Black Knight

Black Knights can be found in the Heart of Gielinor. They can be fought for kill count for the Zamorak faction.

The female variant fights with a spear, while the males fight with a mace and a shield.

Equipping a Zamorak insignia or Shard of Mah makes them non aggressive. female black knight Character Icon The Kinshra (meaning "the ones that spark the fire"[1]), often referred to as the Black Knights, are a militant Zamorakian Order founded in the early Fifth Age. They can be found mainly in their fortress on Ice Mountain, their secret base deep in the heart of the Taverley dungeon and in the Wilderness. The Kinshra Order was founded in year 4 of the 5th age by Lord Sanafin Valzin, a wealthy Varrock noblewoman who had hoped that her influence would one day give rise to a Kingdom grounded in Zamorakian ideals. Under her guidance, the Kinshra fought for King Raddallin alongside the White Knights during the War of Unification in order to establish the Kingdom of Asgarnia in year 8 of the Fifth Age. As thanks for her service, the King had a special sword commissioned for Valzin. For unknown reasons, this sword eventually came to rest in the earth beneath Falador park. The conflicting ideals of the Kinshra and the White Knights led to a bitter rivalry between the two Orders. This culminated in the exile of the Zamorakians from the Kingdom after the burning of the Wizards' Tower in year 70, at which point the Kinshra declared open war upon Asgarnia and denounced the legitimacy of Raddallin's rule.

The Kinshra briefly formed an alliance with the Zamorakian mage Solus Dellagar in the year 161, and together attacked the Misthalinian settlement known then colloquially as Edgeville. The reason for this attack is unknown. The White Knights responded in defence of the settlement, and shortly thereafter Dellagar betrayed his allies and began attacking all present indiscriminately. The battle went on for several days, during which time the sky reportedly raged with all manner of colourful spectres. Rumours spread through nearby towns and mistrust of mages grew. Dellagar was finally disarmed and apprehended by the White Knights, resulting in his permanent exile. After the battle had concluded, a Fremennik scouting party from nearby Gunnarsgrun arrived and confirmed an estimate of somewhere between 800 and 2400 dead- civilians, White Knights and Kinshra alike. These events would infamously come to be known as the Edgeville Incident.

By the year 162, King Vallance, the current King of Asgarnia, had fallen ill in his old age. With the King bedridden and lacking the strength to stand, the Kinshra seized the opportunity to launch a series of attacks on the Kingdom.

A subsequent series of attacks followed suit, which would thereafter be known as the War of 164. Under the command of Lord Sulla, the Kinshra attacked villages and settlements across the northern Asgarnian region, including the Edgeville Monastery and Taverley. They also launched a covert attack on Burthorpe with the help of a witch called The Sybil, with the intent of manipulating the Crown Prince Anlaf by sending disturbing dreams which told him to turn to Zamorak and aid the Kinshra in their war. Hesitant, Anlaf continued his stance of diplomatic neutrality, to the outcry of Burthorpe's people. Lord Radebaugh and several other Imperial Guards would later disobey the Prince's orders and ride to battle alongside Kara-Meir, Squire Theodore and a detachment of the Dwarven Black Guard.

The Kinshra would eventually mount their final attack upon the capital city of Falador, bolstering their forces with the aid of the Chaos Dwarves and their artillery, Wilderness Berserkers and several goblin tribes. The battle ended with a pyrrhic Asgarnian victory and the defeat of Lord Sulla, though the Kinshra were successful in securing information as to the whereabouts of the Wand of Resurrection, which they would attempt to use to their advantage in future attacks.

In the year following the War, the Kinshra would parley with representatives of Misthalin to negotiate the extradition of their former Lord Sulla in exchange for their aid in the coming war against Morytania. King Roald could not afford to decline, but could not accept without spurning his White Knight allies, who he would also depend upon in the coming conflict. Instead he sent Kara-Meir, hoping this slight would cause them to turn away unwilling to cooperate. Despite this, the Kinshra did not back down and were able to deliver a supply of Rune Essence taken from the Untainted to the Temple of Paterdomus, where it was used to re-sanctify the River Salve and definitively secure a Misthalinian victory.

Some time later, the White Knights launched their own series of attacks intending to capture various high-ranking Kinshra officers alive in a mission known as the Dawn Ascent. One such notable officer was the Knight Iban, who was said to have slain hundreds. He refused to surrender and was killed by Sir Owen Sonde with an arrow to the skull in the ensuing battle. Sir Owen was expelled from the White Knights for his dishonourable actions.

At some point after this, Lord Daquarius reevaluated the Kinshra policies on admittance and allowed women and mages to join their Order, though many of his subordinates would take great offence to this.