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King's Honour is a Charm from the Pale CourtMod. It spawns damaging clouds around the Knight. These clouds can touch and spread to other enemies, dealing the same amount of damage. Upon obtaining this charm, it replaces the Defender's Crest.
The clouds are not very powerful, but their ability to spread to enemies makes it very useful with large swarms of constantly moving enemies, as they can overlap and damage each other.
The clouds also damages Oomas, triggering their explosion. As such, it is best to use caution when traversing Fog Canyon with this Charm equipped.
Costing only one Notch, it is most effective when used with one of the other Charms listed in the Synergy section below, as it greatly increases their power.
Wearing King's Honour unlocks extra dialogue with the White Lady. It removes the extra dialogue from having Defender's Crest equipped.
Since King's Honour is an upgrade to Defender's Crest while still costing only 1 Notch, it is extremely powerful.
How to Acquire
Reward from defeating Kindly Isma in the Royal Waterways. The Defender's Crest will appear on screen, and appear to be 'cleansed' by a drop of acid from Isma. It will transform into the King's Honour, and if wearing it, the equipped charm will gain the upgraded effects instantly.
Unlocked Dialogue
King's Honour Dialogue
White Lady
...That scent. Does another travel with you? Is that you Ogrim, Isma, my mighty Knights? Your smell is much more potent when together. Loyalty and kindness: precious qualities in these trying times. You've surely seen it in your trek here, of untended thorns and blinded intruders. Is this why you both stay silent upon me? Isma, you'll surely understand the weary state of a plant life under such ailment, only worsened with responsibility and regret. Your presence is a pleasing relief from my faded body, recollecting dear memories from so far away now. I'm grateful for your visit.
White Lady (2nd time)
On your leave, if you didn't already, do me a favour and bid your goodbyes to Dryya. However crude she may have sounded in your regards, Isma, she holds you both dear like the rest of the Knights. I'm sure Ogrim is aware of this.
Loyal Ogrim (after Champion's Call)
So, you bear my gift! Its loyal aura suits you so nicely that I thought it was your own heroic aroma!
This is a charm created with much care and caution, bestowed to me by our dear King as I've proven my loyalty to Him.
Your skill and honour have proven you worthy to wear my crest. It will serve you well, you have my esteem, friend!
Kindly Isma (after Champion's Call)
Ah, you must be wearing Ogrim's brooch! The smell was so indistinguishable from his that I thought it to be my imagination.
He must've deemed you worthy to entrust you with such a dear gift and I can see the reason by how valiantly you fought.
Take good care of it since I, too, hold it dear. I hope it serves you well.
King's Honour increases the damage of the spore cloud, now dealing ~66 damage while still lasting 4.1 seconds.[Note 1] Also changes the visuals of the cloud.
Lowers Hatchling contact damage by 5, adding it back in the form of a 4.1 second dung cloud that does ~66 damage.[Note 1] Already spawned Hatchlings change only when entering another room.
Replaces the horde of Flukes with one massive volatile Fluke that deals 3 impact damage and explodes into a toxic cloud that lasts 4.1 seconds and deals ~69 damage.[Note 1]
Some teleporting enemies make attached clouds stall temporarily before moving to the enemy's new position. This is possibly due to invincibility frames coded into those specific teleportations.
...Is it real? Yet so many guests but so much emptiness around. Is my outgrowth deceiving my perception of the surroundings? Or have you all always been this minute? Understand my scepticism, dear Five: I'm capable of seeing only through other means and these in dire times would've never predicted the Great Knights' gathering. Weren't for your faint presence I sense; I would've thought my mind completely gone. Your arrival brings back joyful memories of merrier times, from legendary tales to ordinary patrols... You surely miss those moments like any bug surviving now. I long for them as well. Still, in your mute state, it is a relief knowing you're following your tasks under such duress. This kingdom is thankful to have protectors like yourselves.
White Lady (2nd time)
Is your silence caused by my presence? Be aware no duty obligates you to stay, for I have no title. If you prefer to leave and discuss with the others, do so with no need of my order. Either way, you're always welcome here. I won't disturb your reunion or rest."
Notes
↑ 1.01.11.21.3Clouds spawned by King's Honour deal damage every 0.3 seconds. The Spore Shroom, Glowing Womb, Flukenest, and the Flukenest and Shaman Stone synergy deal damage every 0.12 seconds. Clouds spawned by these synergies also spread King's Honour clouds to enemies they hit. This damage is already added up in the damage calculation of the charm synergies.
