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Lore:Reman III

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Emperor Reman Cyrodiil III
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The tomb of Reman III in Sancre Tor
Race Unknown Gender Male
Born 1E 2863
Died 1E 2920
Imperial Palace, Imperial City
Resided in Imperial City
Reign 1E 2877-
1E 2920
Previous Ruler Brazollus Dor
Next Ruler Versidue-Shaie

Reman III was the fifth and last emperor of the Reman Dynasty. His forty-three-year reign was marked by the long and bloody conflict known as the Four-Score War against Morrowind. In 1E 2920, Reman III negotiated a treaty with Vivec, one of the god-kings of Morrowind, to end the war; however, the Emperor was assassinated by the Morag Tong before it could be signed and ratified.[1][2][3] His death marked the end of the Reman Dynasty, and only sixteen days after his assassination, his potentate Versidue-Shaie proclaimed the end of the First Era and the beginning of the Second Era.[2]

Biography[edit]

Reman was born in 1E 2863. In 1E 2877, Emperor Brazollus Dor suddenly died, so Reman was crowned emperor at the age of fourteen.[4] Brazollus' estate, known as Villa Doria, had served as the Imperial Court for the twenty years preceding Reman III's reign, but shortly after his accession, Reman returned the Imperial Court to the Imperial City so that he could exercise power in his own name.[5]

At some point prior to 1E 2899, he married Tavia, who came from a wealthy background and had powerful allies in Colovia.[6][7][8] With Tavia, he had a son, Juilek.[9][10] In 1E 2899, the Emperor had Tavia imprisoned in the city of Gideon for purportedly plotting against him.[8][6] For the next fourteen years, the Empress was moved from castle to castle, until she was finally imprisoned at Castle Giovesse in 1E 2913.[7][9][11][UOL 1]

At some point during his reign, Reman III hunted down and slew dragons with his Dragonguard bodyguards.[12]

By the time of Reman III's accession, the Four-Score War with Morrowind had been ongoing for thirty-seven years, and the conflict continued for the remainder of his reign.[13] During the Four-Score War, he commanded the rearguard of the Imperial Army at the Battle of Bodrum on 20 First Seed, 1E 2920.[14] At the Battle of Bodrum, the Imperial Army was defeated when the commander of the Dunmer army, Vivec, ordered his battlemages to cast spells at a dam built on the Pryai River, destroying the dam, washing away the Imperial vanguard, and forcing the Emperor to order the remains of the army to retreat.[14] In Sun's Height, after Vivec agreed to the terms of a peace treaty that Juilek negotiated, Reman III ordered the Imperial Army to attack and capture the strategically located fortress of Black Gate.[6][15] On 31 Last Seed, Juilek was killed.[6] In Frostfall, the Emperor met Vivec at Bodrum to negotiate a peace treaty.[1] On 6 Sun's Dusk, he and Vivec agreed on the final terms of the treaty and planned to sign it one month later at the Imperial Palace.[1]

On 6 Evening Star, Reman III was assassinated by the Morag Tong in the audience chamber of the Imperial Palace.[2][3][4][16] It was believed that his potentate, Versidue-Shaie, ordered the assassination.[2][17][18] On 8 Evening Star, Versidue-Shaie and Vivec agreed to the Cervant Truce, ending the Four-Score War.[2][19] Reman III's death left the Empire with no heirs, so on 22 Evening Star, Versidue-Shaie proclaimed that Reman's line was dead and that he would be taking over rulership of the Empire but retaining his title of potentate.[2][16] The Potentate also proclaimed the end of the First Era and the beginning of the Second Era.[2] After this, the Second Empire entered the period known as the Akaviri Potentate.[10][20][17]

He was entombed with the Amulet of Kings in the innermost chamber of the Tomb of the Reman Emperors in Sancre Tor.[21][22][23] Talos Stormcrown reputedly recovered the Amulet of Kings from the tomb of Reman III during the Sack of Sancre Tor in 2E 852.[23][24]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 2920, Sun's Dusk — Carlovac Townway
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 2920, Evening Star — Carlovac Townway
  3. ^ a b Fire and Darkness — Ynir Gorming
  4. ^ a b Tomb of Reman Cyrodiil III
  5. ^ The Emperor of the Villa — Valenca Arvina, Historian-in-Residence at Gwylim University
  6. ^ a b c d 2920, Last Seed — Carlovac Townway
  7. ^ a b Traveler's Guide to Gideon — Astinia Isauricus; Published 22 Frost Fall, 2E 570
  8. ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The War with the Trees: Argonia and the Black Marsh — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
  9. ^ a b 2920, Morning Star — Carlovac Townway
  10. ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Seat of Sundered Kings: Cyrodiil — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
  11. ^ Authenticity of the Giovessen Skull — Mercator Mannix, Imperial Historian
  12. ^ Chevalier Renald's dialogue in ESO: Scalebreaker
  13. ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Temple: Morrowind — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
  14. ^ a b 2920, First Seed — Carlovac Townway
  15. ^ 2920, Sun's Height — Carlovac Townway
  16. ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: All the Eras of Man, A Comprehensive History of our History — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
  17. ^ a b Akaviri Potentate Crate description in ESO
  18. ^ Ashur's dialogue in ESO: Elsweyr
  19. ^ High King Emeric Answers Your Questions — High King Emeric
  20. ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Cyrodiil — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
  21. ^ Tomb of the Reman Emperors in Oblivion
  22. ^ Battle of Sancre Tor
  23. ^ a b The Legendary Sancre Tor — Matera Chapel
  24. ^ Loading Screen in Oblivion
  25. ^ History of Senchal: An Overview — Sulema, Initiate Scholar of the Pa'alatiin

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.

  1. ^ Time and Place inconsistencies — Ted Peterson
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