Black Knight

Black Knights (also known as the Kinshra) are medium level humans found mainly in and around their fortress. They are central to the Black Knights' Fortress quest. Although they worship Zamorak and are hardened foes of the Saradominist White Knights of Falador, the Kinshra's current leader Lord Daquarius is a man of honour and integrity.

Black Knights are some of the oldest non-player characters in RuneScape. When the game was first released, Black Knights were the strongest foes in RuneScape at level 46. The boast "I can beat a black knight" was once held to be impressive. There were only three Black Knights in RuneScape at that time.

That is no longer true, though they remain more difficult opponents than their level suggests. Players who are so inclined can kill them for points after completing the Wanted! quest. Each Black Knight killed raises players' White knight rank, which in turn allows the purchase of additional White Knight Equipment from Sir Vyvin.

During a recent update, the colour of their armour and equipment was darkened, and the colour of their boots was changed from brown to black. Also, the Black Knight players face in the quest Wanted! has not been changed.

Aggressiveness
The aggressiveness of a Black Knight depends on the knight's location.


 * Black Knights in most over world areas aren't aggressive.


 * Black Knights in most areas of their fortress (battlements, towers) are aggressive unless you are wearing guard uniform (Bronze med helm and Iron chainbody), black knight armour or Elite black armour set.


 * Black Knights in the wilderness are aggressive.


 * Some (but not all) Black Knights in the Taverley dungeon are aggressive unless you are of higher level than they are.


 * Black Knights by the Varrock north entrance and the one near Draynor Village are not aggressive.

Trivia

 * The Black Knight's look can be imitated by equipping a set of black armour. A steel/rune heraldic helm with the crest of Zamorak can be used to further duplicate the Black Knight's armour.  The Zamorakian crest can only be adorned by players with 70 Prayer.
 * No one knows whether this was intended or not, the Black Knights' other name, the Kinshra, is an anagram of Krishna, a Hindu god.
 * In RuneScape, Black Knights use black longswords. However, in the RuneScape-based FunOrb game 'Armies of Gielinor', they wield the same swords but use them as two-handed swords.
 * The Black Knight's plume on his helmet is always red; in contrast the White Knight's plume represents the knights rank.
 * When non-aggressive Black Knights attack, they make the same sound as a longsword. On the other hand, aggressive knights, such as those in the Black Knight's Fortress and the Wilderness, use the same sound as a two-handed sword on Chop or Slash.
 * Very early in the game the black knight was once the strongest NPC in RuneScape.