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| Hero of Kvatch | |||
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The Hero of Kvatch |
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| Race | Unknown† | Gender | Unknown† |
| Reign | 3E 433- |
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| Previous Ruler | Sheogorath | ||
| Resided in | Cyrodiil Shivering Isles |
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| Appears in | Oblivion, Skyrim, Legends, Blades | ||
The Hero of Kvatch, also known by a number of other titles, is a Daedric Prince and once a hero of prophecy. As a mortal, they assisted in saving all of Tamriel from the Oblivion Crisis[2][3] and ascended to godhood as the new Prince of Madness in 3E 433.[4][UOL 1]
HistoryEdit
Very little is known about the hero's background. They are a long-lost relative of both Greywyn Blenwyth,[5] an Altmer vampire,[6] and Taris Rendil, a former Arch-Mage of the Mages Guild.[7] Before his assassination, Emperor Uriel Septim VII, who possessed the Sight, foresaw the Oblivion Crisis and the hero's role in ending it.[2]
The Oblivion CrisisEdit
On the 27th of Last Seed, 3E 433, the hero awoke to find themselves within the prison of the Imperial City, with an apparent lack of knowledge as to why. As fate would have it, Emperor Uriel Septim VII and a contingent of Blades were attempting to flee from the Imperial City after his children were murdered, and their secret escape route lead through the hero's cell by way of a false wall. The hero would follow the group until the assassination of the Emperor himself. As his Blades were otherwise occupied defending their ruler, Uriel VII, sensing his imminent death, tasked the hero with seeking Brother Jauffre at Chorrol, and delivering to him the Amulet of Kings.
Delivering the Amulet, Jauffre asks the hero to travel to Kvatch, to find Uriel VII's illegitimate sole-living heir, Brother Martin, in order to relight the Dragonfires and be crowned Emperor of Tamriel. The hero finds the city under siege by Daedric forces, pouring out of a large Gate to Oblivion, and helps the town's remaining guard close it and rescue the surviving citizens taking refuge in the ruins of the city's chapel. There, the hero finds Martin and escorts him back to Jauffre. Arriving, they help fend off an attack by the same people that assassinated Martin's father and half-siblings, the Mythic Dawn cult, only to discover the Amulet of Kings was stolen in the ensuing chaos.
After Jauffre and the hero escort Martin to Cloud Ruler Temple to be guarded by the Blades, Jauffre tasks the hero with finding more information on the Mythic Dawn, to locate their headquarters, and retrieve the Amulet of Kings. The hero infiltrates Lake Arrius Caverns and witnesses the leader of the cult, Mankar Camoran, leaving the Mundus with the Amulet to a hidden realm of Oblivion, but is able to successfully steal the cult's bible, the Mysterium Xarxes, and deliver it to Martin at Cloud Ruler Temple to decipher how to access Camoran's realm.
Scouring Cyrodiil for the items needed to a portal to Camoran's domain and retrieve the Amulet of Kings (the blood of a Daedra Lord, the blood of a Divine, a Great Welkynd Stone, and a Great Sigil Stone), the hero and Martin are able to open the portal. The hero single-handedly fights their way through Camoran's Paradise, eventually killing the cult leader and his two children, retrieving the Amulet of Kings. Upon their return to Tamriel, the hero and the Blades escort Martin to be crowned at the Imperial City, only for Mehrunes Dagon and the Daedra to make a last-ditch attack on the Empire's capital to kill the to-be emperor and take control of the continent once and for all. The hero and Martin fight their way to the Temple of the One, where Martin smashes the Amulet of Kings and becomes the Avatar of Akatosh, wounding Dagon and banishing the Daedric Prince back to Oblivion. For their efforts in ending the Crisis, Chancellor Ocato of the Elder Council awards the hero with the title of Champion of Cyrodiil and their own set of Imperial Dragon Armor.[2]
Fame and InfamyEdit
During their travels of Cyrodiil, the Hero was involved in many quests, earning many titles and adding to their renown:
- In the Imperial City Arena, they rose through the ranks of the Blue Team, eventually becoming the new Grand Champion after defeating its previous title holder, Agronak gro-Malog.[2]
- After murdering in cold blood, the hero was invited to join the Dark Brotherhood, rising through the ranks as they unearthed a plot against the guild, and ending it as the Black Hand's Listener.[2]
- As a member of the Fighters Guild, they were promoted to its new Guild Master after bringing down the rival Blackwood Company.[2]
- With the return of Mannimarco, the hero assisted the Mages Guild in combating the necromancer threat, becoming powerful enough to replace the institution's late Arch-Mage.[2]
- As a thief of the Thieves Guild, the hero broke into a several well-protected locations to steal powerful artifacts, including an Elder Scroll from the Imperial Palace itself, restoring Corvus Umbranox to the throne of Anvil and becoming the new Gray Fox in his stead.[2]
- Recovering the Relics of the Crusader, rebuilding the Knights of the Nine, and receiving the Blessing of Talos, the hero becomes the new Divine Crusader and leads the assault on Garlas Malatar to end Umaril the Unfeathered's attack on the Church.
GreymarchEdit
After hearing rumours that a strange door had opened in the Niben Bay, the hero travelled offshore Bravil. Investigating these rumours leads the hero to being summoned to the Shivering Isles to assist Lord Sheogorath in countering an imminent threat to the realm. After defeating the Gatekeeper guarding the entrance to the realm proper, the hero travelled to the realm's capital, New Sheoth, and was subsequently tasked by the Prince of Madness himself to assist his servants with reactivating several institutions for the security and stability of the Isles, whilst countering any threats from the newly emerging Forces of Order. When it is revealed Sheogorath was, in a past life, the Daedric Prince of Order Jyggalag, and soon transformed into his former self, the hero took it upon themselves to mantle the Madgod and defeat the Forces of Order from conquering the Isles.[4]
MadgodEdit
- See Sheogorath
GalleryEdit
In-GameEdit
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As Sheogorath in Legends
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Ditto, in the Fringe
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Sheogorath's Wrath
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As Theodor Gorlash in Blades
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As the Trickster in Blades
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As Sheogorath in Blades
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As Sheogorath in Skyrim
ArtworkEdit
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Escaping the Imperial City Prison, Oblivion 15th Anniversary
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Breaking the Siege of Kvatch, Oblivion 16th Anniversary
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Breaking the Siege of Kvatch, Oblivion 17th Anniversary
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The Hero of Kvatch (front center), Elder Scrolls 30th Anniversary
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At the Battle for Kvatch, Oblivion wallpaper
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On horseback at the Battle for Kvatch, Oblivion wallpaper
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Facing an Oblivion Gate, Oblivion wallpaper
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As the Champion of Cyrodiil, Oblivion wallpaper
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As the Divine Crusader, Knights of the Nine wallpaper
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As Sheogorath, Skyrim Funko Pop (despite being branded as a Skyrim Funk Pop, Sheogorath is depicted as how he appears in Oblivion)
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Legends cardback
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Manipulating the Imperial City Arena, Legends
NotesEdit
- The Hero of Kvatch is the only known player-character to have met multiple other player-characters from across the franchise, including the Last Dragonborn, Talym Rend, and The Warrior.
See AlsoEdit
- For game-specific information, see the Oblivion article.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Events of Skyrim
- ^ a b c d e f g h Events of Oblivion
- ^ The Oblivion Crisis — Praxis Sarcorum, Imperial Historian
- ^ a b Events of Oblivion: Shivering Isles
- ^ Vile Lair obliviondownloads.com description
- ^ Greywyn Blenwyth in ESO: Blackwood
- ^ Frostcrag Spire Memoirs — Taris Rendil, Arch-Mage
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.
- ^ Kurt Kuhlmann's comments on Decrypting The Elder Scrolls Game Informer article