. These foxes have the statistics of dire wolves, except they don't have the Pack Tactics trait.

Gingerbrute

The gingerbrute is a creation of food, magic, and little bit of bad luck; cropping up in cooking accidents involving the wrong mix of herbs and spices. The gingerbrute is typicaly a very fast creature; and a tasty one if you can get your hands on it.

Goose

A goose is a bird that is often found swimming in bodies of water. They are simple if intrusive creatures, but on Eldraine, legends speak of the Gilded Goose. This golden-plated creature is responsible for laying golden eggs, and is coveted by peasants and nobles alike.

A gilded goose is practically priceless, and might be the subject of an entire quest for a noble or hunter. It has the statistics of a normal goose. The golden eggs laid by a gilded goose are worth 50gp each.

Keeper of Fables

The Keeper of Fables is a magical lion, believed to have "awakened" by becoming infused with the magic of the Great Henge in Garenbrig. Not only does the lion speak, but it is incredibly knowledge and wise, and has a penchant for collecting tales and fables and sharing them with those who mean no harm.

Living Objects

Eldraine is a land full of magic that can awaken objects and creatures alike. The following section presents a number of stat blocks to represent some unique living objects for such spells and effects.

You can find statistics for other living objects in other source books.

Inquisitive Puppet

A curious living object, the first inquisitive puppet was brought to life by a faerie guidemother as a boon for an old woodcarver who longed for a son. Perhaps it is the humanoid shape of puppets that cause them to be exceedingly curious when touched by magic.

Loch Dragon

The loch dragons live in and around Lochmere, the great lake upon which Castle Vantress sits. Just as the undines and Magic Mirror, loch dragons are curious and inquisitive creatures. Despite their ferocity, their favor can be won with a gift of something they’ve never seen before.

Lost Legionnaire

The lost legion is the collective name for all of the Blacklance Paragons who have died in their quest. These knights of Locthwain give a worthy gift from the wilds to Queen Ayara, ruler of the court, and are rewarded with a wedding to her and a send-off into the wilds to find the fabled Cauldron of Eternity, whose magic can bring the dead back to life.

But as Locthwain exemplifies the virtue of persistence, not even death can stop the Blacklane Paragons. As ghosts, these knights scour the wilds for any trace of the Cauldron, and will jealously defend its secrets from anyone unlucky enough to wander into their path.

Lovestruck Beast

The lovestruck beast is a favorite curse of barrow witches. Usually a handsome noble who treats others poorly is given this curse, and told the only way for the curse to be broken is for the beast to find true love; to find someone who loves him for his personality, rather than his looks. Needless to say, Eldraine's wilds are home to more than one such beast.

Mistford River Turtle

The mistford river turtle was raised from a hatchling by the undines. They taught the turtle who to ferry across Lochmere, and who to drown. If someone attempts to use the back of the great turtle to cross the lake, it will submerge itself and leave the intruders stranded in the murky waters.

But the turtle will safely guide those who are welcome through the mists and across the dangerous waters.

Queen of Ice

The Queen of Ice is a mysterious figure who travels across Eldraine in the winter upon a carriage. She has a magical mastery over snow and ice, and seems especially concerned with lake Lochmere once it freezes over. She has been know to spirit away individuals with bad reputations, but none know if this is to punish or recruit them.

Questing Beast

The Questing Beast is a kind of hydra or chimera, with a sharp stinging tail and reptilian features. Despite its name, it is not beastly in the slightest. It is incredibly intelligent and wise, so much so that the throne of the high king is dependent on its whim.

When there is to be a new high king in Eldraine, there is no political vying or maneuvering. Instead, the Questing Beast chooses two individuals each generation, a future king and queen, to undertake the challenge of attaining knighthood in all five courts. If they are successful, they are crowned the next high king and high queen.

Realm-Cloaked Giant

Far larger than the 15-foot tall giants of Garenbrig, the realm-cloaked giant is an enigmatic figure that uses its strength and magic to upend entire villages throughout the realms. This dangerous figure has been quested after and hunted by knights of all courts in the past, to no avail. Its power is hitherto unmatched throughout the realms or the wilds.

Reaper of Night

Just as the archons are embodiments of white mana and justice, the reaper of night is a specter, and is aligned with black mana and fear. Some think the reaper is death itself, but it is instead a manifestation of negativity, and it feeds from instilling fear in others.

The reaper of night rides a twisted flying horror. This strange creature has the stastics of a giant eagle, except it's an Undead, it's resistant to cold and necrotic damage, and it's immune to the charmed and frightened conditions.

Stonecoil Serpent

A human artificer named Ennor was once exiled from the court of Garenbrig for crimes unknown. After this, he turned to fae magic to fashion the perfect weapon for his revenge; the stonecoil serpent, an enormous stone serpent with incredible speed and durability, and fully under his command. The serpent has attacked Garenbrig several times, and it appears Ennor continues to repair it and send it out for destruction. Many quests have been undertaken to put an end to the menace.

Thorn Mammoth

The thorn mammoth is a defender of the forest. It will come to the aid and defense of all wilds things, big or small. Some believe it is the will of the Great Henge made manifest, while others think it is nothing more than a magical oddity. In either case, it stands as a reminder that the wilds are not to be taken lightly.

Turtle Hydra

Turtle hydras can be found throughout Eldraine. They have powerful snapping jaws; to humans, the sound is terrifying and bone-chilling, but to the fair folk it is beautiful.

Some turtle hydra have developed a taste for steel, being able to bite through it and digest it; a fact that instills fear in plate armored knights the plane over.

Undead Knight

Knights who meet their end in the wilds, particularly in swampy areas, are in danger of coming back to life as the undead. These undead knights are mindless, attacking every living thing they encounter. Most accept this is the work of ancient curses placed by the fair folk. Despite this, knights constantly venture into the wilds in the name of noble quests; and make the wilds increasingly dangerous after their demise.