The Imperial Simulacrum - The Elder Scrolls Lore

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While part of me prefers the Eternal Champion also being the hero of Daggerfall, I also heard a theory that the Battle mage after Jagar Tharn, Octano I think was his name, could've been the Eternal Champion...

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[@tomleclere2805]

Fun fact in Skyrim, karliah’s mother is the daughter of queen Barenziah.

[@turkturkleton2671]

yeah, you can tell they made her look more human too

[@Mobysimo]

There's irony that her granddaughter became a Nightingale

[@Cognitohazzard]

I wonder if the Imperial Simulacrum was a preparation for the Oblivion Crisis. It has to have weakened the Empire morally, financially and military. And Jagar Tharn was in an alliance with Mehrunes Dagon, as seen in Battle Spire.

[@anishyande]

Yeah but it was a long time after that when the Oblivion Crisis took place. Tharn didn't really have a role to play in that I think

[@theiconicprodigy1736]

Fury it definitely contributed to the long term destabilization of the empire and possibly quickened the splitting of the provinces after oblivion

[@solinvictus4367]

It could also be possible that the high elves could have been behind it all. The high elves could have been manipulating the events of the imperial simulacrum and Oblivion Crises in order to weaken the empire over a long period of time so they could reform the Aldmeri Dominion and dominate the continent bring back the rule of elves over Tamriel

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Seeing as both events had been forseen by the Akaviri centuries in the past, there is a change that one led into the other

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I agree, the Elder Scrolls lore is very detailed. The series should be told in other media than just games because there is simply too much lore to be told. The Elder Scrolls series is two decades old and we have only known and introduced into several provinces of Tamriel. There's still other continents with its own cultures and history such as Akavir, Atmora, Yokuda, Pyandonea, etc. And there are other planets and planes of Oblivion still left untouched. I think I'd be a hundred years old before the series run out of things to tell

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Elder Scrolls Netflix show maybe? one game per season maybe. or it could be a new thing entirely but still elder scrolls. just hope it includes all of the lore and begins with a stylised version of the dawn era

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Does daggerfall have secrets like later titles?

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A city divided into east and west separated by a...wall...does this seem familiar to anybody else.

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I want to thank you for the great content. I think you channel has the best TES lore videos on youtube. Alot of times with other channels i get lost and confused, but your video make it alot easier to understand everything. I also quite enjoy the book episodes aswell. I can't wait for the next lore episode.

[@DoubleNegative]

Thank you very much. I try very hard with my writing style and visual elements to make the subject easily understandable, and hopefully more interesting. The next Lore episode is on the way! Editing should begin very soon.

[@sinenomine6074]

The Tharn/Dagon conspiracy is the longest sub-plot of TES, and directly contributes to the Oblivion Crisis. There are also arguments for it affecting the Nerevarine Prophecy, and I've heard a few about the Dragon Rising. Dude got bizay confirmed tho

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[@paStLife463]

Excellent video! I would just like to add that in the last book of the in game book series The Mystery of Princess Talara,i think volume 5, there is mention that a local conflict between ruling lords in the province of High Rock, prevented the emperor Uriel VII to know of Tharn's treachery earlier thus avoiding the whole simulacrum incident plus all the other wars and conflicts mentioned in your video as well 😁I don't want to spoil the story of the Talara books that is why i am being so vague.. Also that incident mentioned in the Talara book might explain how Eadwear knew of Tharn's treachery beforehand, since he is a Breton.

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[@Sondoire]

What happened to the child of Queen Barenziah and Jagar Tharn?

[@bebo2629]

Jagar gets killed in Arena and you meet Barenziah in Morrowind.

[@alyson2103]

@@bebo2629 But what of their child? I must know if they were loved and treated respectfully.

[@Ζήνων-ζ1ι]

@@alyson2103 I mean, I can't imagine he would be treated very well by his mother. She probably saw him as a reminder of his father and therefore hated him. Poor kid must've had a tough childhood.

[@rgbf23]

I am pretty sure Karliah is the daughter of the child

[@skyslinger0073]

That daughter would have had to been almost 200 years old

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Btw the Champion is likely not the Agent, as you get a pregenered backstory determined by class for why you have come to the Emperor's attention in Daggerfall

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Came to be angry at elves. Was not disappointed.

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That’s...Racist?

[@Coruptin]

@@oliverbennett8515 Despite representing only 33% of the population, elves are responsible for over 75% of tragedies/wars in Tamriel.

[@flamesofchaos13]

Bro she made up for it in the end though. Yes possibly Tharn might not of got the staff without her but the Champion wouldn't of been able to stop him without her either. But yeah I'd bet that Tharn would of taken care of the Emperor in a different way or he would of got the staff with simply a bit more difficultly if she didn't. Plus the male elf husband informed the Emperor right away instead of trying to hide the fuck up like an Altmer would do!

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[@Zeus-wk8nh]

11:10 Damn, she was in for the long con

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I'm curious to know what this other dimension was like that the emperor was sent to, and what did he do while he was there? What were his thoughts on the whole thing after he returned?

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[@Motolingual]

7:27 We have names such as Jagar Tharn, Uriel Septim, Barenziah... and then we have Justin, just hilarious

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Of course a bard would max out his sex appeal skills

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[@jarbropro6283]

Tharn or Thorn whatever his name was such a sussy imposter and was among the imperials while they thought he was the emperor but it was The Eternal Champion that got the votes to eject the imposter

[@murhpheym9839]

I see a direct copy of the Berlin wall take place at 15:03

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I like the theory of Arena and Daggerfall having the same protagonist.

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[@agrippa2012]

The Eternal Champion is **not** the Hero of Daggerfall. This theory is disproved by the "background history" that can be found in the character sheet after you create your character in TES2. There are many possible backgrounds that the game can generate for the player depending of what you choose during character creation. But all of them describe the defeat of Jagar Tharn as a event you had no involvement with.

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Yes! Another one!

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