Order of the Hour The Order of the Hour is a knightly order that serves as the militant arm of the Akatosh Chantry , the religious temple of Akatosh . The Order enforces the will of Akatosh and the Chantry , having influence from Kvatch to Wayrest . History . First Era . Founding . The Order of the Hour is originally a knightly order of Cyrodiil , created in the First Era by Ennon Descan as an order dedicated to Akatosh . Originally the order drew members from the priesthood and military alike . It fell into obscurity during the Second Era , until it was reformed in 2E 432 . Second Era . In the year 432 of the Second Era , the Order was reformed by a warrior - priest of Akatosh , known as Cavor Merula . This happened as a result of the collapse of the Second Empire and the rise of the Longhouse Emperors , the Order feared that Akatosh ' s priesthood would be under threat . Alongside some devoted and trusted fellow priests , Merula came to the Cathedral in Kvatch , to protect the Cathedral itself , alongside its historic and religious treasures . Soon after , soldiers and warrior - priests dedicated to Akatosh began joining the Order , ironically , despite all the preparation , the Longhouse Emperors never tried to harm the order of Akatosh . As a result , the Order turned into an elite bodyguard devoted to the Chapel of Akatosh and its primate , who is the leader of Akatosh ' s faith . After this point , the Order turned into more of a ceremonial than military organisation , though it did continue following its training for the event of someone trying to harm the faith . In 2E 437 , the Order had its first assault against heretics , as they fought the Order of the Black Worm . Led by Rusio Olo , one of the first warrior - priests to join the order , the Knights took down the Black Worm ' s cultists in Kvatch , with Rusio himself killing eight cultists and their leader . When in 2E 467 the Kvatch Bread Riots broke out due to the failure of the harvest of wheat due to a blight for the second year in a row . The people blamed the chapel , as they thought the priesthood was not doing enough to compensate for the damage . Gruff Bojour , the leader of the rabble , led a mob wielding axes and torches to the Cathedral , with the intention of causing damage to the Cathedral and making their situation known . However , the Order was prepared for this would - be assault , and the warrior - priests of Order , under command of Sister Severa , slaughtered half of Bojour ' s men before the first torch had been thrown . The riots did have a positive result for the common folk , as the Primate promised to pray for the blight to stop , which worked , as the next season the blight was gone . Throughout the Second Era , the Order has performed numerous similar acts , most of which are related to religious figures . They saved Primate Phrastus from an assassin , rescued a caravan of pilgrims and priests from bandits . They did this due to their vow to serve and protect the Chapel of Akatosh , with the priests and pilgrims being considered part of that . In 2E 480 , the Primate of Akatosh wrote a writ which declared that the Order of the Hour , while normally not being very militaristic , would be allowed to form an army in the event that religious emergencies were to take place . This army was able to stop a horde of bandits led by an Orc named Baz Swordbreaker . After beating the bandits , the army was disbanded and the priests returned to their normal duties . When the Gold Coast seperated itself from Cyrodiil after the collapse of the Empire and the start of the Three Banners War , Primate Artorius Ponticus set out to increase the power and size of the Order . During the Alliance War , threats against Kvatch and its Catherdral became a dangerous thing , resulting in the Count of Kvatch granting the Order the right to turn into an army again . As of 2E 582 , the Order had the largest force since the day of its founding , consisting of a mixed group of Akatosh waarior - priests and dedicated soldiers of faith filling its ranks , as a result , the Order took on most of the guard duties in the City of Kvatch . Kvatch Chapter of the Order of the Hour gained significant power in Kvatch . The leader at the time , Primate Artorius , gathered many new warriors to the Order of the Hour , and waged war on the Dark Brotherhood in the area , culminating in the deaths of Brotherhood members , Order warriors , and Primate Artorius himself . The Knights also fought in the Arena of Kvatch , in the show known as " The Circle of Penance " . Heretics were given one last chance to repent for their sins , by beating the Knights in the Arena their sins were forgiven . Third Era . Around 3E 405 , the regions of Wayrest and the Isle of Balfiera in High Rock and Bergama in Hammerfell had Akatosh as their head deity , and had a number of Order of the Hour temples . Fourth Era . The Order had a Temple of Akatosh in Wayrest around 4E 188 . One of the members , Brother Markam Hawksmire , was an assassination target of the Dark Brotherhood , as he was said to be corrupt . His assassination was planned by Kastus Thorn . Locations . Knightsgrave . One of the locations that the Order of the Hour has a close connection to is the ruin of Knightsgrave . In the days of the founding of the Order , Knightsgrave was the headquarters of the Order of the Hour . The loction would continue to be the headquarters for 100 years after the death of Ennon Decan . In this time period , the location increased in size , with more rooms getting carved out of the rock . When the Order first disbanded , Knightsgrave was given to the Catherdral of Akatosh for safekeeping , the Catherdral , however , did not know how what to do with Knightsgrave , and decided to turn the location into a crypt , with every honored dead of the Order of the Hour being burried within . At the very end of the ruin , a huge carved out rock representing Akatosh can be seen . Enclave of the Hourglass . When Cavor Merula reformed the Order he wanted to dedicate Knightsgrave to the memory of the Order ' s founding members , through blessings and rituals . However , due to this disturbing the dead , Cavor instead build the Enclave of the Hourglass as a new headquarter for the Order . Joining the Order . People who wish to join the Order of the Hour have to be devout followers of Akatosh and unmarried . Originally only priests could join the order , but as time passed non - clergy were allowed to join . If one is allowed to join the Order , they go through enhanced training in combat and skills required to keep the Cathedral of Akatosh safe . After joining the order , and completing the training , members have to choose how they will spread the faith . Either they become a Chanter or a Sermonizer . Chanters aid through prayer and guidance , hearing the pleas of the people who visit Akatosh ' s Cathedral , teaching the ways of Akatosh , and aiding worshipers with their offerings and rituals so they grow closer to Akatosh . The Sermonizers go to the street to spread the word of Akatosh , following the Grand Sermonizer . The Sermonizers purge heretics , and are the more inquisitive one of two . New chanters of sermonizers answer to grand chanters and grand sermonizers , who in turn , answer to the Primate . Those who truly join the Order itself are more militaristic . While Chanters and Sermonizers are part of the Order , the true Order of the Hour is the one of its knights .