Titus Mede I Titus Mede I was an Emperor of the Third Empire . He was the Emperor during the events of and . His personal brand was a wolf ’ s head , his most trusted men had a tattoo painted into their body . Titus had a lean face , strong chin , and green eyes . History . Background . Titus Mede came to power after the Oblivion Crisis and Martin Septim ' s sacrifice , which ended the Septim Dynasty . He came from humble origins , but he elevated his status over the years . He was a soldier in an outlaw army , a warlord in Colovia , a king in Cyrodiil , and finally Emperor . After some time , Mede took the Imperial City by force with less than a thousand men , usurping the current emperor at that time , Thules the Gibbering , and becoming Emperor of Tamriel . He routed Eddar Olin ' s army northward thrust with barely twice that , and hammered what remained of th empire back together . Firstly he was seen as a conqueror , unworthy to be the Emperor . Most members of the Elder Council were in favor of Thules but Titus ' s close associate Hierem convinced them to see Titus more as liberator than conqueror . He kept Hierem around because he didn ' t have a choice . Hierem was the most important man in the empire besides him , so Titus put Letine Arese in the minister ' s office to spy on him and warn the Emperor about any threat . Titus Mede confronted General Takar , who fought against the Empire , and won him over supposedly through personal combat . Afterwards , Takar became one of Mede ’ s most trusted generals . When his son Attrebus was born , Hierem proposed to make him look like a hero . He was risen being told that he was a great warrior and a hero , but Titus didn ' t stop it even when he grew up . Gulan used to report the Emperor every time Attrebus went to be a hero in the wrong place and he would do something to stop it . Umbriel Crisis . Attrebus tried to convince Titus to allow him go to Black Marsh to stop Umbriel . Titus did not see any threat in Umbriel , so he forbid Attrebus to embark in such adventure . However , he sent scouts and mages to investigate the flying city . Attrebus disobeyed his father ' s orders and marched into Umbriel . However , he was betrayed by Radhasa , and his men were ambushed . Radhasa made it look as if they had killed the prince . She beheaded a body and dressed it with Attrebus ' clothes . Titus had to identify the body , but he thought that it did not feel like his son . His suspicion was further corroborated by Inspector Colin , who explained that it looked like someone wanted to make them think the prince was dead . Colin contacted the Emperor again when he discovered that Hierem could be behind the Umbriel Crisis and his son ' s kidnapping . Titus could not risk confronting Hierem without solid evidence , so he ordered Colin to continue investigating . He offered Colin a key to Hierem ' s ministry and rooms . Titus received a letter from Vuhon demanding him to evacuate the Imperial City . Titus refused to abandon the heart of the Empire , so he sent the legions to stop Umbriel . The attack on the flying city failed , but Attrebus and Sul destroyed the Ingenium and Mere - Glim guided Umbriel into the Realm of the Hist . Titus was proud of his son , and he planned to tell everyone about his feat . However , Attrebus thought that it would be better to give credit to The College of Whispers and The Synod . They had worked together and it could be a start to their reconciliation . Empire . Due to Titus Mede not being of the Septim dynasty and the dire state the Empire was in , many of the Imperial provinces left the Empire , leaving it with only Cyrodiil , High Rock , Skyrim and Hammerfell . Succession . Titus Mede had one known son , Attrebus Mede , and is the ancestor ( unknown distance ) of Titus Mede II , who later became Emperor during the time period in which takes place . He also had a brother who created a Longhouse in the settlement of Ione .