Lore:Wayrest

is a major city in the center of the   region of  , at the mouth of the  . It serves as the capital of a   that forms one of High Rock's provinces.

The city is split into seven districts. The Residential District lies in the northern part of the city. The Merchant District and Market Square lie west of the river and south of the Residential District. The Temple and Palace Districts are off to the west, while the Banking District can be found in the east. To the south, on the banks of Iliac Bay, sit Wayrest Docks. 
 

History
First Era
Wayrest has always been seen as a rival to  , which was already well established when it first was founded as a sleepy fishing village at the mouth of the Bjoulsae River. Wayrest prospered greatly after the Fall of   in   when the commerce of all of   began to pass through its gates. Today the city can boast the largest and richest population in  . During its early years, the kingdom was ruled by the Gardner Dynasty. 

Second Era
In  , the city was besieged by a horde of  , led by  , for fifty-seven days. After the Reachmen were defeated, Wayrest, along with Daggerfall,  ,   and  , signed the first  .  During the   in   -  , Wayrest was besieged again, this time by the forces of King   of  . His army stood firm, but after the other kingdoms of the Covenant and the   sailors from   came to Wayrest's aid, Ranser and his troops were forced to retreat back to Shornhelm. 

Third Era
Emperor   and his step brother   had been kings of Wayrest before they took the throne of Empire. 

During the   in the late  , the city-state of Wayrest was an active settlement, being ruled by King Tristore. It had a rivalry with  .  It was neighbored by several settlements, including   to the far northwest,   to the northeast, and Hammerfell to the south, towards  .  

During the  , it was ruled by King  .  After Eadwyre died, his daughter   and stepson   briefly fought over the throne, but eventually Elysana won and banished Helseth and his mother,  .  

Fourth Era
In   the city of Wayrest was sieged by corsairs. A spy who was infiltrating the Dark Brotherhood was given the task of assassinating King Barynia. Fearing for his life and knowing about the conspiracy against him, he made a deal with the pirates and would betray his own kingdom by leaving the city gates open for them, so they could come in and destroy the conspirators who plotted to assassinate him. The Forgotten Hero would aid the city defenders in driving off the corsairs from the city gates. It's unknown if the Forgotten Hero spared the life of King Barynia and allowed him to sail away with the pirates, or if the hero went through with the contract and ended the king's life.  

Known Rulers
Gardner Dynasty 
King   (around  )  
King   (sometime in the  )  
King   (since  )  
King   (around  ) 
King   (before  ) 
Cumberland Dynasty 
King   (after  )  
Horley Dynasty 
Septim Dynasty 
King   (before   -  )   
King   (before  )  
King   (  -  )  
King   (  -  ) 
King   (around   - around  )  
Queen   (after King Eadwyre) 
Unknown Dynasty
King   (around  )  
Queen   (around  )  

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, Wayrest's gladiatorial team would have been called "the Highlanders". 




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See Also
For game-specific information, see the Arena, Daggerfall, ESO, and Legends articles.

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