The Knights of the Nine ( Book ) Content . Few people now remember the Knights of the Nine , but in their time , they were famous throughout Cyrodiil - - indeed , throughout the Empire . For a brief period in the early days of the Septim Empire , their adventures were the talk of the land . But their renown , as with so much else , was swallowed up by the War of the Red Diamond , and today even the location of their priory house has been lost to history . The Knights were founded by Sir Amiel Lannus in 3E 111 , following his heroic turn in the War of the Isle , with the high purpose of recovering the legendary Crusader ' s Relics , the weapons and armor of Pelinal Whitestrake which have been lost for thousands of years . They were born out of the sense of optimism and ambition that characterised the first century of the Third Era . Tamriel was united and at peace for the first time in many centuries . Nothing was impossible . The fame of the knights was established early on when Sir Amiel led them against the Wyrm of Elynglenn to recover the Cuirass of the Crusader , which had not been seen since the First Era . Soon , the greatest knights of the day were lining up to join the new order , and the Priory of the Nine in the West Weald of Cyrodiil became a magnet for the great and the good . The Knights were the toast of the Empire . When Berich Vlindrel joined the order , the scion of one of the great noble families of Colovia , it was clear that the Knights of the Nine had become the Empire ' s most prestigious knightly order . In relatively short order , the Knights reclaimed three more Relics , and their fame soared to new heights with each one . No one doubted that they would eventually succeed in their quest to recover all eight Relics . Sadly , this early promise of the Knights did not survive the ravages of the War of the Red Diamond , which tore apart the Empire beginning in 3E 121 . At first , it seems that Sir Amiel was able to keep his knights out of the war . But the very success of the Knights undermined this , as many of the Knights came from important families from across the Empire which were lining up on either side of the bloody civil war . Sir Berich was apparently the first to leave the Order to join the war on the side of Cephorus , carrying the Sword and Greaves of the Crusader into battle with him . Many other knights seem to have left the Order shortly after this , some joining the war on one side or the other . The end of the order was as ignominious as its beginning was glorious . Following the victory of Cephorus in 3E 127 , Berich Vlindrel became an important figure on the winning side . It seems likely that he was behind the Imperial decree which officially dissolved the Knights of the Nine in 3E 131 , although in truth this was little more than a formality — despite Sir Amiel ' s best efforts , the order had never recovered from the bitterness of the civil war . What happened to the various Relics originally recovered by the Knights of the Nine ? The Sword and the Greaves went with Sir Berich , but where he bestowed them is unknown . The Gauntlets famously lie immovable on the floor of the Chapel of Stendarr in Chorrol , where Sir Casimir left them after his disgraceful murder of a beggar in 3E 139 . The location of the Cuirass is a mystery , lost to history along with the eventual fate of Sir Amiel , who was last reported still living alone in the empty Priory of the Nine by a passing traveler in 3E 150 . And so the Knights of the Nine faded away into history .