Games - Cyrodiil

	Games - Cyrodiil

Cyrodiil is a fictional province in The Elder Scrolls series of games, homeland of the Imperials.

History

Cyrodiil, also known as the Dragon Empire, Starry Heart of Nirn, or Seat of Sundered Kings, is the largest region of Tamriel, and seat of the Empire, united by Tiber Septim at the end of the Second Era. Cyrodilic History begins around the time of Saint Alessia, when agriculture and rudimentary forms of government allowed it to become a power in Tamriel. The Alessian Priesthood, for a long while, was the dominant political force in Tamriel, binding the merchants and people to its monotheistic tenets. This order continued until the year 1220 of the First Era, when the Thrassian Plague decimated much of Tamriel's population. This led to the growth of wealth in the Colovian areas, which culminated in the War of Righteousness, and the end of Alessian rule over central Tamriel.

It was not until Reman I, in 2703, when the whole of Cyrodiil united against the Akaviri, which had invaded Tamriel. By the end of this war, at Pale Pass in Skyrim
, the people of Cyrodiil were united as a nation, and responsible for the protection of the northern regions of Tamriel. At this point, the elves of Summerset Isles took note of Cyrodiil's increasing power and perceived imperialism, which caused Reman to recruit captured Akaviri warriors into the army. The armies of the Second Empire succeeded in conquering all of Tamriel except Morrowind, which eventually proved the end of the Reman Dynasty. Reman's dynasty lasted two-hundred years, until the rise of the Akaviri Potentate.

The Akaviri, having been taken into the army and culture of the Empire during the time of Reman I, gradually gained understanding and power in the Empire. The highest-ranking Akaviri in the Kingdom, and second-highest ranking person in the Empire, the Potentate, rose to power after the Morag Tong assassination of the last Reman Emperor. This rule lasted four-hundred years, and made a lasting impression on the people and culture of Cyrodiil, including the Dai-Katanas, Dragonscale armor, and Red Dragons. The Akaviri Empire, known as the Interregnum, became smaller and smaller, until the reign of Cuhlecain.

A year after the rise of Cuhlecain, due to the help of General Talos, more than half of the Cyrodilic Empire had been reclaimed. As Cuhlecain prepared to invade Cyrodiil City, the combined forces of Skyrim and High Rock faced him at Sancre Tor. The Nords of Skyrim quickly joined the side of Cuhlecain and General Talos, and the Bretons returned to High Rock, sending an assassin to kill Cuhlecain and General Talos. Cuhlecain was slain, and although Talos' throat was slit, he lived, and took the name of Tiber Septim, thus beginning the Third Age.

The Third Empire, through various means, conquered all of Tamriel, although the region of Morrowind, the one province unconquered during the Second Empire, retained a great deal of self-determination by donating the Numidium to Septim's cause. Today, Uriel Septim VII, twenty-first of that line, is of advanced age, and his heirs are considered by many to be false; put in during the reign of Jagar Tharn, who briefly assumed the throne after kidnapping Septim on his fortieth birthday.

Geography

Cyrodiil is mostly an expanse of endless jungle. Its heart, the Nibenay Valley, is a great vastland, enclosed by equatorial rain forests. Many rivers flow through this area, and as one ventures further down the rivers, the land slowly becomes more sub-tropical, eventually giving way to the swamps of the Black Marsh. The elevation rises gradually to the west and sharply to the north. The western part of the region is relatively dry, and the Velothi Mountains to the west have some roads, but mostly travel in Cyrodiil is dominated by rivers.

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