Reiner looked at me and said “A unicorn!? I could absorb it and become immortal. Azil, don’t get in my way.” I stood in front of him and said “You can’t do that. You’d be cursing all of us and the forest would die. Please drop it. We can’t stay here forever.” Reiner growled and said “Fine. But I get the next one.” He lowered his bow and the others did the same. The unicorn looked at me with what looked like surprise and said “If you were a female humanoid, I’d let you ride me. What would you like to leave here in peace.” I looked at it and said “Give the five of us your blessing please. We would love it if you did us this honor.” The unicorn blinked and said “Very well. Kneel, all of you.” We did so and the unicorn stepped forward. It was beautiful and magical as it approached. It tapped our shoulders with its horn and likcked our faces. The chimeras were not pleased about it. “I give you my blessing in the full view of the forest and all the creatures will know my peace when they see you. Rise and know my blessing.” We got up and we got the perk “Champion of the Forest”. It gave 10% reduction of damage in forests.
Knighthood was the next advanced class after reaching Level 10 as a soldier. There were five types of knights: White, Green, Red, Black and Coat of Arms. Each type had its own perks and abilities. White knights were the paladins that served a church. They could perform miracles trough their purity of heart. Green knights were the keepers and champions of nature. They could speak to the animals and the spirits of nature that dwelled in the domain. Red knights were the Blood Knights, a sadistic cult of fiends and rougues that ride for the sake pillaging and slaughter. They were usually kill or be killed encounters on the wild roads. Black knights were Death Knights, a solemn order who served a god of death and defended the larger crypts and graveyards from the advance of the undead and necromancers. They were considered to be evil and had the power to reverse death. That made them the only people who could bring the dead NPCs back to life. Even then, it took a long quest and ritual to pull off. Coat of Arms knights wore the colors of the banner of the city or lord they served.
They were given diplomatic immunity and lower taxes in the settlement they lived in. Depending on the type of knight you wanted to be, you needed certain qualifications. All needed you to be a minimum of Level 10 to do so. To be a Green knight, you needed to be blessed by a spirit of nature or a druidic circle, plant a tree and pledge yourself to nature. We just recieved a blessing from the unicorn. All we needed was to plant some trees and make a pledge. If we wanted to be paladins, we could donate 1000 lin to the church of our choice and a knight’s recommendation was all we needed. 1000 lin to the city of our choice and a knight’s recommendation was all we needed to be a Coat of Arms knights. We walked along the trail with the unicorn until we got out of the forest. As soon as we left the border of the forest, I turned to thank it. It was already gone from sight. The road also began to form again as we got further along. We got on the road and continued walking. There was another fort held by soldiers. I could see them watching us from a wall. It was tense, but no one fired on us.
