- "I think that I can circumvent this with a Spell of Altering but it will mean the last of the energy holding me in this form. I will gladly sacrifice myself however, so that Tharn can pay for his betrayal. [...] You have done more than a hero could be asked. This is the final step of a long journey. Take heart and go forward with my blessings. I thank you, in the Emperor's name."
- ―Ria Silmane[src]
Ria Silmane was a sorceress, ex-apprentice to Imperial Battlemage Jagar Tharn, and head of the Elder Council before being murdered by her former master in 3E 389.[1][2]
By game
Biography
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Jagar Tharn kills Ria Silmane.
At an indeterminate time, Silmane once became the apprentice to Jagar Tharn, then-head of the ruling body of Tamriel: the Elder Council. After the End of Harvest festival that year, Tharn asked the council for relieve of his duties, secretly to plan his coup of the throne, claiming he wished to study other circles of magic. He then advocated his apprentice, Ria Silmane, to resume his duties as Imperial Battlemage of the Empire, and head of the Elder Council. The council fully approved.[1]
Jagar Tharn returned, and usurped all Imperial power in 3E 389. Silmane attempted to warn the Elder Council of his treachery. Before she could, however, Tharn used the Staff of Chaos and destroyed her corporeal form.[2]
Using her powers as a sorceress, she fought the pull of the afterlife. She instead appeared to the Eternal Champion in the Imperial Dungeons, as an incorporeal spirit. She would have gone to the Elder Council instead, but that would have taken far too much of her energy to appear to so many.[2][3]
She told the Champion of Tharn's betrayal. She then used magic to connect herself to Talin, so that she may appear in his dreams, and freed him from his cell—setting him free on his quest to obtain the eight shattered pieces of the Staff of Chaos.[3]
The more she used her powers after that, the shorter she could remain in the world,[3] so every encounter with the Champion, the messages became shorter and shorter.[4] In 3E 399, the Eternal Champion finally obtained all eight pieces of the Staff of Chaos. Ria Silmane then sacrificed what little energy she had left to cast an illusion spell, changing the Champion's appearance so they may infiltrate the Imperial palace undetected. She then ascended to the afterlife.[5]
Trivia
- It is written, and Silmane herself states that Silmane was executed by Tharn with the Staff of Chaos,[6] while in-game he is depicted as killing her with some sort of spell with his hand.
Appearances
- The Elder Scrolls: Arena
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (mentioned only) [6]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (mentioned only) [6]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (mentioned only) [6]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned only) [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Library – L'Introduction d'Arèna
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Introduction to The Elder Scrolls: Arena
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Elder Scrolls: Arena Manual Introduction
- ↑ Main questline of The Elder Scrolls: Arena.
- ↑ Events of Imperial Palace.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Biography of Barenziah, v 3
| Imperial Battlemage to the Emperor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jagar Tharn | 3E 38? – 3E 399 | Ocato |
| ← | → | |