Tiber Septim
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Tiber Septim is a fictional character in the computer games series The Elder Scrolls. Tiber Septim (also Talos, or General Talos) (Born 2E 827 - 3E 38), was the founder and first Emperor of the Third Empire of Tamriel. Upon his death, Tiber underwent apotheosis and became Talos, one of the Nine Divines, a collection of holy gods who fulfill the duties of bearers of "light" and "good" throughout Tamriel and Nirn as a whole.
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[edit] Early life
Tiber Septim was born in Atmora under the name Talos, meaning Stormcrown in the old Ehlnofey. He spent his youth in Skyrim, there learning the ancient art of the Tongues as well as the strategies of war from the chieftains there. At the age of 20 he led the invasion of Old Hrol'dan, taking it back from the Witchmen of High Rock. Soon after this it became known from the arriving storms that the Greybeards were about to speak. As the nearby villages were being evacuated, Talos, instead, made his way to the mountains where the Greybeards lived. When he arrived, the gags of the Greybeards were removed, and when they spoke his name, the world shook. The Greybeards told Talos that he would come to rule Tamriel and that he must go south to do so [1].
[edit] History as a General
Tiber Septim started his career as a general in service to the petty Colovian king, Cuhlecain, under the name of Talos. As a general he fought against the last forces of the Akaviri Potentate as well as against the the combined Nord-Breton Alliance at the battle of Sancre Tor.
After his victory at Sancre Tor, his liege, Cuhlecain was killed, and Tiber Septim's throat was slit by a High Rock nightblade. While he lived, his Voice failed him. This left him as ruler of the lands he conquered, and now forced to whisper, he ruled under the names Tiber Septim, and Ysmir, the Dragon of the North. [2].
[edit] History as an Emperor
According to Stronach k'Thojj III's book, A Brief History of the Empire, Cyrodiil was a collection of petty kingdoms before Tiber Septims reign.
To increase his power, Tiber Septim struck a deal with the Tribunal of Vvardenfell - In order to be spared an invasion that would be costly for both sides, Morrowind would peacefully join Tiber's empire and would be granted a degree of sovereignty in exchange for Numidium. With its help, he united the entire continent under his banner. The Third Age was announced by Tiber himself in 2E 897 after the uniting of the entire continent of Tamriel under his banner.
On his deathbed, Tiber Septim bequeathed his throne to his grandson, Pelagius Septim I, and he died in 3E 38.
[edit] Other Titles
General of Cuhlecain: CE 847-9 - CE 854
[edit] Trivia
- The currency of the Empire, the Septim, is derived from Tiber's name.
- The surname of the family could be a reference to a Septum, a thing that partitions or divides. It could be a reference to the ability of the Septims to form a "partition" between the worlds of the Daedra and the real world
In Greek Mythology, Talos refers to an automaton made by the Greek God Hephaestus. This may have been the influence of Numidium.
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| Preceded by Cuhlecain |
Emperor of Cyrodiil CE 854 - CE 896 |
Succeeded by None per foundation of Tamrielic Empire |
| Preceded by None per foundation of Tamrielic Empire |
Emperor of Tamriel CE 896 - 3E 38 |
Succeeded by Pelagius Septim I |
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Characters of The Elder Scrolls
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Almalexia | Dagoth Ur | Jagar Tharn | King of Worms | Lorkhan | Mankar Camoran | Martin Septim | Nerevar | See also: Daedric Princes | Morrowind characters | Oblivion characters | Pantheons of Tamriel | Septim bloodline |
