Camoran Usurper The Camoran Usurper was a member of the Camoran Dynasty . Haymon Camoran , as he was originally known ( although also later known by such names as Hart - King , and Camoran Hart - King ) , served as Sorcerer and Advisor to Camoran Kaltos , a military leader and tactician of Valenwood . Haymon , in league with Kaltos and Kaltos ' Chief Scout , Orben Elmlock , began their usurpation in 3E 249 . He quickly and violently freed the Bosmer from the Empire , taking two years to do so , and then proceeded northward . After the destruction of one of the first conquered cities , Kvatch , Kaltos plead with Haymon to end the madness and return to Valenwood . Haymon turned on Kaltos , forcing Kaltos to flee for his life . Haymon continued his conquest northward , only stopping after being defeated by Baron Othrok of Dwynnen , at the Battle of Firewaves in 3E 267 . During this period , the enemies of Daggerfall , Sentinel and Wayrest are believed to have worked together for their own safety . Before his defeat , he managed to conquer all of Valenwood , large sections of Colovia n Estates , and significant sections of Hammerfell , and was working his way through High Rock when he was finally defeated . Response from the Empire . The Septim Empire at the time had a weak emperor who was not able to quickly respond to the threat that it faced from the Camoran Usurper , as Cephorus Septim II had been weakened by an inheritance dispute with Andorak Septim , Uriel Septim IV ' s legitimate son . As Eraintine wrote , however , the Usurper arose " out of a cimmerian nightmare . " Cephorus responded by sending large numbers of mercenaries to Hammerfell to try and stop his northward march , but the Usurper either bribed these mercenaries , or slaughtered them and raised them as undead , thereby increasing his numbers . The March Northwards . The Camoran Usurper went on a relentless crusade northwards . It is known that in 3E 253 at the earliest , Dwynnen was ruled by a Lich , and his armies of " " zombies , ghosts , vampires , and skeletons . " " It is known that the Camoran Usurper conquered Hammerfell and Valenwood by means of a large army , and that his legend insists was made up largely of undead and Daedra , however in all likelihood , he used these forces when he began his march in Arenthia and slowly replaced the summoned creatures with the armies of his conquered territories , as traditionally , the armies of Valenwood are mercenary . In Hammerfell . It is known that the Camoran Usurper managed to eventually conquer the majority of Hammerfell during his northward push . Specifics about his attacks on Hammerfell are not widely known , except to mention that the towns of Rihad and Taneth were destroyed . Both townships requested help in 3E 253 from Elinhir , and both requests for help were ignored . The reason for this is largely due to residual dislike between the rival factions of the " Crowns " and the " Forebears . " In High Rock . Knowledge of the Usurper ' s relentless march northwards had reached High Rock as early as 3E 266 , however , preparations to repel the invasion did not begin until early the following year . First of all , " two of the major cities of the Iliac Bay , Wayrest and Sentinel , both had kings who were in their minority " ( i . e . children ) , and Daggerfall lacked leadership due to a political power struggle between Helena and her cousin Jilathe . The lord of Reich Gradkeep ( later renamed Anticlere ) , was deathly throughout the whole of 266 before he finally died in 3E 267 . In short , there were no Breton leaders from its traditional sources able to unite the provinces against the Camoran Usurper . Of the other leaders who had any influence , even minor influence , at least eight ( the Eight Traitors of legend ) made secret allegiances with the Usurper in order to have their lands protected . The second reason why there was a lack of urgency about meeting the threat faced was a breakdown in relations between the Septim Empire and the High Rock province . The reason for this was that the emperor Cephorus Septim II was a Nord , with sympathies towards Skyrim and Morrowind , and for the first time in the Septim Empire , the ruler did not overly favor the Bretons , nor had spent their childhood there , and for this reason , they supported the Usurper , being as he was , the archfoe of the hated Emperor . Battle of Firewaves . It is known that at the Battle of Firewaves in Dwynnen , the Camoran Usurper finally reached his end . It is also known that today the Barony is much larger than it was in 3E 267 , when the battle occurred , and at that at the time , it did not even possess a major sea port , although it did have a tiny dock , which caught on fire , and probably gave the battle its name . During the battle , Othrok ' s forces managed to prevent him from entering the Iliac Bay , so instead he went through the Wrothgarian Mountains , and eventually reached the township . During the battle , the Baron Othrok had allies in the rulers of Ykalon , Phyrgia , and Kambria . It was these allies that changed a popular misconception about the Usurper , which was that he wished to free the people from the Empire , who resented that the Emperor at the time was a Nord and once he had , he was soon able to assemble the second largest navy that Tamriel had ever seen , which is comparable only with that of the ill - fated Navy of Uriel Septim V . Aftermath . The pirate Captain Dugal notes with regret in 3E 286 , after the defeat of the Usurper , Imperial naval commodores were able to focus once more on pirate threats such as the Red Sabre . It also saw an increase in hostility towards the seemingly ineffective empire , from the regions of Hammerfell , High Rock , and Valenwood . It had a major impact on the history of the Third Era , however , even making its way into the fictional story of " Hallgerd ' s Tale " . The Camoran Usurper also left behind a son , Mankar Camoran , who would later play a significant role in . Also , in Dwynnen , the Barony where the defeat of the Usurper occurred , a Holiday is held ever year called Othroktide , paying homage to the famous first Baron of the town .