Fantasy NPC: Sir Boney, The Skeleton Knight

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Sir Boney, The Skeleton Knight

A skeleton wearing knightly finery, a few decades out of fashion, 

CR 6; 2,400 XP

LN Medium Undead (augmented human)

Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +6

Defense
AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 18 (+6 armor, +1 Dex, +2 shield)

hp 66 (6d10+2d8+24); fast healing 1
Fort +8, Ref +6, Will +9

Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, reconstitute; DR 5/bludgeoning; Immune cold, undead traits

Offense
Speed 30 ft.

Melee +1 longsword +13/+8 (1d8+7)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th; concentration +8)

At Will—mount (an undead shade of a warhorse), unseen servant (a visible shade of a page)

Statistics
Str 18, Dex 13, Con –, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 15

Base Atk +7; CMB +11; CMD 22
Feats Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Nimble Moves, Toughness, Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Specialization (longsword)

Skills Diplomacy +6, Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge (nobility) +9, Perception +6, Profession (landowner) +10, Ride +12

Language Common, Duc, Halfling

Notable Gear a family heirloom +1 longsword, cloak of resistance +1, masterwork breastplate and large shield, silver chain worn by landed knights a few decades ago

Reconstitute (Su) When dropped to 0 hit points, Sir Boney remains falls helpless and remains inert and unaware of his surroundings until his fast healing restores him to full hit points. Continuous damage can keep him down but unless ground into dust and scattered over large area, he will get up again. Technically, giving him proper burial with full ceremony would keep him dead in the grave but he reconstitutes fast enough to interrupt the ceremony and rendering it invalid (as would be hacking at his corpse during the funeral to keep him down).

Sir Bonfrey Altaros is an old landed knight who is in complete denial about being already dead. He keeps on going as if he was still alive, detesting the nickname under which he is know—honestly believing it is reference to his rather scrawny physique and his restrained (and now really non-existent) eating habits that he blames on his irritable bowels.

He resisted attempts to persuade him that he is already dead and should be buried, including a few minor duels. A  court dismissed a lawsuit regarding his estate, finding the plaintiff lacking in standing without even summoning Sir Bonfrey—thankfully for the dead knight, he has no heirs and his out of the way lands presented little value to his neighbors. His halfling tenants aren't complaining either as he require little of them in the terms of rent—they are supposed to supply him with food for him, his horses, and his household servants, and provide certain services when asked for. Bonfrey doesn't eat anymore, his horse vanish when he doesn't ride it, and the household is occasionally manned by a few old tenants themselves, so he trusts the village elders when they claim they fulfilled their quotas—his mind seems to have a blind spot for anything that could shatter his delusions of life.