Followers of Unknown
"Even the dead need champions."
- Lareda Loveliss, Knight of the Merciful Scythe
The Knights of the Merciful Scythe are an elite organization of ghost hunters, specializing in helping the restless dead to rest in peace. Their exorcists may find themselves tasked with cleansing ancient tombs, desecrated burial grounds, haunted mansions, or blood-stained battlefields. They are not merely warriors, but also specialized detectives, adept at discovering the reasons for a spirit's unrest and resolving the root cause rather than simply burning away the zombies.
Though they usually take payment from the living, the Knights' first loyalty is to the needs of the dead, for it is to the dead that a Knight of the Merciful Scythe swears her oath of allegiance. This sometimes brings them into conflict with the living, whose injustices are often the cause for an angry spirit, which cannot rest until the injustice is rectified.
They also take contracts such as enforcing wills or tracking down tomb raiders.