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== History == | == History == | ||
The Knights of the Shield is a longstanding operation within the city of Baldur's Gate. For some time, operations were | The Knights of the Shield is a longstanding operation within the city of Baldur's Gate. For some time, operations were run by a mind flayer who would eventually go by the moniker [[the Emperor]], with customer-facing operations run by an enthralled [[Belynne Stelmane]].{{ref|[[The Emperor]]: "I had the good fortune to meet Duke Stelmane. We formed a partnership, and through her I became the governing force behind the Knights of the Shield, the largest mercantile operation in Baldur's Gate."}}{{ref|Dialogue with [[the Emperor]] in the Astral Realm.}} Between the two of them, the Knights had considerable control over the city.{{ref|[[The Emperor]]: "Together, we brought order to chaos. At its height, everything that happened in that city went through the Shield. Through us."}} | ||
Early in his career, [[Enver Gortash]] began operating as a black market weapons dealer in the city.{{cite text|name=inroads}} In competition with the Knights' well established organisation, Gortash worked to try and displace them. His operatives first attempted to offer their smuggling and contraband to clients at a better percentage.{{cite text|Knights of the Shield Report|The Black Hand of Loyalty|name=report}} However, this proved fruitless, as the prospective clients remained loyal to the Knights, so fiercely that psychic influence was suspected.{{cite text|name=report}} | Early in his career, [[Enver Gortash]] began operating as a black market weapons dealer in the city.{{cite text|name=inroads}} In competition with the Knights' well established organisation, Gortash worked to try and displace them. His operatives first attempted to offer their smuggling and contraband to clients at a better percentage.{{cite text|Knights of the Shield Report|The Black Hand of Loyalty|name=report}} However, this proved fruitless, as the prospective clients remained loyal to the Knights, so fiercely that psychic influence was suspected.{{cite text|name=report}} | ||