Knight

Any time the knight gains the Frightened condition, they reduce its value by 1.

Trigger A creature within the monster's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using. Effect The monster attempts a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If the attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, the monster disrupts that action. This Strike doesn't count toward the monster's multiple attack penalty, and its multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.

The knight can Shield Block for an adjacent ally, preventing that ally from taking damage instead of themself. Trigger The monster has its shield raised and takes damage from a physical attack. Effect The monster snaps its shield into place to deflect a blow. The shield prevents the monster from taking an amount of damage up to the shield's Hardness. The monster and the shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the shield.

The knight makes a melee Strike. If it hits and deals damage, the target is Frightened 1, or Frightened 2 on a critical hit.

The knight Strides or Steps. During this movement, they can Interact to swap from wielding their bastard sword in two hands to wielding it in one hand and wielding their shield in the other, or vice versa. This Interact action doesn't trigger reactions that can be triggered by manipulate actions.

Requirements The knight is adjacent to a willing ally

The knight moves an adjacent willing ally 5 feet in any direction and can Step into the space the ally vacated.