#fantasy monster ideas

CW: Corruption, Body Horror (I think?)

I think the inevitable result of a bunch of knights (who are mostly just nobles in suits of armour) going on a quest to find some sort of ancient power to raise their own standing in society would be said knights getting almost instantly corrupted and overwhelmed by the temptation of said power.

Then they’d probably just become a major issue for the world at large, most likely by becoming literal monsters whose bodies are now one with the armour they wore when first finding the ancient power.

Or perhaps just by doing normal evil rich people things but with even less fear of consequences due to them having access to the ancient power.

Or maybe both.