Elided Histories of Tamriel, Volume XXVII: The Pentalemma

by Hadadh al'Qus

The Tamrielic Pentalemma (431e2-582e2) was the first phase of the Interregnum between the Reman and Septim-Mede dynasties. A one-hundred and fifty-one year folio of strife, it began on the First of Morning Star 431, when Potentate Savarius Coracco was assassinated on his personal gondola by devotees of the Temple of Seth. Until then, under the Akaviri Potentate, the nobility of Cyrodiil's clients had found themselves utterly plagued with the itches of ambition.

When finally unfettered by the ministrations of that last vestige of Imperial authority, a rash of bloody havoc cut across the map in purpled varicose. Waging with death and daedra until only alliance would tender, Five claimants for Imperator of the Cyrodiils, The Cyrodiil, would come: Caina Eblis, anon Alessia Cyrodiil, with the aid of Mannimarco, Sload, and Bal held the Sunder-Seat with Bone Legions; High-King Mjuntr The Boneless, anon Mantiarco Cyrodiil, with the aid of Mane Rimmen'Do, the An-Koutl of Argonia, and Hircine hounded the land as The Beasthold; Xeideres Camoran, anon Camoran Cyrodiil, with the aid of The Alinor and his lessers, The Ape-Lord Bug, and Hermaeus sought to subdue Dawn's Beauty in their Mora Camoris; the Yokeda Wolombu (high king) Jaan, anon Sejanus Cyrodiil, with the aid of House Hlaalu, the Direnni, and Vile ran mad and breathless as The [1st] Restless League; King Rohlstain of Kreath, anon Amalur Cyrodiil, with the aid of all Colovia, Versius Arrenaldus and his Dragonguard, Chieftain Wogturuk Gro-Smuthk, and Dagon tried for the throne as The Free Estates.

All five would come, spurt their vein-glory, then strike dead and head-less. The divisions wrought thereby would persist until the coming of Tiber Septim.

Love this. Is this intended as an alternative scenario to the in-game alliances then, or simply other political entities that were jockeying for the throne at the same time?

Alt scenario

Oh hey, it's got the whole family, fervently denying each others' birthrights just like in the good old days. Although I see they all still agree on not noticing the Noctyr-a-sponsored Smoking Chains gang of the Rigalmetha hives, no matter how many of the Akaviri rat king floats join Viana Cyrodiil under her feathers; nor are they even remotely perturbed by Vaermina, Cantemir-Veloth, or the dandy Rafflesia princes of Poppad.

But still, yours is easily my favourite Interregnum setup. Thanks for sharing, I'd play for any of these factions (and might yet do so within the safe confines of headcanon).

This is excellent, I love it. An alliance setup that is both original and interesting; it's a shame zenimax couldn't have come up with something like this, really.

Good, I do like these far more. Especially the fact that these are individuals with some key alliances among the provinces, rather than every single person on Tamriel being invested in the war via Pact, Covenant, or Dominion. It makes sense that there would be some, like the Telvanni, that wouldn't really be invested in the goings-on of Cyrodiil and would rather focus on their own interests.

I would play ESO if it was set up like this.

This reminds me http://www.moddb.com/mods/elder-kings.

This is the truth.