In one of the stories I'm working on, the events focus around one very small country in a relatively high-magic world, and a key part of their defenses is a stalwart group of about two dozen knights, armed with everything the country thus far has to give them.
And it's not quite enough. They're still a little boring, and it's a problem because the main character in a supposed follow up sequel - who by herself is awesome enough - is going to be one of them.
In my notes, I describe the role the knights are supposed to play as that of Gandalf. They arrive on scene, rally those around them and fix everybody else's mistakes. They're trained to be charismatic people who might ride out front to negotiate with the other army's leader or visit an ally's king in his throne room and intimidate them into doing the right thing. Of course, in practice they often fall short of expectation and may muddy things up considerably.
So I need ideas or examples on how I might be able to spruce them up. Does your writing feature knights, and how do they stand out? Are there published works which do a good job of them? I won't use anybody's ideas unless you say it's alright directly in the post, and probably not even then. But hearing someone else give an example really helps to get me thinking at my best.
And it's not quite enough. They're still a little boring, and it's a problem because the main character in a supposed follow up sequel - who by herself is awesome enough - is going to be one of them.
In my notes, I describe the role the knights are supposed to play as that of Gandalf. They arrive on scene, rally those around them and fix everybody else's mistakes. They're trained to be charismatic people who might ride out front to negotiate with the other army's leader or visit an ally's king in his throne room and intimidate them into doing the right thing. Of course, in practice they often fall short of expectation and may muddy things up considerably.
So I need ideas or examples on how I might be able to spruce them up. Does your writing feature knights, and how do they stand out? Are there published works which do a good job of them? I won't use anybody's ideas unless you say it's alright directly in the post, and probably not even then. But hearing someone else give an example really helps to get me thinking at my best.