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Lore:Morihatha

Empress   was daughter of  , twin to  , and half sister to  .  She married   of  , which aided her brother   quest to tame the  , which he did by  .  At 25 years of age, she was described by (admittedly self-serving) diplomats as the most beautiful creature in  . When Emperor Uriel VI fell from his horse in   and could not be saved by Imperial healers, Morihatha took the throne.   She proved to be well-learned, vivacious, and a well-practiced politician.  She became known as the first in a line of particularly capable rulers of Tamriel.  

Morihatha brought the Archmagister of  , named  ,  to the   and ordained the second Imperial Battlemage since the days of  .  Morihatha finished the job her brother had begun, and made the   truly a government under the Empress.  Like her brother before her and several emperors after, she refused to allow ambassadors from the Isle of   into the Imperial City, as she was suspicious of the  .  She did much to change the face of the Empire, and in  , she commissioned a second edition of the Pocket Guide to the Empire,   which became known as the Morihatha Edition.  

The Empire had been slowly disintegrating as open revolutions and civil wars had raged unchallenged since the days of Morihatha's grandfather  .  Carefully coordinating her counterattacks, Morihatha slowly took back her rebellious vassals, always avoiding overextending herself.  Though Morihatha's military campaigns were remarkably successful, the Council was often frustrated by her deliberate pace. 

One Councilman, an   named  , furious at Morihatha's refusal to send troops to his troubled lands, is believed to be the man who hired the assassins who claimed her life in  .   Romus was tried and executed, though he protested his innocence to the last.  Morihatha had no surviving children, and her sister Eloisa had died of a fever four years before, so Eloisa's 25-year-old son Pelagius was crowned  . 

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Lore:Pelagius Septim I

Pelagius Septim (retroactively Pelagius Septim I) was emperor of   after his grandfather Tiber Septim, from   to when he was assassinated in   by the Dark Brotherhood while he was praying at the   in the Imperial City. Initially nervous after taking the throne and having to deal with so many provinces, the   approached him to act as an advisor.  Although short, his reign was called just as glorious as his grandfather's. He had no living children, so the throne passed to his first cousin once removed  , the daughter of Tiber's brother  .    came to live with the Septim family when she was young, and Pelagius reportedly loved her like a sister.  
 
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Lore:Pelagius Septim II

Pelagius Septim II was crowned the sixth Emperor of   after the death of his father, Uriel II, in  . Pelagius II inherited not only the throne from his father, but also the debt from his poor financial and judicial management. Pelagius dismissed every member of the  , and allowed only those willing to pay great sums to return. He encouraged similar acts of his vassals, the kings of Tamriel, and by the end of his seventeen year reign, Tamriel had returned to prosperity. His critics, however, have suggested that the buyback system resulted in the damaging loss of those advisors who were rich in wisdom, but poor in gold. Pelagius was father to  , Cephorus, and Magnus, who were all involved in the War of the Red Diamond in  . Pelagius II died in   (many say poisoned by a vengeful former Council member), after 17 years of rule, and was succeeded by his son  .  

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Lore:Pelagius Septim IV

Pelagius Septim IV was emperor of   during the Third Era and the father of Uriel Septim VII. Upon Empress Morihatha's assassination, she had no children, and her sister Eloisa had died of a fever four years before, so Eloisa's 25-year-old son was crowned Pelagius IV in  .

Pelagius IV continued his aunt's work, slowly bringing back the seditious kingdoms of his  . He had Morihatha's patience and deliberate pace in his endeavors, but he did not have her success. The kingdoms had been free of constraints for so long, even a benign Imperial presence was odious. When Pelagius died in   after an astonishing twenty-nine year reign, Tamriel was stable, prosperous, and closer to unity than it had been since the days of Uriel I. He was succeeded by his son, Uriel VII.  During his reign, he was suspicious enough of the   to refuse to allow them into the  ,  and reputedly invested heavily in the infrastructure of his Empire.  
 
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Lore:Savirien-Chorak

was a   that was alive in the early-mid  . Savirien-Chorak was the   of the  , ruling the latter half of the   period. He is the son of  , former potentate of Emperor  , and namesake of the Akaviri Potentate. Savirien-Chorak has been described as a glistening ivory-yellow eel, and may have been proficient in dual-wielding.  

History
Savirien-Chorak was the son of Versidue-Shaie, the former potentate of Emperor Reman III, and ruler of the first-half of the Potentate period. According to the historical-fiction,  , he was born in   and has never been to  . During Reman III's reign, Chorak was close to his father and was friends with the Crown Prince,  . He was present when Juilek defeated  's armies at  , and his meeting with Vivec afterward.  As far as early  , Savirien-Chorak has been aware of his father's hidden plot against the Emperor.  He and his father were among the last people to see Reman III before his assassination on the 6th of  . He had left the scene to produce their alibi, and to remain innocent. 

As time went on, Versidue-Shaie ruled the Second Empire, and announced the end of the First Era, bringing about the  . His reign ended in  , when he was assassinated by the  , the very same group that he hired to kill the Emperor.  Savirien-Chorak ruled after his father. Savirien-Chorak was not as worthy of a leader as his father, as he was often known to respond poorly to various crises that occurred in his reign. But his most notable feat was to acknowledge the region of   as a province of the Empire.   In  , Savirien-Chorak was assassinated by a black dart,  bringing about the end of the Second Empire. The years following became known as the  . This period of conflict and strife ended in   when   united the provinces and brought forth the  .  

Chorak's heirs were presumed to have been assassinated on the same night as him,  though one of them, Proconsul  , survived and escaped from Cyrodiil, guarded by his trusted lieutenant  .  The Morag Tong assassin   tracked Beloren-Kaie,  and Lein-Barduik fled when it came time to protect him. Daram struck a mortal blow to Beloren, but not before Beloren did the same, resulting in them both perishing.  Following the death of the Potentate, a large number of Akaviri and their followers left Cyrodiil as they felt they were no longer welcome, many winding up in Elsweyr. The town of   was founded by Lein-Barduik under the guise of Beloren-Kaie, whom he impersonated after his death, with the town's populace believing his heirs were descended from the Potentate for over a century before the truth was revealed.  

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Lore:Seryn

was an     of the   tribe  in the mid- . She was the sister of  , the tribe's   and a claimant to the title of  , and was named a Champion of   by the   herself. 
 

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For game-specific information, see the ESO article.

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Lore:Symmachus

Symmachus was the Dark Elven general of Tiber Septim's army who later became husband to Barenziah, Queen of Mournhold. Father to Helseth (born in  ) and Morgiah (born in   and named after Symmachus' mother). 

Allegedly born the son of a poor miner in Mournhold, Symmachus left the city in his thirtieth year after both his parents were dead. He presumably had a personal grudge against the royal family of Mournhold. Later Symmachus joined the forces of Tiber Septim, took part in the Morrowind campaign and was granted a rank of General after the fall of Mournhold in late Second Era.  When little Princess Barenziah and her nurse were found among the wreckage of the city, it was Symmachus who suggested to Emperor Tiber that the child might someday be valuable. Therefore Barenziah was placed with Count Sven Advensen, a loyal supporter who had recently retired from the Imperial Army to his fiefdom in Skyrim.  

About a decade later, when teenage Princess Barenziah ran away from Count Sven's household, it was Symmachus again who had found her in the city of Riften. He took her into his custody, and informed her that she was to be reinstated as the Queen of Mournhold as soon as she turned eighteen. Then he escorted the Princess to the Tiber Septim's court in the Imperial City, where she had stayed until her adulthood. When Barenziah was eighteen, Symmachus led her to the city of Mournhold to be crowned as a new Queen. Gradually they came to love one another and were married and crowned in a splendid ceremony at which the Emperor himself officiated.  

Symmachus reigned in Mournhold as a royal consort for centuries. Always loyal to the Empire, he had won many battles in the War of the Red Diamond against the supporters of Uriel III and Potema in 3E Second Century.  During the Imperial Simulacrum in late Fourth Century, when civil unrest spread in Mournhold, Symmachus let Queen Barenziah take their young children and travel to the Imperial City to seek the ear of the Emperor Uriel VII, while he remained in Mournhold to deal with the grumbling peasants and annoyed nobility. Some days later he had fallen in battle with the revolting peasants.  

When the plot of impostor Jagar Tharn was ruined, a rightful Emperor was restored and a tumultous period of Simulacrum has ended, a grand state memorial service was held for Symmachus at the Imperial City, befitting the man who had served the Septim Dynasty for so long and so well.  

 
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Lore:Thassad II

Thassad II was the last 'High King' of Hammerfell, member of the Crowns or Na-Totambu. Though it was traditionally a Forebear city, the High King of the Crowns sat in Sentinel's palace. Thassad strook a truce with Baron Volag during his reign.  N'Gasta set up a tower on his island during Thassad's reign.

Upon his death by natural causes, Sentinel was taken by the Forebears, led by Volag. His son, Prince A'tor, attempted to recapture the city but was eventually defeated by combined forces of the Forebears and  's fleet at the   near  .     
 
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Lore:Tjurhane Fyrre

was considered one of the finest Sages of the  , which he founded in the province of  . He was one of the few known remaining Ayleids, being born in the late First Era and dying at the age of 357 in the late-early Second Era. Tjurhane Fyrre studied the history of his people, when it was the  , to when it became the tribal people of  . He was one of the few to publicly speak about his people and their religion, describing them as follows: "the nature of the tribes of Ayleid are multi-hued, their personalities often wildly different from their neighbor tribes."   

History
Based on the dates of his birth and death, Fyrre was born during the time of the  , beginning with  's reign, and into the period of the  , during the reign of  . In  , Tjurhane had released a book known as the Nature of Ayleidic Poesy, which is where his quote on the Ayleid tribes originates from.  

He was the founder of the Antiquitarian Circle, the University of Gwylim's historical society. 

He also invented the  , a tool that allowed the wielder's mind to travel vast distances and find buried relics. It was developed along with countless other scholarly tools. Before his death, Fyrre stored several Antiquarian Eyes in a vault in  , intended for the University's best and brightest to continue his work after he was gone, but Fyrre died before he could demonstrate the Eye's true potential. 

Some of Tjurhane Fyrre's last writings were about the life of  , King of  , who sealed his city amidst the  . His writings were later taken by the   following his death, courtesy of the University of Gwylim. His notes led to their interest in Garlas Malatar, where they built  .  

Known Writings

''Nature of Ayleidic Poesy'' by Tjurhane Fyrre

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Lore:Uriel Septim I

was an Emperor of the Septim Empire, crowned in  . Son of Empress Kintyra, Uriel I became the fourth Emperor of   after his mother's death in  . He was the great lawmaker of the Septim Dynasty, and a promoter of independent organizations and guilds. The Fighters Guild and the Mages Guild increased in prominence throughout Tamriel during his reign. His son Uriel Septim II assumed the throne upon his death. 

The level of Tamrielic unity he fostered would not be seen again until the days of Emperor  .  Uriel was the first of several emperors to use the name Uriel, a practice that ended with Uriel Septim VII's death. 

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Lore:Uriel Septim II

Uriel Septim II became the fifth Emperor of Tamriel after the death of Uriel I in  . Tragically, the rule of Uriel II was cursed with blights, plagues, and insurrections the likes of which wouldn't be seen again until the reign of his grandson Emperor  . His tenderheartedness inherited from his father did not serve Tamriel well, and little justice was done.  He had two sons, Pelagius and Amiel, and a daughter named  , who was originally promised to King Mantiarco of Solitude, but secretly married the Duke of Narsis instead. This prompted her father to promise Galana's niece, Potema to the King in order to avoid bad feelings between the kingdom of Solitude and the Imperial family. 

Uriel II died in   after 18 years of rule, a year after the wedding of his 14-year-old granddaughter the Princess Potema to King Mantiarco of the Nordic kingdom of Solitude, and was succeeded by his son, Pelagius II, to whom he left many problems due to his poor financial and judicial management.  He was a character in the popular historical fiction  . 

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Lore:Uriel Septim III

Uriel Septim III (born Uriel Mantiarco) is the first cousin of Empress Kintyra II and son of Queen Potema of Solitude. Uriel III accused Kintyra of being a bastard, alluding to the famous decadence of the Imperial City during her father's reign. When this accusation failed to stop her coronation, Uriel bought the support of several disgruntled kings of High Rock, Skyrim, and Morrowind, and, with Queen Potema's assistance, coordinated three attacks on the Septim Empire. The first attack occurred in the Iliac Bay that separates High Rock and Hammerfell. Kintyra II's entourage was destroyed and the Empress was taken captive. Uriel III supposedly later killed Kintyra II in  .  

Uriel III was eventually proclaimed Emperor of Tamriel in  . Empress Kintyra II later died in captivity. In the third major and final attack against the Imperial City itself was relatively quick taking only a fortnight to secure.  He named himself Uriel Septim III, even though his true name was Uriel Mantiarco from his father. Uriel III was captured at the Battle of Ichidag in Hammerfell in  . En route to his trial in the Imperial City, a mob overtook his carriage and burned him alive within it.  In Skyrim during the late  , there was an strong underground movement called the   which believed Potema and her deposed son were the last of  's true blood and under that principle led raids against Imperial interests in the province.  More details of his life can be found in  . Also, he was a character in the popular historical fiction  .  

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It is said Emperor Uriel Septim III developed a taste for grand elixirs of frost resistance during his frequent visits to Skyrim. 

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Lore:Uriel Septim IV

Uriel Lariat (later Uriel Septim IV)  was the child of Empress   and her Imperial consort, a   nobleman named Gallivere Lariat.  He left Wayrest in   to reign as Uriel IV upon the death of his half-brother Cassynder. Legally, Uriel IV was a Septim: Cassynder Septim had adopted him into the family, when he had become King of  . Nevertheless, to the Council and the people of Tamriel, he was a bastard child of Empress Katariah. Uriel did not possess the dynamism of his mother, and his long forty-three year reign was a hotbed of sedition.  Uriel IV's reign was a difficult and long one. Few of the Elder Council could be persuaded to accept him fully as a blood relation of Tiber. The Council had assumed much responsibility during Katariah I's long reign and Cassynder I's short reign, and a strong-willed alien monarch like Uriel IV found it impossible to hold their unswerving fealty. Time and time again, the Council and Emperor were at odds; and time and time again, the Council won the battles. Since the days of Pelagius II, the Elder Council had consisted of the wealthiest men and women in the Empire, and the power they wielded was overpowering.  Uriel IV died in   with the throne going to a cousin more closely related to Tiber Septim, his cousin Cephorus II.   During his reign in  , the Elder Council, in an attempt to clear up some questions of property rights in Skyrim and discourage absent and foreign landlords, decreed that any man without a liege who occupied a castle for more than three months would be granted the rights and titles of that estate.  
 

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Lore:Uriel Septim V

was an Emperor of the Septim Empire, crowned in  . He turned opinion back toward the potential power of the Empire. Turning the attention of Tamriel away from internal strife, Uriel V embarked on a series of invasions. In  , he conquered Roscrea, which would remain under the Emperor's direct control until the late  , when it was annexed by  .   In  , Cathnoquey was conquered; in   Yneslea; and in   Esroniet was conquered.  The Emperor is said to have been influenced in these early years by the  .  

In  , Uriel V invaded Akavir, which was ultimately a failure. He was reportedly killed in Akavir in   on the battlefield of Ionith. Nevertheless, Uriel V holds a reputation second only to Tiber Septim as the great warrior emperor of Tamriel.  He fathered two twin daughters,   and  . Uriel V was succeeded by his wife Thonica as regent, and eventually by his son, Uriel VI, when he came to age.  Despite his ultimate failure, his many successes along the way earned him a reputation as a military genius.  He employed a battlemage named   who fought in Akavir, though he was never formally appointed as Imperial Battlemage.  Details of his defeat in Akavir can be found in Disaster at Ionith.
 
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According to Todd Howard, one of the original Skyrim design drafts Uriel V returning with his army of dragons from Akavir to retake his throne. 
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Lore:Uriel Septim VI

Uriel Septim VI was crowned when his father, Uriel V, was killed in Akavir on the battlefield of Ionith in   when Uriel VI was but five years old. In fact, Uriel VI was born only shortly before his father left for Akavir. Uriel V's only other progeny, by a different woman, were the twins Morihatha and Eloisa, who had been born a month after Uriel V left. The consort Thonica as the boy's mother was given a restricted Regency until Uriel VI reached maturity. The Elder Council retained the real power, as they had ever since the days of Katariah I. The Council so enjoyed its unlimited and unrestricted freedom to make laws (and profits), Uriel VI was not given full license to rule until  , when he was 22 years old. He had been slowly assuming positions of responsibility for years, but both the Council and his mother, who enjoyed even her limited regency, were loath to give him reign. By the time he came to the throne, the mechanisms of government gave him little power, but the power to veto. 

Uriel VI's power to veto was regularly exercised, and by  , he could boast with conviction that he truly did rule Tamriel. At some point, he journeyed to Lynpan March and encountered King  .   He utilized defunct spy networks and guard units to bully and coerce the difficult members of the Elder Council. Morihatha became his staunchest ally, after her marriage to Baron Ulfe Gersen of Winterhold brought her considerable wealth and influence. However, Uriel VI died in   when he fell from his horse and could not be saved by the finest Imperial healers, leaving Morihatha to take the throne.   

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Beginning with Uriel VI, all emperors before Martin (Morihatha, Pelagius IV, and Uriel VII), have been suspicious of the Psijics enough to refuse ambassadors from the Isle of Artaeum within the Imperial City. 

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Lore:Woodborne

was a minor noble of   in the early  , and betrothed to  , daughter of  . 

At some point around the year  , the   was found in the   region. Legends held that this artifact—unseen since  —allowed its bearer to control the equally-legendary  , a colossal brass golem of   make said to have been used by   to conquer all of  . It is unclear who found the Totem, but by   it had made its way into Lord Woodborne's hands.

3E 403 also saw the conclusion of the  , a petty land squabble between the kingdoms of   and   that had escalated into an all-out war. On the eve of what was to be the decisive battle at  , a delegation from Wayrest—which included Woodborne—visited the Daggerfall contingent to speak with Daggerfall's King  . During the meeting, Lord Woodborne crept up behind Lysandus and stabbed him.  The king died quickly, and his son   was crowned the new king shortly before leading his troops to victory. 

In  , Emperor   sent an   to the Iliac Bay to investigate the death of King Lysandus. Over time, the trail eventually led to   in northwestern Wayrest, where the Agent discovered evidence that Woodborne was planning to seize the throne of Wayrest—and presumably use the power of Numidium to conquer the surrounding lands.  Lord Woodborne was eventually cornered and slain by the Agent, and with his dying breath revealed his co-conspirator in this sordid affair to be none other than King Gothryd.  
 

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Lord Woodborne was a member of the  , the knightly order of the Kingdom of Wayrest.

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For game-specific information, see the Daggerfall article.

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Lore:Greenmote

Greenmote, a light green powder, is a powerful narcotic substance created by the mortal inhabitants of the Shivering Isles. Unrefined greenmote can be taken from mushroom tree saplings found in Mania, but has few practical applications, even to alchemists. Only the Duke of Mania has access to a refined version of the substance. A hidden silo of greenmote was stored in a secret tunnel system beneath the   in New Sheoth. The drug is very potent, and overdosing causes the heart to explode, resulting in immediate blood loss death. Taken in small doses, the substance causes rapture, as well as gifting the imbiber with improved night vision, speed, endurance and personality. However, it also results in temporary blurred vision, as well as a decrease in strength, intelligence and agility. Greenmote can be added to food, turned into a potion, or eaten straight. 

The Manics believe that Arden-Sul died during "a night of absolute indulgence", when he and his guests overdosed on greenmote. It is tradition for an exiting Duke of Mania to invite his successor to a great feast, where the Duke will imbibe three portions of greenmote, causing an overdose. To become the new Duke, the successor must then pour his predecessor's lifeblood onto the altar in the Sacellum Arden-Sul, where it will be consumed by flame.  It was rumored that   was poisoned in  , when a usurper added too much greenmote to his food, resulting in the Duke's unintended death. Others claim that the Duke defected following the death of  , and joined Jyggalag as a Priest of Order.  

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For game-specific information, see the Shivering Isles articles on Greenmote and Unrefined Greenmote.
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