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Knighthood Orders are more than just groups of mere knights; they are military organizations that include some of the most versatile and powerful units in the game. In addition, most Orders start with a chapter in one of the cities, some even with two, though some Orders require the player to found a Chapter before being able to be join. Each order has unique units with different strengths and weaknesses that provide a boon to any army.

  • Fiefs with a Knighthood order's chapter will periodically spawn patrols (and less often small warbands), as well as periodically adding Knights and Sergeants to the garrison. The rate at which these are added is daily and the troops given is randomized (50% chance for each to give troops, if successful, 1-3 of each). One day you may be given 1 single knight, whilst the next one, 2 knights and 2 sergeants. The fief will stop producing knights and sergeants if there are 33 of the former or 53 of the latter. The lord that owns the fief with an order will have some order knights and sergeants in his party.
  • If you have a knighthood order under your banner, it's a good idea to transfer their numbers to your party and then to another fief you control. Therefore, you can recruit the troops in their main fief, and you can stockpile them in the other, building up a larger group of them than the spawn rate will allow.
  • Finally, every faction will give its lords a few knights from their respective factional order.

Lords (including the player when he becomes one) can found their own Custom Knighthood Order. This allows the player to have their own personalized troops, as he can decide on gender, name, equipment and stats for both the Knight and Sergeant.

Joining

You may only join one order at a time. To join a Knighthood Order, you must have at least 500 renown, neutral or positive relations with that Order, and a specific amount of honor, depending on the order (values listed in the Order's table below). Once you meet these requirements, go to a city or castle where a chapter of the Order in question exists and speak to the knight there. You will then take part in an arena-style trial of arms against three of its knights, with your own equipment. You may join any order, regardless of gender. It is recommended not to improve the knights of the order you want to join before joining them, as this will make the trial harder.

If you win, you will be accepted as a member of that Order and be bestowed the title of Retainer, the lowest rank. However, if you meet certain requirements upon joining, you will start on a higher rank:

  • If your Renown is 2000 or higher, you will start as Sergeant (you will be given Sergeant's Armor Set immediately), else you will start as Retainer
  • If you are a Lord or your renown is at least 4000, you will start as Squire (you will be given Sergeant's Armor Set immediately)
  • If you are a Monarch, you will start as a Knight (you will skip getting Sergeant's Armor Set, but you will get Knight's. You can still buy Sergeant's Armor Set if you really want it (check last section on this page))

Ranks

Rank
 
Requirements
(RP stands for Rank Points)
Rewards
 
Retainer 0 RP -
Sergeant 30 RP Sergeant's Armor Set
Squire 60 RP -
Knight 100 RP Knight's Armor Set, Shield and Mount
Knight Commander 150 RP Reinforced Knight's Armor Set, Thick Shield and Spirited Mount
Constable 220 RP Lordly Knight's Armor Set, Reinforced Shield and Champion Mount
Grandmaster 300 RP + Completion of the quest The Order Grandmaster Order Stronghold and Achievement (Order Grandmaster (+1 Persuasion))
The mount will only be given if the KO has a mount (example: joining the Immortals won't get you any mount). Most knights and sergeants have various sets of armor, you will get the one the knight you're talking with has upon promotion. If you don't want the one he/she shows, search for a different one

Note: Armor Set stands for Boots, Gloves/Gauntlets, Body Armor and Helmet.

Since 3.9.5, the Order of the Griffon has two new armor sets they give out in this process; the regular Griffon Plate Harness for Knight and Knight Commander, a Lordly set of Griffon Captain Armor at the rank of Constable, and finally the Griffon Grandmaster Armor once you reach that titular rank. The Griffons are the only order in the game with the extra armor sets provided at the elite ranks.

Completing Knighthood Order Quests for your Knighthood Order will earn you rank points, and when you reach the sufficient amount required to advance to the next rank, you may speak to your Order's Knight to be promoted. Founding a chapter of the order you joined will give you 24 rank points immediately. Handing Heretic Writings and Snake Cult Rituals will give you 3 rank points for each book. You can see your actual rank points in the "Reports" tab.

Orders Starting Fiefs and Honor required to join

Order Chapters created at the start of every game
Knighthood Order
 
Honor required

to join

Starting Location
 
D'Shar Windriders 10 Torbah, Nal Tar (20%)
Empire Immortals 10 Janos, Ethos (10%)
Valkyries Sisterhood 10 Javiksholm
Order of Eventide 5 Singal
Order of the Clarion Call 10 Laria
Order of the Dawn 20 Valonbray
Order of the Dragon 15 Rane, Ravenstern (30%)
Order of the Ebony Gauntlet 5 Avendor (30%)
Order of the Falcon 15 Falcondark Castle (50%)
Order of the Griffon 20 Must be founded
Order of the Lion 10 Sarleon, Marleons (10%)
Order of the Phoenix 15 Either Calendain Castle, Maras Caslte or

Almerra Castle

Order of the Radiant Cross 20 Ethos (80%)
Order of the Raven Spear 5 Poinsbruk, Avendor (15%)
Order of the Shadow Legion 10 Cez
Order of the Shadow Wolves 10 Either Savador Castle, Oregar Castle or

Walven Castle

Order of the Scorpion Assassins 5 Ishkoman
Order of the Silvermist Rangers 20 Senderfall (30%)
Order of the Kraken Cultists 15 Windholm

The % displays the chance a knighthood order to start with a chapter in that city. If no % is shown, a chapter will always be in the city at the start of a game. For example, Empire Immortals will always have a chapter in Janos and may or may not also have another one in Ethos. If the player wants to join the Silvermist Rangers, Ebony Gauntlet, Radiant Cross or Falcon, in an early stage, it is suggested that they restart the game until they show up, else, the player will have to wait until they own a castle/city and found the order (pay denars and a Qualis Gem).

To easily know which orders exist and where they are in a game, you have two options:

  • Notes > Game Concepts > Reference: Knighthood Orders (all will be shown)
  • See the info of a castle/city. If it has an Order Chapter, it will say which Order is.

While you are able to quit your Order (if you are not already Grandmaster), doing so will lower your relations with all the other Orders by 5, drop your relation with the current Order to zero, and you will lose 12 honor. You are not allowed to join a KO you resigned.

Your Own Chapter

Knighthood Orders may be built in castles or towns you own and are independent of other construction projects. Building a chapter costs denars and requires a certain amount of honor; you will also need one of the following:

  • a certain companion
  • the personal ownership of a certain city
  • to have a determined culture
  • a Qualis Gem.

You also must have wary (-10) or better relations with the Knighthood Order. If your relation with the Knighthood Order drops too low, the next time you speak with your steward he will inform you they have left your fief (-20 relations or under).

Upon creating a chapter, you will lose 20 relationship points with two minor factions that are the main rivals of the order, but gain 10 relationship points with the Order. But when you dismantle an order, you will drop those 10 relation points with that order, without gaining any relation points with the order's rivals.

Extra Requirements
Knighthood Order
 
Honor (required)
 
Price Other Conditions
 
Order of the Lion 10 30000 Sarleon culture. Can always be created in Sarleon
Order of the Dragon 15 25000 Ravenstern culture. Can always be created in Rane
D'Shar Windriders 10 25000 D'Shar culture. Can always be created in Torbah
Empire Immortals 10 25000 Empire culture. Can always be created in Janos
Valkyries Sisterhood 10 30000 Fierdsvain culture. Can always be created in Javiksholm
Order of Eventide -20 Honor or less 30000 Sir Alistair in the party
Order of the Clarion Call 10 25000 Sarleon culture or owning Laria
Order of the Dawn 20 25000 owning Valonbray
Order of the Ebony Gauntlet 10 20000 Qualis Gem
Order of the Falcon 15 25000 Madame Ursula or Sir Rayne in the party
Order of the Griffon 10 25000 Meet 1 of the 3: Sir Darlion of Pendor in the party // choosing A letter that changed your life forever option during character creation // Qualis Gem and Pendor culture
Order of the Phoenix 10 20000 Qualis Gem
Order of the Radiant Cross 15 25000 owning Ethos
Order of the Raven Spear 10 25000 owning Poinsbruk
Order of the Shadow Legion 10 20000 Qualis Gem
Order of the Shadow Wolves 10 20000 Qualis Gem
Order of the Scorpion Assassins 10 20000 Qualis Gem
Order of the Silvermist Rangers 10 20000 Qualis Gem
Order of the Kraken Cultists 15 20000 Qualis Gem

Getting Your Own Knights

Once you have founded a chapter, you can now upgrade, i.e. induct noble units into Knights and Sergeants of the order using Prestige, which is based on how much Renown you have earned over time (at a 1-to-1 conversion rate). The amount of Prestige required to upgrade is based on the amount of Honor you have, starting at a maximized value of 45 per knight and 35 per sergeant (regardless of the multipliers below), which can potentially get lowered to a minimum of 10 per knight and 4 per sergeant. Each order has different units required to turn into their specialized units.

Troops to Order Soldiers
Knighthood Order
 
Upgrades to Knight
 
Prestige Multiplier Upgrades to Sergeant
 
Prestige Multiplier
D'Shar Windriders D'Shar Noble Cavalry x1.1 D'Shar Ghazi Reaver x1.0
Empire Immortals Empire Knight x1.1 Empire Legionnaire x1.0
Valkyries Sisterhood Fierdsvain Hersir x1.3 Fierdsvain Huntress x1.2
Order of Eventide Pendor Knight x1.0 Singalian Horseman x1.5
Order of the Clarion Call Sarleon Knight x1.0 Sarleon Armored Longbowman x1.5
Order of the Dawn Pendor Knight x1.1 Vanskerry Warrior x1.2
Order of the Dragon Ravenstern Knight x1.0 Ravenstern Kierguard x1.0
Order of the Ebony Gauntlet Pendor Foot Knight x1.2 Pendor Man-At-Arms x1.3
Order of the Falcon Maiden Adventurer x1.3 Maiden Adventurer x1.1
Order of the Griffon Pendor Knight x1.1 Pendor Mtd. Man-At-Arms x1.4
Order of the Lion Sarleon Knight x1.2 Sarleon Man-At-Arms x1.3
Order of the Phoenix Empire Knight x1.3 Empire Cavalry x1.4
Order of the Radiant Cross Pendor Knight x1.0 Mercenary Sharpshooter x1.4
Order of the Raven Spear Ravenstern Knight x1.0 Mercenary Horseman x1.2
Order of the Shadow Legion Empire Knight x1.3 Empire Armored Pikeman x1.0
Order of the Shadow Wolves Empire Knight x1.0 Empire Armored Crossbowman x1.0
Order of the Scorpion Assassins D'Shar Noble Cavalry x1.2 D'Shar Ghazi Spearman x1.0
Order of the Silvermist Rangers Pendor Black Archer x1.2 Pendor Heavy Spearman x1.0
Order of the Kraken Cultists Fierdsvain Hersir x1.3 Fierdsvain Spear Maiden x1.3
Your Custom Knighthood Order Noble unit of the corresponding culture x1.25 Common unit of the corresponding culture x1.25

Prestige Prices

Honor is the only factor that affects the prestige cost to upgrade units, and the milestones of the formula behind it are as follows:

Prestige Cost
Honor
 
For Knight (with prestige cost x1.0)
 
For Sergeant (with prestige cost x1.0)
 
Lower than 0 45 35
0 42 35
50 38 35
100 33 28
150 28 20
200 23 12
250 19 4
300 14 4
350 or higher 10 4

Note: these values will change depending on the multiplier each troop has (check previous table), up to the maximum of 45 prestige per knight and 35 prestige per sergeant. For intermediate honor values, the prestige cost continues with the scaling.

Upgrading Quality of Knights

When you speak to your steward, you can also improve the quality of your Knights. Each upgrade will increase both strength and the agility of the Order knights by 2 and all weapon proficiencies by 20. The first upgrade costs 10000 denars and 30 prestige. Each subsequent upgrade increases by 2x for gold and 1.5x for prestige. Sergeants will be unaffected.

Other lords who also use the knights of the order you upgraded will also gain the benefit of them being upgraded.

You can also upgrade your Custom Knighthood Order, the prices are the same as for the other orders.

Buying the equipment of any Order

Since 3.9.0, the player can buy full set of armor from the Knight or Sergeant in the castle or any Order (CKO is excluded). To enable this option, it is required at least 1200 renown, 30 honor and either 30 relations with the Order OR be the Order's Grandmaster (if player is Grandmaster, an additional 10% discount will be automatically applied). Prices depends on relation with the order, being cheaper the higher relation, but even with max (100) relations, items are 27% more expensive than in shop (with max (14) trade as well).

When you meet the 3 requirements, talk to the Knight or Sergeant of the desired order, and he will give you the set of equipment they have equipped. You will be sold a pack consisting of his helmet, armor, boots, gloves, shield (if any) and horse (if any).

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