Attack on Chapel Leyawiin

The Attack on Chapel Leyawiin was an attempted assault on the Great Chapel of Zenithar by Umaril the Unfeathered during the Auroran Crisis. The attack, and the desecration that would have followed, were halted by the combined efforts of the chapel staff and the Hero of Kvatch. The attack was the first of its kind to be stopped.

Prelude
Following the two attacks on the chapels of Anvil and Bravil, Leyawiin's chapel went to extra lengths to protect itself. They hired Carodus Oholin, a devout Zenithar follower and a former legionnaire, to defend the chapel in the event of an attack. Not long after, the Hero of Kvatch appeared at Leyawiin's chapel seeking the Mace of the Crusader at the Tomb of Saint Kaladas. Carodus and the Hero spoke; word had begun to spread about how the Hero was ressurecting the old order of the Knights of the Nine. Following their talk, the Hero proceeded into the chapel's undercroft and, utilizing the Boots of the Crusader, passed Zenithar's Test of Faith and retrieved the Mace of the Crusader.

The Attack
It is unknown why Umaril chose then to attack Chapel Leyawiin. Possibly to prevent the Hero from making off with the first Crusader's Weapon. But as soon as the Hero recovered the Mace, Aurorans appeared and began attacking the chapel and its patrons. Carodus and the Leyawiin clergy held the Meridian Daedra off until the Hero emerged from the undercroft.

Seeing the flashes of lightning above, the Hero came into the chapel's main hall and, now equipped with the Mace of the Crusader, began attacking Umaril's Aurorans. The three minions proved a difficult fight, but the combined efforts of both the Hero and Oholin proved victorious. The Aurorans were defeated and the Great Chapel of Zenithar escaped desecration.

Aftermath
Immediately after the battle was over, Carodus Oholin approached the Hero and pledged himself to the cause of the Knights of the Nine. The Hero accepted Carodus' pledge, and Carodus left Leyawiin for the Priory of the Nine. The chapel staff were eternally grateful for the Hero's aid, and Umaril's forces were for the first time routed.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Attack is seen in the quest "The Path of the Righteous".


 * The bodies of the Aurorans disappear immediately after the battle, which may suggest how they got in without being detected.