Anticlere Anticlere or Reich Gradkeep is a major city located along the shores of the Iliac Bay and is the capital of the Anticlere fiefdom of the Iliac Bay . The regional deity is Mara . Anticlere was an influential party during the War of Betony . Description . Geography . The city of Anticlere is the capital of the Fiefdom of Anticlere , which is among the many political nations that inhabit the Iliac Bay . The fiefdom is located east of the Kingdom of Daggerfall , and it is relatively large , rivaling the likes of the Barony of Dwynnen and the Fiefdom of Tigonus . Anticlere has an island located off the coast of the Anticlere City coast . Southeast of the city is a large peninsula ; further east is a small river that goes deep within the fiefdom . Bordering the region is Shalgora to the west , Daenia to the north , Urvaius to the northeast , and Dwynnen to the east . After the Warp in the West , the Fiefdom of Anticlere was integrated into the Kingdom of Wayrest , but only halfway , the rest was mostly like taken by the Kingdom of Daggerfall . Among the region are several areas notable during the War of Betony including the Cryngaine Field , Ravennian Forest , and the Yeorth Burrowland . The local knightly order is the Knights of the Flame , which extends as far as the Fiefdom of Alcaire . The local temple of the Divines is the Benevolence of Mara , which is seen in places such as Riften in Skyrim and the Glenumbra Moors . The Haarvenu Vampire Clan also occupies the fiefdom . History . First Era . The Nordic Conquest & the Direnni Elves of Balfiera . The town of Reich Gradkeep was founded by the Nord s of Skyrim along with several other cities including Daggerfall and Camlorn . The First Empire of Nords had expanded far beyond the Druadach Mountains and created settlements across modern - day Greater Bretony as well as areas of the Velothi Mountains . Several years later , the Direnni Clan of High Elves moved into the Iliac Bay and settled on the Isle of Balfiera . Ever since then , the Direnni Hegemony would take control of Greater Bretony and even areas of the Alik ' r Desert . The town of Reich Gradkeep was under Direnni control . They were able to do this when the Nords had an internal conflict in the form of the War of Succession . Reich Gradkeep eventually became a home for the Breton populous at the end of the First Era . The Modern Rivalry between Anticlere and Sensford . In 1E 1427 , the town of Reich Gradkeep and the hamlet of Sensford went to war against each other , which ended with the Battle of Duncreigh Bridge . The conflict sadly did not accomplish anything between both nations since both villages constantly bragged about their ancient lineages that ruled their home . The burghers of Reich Gradkeep travel to the streets of Sensford to loudly commemorate their victory over the township . This event would cause several brawls and riots across the street . Anticlere has been doing this for several years , even into the Third Era . Third Era . The Rise of the Usurper ; the Battle of Firewaves . In 3E 266 , Haymon Camoran raised an army of undead warriors and daedra to conquer the continent along the western coast , from as far as Arenthia to Northpoint . It was around this year where the Camoran Armada had reached the province of High Rock and the Iliac Bay . Turmoil was erupting throughout Bretony , and it had caused strife between the many kingdoms of the Iliac . The then , Lord of Reich Gradkeep had fallen ill and was on his death bed , he had passed away at the end of the year . Haymon would eventually perish at the Battle of Firewaves at the hand of Baron Othrok and a united naval force of the Iliac Bay . The Camoran Usurper ' s legacy would not die out after the Usurper Invasion , his son , Mankar Camoran would become the orchestrator of the Oblivion Crisis and the end of the Septim Dynasty . Reich Gradkeep during the Imperial Simulacrum . During the Imperial Simulacrum from 3E 389 to 3E 399 , Emperor Uriel Septim VII was imprisoned along with Talin Warhaft in the Deadlands by Jagar Tharn . Tharn planned for months to capture the throne , and he was able to achieve so in the span of ten years . Tharn had a powerful weapon called the Staff of Chaos , and he split it into nine pieces and scattered them across Tamriel , the staff was the only thing keeping Uriel Septim and Warhaft in Oblivion . A warrior escaped his clutches and traveled all corners of Tamriel to retrieve the missing pieces . The hero was known as the Eternal Champion , and he assembled the staff and defeated Jagar Tharn at the Imperial Palace . The Eternal Champion had at one point visited the town of Reich Gradkeep in their quest to recover the pieces . Conflict across the Iliac ; the War of Betony . In 3E 403 , the Kingdoms of Daggerfall and Sentinel waged war against each other for the Protectorate of Betony , located on the western end of the Iliac Bay . The city of Reich Gradkeep was ruled by Lord Graddock , he was neutral in the war and wanted to serve as a neutral facilitator for a treaty between the two . After several confrontations , the two parties met with Lord Graddock at the castle in Reich Gradkeep . A member of the Daggerfall Court , Lord Vanech wrote a faulty treaty that gave the city of Daggerfall a majority of the rights to Daggerfall , King Camaron had a very keen eye on the situation and realized the deception within the treat . Camaron reacted negatively , and both his and King Lysandus ' guards attacked each other , the halls of Castle Reich Gradkeep were covered in blood at the Riot in Reich Gradkeep . Riot of Reich Gradkeep & the Tragedy of King Lysandus . The armies of both Daggerfall and Sentinel moved into the Anticlere fiefdom , bypassing the Ravennian Forest and into the Cryngaine Field of Anticlere . The Battle of Cryngaine Field was a decisive battle in the War of Betony as it affected both nations for several years , even into the Oblivion Crisis and the Fourth Era . The battle went even between Daggerfall and Sentinel ; the tables had turned when a large thick fog created Skakmat had enveloped the battlefield , blinding both armies in the process . Lord Woodborne of Wayrest used the fog to assassinate King Lysandus with an arrow of poison . Upon this news , Prince Gothryd , who was present on the battlefield , was made the King of Daggerfall during the battle and moved into the fight to kill King Camaron , who everyone believed to kill Lysandus . Gothryd and Camaron dueled to the death , and Gothryd emerged victoriously . Lord and Lady Graddock , along with their heir to the throne , Lady Mara Graddock were casualties to the Riot in Reich Gradkeep . The city was ravaged by this conflict , not only did soldiers attack each other , but looters and pillagers ransacked the homes and took advantage of the situation . After Graddock , the only person to inherit the throne was a then sickly infant . Graddock ' s cousin , Auberon Flyte assumed the throne of Reich Gradkeep and renamed the city into Anticlere , after their ancestral home . Anticlere during the Warp in the West . During the Warp in the West in 3E 405 , the city of Anticlere was under the control of Lord Auberon Flyte and Lady Doryanna Flyte , both of whom were the leaders of the Knights of the Flame . Auberon had sadly contracted the Guedilioc Plague from an Argonian diplomat from Black Marsh and it caused excessive aging , to the point where he appears to be his nineties . Doryanna Flyte would become the de facto leader of Anticlere while her husband was sickly . Doryanna was talented in politics and used the seal of Anticlere to enforce her beliefs and ideals for the fiefdom . Mayor Perwright of Anticlere was against her notions and her actions but was fearful of speaking out . Rumor has it that Doryanna was seducing the imprisoned guildmaster of the Anticlere Thieves Guild , even going as far as freeing him from prison . Doryanna would rule Anticlere for several years . Anticlere ' s integration into the Kingdom of Wayrest . The Fiefdom of Anticlere , along with other regions , were annexed into the Kingdom of Wayrest into the Warp in the West . The Wayrest Kingdom was vast , and it extended from half of Anticlere to the Gavaudon fiefdom all the way to the Bjoulsae River . The other half of Anticlere was ruled by the Kingdom of Daggerfall which was under the control of King Gothryd and Queen Aubk ' i . The Wayrest Kingdom had recently dealt with the loss of King Eadwyre . Eadwyre ' s daughter , Elysana was named the Queen of Wayrest and had ties with her step - mother , Queen Barenziah and her half - brother , Helseth Hlaalu . Elysana was a feared ruler and allied with the Orsimer of the Third Orsinium and Gortwog gro - Nagorm .