Lore:Dwynnen

Dwynnen is a barony found in the province of High Rock, in the region of the Iliac Bay. Dwynnen played a large role in the battle against the Camoran Usurper, whose legion came across western Tamriel like an unbridled plague. It was the region's first baron, Othrok, who led the assault and overcame the warmonger.  

Dwynnen is normally temperate,  and verdant all year long, except come wintertide.  It largely consists of woodland from the northernmost portion to the southern coastal region.  Dwynnen is neighbored by   to the southwest,   to the southeast,   to the east,   to the north,   to the west, and the   to the northeast. 

The Order of the Raven is the barony's knightly order and they serve to protect both their country and their lordship.  The patron deity of Dwynnen is Julianos. The Thrafey clan of vampires are active in Dwynnen. 
 

History
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In the historical-fiction, the  , Empress   and her armies marched through the Barony of Dwynnen during the  , when they were suddenly attacked by an unnatural blizzard in  . Kintyra was absolutely certain that it was one of  's wizard allies. She was accompanied by Duke   of  , who took her to his castle in his domain. It was there, Empress Kintyra II was executed by the Duke and Queen Potema. 

In the third century of the Third Era, the Camoran Usurper and his legion of warriors moved north from his domain in  .  The Usurper utilized the  , a foul legion of undead led by an undying   to take over Dwynnen and its people.  It was then, a man named Othrok was supposedly blessed by the   and led an army of men and animals to fight back against the unholy Nightmare Host. He emerged from the wilderness and defeated the undead at Castle Wightmoor on the 5th of  . With his victory in the  , Othrok was named the first Baron of Dwynnen and he soon expanded the province all the way to the Iliac Bay.  The warriors that served Othrok would later come together as the Baron's loyal vanguard and protector of his realm, the Order of the Raven. 

Before peace was fully restored, Baron Othrok needed to defeat the Camoran Usurper before he would conquer the northwestern world. By  , the Camoran Usurper approached onto the Iliac Bay and the  , and came across a region that was ill-prepared for his arrival. With the major superpowers of the Iliac Bay unable to fight against the threat, Baron Othrok gathered the other nations, Kambria, Phrygias, and Ykalon, and formed a united naval force that rivaled the likes of  's invasion force of  . The combined force faced the Usurper at the   and defeated his army in that same year. Ever since then, the Baron's achievements are celebrated by Dwynnen's people in a holiday called  , which takes place on the same day he reclaimed the barony. 

By  , the Barony of Dwynnen was ruled by an unknown Baron. When the   occurred in  , the Barony of Dwynnen became a vassal of the nearby Kingdom of  , along with the rest of the eastern High Rock-Iliac region. 
 

City of Dwynnen
Dwynnen is the capital of the eponymous barony, found deep in the west-central woodland, near the border toward Urvaius,  however sources such as the historical fictions, 2920, The Last Year of the First Era and   report that it is located on the coast with its own port.  The seat of power in the capital city is Castle Wightmoor. 

In the historical fiction,  , it was reported that  's concubine, Lady   was escorted from across the Iliac Bay and through Dwynnen before she arrived to the   to meet the Emperor.   The book series also claims that the city was the home of the spy  ,   whose faulty intelligence led to  's loss over the strategic fort   in the  . 

The capital city was sacked during the Battle of Firewaves and the streets were set ablaze and filled with hazardous smoke. The people would hide in cellars to avoid the volley of fire and the Captain of Othrok's Guard would try to rally refugees to Castle Wightmoor for better protection. According to the book, the Refugees, the mistress of the Camoran Usurper,   was present in Dwynnen and bore his son,  . 

See Also
For game-specific information on the region, see the Daggerfall article.
For game-specific information on the city, see the Daggerfall article.
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