Lore:S'rathra

S'rathra
	S'rathra
Born	2E 798; Anequina, Elsweyr
Resided in	Wayrest
Appears in	Redguard

S'rathra was a rich and powerful crime boss from the late-Second Era, known for being suave and urbane in his dealings. Born in Anequina, the northern region of Elsweyr, he used to run with the violent nomad cats of the Ne-Quin'al plains. After being lamed at the massacre of Stoop Low, he left Anaquina to keep from bringing shame to his tribe, eventually ending up in the far more cosmopolitan Pellitine to the south. For a time, S'rathra ran a lucrative skooma trade out of Senchal port, smuggling Moon Sugar into the Empire (becoming, unfortunately, an addict himself in the process). When Cyrodiil strengthened its presence in the Topal Bay, S'rathra left Elsweyr entirely.

S'rathra made Wayrest his home, playing the lesser lords of High Rock to his benefit. Though the Empire had solidified the Bretons, there was still a lot of money to be made in the drawing of borders before the provincial laws dried completely. Mercenaries and fixers were in great demand there. Eventually, S'rathra would meet the hero Cyrus and the smuggler Tobias. S'rathra and Cyrus would end up forging a mutually beneficial relationship: S'rathra found the paying parties and Cyrus would do all the dirty work.^[1]

At some point in time, S'rathra sent his band of brigands to a plantation outside of Tear to free his kinsmen from the Dres slavers. Tobias and Cyrus were among the brigands. Cyrus was able to free some of the slaves and it caused a giant revolt across the plantation. In the end, the Dres slavers were freed and the slaves were liberated.^[2]

In 2E 864, one of S'rathra's assignments for Cyrus was cut short when he received a letter from Tobias, revealing that Cyrus' sister, Iszara, went missing in Stros M'Kai. S'rathra empathized with Cyrus, providing the money and transport necessary for Cyrus to reach Stros M'Kai.^[3]