Koagorath

*For the city in Hammerfell, see Koagor.*

*"You have some nerve coming here in my Lord's plane of Oblivion, the Underworld. Very impressive."*
―Koagorath[src]
**Koagorath**, also referred as **Khorgorath** or **Koag**, and **The Robe Man**, is a mysterious, morally ambiguous demi-god who previously or formerly served as the Herald of the Five Hundred Companions during Ysgramor's return to Tamriel, and currently as a chamberlain, councilor and advisor of the Daedric Prince Haidoneus, a former Altmeri god. He is also a high-ranking member of the Order of the Dead with Antonius Mede, and also known as the Captain during his time with the Companions. Koagorath's identity and motives remain unknown.

## By game

* Koagorath (Skyrim)
* Koagorath (Underworld)
* Koagorath (Legends)

## Personality

The personality of Koagorath is revealed to have "human emotion, but inhuman perception", making him "almost alien", possessing two parts "human faculty and something primal and chthonic". Though widely sought once being worship as a demi-god in the early days of Nirn. He had a calm, almost uninterested demeanor, particularly apparent during the Oblivion Crisis and the Orsinium Conquest, respectfully. He is always appeared in a monk robes, giving him a mare monk-ish or priest appearance. He also had remembrance of his mortal-self, that he appears quite skilled with hand-to-hand combat, melee, and even negotiation tactics, which outsmarted and outplayed his victims or challengers. As a advisor, he seems to have reading a book or looking at the map behind a desk in his personal study.

He is ultimately a neutral being, unbiased regarding the happenings of the world and placing no conditions on those he gifts with knowledge, as well knowing about the future and so on which applied that heallied with Hermaeus Mora by getting knowledge and exchange with souls of the Underworld, as well took more more administrative and mundane duties. As a demigod, he allowed to teleport through portals between Nirn and Oblivion.

## History

### Legendary origins

Koagorath's origins is a bit of a mystery and was shrouded with multiple or various of stories of what his birth and name is unknown. But his name, either Koagorath or Khorgorath, which means "The Robe Man" in Ehlnofex.

The most commonly origin is when during the early years of Dawn Era to the Merethic Eras, he is a elven mage or spell warrior from the demiplane of Fargrave, a mixed community of both mortal and daedric inhabitants. Koagorath is also a proudly worship both Auriel and Trinimac. He is also served as a advisor to Haidoneus, god of the Dead and mainly stayed at the Deagod's realm of the Black Pit, the Elven equivalent of Underworld, where he also organized a event known as "The Mirai Arena" that hold at every year of the Last Seed. He is also stated that he saw the disappearance of the Dwarves, which it was the fall of the one ancient race, but later claimed that the Dwarves might return.

Another origin, which considered to be the most common, was that he was one of the Ysgramor's Five Hundred Companions during the events of The Return in the Late Merethic Era. He served as a Captain of Rasman, a reincarnation of Haidoneus, and fought the Snow Elves, now Falmer. He also helped and accompanying Rasman by creating the preset day Whiterun Hold.

Koagorath's later years is unknown and was lost to history as his last appearance months before Rasman's death in the First Era. He is also remembered visiting Haidoneus, a Altmeri deity, millennia before Haideoneus's corruption in the Fourth Era.

### Third Era

The appearance of Koagorath appears during the Third Era. He mentions that he was appeared in his mortal form that served the High King of Skyrim, which possibility the High Kings of Olaf One-Eye to Jorunn the Skald-King. He then reveal the Hero of Kvatch that he served "former self of the Prince in his mortal form back then", which to be Rasman, who become Haidoneus.

### Fourth Era

In the Fourth Era, Koagorath claimed to had various conversations with the young and future Emperor and Potenate Antonius Mede. It also had that Koagorath was the one suggesting of Antonius to worship Haidoneus, necromancy which results in banned in the Mages Guild, and went on to Order of the Dead while becoming Emperor-turned Potentate. During the events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*, the Last Dragonborn arrived and met the Aspect of Haidoneus and Koagorath in underground deeps of the Understone Keep in Markarth in 4E 201.

### Fifth Era

During the Fifth Era, Koagorath had involved with Haidoneus's main agent on Tamriel, the necromancer Antonius Mede, is now founding member and first head of the Order of the Dead, an Daedric cult that dedicated to Haidoneus. Before the Orsinium Conquest, Haidoneus and Antonius are preparing for upcoming Tamrielic invasion, starting with Cyrodiil. This makes the second Daedric Prince, other is Mehrunes Dagon, invaded Nirn. The main questline of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld* involves Marcella, Talos and the Heroine of Cyrodiil, getting to set back the UnDead Army back to Oblivion, and while Marcella defeated Haidoneus in the Underworld.

In 5E 1017, Koagorath continued to help with Antonius in the continent of Akavir. By the time when both Marcella and Talos arrived in Akavir, Koagorath let his agents to spy on the two Divines, which unsuccessfully. He let to supposed alliance with the Akaviri Confederation leader King Ilneh in a meeting, however this led Antonius was killed by unknown person, possibility Nelilia Sedaleth. The leadership somehow scattered and fragmented, even Koagorath might or not succeeding Antonius as Leader.

### Legacy

Koagorath left a legacy, which the followers of Haidoneus described him as being loyal and supportive of Haidoneus' decisions and being as his advisor. His orgins as a mortal scaled that his truths being apotheosized as a half-god after his final years is unknown as served with the unknown High King of Skyrim.

## Gallery

Koagorath as he appears in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*.Koagorath as he appears in *The Elder Scrolls: Legends*.Up close portrait of Koagorath.
## Notes

1. ↑ Koagorath's homeland of origin is a mystery. Sources claimed that Koagorath born in Atmora who had said to be served with Ysgramor during the Return, and others claimed that he was born in outside of Nirn, possibility in Oblivion.
2. ↑ His birth or death and his exact origins are unknown. Either Koagorath himself claim that he was around during the Return in the late Merethic Era, but he had haven't said about his age.

## Trivia

* Early creation of the character, Koagorath was supposed to be the Daedric Prince of the Dead, however it was scraped and created a new character as Haidoneus in the final character development.
* Koagorath's name is similar based on *Kogarah* an suburb of southern Sydney, while the creator of the character reaveled to be taken from *Gorath*, who is the Chieftain of the Ardanien in portrayed in the video game *Betrayal at Krondor* and again in the novel based on the video game, *Krondor: The Betrayal*.

## Appearances

* *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Rise and Fall of Rasman*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *The Robe Man and Demigod*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Dialogue with Koagorath in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 *Guide of the Underworld*
5. ↑ *The Elder Scrolls Online: Deadlands & Update 32 Preview*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dialogue with Haidoneus
7. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion*
8. ↑ *Antonius Mede, the Dead Emperor*
9. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
10. ↑ *Koagorath's Note*
11. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
12. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
13. ↑ *Koagorath's Note to Haideonus*
14. ↑ *The Divine Spies*
15. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir*
16. ↑ Dialogue with Koagorath