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Dread Knight
The dread knight is a shadowy warrior who can inflict fear in any opponent. While not as honorable as paladins, the dread knight is a formidable and effective warrior.
Melee Proficiency: Dread knights are excellent melee warriors, armed with various skills and abilities, some of which might be considered underhanded. For example, the harrow ability can only be used if the dread knight is behind the target. But harrow lets the dread knight feed off the pain of an opponent, dealing damage and draining health at the same time. The ravaging darkness ability deals damage to an opponent over time and also drains the target's endurance. The longer an opponent remains affected by ravaging darkness, the more likely the target will be affected by the dread knight's dreadful countenance, which is described below. And the enthralling nexus ability lets the dread knight rescue an ally from attack by diverting all attackers to focus on the dread knight.
Dreadful Countenance: The dread knight exudes an aura of fear that debilitates nearby opponents. At the second level, dreadful countenance turns into wave of despair, and your opponents will become further debilitated and more likely to flee. A dread knight can also cast the shadow incarnate spell, which turns the knight into a fearsome shadow, maximizing the dreadful countenance affect.
Spell Proficiency: The dread knight isn't just a melee warrior, as the class also has the ability to cast powerful spells. These spells include shadow step, which lets the dread knight teleport behind an opponent--a useful ability for stabbing someone in the back. The symbol of wrath spell increases the dread knight's damage, which is cumulative with the dreadful countenance ability. And vile howl causes opponents to flee in terror.