Knights used rhyming chants to activate their staffs. For example:
Produced by Hasbro, these action figures were famous for their 3D hologram chest plates and staffs. Iconic Incantations
Produced by Sunbow Productions, it ran for one season of 13 episodes in 1987.
"By what creeps and crawls and what does not, let all that grow recede and rot!"
The wizard Merklynn invited knights to a competition at Iron Mountain. The fourteen who survived the traps and trials were granted magical powers.
The heroic faction led by Leoric (Lion totem). They use their magic to preserve peace.