Darkblood Knight Order

The Darkblood knight order is a group of self appointed knights who unofficially rules the Blacktop Mountains. The order lives in a castle called Darkblood Fortress. Technically the Queen of Taroth rules everywhere on Taroth but the order lives in a very remote region that is simply too difficult to bring an army.

Territory
The order controls most of the Blacktop mountains. Their headquarters is Darkblood Fortress. They own 3 small villages which provides the food and weapons for the order. No bandits exist due to the order eliminating any threats to their people.

History
The Darkblood Knights were first established by settlers in the Blacktop mountains 130 years ago. The noblemen and warriors were tired of paying taxes to the kingdom and decided to start their own form of leadership. They have remained out of affairs outside of the blacktop mountains except for the invasion of Taroth where they temporarily offered their men to the queen.

Military
The knights of the order are renowned for being very elite and highly skilled soldiers knowing how to use spears and bows. The knights wear black plate armor, and their squires wear black chain mail.

Religion
The order observes a religion unique to them.