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ollowing the invasion of Tamriel by Mehrunes Dagon, many in the Empire were faced with a daunting task: the reclamation and rebuilding of everything that was destroyed by the infernal forces of Oblivion. In Cyrodiil especially, the realm had been torn asunder by hordes of Daedra who plundered and razed all in their path. Indeed, many accounts speak of the great calamity, and share the common memory of a blood storm casting fire and brimstone - heralding their doom. It was known colloquially as the Wind from Oblivion.
Although this phenomenon was thought to be tied to the gates, many ordinary folk shared accounts of the "wind" lingering in places where Daedra had traveled. This fear manifested itself as a scar in their minds, much like the derelict gates which cut through the land, many still surrounded by servants of Dagon. For anyone living near these perilous extents, the Wind from Oblivion was very much a real threat - an echo of the hellish abyss that is the Deadlands.
However, as the Empire worked to restore order to the land and new generations arose, the Wind from Oblivion took to the imagination. Uneducated farmers and other common folk, those not privy to the Empire's efforts to destroy what remained of the Daedric gates, began to attribute their misfortunes - such as poor crop yields, droughts, and other natural disasters - to the Wind from Oblivion.
The Empire remained determined in its efforts to restore order and security to the land. Legionnaires were well-trained, battle-hardened, and, with the support of expert battlemages, were able to rout the Daedric holdouts that remained. Laborers worked tirelessly, breaking up the stone from which the gates sprouted and clearing the way for clerics to exorcize the soils of dark influence. And, in what has become one of the Legion's proudest achievements, scholars - working in tandem with the Bruma militia - were able to fully dismantle the great siege engine and the gate from which it spawned.
By 4E 4, reports coming in from Cyrodiil and other provinces were conclusive. Fewer and fewer encounters with these Daedric enclaves occurred, and the restitution of the Empire's travel network could resume once more on a wider scale. Given the calamity of the following decades, it was easy for many not to notice this pivotal aspect of the Empire's glorious restoration, but it is nonetheless important.
For many common folk, the Wind from Oblivion still persists on the edge of their cultural memory. Note the saying: "Though a harsh gale may vex the ear, heed its howls loud and clear." For those who toil out in the pasturelands of Cyrodiil, these winds persist as a source of derision and desolation brought unto them by nature - or rather, what lies outside of nature.