Lore:Cassynder
Emperor Cassynder Septim | |||
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Race | Dunmer/Breton | Gender | Male |
Born | 3E 150 |
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Died | 3E 202 |
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Reign | 3E 200- 3E 202 |
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Previous Ruler | Katariah | ||
Next Ruler | Uriel IV | ||
Resided in | Imperial City Wayrest |
Cassynder Septim (sometimes enumerated as Cassynder I)[1] was the fourteenth emperor of the Septim Dynasty, ruling the Third Empire for two years, from 3E 200 to 3E 202. He was preceded by his mother, Katariah, and was succeeded by his younger brother, Uriel IV.[2]
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Cassynder Septim was born around the year 3E 150 and was the only child of Emperor Pelagius III and Empress Regent Katariah.[2][3] Katariah became pregnant with Cassynder after she visited Pelagius in his cell in the asylum where he had been committed due to his madness.[2][3] Cassynder was the older half-brother of Uriel Lariat.[1][2] At some point, Cassynder was crowned King of Wayrest, but by 3E 193 he was in poor health, so he abdicated in favor of Uriel, whom Cassynder had legally adopted.[1][2]
In 3E 200, his mother, Katariah, was killed in a skirmish in Black Marsh; thus, Cassynder was crowned Emperor of Tamriel, but he was still in poor health.[2][3][4] As the son of a Breton and a Dunmer, Cassynder was half-elven, but he aged like a Breton, so by the time he acceded to the throne, he was already middle-aged.[2] Nevertheless, as the only true blood relation of Pelagius III, and thus Tiber Septim, he was obliged to accept the Ruby Throne.[2] The Elder Council assumed much responsibility during Cassynder's reign.[1] Cassynder's reign was short-lived, as he died only two years after acceding to the throne in 3E 202,[nb 1] and he was succeeded by his brother, who was crowned Emperor Uriel Septim IV.[1][2][4]
By the Fourth Era, a haunted fort near the town of Rivercrest bore his name.[5][6]
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- ^ a b c d e Brief History of the Empire v 3 — Stronach k'Thojj III
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brief History of the Empire v 2 — Stronach k'Thojj III
- ^ a b c The Madness of Pelagius — Tsathenes
- ^ a b The Third Era Timeline — Jaspus Ignateous
- ^ Journey to Fort Cassynder quest in Blades
- ^ Wanum's dialogue in Blades