The
Knights of Ozem were a military order dedicated to the goddess
Iomaeda based in
Lastwall's capital of Vigil. They first rose to prominence when they helped defeat the
Whispering Tyrant during the
Shining Crusade in the 39th century AR.
History
Shining Crusade
The Knights of Ozem found their true calling during the
Shining Crusade in the late 39th century AR. They joined with the armies of the Empire of Taldor and the dwarves of the kingdom of Kraggodan to bring down the
Whispering Tyrant and liberate
Ustalav and much of central Avistan from his clutches. The Knights were led by the mortal
Iomedae, and held the goddess Arazni (then the herald of Aroden) as their patron saint. The Knights summoned Arazni to aid them in the siege of Gallowspire in 3818 AR, and she continued doing so for five years. She was finally humiliated and slain by the Whispering Tyrant himself in 3823 AR, thoroughly shaking the faith of the Knights. The entire crusade was thrown back by this terrible defeat, until Iomedae rallied the Knights and initiated a counterstrike that halted the undead legion's advance, and completely destroyed their vanguard at the battle of Vaishali Pass. Unwilling to give up their patron to the enemy, the Knights attempted to recover Arazni's corpse, eventually doing so at the Battle of Three Sorrows where Iomedae battled Erum-Hel, Lord of the Mohrgs. Arazni was laid to rest in the crusader's keep, which would form the foundation for the settlement of Vigil several years later. When the Shining Crusade finally defeated and imprisoned the Whispering Tyrant within his own fortress of
Gallowspire in 3827 AR, they helped found the nation of
Lastwall.
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