When a knight fails during a sworn quest their shadow is the last vestige of their soul to chained to the mundane plane in the form of a Woe Knight, the shadow is usually tethered to the spot the knight faced their greatest failure. The longer a Woe Knight lingers the further the influence of their anguish will spread, initially the effect will only cover a radius of 100 feet but if left unresolved over a century it could spread to encompass an entire kingdom.
If a Woe Knight is defeated in combat it reappears the next dusk, only by identifying the knight's original quest and rectifying their failure as best as possible can the soul be given a final peace allowing the land to heal. Treasure and XP should only be awarded once the knight's soul has been given eternal rest.
Woe Knight
Armour Class 2 [17]
Hit Dice 5** (22hp)
Attacks 1 × weapon (1d6 + energy drain)
THAC0 16 [+3]
Movement 60’ (20’)
Saving Throws D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (5)
Morale 12
Alignment Lawful
XP 425
Number Appearing 1
Treasure Type B
Energy drain: As a Wight
Immunity: Cannot be harmed by mundane attacks.
Unaffected: Sleep and Charm spells do not affect this creature.
Generate the location of the Woe Knight, the nature of their quest, the reason for their failure, how the effect of their sadness permeates the land and a near by item which could give a clue to the knight's identity using the table below.
