Lore:¥R

¥R
Race	Altmer	Gender	Male
Resided in		Imperial City

¥R. (fl. 2E 864), whose full name is unknown, was a well-traveled Altmer individual with a vague role within the Second Aldmeri Dominion as the military attaché for the Imperial City, while his father and uncle were councilors on the Thalmor.

History

A sketch drawn by ¥R

¥R's father was opposed to Andel Crodo's policy of non-intervention, and eventually passed away, but ¥R chose not to follow in his father's footsteps. As punishment for not doing so, ¥R was sent off by his uncle to become the military attaché for the Imperial City during the time of the Tiber War. But ¥R's uncle had also advised him to take a sojourn across the Outerlands of Tamriel before taking on his post, which ¥R successfully completed.

During this sojourn, ¥R acquired a pamphlet of "propaganda", which had been generated by Tiber Septim's new regime and was entitled A Pocket Guide to the Empire and its Environs, describing Tamriel and its many cultures. Throughout his preceding journey in the Outerlands, ¥R wrote his own commentary inside the guide, refuting claims made within it he deemed to be false, as well as noting observations of things he had seen throughout his travels. He also included many drawings and sketches of the lands and their people. Notable encounters in his travel include one with Basil, the leader of the Restless League.

After finally settling in the Imperial City circa 2E 864, ¥R forwarded the pamphlet with his additions to his uncle. His sojourn across the world spurred the belief in ¥R that Tiber Septim was still on the ascendant may have truly been the "Dragonborn" as foretold, despite what the orcales back home have predicted. Thus, in his aforementioned forward, ¥R included a letter urging his uncle to submit his findings to the full Council, pleading with them to discontinue Andel Crodo's policy of non-intervention and begin pulling for all the Elder Races to unite at last, or face doom at the hands of men.

Notes

• A decade and a half after having written the Pocket Guide to the Empire, writer Michael Kirkbride retroactively coined the idea that ¥R's comment in The Wild Regions passage about not being aware of the War with the Trees is somehow indicative of ¥R having been metaphysically deemed an "Argonian" by the Hist.

See Also

• For a gallery of all of the artwork done by ¥R, see this page.

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.