Fighters Guild The Fighters Guild , originally founded as the Syffim ( " Tsaesci : Soldiers " ) , is a professional organization chartered by the Emperor in order to regulate the hiring and training of mercenaries and skilled warriors in Tamriel . The guild was founded in the year 2E 320 by Dinieras - Ves under the supervision of the Akaviri Potentate of the Reman Empire , Versidue - Shaie . Shortly after its establishment , it became the official mercenaries guild that citizens from all walks of life in Tamriel depended on for protection and combat assistance . The Fighters Guild will accept almost any contract . Contracts pertaining to the killing of infestations of rat s , eliminating troublesome bandits , delivering packages , and escorting high - ranking nobles are all suitable jobs for a member of the Fighters Guild . By game . " For more specific information , please refer to one of the following : " History . Second Era . Foundation . After the Potentate Versidue - Shaie conquered the rebelling princes , he was left with a chaotic land . He had spent the last of his armies and gold fighting the princes , and with no standing army left to guard the towns and villages , crime everywhere had skyrocketed . A solution was created when Dinieras - Ves " The Iron " suggested the creation of an order of mercantile warriors - for - hire . Originally called The Syffim , after the Tsaesci word for ' soldiers , ' it was eventually changed to Fighters Guild . It was to be compromised of only Akaviri soldiers , but many men were needed , and the Tsaesci didn ' t understand the local geography and politics of where they were assigned , so natives were often recruited . Planemeld . Sometime prior to 2E 582 , then guildmaster Jofnir Iceblade was killed under mysterious circumstances . During the Planemeld , under his successor Guildmaster Sees - All - Colors , the Guild worked actively to assist in thwarting Molag Bal ' s invasion of Nirn . Originally investigating Dark Anchors , the guild recovered an Ayleid artifact known as the Prismatic Crystal from Mzeneldt , which was initially hidden as it provided the source of power for the Mortuum Vivicus . Aelif , a traitor of the guild working under Bal , attempted to manipulate the Vestige into killing Colors after framing her for Iceblade ' s murder . The Vestige later decided to believe Colors , causing Aelif to reveal her true intentions and used the Vivicus in order to transform herself as a Daedric Titan . The Guild defeated Aelif , with Jofnir ' s spirit giving the Vestige the Prismatic Weapon and going to Sovngarde . During the allied invasion of Coldharbour , the Fighters Guild , along with the Mages Guild , First Aldmeri Dominion , Daggerfall Covenant , and Ebonheart Pact , entered the realm from Stirk . With to global leader , the long - imprisoned Ayleid king , Laloriaran Dynar , took up the title of leader . A master tactician and strategist , Dynar led the assault all the way towards Heart ' s Grief , and used knowledge of a captured guildhall in the Reaver Citadel to maneuver the armies through the Fist of Stone . Dynar was mortally wounded defending the army from a Daedric attack , and entrusted the Vestige with a gift in his dying moments . Third Era . The Fighters Guild gained greater prominence during the early Third Era under Emperor Uriel I . In 3E 397 , the guild maintained a hall in Skyrim - occupied Western Dragonstar , led by Dominus . In 3E 405 , the guild also operated in many locations around Iliac Bay . Many of their missions involved defeating harmful creatures , though their most important one involved saving spy Lord K ' avar . In 3E 427 , the Fighters Guild in Morrowind was suffering from corruption in Vivec City , causing many to worry about the direction the guild was taking . As a result , the corrupt leader Sjoring Hard - Heart , who was in league with the Camonna Tong , was executed by the Nerevarine . They also sought out the deaths of high - ranking members of the Thieves Guild , including their guildmaster Gentleman Jim Stacey . In 3E 433 , the Cyrodiil fighters guild mainly operated in Anvil , Cheydinhal , and Chorrol . They looked into the dealings of the rival Blackwood Company , another mercenary guild situated in Leyawiin that would take jobs the Fighters Guild would not . With the help of their recruit , the Hero of Kvatch , the guild infiltrated the Blackwood Company and discovered they were harvesting Hist Sap from the Hist trees . Modryn Oreyn ordered the execution of all members of the company and had the Hero destroyed the pumps of the hist tree , effectively eliminating their rivals in the province . Fourth Era . Despite having operating guildhalls in Shor ' s Stone , Riften , and Windhelm during the Second Era , the Fighters Guild ' s presence was no longer in Skyrim by the Fourth Era , with The Companions becoming the primary mercenary guild in the province .