Black Knight

''For this monster's higher level counterpart, see Elite black knight. Not to be confused with 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 (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.

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
 * 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

 * Bones

Runes

 * 2 or 9 Mind runes
 * 10 Earth runes
 * 9 Body runes
 * 7 Cosmic runes
 * 4 or 6 Chaos runes
 * 2 Death runes
 * 3 or 4 Law runes (uncommon)
 * 6 Nature runes (very rare)
 * Chaos talisman(members only) (rare)
 * Nature talisman(members only) (rare)

Seeds (members only)

 * 4 Potato seed
 * 4 Onion seed
 * 4 Cabbage seed (rare)
 * 3 Tomato seed (rare)
 * 3 Sweetcorn seed (rare)
 * 3 Strawberry seed (rare)
 * 2 Watermelon seed (rare)

Weapons and Armour

 * Iron sword
 * Iron full helmet
 * Steel mace
 * 3 Mithril arrows
 * 5 Rune Javelins (members only) (rare)
 * 1 Shield left half (members only) (very rare)
 * Rune Spear (members only) (rare)

Charms (members only)

 * Gold charm (common)
 * Green charm (common)
 * Crimson charm (rare)
 * Blue charm (rare)

Other

 * 1, 3, 6, 10, 12, 35, 58, 80, 160 Coins (common)
 * Uncut Sapphire
 * Uncut Emerald
 * Uncut Ruby (rare)
 * Uncut Diamond (very rare)
 * Herbs - up to Dwarf weed (members only)
 * Pot of flour
 * Bread
 * Tin Ore
 * Steel bar (common)
 * Half of a key (members only) (very rare)

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 even if 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 to all levels.


 * Some (but not all) Black Knights in the Taverley dungeon are aggressive unless you are level 67 or higher.


 * 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 amour in order to get a red crest you will need to talk to sir Renitee, since that helmet has a red plume rather than the blue plume of normal black armour. The Zamorakian crest can only be adorned by players with 70 Prayer. mime boots will complete the feet looks white you could have black gloves gauntlets or gloves of silence will complete the look.
 * 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 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 as a two-handed sword on Chop or Slash.
 * Very early in the game the black knight was once the strongest NPC in RuneScape.
 * 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 coloring on their swords to look like the new Black Longswords.
 * The Black Knight's plume on his helmet is always red; the black helm that players buy has a semi-purple trim. However, a Steel heraldic helm painted in Zamorak colours is virtually identical, although the Zamorak crest requires 70 Prayer.