#also bors and hector being on the other side of this

[tillman]

lancelot autism moments of speaking sooo monotone while fucking BAWLING.... king get some tissues . stab that squire ok? 

[arthur-of-camelot]

Knights of the Round Table Plot

Do you like fun? Action? Adventure? Does saving the town from disaster and acting like a hero of legend appeal to you? Want some petty drama between characters that stems from centuries old beef? Then this may be the plot for you. Excalibur has been pulled from the stone and in so doing has called for the knights of the round table to return to Arthur and work together as one. 

How this works: When Excalibur was removed from the stone, a wave of magic spread throughout Swynlake like a call to arms reaching out to people who would be deemed worthy of continuing the legacy of the knights. Those people in that moment would then have been flooded with the memories and knowledge of the knight that they most closely resembled. The goal of the sword was to bring these people back together in order to protect the realm (or Swynlake) from harm. It’s up to the mun as to what elements of a knight’s story your character receives/how you decide to handle it. See this post for an example of the flood of memories that can occur. From there the goal is to bring the knights together and have them experience modern day quests to protect Swynlake/adventure etc. The dramatic backstories can also help foster interesting/weird/dramatic new relationships with characters.

If you’d like for your character to be given the memories/experiences of former knights, please fill out the tiny app under the read more. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MALE/NON-MAGIC TO APPLY.

List of Knights:

•Sir Galahad (Son of Sir Lancelot): known for his gallantry and purity and and one of the most perfect of all knights. It’s said he was able to defeat a lot of his enemies because he was pure. One of the ones who quested for the holy grail.

• Sir Lancelot: known as Arthur’s closest friend/greatest companion and the greatest swordsman and jouster of the age. Also known for wrecking Arthur’s marriage and hooking up with Guinevere basically helping destroy Camelot. (I have two seriously great plot ideas regarding Arthur and Lancelot so getting Lancelot would be so so good) • Sir Gawain: known as Arthur’s nephew and as a formidable, courteous, and also a compassionate warrior, fiercely loyal to his king and family. He was a friend to young knights, a defender of the poor, and as "the Maidens' Knight" a defender of women as well. (personally feel Gawain should def be a lady knight this go around) • Sir Percival: One of the knights who looked for the holy grail. Renowned for his strength and fighting prowess. He was kind of beefy. But also a cool dude. • Sir Lionel: a double cousin of Lancelot, he was apparently raised by the lady of the lake in her underwater kingdom. He proves himself very unworthy of the holy grail by trying to kill his brother for not rescuing him. *Strongly recommended to be a magick. • Sir Bors: brother of sir Lionel, was worthy of seeing the grail. Lionel tries to murder Bors, and Bors does not defend himself, refusing to raise a weapon against his kinsman. Became Arthur’s successor when Arthur died. • Sir Tristram/Tristan de Lyones: He was sent to fetch Iseult/Isolde back from Ireland to marry the king. However, he and Iseult accidentally consumed a love potion while en route and fall helplessly in love; the pair underwent numerous trials that tested their secret affair. Also known as a great musician and falconer. • Sir Gareth: Arthur’s nephew and Gawain’s brother. He avenged the death of a fairy king. He defeated a bunch of knights since he’s apparently a badass himself. Was accidentally killed by Lancelot, though he was also like a son/younger brother to the dude. Oops. • Sir Bedivere: known as the one who returned Excalibur to the lady of the lake. A handsome one handed knight. He was described as the most handsome man in the world other than Arthur and the wielder of a magic lance. *Strongly encourage a character with a disability • Sir Bleoberis: Though described as skilled and honorable, he is also depicted as malicious. One example is with King Mark's marriage with La Beale Isoud, where Bleoberis rode into Mark's court, demanded a gift, and, on being granted it for sake of his renown and his place as a knight of the Round Table, he helped himself to Sir Segwarides' wife as the fairest lady at court and rode off with her. He also tried to kill Gawain's son, Guinglain, at the Perilous Ford. • Sir Brunor: was nicknamed ‘the badly-cut coat’ by Sir Kay after his arrival in his murdered father's mangled armour and surcoat at King Arthur's court. He vowed not to take it off until his father’s death was avenged. Was also known as the Good Knight without Fear. • Sir Palomedes/Palamedes: Had an unrequited love for Iseult/Isolde so he and Tristram/Tristan clashed. The two basically had a love hate relationship. Was known as the hunter for the questing beast, and being on Lancelot’s side when the affair with Guinevere is revealed. Killed by Gawain. • Sir Lamorak: was referred to as Arthur's third best knight, only inferior to Lancelot and Tristan. He was known for his strength and fiery temper. His father killed Gawain’s father which led to Gawain eventually turning around and killing Lamorak’s father. And then to make things worse, Lamorak decided to hook up with Gawain’s dad’s widow therefore making their blood feud worse. Rejected an offering of truce from Arthur, and ended up ambushed and killed.

• Sir Pelleas: was the son of a poor vassal and ended up falling for a high born maiden. She spurned and humiliated him and refused to let him into her castle. Pelleas goes to Gawain for help but Gawain ends up being into the maiden too and hooks up with her, devastating Pelleas. Gawain eventually remembers his promise to help and convinces the woman to love Pelleas. • Sir Kay: the foster brother of Arthur’s, sort of helped raise Arthur and teach him how to be a knight. Also kind of dickish. He’s most associated with hot-headedness and a fiery temper supplemented by his role as an incompetent braggart.

• Sir Ector/Hector de Maris: younger half-brother of Lancelot. Murdered a lady’s fiance so he could be with her. Also had an affair. Deemed unworthy to behold the holy grail. Sides with Lancelot with the Guinevere drama. • Sir Dagonet: considered the court jester. He saw himself as a courageous warrior and acted like he was but in reality, he would flee at the slightest provocation. He often battered his own shield so that it appeared that he had been in a fight – telling all that he emerged victorious of course. • Sir Agravaine: nephew of King Arthur. Was known as the one with hard hands. Proud and kind of a bully. He secretly made attempts on the life of his hated brother Gaheris and participated in the slayings of Lamorak and Palamedes. He played a leading role in exposing his aunt Guinevere's affair with Lancelot which lead to his death at the hands of Lancelot. • Sir Mordred: a traitorous nephew most well known for fighting with Arthur and mortally wounding him even as Arthur did the same to him. He actively worked to expose Lancelot and Guinevere and to ruin the kingdom.

APPLICATION: 

Muse: Preferred Knight: Why do you want this particular knight/what would you want to do with them?: (200 words)

[tillman]

Fun facts about lancelot pls. Out of all knights i have a hard time writing him he is so complicated. Help!

Youve come to the right place I am full of fun useless knowledge about lancelot :-) hes kinda hard to characterize cus you have to dig through the french idolization and the dutch. Hatred and the italian whatever the fuck was happening in the italian romances but. I think hes a neat character. Hes a flawed man but he tries to do good. He is honestly aggravains foil in a few ways but we dont talk about aggravain. Anyways

LET IT BE KNOWN. lancelot has a scar on his cheek. This is very useless knowledge but he does and this is such a known fact people recognize him by it. Its very cute considering bors one recognizable trait is a scar on his forhead!!! The du lac family bond is incredible.

When I say that I mean it doesnt exist. Sure lancelot and galahad are close and love each other but they nevwr get any time to actually spend with each other besides the boat scene. And sure lancelot and bors would and have died for each other and bors looks after his younger cousin WIDLY but they always have a disconenct . Like they never really truly Get each other. This may just be on lancelots side since bors constantly goes out of his way to protect him but they always just barely miss each other until the end when they colide and everythings too late. Seems to be the theme with lancelot. Lionel (lionel) hes there I guess but hes only REALLY there to tag along with bors. Sometimes cause mischief in lancelots name. Must suck having ur younger cousin outshine you. Literally an orkney situation edbdsjwody. And hector has no character. Thats it. He follows bors around sometimes.

Ive talked about lancelots problems with communication and mental health but its always nice to touch on. He passes out if he feels a strong emotion, he takes naps in the woods, he drinks from random fountains, he cries literally SO OFTEN. hes a mess

With the crying. Hes also a HUGE mamas boy. I think I talked on this before but god he . Wow . He loves his mom so much. Shes a great mom! The lady of the lake is so patient and good. Lancelots a nightmare and basically relies on the magic ring she gave him to dispell magic, he uses the magic shield she gave him that boosts his fighting prowess, he cries and has her come and comfort him for days. Shes willing to speak for him when he goes nonverbal. She is literally the best mom ever I would be a mamas boy too it I were him.

Hes also a dunce. Unlike gawain who has the benifit of being clever and genuinely smart just rash and refusing to think things through, lancelot just doesnt understand SHIT. hes dumb. He does stupid things because he thinks itll make others happy. Hes just a mess.

His only concept of love ended up being guenevere so like. Keep that in mind. His idea of showing love is literally bleeding for the person and will tend to do absolutely stupid things in the name of love. Hes very desperate to feel loved but doesnt understand what it is and finds it in the wrong places. Its why he crawls back to elaine (the bad one) when he goes mad. Its why he refuses to break it off with guenevere. Its why he cant see gawain or galehauts advances. He straight up doesnt understand you can have love without bloodshed and feeling like absolute shit.

He doesnt know what taxes are.

Him and kay are actually like. Decently close in some legends? Which is so cute. Kays a good dad and sees this mess of a man and is like please dont do this. I like the dutch tale where kay gets his ass kicked on a quest and lancelot who missed what was actually happening went. Oh kay ill go. I dunno whats going on but !

His friendgroup is a nightmare. Half of them hate him (half the orkneys. Lionel kinda. Tristans a wild card) half of them love him (gawain and gareth. Bors and hector I guess. Dinadan. Tristan again is a wildcard.) its great. They crash at the joyous gard A LOT. dinadan tristan and gareth spend at least half a year at the gard while lancelots off eloping with galehaut in le morte so. Go off.

WAIT ANOTHER FUN FACT. Ok lancelot is french his family is from gaul but he wouldny actually have a french accent. Or know french. He grew up in a lake if he knew any second language it would be fae

Uhhh theres more but im in class rn but. Lemme know if u want any specifics :-) I like him.