Reman Empire

The Second Empire is divided into two stages: the Reman Dynasty and the Akaviri Potentate. After the Akaviri raiders had been defeated, Reman recruited many of them into his service. Later Cyrodillic Emperors traditonally kept a House Guard of Akaviri, and the Emperor's chief advisor, the Potentate, was usually of Akaviri descent. Other Akaviri slaves played a significant part in establishing the administrative structures of the Second Empire, as well as the training of its military. The restructured Imperial legions, which learned an unparalleled measure of coherence, logistics, and discipline from the Akaviri, began to easily overwhelm the other regional armies. Soon every region belonged to the Second Empire except Morrowind. After the assassination of Reman's last heir by the Dark Elven Morag Tong during the disastorous Four Score War control of the Empire reverted to the Akaviri Potentate. They have left a visible mark on the Septim Empire. The highcrafts of dai-katanas and dragonscale armor come from Akavir, as did the banners and military dress of Septim's shocktroops, the Blades. The Red Dragons that have come to represent the Septim Empire and the Imperial City were orignially Akaviri war mounts.