Ayleid Potentate of Vilverin

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"Many centuries ago, Rumare and the surrounding islands were controlled by the Ayleids."

— Tiberius Stormrider ^[src]

The Ayleid Potentate of Vilverin or in the Ayleid language An Aba Mala Aransel Av Sel Sacremathi was a kingdom formed in 1E 485 by the Ayleid Remnants. The Kingdom was based on the island of Sel Sacremathi, or Vilverin. The kingdom was responsible for the Great Ayleid War that spilt the blood of many Ayleids for several decades. Although the Ayleid kings were submerged in civil war, the Potentate with the help of Peryite, Jyggalag and Boethiah managed to create a unified kingdom on the islands of Rumare and conquered the other Ayleid kings. The Potentate managed to keep control of its territory until the reign of Tiber Septim. The Potentate was attacked and its citizens were forced to leave the main island for Vilverin. Then the Potentate was forced to confine itself on the tiny island of Vilverin so that it would remain independent from the Septim Empire. However, the Potentate was weakened and during the reign of Martin Septim, the kingdom was forced to sign a treaty. After the treaty, Vilverin was demolished by the Imperials, and its citizens scattered. However, its citizens were thought to live in the masses of the Imperial City.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Rise and Growth 1.2 Expansion and apogee 1.3 Decline and downfall 1.4 The Future 2 State 3 Religion

[edit] History

[edit] Rise and Growth

The formation of the Potentate occurred differently than that of every other kingdom on Tamriel. Unlike the other Ayleid kingdoms, the Potentate was forged when Urcahil, the High General of the Ayleid Kingdom of White Gold Tower, pledged fealty to the Aran of Vilverin, Auri-Nel. The allegiance formed brought great power to the Potentate. The rise of the greatest Ayleid kingdom every to exist was about to begin. Auri-Nel was convinced that this allegiance gave the Potentate a great advantage. In order to build his new empire, Auri-Nel began to construct Vilverin's port. Its construction took two months. After is completion, Auri-Nel ordered the mass construction of duathas, ships the comprised the main Ayleid fleet. The Potentate was nearly invincible. Its military might was unmatched by the other kingdoms of Tamriel. The Ayleids then began a military campaign against the Imperials. Two months later, Vilverin conquered Silvarn, an Ayleid town located, where in the Third Era, the Imperial City Prison District was located. From there the Ayleids targeted the two other Ayleid cities that were located nearby: Asthorn (the Market District) and Culas (the Arena District). Their conquests brought them outside the wooden walls of Alessianum (the Imperial City). Three years later having conquered Sercen too, they began the siege of Alessianum.

[edit] Expansion and apogee

The beginning of the siege of Alessianum had begun. However, while besieging Alessianum, the Ayleids diverted their attention in order to conquer the remainder of the Rumare Islands. After the conquest of Alessianum, the Potentate proceeded to conquer the Ayleid city-states along the banks of the Rumare. Soon the other Ayleids realized that their power was vastly less significant than the Potentate's and many of them pledged fealty to it. Later, the Aran of Vilverin after he gained the Crowns of Nenalata and Lindai gave himself the title of Potente, which meant “emperor” in the Ayleidic language. Having gained what he needed, Potente Urahil II focused his attention on the city of Alessianum. Several years passed, but eventually the city fell to the Potentate's forces. Then, Reman Cyrodiil III, hoping that he could save the city traveled with his bodyguard force and some soldiers to fight the Ayleid army. However, he saw that the Ayleid army was huge, and attempted to escape, but he was hunted down and murdered. Alessianum fell two hours later. Now having captured Alessianum, the Potentate began to prepare for a new era of peace and prosperity.

[edit] Decline and downfall

However, the peace did not last long. The Ayleids grew complacent and the Ayleid ruling family lost the Crown to the Akaviri Kings. Soon a war erupted, and after a long period of fighting, the Akaviri Coalition defeated the Potentate. The Potentate had to accept several particularly harsh demands in order to remain independent. However, the Akaviri kings did not stay in power for long. Under the rule of the Akaviri kings the Potentate's land slowly shrunk. Eventually they were confined to the main island, and the Akaviri kings, desperate to hold on to power, invaded the territories they had lost. Sadly, they did not succeed. Tiber Septim, a general of King Cuhlecain, came up with a brilliant strategy, and after a hard fought battle, captured Alessianum. This crushing defeat proved that the Potentate was only a shadow of what it had once been. Then, civil war erupted again, and the original Ayleid ruling family came into power again. However, despite their zeal, they could not fight the Imperials effectively, and they soon lost their territory on the main island and they were forced to flee to the island of Vilverin. The beginning of the end of the Potentate had begun. Soon after their allies deserted them, famine struck at the stomachs of the Ayleids, the Imperial Legions besieged them on Vilverin and finally the Daedric Princes abandoned them, and the Great Ayleid Massacre began. During the waning uears Third Era, the Ayleids created a desperate plan. They quickly mobilized an army, and attempted to overthrow their Imperial masters. However, the rebellion was defeated and the Imperial Legions assaulted Vilverin. Eventually, Vilverin fell, and the Imperial Legions, exuberant over their victory plundered, looted, burned, raped, and murdered the inhabitants of Vilverin. The horrifying massacre ended the age of the Potentate, and the Ayleid cause was lost.

[edit] The Future

The coming of the Fourth Age marked the disappearance of the Ayleid race. The only thing that remained was their once glorious cities, now ruins and monuments to their inglorious defeat. However, the Ayleids did not disappear entirely. Many historians discovered that the Ayleids had migrated to secret cities under the Brena and Strid Rivers. A few months later, these hypotheses were confirmed and historians discovered that the Ayleids now populated the entire province of Cyrodiil in secret cities.

[edit] State

Because it was formed by the alliance between Urcahil and Auri-Nel, the Ayleid Potentate of Vilverin was the most modern and recent Ayleid kingdom to have emerged. Yet even more recently, the Potentate has had a resurgence of power in its secret cities and has appeared better organized than its predecessors had. In order to bring a working government to govern to the Potentate, the Potentes expanded the governmental hierarchy. The most notable positions were:

• Potente - The head of the Ayleid state and the commander of the military, the Potente possessed great power in his hands. His decisions were orders from the gods and all under his dominion were to serve him. The Aran of Vilverin preceded the position of Potente until the waning years of the First Era, when the Arans decided to make their title more regal, and to have a title of more significance. The title that replaced Aran was Potente, a word coming from the Ayleidic language. Its meaning was Emperor; although, Imperial historians say that the title meant more of a strain of Chosen One rather than Emperor. However, the Ayleids used the title of Potente until the fall of the Potentate. After the downfall of the Potentate, the title was abandoned.

• Haromir - The leader of the Ayleid religion and a master of sorcery, the person that gained the title of Haromier was the most powerful of the Ayleidic magicians, but the most wise as well. Unlike the Potente, who was allowed to be in the presence of females, the title of Haromir was heavily restricted, and the possessor was not allowed in the presence of females. However, if the Haromir already was married, then his wife would earn the title of Sunna, which means blessed one. The title of Haromir was recently created in order to stop the religious wars. The possessor of the title of Haromir was the head of the Ayleidic religion.

[edit] Religion

The religion of the Potentate was not the same as the other Ayleid kingdoms. The Potentate of Vilverin's civilians believed in apotheosis, which meant that when a hero died he would become a god. The Potentate had abandoned the Daedric religion in its early years. The Potentate's priests were the founders and fanatic followers of a belief called Silentium, or Proto-Necromancy, by the Imperial historians. Proto-Necromancy was known to be much more peaceful than its later version. The followers of that belief were not in fact collecting corpses to reanimate them, but in fact, they used the heart of the dead one. After years of practicing Proto Necromancy, the Potentate managed to create a huge number of undead. The Ayleids however had great respect for the dead and believed that any mutilation of them was blasphemy. The mutilator would be executed and his corpse would be mutilated as well. This belief died with the Potentate, its aftermath left behind only haunted ruins. Many years later, Mannimarco sought to restore proto necromancy. However, he failed, and his attempts corrupted him, and his followers.