Tewquille, the Shadow Knight, is a Keremet, one of the Denizens.
Overview[]
On the borderlands between the Shadowlands of the dead and the mindscape of the Dreaming, Tewquille walks the Black Paths of Balor. Of his mortal life, little is known, though most believe he was one of the holy knights under Sir Roland, a servitor of King Charlemagne in the late 8th century. Breaking his oath to God and king for the love of a faerie woman, he was killed and cursed to wander forever as a shade in the twilight lands. The keremet's first appearance as the Shadow Knight was not until several centuries later when he appeared as the leader of L'Armée Furieuse (akin to the Wild Hunt). Of his life since that time, what little is known remans pure conjecture. Bartering in human souls and pieces of dream, the Shadow Knight has reportedly gained mysterious powers of transformation, allowing him to take any form and to similarly affect his foes. Some stories describe powers with which he transformed fae into animals until they capitulated with his demands. Further tales say that he can call dark storms from the realms of the dead, creating extrusions of the Tempest in the Dreaming. Supposedly one of the Soul Bearers, the Shadow Knight remains an elusive and compelling figure.
References[]
- CTD. Denizens of the Dreaming, pp. 92-93.