Alban Knights

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“	The one who seeks will find an answer. Do not turn them away. Aton Cimeni grants answers to all who seek, yet the foolish do not see the answers laid out in front of them.	„
—Llywelyn, when quoting a passage referring to the Path of the Seeker

Basic Information

The alban knights's blason.

The Alban Knights, also known as the Divine Knights, are a secret organization dedicated to serve Erinn and protect it from otherworldly beings.

Created under Aton Cimeni's will, the Alban Knights use god-like power, Crusader Skills, to vanquish their enemies. This power is fueled by Divine Light, a blessing of Aton Cimeni. They are rivaled by the Prophets, a heretic group of Fomors who worship a foreign god that wishes to destroy Erinn.

The knights were born when Aton Cimeni directly approached a cleric and ordered him to form the organization. The cleric is said to have given two commands to the knights: the first is that Erinn must mature without any outside influence or hindrance, and the second is that any interlopers must be stopped at all costs.

They operate in secrecy as they believe that Erinn's citizens, especially the churches, could misconstrue their actions. As such, the Alban Knights are very subtle and if they do appear they immediately vanish without a trace once their task is complete. Any attempt to compromise the knights is said to result in serious punishment.

Knights are usually only assigned one Crusader Skill due to its immense power. It is said that any mortal attempting to control multiple Crusader Skills will be unable to handle them and die. The Milletian is the only being capable of controlling multiple Crusader Skills due to their Demigod power.

The knights have constantly monitored the Milletian race due to them being otherworldly beings and their infinite growth, and as such know every single action they perform and had done. Although the knights reluctantly allow the Milletian to join them, Kristell warns the Milletian that one of the knights' oaths is to "eradicate any foreign creature who would dare sully this world", and as such may view them as a target.

Members

The four squad's crests. From left to right: Arthuan, Eiler, Elved, and Heruin

The Knights are divided into four main squads. Each squad always operates in groups of three. These squads are named after the four Alban Festivals celebrating the solstices and equinoxes.

They operate according to the directions of a Council, whom a Commander of the Alban Knights oversees.

Commander

• The Elder : The original founder of the Alban Knights, as well as their first commander. He wields the Black Greatsword.

Arthuan

The Winter Solstice, not celebrated in-game but rather occurring between real-time Saturday (Samhain) and Sunday (Imbolic).

• Avelin: A female knight who acts as a captain and commanding officer of the Arthuan unit. She is very strict and serious, but also shows deep concern for her comrades. Avelin uses the power of Judgment Blade.
• Altam: A male knight who is introduced as shy at first, but is shown to have a very enthusiastic personality and is also often careless. He idolizes the Milletian, trying to follow in their footsteps. Altam uses the power of Celestial Spike.
• Previous Unnamed Third Knight: Before the events of Generation 19, this person was a part of Avelin's squad. They used the power of Shield of Trust.
• Llywelyn: A male knight who excels at collecting information, and enjoys doing it. He is pragmatic and careful. He can be a bit paranoid about the Milletian, and sometimes arrogant. He knows an awful lot of history on Erinn and the Alban Knights for his age.

Elved

The Fall Equinox, celebrated on real-time Friday in-game.

• Talvish: He is polite, highly intelligent, and calculating. Talvish has the power to redirect divine energy.
• Unnamed Second Knight: A knight of the Elved Unit that has not yet been named.
• Unnamed Third Knight: A knight of the Elved Unit that has not yet been named.

Eiler

The Spring Equinox, celebrated on real-time Monday in-game.

• Pihne: The leader of the Eiler Unit of the Alban Knights. She is warm and welcoming.
• Injured Member of Eiler Unit: A male knight of the Eiler Unit that has not yet been named and in the Generation 21 mission Hope, was injured.
• Unnamed Third Knight: A knight of the Eiler Unit that has not yet been named.

Heruin

The Summer Solstice, celebrated on real-time Wednesday in-game.

• Caswyn: Leader of the Alban Knights' Alban Heruin Unit, Caswyn. From a glance he doesn't seem to do much, but he carries out his leader's duty perfectly.
• Unnamed Second Knight: A knight of the Heruin Unit that has not yet been named.
• Unnamed Third Knight: A knight of the Heruin Unit that has not yet been named.

Lughnasadh

The First Harvest, celebrated on real-time Thursday in-game. Lughnasadh is a support group that focuses on gathering intelligence.

• Shuan: Baltane Special Unit Secretary and Manager of Avalon Gate.
• Innes: Avalon Field Raid Guide.
• Gaella
• Rhom: They are a Belvast Guardsman stationed at Crom Bás Moon Gate.

Baltane

The Start of Summer, celebrated on real-time Tuesday in-game. Baltane is a secretive support group of retired knights who are meant to train up-and-coming Alban Knights. The Milletian has been asked to train the squires because of their reputation. For more information, see here.

Baltane Apprentice Special Unit

• Dai
• Eirlys
• Elsie
• Kanna
• Kaour
• Logan

Other Members

Other Members (Spoilers)

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• The Milletian: A foreign being that was summoned to Erinn to safeguard it, and is famous for their heroism. Accepting their destiny, they join the Alban Knights while investigating the Apostle Girgashiy.
• Hasidim: Originally a knight, Hasidim was revived as an Apostle.
• Tagar: Tagar was one of Aton Cimeni's chosen priestesses. Her faith allowed her spirit to stay and protect Aton Cimeni's altar, even after death. But after the seal was broken, she became corrupt by Unholy Light...
• Kaelic: A knight from the past, now a Spirit. Kaelic now assists players with their weapons's Erg.
• Ghostly Alban Priests:Former members of the same unit than Kaelic, now haunting Avalon's city ruins.
• Adelia: A knight ordered to infiltrate the Pontiff's Court. Died in action.
• Another Wounded Eiler Unit Memeber: While speaking to Pihne after she appears in Avalon after (G25?), she mentions having a female unit member who was hurt in a mission near Emain Macha. Not expected to fully recover, this member is now training squires.

Rites and Customs

“	For us, your weary, lost at sea without a glimpse of harbor let your guidance be our lee your clasping hands, our arbor. That's the first stanza. It's an old prayer. Parts of it are said to contain a prophecy, but knights don't generally study that anymore. It's become something like a talisman. For many, the meaning is less important than the act of repetition.	„
—Avelin, about the Prayer of the Humble in Generation 21

“	Not everything needs a big sacrifice, you know? But you want to have something to offer, as a gesture of sincerity, and to show our respect for Aton Cimeni. I don't know why branches specifically, though. Maybe they're... symbolic... of something?	„
—Altam, Generation 21

• Branches and water are basic offerings for rituals.
• Known rites of the Alban Knights include these:
  • The Prayer of the Humble
  • The Prayer of Protection
  • The prayers relative to the Crusader sub-skills

Mainstream Story

The Saga: Iria II (Spoilers)

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The God Fragment created by Macha inside Young Tarlach plotted to use the power within his body to open the door to another realm, such as the other three cities of the gods that parallel Falias (Findias, Murias, and Gorias) or even another world. Doing so would enable an otherworldly god to attack Erinn's gods to distract and take revenge against them due for their negative influence on Erinn. Ruairi, Tarlach's best friend, sacrifices himself in his friend's stead to achieve that goal and successfully opens the door.

Despite hoping that the otherworldly god would be preoccupied with Erinn's gods, the god from another world instead attacks Erinn and in its inhabitants. This prompts the Alban Knights to rise against the threat in Generation 19.

Chapter 6 (Spoilers)

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The Alban knights were originally founded by The Elder, who also acted as the first Commander of the group. They initially operated from Avalon, where they intercepted any ill-intended cultists that aimed to promote false gods by harnessing power dwelling in the Sanctum. There were many such groups through time, with the Prophets only being the latest to date.

At some point in time, it became apparent that Avalon needed to be sealed in order to truly protect it from any meddling. A part of the Alban Knights were left behind to seal the gate from the inside. These knights would eventually die, one after the other. The rest remained on the other side of the gate and passed down their duty to other knights. On the outer side, after the Gate was sealed, its key, the Sacred Mark, was broken in four pieces, since it kept attracting heretics to the Divine Light it emitted.

Each one was given to a Captain of the four units, and later sealed in a secretive area. The shards were sealed into altars by the captains, who used their Divine Light in order to do so. Each altar would only answer to the Divine Light of that specific captain, as a means of further protection. As a result, these captains would sacrifice their lives in order to seal and hide those pieces so only someone bearing Aton Cimeni's Divine Light would be able to find them.

In parallel, the entire order disappeared from official records to focus on protecting Erinn from the shadows.

The Alban Knights operate through a council, who choose the course of action the Alban Knights take by deliberating in group, presumably at the Round Table. Even the commander must respect their decisions. Over time, severe rules were set in place, to ensure their survival and keep their people in line. It is mentioned that even revealing oneself to an outside party may be considered treason.

A lot of the history of the Alban Knights is said to be missing.

Generation 19 (Spoilers)

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The Alban Knight Altam openly introduces himself to the Milletian at Tara as a fan of their work. They later meet again in Tir Chonaill where Altam requests their help at Sidhe Sneachta. However, Altam's superior Avelin rebukes him for trying to get the Milletian involved and forces them to turn away, refusing to explain their situation.

Shortly afterward, the Milletian is asked by Duncan to look for Lassar in Sidhe Sneachta. After finding her unconscious, they are attacked by the Apostle Girgashiy. Altam and Avelin arrive to help fend off the creature, and after defeating it, Pennar ambushes the Milletian to commend their strength, then leaves. Avelin is forced to explain that the creature was formerly an Erinn human that was corrupted by a twisted energy from another world and that Pennar works with a mysterious group that serve a foul god and control the Girgashiy. Vaguely saying that she and Altam are people protecting Erinn, she warns the Milletian not to speak a word of them to anyone before the two knights leave.

The Milletian is then asked by Lassar to track her saviors. Piaras mentions something about the two knights reciting something about God and Lassar discovers it was an old saying about Aton Cimeni from a mysterious cult that disappeared. A Farm Owner mentions that the recent appearance of mutated animals and the knights are no coincidence. A pair of bounty hunters mention that the knights captured an ogre worshiping some god, saying the church issued the bounty. The Milletian eventually talks to Kristell who briefly explains that the two are from an organization called the Alban Knights and secretly pulled Erinn's strings and served under Aton Cimeni's will. She also mentions the knights had formed an alliance with the church leaders, and also warns the Milletian not to approach them alone as there is no telling what they want and could be very dangerous, also telling them that their duty is to eradicate foreign creatures on Erinn which could extend to the Milletian.

Avelin eventually delivers a letter to Comgan telling that she wants to talk to the Milletian alone just outside of Bangor. She asks them to stop tracking the knights as it has already aroused suspicion amongst them and Altam was accused of betrayal by his superiors for breaking secrecy. Brilluen then appears to taunt Avelin and summons a stronger Girgashiy that easily overwhelms the two. Avelin suggest they flee, but the knight Talvish stops them and weakens the Girgashiy, allowing them to defeat it, but Brilluen escapes. Talvish tells Avelin to trust their superior's judgment in handling Altam's case, then offers the Milletian to join the Alban Knights, explaining that the organization is locked in battle with the Prophets and the knights tracking the Milletian's actions in Iria and how they allowed the opening to a door to another world that allowed a foreign god to invade Erinn. The Milletian makes the ultimate decision to join the Alban Knights.

Inviting the Milletian to the knight's secret assembly at Emain Macha, Talvish reports that Altam was placed in a temporary unit with younger knights and explains the origins of the Alban Knights and why they operate in secrecy. He then tasks the Milletian to gather intelligence from the rumors of the new creatures that had appeared to locate the Prophets, where they learn that a "giant with fangs" was heading to "a forest near town". The two head to Abb Neagh and learn from the Bard Camp about a golden light which indicates the birth of a Girgashiy and the presence of a Prophet. Talvish then leaves to get Avelin while the Milletian takes Yvona's request to fight off the mutant creatures, where they also fight the Prophet Pennar, who shortly flees afterward. The Milletian then regroups with the knights, where Avelin senses something amiss as Pennar never flees from battle and the three pursue him; Pennar summons another Girgashiy and continues fleeing, while the knights hold off the creature as the Milletian continues their pursuit. However, the Prophets Brilluen and Marcan appear and the three effortlessly overwhelm the Milletian's Demigod.

Talvish explains to the Milletian that the injury the Prophets inflicted on them will eventually rupture them from inside to transform them into a Girgashiy; the only cure is intense meditation and training, but the location needed requires permission from their superiors, and also warns them not to rely on their divine power as it would speed up their corruption. Avelin then orders the Milletian to take a rest as the two regroup with Altam, who had just finished his probation, and continue pursuing the Prophets. However, the Milletian is shortly forced to help Eirawen and Tara fight against invading mutated creatures, who are soon aided by the Alban Knights. Altam and Avelin take the Milletian off battle and take them to the knights' training ground, the Cave of Remorse, at Corrib Valley. There, facing their memories and their deepest fears of failing to protect others around them, the Milletian cures themselves of the Prophets' injury and learns Shield of Trust.

Avelin then detects the presence of a Girgashiy at Tailteann, which turns out to be a much more evolved form. However, the Milletian safeguards their comrades with Shield of Trust and together the knights are able to take it down. Avelin then orders Altam and the Milletian to rest.

Finally tracking the Prophets to Morva Aisle, the trio fight yet another Girgashiy before taking on the three masterminds. Defeating them, Pennar mentions that they will "take their queen" before fleeing again; Talvish appears and realizes that they are going after Queen Eirawen. He then uses his power to transfer Altam's Celestial Spike and Avelin's Judgment Blade to the Milletian where they are sent alone to Rath Royal Castle as the three knights keep the chase going. There, the Milletian single-handedly defends Eirawen with their new powers from a Prophet Black Wizard's assault, who commends their growth but their power still has no leash. Leaving a final warning that once their power finds a way that will cause Erinn to undergo a rebirth, the Black Wizard vanishes.

Rendezvousing with Altam, Avelin, and Talvish back at Emain Macha, Talvish commends their ability to utilize three Crusader Skills and they will have to work to master them, then explains the Alban Knight Emblem in the assembly will teleport them directly to an Apostle. The three then officially welcome the Milletian to the Alban Knights.

Generation 20 (Spoilers)

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The four pieces of the Gate's seal are uncovered, one after the other.

Generation 21 (Spoilers)

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• Instead of becoming a member of Lughnasadh, Llywelyn is moved to fill in the vacancy of Avelin's Arthuan unit.
• Talvish reveals himself to be the founder of the Alban Knights, The Elder.
• Altam pulls the Black Greatsword out of the Milletian's back.

Chapter 7 (Spoilers)

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• Following Talvish's disappearance and the events of G21, Altam is appointed Commander of the Alban Knights. The Elved Captain position is not mentioned to have been replaced.

Generation 25 (Spoilers)

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With the repeated disasters happening through the chapter, many knights started to reconsider their vow of secrecy, as Llywelyn mentions. Ultimately, Altam decides to do away with the vow and teams up with the Milletian, Eirawen's Expeditionary Force, the Aces, and Etain in order to stop the calamities. The consequences of revealing themselves to the world are yet to be sorted out, with Altam anticipating many problems following his desicion, but he states to be ready to assume the consequences.

Trivia

• The Arthuan crest is seen on Shield of Trust, Celestial Spike and Judgment Blade skill icons.
  • The Full Alban Knights emblem is seen on the Divine Link skill icon.
• The Ghostly Alban Priests wear a type of Ancient Alban Knights robe similar to that of Kaelic's, who also happens to be in the area. This hints that they likely were from the same unit, possibly Lughnasadh, since that is the one type of robe that is unavailable to players.
• The Baltane Mission Siege Weapon features a Baltane Squire Support Unit which has at least 10 unnamed members.
• Avalon Gate's Round Table is likely based off of the Round Table from Arthurian legend; for more information, see here.

Unit Name Trivia

• Alban is a Welsh word meaning quarter year, solstice, or equinox. It is likely a combination of âl (meaning childbirth) and ban (meaning peak, corner, or quarter).
  • Alban is also related to alternate names for Scotland and Great Britain, though this use originates from the Latin word albus meaning matte white.
• Arthan is Welsh for little bear, referring to Ursa Minor and the Ursids meteor shower that happen during the Winter Solstice.
  • The spelling "Arthuan" pays homage to King Arthur.
• Elved is a word invented by William Owen Pughe; it is comprised of el (supposedly meaning spirit or angel, likely from the Hebrew word אֵל) and ved/fed/med (which itself was a shortening by Iolo Morganwg of the Welsh word aeddfed, meaning ripe or mature).
• Eiler is a word invented by Iolo Morganwg; it is comprised of the Welsh words ail/eil (meaning second or re-) and ir (meaning fresh).
• Heruin is a word likely invented by Iolo Morganwg; it is comprised of the Welsh word haf (meaning summer) and suffix -in (used to create new words, usually adjectives from materials; i.e. golden from gold, severe from rough).

Arthuan Crest Trivia

• A crest that represents the season of Winter.
• The main symbol of this crest is an Antique-style Crown, likely representing the in-game Tara or mythological King Arthur.
  • The winter solstice is treated as both King Arthur and Jesus' birthday because of historical fusions between King Arthur, Christianity, and other mythologies.
• The main colors of the crest are red and white, which are the same key colors as the Tara royal crest.
  • This ties into the main symbol of the Antique Crown.
  • Red and white can represent death, rebirth, the sun, and renewal in general, similar to winter.
• The boarder of the crest features either a dragon or a lion, both of which are seen as particularly royal animals.
• Alban statues representing the Arthuan unit wield a sword; a weapon related to knighthood.
• You meet the leader of the unit, Avelin, in the snowy region of Sidhe Snetcha for the first time.

Elved Crest Trivia

• A crest that represents the season of Fall.
• The main symbol of this crest is a skull with scythes and a crown, likely representing the harvest season as well as the slow death of fall into winter.
• The main colors of the crest are black and white, while the skull is highlighted in a dangerous-looking red.
• The boarder of the crest is broken and uneven, featuring what appears to be a snake. Both aspects represent danger and decay.
• Alban statues representing the Elved unit wield a hammer; a weapon related to justice.
• You meet the leader of the unit, Talvish, in the rocky and barren region of Bangor for the first time.

Eiler Crest Trivia

• A crest that represents the season of Spring.
• The main symbol of this crest is a fleur-de-lis stylized to put emphasis on a sprout-like shape.
• The main colors of the crest are green and white.
• The boarder of the crest features leaves and vines; it is the only crest that does not appear to feature an animal.
• Alban statues representing the Eiler unit wield a staff; a weapon related to nature and druidry.
• You meet the leader of the unit, Pihne, amongst the flowers and farmlands of Emain Macha for the first time.
  • Pihne is introduced in the quest called 'Budding Beginning' and has a major character development during the quest 'Budding Queen'.

Heruin Crest Trivia

• A crest that represents the season of Summer.
• The main symbol of this crest is a beach.
• The main colors of the crest are blue and yellow.
• The boarder of the crest features wings and the face of a bird creature.
  • Caswyn introduced in the quest called 'Eye of an Eagle Owl'.
• Alban statues representing the Heruin unit wield a bow; a weapon related to swiftness.
  • Heruin is also sometimes represented by the Caduceus staff, itself related to the god Hermes who was known for his speed.
• You meet the leader of the unit, Caswyn, amongst the trees and grass of Taillteann for the first time.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Elder.

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  Concept art of an Alban Knights Captain.

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  Altam

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  Avelin

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  Talvish

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  Pihne

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  Caswyn

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  Llywelyn

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  Dai

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  Eirlys

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  Elsie

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  Kanna

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  Kaour

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  Logan

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  Gaella

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  Innes

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  Kaelic

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  Shuan

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  Old Arthuan Member.

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  Old Heruin Member.

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  Old Elved Member.

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  Old Eiler Member.