I think a LOT of folks are fixated on the "Dark" part instead of the "Knight" bit. Honestly, I'm assuming the Dark is just the form of aether, wielded by a group of folks who follow a code of chivalric conduct as a means to protect themselves from whatever intent their power comes from and use it to protect others.
Of course, there's the "ronin" card that plays in with the historical Dark Knight as well, which could be further helped out by people being scared of the sort of aether the Job wields...and since Steel is a wandering sellsword as it is now, that plays right in to her story.
She tried the path of the Holy Knight and the words rang empty. She learned and saw how ferocity fuels the need to help others by working with the Brotherhood of Ash. She took up the greataxe to learn how to tap into that power, but it's not enough for her. She needs more power to become what, in her mind, will be a champion for the realm. Dark energies intrigue her and seem to be the best avenue to become that champion.
Of course, some people can be just so jovial or unaffected by bad things that they could toss about waves of umbral energy and still tell a joke at the end. That's more than feasible and always welcome. "Dark" doesn't mean it has to have some form of personal or emotional impact--it could mean nothing deeper than "Our spells are mostly black in color". Or their effects would be seen by someone on the outside as "dark" in purpose.
The beauty of RP--despite some of the oh-so-high-LARIOUS grumbling in this thread--is that there's nothing really "wrong" with one's approach. And if one finds a person's approach wrong? You just ignore it and move on with the rest of your life, literal and digital.
Of course, there's the "ronin" card that plays in with the historical Dark Knight as well, which could be further helped out by people being scared of the sort of aether the Job wields...and since Steel is a wandering sellsword as it is now, that plays right in to her story.
She tried the path of the Holy Knight and the words rang empty. She learned and saw how ferocity fuels the need to help others by working with the Brotherhood of Ash. She took up the greataxe to learn how to tap into that power, but it's not enough for her. She needs more power to become what, in her mind, will be a champion for the realm. Dark energies intrigue her and seem to be the best avenue to become that champion.
Of course, some people can be just so jovial or unaffected by bad things that they could toss about waves of umbral energy and still tell a joke at the end. That's more than feasible and always welcome. "Dark" doesn't mean it has to have some form of personal or emotional impact--it could mean nothing deeper than "Our spells are mostly black in color". Or their effects would be seen by someone on the outside as "dark" in purpose.
The beauty of RP--despite some of the oh-so-high-LARIOUS grumbling in this thread--is that there's nothing really "wrong" with one's approach. And if one finds a person's approach wrong? You just ignore it and move on with the rest of your life, literal and digital.
