The Knights left a garrison at the Priory of the Nine, knowing the Thalmor would come for the relics, while they also sent a force north to Skyrim, hoping to divide the Thalmor agents who perused them. Knowing the Thalmor sought to destroy the Relics as they represented a Divine endorsement of Mankind, they decided to hide them from the Thalmor by taking the Relics deeper into the Empire. The remaining Knights of the Nine managed to recover the Crusader's Relics from the battlefield before the Thalmor could get to them. The Relics remained in the possession of the reestablished Knights of the Nine until the battle of the White-Gold Tower, where the current Champion of the Knights at the time, Dame Noriel, fell in battle with the Thalmor. The Relics were collected again by the Second Divine Crusader in order to fight Umaril once more when he was reborn in 3E 433. They were lost again after the Knights disbanded following the War of the Red Diamond. They were then gathered once more by the Knights of the Nine after they were founded by Sir Amiel in 3E 111.

They were lost the first time following the death of Pelinal after his battle with Umaril. Why, you ask? Because they have been lost not once, not twice, but three times. The Crusader's Relics, the arms and armor of Pelinal Whitestrake, used in his battle with Umaril the Unfeathered, are unique among the various wonders covered in this series. Though it may sound that I have gleamed the exact whereabouts of each relic, these descriptions herald from tales and lore and only relay the clues I have learned. It will not lead you straight to these artifacts, but it may give an adventurous treasure hunter a leg up. Disclaimer: This book, like all others in this series, is purely speculation.

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