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=== Undead trouble === | === Undead trouble === | ||
He had a choice between swimming around or climbing a cliff, being in heavy | He had a choice between swimming around or climbing a cliff, being in heavy armour, he picked the cliff.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platebody|quote= The beach he had arrived on was surrounded by cliffs, meaning his only options were to climb or to swim, and since he was wearing the heavy armour of the White Knights, he decided that sinking wasn’t an option.}} After climbing to the top, after many hours of near falls, he would witness the region of [[Dragonwilds:Fellhollow]].{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platebody|quote= It took him many hours and several near falls, but he eventually made his way up and down the cliffside, only to encounter a region filled with the ravenous undead.}} Luckily, his training as a White Knight aided him to fight such evils and fend them off as best he could. But soon, he would be out numbered, forcing him to retreat to a near by [[Dragonwilds:Shrine to Saradomin|shrine]] atop of a rocky island.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platebody|quote= As a White Knight he trained to fight such evils and he fended them off as best he could, yet there were too many for him to face alone. He was forced to retreat, to a shrine, atop a rocky island, displaying the symbol of Saradomin, and there he prayed.}} Seeing as he is trapped, he prayed to Saradomin using the shrine, begging for salvation, a miracle that could save him, but he got no answer.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platelegs|quote= Trapped by a shrine that stood atop a rocky island, surrounded by the hungry dead, Sir Lateef prayed to Saradomin with all his strength. He begged for salvation, for a miracle that might free him, but silence was his only answer.}} He set up a defence atop of the monument, fighting them off as they continue to appear, getting barely any sleep.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platelegs|quote= He barricaded himself atop the monument, the dead scrabbling at his defences, their unholy growling keeping him from even a moment’s sleep.}} As time passed, he grew hunger and thirst took him, patiently waiting for his god to answer, he could only look at the [[Dragonwilds:Saradomin Symbol|symbol of Saradomin]] in defeated rage, feeling abandoned by his god, despite his servitude.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platelegs|quote= As time drew on, and hunger and thirst took him, he turned to the symbol of Saradomin in defeated rage. Where was his god? Why was he abandoned? Had he not spent his life in service of the lord of light?}} In a fit of rage, Sir Percival would cleave the symbol from the plinth with his sword, causing it to crash to the floor.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platelegs|quote= Enraged, he took his sword and cleaved Saradomin’s symbol from its plinth, causing it to crash to the floor.}} Seeing what he's done, he was filled with guilt and hid the fallen piece from his sight, dumbing it into the water.{{CiteJournal|journal=White Platelegs|quote= Filled with guilt, he hid the fallen piece from his sight. His last act was one of blasphemy, but perhaps an act justly performed.}} He died later after this event, by either starvation, thirst or consumed by the undead. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Sir Percival Lateef is a pun on the word, Superlative. | * Sir Percival Lateef is a pun on the word, Superlative. | ||
* According to [[Dragonwilds:Mod Raven]], the | * According to [[Dragonwilds:Mod Raven]], the armour is not intended to belong to Sir Percival Lateef, where the knight himself would have worn a different color instead of the red, which is meant to be for ''initiatives'', is because it is iconic to the ''{{OSL|Old School RuneScape}}'' version of the armour.{{CiteDiscord|quote= The red plume is because that's the most iconic OSRS variant of white armour. | ||
You'll note that I left Sir Lateef's rank explicitly absent, because this sort of detail doesn't actually add anything to this discussion. His is a little side story with his own adventure for you to work out and consider, but his specific heirarchy in the order isn't actually of any relevance here. So, whilst he would be wearing higher ranked gear you haven't earned that rank (as there is no White Knight organisation on Ashenfall currently) and so you only wear the initiate armour.|author=Mod Raven|url=https://discord.com/channels/303835144073248770/436827573272576000/1457654910408462496|date=5 January2026|ctxquote=That man was at least a Proselyte}} | You'll note that I left Sir Lateef's rank explicitly absent, because this sort of detail doesn't actually add anything to this discussion. His is a little side story with his own adventure for you to work out and consider, but his specific heirarchy in the order isn't actually of any relevance here. So, whilst he would be wearing higher ranked gear you haven't earned that rank (as there is no White Knight organisation on Ashenfall currently) and so you only wear the initiate armour.|author=Mod Raven|url=https://discord.com/channels/303835144073248770/436827573272576000/1457654910408462496|date=5 January2026|ctxquote=That man was at least a Proselyte}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:35, 20 July 2026
Template:Infobox NPC Sir Percival Lateef was a Template:RSL of Template:RSL, who arrived to Dragonwilds:Ashenfall before it was discovered by the world.
History
Life in the mainland
Not much is known about his early life, but it is known that he was trained as a White Knight, ranked a initiative of the order. As a member of the order, he trained other knights in swordsmanship whilst also giving lectures on his life as an explorer.Template:CiteJournal However, many of his fellow knights dismissed his stories, doubting his credibility, being ignored and teased. This exhausted him enough to take a boat and sail it north of the mainland with his own crew.Template:CiteJournal During the travel, his boat was destroyed with his crew left for dead. Luckily, he found himself alive, in a unknown beach in Ashenfall.Template:CiteJournal
Undead trouble
He had a choice between swimming around or climbing a cliff, being in heavy armour, he picked the cliff.Template:CiteJournal After climbing to the top, after many hours of near falls, he would witness the region of Dragonwilds:Fellhollow.Template:CiteJournal Luckily, his training as a White Knight aided him to fight such evils and fend them off as best he could. But soon, he would be out numbered, forcing him to retreat to a near by shrine atop of a rocky island.Template:CiteJournal Seeing as he is trapped, he prayed to Saradomin using the shrine, begging for salvation, a miracle that could save him, but he got no answer.Template:CiteJournal He set up a defence atop of the monument, fighting them off as they continue to appear, getting barely any sleep.Template:CiteJournal As time passed, he grew hunger and thirst took him, patiently waiting for his god to answer, he could only look at the symbol of Saradomin in defeated rage, feeling abandoned by his god, despite his servitude.Template:CiteJournal In a fit of rage, Sir Percival would cleave the symbol from the plinth with his sword, causing it to crash to the floor.Template:CiteJournal Seeing what he's done, he was filled with guilt and hid the fallen piece from his sight, dumbing it into the water.Template:CiteJournal He died later after this event, by either starvation, thirst or consumed by the undead.
Trivia
- Sir Percival Lateef is a pun on the word, Superlative.
- According to Dragonwilds:Mod Raven, the armour is not intended to belong to Sir Percival Lateef, where the knight himself would have worn a different color instead of the red, which is meant to be for initiatives, is because it is iconic to the Template:OSL version of the armour.Template:CiteDiscord