Sir Tahn

Sir Silverblade is a member of the Temple Knights and is one of very few to possess the rank of Zealot, which is not a high administrative rank but rather the equivalent of a Champion in other organizations. He is relatively young yet his skills and mind have propelled him to this most prestigious of ranks. In Another Mahjarrat the Knight is assigned the dangerous mission to defeat the Mahjarrat Artem and in Rose of the Elders he leads part of the force meant to thwart whatever Artem is doing in the Wilderness.

History
He was born Tahn Li Silverblade to a family of profitable merchants in Varrock. His parents were originally from Ardougne past the White Wolf Mountains and grew up there in poverty. However, when they traveled to Varrock they passed through Catherby, discovering the much lower the prices of fish were compared to the Varrock Grand Exchange. They quickly set up a trade with the fishermen of Catherby and thereafter lived comfortable lives in Varrock.

They sent Tahn Li and his twin brother Reel Lee to Edgeville to give them a good education. They both graduated from the school with flying colors and were each recruited by Knightly orders. Reel chose to go into training to become one of the King’s Knights of Varrock while Tahn, dreaming of adventure and glory, joined the White Knights of Falador as a squire.

He served two years under Sir Up, a portly old Knight who had a lot of talk but little substance. Tahn learned a lot from the Knight, who, for all of his bluster, was a great and kind teacher. Tahn was unable to finish his tutoring under Sir Up, however, for when they were crossing the White Wolfs a large, vicious wolf leapt from the mountain top and killed the poor old knight because he’d neglected his helmet. Tahn killed the wolf and pack and drug the body back to Falador before collapsing due to his wounds.

He was promoted to full knight status at the recommendation of several knights who noted his fighting prowess and sharp mind. He then worked alongside his fellow knights for several years, nicknamed the Little Champion by the older knights admiring his youth and skill. He fought alongside his brothers during the Siege of Falador, sustaining heavily injuries in the fighting but dealing out four times as much to his enemies.

Sir Silverblade, then, was recruited by the secretive Temple Knights who had also suffered losses in the fighting. They put him to work in very dangerous missions alongside some of the greatest agents the Temple Knights ever employed, and he excelled. There was no mission Silverblade couldn’t complete, no evil that Silverblade couldn’t eliminate.

In the year 169, at the age of 27, Sir Silverblade and his close friend and companion Sir Berus each took on the Trials of the Zealot, the most difficult of the challenges created to test the Temple Knight’s ability and perseverance. Both succeeded and became Zealots of the Temple Knights, the highest non-administrative rank available in the Temple Knights.

Another year passed and Sir Silverblade was given a mission that would be the most difficult in his career. A mission to defeat a deadly mahjarrat.

Appearance
Sir Silverblade, though he seems a ten foot giant in his armor, is a mere 5 feet and 8 inches tall. He has the lean, muscled body of a man who has spent his whole life wielding weapons against his foes. With cool green eyes, black short hair, and perfectly shaved chin, he appears as the average Kandarin warrior, but he still fits in with the White Knights, who have recruited warriors from all over the world.

Personality
Sir Silverblade is an extremely determined and driven person with a sharp mind and an indomitable will. He fiercely upholds all that he believes is right and good and completes whatever mission assigned to him by the Temple Knights, no matter the cost. For this reason, he has left many parts of his life by the wayside. He is friendly with all, but counts only his fighting companions among his friends. He has not visited in family in many years, so engrossed is he in his work.

Featured
Sir Silverblade is the main character in Another Mahjarrat and Rose of the Elders, parts 1 and 2 of the Temple Knight TBA series.