Lore:Daggerfall (kingdom)

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Daggerfall
Type	Region
Continent	Tamriel
Province	High Rock
Appears in	Arena, Daggerfall, ESO

Daggerfall ca. 3E 405

Daggerfall's territory prior to the Warp in the West

Daggerfall is one of the eight major kingdoms in the province of High Rock, located in the southwest portion of the province, on the north half of the Iliac Bay, named after its capital city, Daggerfall.

HistoryEdit

While all of the Iliac Bay region constantly jockeyed for power, two primary rivals for power emerged: Sentinel and Wayrest. At many times throughout history the conflict was merely economic. During times of peace, the nobility of Daggerfall and Wayrest were often known to vacation in Sentinel. The kingdom often cooperated with its neighbors throughout history to fight against Orcs and Orsinium. Still, large and bloody wars with its neighbors were common throughout the first and second eras.

First EraEdit

Daggerfall was founded a little before 1E 246 by invading Nords from Skyrim, who brought a rough sort of civilization with them during the Skyrim Conquests. Numerous legends exist for its name, including that the first chieftain threw a dagger and let the spot where it fell act as the border. Skyrim only maintained control for roughly a century before the War of Succession cost it all its holdings in other modern-day provinces. However, Daggerfall actually thrived under Skyrim's rule and thus had an advantageous position over its neighbors upon independence. The kingdom became a power center for the Direnni clan, but still continued to thrive after they lost power in High Rock. By 1E 609, under the rule of King Thagore, Daggerfall was already the preeminent economic, cultural, and military force in southern High Rock, and it remained so for millennia.

Second EraEdit

In 2E 541, Daggerfall was threatened by the Reachmen under Durcorach the Black Drake, whose army gathered in front of the city gates. However, the troops were attacked from behind by the army of Heavy Dragoons from Wayrest, who followed them aboard merchant ships. During the battle, Durcorach was slain by Emeric of Cumberland, and his banner was torn. This was a fatal blow to the Reachmen, and soon, the Knights of the Dragon under King Bergamot finished what the Dragoons had begun, scattering the remnants of Durcorach's army. Two weeks later, the kings of Daggerfall, Camlorn, Shornhelm, Wayrest, and Evermore signed the first Daggerfall Covenant. During the Ranser's War, King Folbert sent Daggerfall's troops to aid Wayrest.

In 2E 582, the Bloodthorn Cult tried to assassinate King Casimir in Castle Daggerfall as a part of their effort to destabilize Glenumbra. The king's life was saved with the help of the Vestige.

Third EraEdit

In 3E 267, Daggerfall joined a large coalition of High Rock kingdoms to defeat Haymon Camoran, the Camoran Usurper. Espionage often took the place of open warfare - for example, a Breton assassin who nearly killed Queen Akorithi of Sentinel is widely thought to have been an agent of Daggerfall.

One of the more recent conflicts was the War of Betony: King Lysandus of Daggerfall led his armies to victory in several major battles against Sentinel, purportedly with the help of a Direnni sorceress. Lysandus, wanting to retire from politics, hoaxed his own death during the battle; his son Gothryd took command and killed King Camaron of Sentinel (Akorithi's husband) in single combat, ending the war with victory for Daggerfall. Lysandus was later assassinated, and his troubled spirit began to haunt the city of Daggerfall. This haunting played a major role in the events leading up to the Warp in the West, when Emperor Uriel Septim VII sent an agent to put the ghost to rest.

Shortly before the Warp in the West, Daggerfall was bordered by Tulune, Glenpoint, and the Ilessan Hills to the north, and Shalgora to the east. The Vraseth clan was the dominant vampire bloodline in the region.

The spoils of the War of Betony paled in comparison to the influence the Warp in the West brought to Daggerfall: when the dust settled, King Gothryd and his wife Queen Aubk-i controlled all of western High Rock, their only opponents remaining in the Iliac Bay region being Sentinel, Wayrest, and Orsinium. All four kingdoms pledged allegiance to the Empire.

GeographyEdit

Castle Necromoghan

Notable city-states and regions that are part of the Kingdom of Daggerfall are:

Anticlere (West) Betony Daenia Glenpoint

Glenumbra Moors Ilessan Hills Northmoor

Shalgora Tulune Ykalon

Notable LocationsEdit

Castle Necromoghan

An underground dungeon near the border toward Ilessan Hills. It was owned by the Dowager Queen Mynisera as a getaway from the capital city.

Daggerfall

The capital city of the region, generally located on the southern coast of the kingdom.

Privateer's Hold

A dungeon in the northwest corner of Daggerfall near Tulune. An Agent of the Blades landed here after a terrible storm.

Unnamed Island

An island located southwest of the capital city, between the mainland and Betony. The largest settlement is Penwold on the west coast.

Known RulersEdit

Daggerfall's banner, displaying its crest

• Clan Direnni
  • Raven Direnni (between 1E 369 and 1E 609)
  • Unknown (around 1E 470)
• Unknown Dynasty
  • King Corcyr I (before Edward's reign)
  • King Edward (unclear; accounts vary)
  • King Thagore (around 1E 609)
  • King Joile (around 1E 973)
• Deleyn Dynasty
  • King Donel Deleyn (2E 342 - 2E 401)
  • King Anton I (2E 401 - 2E 450)
  • King Maxevian (around 2E 434 and 2E 458)
  • Queen Donella (sometime between 2E 450 and 2E 515)
  • King Anton II (sometime between 2E 450 and 2E 515)
  • King Bergamot (around 2E 515)
  • King Folbert the Wide (around 2E 567)
  • King Casimir (around 2E 582)
• Unknown Dynasty
  • King Gothlyr (before 3E 80)
  • King Mortyn (around 3E 80)
  • Queen Helena (around 3E 266)
  • King Arslan II (before 3E 377)
  • King Tristyctor (during the Imperial Simulacrum, 3E 389-3E 399)
  • King Lysandus (before 3E 403)
  • King Gothryd (after 3E 403)

GalleryEdit

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  The capital city, Daggerfall

See AlsoEdit

• For game-specific information, see the Daggerfall article, as well as the ESO article on the city of Daggerfall.

NotesEdit

• ^	The source gives that Clan Direnni controlled Daggerfall in 1E 470, yet no specific name is given for its ruler. It is entirely possible that it refers to Raven. Nevertheless, the approximate reigns of Raven and the anonymous Direnni are listed here separately for completion's sake.

• ^

  The Real Barenziah, v 4 credits King Edward with reclaiming High Rock from the Nords, which would place him around 1E 369. By contrast, King Edward, Part X claims the Bretons drove the Nords out of High Rock some centuries before Edward was even born. King Edward, Part I says he was active some time "before the Redguards came [...] but after the goblins had driven the dwarves out of Hammerfell", which would place him between 1E 700 and 1E 808.

• ^	Maxevian is only mentioned in one document and contradicts every other source for the monarchs of the Deleyn Dynasty of that time.

• Kynareth is considered the goddess-protector of Daggerfall, and her place of worship, the Temple of Kynareth, operates in the region.