| Emperor Kastav | |||
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Kastav's grave in Murkmire |
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| Race | Unknown | Gender | Male |
| Born | First Era |
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| Died | 1E 2812 Murkmire |
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| Resided in | Cyrodiil Murkmire |
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| Reign | 1E 2762- 1E 2804 |
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| Previous Ruler | Reman I | ||
| Next Ruler | Reman II | ||
Kastav was the second emperor of the Reman Dynasty.[1] Details of his life and reign are scarce, but sources describe him as an incompetent ruler.[2]
In 1E 2801, Kastav ordered the Dragonguard of Sky Haven Temple in Skyrim to seize hostages from Markarth and Hroldan to ensure that the jarls met their conscription quotas.[3] In 1E 2804, the Winterhold Rebellion broke out, but the Master of Sky Haven Temple refused orders to send the Dragonguard to help suppress it, so the Emperor cut off supplies to the temple.[3] Kastav then sent Kalien, an Akaviri who had been denied entry into the Dragonguard, to suppress the rebellion.[3] Kalien sacked Winterhold, but this only exacerbated the situation, as the people of Skyrim mistakenly assumed Kalien was a member of the Dragonguard and placed Sky Haven Temple under siege from 1E 2805 to 1E 2806 in retaliation for the sacking.[3] Kastav was deposed in 1E 2804 and succeeded by Reman II, whose first notable endeavor was to negotiate a swift end to the rebellion.[2][3]
After his disposition, he lived for several years in exile alongside his honor guard.[4] In 1E 2812, Kastav died in the Murkmire region of Black Marsh and was buried near the future site of Blackrose Prison.[4] By the Fourth Era, a fort in the Winterhold region of Skyrim bore his name.[5]
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Fort Kastav
NotesEdit
- Excoraeus Tharn of House Tharn was Kastav's Minister of Punition.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ An Abbreviated History of Skingrad — Antonious Civello, University of Gwylim Press
- ^ a b Reman II: The Limits of Ambition — High King Emeric
- ^ a b c d e Annals of the Dragonguard — Brother Annulus
- ^ a b Emperor Kastav's Epitaph — Honor Guard Captain Sadineras-Kor
- ^ Fort Kastav in Skyrim
- ^ House Tharn of Nibenay — Count Opius Voteporix