The Vengeance Knights are an elite group of fighters who have pledged to serve the Knights of the Shield, a group of politicians and merchants with considerable influence in many governments along the Sword Coast. The Knight's purpose is to force the organizations enemies into compliance. Vengeance Knights prefer to wear heavy plated armor. They usually also wear a full helm or just cover their armor with symbols. Fighters, Blackguards, and ex-Paladins (with their heavy armor), are usually recruited to become Vengeance Knights.