Holy Knight Nadia Page 00 (Patreon)

Nadia Aramais longed to be a Holy Knight all of her young life. She'd spent every waking hour of her adolescence studying the lore of the Holy Order and practicing her swordsmanship. At the age of fourteen, with other children of the faith she petitioned the Order to let her study within the walls of the Knights Sanctum, to train to become a Holy Knight.

Years later, Nadia is in fact a Holy Knight in name and divine power. She like others of her order are blessed by the goddess. She is also paired with a Cleric, a life partner who can heal and assist her through her travels; a Cleric named Xelias Malorian. Now able to call forth her power to smite the enemies of the peace and brotherhood, she and her far less faithful, but still extremely talented partner long to be assigned a 'Holy Commission'. 'Holy Commissions' are divine task set forth by the Council of Clerics in order to test the faith, characters and skill of a Knight and their Cleric. While on commission the pair cannot refuse to help those in need, mustn't act exclusively for personal gain and must become a paragon of the Order, becoming a Knights Errant, positively representing the church and humanity across Vandergast.

A Holy Knight on commission cannot return to the Sanctum until their task is completed. They are not afforded any help from the church or the order, save what they can gain from other 'Knight's on Commission'. The pair have long coveted the idea of going on a 'Holy Commission', Nadia wanting to become a dashing hero to the land and helping those in need. Though, Xelia seems to have far less noble desires for the honor, she is no less impatient for the task. Holy Knights are charged with spreading the blessings and love of the Goddess by their actions. They are to set a positive example for all of Vandergast. Holy Knight's are respected across the land by most race, even by most of the elves, the proud and numerous dominant race of Vandergast.

Now twenty years old, circumstances have left Nadia with the one thing she's coveted the most, a 'Holy Commission'. Nadia is charged with finding the mysterious 'Phoenix Gate', the object the Elves conquered Vandergast to find. A mysterious artifact whose pursuit lead to the 'War of Bloody Tears', and the extinction of the formed indigenous people of Vandergast, the bestial Gast.

Now armed with the blessing of the Goddess, her Holy Sword and Shield, and her partnered cleric, Xelia Malorian in toe. She sets off to right wrongs, find adventure and bring blessings to the land. With determination and an unflinching resolve she plans to dedicate her life to the finding of the 'Phoenix Gate', despite the fact that the artifact is mere myth. Widely believe to be a lie created as an excuse for the elves to conquer Vandergast. But no matter, Nadia is committed and is eager to set off on her very first adventure.