Simus Volgon, Lord of the Old Knights

Lord Simus Volgon was an avilior of Tyr and leader of the order of the Old Knights who famously slew Avida the Raven in single combat and lorded over Castle Balsav together with his order of loyal knights till he was bannishe from the Adurgen flag and rose up in civil war against the royalty for the insult. This resulted in the three-year long Iron War and in the death of Warrior-Queen Drasana au Urleigh and also in the execution of Simus and his Old Knights.

Simus didn't believe that sole strength of the light was enough to make a champion and taught that a true warrior makes weapons of both light and dark, all for in the service of the greater good. He became known as the first Old Knight for he retained ageless youth, even as his hair turned grey and his eyes deepened with experience, yet, the nature of this gift is not completely known, but likely relates to his divine art.

Origins
After the death of General Avida the Raven, Simus believed he was under-celebrated and, in the years that followed, worked to rally his fellow, war-weary adurgens to invade Haleria. Eventually, finding limited support for his cause, a furious Simus committed raids on Halerian convoys, caravans and villages together with his Old Knights, pointedly leaving brutal scenes in his wake in the hopes of inciting new conflict. This didn't have the desired outcome, however, as when learning of his warmongering the aduegen royalty disowned Lord Simus and renounced him from the adurgen flag.

Enraged by this ungrateful insult, Lord Simus assembled his trusted knights and made plans to march on the capital, which was still echoing with the losses of Avida's siege. In believing the royals had abandoned their sacred duty to the sacred struggle against darkness Simus's vassals rallied and he befriended nearby lords, as well as all internal enemies of the ruling pair, and marched on the capital, calling himself the "promised king" who would give Adurge the greatness it deserved, even that which has been denied by foe and friend.