Knights of the Dragon's Den

The Knights of the Dragon's Den (竜洞騎士団, Ryū Hora Kishidan), more simply referred to as Dragon Knights, are a military order that existed in the Toran region. They are an order of knights who are able to bond with dragons so as to fight on them in battle.

Overview

Dragon Knights just want a li'l respect.

Based mainly at the Dragon's Den and Goya Fortress, the Knights of the Dragon's Den had traditionally been granted autonomy by the Scarlet Moon Empire leading to a mutually beneficial relationship. On the one hand, the Empire was able the obtain the services of the Dragon Knights and in return, the Empire would protect the Dragon Knights during the dragon's spawning season where they would otherwise be completely vulnerable.

Dragon Knights had fought in the War of Succession on the side of Barbarosa Rugner. However, as the Empire began to corrupt, relations between the two cooled during the Gate Rune War, especially in light of the attempted poisoning of the dragons in the Dragon's Den. They would align themselves with the Toran Liberation Army for the remainder of the war.

The knights were led by Joshua Levenheit, bearer of the Dragon Rune but since the Gate Rune War, command of the knights and the Dragon Rune has fallen to the hands of Milia, Joshua's former second-in-command. Futch was a member of the Dragon Knights who lost his position with the death of his dragon, Black, but subsequently regained it.

The knights are divided between nine different ranks, ranked from 9th to 1st class. Knight and dragon numbers were always in strict equilbrium through their bonding ceremonies. 9th class Dragon Knights were considered apprentices and was comprised of those who had newly-formed bonds with their dragons.

8th class Dragon Knights were regarded as squires and knight groups usually consisted of three 7th class regular knights and two squires. The 1st class rank Father of Dragons is perpetually vacant and so the 2nd class commander actually leads the knights. The order as a whole held some 3000 knights.

References

1. Genso Suikoden I & II Official World Guide Book (ISBN 4-471-36033-7), page 51
2. Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 133, 163, 271, 306
3. Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 111, 112, 232, 372

Characters - Enemies - Equipment - Items - Locations - Runes Characters 108 Stars (Battle) Hero I • Alen • Anji • Antonio • Blackman • Camille • Cleo • Clive • Crowley • Eikei • Eileen • Flik • Fu Su Lu • Fukien • Fuma • Futch • Gen • Gon • Gremio • Glenshiel • Griffith • Hellion • Hix • Humphrey Mintz • Juppo • Kage • Kai • Kamandol • Kanak • Kasim Hazil • Kasumi • Kessler • Kimberly • Kirke • Kirkis • Kreutz • Krin • Kuromimi • Kwanda Rosman • Leonardo • Lepant • Lester • Liukan • Lorelai • Lotte • Luc • Maas • Mace • Meese • Meg • Milia • Milich Oppenheimer • Mina • Moose • Morgan • Mose • Pahn • Pesmerga • Quincy • Ronnie Bell • Rubi • Sansuke • Sarah • Sergei • Sheena • Sonya Shulen • Stallion • Sydonia • Sylvina • Tai Ho • Tengaar • Valeria • Varkas • Viktor • Warren • Yam Koo 108 Stars (Support) Apple • Chandler • Chapman • Esmeralda • Gaspar • Georges • Giovanni • Hugo • Ivanov • Jabba • Jeane • Joshua Levenheit • Kasios • Kun To • Ledon • Leon Silverberg • Marco • Marie • Mathiu Silverberg • Maximillian • Melodye • Onil • Qlon • Roc • Sancho • Taggart • Templeton • Tesla • Viki • Vincent De Boule • Window • Zen Other playable characters Odessa Silverberg • Ted Non-player characters Ain Gide • Barbarossa Rugner • Black • Chief of the Dwarves • Chief of the Elves • Claudia • Geil Rugner • Grady • Hanzo • Kanaan • Kraze Miles • Leknaat • Mina (cat) • Minister • Neclord • Rosh • Sanchez • Celestial Sword • Teo McDohl • Thrash • Village Chief • Windy • Yuber • Zorak Locations Scarlet Moon Empire Arus Banner Mountains • Fortress of Kwaba • Floating Fortress of Shasarazade • Gregminster (Floating Garden • Gregminster Palace • Scarlet Moon Inn) • Lenankamp (Keyaki Inn) • Magician's Island • Mt. Seifu • Mt. Tigerwolf • Rockland • Sarady • Tolna Canal Dana Banner Mines • Banner Mountains • Kalekka • Kirov • Rokkaku Hamlet • Secret Factory Dragon Knight's Domain Dragon Knights' Fortress • Dragon's Den • Seek Valley Gouran Fortress of Garan • Great Forest Village • Kaku • Kouan • Seika Great Forest Dwarf Trail • Dwarves' Vault (Dwarf Mines) • Forest of Illusion • Kobold Village • Lukie Ende Towayo • Pannu Yakuta Castle • Village of the Dwarves • Village of the Elves Kunan Antei • Rikon • Scarleticia Castle • Soniere Prison • Teien Lorimar Fortress of Lorimar • Liukan's Hermitage • Neclord's Castle • Qlon Temple (Cave of the Past) • Warriors' Village Senan Duha Fortress • Rakan Fortress • Moravia Castle • Northern Checkpoint • Pirate's Fortress Lore Events Gate Rune War (Battle at Pannu Yakuta • Battle at Fortress of Garan • First Battle at Scarleticia Castle • Second Battle at Scarleticia Castle • First Battle with Teo • Second Battle with Teo • Battle at the Northern Checkpoint • Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade • The Last Battle) • Kalekka Incident • New Liberation Army's Founding Day • War of Succession Races Dwarf • Elf • Gulhorse • Human • Kobold True Runes Dragon Rune • Gate Rune • Night Rune • Rune of Life and Death • Sovereign Rune • True Wind Rune Terms Astral Predications • Binoculars • Blueprints • Bronze Axe • Clift • Dragon King Sword • Earring • Engine • Fake Orders • Final Battle • Fire Spear • Flowing Water Cane • Great Contract • Hikusaak • Karak • Kilauea Shulen • Kirinji • Lake Toran • Mathiu's Letter • Moonlight Herb • Prakk • Qlon (priest) • Rokkaku Hamlet • Sadhna Stream • Tolna Canal • Toran (region) • Village of the Hidden Rune

Characters 108 Stars (Battle) Ace • Aila • Alanis • Augustine Nabor • Ayame • Bazba • Beecham • Belle • Borus Redrum • Bright • Cecile • Chris Lightfellow • Duke • Dupa • Edge • Elaine • Emily • Estella • Franz • Fred Maximillian • Fubar • Futch • Gadget Z • Gau • Geddoe • Hallec • Hugo • Jacques • Jimba • Joker • Juan • Kenji • Koroku • Landis • Leo Galan • Lilly Pendragon • Luc • Lucia • Mel • Melville • Mua • Nash Clovis • Nei • Nicolas • Percival Fraulein • Piccolo • Queen • Reed • Rhett • Rico • Rody • Roland Lesaurus • Ruby • Salome Harras • Samus • Sanae Yamamoto • Sarah • Sasarai • Sgt. Joe • Shabon • Sharon • Shiba • Thomas • Toppo • Tuta • Twaikin • Viki • Viki (child) • Wan Fu • Watari • Wilder • Yuber • Yuiri • Yumi 108 Stars (Support) Albert Silverberg • Anne • Apple • Arthur • Barts • Billy • Caesar Silverberg • Dios • Dominic • Eike • Elliot • Ernie • Gordon • Goro • Guillaume • Hortez VII • Iku • Jeane • Jefferson • Kathy • Kidd • Louis Keeferson • Luce • Mamie • Martha • Mike • Mio • Muto • Nadir • Peggi • Scott • Sebastian • Shizu • Yun Other playable characters Connie • Kogoro • Koichi • Kosanji • Lulu Non-player characters Anna Lightfellow • Branky • Brown • Erk de Forever • Flame Champion • Galahad • George Silverberg • Gezel Hyatt • Hikusaak • Johanna • Lanchet • Leknaat • Lowma • Masked Man • Myriam • Pelize • Rick • Sana • Celestial Sword • Thomas (youth) • Waurenhyte • Zepon Locations Grasslands • Holy Kingdom of Harmonia • Zexen Federation Grasslands Alma Kinan Village • Amur Plain • Ancient Highway • Ceremonial Site • Chisha Village • Duck Village • Flame Champion's Hideaway • Great Hollow • Karaya Village • Kuput Forest • Mt. Hei-Tou • North Amur Plain • Ruins of Cyndar • Tablet of Stars • Yaza Plain Holy Kingdom of Harmonia Altar of the Mantor Trainers • Caleria (Caleria Fortress) • Circle Palace • Le Buque • Mountain Path • Mt. Senai Zexen Federation Brass Castle • Budehuc Castle • Iksay Village • North Cavern • Vinay del Zexay (Council • Seigal Gate) • Zexen Forest Lore Events Higheast Rebellion • War of the Champions • Zexen Federation Day Ball • Zexen-Grasslands Armistice Races Duck • Dwarf • Elf • Human • Kobold • Lizard • Winged Horde True Runes Circle Rune • Eight Section Rune • Night Rune • True Earth Rune • True Fire Rune • True Lightning Rune • True Water Rune • True Wind Rune Terms Alma Kinan • Black Rose Society • Chisha Clan • Destroyers • Duck Clan • Duck Halberd • Dunan Republic • Erk's Adventures • Fire Bringer • Gray World • Kage (group) • Kamaro Alliance of Free Knights • Kanaa Clan • Karaya Clan • Knights of the Dragon's Den • Lizard Clan • Loa • Nameless Lands • Safir Clan • Sanady • Six Clans • Southern Frontier Defense Force • Tinto Republic • Zexen Council • Zexen Knights • Zexen script