Knight rider

in a fantasy world, a knight is riding her mount.

though the mount is somehow really human, and is as smart as her rider ^^
and she's more than 2m50 tall too

considered as a sub-human, she's in fact from a cursed specie, the Kolms. 500 years ago, her people were normal humans, until they were cursed by the gods. Since then, they have been used as mounts by normal humans.
Indeed, because of their armless bodies, they can barely live alone, and they need the help of normal people. So, even though their mind si still as sharp as normal humans, they are just mounts in most of kingdoms, with as much rights as slaves.
They are very considered as mounts, since they are intelligent beings that can talk, which make them expensive. Besides, they can be pretty fast, and their legs and tail can be deadly.
They don't have really any social structure anymore, because most of them come from breeders.

However, some owners still give them proper education, and allow them to get some social status.


I'm also trying to imagine some story for them.

The pink rider = Amara (means "that never wither" in greek)
The mount = Chilt (means red in nahuatl)
The centauress = Sezja (means protective in russian)
The sorceress = Petra (means "stone" in greek)
The princess = Anne Marie-Louise de Lacourt-Valière (no meaning, just a long name to make her noblish)
The elf archer = Najla (Big wide eyes)


so Amara and Chilt are adventurers, working as a duo. Generally, Amara would just be considered as an alone adventurer, but since she calls Chilt her "partner"... still have to find how they end up together, but there is a great friendship between them (that can be associated to lesbian relationship).

Oneday, they were called at some kingdom's castle... while Chilt has to stay outside (because she's considered as a mount), Amara went into the throne room... Here was a bodyless crowned head on the throne. It was the princess who gave them the mission to find her body, stolen by some sorceress. (it is not revealed yet, but the sorcerress has been petrified up to the head, so that's why she was searching for a new body)
After Amara accepts, she has to accept one of the royal guard knights, Sezja as a travelling companion, to be sure that there's no problem with the body. Also, they took with them Najla, an Elf whom head has been petrified by Petra and who is also seeking the witch in order to get back to her normal state

-Amara is an elf who has been rejected by her people. As a castaway, she prefered to live by human standards, and never learnt archery for example. Though her age is unknown, she is said to be an adventurer running from town to town around 30 years now. Naturally cheerfull, she can use basic heal spells, like every elf. As weapons, she use a two-handed sword, plus a dagger sometimes.
-Chilt is a Kolm who has been raised in a cattle farm since her childhood. Bought a first time at the age of 14, her rebellous attitude has lead her to be sold to various owners throught time. She finally met Amara when she was 22. Naturally agressive but protective at the same, she loves to learn (Kolms are barely educated generally). She wants to be treated as a normal citizen and for such, try to imitate humans a lot, though she's a bit clumsy about it (for example, she wants to wear clothes because people wear clothes, not because she feel ashamed to be naked). She's 31 years old.
-Sezja is in fact a centauress, who was the personnal guard of the princess since she's young. Very proud of her task, she always talk about the righteousness of being a knight. Very protective about her princess, she's quite proud and cold towards everyone else. Her weapon is a long claymore. She's 34 years old.
-Anne Marie-Louise de Lacourt-Valière is a princess from the little kingdom of Larrhis. Though she has been spoiled since her childhood, she is very concerned about her people. A bit clumsy about real life, she think highly of Sezja. She's 19 years old.
Najla is an Elf Archer whom fronthead has been petrified by Petra few decades ago. Since then, most of her hair, her fornthead and eyes have been turned to stone. Though being unable to see, she use her ears to listen to her surroundings, and can still do archery because of that. As a very conservative elf, she likes to remain silent and stay calm at any price. She has hard time dealing with Amara, that she considers to be a traitor, someone that doesn't deserve to be called "Elf". She use a very big longbow as a weapon.