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  Death knight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In fantasy literature and role-playing games, a death knight (sometimes referred to as a shadow knight or dread knight) is an undead corruption of a righteous warrior who broke his or her code of honor and embraced evil.
In Dungeons and Dragons a death knight is a mighty warrior resurrected as an undead creature by the gods of death, evil deities, demon lords, or other malevolent entities.
Death knights often have a variety of undead servants such as skeleton warriors, liches, and banshees.
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 Death - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Death is either the cessation of life in a living organism or the state of the organism after that event.
In particular, identifying the moment of death is important in cases of organ transplant, as organs must be harvested as quickly as possible after death.
Soon after death (15 to 120 minutes depending on various factors) the body begins to cool (algor mortis), becomes pallid (pallor mortis), and internal sphincter muscles relax leading to the release of urine, feces, and, if the body is moved, the stomach contents.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /death.htm   (1834 words)

  
 Death Knight
The death knight is a template that may be applied to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid paladin.  The creature’s type immediately changes to undead.  It uses all the creature’s original statistics and special abilities except as noted below.
Empathic Link (Su):  A death knight who has summoned a grave mount to serve him has a link to the undead animal.  The death knight can converse with the grave mount telepathically so long as they remain within 100 feet of each other.
Skills:  Death knights gain a +8 racial bonus to Intimidate, Sense Motive, and Spot checks.  All other skills are the same as for the original creature.
www.enworld.org /cc/converted/special/death_knight.htm   (277 words)

  
 Death knight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Death Knight has two meanings in Warcraft : # The primary spellcasting unit of the orcish Horde in Warcraft II.
In General Fantasy, a Death Knight(sometimes referred to as a Shadow Knight or Dread Knight) is a paladin who chose to embrace demonic and necromantic magics.
In Dungeons and Dragons a Death Knight is a mighty warrior brought back from the dead by the gods of death in order for it to lead as the general of undead armies.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Death_knight.html   (497 words)

  
 Death knight -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In the (additional info and facts about Warcraft Universe) Warcraft Universe, Death Knights were paladins killed and raised from the dead by an (additional info and facts about Orc) Orcish necromancer called Gul'dan.
Death Knights often have a variety of undead servants such as (additional info and facts about Skeleton Warrior) Skeleton Warriors, (additional info and facts about Lich) Liches and ((Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death) Banshees.
Sometimes the chilling melody is sung by (An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner) musically-inclined servants instead of the Death Knight itself.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/death_knight.htm   (447 words)

  
 Death Knight template
A death knight is a horrific form of a lich created by a demon prince (it is thought Demogorgon) from a fallen paladin or favored flguard.
The death knight’s eyes have decayed and pinpoints of crimson light burn in their place.
“Death Knight” is a template that can be added to any humanoid paladin (fallen) of at least 9th level (or flguard of at least 3rd level) (referred to hereafter as the “character”).
www.enworld.org /cc/converted/crypt/death_knight.htm   (694 words)

  
 Suge Knight - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Marion Knight was born April 19, 1966, in the tough Compton area of Los Angeles; his trademark nickname was short for "Sugar Bear." As a youth, he was involved with the Mob Piru Bloods street gang, and during his later years was frequently seen wearing their colors.
Moreover, Knight's story in the aftermath of Shakur's death was questionable: Medical reports contradicted Knight's claim that a bullet from the attack had lodged in his skull, and he also said in an interview that even if he knew who murdered Shakur, he wouldn't rat anyone out to the police.
Knight was sentenced to nine years in prison, which effectively spelled the end of his Death Row empire.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,647710,00.html   (1358 words)

  
 Death Knight -- Neverwinter Nights Vault   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DEATH KNIGHT A death knight is the horrifying corruption of a hero once virtuous, cursed by the gods to its terrible form as punishment for betraying the principles held in its former life.
Death knights are cursed to remain in their former domains, and remember their crimes in song on any night of the full moon.
The death knight has two glowing pinpoints of flame in its eye sockets, and a deep, chilling voice that seems to echo from the depths of a bottomless cavern.
nwvault.ign.com /Files/creatures/data/1029628650818.shtml   (1280 words)

  
 THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF SUGE KNIGHT AND DEATH ROW RECORDS
Possibly: The departure of co-founder Dr. Dre, the death of Tupac Shakur, the departure of Snoop Dogg, and the incarceration of Suge Knight.
Judge Czuleger stated that Knight was a threat to the public, and that he had violated his probation from 1992 by participating in the assault that was captured on videotape.
Knight is determined on getting on top of the rap game again, but after loosing most of his talent and with the competition of new artists signing to other labels it seems that it will be a rough road to get on top.
www.streetgangs.com /newsletter/122002row.html   (1158 words)

  
 Death knight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In fantasy literature and role-playing games, a Death Knight(sometimes referred to as a Shadow Knight or Dread Knight) is often a paladin who chose to embrace demonic and necromantic magic.
In the Warcraft Universe, Death Knights were paladins killedand raised from the dead by an Orcish necromant called Gul'dan.
In Dungeons and Dragons a Death Knight is a mightywarrior brought back from the dead by the gods of death in order for it to lead as the general of undead armies.
www.therfcc.org /death-knight-160124.html   (141 words)

  
 BIG-ASS TIMELINE
Death Row's fourth album, the "Murder was the Case soundtrack," is released.
Her father supervised Knight's probation for a 1992 assault, but was taken off the case when it was learned that Knight had been renting a Malibu home for $19,000 per month owned by the Longo family, leading to investigations for conflict of interest.
Knight is driving and Shakur is in the passenger seat of the 1996 BMW 750 sedan that was eastbound on Flamingo.
www.angelfire.com /wa/DefRow/timeline.html   (3219 words)

  
 Warcraft II Strategy: Units   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Assembled from the corpses of the Knights of Azeroth slain in the last battles of the First War, these abominations were then instilled with the ethereal essence of the Shadow Council.
One of the problems with Death and Decay is that often enemy units can simply walk out of the damage area of Death and Decay before they are hit with serious damage.
Death Coil is a particularly potent variation of Touch of Darkness.
www.battle.net /war2/units/deathknight.shtml   (1574 words)

  
 As Associates Fall, Is 'Suge' Next? - Los Angeles Times
Previous victims include Knight's best friend and chief bodyguard, who was gunned down at a gas station in Compton, and the creator of the Death Row logo, who was shot dead near a fried-chicken stand in South-Central L.A. All the killings remain unsolved.
Knight was arrested in late June on charges that he punched a parking lot attendant outside a Hollywood club.
Death Row's Beverly Hills headquarters, which once teemed with employees, artists and their entourages, is silent and mostly empty now.
latimes.com /news/local/la-fi-suge1aug01,0,1646381.story?...   (760 words)

  
 Albrecht Dürer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1513 and 1514 appeared the three most famous of Dürer's works in copper-engraving, The Knight and Death (or simply The Knight, as he called it, 1513), Melancolia and St Jerome in his Study (both 1514).
Together with his wife and her maid he set out in July for the Netherlands in order to be present at the coronation of the new Emperor Charles V.
His work on human proportion was brought out shortly after his death in 1528 at the age of 56.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albrecht_Durer   (1318 words)

  
 John S. Knight - Biography
John Shively Knight, founder of Knight Newspapers, was considered a visionary of journalism in the sense that he belonged to a breed of publishers, comparable to William Randolph Hearst, who were strong-willed, competitive, and politically conscious.
Knight parlayed the Akron Beacon Journal, which he inherited from his father, into Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., which by 1981 consisted of 32 newspapers in 17 states, employed 15,000 workers and boasted a circulation of 3.6 million daily.
At the time of his death, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., consisted of 32 newspapers and four television stations, and had been estimated to be valued at $245 million, the bulk of which went to the Knight Foundation.
www.uakron.edu /library/jsknight/bio.html   (1012 words)

  
 CNN.com - Rap mogul 'Suge' Knight out of jail, back at work - Apr 23, 2004
Knight, the founder of Death Row Records -- renamed Death Row's Back -- was at his office in Beverly Hills early Friday working on marketing plans for rapper Kurupt's new album, "Against the Grain," due out June 29, a company spokesman said.
Knight was last jailed June 27, 2003, for violating parole by punching a parking valet at a Hollywood nightclub six days before, eventually leading him to serve time at the Mule Creek state prison.
Knight was with rapper Tupac Shakur when he was shot to death in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 1996.
www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/23/suge.knight.release   (369 words)

  
 OSCN Found Document:Death of Knight, Matter of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We hold that the maximum amount of death benefits payable to a beneficiary under 85 O.S. must be based upon the State's Average Weekly Wage in effect at the time of the employee's death.
Nix, 764 P.2d 1344 (Okla. 1988), we stated, "The quantum of statutory death benefits due a claimant is determined by the law in effect at the time of the worker's death." Id. at 1349, citing § 3.6(D) and McReynolds, 528 P.2d at 315.
The maximum amount of weekly death benefits payable to a beneficiary under 85 O.S. must be based upon the State's Average Weekly Wage in effect at the time of the employee's death not at the time of employee's last hazardous exposure or injury.
www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=20164   (1877 words)

  
 Death Knight - Heroespedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Death Knight is the basic might class for the Necropolis.
Be careful with the development of a Death Knight: the General and Lord Commander advanced classes, which grant morale bonuses, are all useless to an undead army.
The cruel and merciless Death Knight dedicates his considerable skills as a leader to the eradication of his enemy.
celestialheavens.com /features/heroespedia/index.php?title=Death_Knight   (95 words)

  
 Imprisoned Knight Ordered to Pay Up - Dec 13, 2000 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Knight denied that he knew anything about Kurupt's contract with the Brumfields, saying he never recalled any request from the siblings to meet with him to talk about the conflict of interest.
Death Row attorney David Kenner slammed the jury's decision as "inappropriate" and vowed to file an appeal.
The 34-year-old Knight, a former University of Las Vegas football player, is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for violating probation in 1996 after being busted for allegedly kicking a man in the head in a Las Vegas hotel brawl.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,7513,00.html?newsrellink   (484 words)

  
 Wings Of Desire - Cinema: Ingmar Bergman and The Seventh Seal.
The knight Antonius Block, just returned from a holy crusade, persuades Death to spare his life and to start a chess match; at stake, is the knight's life.
Death has won the chess game and, in the last seconds of his life, Antonius begs for God's mercy.
The film ends with the famous scene of Death dancing off on the horizon, holding by the hand the knight and his fellows.
www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Venue/3825/seventhseal.html   (1834 words)

  
 Candlekeep Forum - Steve Schend: Where are the Dinos and Death knight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Otherwise, they may have died during the internecine struggles caused by the death of Grintharke and his vrock second in command, during the destruction of Hellgate Keep itself, or even during one of the raids that occurred when Tanta Hagara led her forces against the Mistmaster and other targets in the Marches.
Death Knights, being a bit more sly would find an easier time slipping away.
I'm a firm believer that there should always be a logical reason for the abilities possessed by creatures and an undead knight in the service of Demogorgon (to use the original version) doesn't seem to be the sort to throw around fireballs.
www.candlekeep.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2641   (731 words)

  
 OtakuBoards - The Story Of Death Knight
In The Times Of Knights, Wizards, Prince and Princesses there was a knight named Kenneth, he was the gaurdian of the kingdom of Aden...
after 40 years as a insane human knight, his skin and all rotted away and he was turned into a skeleton with a thirst for blood.
The horrified citizens fled as the Death Knight bowed on a knee and put his palm on the ground...
www.otakuboards.com /showthread.php?t=3517   (453 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
KNIGHT The condition is that I may live as long as I hold out against you.
KNIGHT No. JONS We stand powerless, our arms hanging at our sides, because we see what she sees, and our terror and hers are the same.
The smith and Lisa and the knight and Raval and Jˆns and Skat.
geocities.com /classicmoviescripts/script/seventhseal.txt   (12618 words)

  
 Death: Sources of the Waite/Smith Tarot Symbols
The cross on the chest of the Death figure is made deliberately hard to see, perhaps to obscure the reference of the Templars.
The representation on the Death card is closer to the uniform of the Teutonic Knights, an early offshoot from the Templars who wore a fl mantle with a white cross.
Although the image of Death on Horseback is found on older decks, the specific image on the Waite/Smith deck is from a Durer print: "The Knight, Death, and Time." The horse is a close copy from the print.
www.tarotpassages.com /old_moonstruck/oneill/13.htm   (1678 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Typical of medieval literature, the knight feels that some larger force is to blame for his misery.
Blanche’s death is an example of what must come to everyone; fate, as depicted in Book of the Duchess, will inevitably turn on everyone.
After the knight and the dreamer have conversed about the knight’s sorrow and pain (without the dreamer exactly knowing what is ailing the knight) the knight states in line 1309 "She ys ded!" Then the poem quickly comes to an end.
www.auburn.edu /chaucer/bookduch.htm   (483 words)

  
 The World of Charles R. Knight
Charles R. Knight, who lived from 1874 to 1953, is famous for his ground-breaking depictions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, and wildlife in general.
While the name of Charles Knight (1874-1953) may be unfamiliar to many today, he is the man responsible for bringing dinosaurs (and a host of other prehistoric creatures) out of the specimen case and into the consciousness of everyday life.
There's a color reproduction of a Charles R. Knight painting of Stegosaurus that was used as a "cartoon" for a mosaic in the reptile house of the US National Zoo that's never been published before.
www.charlesrknight.com   (2574 words)

  
 Knight: From Prison to Death Row - Apr 23, 2001 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Knight, 35, served five years for an assault-related probation violation and he's currently in federal custody, where he'll spend about two more months in a halfway house or work-release program before he's officially freed.
Aside from the beating, Knight's Las Vegas trip was forever etched into hip-hop history: Hours after the MGM run-in, gunmen would fire into Knight's car, killing Death Row's biggest star, Tupac Shakur.
Even before he was sentenced to prison, Knight pledged that he had reformed, telling a judge, "I'm closer to God now." Civil-rights leaders appeared in court on his behalf, after Knight promised to present a more positive musical message, and no longer use the word "nigga" in rap lyrics.
movies.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,8158,00.html   (670 words)

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