Daedric Forces of Destruction The Daedric Forces of Destruction were Mehrunes Dagon ' s personal army , hailing from his realm of Oblivion , the Deadlands . Existing since time immemorial , the power of Dagon ' s army was witnessed primarily during the events of the Oblivion Crisis . Dagon worked in concert with the Order of the Mythic Dawn to open the Gates of Oblivion and allow the Forces of Destruction to ravage Tamriel . History . When the Forces of Destruction were created is unknown . It is likely that they came about when the Daedra were created , and have changed over time . Composed mainly of the intelligent , humanoid Dremora , the Forces also include the Daedric creatures under Dagon ' s command : Scamp s , Xivilai , and Vermai , among others . The Forces were contained within Dagon ' s realm , the Deadlands of Oblivion . There have only been a few instances where the Forces have been called into service , and it is often for an invasion . Morrowind . The most famous of Dagon ' s invasions of Morrowind is certainly the attack on the capital city of Mournhold at the end of the First Era . While it is unknown whether or not the full Forces of Destruction were involved in this attack , it is highly likely that they were . Here , Dagon succeeded in destroying the city of Mournhold before being cast back into Oblivion by the combined efforts of the Living Gods Almalexia and Sotha Sil . Presumably , the Daedric forces were either cast back into Oblivion with Dagon , or destroyed following his banishment . Also in Morrowind , Dagon was responsible for the destruction of Ald Sotha , ancient home of the Dunmer House Sotha and reported birthplace of Sotha Sil . It is also likely here that the Forces of Destruction were somehow involved . Battlespire . Toward the end of the Third Era , when Imperial Battlemage Jagar Tharn rose to seize power , he was positively aided by Mehrunes Dagon . Further , Dagon assisted Tharn by attacking the Imperial Battle College in the Battlespire . Here , Dagon did employ the power of his Daedric Forces , and indeed boosted them . Many Daedric creatures that normally served other Daedric Princes aided Dagon in this attack . The Daedra overtook the Battlespire and killed nearly everyone inside . The siege would eventually be lifted by the combined efforts of a mysterious hero and the old man Chimere Graegyn , and Dagon cast back into Oblivion . The Battlespire , along with any surviving Daedra , was destroyed . Oblivion Crisis . Certainly the most famous show of power from the Daedric Forces of Destruction was during the Oblivion Crisis , where Mehrunes Dagon sought to conquer all of Tamriel . In order for Dagon ' s Forces to invade , however , the emperor and his heirs had to be removed . This task fell to the Mythic Dawn , who succeeded in assassinating Emperor Uriel Septim VII . This doused the divine Dragonfires and allowed Gates to Oblivion to be opened all across Tamriel . The first attack made by the Daedra was on the city of Kvatch . Following the Battle of Kvatch , Oblivion Gates were opened in earnest by the Mythic Dawn , allowing the Daedra to roam the countryside while the main army focused on attacking the major cities . This invasion was to be foiled by the combined efforts of the last surviving heir to the throne , Martin Septim , and the eponymous Hero of Kvatch . Time and again , the Hero took the battle into Oblivion itself , fighting off the Daedric Forces of Destruction . After a particularly harrowing defeat at the city of Bruma , as well as the fall of the Mythic Dawn during the Hero ' s raid on Mythic Dawn leader Mankar Camoran ' s realm of Gaiar Alata , the Daedra launched a final assault on the Imperial City . Here , Dagon himself entered the fray , in an attempt to stop Martin Septim re - lighting the Dragonfires . But it was to no avail ; using the magical Amulet of Kings , Martin banished Dagon back into Oblivion , and with him the whole of the Daedric Forces of Destruction . Forces . The main soldiers of Dagon ' s army were the Dremora , his most loyal and intelligent servants . The rest of the army was composed of Daedric creatures that served as war beasts and shock troops . At varying times , Dagon commissioned creatures from other Daedric Princes to serve in his army during an invasion . It is possible that these Princes sought to see Dagon ' s vision of conquest come true , or perhaps just wanted to create strife . Certainly , a large variety of Daedra served during the Oblivion Crisis , including the Atronach s , whose loyalties were ever - changing . Here are lists of the Daedra that served in the Daedric Forces of Destruction during Dagon ' s invasions : Battlespire Oblivion Crisis In addition to these Daedra , Dagon also made use of a powerful war machine , the Daedric Siege Crawler , during his invasion of Tamriel . This machine was capable of destroying entire cities in little to no time , and was used in the destruction of Kvatch and Ald ' ruhn . It was destroyed during the Second Battle of Bruma . It is unknown if Dagon possessed more , or if the Crawler at Bruma was the only one of its kind .