Sai Sahan Sai Sahan , son of Nazir Itaf Sahan of Bangkorai , was a Redguard noble , martial artist , master swordsman , and leader of the Imperial Dragonguard . Background . A member of the original Five Companions of Varen Aquilarious , Sai Sahan was also the Grandmaster of the Order of the Blades and was the head of the security detail of the then - incumbent Emperor Varen . Sai learned much from his mentor and friend Kasura in the ways of the ancient Yokuda n sword - saints during his childhood in the Valley of the Blades . He promised himself to revive these martial traditions , but when he failed to do so he shaved his head and served as a warrior in Tamriel ' s battlefields until he met Varen Aquilarios , a powerful Colovia n military leader . During the war with the Longhouse Emperors before Varen became Emperor of Cyrodiil , Sai rode at the head of a column of mercenary soldiers tasked by Varen to assist in the liberation of Leyawiin . It turned out that then - Emperor Leovic employed those mercenaries as double agents . When Sai came before the gates of Leyawiin with the mercenaries , they turned on him , hoping to deliver the severed head of Varen ' s legendary Dragonguard Commander to Emperor Leovic . Rumors say Sai cut through two armies of the would - be assassins bent on killing him . When he returned to Varen ' s rebellion base at Bruma weeks later , he did so with the scalps of eighty - six men and the news that Leyawiin had been freed . After Varen deposed Leovic and proclaimed himself as Emperor , Sai Sahan helped him to find the Amulet of Kings for a ritual to make Varen into a Dragonborn , thus fully legitimizing his claim to the throne . However , the ritual was actually a dark trick by Mannimarco used to weaken the veil between Nirn and Oblivion , and thus begin the Planemeld . In the chaos after the ritual , Sai took the Amulet of Kings and fled , managing to hide it in the depths of the ancient , ruined city of Sancre Tor , only to be captured and brought to the Halls of Torment in Coldharbour later on . The Planemeld . The Vestige first finds out about the Five Companions during Varen ' s flashback , depicting Sai Sahan as one of the loyal bodyguards who protected Varen . It is later revealed that during the events of the Soulburst , Sai Sahan fled with the Amulet of Kings and managed to hide the amulet within the Sancre Tor . Sai was captured and brought to the Halls of Torment for his captors to obtain information , but he was stubborn , refusing to let out one word . He was rescued by the Vestige and either Abnur Tharn or Lyris Titanborn in 2E 582 . Personality . Sai Sahan is unyielding , honorable , patriotic and loyal , fiercely protective of those he considers friends especially to his Emperor . Sai understands duty and dedication , serves those he knows to be his betters , and hones his craft with singular dedication . Some say he is also burdened with a great deal of suppressed anger and blood - lust , savoring the heat of battle and insurmountable odds and relishing the act of killing his enemies . He has strong feelings for Lyris Titanborn , his so - called " Snow Lily , " while taking to heart much of Abnur Tharn ' s snide comments . His greatest regret was not being able to revive the ancient Yokuda n traditions of the sword - saints , wiped out by the Yokudan Emperor many centuries ago . Abnur considered this a blessing considering these same traditions might have been the reason for the destruction of Yokuda .