Red Dome Templars

The **Red Dome Templars** are a knightly order in the Legion added by *Imperium*.

## Relationships and Politics

### Enemy Factions

Order of Ebonheart
Talos Cult

## In-Game

In Vvardenfell, the Red Dome Templar makes up the leadership of most of the Legion forts in Vvardenfell.

The Red Dome Templar is a knightly fraternity within the Legion, strictly made up of Legion officers and knights. Apart from serving the Legion, members revere Tiber Septim and take part in various rituals involving a potent substance called Incarnadine, a concoction of the presumed blood of Tiber imported from Red Dome Temples overseas. While the Incarnadine gives immense martial powers, it has also left many Templars addicted and unstable. The Templar also persecutes supporters of the Arcturian Heresy and Numidianism, much to the disdain of the more religiously tolerant circles of the Empire.

This has given the Templars a reputation of being hot-headed and brutal, making them unpopular among other circles in the Legion and wider Imperial high society. However, their long heritage as an officer's cult has lent them some degree of prestige, making it hard for political opponents to totally erase their presence in the officer caste of the Legion. Before the Imperial Simulacrum, many joined the Templar to improve their career prospects in the army, with support from fellow Templars permeating most levels of the officer class in the Legion.

The Templars of Vvardenfell were sent there in 3E 422 by the order of the Elder Council, due to the widespread distrust of the Templars following their unflinching support of Jargar Tharn's reign of terror while impersonating the Emperor. Despite their unpopularity, the humbled Templars have also managed to amass support from many of the lower ranks of legionnaires in frontier regions like Vvardenfell.

Due to their embarrassment and desire to make amends, the Templar has made it one of its main missions to eliminate any straggling Tharnites. Many of its members hope that by hunting down the conspirators that turned the Templars against their own people that they will be able to repair their reputation in Cyrodiil.

The conflict of interest between the Templar and the Order of Ebonheart has divided the Legion, with many of the senior officers and knights siding with the Order and the Imperial government, and the regular legionnaires under the command of the Templar commanders in the Legion forts. The Templar is also at odds with other Tiberite cults, such as the Talos Cult, with the perceived elitism of the Templar excluding lower ranking legionnaires.

## Quests

The Red Dome Templar Path in the Imperial Legion questline follows after the end of Act Three when the player chooses to side with the Templar in The Legion Acrimony.

 **Grandmaster Duel** - Under the supervision of the Emperor, duel with Vantinius in the Arena to see who will leave as the Knight of the Imperial Dragon.

## Notable Members

* **General Darius**, Deathshed Legion Garrison
* **Radd Hard-Heart**, Moonmoth Legion Fort
* **Larrius Varro**, Moonmoth Legion Fort
* Imsin the Dreamer, Buckmoth Legion Fort
* **Agustas Decumus**, Wolverine Hall
* **Angoril**, Fort Pelagiad