Tutelas Knights

Tutelas Knights are the men and women who devote their lives to the service of the Tutelas Order, and serve as the main force of the Order. The Knights of Tutelas are trained in the arts of close combat, mainly with Bladed weapons such as swords, and now with Lightsabers. There are two types of Knights: The Robed and the Armored.

When they were exiled by the Republic and Jedi Order, Knights were becoming a rare sight in the Tutelas Order near their hidden enclave in the Unknown regions. They soon formed a new group togather to consist of dark robed men called "The Unknown", they would become the Knights who went by no name, no appearance, and no alliance in the public eye as they continued to do their service to the Republic they still believed in. Only a very select few in the Galaxy outside the Order knew they were Tutelas Knights

By the time of the Galactic Civil War, the Tutelas decided it was time to act and few of the strongest Knights went undercover to join the Galactic Empire and become royal guards, individuals who were assigned to protect the VIPs of the Empire. Two Knights in paticular got close to The Emporer, secretly known as Darth Sidious, and kept their force aura supressed at all times while in his presence, and waited for the right moment to strike. In a turn of events, Darth vader, Sidious's apprentice, killed his master only to die shortly afterwards from the wounds sustained by his master, leaving both Sith Lords dead and the lone surviving Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker alive. The two Knights revealed themselves to Skywalker, who was weakened and weaponless and killed what seemed like the Last of the known Jedi in the galaxy. After the battle of Endor and liberation of Coruscant, The Knights revealed themselves to the Rebel alliance and vowed to serve the New Republic like their ancestors had nearly over ten thousand years ago. In time, they once again became the Loyal Protectors of the Republic.

Robed
The Robed Knights rely on Agility then Defense and use both a combination of Mêlée combat and The Force when combating against enemies. There has been exceptions of some Knights to rely fully on the Force though, known more as "Force Knights", with a reputation of causing destructive ends to evil in ways not seen by Jedi or Sith in ages.

Their robes are of a tough fabric with small protection underneith them. Sacraficing defense grants them the ability to move swiftly in combat and strike with precision.

Armoured
The Armored Knights rely on Defensive Armor then agility. Their main focus is mainly on Mêlée Combat and little on Force Wielding, but know how to use it if necessary, mainly for defensive means. Their heavy armour is very durable and can sustain most blunt projectiles, small blaster fire, and most bladed weapons, but it vuneralble against explosives, lightsabers, and even the power of The Force at times.

Their heavy suit of armour limits their movement and speed, but offers them the protection and strength they require to be victorious in battle. Their helmets also limit their view, but offers them the protection to survive most blows to the head that would kill most instantly.

Weapons of choice
Different Knights use different Mêlée weapons, from Swords crafted by Tutelas Weapon Masters to and even to Lightsabers, crafted by both the Weapon Masters and the Knight. When weaponless, they will resort to Hand to Hand combat, something they were trained to do and even disarming enemies. Many enemies mistook them for unskilled men and women, and all payed for their mistake with their lives.

Lightsabers are only able to be weilded by Knights who are touched by The Force and know how to use it without hurting themselves, making them a rare breed among the Knights. The swords are the most common weapons seen being weilded by the Knights, and some were even seen using a sword in each hand while some carry a shield in their other or a large claymore.