Holy Iron Chain Knights

The Holy Iron Chain Knights were an elite squadron of knights that belonged to the Vatican Inquisition. Following the events of the Eclipse, the Knights, under the command of Farnese, were sent to Midland to investigate to investigate the fifth sign of the Apocalypse: the appearance of a lake of blood which would lead to the coming of the Dark Hawk.

Two years afterwards, with permision of the King of Midland, the Holy Iron Chain Knights brought the Inquisition to Midland, and began many witch burnings as well as tried to hunt down the Black Swordsman. Since all the reports of strange going ons in Midland mentioned the Black Swordsman. And they did succeed in capturing Guts (who was the Black Swordsman).

The Knights interrogated Guts, to learn why he "defying God". Guts later escaped to prevent their deaths, and captured Farnese as his hostage as he escaped. Farnese was later released and re-joined the Knights.

During Griffith's Rebirth Ceremony, all of the Knights were massacred by demons. Over the course, Farnese was losing her faith and began to see that Guts may be the true key to the path of stopping evil, and she and the other survivor Serpico, since joined up with him.