The crusaders are the minions of the sinister Sir Leonard, once noble knights who served the light but have now fallen into darkness. They are a mixture of human, lion, and dragon, perhaps created by dark magic, by spells that Sir Leonard found in an abandoned library of Ferumbras. Their leonine lower bodies are muscular and powerful, armed with sharp claws, while their human upper bodies are clad in shining armor. The strongest among them even have dragon wings. These elite crusaders serve Sir Leonard as his personal bodyguards. While they were once protectors of the common people, since their corruption they have become proud and brutal, despising those weaker than themselves. They are dark villains who turn fairy tales into horror stories. But of course, these are just stories from an old book.