Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27986488-20160420013340

Thousands of years ago there were 4 dragons. These dragons were the watchers and guardians of the balance of nature. For thousands of years, the dragons destroyed anyone and anything that threatened to throw nature out of balance and shatter the peace. While these dragons were powerful and vital, they were not immortal and soon faced death.

Before their passing, the dragons summoned four warriors to meet with them. These 4 warriors were very young, but each had the virtue and heart of a hero that was needed to wield their power. Each dragon would bestow all their power to one of each warrior that held a different virtue.

Tannin, The Water Dragon, chose the warrior whose wisdom and kindness brought knowledge and happiness to anyone he encountered.

Criteus, The Earth Dragon chose the warrior whose loyalty and willpower could not be broken

Veritas, The Wind Dragon chose the warrior who was always honest to those he cared for and had a strong belief in freedom

Ddraig, The Fire Dragon chose the warrior whose courage and sense of justice was known by all.

These dragons not only gave their elemental power to these heroes, but they transferred their souls into the bodies of their chosen one to advise and look after them. When the power is activated, it forms a suit of dragon-like armor around the heroes bodies, granting them superhuman physicality and mastery over their element. For years, the Knights traveled across the world protecting the innocent, guarding the balance and smiting evil.

When the life of a Knight comes to an end, the soul of the dragon seeks out a new host with the same virtue as the original Knight. The new Knight would be given all the knowledge of all the previous hosts.

The Knights can use their powers in other ways. The Water Knight can heal others and control ice, the Earth Knight can control lava and volcanoes, the Wind Knight can summon storms and the Fire Knight can project lightning.

Although it happened only once, three Knights can transfer all their power to the fourth Knight letting him control all four elements. To do this the Knights must chant "I will you my power". However, the fourth Knight can only maintain the power for a certain amount of time. If the Knight does not return the powers of the other three before he reaches his limit, the Knight will die.

This legend is so ancient that only a handful of people on Remnant know about it.

In reply to ValkyrieLongthorn

The Knights only appear to protect the Maidens when they are in need of protection. The Knights can sense when a new Knight and Maiden dies and when new ones are chosen.

Usually, a Knight is chosen by the previous Knight and the spirit within. But there are rare occasions where the Knight must chose a male the Maiden is close to and trusts. Her brother, cousin, friend, lover, husband etc... If a new Knight is chosen the usual way and it happens to be someone close to the Maiden is a coincidence.

It is known that a Maiden and a Knight will sometimes fall in love. There was a time where the Winter Maiden and the Fire Knight fell in love and got married. 