Lore:Fort Redmane

Fort Redmane (also called Fort Redman  and formerly Fort Niben)  is an Imperial fort located on the banks of the Niben River, in the province of Cyrodiil. The fort was originally built to defend the Second Empire's settlers in the south from Anequine hunt-barons, but because the threat was much smaller than realized and the two kingdoms of Elsweyr were later under the Empire's control, Fort Redmane saw little use and it stands on the river waiting for a threat that may never come.  
 

History
The fort was built in   shortly after Emperor  's victory in the   and it was commissioned by General  , commander of the  . It was made to protect   settlers that pushed west toward the savannahs of Anequina and traditional hunting grounds. General Hestor envisioned a large and impressive compound called Fort Niben, but when money was placed on subduing larger threats to the Empire, construction on the fort halted. Hestor's solution was to fabricate a large threat that would bring some attention to his superiors and used the formerly obscure clan-chieftain,   as the leader of a wild horde of " ". He went so far as to call him "the Red Mane" and built him up as a fanatic leader that went on a holy crusade to wipe out the  s of the  . 

The Empire went along with his story because of how foreign the Khajiit and their kingdoms were to them. The money came in waves for both Fort Niben's construction and the force to suppress the threat. All the while, Hunzur-ri had been badgered by other hunt-barons for "provoking" the Empire, so in retaliation, the hunt-baron assembled a small force of loyal warriors and sneaked across the Niben River to infiltrate the fort. General Nemenius hestor was killed by the Khajiit while Hunzur-ri was struck down momentarily. The Legion decided that instead of revealing Hestor's plan to fearmonger for money to his fort, they instead described his death as a heroic stand and that he gave his own life to put an end to the Red Mane. The fort was renamed Fort Redmane in honor of the event but by the time the fort was completed, the raids had stopped.  Since then, Fort Redmane remained a controversial structure and has changed hands countless times. 

thumb|right|Fort Redmane during the Deadlands merger
thumb|left|Mehrunes Dagon in Fort Redmane
By the   in  , Fort Redmane was later taken over by the   of  , who saw fit to repair it. Sometime later,   had to relocate three of the   to Fort Redmane for an impending invasion from the   led by High Priest  . Keshu had also sent a   to find allies that could help them. It is unknown if they went ahead and found more companions, but they reportedly enlisted help from the   garrisoned in  ,  , and the   area, as well as the   of  . The Black Fin Legion guarded the anterior while the Ivory Brigade and the other allies guarded the interior of the fort.  

The bulk of the Waking Flame's forces assaulted Fort Redmane from the outside while a small contingency invaded via  . Soon enough, small gates of   opened through Fort Redmane and the fort was engulfed in destruction. With the sacrifice of one of the ambitions,  , Vandacia began the process to merge Fort Redmane with the  , and in that time, he successfully brought   into the fray. But with the  , the ambition, Sombren was able to weaken Vandacia's magic, and the mercenary slew the High Priest, just before the merger was complete.  Dagon's plans were foiled in Blackwood, but the search for the final ambition continued. 

By the   in  , Fort Redman was abandoned and it was taken over by a coven of  , however, it is unknown if they belonged to the  .  The   used the ruins as a dead drop for one of their  . 

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