Guide to the Daggerfall Covenant Content . The Daggerfall Covenant is a compact between the peoples of northwest Tamriel — Bretons , Redguards , and Orcs — that forms an alliance of mutual defense , with a vision of establishing peace and order across Tamriel . Indeed , the kings of the Covenant take the Remans as their model , claiming to be the spiritual heirs of the Second Empire . The Daggerfall Covenant was born in 2E 542 , when the kings of High Rock allied to repulse an invasion by a horde of Reachmen under the command of Durcorach , " the Black Drake . " Howling out of the eastern mountains , the Reach barbarians razed Evermore , besieged Wayrest , sacked Camlorn , and marched as far as the gates of Daggerfall before the Bretons finally stopped them . In the wake of Durcorach ' s defeat , the kings of Daggerfall , Wayrest , Camlorn , Evermore , and Shornhelm swore the so - called " first " Daggerfall Covenant , a solemn oath to defend each other ' s kingdoms and stand as one against all foreign foes . High Rock prospered as the Bretons rebuilt , especially after 2E 561 , when miners near Wayrest made the biggest orichalcum strike in recorded history . Emeric , Earl of the domain of Cumberland , the site of the mines , proposed to use the resulting wealth to enhance Wayrest ' s fleet and improve trade throughout High Rock . King Gardner of Wayrest granted his approval , but before the fleet was completed , the dreaded Knahaten Flu swept through Wayrest and killed the entire Gardner royal household . Earl Emeric was elevated to the throne and House Cumberland became the second royal dynasty of Wayrest . The new King Emeric of Wayrest had been courting the daughter of King Ranser of Shornhelm , but in 2E 566 he married Princess Maraya of Sentinel . This nearly brought down the first Covenant when Ranser , who felt betrayed , launched a surprise attack on Wayrest . The kings of Camlorn , Evermore , and Daggerfall all sided with Wayrest , and Emeric ' s superior diplomacy brought the armies of Sentinel into the fray to protect Emeric ' s queen . Furthermore , Emeric reached out to a great clan of Orcs in Wrothgar and offered them Orsinium in return for aid . Shornhelm was defeated and the Covenant was reborn : not as a mere Breton defensive pact , but as a new , multinational alliance . The conclave that negotiated the alliance lasted for months , with argument and debate at every turn . The final result was the child of King Emeric ' s vision , made manifest in dozens of compromises and carefully negotiated provisions . Freedom of trade was guaranteed throughout the region , and over the objections of the nobles of Rivenspire and the Crown Redguards of Alik ' r , the Orcs were accepted as full members of the alliance . Eventually , all the city - states of northwest Tamriel swore fealty to the Covenant ' s Royal Council , presided over by High King Emeric . As the architect of the alliance , he claimed supreme leadership . So this is the modern Daggerfall Covenant , an alliance of the Redguards of northern Hammerfell , under King Fahara ' jad ; the Orcs of the mountainous northeast , under King Kurog of Orsinium ; with the Breton King Emeric of High Rock presiding from his palace in Wayrest . At its best , it is a noble alliance of honorable and chivalrous peoples , representing all the best aspects of the First and Second Empire s . And from this solid foundation , perhaps a third , even mightier Empire shall arise , providing all the peoples of Tamriel the benefits of mutual respect , vigorous trade , and reverence for the Divines .