Florian the Fallen – Deserter Knight

Florian the Fallen – Deserter Knight

Human (Fighter)

Grasping a massive war banner in one hand while standing resolute in tattered plate armor, Florian the Fallen brings tragical martial presence to the battle grid. Clad in layered iron plating, mail skirts, a tattered cape, and a shadowed cowl over a closed helm, his firm posture captures a battle-weary soldier forced into the front lines of an impossible siege. Keepers can deploy this Artifact as a tragic fighter player character, a reluctant vanguard standard-bearer NPC, or a battle-hardened survivor leading desperate holdouts in ruined city districts.

Tabletop Lore

Once part of the Duke’s Army vanguard initially deployed to quell the outbreak, Florian witnessed a thousand men torn apart within an hour of arriving in the southern districts of Canos. Escaping across the Favian River alongside a handful of survivors, Florian and his comrades were met not with refuge, but with chains as accused deserters. Bound to a massive banner pole, Florian was thrust back into the next assault to instill courage in the ranks, forbidden from ever wavering or retreating again.

Highlight

The sweeping, billowed war banner held firmly alongside heavy knightly plate and a tattered, wind-swept mantle creates a dramatic, high-visibility silhouette across the battlefield.

Encounter Insight

Deploy Florian as a tragic NPC rallying doomed defenders along city barricades or as an unwilling champion forced to hold narrow bridgehead chokepoints, using his prominent standard to direct tactical movement and boost morale among surrounding troops.

Features

• Standard-Bearer Stance: Sculpted holding a broad, billowed war banner aloft while standing steadfast amid battlefield debris.
• Battle-Worn Plate Panoply: Features articulated plate armor, layered chainmail, a tattered cape, and a hooded cowl draped over a closed visor helm.
• Ruined Battlefield Base: Stance anchored upon a cracked stone base strewn with a broken wooden shield, fallen arrows, and scattered rubble.

Designed For

• Player Characters: Ideal representation for human fighters, banner-bearing warlords, oathbound guardians, and tragic martial heroes.
• Vanguard & City NPCs: Functions as a vanguard standard-bearer, reluctant garrison commander, city guard survivor, or tragic boss minion.
• Display Painting: Offers exceptional canvas contrast across sweeping banner cloth, polished armor plates, tattered fabric, and weathered wood details.

Size Category

Occupies a 1×1 square (25mm base, Medium Humanoid)