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The origin of Black Knights is closely linked to the legend of Ashor, a knight who had
remained skilled and strong, despite his advanced age, and who specialized in the killing of
kings and other nobles. Sometime around the 13th or 14th century there was a king with a
powerful enemy – a king of another land who oppressed his people.
Desperate to defeat his opponent, the good king sent a message calling Ashor to his court.
One night, the king woke up to find Ashor near his bed. The assassin had entered his castle
without detection – proving his skill.
Ashor asked the king who he needed to kill and the king gave his order. Ashor accepted
the task, but said that he would first check the king’s claims that his enemy was an evil
oppressor. Ashor entered the fortress city of the king’s enemy, and witnessed for himself
the cruelty of the ruler; his task to assassinate the king would proceed as planned.