>Knight of the Manticore
An order of knights born from the legend of a hero who rode a Manticore into battle. Eons ago, a mighty hero from the Lescatie's countryside was given a quest to defeat a terrible Manticore.
The beast was living high in the mountains, in a dragon's cave that she stole after killing the previous owner.
Through a miracle or a dark ritual, the knight defeated the Manticore, and it became his mount. He joined the crusade against the demon lord of his time and died during the final battle. The manticore, freed from her master, chose, against all odds, to avenge him in a frenzied last stand. Heavily wounded, it brought his corpse back to the cave before joining him in the afterlife.
The cave became a pilgrim's place for knights of the manticore. With each new demon lord, one of them is chosen by a Manticore and leads his brothers in a crusade, always dying during the last assault. It is said that they are the reincarnation of the previous heroes.
This cycle was broken during the invasion of Lescatie. The knight, his new wife, and his order fought alongside Druella and survived. They became protectors of the land and roam the countryside nowadays.
Knights of this order wear heavy armor with a red and blue tabard. A white lion is embroidered on the red part, and three fleur-de-lis are embroidered on the thinner blue part. A mighty lion's face is also engraved in their breastplate, and veterans may wear great shields taking the form of a roaring
While not all knights of the Manticore marry a Manticore, most want to emulate their founder's story.