Sarafan crusaders

Sarafan Crusaders were an enemy class that featured in Legacy of Kain: Defiance. They were the lowest ranked of the Sarafan classes seen in Defiance and were seen predominantly in Kain's early chapters at the Sarafan Stronghold and the Pillars.

The Crusaders wielded a two-handed polearm and wore a uniform that had a metallic looking armor with purple clothing underneath, (of a similar shade to the Sarafan Archers - from whom they could be distinguished by weapons and attack style). The crusaders were faithful rank-and-file soldiers with little training who were hence a lower priority in combat than their 'more annoying' brethren (the ranged attacking Archers, charging Zealots and skilled Templars). Crusaders aspired to reach the higher ranks of Templar or Inquisitor, but relative lack of skill meant they were ordinarily 'teamed' with the better ranks to attack and overwhelm Kain.

Like many of the Sarafan classes in Legacy of Kain: Defiance, Crusaders could be 'enhanced' by the spells of the Sarafan Inquisitor.