Lore:Daggerfall

is the largest city in  , located at the southwestern end of the peninsula. It is the capital of the  . The order   have the official duty of protecting the city and royal family of Daggerfall. The last census, in  , lists the population at over 110,000.  
  
History
thumb|right|The Crest of Daggerfall
While all of the Iliac Bay region constantly jockeyed for power, two primary rivals for power emerged:   and  .  At many times throughout history the conflict was merely economic. During times of peace, the nobility of Daggerfall and Wayrest were often known to vacation in Sentinel.  The kingdom often cooperated with its neighbors throughout history to fight against  s and  .     Still, large and bloody wars with its neighbors were common throughout the first and second eras.  

First Era
Daggerfall was founded a little before   by invading  s from  , who brought a rough sort of civilization with them during the Skyrim Conquests.   Numerous legends exist for its name, including that the first chieftain threw a dagger and let the spot where it fell act as the border.  Skyrim only maintained control for roughly a century before the   cost it all its holdings in other modern-day provinces. However, Daggerfall actually thrived under Skyrim's rule and thus had an advantageous position over its neighbors upon independence.  The kingdom became a power center for the   clan, but still continued to thrive after they lost power in High Rock.  By  , under the rule of King Thagore, Daggerfall was already the preeminent economic, cultural, and military force in southern High Rock, and it remained so for millennia. 

In  , King Joile of Daggerfall sent a letter to the warrior and leader of the  ,   for his assistance in his war against the  s of  . At the time, King   laid a substantial claim over   and impeded trade lanes around Wayrest and to the Breton heartland.   In fact, King Joile's mention of Wayrest in his letter serves as one of the settlement's earliest mentions in recorded history.  It was Golkarr's grand proclamation that lauded the Orcish raiders across the   that forced Joile's hand and led to the following events.  Two years after his call to arms, the Kingdom of Daggerfall, in conjunction with the Order of Diagna and the newly-named Kingdom of   launched an assault on the Orcish capital.  

Second Era
In  , Daggerfall was threatened by the   under  , whose army gathered in front of the city gates. However, the troops were attacked from behind by the army of   from  , who followed them aboard merchant ships. During the battle, Durcorach was slain by   of Cumberland, and his banner was torn. This was a fatal blow to the Reachmen, and soon, the Knights of the Dragon under King   finished what the Dragoons had begun, scattering the remnants of Durcorach's army. Two weeks later, the kings of Daggerfall,  ,  , Wayrest, and   signed the first  .  During  , King   sent Daggerfall's troops to aid Wayrest. 

In  , the   tried to assassinate King   in Castle Daggerfall as a part of their effort to destabilize  . The king's life was saved with the help of the  . 

Third Era
In  , Daggerfall joined a large coalition of High Rock kingdoms to defeat Haymon Camoran, the  .   Espionage often took the place of open warfare - for example, a Breton assassin who nearly killed Queen Akorithi of Sentinel is widely thought to have been an agent of Daggerfall. 

During the   in the late  , the city-state of Daggerfall was ruled by King Tristyctor. It had a rivalry with   and the  . 

One of the more recent conflicts was the  : King Lysandus of Daggerfall led his armies to victory in several major battles against Sentinel, purportedly with the help of a Direnni sorceress.  Lysandus, wanting to retire from politics, hoaxed his own death during the battle;  his son   took command and killed King Camaron of Sentinel (Akorithi's husband) in single combat, ending the war with victory for Daggerfall.  Lysandus was later assassinated, and his troubled spirit began to haunt the city of Daggerfall.  This haunting played a major role in the events leading up to the  , when Emperor Uriel Septim VII sent an agent to put the ghost to rest. 

The spoils of the War of Betony paled in comparison to the influence the Warp in the West brought to Daggerfall: when the dust settled, King Gothryd and his wife Queen Aubk-i controlled all of western High Rock, their only opponents remaining in the Iliac Bay region being Sentinel, Wayrest, and Orsinium. All four kingdoms pledged allegiance to the Empire. 

Culture
The people of Daggerfall are said to be obsessed with their own past.  The culture of the land reflects its history: they believe in a strong military presence and enjoy covert activities, but are traders first and foremost. Perhaps because of these influences, Daggerfall hosts a robust black market, including   smuggling, which supplies destinations as far away as  , and an ambitious  .  A sophisticated banking industry is also well-established. 

Known Rulers

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Unknown (around  )  
Unknown Dynasty
King   (before Edward's reign) 
King   (unclear; accounts vary) 
King   (around  ) 
King   (around  ) 
Deleyn Dynasty 
King   (  -  ) 
King   (  -  )  
King   (around    and   ) 
Queen   (sometime between   and  ) 
King   (sometime between   and  ) 
King   (around  ) 
King   (around  ) 
King   (around  ) 
Unknown Dynasty
King   (before  ) 
King   (around  ) 
Queen Helena (around  ) 
King   (before  ) 
King   (during the  ,  - ) 
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King   (after  ) 

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Notes
Arena was originally conceived as a fighting game featuring a tournament that took the player to each of Tamriel's cities to challenge different gladiatorial teams. According to a file from that stage of development left behind in the final game, Daggerfall's gladiatorial team would have been called "the Guardians". 



 is considered the goddess-protector of Daggerfall, and her place of worship, the  , operates in the region. 
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