Knights of Purity

The Men of Black and White serve as the Locust King’s army, executioners, police, and gestapo. The Men of Black and White are divided into two groups based upon their purpose. The Knights of Unity and the Knights of Purity. The Knights of Unity exist to convert everything possible into some form that can serve the empire. They are the armed colonial missionaries of the Empire. The Knights of Purity exist to remove anything that the Knights of Unity cannot convert to serve the Empire. The Knights of Unity bring religion and taxation and opium addiction. The Knights of Purity bring fire and guns and smallpox infested blankets. The Knights of Purity will wield flamethrowers and agent orange in addition to the usual sword and pistol that is emblematic of the Black and White.

The Knights of Purity are often brought in after the Knights of Unity, to purify and purge those who resisted the initial colonization process of the Knights of Unity. Once the Knights of Purity have been allowed to salt and burn the earth and to kill all who resist, the Knights of Unity return to finish the colonization process.

The Knights of Purity also serve as the Imperial Inquisition. And as the Hungry Empire tightens its control on a region, the Knights of Purity narrow their definition of acceptable levels of purity. In the early stages, anyone willing to fight besides the empire is considered orthodox. But as the empire gains control of the region, less and less heterodoxy becomes acceptable. And the Knights of Unity label more and more as heresy. And heresy is only cleansed by fire.

In the end, the Knights of Purity consider everything heresy. And the only real questions is who to purify last.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)