Avento Dynasty

The **Avento Dynasty**, sometimes called the **Avento Family**, is the second and current reigning royal family, ruling the Fourth Empire during the middle Fifth Era. After the aftermath of Crassius' Rebellion and the death of Emperor Shamar gro-Rogdul who usurped the Ruby Throne after he invaded Cyrodiil, the Dynasty was established after former or retired General Crassius Avento became Emperor by the Elder Council in 5E 733.

## Titles

The following is the royal and other titles of the Avento Dynasty.

### Royal

* Emperor/Empress of Cyrodiil (5E 733–*present*)
* Prince/Princess

### Other

* Heads of the Tamrielic Alliance (5E 998–*present*)

## Avento Emperors

### Crassius Avento's Reign

*Main article: Crassius Avento*
**Emperor Crassius Avento** (5E 690 - 5E 758), also called **Octavian Lioninus Avento**, **Hero of Anvil**, and the **Lion King**, was the twenty-seventh and first Emperor of the Varian Empire, as well of founder of the Avento Dynasty. He spent his years as nobility with the and become a Legate within the Cyrodiilic Legion and such later become the youngest General of the Legion.

During the Orcish invasion of Cyrodiil, lead by King Shamar gro-Rogdul. He return to military service, he met with his fellow Generals Cartian Arridicus and Cresian Tiber Wotriosus, and Admiral Ralon Macrustius, which they successfully defeating Shamar's Warlords both Chiefs Umugnzul Bogarkub in 5E 723 at near Bruma and Ughautto Urgarg in at the mountains of Colovian Highlands, near Chorrol. He then successfully re-took Bruma and Kvatch. Avento's not present during the Siege of Imperial City when Shamar took the city, killing Titus Septim III and usurped the throne for few months.

Avento made his return by killing the usurper and that on four-date siege and managed to kill Shamar in single combat. When Avento himself was about to retired, he was offered by the Elder Council and accepted the Ruby throne and Lioninus Avento was crowned Emperor in 5E 725. As Emperor, he remaining his early reign rebuilding Imperial City, Kvatch and Bruma. Lioninus Avento then re-recognized the Praetorius Gustos, the military guard that once banned by Shamar. After 30-years on the throne and become one of most popular Emperors, Lioninus Avento voluntary abdicated the throne at 65 years old, in favor of his son, Uriel. He then return to his Kvatch where he died three years later.

### Uriel Avento's Reign

*Main article: Uriel Avento*
**Emperor Uriel Avento** was the second Emperor of the Avento Dynasty. At aged 38, his rule starts after his father's death in 5E 758. During his 10-year reign, Uriel was nothing like his father, but he continued how he left off. His entire reign was spent rebuilding Cyrodiil and the Imperial City, mostly.

Sometime around 5E 766, the rumors spread that Haidoneus, Cavotan Avento become Uriel's successor.

### Cavotan Avento's Reign

*Main article: Cavotan Avento*
**Emperor Cavotan Avento** was the third Emperor of the Avento Dynasty. At the time as Prince, Cavotan was described as one of the handsome princes of Tamriel. In 5E 766, his brother and Cavotan saw the return of Hades, and saw Uriel, his brother was killed by Hades. He become Emperor after his brother was killed, and was responsible for rebuilding Cyrodiil.

### Uriel Avento II's Reign

*Main article: Uriel Avento II*
**Emperor Uriel Avento II** (born ??–5E 852) was the fourth Emperor of the Avento Dynasty.

He succeeded his father Cavotan Avento in 5E 819. Uriel Avento II had finished rebuilding every major city, mostly the Imperial City of his father's reign. He handled his financial affairs upon average, with the help of the Elder Council. He also dealt with few minor rebellions across Cyrodiil but the rebellions are crushed. He expanded the Tamrielic Alliance membership to the Altmeri High King of Alinor, and later become the permanent member.

In 5E 834, while visiting the Jarl of Whiterun and the High King of Skyrim, Uriel Avento II surivived a assassination attempt in Whiterun. The assassin, Malrtick Lylencel was captured and later escaped, and he was either killed by the Imperial Legion.

With succession crisis approaches, he later married a unknown Imperial women, and bore only child, Uriel III in 5E 812. Uriel Avento II died peacefully in 5E 852, and was succeeded by his son, Uriel III.

### Uriel Avento III's Reign

*Main article: Uriel Avento III*
**Emperor Uriel Avento III** was the fifth Emperor of the Avento Dynasty. His eight-year reign, Uriel III was the weakest Emperor and the only weak monarch of the Aventos. His reign ended when he was usurped rightfully by his owned daughter Romana Avento, and died weeks later in 5E 861.

### Romana Avento's Reign

*Main article: Romana Avento*
**Empress Romana Avento** was the sixth Empress of the Avento Dynasty. Her family and background is unknown or lost to history, however she was born during the reign of her grandfather Emperor Uriel Avento II in year 5E 836 to Prince Uriel and his unknown wife. Her father Uriel Avento III acceded to the Ruby throne in 5E 852 upon the death of his father, making Romana the heir presumptive. While Romana didn't plan to usurped her father due to weak rule, however her father in poor health and abdicate in favor of Romana and she acceded to the throne in 5E 861.

During her fifty-seven year reign, Romana had brought back prosperity in the Fourth Empire, participated in several excavations in Solstheim, the welfare state was produced and expanded, and the booming economy. With Romana without willing to marry, and doesn't want to die childless, she adopted Chiara, the future Empress. Romana died in year 5E 918, and was succeeded by her adoptive daughter Chiara.

### Chiara Avento's Reign

*Main article: Chiara Avento*
**Empress Chiara Avento I** was the seventh Empress of the Avento Dynasty. Her accession to the Ruby Throne after the death of her adoptive mother Empress Romana Avento. Her sixty-five year reign, was marked the second golden age of Cyrodiil which the first happened during the reign of Marcella Varian. She had sometime married to unknown noble who bore only child, Cassynder. By 5E 978, Chiara I suffered illnesses, even though recovered months later, however during her illness which put her out of royal duties, which was regency on the hands of his son Cassynder as interm Prince Regent. After recovered, Chiara resumed her role as empress and continued to rule for another five years until her own death in year 5E 983, and was succeeded by her 59-year old son, Cassynder.

### Cassynder Avento's Reign

*Main article: Cassynder Avento*
**Emperor Cassynder Avento**, also called **Cassynder the Elder**, was the eighth Emperor of the Avento Dynasty. During his early life, Cassynder spend his life as Prince in Cyrodiil, mostly spending on partying and spend his time with prostitutes. Then he later married Vilerulia and have the only child, the future Empress Romana II. He succeeded to the Ruby Throne at 64 years old, which became the one of the oldest monarchs of the Dynasties of Cyrodiil, and the first and only Emperor from the Avento Dynasty.

### Romana Avento II's Reign

*Main article: Romana Avento II*
**Empress Romana Avento II** is the ninth and current reigning Empress of the Avento Dynasty. A devoted follower of the Ten Divines, she might a good reputation by the rest of her Legion career, prior becoming Empress. She had a important rule that her plans to resettle Akavir until there's an third invasion by the Akaviri in Tamriel. She is also the deuteragonist of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion* expansion, *Akavir*.

## Members

* Uriel Avento – Son and heir apparent of Crassius Avento, becomes second Emperor.
* Cavotan Avento – Brother and heir presumptive of Uriel Avento, becomes third Emperor.
* Uriel Avento II – Son and heir apparent of Cavotan Avento, becomes fourth Emperor.
* Uriel Avento III – Brother and heir presumptive of Cavotan Avento, becomes fifth Emperor.
* Romana Avento – Daughter and heiress apparent to Uriel III, becomes sixth Empress.
* Chiara Avento I – Adopted daughter and heir presumptive to Romana Avento, becomes seventh Empress.
* Cassynder Avento – Grandson and heir presumptive to Romana Avento, becomes eighth Emperor.
* Romana Avento II – Daughter and heiress apparent to Cassynder Avento, becomes ninth Empress.
* *Marcus Avento* – Son and heir apparent to Romana Avento II.
* Johitus Avento – Eldest son of Marcus Avento.
* Amayn Avento – Middle son of Marcus Avento.
* Varia Avento – Youngest and daughter of Marcus Avento.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 *The Avento Dynasty*
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 *Dynasties: The Rising Aventos*
3. ↑ *The Fifth Era Timeline*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The Ten Year of Two-Emperors*
5. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
6. ↑ *The Fifth Era Rebellions*
7. ↑ *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Fourth Edition*
8. ↑ *The Avento Emperors and Empresses*