Black Knight


 * Black knights may be confused with the similarly named Dark warriors.

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. 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. 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.

Locations

 * Black Knights' Fortress
 * South of Draynor Village
 * North of Varrock in area south of the wilderness ditch.
 * In Taverley Dungeon, in the black knights headquarters (members only)
 * Port Sarim's prison, behind the bars of the cell. This Black Knight only drops bones.
 * South-west area of the Lava Maze in the wilderness.
 * At the Jolly Boar Inn
 * Various locations in the Wilderness

100% drops

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Runes and talismans

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Seeds (members only)

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Weapons and armour

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Herbs (members only)

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Other

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Trivia

 * The Black Knight's look can be imitated by equipping a set of black armour. The helm from the set has a purple plume rather than a red one, but a steel/rune heraldic helm with the crest of Zamorak resembles the Black Knight's helmets and can be substituted. (Members can change their crest by speaking to Sir Renitee; changing to the crest of Zamorak requires 70 Prayer.) Mime boots will match the appearance of the Black Knights' boots. Black gloves, black gauntlets or gloves of silence that will match hand appearance.
 * In RuneScape, Black Knights use black longswords. However, in the RuneScape-based FunOrb game 'Armies of Gielinor', they wield black 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 but it is also said that Elite Black Armour could be the black knight's ranking.
 * 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 Knights' Fortress and the Wilderness, use the same sound that was formerly used by a two-handed sword on Chop or Slash.
 * Black Knights used to drop a pile of flour on the ground. This could only be picked up if a player had a pot in their inventory, resulting in the usual Pot of Flour.
 * The longsword graphic update has changed the colouring on their swords to look like the new Black Longswords.
 * There is a very good training area at the Black Knights' Fortress. If you get injured, go to the monastery to heal.
 * When players hold longswords they hold it upwards. In contrast, Black Knights hold theirs horizontally.
 * The Black Knights in and near Black Knight's Fortress will not drop charms.
 * In Armies of Gielinor, their boots seem to be black snakeskin boots.
 * The plume on a knight's helm is red. The helm that it drops has a blue plume.
 * Black Knights are the only free-player monster that drop black two-handed swords.
 * Black Knights are among the few NPCs to have more than one capital letter in their name. If Jagex had followed their common name structure, "Black Knight" would look like "Black knight".