You need to incorporate the Theme into your game in some way and before you submit it, you will need to write atleast 1 short sentence about how your game fits the Theme of the game jam. It's completely up to you how you interpret the theme. Feel free to be creative with it.

Theme: Knight of the Realm

Bonus Challenges: Unlike the Theme, these are entirely optional. Feel free to do one, two, all of them or ignore them completely.

For this game jam, the optional challenges are the following three:

1 - Heroic Introduction: The first time the protagonist appears in the game, they perform some kind of heroic feat.

2 - Shield of the Protector: The protagonist wields a shield as part of their equipment.

3 - Noble Guardian: The protagonist has some kind of ability/skill that allows them to protect allies.