Red Knight (Lady of Strategy)
The Red Knight, or the Lady of Strategy, is the successor of the original the Faerûnian deity of strategy and battle tactics. Her dogma dictated the use of careful tactics in battle to achieve victory, under the belief that sound strategy was the best way to win a battle with the most favorable outcome. Her symbol is a red knight-errant chess piece with stars for eyes.
Alignment - Path of Supremacy
Domains - Law, Nobility, Strategy, War
Worshippers - Generals, Tacticians, Paladins, Warriors, Monks, Gamesters, and Monarchs
Rituals
Clerics of the Red Knight, or "holy strategists," pray for their spells at night before sleeping to prepare for the next day. In addition to observing the holy days of the church of the Gray Bishop, the church of the Red Knight -- the "Red Fellowship" -- has two important holy days of its own.
Midwinter Day [December 21st]
On Midwinter Day the Red Fellowship observes the Retreat. This solemn ceremony consists of an assembly wherein the clergy discuss the previous year's campaigns. Strategies are discussed, battles analyzed, and the accumulated lore integrated into the church's teachings.
The Queen's Gambit
On the 1st of Rain's Hand, the clergy of the Red Knight hold an annual festival called the Queen's Gambit. During this day-long extravaganza, the Red Fellowship unwind with feasting and gaming. Day-long tournaments of chess (also known as lanceboard, hence the Red Knight's second title, "Grandmaster of the Lanceboard") are held, with the tournament victors receiving recognition, titles of merit, promotions, and occasionally a gift from the temple armory.
Relationships
The Red Knight looks to the Gray Bishop as a close companion and only he knows her true name. If anyone else discovered this they would gain insight into every strategy and every war plan throughout the planes. The duo are well-known to be very close, but whether they are friends or lovers is something they've kept to themselves.
Her enemies include Sheogorath, the Prince of Madness, and the Profound Darkness. Mystryl is a known rival.
She is also on good terms with Nex Mechas, The Techseeker.
Dogma
"War is won by those with the best planning, strategy, and tactics, regardless of the apparent odds. Any fool can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with fortune's aid. Only a master strategist can ensure lasting victory. War is a series of battles. Losing a battle does not necessarily indicate the war is lost. Seek out your opponent's weaknesses and recognize your own; avoid an opponent's strengths and play to your own. Only by focusing one's own strengths on the opponent's vulnerabilities can triumph be ensured. In times of war prepare for peace; in times of peace prepare for war. Seek out your enemy's enemies as allies, and be prepared to compromise. Life is an endless series of skirmishes with occasional outbreaks of war. Be ready -- and have a contingency plan."