The Knights of the Vigil was an order of Helmite knights that were tasked with the oversight and maintenance of Watcher's Keep, a powerful mortal prison designed to imprison evil beings at behest of Helm himself.[1]
Activities[]
The sole purpose of the Vigil was to ensure that the Imprisoned One was sealed away deep beneath Watcher's Keep. The supremely evil being was never to be freed, lest it bring chaos and destruction upon the world, nor slain, as it would be released from bondage and returned to its domain in the Abyss.[1]
Base of Operations[]
The knights were dedicated to the preservation of Watcher's Keep in western Tethyr. While the topmost level of the keep was a dedicated temple to Helm, it was unknown if that is where the knights kept their residence.[1]
Relationships[]
Unlike other well-known Helmite orders, such as the Vigilant Eyes of the God or the Watchers over the Fallen,[2] the Knights of the vigil were rather secretive in nature.[1]
History[]
The order was founded during the Time of Troubles, in the Year of Shadows, 1358 DR. When the avatars of the Faerûnian pantheon were set to walk the Realms of Faerûn, the magical wards found deep within the keep began to falter.[1]
As Helm was the only being to retain his divinity at that time, he called upon a group of his knights and swore them to an oath that designated their role as guardians of Watcher's Keep, and the Imprisoned One trapped within. The knights had to perform a specific ritual every so often, sacrificing their lives in order to maintain the keep's wards and prevent the Imprisoned One from wreaking havoc across Toril.[1]
The knights' dedication to their oath waned over the next decade. In the Year of the Gauntlet, 1369 DR, the knights' leader Odren chose not to continue with their tradition, and deceptively called out for any adventurers who were willing to perform the ritual in their stead. He and his knights gave no inclination about the sacrifice needed to perform the ritual, and concocted a flimsy story about how his order were too weak to defeat the horrors that overran the keep's upper levels.[1]
Members[]
The group comprised various knights, clerics, and even mages dedicated to the worship and dogma of Helm.[1]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Video Games
External Links[]
Knights of the Vigil article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 BioWare (June 2001). Designed by Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), p. 69. ISBN 978-0786903849.