Lore:Tharn

is a noble   family from  . They have held estates in and around the   since the early parts of the First Era.  Once the family established itself as one of reliability and utmost loyalty, they were used more and more to subjugate and eliminate Imperial dissenters.  By the time of the   the family had established itself as one of the most important and involved families in the Empire.  

The family traces its lineage back to a  , who is mentioned in the   written in  .  Tharanus was apparently involved in the   slave operation at  .    posited a theory that this Tharanus was the same notorious   of the   in  , but this was dismissed after   discovered the "Scroll of Precursor Saints" in the vaults below   in  .  The House also holds that  , "Blade-Serrator and Master of the Abbatoir" to   during St.  's slave uprising, is a member of the family, but the only known link is his name. The first positively identifiable Tharn is   of the  , who was Arch-Prelate of the   from   until his death. Fervidius is the author of the  . 

Members of the House led mercenary companies that fought on both sides in the   in the  s, and when the dust settled General   was in possession of the holdings that the family today calls home. Taking the title Earl of Outer Cheydinhal, Turpis married a niece of Admiral   and set about fathering numerous descendants.  Several generations of Tharns served during the  , including  , who revived the tradition of  s, and  , Emperor  's Minister of Punition. 

Abnur Tharn became Chancellor of the   in  , and served at least five emperors ( ,  ,  ,  , and his own daughter,  ).  Clivia was Abnur's daughter by his seventh wife  .  Clivia was the widow of two emperors, having been the consort of both Leovic and Varen Aquilarios.  In truth she was only an Empress Regent in Varen's absence, and under her rule,   held the true power and had entranced Clivia with offers to teach her the secrets to immortality. The Chancellor's younger half-sister,  , became Queen of   after the   in  . Her son   was something of a celebrity around the Imperial City. 

Abnur was part of a group of five companions formed by Emperor Varen Aquilarios, including Mannimarco,  , and  , with the intention of locating the lost   to solidify the legitimacy of Varen's rule.  Mannimarco betrayed the others and used the coronation ceremony to create the   which killed Varen and created massive ecological disruption around Tamriel.  Abnur pledged loyalty to Mannimarco in the immediate aftermath of the event to save himself from execution.  Once it became clear that his usefulness to Mannimarco was coming to an end he enticed Lyris to rescue him.  Abnur and Lyris joined forces and located Sai. Sai revealed the location of the Amulet, which he had taken and hidden after the Soulburst.  The three then joined forces with the Vestige and defeated Molag Bal. 

Jagar Tharn is the next notable Tharn, and probably the most infamous. He was Imperial Battlemage for some time up to   and Emperor during the   until his death in   at the hands of the Eternal Champion.  For some time it was thought that Jagar was the Nightingale who bedded Queen   and stole the  , but later information confirmed that Jagar had only hired the Nightingale Drayven Indoril to steal the staff.   As much as his ancestors had been loyal to the Empire and subjugating dissent, Jagar's reign as the disguised emperor saw the Empire crumble as the provinces waged war on one another (see the  , the  , the  , and the  ). It is unknown whether this was Jagar's intent, or what any of his aims were beyond seizing the throne.

Jagar Tharn is also credited with assisting   in conquering the  , and was suspected of being behind the creation of the  , a 'Shadow of Conflict', which was slain by the Soul of Conflict in  . 

Famous Members
Tharanus Ye Redde-Hand (fl. 1E 200) - Cleric to the Ayleids in Fanacus, possibly related to "Tharhan the Mutilant" of the Gradual Massacre
Vilius Tharn (fl. 1E 242) - "Blade-Serrator and Master of the Abbatoir" to Pelinal Whitestrake
  (fl. 1E 1188) - Arch-Prelate of the Maruhkati Selective
Turpis "Volte-Face" Tharn (fl. 1E 2321) - General during the War of Righteousness who later established the Tharn estates
Regulus Tharn (fl. late First Era) - Reestablished the tradition of Imperial Battlemages under the Second Empire
Excoraeus Tharn (fl. late First Era) - Minister of Punition under Emperor Kastav of the Second Empire
Knavus Tharn (fl. early Second Era) - Great grandfather of Abnur Tharn.
  (born c. 2E 418) - Chancellor of the Elder Council during the Interregnum
Veraxia Tharn (fl. 2E 541) - Consort to Emperor Durcorach
  (fl. 2E 576) - Half-sister to Abnur and Queen of Rimmen following the Frostfall Coup
  (fl.  ) - Son of Euraxia, celebrity in the Imperial City, leader of the Imperial invasion of  
  (fl. 2E 582) - Empress Regent of the  , consort to Emperors Leovic and Varen Aquilarios
  (fl. 2E 582) - Magus-General of the Imperial forces based near High Rock during the Alliance War
Magna Tharn (fl. 2E 582) - Associate of the Worm Cult
Martialis Tharn (fl. 2E 582) - Member of the Reaper's March invasion force
Jagar Tharn (died  ) - Imperial Battlemage and Emperor during the Imperial Simulacrum

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