- “The Key is the link... the link must be severed... such is the will of God”
- ―Knights of Byzantium motto[src]
The Knights of Byzantium were a military order composed by both knights and clerics. Sworn enemies of Glorificus, they came into conflict with Buffy and the Scooby Gang because of their attempts to assassinate Buffy's sister, Dawn. They were fanatically devoted to their mission of destroying the Key in order to prevent it from falling in Glory's hands.
To demonstrate their allegiance to the Order and their rank within it, they bore tattoos on their foreheads. They also had a preference for wearing twelfth century clothing and armor, and using medieval weapons.
The Knights of Byzantium and their Clerics