The Knights were the toast of the Empire.
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 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. Tamriel was united and at peace for the first time in many centuries. They were born out of the sense of optimism and ambition that characterised the first century of the Third Era. 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. 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. For a brief period in the early days of the Septim Empire, their adventures were the talk of the land. Ew people now remember the Knights of the Nine, but in their time, they were famous throughout Cyrodiil - indeed, throughout the Empire.
