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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:When Forgemother Angra poisons you in the penultimate ''Orsinium'' main quest, just before you pass out he genuinely apologizes that it had to come to this, as he ''did'' consider you a friend.]]
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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:When Forgemother Angra Alga poisons you in the penultimate ''Orsinium'' main quest, just before you pass out he genuinely apologizes that it had to come to this, as he ''did'' consider you a friend.]]
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* UnwittingPawn: many Orcs consider him one to Emeric, with one such Orc outright defecting to the Dominion due to this belief. [[spoiler:Its also heavily implied that his FaceHeelTurn in ''Orsinium'' was due in part to manipulations by his mother, Forgemother Angra.]]
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* UnwittingPawn: many Orcs consider him one to Emeric, with one such Orc outright defecting to the Dominion due to this belief. [[spoiler:Its also heavily implied that his FaceHeelTurn in ''Orsinium'' was due in part to manipulations by his mother, Forgemother Angra.Alga.]]
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Kurog's mother, who seeks to help her son realize his ideal of Orsinium. She's much calmer than her brash son.
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* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler: She's the real leader of the Vosh Rakh, but plans to use them to kill all the other clan chiefs and then scapegoat someone else as their leader.]]
* TheFundamentalist: Like her son, Alga is a fervent Trinimac worshipper who honestly believes that the Orcs must reject Malacath in order to become strong.[[spoiler: In fact, she secretly leads a terrorist organization, the Vosh Rakh, as a FalseFlagOperation to force the Orc leaders to unite under Trinimac.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: She worships Trinimac, a god of honor, truth, and unity. To install him as Orsinium's state religion, she resorts to murder and treachery, even asking the player to [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten kill a friend in Trinimac's name]] (something more appropriate for ''Boethiah'' than either Malacath ''or'' Trinimac) to join the Vosh Rakh.]]
* WomenAreWiser: She's generally more levelheaded than Kurog and less likely to make rash decisions. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted; she's even more of a crazy Trinimac fundamentalist than he is.]]
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King Kurog
Kurog's mother, who seeks to help her son realize his ideal of Orsinium. She's much calmer than her brash son.
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* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler: She's the real leader of the Vosh Rakh, but plans to use them to kill all the other clan chiefs and then scapegoat someone else as their leader.]]
* TheFundamentalist: Like her son, Alga is a fervent Trinimac worshipper who honestly believes that the Orcs must reject Malacath in order to become strong.[[spoiler: In fact, she secretly leads a terrorist organization, the Vosh Rakh, as a FalseFlagOperation to force the Orc leaders to unite under Trinimac.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: She worships Trinimac, a god of honor, truth, and unity. To install him as Orsinium's state religion, she resorts to murder and treachery, even asking the player to [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten kill a friend in Trinimac's name]] (something more appropriate for ''Boethiah'' than either Malacath ''or'' Trinimac) to join the Vosh Rakh.]]
* WomenAreWiser: She's generally more levelheaded than Kurog and less likely to make rash decisions. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted; she's even more of a crazy Trinimac fundamentalist than he is.]]
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* TheAtoner: Even though he was trying to save Lady Montclair's life by turning her into a vampire at request of her husband, it lead to her becoming a bloodfiend and turning her family too, making him indirectly for the Rivenspire crisis. In addition, its revealed that he was turned into a vampire by Molag Bal himself, implying that he had to commit some horrible atrocities to gain his favor.
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* TheAtoner: Even though he was trying to save Lady Montclair's life by turning her into a vampire at request of her husband, it lead to her becoming a bloodfiend and turning her family too, making him indirectly for the Rivenspire crisis. In addition, its it's revealed that he was is a pureblood vampire, turned into a vampire directly by Molag Bal. Molag Bal himself, doesn't do this for just anyone and the last male pureblood we met, [[Characters/SkyrimDLC Lord Harkon]], had to commit mass murder for his vampirism, implying that he had to commit Verandis may have committed some horrible atrocities to gain atrocity of his favor.own in Molag Bal's name to be deemed worthy of vampirism.
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[[folder:High King Emeric]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BillNighy
Formerly a Merchant Prince of Wayrest, Emeric used his business and political savvy to become leader of the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* {{Archenemy}}: In his backstory, he and King Ranser of Rivenspire were mortal enemies. Ranser came ''very'' close to dethroning him.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: In his backstory, Emeric distinguished himself by fending off a Reachman invasion and saving Daggerfall, leading to an early version of the Covenant among various High Rock kingdoms. He -along with Prince Irnskar and Queen Ayrenn- gets a chance to show he can still kick ass in the ''High Isle'' storyline, personally fighting next to you against the final boss.
* BigGood: For the Covenant.
* CoolOldGuy: Despite his age, he's very laid-back, affable and willing to lead his armies himself.
* DeadpanSnarker: He holds nothing about being High King sacred, and frequently jokes about what a pain in the ass it is ruling the Covenant.
* DoesThisMakeMeLookFat: Inverted, in one of the overheard conversations between him and his wife, she asks if a particular dress makes her look too thin. Emeric awkwardly bumbles over the answer.
* DoubleInLawMarriage: He and his brother Nathaniel are married to the daughters of King Fahara'jad.
* GagPenis: According to an alleged former lover.
-->'''Chronicler:''' My gods! You practically admitted you played "sheathe the dagger" with High King Emeric in "Investigator Vale and the High Rock Revolt!"
-->'''Arabelle:''' I did no such thing! And besides, Emeric's dagger would more accurately be described as a sword ....
* GenghisGambit: Rather cannily, Emeric brought in the Redguards (via his marriage to Fahara'jad's daughter) and the Orcs (by promising to restore Orsinium) to aid him against King Ranser's rebellion. It is implied the mutual struggle ended up strengthening the Covenant.
* TheGoodKing: Yup. For one, he managed to get the Bretons, Orcs, and Redguards to form an alliance, despite the three peoples' mutual distrust.
* TheHighKing: In his own right, he is King of Stormhaven, ruling from Wayrest. He commands the loyalty, among others, of King Fahara'jad of Alikr and King Casimir of Daggerfall.
* ItsPersonal: Bangkorai's ArcVillain is Septima Tharn, who nastily rejected Emeric's romantic interest in their younger days. Now HappilyMarried, Emeric no longer has romantic feelings for her, but facing her again rankles his pride. For Septima's part, this is completely averted, as [[spoiler:Emeric is not her true target at all, merely bait so that she can try to kill [[GenreSavvy the player character]], whom she recognizes as the true threat to her designs on the Daggerfall Covenant.]]
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: In Wayrest Castle, Emeric and his queen Maraya can be heard lightly bickering about a variety of mundane topics.
* LoveTriangle: Emeric was engaged to Rayelle, the daughter of King Ranser, but broke it off abruptly when he fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Maraya. Ranser was so enraged that he ''started a war'' and nearly unseated Emeric from power.
* MerchantPrince: How he gained his prestige.
* ModestRoyalty: He's a pretty down-to-earth, recognizes talented individuals with the praise they deserve, admits when he is wrong, and doesn't let being High King get to his head.
* MyGodYouAreSerious: If you're a member of a rival Alliance, he has this reaction first when you propose the ceasefire conference on Stirk, then when you propose sending the Fighters and Mages Guilds into Coldharbour.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: He and his brother Nathaniel married the daughters of King Fahara'jad of Alikr, and both ended up in happy marriages.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler:Definitely does later on in the game.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: A mild example, but Emeric is surprisingly pissy and obstinate in the Stirk conference compared to the Covenant storyline, where he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure through and through.
* WhatTheHellHero: If you've completed the Thieves Guild questline prior to ''High Isle'', [[spoiler:an appalled Emeric will inform you that his spymaster linked you with the Guild's activities. And he isn't fooled by the BlatantLies you offer as an excuse, although he admits to the pragmatic usefulness of the criminal underworld.]]
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Lampshaded and played for laughs. By the third or fourth major crisis the Player Character resolves, Emeric starts straight up admitting he's basing his strategy around sending you in to handle things.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He thought giving rule of Rivenspire to a triumvirate of leading noblemen would allow him to stymie any attempts to unify the region against him, pretty standard {{Chessmaster}} stuff. Unfortunately, it led to a civil war in Rivenspire at a time when the Covenant cannot afford internal conflict.
* YouAreInCommandNow: He ascended the throne of Wayrest when the entire royal family was killed off by the Khahaten Flu.
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[[folder:King Fahara'jad]]
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The Redguard king, responsible for bringing Hammerfell into the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* AuthoritySoundsDeep: He has a very deep voice and is a capable king.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and High King Emeric have much in common, facing significant political opposition within their own kingdoms (Fahara'jad from the Crown population, and Emeric from King Ranser of Rivenspire), using [[MerchantPrince trade and commerce to shore up their own power]], and each acting as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure within their respective questlines. In fact, they are among the very few zone leaders who appear to be personally close with each other.
* TheMagnificent: He, his deceased wife, and all of his children have such titles. Fahara'jad is the All-Beneneficent King, his wife the "Flower of Taneth," his eldest daughter is Maraya "the Jewel of Satakalaam," his younger daughter Lakana is "the Star of the Almandine," and his son is "Lion of Antiphyllos."
* OlderThanTheyLook: He has three grown children, including one who's been in a relatively long marriage with King Emeric.
* PapaWolf: When his daughter [[spoiler:Lakana is killed by a Breton knight]], he threatens to withdraw the Redguards from the Daggerfall Covenant unless the guilty party is immediately put to death. This is despite the fact that Fahara'jad is a strong proponent of the Covenant otherwise, even overriding the wishes of a segment of his own people.
* PragmaticHero: Fahara'jad has no qualms about employing [[{{Privateer}} privateers]] to maintain control of the seas, nor in calling upon the highly taboo Ash'abah warriors when his kingdom is threatened by the undead. It's also implied that he approved of his daughter's marriage to High King Emeric in order to cement a trade alliance between Hammerfell and High Rock, thus strengthening his own political power.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: During the Alik'r Desert questline. He endorses and assists the Vestige every step of the way, even doing so privately when he cannot be seen publicly endorsing attacks on the undead (due to a strong Redguard cultural taboo, which could be politically costly for him).
* {{Sucksessor}}: Fahara'jad himself doesn't actually suck as a ruler, but as a Forebear who brings the Redguards into an alliance with foreign powers, he is ''regarded'' as this by the more isolationist, tradition-bound Crown population.
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[[folder:Prince Azah]]
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King Fahara'jad's only son.
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* DistressedDude: Lampshaded; he expresses embarrassment the ''second'' time the Vestige has to rescue him from the bad guys.
* IgnoredExpert: When first encountered he's been conducting an investigation of the undead attacks, and tells you he's been pleading with his father for weeks to call upon the [[ForbiddenChekhovsGun otherwise shunned Ash'abah warrior clan.]]
* RoyalHarem: Subverted. He's known for spending time with a number of women at his seraglio. However, the women aren't mistresses or concubines - they are actually all part of his personal spy network.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Despite the DistressedDude moments mentioned above, Azah is a capable warrior and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure much like his father.
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[[folder:Captain Kaleen]]
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A Redguard Sailor, she saves the Soulless One from drowning if they sided with the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* TheCaper: She's the brains behind one and has a questline requiring you to collect the members of, and pull off said heist.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Inverted, especially if you destroy the relic. During the course of two voyages, she managed to suffer a mutiny by two separate crews. This is mostly down to her increasingly stickler for the rules behavior clashing with her far more chaotic underlings.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Wants to give the Ayleid artifact to King Fahara'jad so he can use it to help the Covenant. The artifact has the ability to raise an army of undead. Redguards are virulently opposed to necromancy of any kind, and would never use such an artifact. At no point does any of this seem to occur to her.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Her cabin girl is practically screaming it from the rooftops.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Kaleen's defining motivation is her loyalty to King Fahara'jad first and foremost, and consequently to the Daggerfall Covenant.
* {{Privateer}}: For King Fahara'jad.
* SkewedPriorities: Master Kasan, her mentor, thinks this of her when she says she wants to give an Ayleid ArtifactOfDoom to King Fahara'jad. Her first priority, in his opinion, should be to make sure something so evil never again can be used to harm people.
* UngratefulBastard: Even if you bend over backwards to recruit everyone for her heist, if you destroy the artifact that the Bloodthorn Cult was using to enslave Orc spirits on Betnikh, all her respect for you flies out the window, and she'll see you as a traitor to the Covenant.
** On the other hand, talking to her at Sentinel reveals that she feels awful for putting her alliance before Lambur's feelings, and shouldn't have been so insistent on keeping the thing. It also helps that, assuming the Rivenspire arc was completed beforehand, that by this point you [[spoiler:saved her life and helped her stop a traitorous spy from inciting a civil war in the Covenant.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Lambur leaves her service in disgust after her actions on Betnikh.
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[[folder:Jakarn]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SteveBlum
A Breton thief on Stros M'Kai who can be recruited by a Covenant-aligned Vestige.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Very briefly in Elsweyr, when he becomes so obsessed with the [[ArtifactOfAttraction Jewel of Baan Dar]] he's willing to take a fatal plunge off a cliff pursuing it. [[spoiler:The player character can snap him out of it via ThePowerOfFriendship.]]
* CardSharp: He scams some Khajiit thugs out of a great deal of money this way in Elsweyr, and only narrowly escapes the subsequent GamblingBrawl.
* TheCharmer: Several of his admirers flat-out admit they know he's full of it, but find him so attractive they don't care.
* ChickMagnet: He catches the eye of three women on the ''Spearhead.''
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Along with the three women mentioned above, a male Nord also joins the crew just to see him work shirtless.
* EveryoneHasStandards: When warning the player character away from a particularly violent gang.
-->'''Jakarn:''' I'll liberate some poor sap's purse as quickly as the next man, but murder and bloodshed is not on my agenda.
* KarmicThief: Most of Jakarn's onscreen robbery targets are cruel, thuggish, or flat-out evil (such as the Bloodthorn Cult, who he particularly relishes the opportunity to steal from).
* LadykillerInLove: He catches actual feelings for Crafty Lerisa, another member of Kaleen's crew. Naturally, she's the one person who has zero romantic or sexual interest in him.
* LoveableRogue: Jakarn's a thief and a trickster, but also an easygoing and likable guy who generally avoids violent methods where possible.
* NiceGuy: Despite being a bit of a rake, he's actually one of the nicer members of the crew. He's always nice to the player character, doesn't get mad if you give the gemstone to Headman Bhosek's associate, and is the only Breton crewman on the Spearhead who thinks you should destroy the Ayleid ArtifactOfDoom, even if it might give the Covenant an advantage.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of Jakarn's defining characteristics. ''Elsweyr'' makes it clear that gender and race are no object to him.
* ShowSomeLeg: Or in his case, show some chest. In ''High Isle'' he offers to create a distraction at a party. Cut to Jakarn dancing on a table shirtless while a nearby bard plays a risque song. [[DistractedByTheSexy It's a very effective distraction.]]
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[[folder:Neramo]]
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An Altmer scholar investigating ruins on Stros M'Kai. He is recruited onto Captain Kaleen's crew.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: He would prefer to keep the Ayleid artifact on Betnikh for himself, instead of destroying it or using it for the Covenant war effort.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his personality, he's still one of the most knowledgable Dwemer scholars alive.
* ComedicSociopathy: Unlike everyone else on Betnikh, his decision to destroy the artifact isn't out of moral reasons but to spite the Covenant for not letting ''him'' study it. He is also very curious about the pained twitching caused by a shock device he made.
* {{Expy}}: A brilliant but abrasive Mer who treats the powerful hero as his personal assistant? He and Neloth would get along fantastic if they were born in the same era.
* FanBoy: He's very eager to impress Divayth Fyr and asks you to tell him about his personal exploits.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's very full of himself and walks all over Raynor Vanos when they have to work together.
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[[folder:Crafty Lerisa]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KariWahlgren
A Breton pirate captain found shipwrecked on Stros M'Kai, she can be recruited for Kaleen's heist.
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* DistaffCounterpart: To Jakarn, as a fellow LoveableRogue who engages in shady business but is overall consistently helpful to the Vestige.
* TheMenFirst: Her condition for helping the Vestige on Stros M'Kai is that the Vestige must first assist in rescuing her crew from the Sea Drakes.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Her retaliation against Captain Helane is horrifically painful -- although as Lerisa points out, she's using a poison [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Helane herself used against disobedient slaves]].
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: A literal example. Crafty Lerisa is supposedly a pirate captain, but spends much more of her time onscreen helping the player character than doing anything too pirate-y.
* StealthExpert: To somewhat ridiculous levels, as she appears to successfully disguise herself ''as a fern'' at one point.
-->'''Crafty Lerisa:''' Good trick that. Did I really disguise myself as a fern? Or did you see a fern because you weren't looking close enough?
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[[folder:Gabrielle Benele]]
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A Breton member of the Mages Guild, Gabrielle assists the Vestige in several Daggerfall Covenant zones as well as in the main quest.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: Frequently misplaces her things while wrapped up in research.
* BadassBookworm: Although Gabrielle is primarily a scholar, she jumps in to personally fight Angof alongside the Vestige.
* IWillFindYou: After [[spoiler:Darien Gautier]] goes missing in Coldharbour, she can subsequently be found in Anvil's guildhall, obsessed with researching a way to find [[spoiler:him]].
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: As a scholar, Gabrielle can sometimes be cheerfully enthusiastic over freakish or disturbing magical anomalies.
** CharacterDevelopment: This is downplayed after the [[spoiler:Coldharbour]] quests, as the shock of losing [[spoiler:King Dynar and Darien Gautier]] appears to have genuinely shaken her.
* PersonaNonGrata: Banned for life from a tavern in Evermore after she used her arcane abilities to deal with an unwelcome yet persistent suitor.
-->Besides, what's the big deal? Scalp and beard hair always grows back eventually, even when it's been scorched off.
* ThinkingUpPortals: One of Gabrielle's greatest strengths as a mage. When she's given the opportunity to try to break into an impenetrable vault, she practically salivates over the challenge.
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[[folder:Captain Darien Gautier]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JonCurry
A captain in the army of the Covenant, and the son of General Gautier. The player first meets him during the campaign to retake the city of Camlorn from the werewolves of Angolf.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:''Summerset'' reveals that he is a creation of Meridia and not fully human, but whether he is completely BornOfMagic or actually related to his human father (whom you meet in Glenumbra) is never clarified.]]
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His implied fate at the conclusion of ''Summerset'', where he is trapped in Meridia's realm, with his mind and identity slowly slipping away. He knows it's happening, but is completely powerless to stop it.]]
* AwesomeButTemporary: [[spoiler:While serving as a GuestStarPartyMember in ''Summerset'', Darien turns out to be one of the only [=NPC=]s who can do a CombinationAttack with the player character using his Dawnbreaker sword. The attack is devastating to opponents and recharges constantly, so your joint raid on Evergloam is basically just [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] your way to the end of the level. Unfortunately, Dawnbreaker is stolen from Darien at the end of the level.]]
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:In ''Summerset'', he needs to be rescued from Mephala's realm. In subsequent quests, however, he's an incredibly capable GuestStarPartyMember.]]
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Darien isn't shy about extolling his own charms, particularly with the opposite sex. However his friend Alinon comments that a lot of it is bluster, and a glimpse at his journal in Camlorn reveals he's been secretly tormented by nightmares -- and that he ''freaked the hell out'' when they started [[DreamingOfThingsToCome coming true.]]
* TheCasanova: Not to the extent of Raz, but Darien is an [[ChivalrousPervert unabashed flirt]] and will also hit on a female Vestige of any race, with several gender-specific pieces of dialogue having him inviting them out for a beer. As of ''Summerset'', a female Vestige can also flirt back at ''him''. He also seems to have the hots for Gabrielle Benele, as well as Gloria Fausta if she was spared during the Aldcroft arc, and his method of obtaining intel on Montclair troops in Northpoint is to [[HoneyTrap get into the pants of their female captain.]] Gwendis cheekily calls him out on the last bit, which he tries to deflect with sarcasm.
* CerebusRetcon: [[spoiler:The reveal that he is Meridia's vessel opens up a LOT of this in his Daggerfall Covenant zone appearances, from the way he freaks out at Tamrith's religiously-based healing in Rivenspire (initially played for laughs), to his seemingly unexplained lack of harm in the battles at Cath Bedraud and Northpoint.]]
* ChivalrousPervert: Darien loves the ladies, but he's a good guy.
* ContagiousHeroism: [[spoiler:Meridia claims that ''you'' as the player character have had this influence on him, stating that after meeting you "The knight had a single purpose, but somehow you complicated matters. Now the knight actually... cares."]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Is rather sarcastic in the situations he's in. For example when he is in a dangerous place he will sarcastically pretend it's a lovely place.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When you first encounter him in Camlorn, his top priority is saving as many of the city's civilians as he can. Assisting the player character's goals is firmly in second place.
* FailureKnight: He resigns as guard captain of Camlorn at the end of that city's quest, stating that the city fell to werewolves on his watch, but goes on to fight evil throughout the rest of Glenumbra and later Rivenspire.
* FireForgedFriends: Over the course of the Daggerfall Covenant questlines, he evolves into this with Skordo the Knife and Gabrielle Benele.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** One of the longest cases in the game! In Camlorn, you can find his journal, in which he describes having strange dreams about anchors dropping from the sky. In Rivenspire, not only does he fend off a horde of Bloodfiends with a flash of light, but he's miraculously not infected with vampirism despite having been mobbed and covered in bite marks. Later, [[spoiler:he will also mention his strange dreams during the main quest. In Summerset, he is finally revealed to be Meridia's vessel and not fully human. Whether it's a case of DivineParentage or being simply BornOfMagic is left ambiguous, but Darien claims to have known he was different all of his life.]]
** If you play through ''Orsinium'', [[spoiler:you can discover a note from Darien in Wrothgar's library, in which he describes being trapped in Meridia's realm. In ''Summerset'' this is a major plot point.]]
* TheGoodCaptain: He does his best to put TheMenFirst, and he frequently backs up the Player Character without any fuss.
* HandsomeLech: Darien's interest in any woman with a pulse is well-known and a turnoff for many recipients of his affections (he's shot down hard by Countess Tamrith, and [[spoiler:Valsirenn]] suggests abandoning him in Oblivion). If female, the player character can choose whether to flirt back or to reject him in similar fashion.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Pulls one off towards the end of the Summerset questline to give the Player Character a shot at defeating Nocturnal.]]
* HoneyTrap: His ChivalrousPervert tendencies pay off in Rivenspire, where during one quest you can walk in on him having just seduced information out of an enemy guard captain.
* IWillFindYou: [[spoiler:He mysteriously vanishes during one of the final battles of the main quest. In later zones, Daggerfall Covenant characters such as Gabrielle Benele and Alinon the Alchemist can be found searching for him. When you meet him again in Summerset, depending on your playthrough, you can also get a dialogue option to tell him that ''you'' have been looking for him for a long time.]]
* ItIsDehumanizing: [[spoiler:Meridia refers to him as "it" several times when revealing that Darien is the Golden Knight, emphasizing that "it" is purely her vessel.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: His ChivalrousPervert tendencies aside, Darien is a genuinely good guy who assists the player character several times in fighting evil that's befallen the land. A subversion occurs [[spoiler:in ''Summerset'' when he gets upgraded to literal shining armor -- but it's because he's now the champion of Meridia, a daedric prince.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Although he's able to keep his head often enough to avoid becoming TheMillstone, Darien does more than once rush blindly into battle and need to get bailed out by the player character.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: [[spoiler:In ''Summerset'', after he loses Dawnbreaker, he switches to a special holy shield the player character can get behind.]]
* MrFanservice: He's a KnightInShiningArmor who flirts incessantly with the player character, and gets a few beefy [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]] to boot. Lampshaded during one of the aforementioned shirtless scenes as the player character has the option to remark, "I could get used to this."
* MissingMom: Asking him about who he is in ''Summerset'' has him revealing that although he knew his father well, he strangely has no idea who his mother is, as his childhood feels kind of like a blur to him. [[spoiler:Given that he's revealed to be an ArtificialHuman created by Meridia, she might as well ''be'' his mother in a sense.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Twice over! He vanishes after the destruction of the Planar Vortex, but unlike King Dynar his death is not officially confirmed. It is heavily implied through his dialogue about his strange dreams that he was forcibly transported to Meridia's realm, the Colored Rooms. Sure enough, he returns in ''Summerset'', albeit with no memories of who he was before becoming Meridia's Knight. At the end of ''Summerset'' he vanishes again in a HeroicSacrifice, but you later receive a message from him establishing that he's yet again in Meridia's realm, [[AndIMustScream albeit this time being slowly stripped of his free will]].]]
%%* NiceGuy
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:His HeroicSacrifice in the Crystal Tower puts him back in Meridia's realm -- where she proceeds to punish him by stripping him of all memories and free will. A small side mission in ''Elsweyr'' confirms that she considers his actions to have been a betrayal.]]
* NoodleIncident: He and his buddy Skordo the Knife appear together in the Dragonstar Arena guestbook in Craglorn, but what exactly they were doing there is not elaborated upon.
* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: The player character gets the opportunity to tell him this during one of his [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes.]]
* RecurringCharacter: Darien starts out as a support character in Glenumbra, but gradually shows up in enough questlines that he evolves into a WalkingSpoiler.
* RomanceSidequest: Downplayed as it does not significantly affect the plot, but Darien is one of the few [=NPC=]s (along with Naryu Virian of the Pact) whose flirtatious advances the player can choose to return. [[spoiler:Becomes a case of StarCrossedLovers after the events of the main quest and especially Summerset.]]
* SemiDivine: He's [[spoiler:the vessel of Meridia]], meaning he is essentially a demigod.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He's seen chomping down on a loaf of bread in a few key scenes, a RunningGag that made it into [[https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/smolderscrolls Smolder Scrolls]].
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[[folder:Skordo The Knife]]
An Orc soldier initially based in Shornhelm, Skordo joins the player character through several campaigns in the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Skordo loves to bash skulls and make quips about it.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: In ''Elsweyr'', he's hell-bent on rescuing two innocent civilians who were kidnapped alongside him. [[spoiler:And he's genuinely broken up when he can't reach one of them in time.]]
* DistressedDude: He is first encountered being held captive by Montclair's forces in Rivenspire.
* FireForgedFriends: With Darien Gautier in some of the Daggerfall Covenant zones.
* FirstPersonSmartass: His three volumes of ''The Adventurer's Almanac'' are written in this style.
-->You ever heard of Cyrodilic Collections? Me neither. Not until they started throwing gold around like King Jorunn in a bawd house.
* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: In Elsweyr, an ''Alfiq'' Khajiit finds him quite sexy, evidently not deterred by their highly different physiologies.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: In ''Elsweyr'' you can encounter him shortly after he's been kidnapped; Skordo would strongly prefer that no one ever hear about it.
* TheMenFirst: Stranded in the Tower of Lies with his Fighters Guild unit, getting everyone out safely is Skordo's absolute top priority. When one of his guildmates cannot be saved, he ''furiously'' takes it out on the daedric overseer at the first opportunity.
* NoodleIncident: He and his buddy Darien Gautier appear together in the Dragonstar Arena guestbook in Craglorn, but what exactly they were doing there is not elaborated upon.
* RecurringCharacter: He pops up again in ''Orsinium'' and ''Elsweyr.''
* SignpostTutorial: He is the author of three almanacs that point the player towards daily repeatable quests.
* TookALevelInBadass: Skordo is a capable fighter to begin with, but he graduates from DistressedDude to Fighters' Guild member to [[spoiler:joining the assault on Coldharbour and Molag Bal in the main quest]].
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[[folder:Angof the Gravesinger]]
Leader of the Bloodthorn Cult, Reachmen who seek to conquer the Glenumbra region.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:When the Observer lists the weaknesses of the three, he lists Thallik's [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] and Estre's [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder deception.]] By contrast, he lists Angof's as an overwhelming sense of regret.]]
* ArcVillain: Of Glenumbra.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Like Estre and Thallik, he can undergo one in the Coldharbour arc and become an ally against his former master, Molag Bal. ''Unlike'' Estre and Thallik, however, his turn is heavily implied to be genuine, as unlike them he has no desire to return to Nirn and restart his schemes, only wanting to undo his transformation.]]
* {{Necromancer}}: Well, why else would he be called "the Gravesinger"?
* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:If you killed him before Coldharbour, he admits that he considers you this when you meet again in the Cliffs of Failure, and its exactly because of that respect that he urges you not to get roped into the Overseer's game.]]
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[[folder:Duke Nathaniel of Alcaire]]
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High King Emeric's brother, he is married to King Fahara'jad's other daughter Lakana.
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* DoubleInLawMarriage: He and his brother Emeric are both married to a pair of sisters, the daughters of King Fahara'jad.
* HappilyMarried: Her sister claims that Lakana fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Nathaniel, while dialogue with Nathaniel confirms that he too deeply loves Lakana. It's implied in one of his letters to Emeric that is partly due to [[SexGoddess bedroom skills]].
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Lakana tells you there are many in Hammerfell who oppose the Daggerfall Covenant, and thus violently oppose the [[ArrangedMarriage political marriages]] (hers, and her sister's to King Emeric) that cement it.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:He is devastated and furious at Lakana's murder, yet also self-aware enough to recognize that any rash action on his part could imperil the Daggerfall Covenant. Thus he recuses himself from deciding her killer's fate and allows the player character to decide.]]
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[[folder:Duchess Lakana]]
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King Fahara'jad's youngest daughter and wife to Duke Nathaniel.
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* DoubleInLawMarriage: She and her sister Maraya were part of an ArrangedMarriage to King Emeric and his brother Nathaniel, thus uniting Hammerfell and High Rock into the Daggerfall Covenant.
* HappilyMarried: Her sister claims that Lakana fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Nathaniel, while dialogue with Nathaniel confirms that he too deeply loves Lakana. Although by the time the player meets her, she's having doubts about the marriage, fearing he may be behind the attempts on her life.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Lakana tells you there are many in Hammerfell who oppose the Daggerfall Covenant, and thus violently oppose the [[ArrangedMarriage political marriages]] (hers, and her sister's to King Emeric) that cement it.
* RedHerring: The start of the questline involving her makes her look like she's trying to sabotage the Daggerfall Covenant by acting like a spy to her father. But it's soon made clear she's only acting suspicious because of the several murder attempts on her life.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:She ends up getting assassinated no matter what, causing a crisis to the Hammerfell and High Rock relationship.]]
* SexGoddess: Implied in one of his letters to Emeric.
-->"P.S.: The tricks these Redguard women employ in the bedchamber...! Why didn't you warn me, you old dog?"
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[[folder:Countess Eselde Tamrith]]
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Head of House Tamrith, one of the Rivenspire Triumvirate. An intelligent and patient young woman though some believe her inexperience causes her to lack a firm hand.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: The Rivenspire arc can potentially end with her crowned Queen of Shornhelm.
* BigSisterInstinct: She's outraged when she learns Reezal-Jul has her sister and even moreso after she learns ''what'' he plans for her. [[spoiler:However, this is subverted when her sister is afflicted with vampirism. Countess Tamrith ''immediately'' asks the player to [[MercyKill put Janeve down]], despite Janeve begging to live.]]
* ChasteHero: She's immune to all of Darien's flirtatious advances.
* TheFundamentalist: Countess Tamrith is ''extremely'' devoted to Arkay and prays over every decision. [[spoiler:When her own little sister -- whom she otherwise dearly loves -- is turned into a vampire, she immediately rejects her as an unholy abomination.]]
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:She asks the player to do this to her own little sister, although the player character can choose to spare Janeve.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: With Baron Dorell. She's the blue, being a peacekeeper who wants to focus on easing Rivenspire after a time of great turmoil.
* TheRival: To Baron Alard Dorell.
* TapOnTheHead: She tells you she gave the delirious Darien Gautier something to help him sleep. When asked what it is, she admits it was the blunt end of her staff.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:She is ''livid'' if you spare Jeneve, angrily telling you that any deaths she causes due to her newfound thirst for blood will be on your head.]]
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[[folder:Baron Alard Dorell]]
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Head of House Dorell and Baron of Northpoint. An experienced military man but some fear his hot-bloodedness will lead him to reckless decisions.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: The Rivenspire arc can potentially end with him crowned King of Shornhelm.
* ButThouMust: [[spoiler:You can't change his mind regarding the fate of his traitorous son. Even if you argue in favor of going easy on him, he sadly admits that he ''can't'' afford to do so due to the severity of his son's crimes.]]
* IHaveNoSon: Alard is thoroughly disappointed in his son for falling under Lleraya's control and dooming the people of Northpoint to a FateWorseThanDeath. He himself says as much.
-->'''Alard:''' You're dead to me, Ellic. Dead!
* JerkassHasAPoint: During the conflict in Shornhelm, Tamrith is shocked to find herself agreeing with Dorell that a decisive attack is needed.
* RedOniBlueOni: With Countess Tamrith. He's the red, wanting to strengthen the kingdom's armies and defenses.
* TheRival: To Countess Eselde Tamrith
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[[folder:Count Verandis Ravenwatch]]
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An Altmer nobleman of High Rock and old friend of King Emeric. In truth, he is a powerful vampire who is responsible for the current crisis and trying to atone for his mistake.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: A temporary case which the player controls Verandis while visiting his repressed memories.
* TheAtoner: Even though he was trying to save Lady Montclair's life by turning her into a vampire at request of her husband, it lead to her becoming a bloodfiend and turning her family too, making him indirectly for the Rivenspire crisis. In addition, its revealed that he was turned into a vampire by Molag Bal himself, implying that he had to commit some horrible atrocities to gain his favor.
* BigGood: Of the Rivenspire [[spoiler:and Markarth]] arcs.
* BrokenPedestal: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:Gwendis and Fennorian, who idolized Verandis, are horrified to discover Verandis was a member of the Grey Host and a personal friend of Rada al-Saran. However, their faith in him is restored as Verandis works to stop Rada, eventually sacrificing himself in the process.]]
* TheBusCameBack: After being PutOnABus at the conclusion of the Rivenspire arc, Verandis returned during the prologue of ''Markarth'' and once again plays the role of the BigGood for much of its questline.
* ChickMagnet: Downplayed, but present -- both [[spoiler:Lleraya and Gwendis]] are explicitly stated to be in love with him at different parts of his quest line.
* DealWithTheDevil: Instead of being turned by another vampire, he was granted vampirism by Molag Bal this way.[[spoiler:At the end of his questline, in order to prevent the destruction of the Lightless Remnant and cursing everyone in Rivenspire with vampirism, he makes a deal with Molag Bal to take it with him to Coldharbour.]]
* {{Expy}}: To Janus Hassildor in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''; both are friendly vampire counts that are very protective of the regions they watch over and provide an extremely helpful back up for the main protagonists in their respective games.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: You walk in on him and his retinue feeding on someone, who then explains that he was well-paid and cared for by the Count in exchange for his blood. He also offers an invaluable insight into the bloodfiend problem in Rivenspire.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:After being resurrected in the ''Markarth'' prologue quests, Verandis is brought back in a blood frenzy and immediately attacks Gwendis and the Vestige, forcing them to beat some senses into him to snap him out of it]].
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied. Verandis is a kind and noble person but the fact he was turned directly by Molag Bal implies a dark past which we never get to hear of. [[spoiler:Greymoor implies he was a member of the Grey Host until he betrayed them for unspecified reasons. ''Markarth'' makes it explicit; not only was Verandis a member of the Host, he was Rada al-Saran's closest friend. He left the Host once it became clear that his philosophy and Rada's were not compatible, as Rada saw humans as nothing but cattle to be ruled and suppressed, while Verandis aims for peaceful, equal co-existence.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: He seems to be a huge fan of this trope, befitting his character type as TheAtoner. Interestingly, both of the times he pulled this, are to try and contain an ArtifactOfDoom that's about to go off.
** At the climax of the Rivenspire arc, Verandis teleports both himself and the Lightless Remnant to Coldharbour, in order to stop it from firing and turning the entirety of the region into bloodfiends, knowing full well that it's going to result in his doom. [[spoiler:The Vestige and Gwendis later manage to bring him back through a Gray Host ritual, so it didn't stick.]]
** [[spoiler:He then does it again during the epilogue to the Markarth questline, where he elects to remain within Rada al-Saran's Grayhaven to try and control the Dark Heart. Due to him already being weakened, Verandis does this willingly, knowing that it's probably going to kill him for real this time. It turns out that he's still alive in some capacity, as his soul is bound to the Dark Heart, but his physical form was "ejected" out of it. Even Verandis himself is surprised by this turn of events, but is relieved nonetheless.]]
* OldFriend: He was one of High King Emeric's earliest supporters.
* NiceGuy: Verandis is very welcoming and courteous to the player character.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Dark Heart of Skyrim storyline reveals [[spoiler:that it was Verandis's own research (originally intended to help mortals) that Rada al-Saran used to create the harrowstorms amd enact his EvilPlan.]]
* RetiredMonster: Ultimately subverted. [[spoiler:While the ''Markarth'' prologue reveals that he was once an Exarch (General) of the original Grey Host, it quickly turns out that he maintained the same ideals regarding Vampires and mortals living in peace with each other back then as he does today. The one time he killed an innocent, it was a complete accident that he immediately regretted.]]
* SoProudOfYou: After returning from his [[spoiler:second]] HeroicSacrifice, Verandis expresses his pride over how much his charges have grown. He then relinquishes his title to them, and sets off for some time WalkingTheEarth alone, but also promises to visit them whenever he can.
* TokenHeroicOrc: An Altmer vampire who is a high-ranking nobleman of High Rock.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Baron Montclair, the ArcVillain of the Rivenspire.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the conclusion of the Rivenspire arc, Verandis pulls a HeroicSacrifice by teleporting himself and the Lightless Remnant back to Coldharbour before it infects the entirety of the region, possibly the whole of Tamriel itself. Unlike many other characters, you can't find him anywhere when you actually return to Coldharbour yourself, leaving his ultimate fate unclear. Later on, however, [[spoiler:through notes left behind by Verandis himself long ago, the Vestige and Gwendis can manage to resurrect him during the prologue quests for ''Markarth'', for which he is very thankful.]]
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[[folder:Gwendis]]
A young Bosmer vampire and a protege of Verandis Ravenwatch.
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* ActionGirl: Fights alongside Verandis [[spoiler:and the Montclairs in Verandis' flashback]], and manages to hold off the enemies chasing both.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She's in love with Verandis, but he seems to regard her strictly as a student.
* BigDamnHeroes: In Verandis' flashback, Gwendis arrives to save him at the last moment [[spoiler:as the newly-turned Montclair vampires close in on him.]]
* CantHoldTheirLiquor: In Verandis' flashback, she's completely plastered after a relatively small amount of wine.
* CovertPervert: She evidently watched enough of Darien Gautier's [[HoneyTrap seduction of an enemy guard captain]] to pop up immediately afterwards and offer some snarky congratulations.
* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: She gets carried away feeding at Ravenwatch manor, and has to be cautioned to go easy by Verandis.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Verandis.
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[[folder:Baron Wylon Montclair]]
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Once part of the noble triumvirate that governed Rivenspire (alongside Countess Tamrith and Baron Dorell), he's gone rogue and now wants to have all of it for himself.
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* ArcVillain: For Rivenspire arc.
* AntiVillain: Wylon was desperately trying to save his dying wife and his efforts end up [[spoiler:turning him into a vampire and driving him insane]].
* BaldOfEvil: A sympathetic variant at any rate.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Courtesy of being voiced by Creator/CrispinFreeman.
* NeverMyFault: Montclair seemingly places all of the blame on Verandis Ravenwatch for every misfortune that befell him.
** While Verandis ''was'' indeed complicit in the idea to use the Lightless Hollow to try and cure Leila Montclair of her illness, he did so at the behest (and later scornful demand) of Wylon himself, following very sketchy (and likely deliberately falsified) instructions provided by Reezal-Jul, an Argonian alchemist and necromancer that Montclair himself hired.
** Despite him not having the foggiest idea what the Hollow even does, he still angrily chastised and commanded Verandis to activate it anyway, resulting in him and his family being turned into vampires and bloodfiends, forcing Verandis to MercyKill Leila after she went berserk from the pain and attacked him. Somehow, in his twisted mind, Wylon saw this as an act of murder and betrayal, wilfully ignoring the fact that he's the cause of all of this.
** Later on, after the Vestige had slain his daughter Lleraya to liberate Northpoint, Wylon heaped that onto the pile as well, and remains indignant to the bitter end.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Specifically, accidentally turned by Verandis after he came into contact with an Ayleid ArtifactOfDoom.]]
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:He could have avoided being turned into a vampire had he simply accepted his wife's death.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Verandis. The death of Wylon's wife and Verandis's failure to save her disintegrated the friendship.
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[[folder:Reezal-Jul]]
An Argonian necromancer who formerly served King Ranser, he now serves as one of Baron Montclair's top lieutenants.
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* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:He seeks to devastate the Covenant to avenge King Ranser.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Manages to be this for Rivenspire despite likely being the first Montclair character defeated, since his desire for revenge against the Covenant and his manipulations of Baron Montclair kickstarted the plot.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Discussed in his journals. Of the three nobles ruling Rivenspire, Reezal-Jul ingratiated himself with Montclair because he would be the easiest to manipulate. Indeed, he uses Leila Montclair's terminal illness to play both Baron Montclair and Verandis Ravenwatch like fiddles.
* MindWipe: He pulls this on Verandis, obscuring his own role in the FaceHeelTurn of Baron Montclair.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Lampshaded by Captain Janeve, who notes that she's met many Argonians who are calm and connected to nature -- but Reezal-Jul is the very opposite of that.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: His ultimate goal is to command an army of undead, noting that he loves how obedient and unquestioning they are.
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:His journal reveals that he knew exactly what the Lightless Remnant was capable of all along, and manipulated Montclair into unleashing its power in order to take revenge on the Covenant for King Ranser's death.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In his backstory, he abandoned King Ranser when the latter was cornered at Traitor's Tor.
* TheStarscream: He personally wishes to rule Rivenspire (and whatever else he can conquer), with the strong implication that he intends to betray Montclair after the latter [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness has outlived his use]].
* TheUnfettered: Reezal-Jul has no moral compunctions and holds no personal loyalties sacred in his pursuit of personal power. His experiments on the townsfolk of Crestshade are nothing short of an atrocity.
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[[folder:Throne Keeper Farvad]]
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The high priest of the Yokudan god Tu'whacca. He claims that his god speaks to him through his thoughts, and he quickly becomes one of the Vestige's main allies against the Withered Hand in the Alik'r Desert.
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* BadassPreacher: He is a simple priest, but he is more than capable of defending himself.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:He is one of the three major Alikr' Desert characters who can assist you during the final battle against Shiri and Suturah.]]
* HearingVoices: He claims to be able to communicate with Tu'whacca this way, and there's a surprisingly large amount of evidence that it may be genuine.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:At the climax of the Alik'r Desert arc, he suffers a momentary one after being forced to kill a zombie in self-defense (attacking the dead is considered a major dishonor in Redguard culture).]]
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[[folder:The Withered Hand]]
Decades ago, a powerful necromancer called Suturah raised an army of undead and marched on the Alik'r, determined to conquer it and transform it into a kingdom of death. Under the leadership of Fahara'jad and with the aide of the Ash'abah exiles, the Redguards were able to defeat the undead and Suturah himself was slain. Now, his twin sons Uwafa and Alasan have formed a cult of necromancers, seeking to finish what their father started.
* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:Shiri makes it clear that she is ''not'' happy about her brothers' deaths when you finally confront her.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: Prince Azah claims that Uwafa and Alasan were once his childhood friends and they all studied together, but on reflection admits that their friendship was likely an act on the brothers' part.
* GenreSavvy: They take full advantage of the fact that Redguard culture forbids harming the dead.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to anyone but the Withered Hand themselves, Suturah had a third child: Shiri, who poses as the assistant of a prominent archaeologist in order to spy on the Vestige and their allies.]]
* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Alasan allows himself to be killed so that his Wraith can corrupt his Ansei Ward. Thankfully, some quick thinking on the Vestige and their allies' parts prevents this.]]
* TheUndead: Naturally, as a necromancer cult, they have a lot of these at their disposal. [[spoiler:Suturah himself is risen as a Lich during the final battle.]]
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[[folder:Queen Arzhela]]
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King Emeric's cousin and the recently-widowed Queen of Evermore.
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* BigGood: For the Evermore-centric half of the Bangkorai arc.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: The Reachman invaders killed both of her children. You can actually meet both in sidequests, as they are [[spoiler:temporarily]] revived by supernatural means. [[spoiler:Princess Elara can survive as the Sentinel of Viridian Forest, but Prince Adrien must die again as a Daedra was trying to use his corpse as a vessel.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though she's handed over authority of Evermore to her brother-in-law, you first meet her at the chapel where she's treating the wounded, trying to do something constructive for the city while she's grieving. When you present her with evidence that [[spoiler:Duke Renchant is planning to hand Evermore to the Empire]], she wastes no time in organizing a resistance and helping to defeat the attempted takeover.
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[[folder:King Kurog]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JBBlanc
The King of Orsinium and leader of the Orcs. Unlike Emeric and Faha'rajhad, he prefers to take a backseat regarding the Three Banners War in order to focus on rebuilding his kingdom.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Even after his plans have been exposed and foiled, the people of Orsinium still mourn him as an ultimately well intentioned leader who simply went too far.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:When Forgemother Angra poisons you in the penultimate ''Orsinium'' main quest, just before you pass out he genuinely apologizes that it had to come to this, as he ''did'' consider you a friend.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''Orsinium'', as he is secretly plotting a mass genocidal purge of his people in order to forcibly convert them to the worship of Trinimac instead of Malacath.]]
* BigEater: Described as such in ''The Chronicles of King Kurog'', and he frequently holds meetings at his favorite cornerclub in Orsinium.
* TheFundamentalist: He is extremely adamant in his belief that the worship of Trinimac is essential to the Orcs' survival. [[spoiler:So much so that he is willing to do a ''lot'' of morally reprehensible things to accomplish it.]]
* MyBelovedSmother: Many characters remark on the power Kurog's mother wields over him, [[spoiler:and after their deaths, she is assigned much of the blame for Kurog's FaceHeelTurn.]]
* OddFriendship: With Emeric, at least on the surface, as Kurog is blunt and brash while Emeric is diplomatic and refined. However underneath, both men are not so different as they are both highly ambitious for themselves and their kingdoms.
* OutOfFocus: Despite being a racial leader, before ''Orsinium'' he barely had any presence in the main game. In fact, the only time he truly appears is as an illusion during the Mages Guild arc.
* {{Polygamy}}: A standard practice for Orc leaders, Kurog and his mother go a step further by handpicking an enormous ''network'' of wives for pragmatic and political purposes.
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler:During the final battle of ''Orsinium'', if Forge-Mother Alga is defeated before him, he flies into a rage and gains a significant damage boost.]]
* UnwittingPawn: many Orcs consider him one to Emeric, with one such Orc outright defecting to the Dominion due to this belief. [[spoiler:Its also heavily implied that his FaceHeelTurn in ''Orsinium'' was due in part to manipulations by his mother, Forgemother Angra.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: His shield-wives are VERY willing and able to fight to the death to defend him. [[spoiler:Including against you.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:As brutal as his methods and goals are, he genuinely believes its for the good of the Orcs.]]
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[[folder:Lady Clarisse Laurent]]
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A Breton noblewoman, scholar, and treasure hunter, she and her loyal manservant/ButtMonkey Stibbons can be found on a variety of expeditions across the Daggerfall Covenant and other parts of Tamriel.
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* ComedicSociopathy: She is a hilariously awful boss to her manservant Stibbons, and is unrepentantly responsible for a variety of terrible and demeaning things that happen to him.
* {{Flanderization}}: While she has a bit of contempt with Stibbons in the past, ''Blackwood'' has her act like a raving lunatic with her complaining about her manservant's entire existence to the point that it makes you wonder why hasn't she permanently got rid of him.
* PerspectiveFlip: In ''High Isle'', her and Stibbons' usual roles are switched. This time, ''she's'' the one in trouble (in this case, possessed by the amnesiac ghost of an All Flags Navy admiral), and ''Stibbons'' is the one who needs the Vestige's help to save her.
* PetTheDog: In Coldharbour, Lady Laurent has an ''extremely'' rare moment of concern for Stibbons and sends the player to rescue him from the Spurned Peak.
* PointyHairedBoss: Despite her pretensions of scholarly exploration, most of the actual accomplishments of her expeditions are done by the player character.
* RecurringCharacter: She and Stibbons appear across several zones in the Daggerfall Covenant, join the invasion force in Coldharbour, and pop up again in Orsinium, Vvardenfell, Murkmire, Blackwood, and High Isle.
* UpperClassTwit: She is a noble from Daggerfall whose aspirations of greatness far exceed her actual abilities.
%%* {{Expy}}: Of Lara Croft
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[[folder:Stibbons]]
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Lady Laurent's loyal manservant, he endures a variety of bizarre misfortunes as a result of his adventures with her.
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* DamnedByFaintPraise: An item in his possession was given to him by Lady Laurent "in recognition of years of adequate service."
* ExtremeDoormat: To Lady Laurent, rushing to obey even her most outlandish and dangerous demands.
* FatalAttractor: In Coldharbour, he is ''twice'' the object of daedric affections.
* GrandTheftMe: Depending on the player's decision in an early quest in Glenumbra, it is entirely possible for Stibbons to be permanently possessed by an ancient Breton ghost, which will be referenced on subsequent quests.
* IronButtMonkey: Without fail, every quest involving Stibbons ends with him being subjected to some bizarre, painful or humiliating misfortune. In one quest, he is turned into ''an egg.''
* SycophanticServant: Stibbons is absolutely loyal to Lady Laurent no matter how much physical torment and demeaning abuse she heaps upon him. In one quest when she fires him, he's devastated, and goes all-out to get re-hired by her.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Finally gets a break in ''High Isle'', where this time ''he'' gets to help save Laurent from a perilous situation. Even when it seems like his bad luck will show up again, he quickly countered it and even used it to his advantage to help break the curse.
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[[folder:High King Emeric]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BillNighy
Formerly a Merchant Prince of Wayrest, Emeric used his business and political savvy to become leader of the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* {{Archenemy}}: In his backstory, he and King Ranser of Rivenspire were mortal enemies. Ranser came ''very'' close to dethroning him.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: In his backstory, Emeric distinguished himself by fending off a Reachman invasion and saving Daggerfall, leading to an early version of the Covenant among various High Rock kingdoms. He -along with Prince Irnskar and Queen Ayrenn- gets a chance to show he can still kick ass in the ''High Isle'' storyline, personally fighting next to you against the final boss.
* BigGood: For the Covenant.
* CoolOldGuy: Despite his age, he's very laid-back, affable and willing to lead his armies himself.
* DeadpanSnarker: He holds nothing about being High King sacred, and frequently jokes about what a pain in the ass it is ruling the Covenant.
* DoesThisMakeMeLookFat: Inverted, in one of the overheard conversations between him and his wife, she asks if a particular dress makes her look too thin. Emeric awkwardly bumbles over the answer.
* DoubleInLawMarriage: He and his brother Nathaniel are married to the daughters of King Fahara'jad.
* GagPenis: According to an alleged former lover.
-->'''Chronicler:''' My gods! You practically admitted you played "sheathe the dagger" with High King Emeric in "Investigator Vale and the High Rock Revolt!"
-->'''Arabelle:''' I did no such thing! And besides, Emeric's dagger would more accurately be described as a sword ....
* GenghisGambit: Rather cannily, Emeric brought in the Redguards (via his marriage to Fahara'jad's daughter) and the Orcs (by promising to restore Orsinium) to aid him against King Ranser's rebellion. It is implied the mutual struggle ended up strengthening the Covenant.
* TheGoodKing: Yup. For one, he managed to get the Bretons, Orcs, and Redguards to form an alliance, despite the three peoples' mutual distrust.
* TheHighKing: In his own right, he is King of Stormhaven, ruling from Wayrest. He commands the loyalty, among others, of King Fahara'jad of Alikr and King Casimir of Daggerfall.
* ItsPersonal: Bangkorai's ArcVillain is Septima Tharn, who nastily rejected Emeric's romantic interest in their younger days. Now HappilyMarried, Emeric no longer has romantic feelings for her, but facing her again rankles his pride. For Septima's part, this is completely averted, as [[spoiler:Emeric is not her true target at all, merely bait so that she can try to kill [[GenreSavvy the player character]], whom she recognizes as the true threat to her designs on the Daggerfall Covenant.]]
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: In Wayrest Castle, Emeric and his queen Maraya can be heard lightly bickering about a variety of mundane topics.
* LoveTriangle: Emeric was engaged to Rayelle, the daughter of King Ranser, but broke it off abruptly when he fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Maraya. Ranser was so enraged that he ''started a war'' and nearly unseated Emeric from power.
* MerchantPrince: How he gained his prestige.
* ModestRoyalty: He's a pretty down-to-earth, recognizes talented individuals with the praise they deserve, admits when he is wrong, and doesn't let being High King get to his head.
* MyGodYouAreSerious: If you're a member of a rival Alliance, he has this reaction first when you propose the ceasefire conference on Stirk, then when you propose sending the Fighters and Mages Guilds into Coldharbour.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: He and his brother Nathaniel married the daughters of King Fahara'jad of Alikr, and both ended up in happy marriages.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler:Definitely does later on in the game.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: A mild example, but Emeric is surprisingly pissy and obstinate in the Stirk conference compared to the Covenant storyline, where he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure through and through.
* WhatTheHellHero: If you've completed the Thieves Guild questline prior to ''High Isle'', [[spoiler:an appalled Emeric will inform you that his spymaster linked you with the Guild's activities. And he isn't fooled by the BlatantLies you offer as an excuse, although he admits to the pragmatic usefulness of the criminal underworld.]]
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Lampshaded and played for laughs. By the third or fourth major crisis the Player Character resolves, Emeric starts straight up admitting he's basing his strategy around sending you in to handle things.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He thought giving rule of Rivenspire to a triumvirate of leading noblemen would allow him to stymie any attempts to unify the region against him, pretty standard {{Chessmaster}} stuff. Unfortunately, it led to a civil war in Rivenspire at a time when the Covenant cannot afford internal conflict.
* YouAreInCommandNow: He ascended the throne of Wayrest when the entire royal family was killed off by the Khahaten Flu.
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[[folder:King Fahara'jad]]
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The Redguard king, responsible for bringing Hammerfell into the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* AuthoritySoundsDeep: He has a very deep voice and is a capable king.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and High King Emeric have much in common, facing significant political opposition within their own kingdoms (Fahara'jad from the Crown population, and Emeric from King Ranser of Rivenspire), using [[MerchantPrince trade and commerce to shore up their own power]], and each acting as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure within their respective questlines. In fact, they are among the very few zone leaders who appear to be personally close with each other.
* TheMagnificent: He, his deceased wife, and all of his children have such titles. Fahara'jad is the All-Beneneficent King, his wife the "Flower of Taneth," his eldest daughter is Maraya "the Jewel of Satakalaam," his younger daughter Lakana is "the Star of the Almandine," and his son is "Lion of Antiphyllos."
* OlderThanTheyLook: He has three grown children, including one who's been in a relatively long marriage with King Emeric.
* PapaWolf: When his daughter [[spoiler:Lakana is killed by a Breton knight]], he threatens to withdraw the Redguards from the Daggerfall Covenant unless the guilty party is immediately put to death. This is despite the fact that Fahara'jad is a strong proponent of the Covenant otherwise, even overriding the wishes of a segment of his own people.
* PragmaticHero: Fahara'jad has no qualms about employing [[{{Privateer}} privateers]] to maintain control of the seas, nor in calling upon the highly taboo Ash'abah warriors when his kingdom is threatened by the undead. It's also implied that he approved of his daughter's marriage to High King Emeric in order to cement a trade alliance between Hammerfell and High Rock, thus strengthening his own political power.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: During the Alik'r Desert questline. He endorses and assists the Vestige every step of the way, even doing so privately when he cannot be seen publicly endorsing attacks on the undead (due to a strong Redguard cultural taboo, which could be politically costly for him).
* {{Sucksessor}}: Fahara'jad himself doesn't actually suck as a ruler, but as a Forebear who brings the Redguards into an alliance with foreign powers, he is ''regarded'' as this by the more isolationist, tradition-bound Crown population.
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[[folder:Prince Azah]]
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King Fahara'jad's only son.
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* DistressedDude: Lampshaded; he expresses embarrassment the ''second'' time the Vestige has to rescue him from the bad guys.
* IgnoredExpert: When first encountered he's been conducting an investigation of the undead attacks, and tells you he's been pleading with his father for weeks to call upon the [[ForbiddenChekhovsGun otherwise shunned Ash'abah warrior clan.]]
* RoyalHarem: Subverted. He's known for spending time with a number of women at his seraglio. However, the women aren't mistresses or concubines - they are actually all part of his personal spy network.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Despite the DistressedDude moments mentioned above, Azah is a capable warrior and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure much like his father.
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[[folder:Captain Kaleen]]
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A Redguard Sailor, she saves the Soulless One from drowning if they sided with the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* TheCaper: She's the brains behind one and has a questline requiring you to collect the members of, and pull off said heist.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Inverted, especially if you destroy the relic. During the course of two voyages, she managed to suffer a mutiny by two separate crews. This is mostly down to her increasingly stickler for the rules behavior clashing with her far more chaotic underlings.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Wants to give the Ayleid artifact to King Fahara'jad so he can use it to help the Covenant. The artifact has the ability to raise an army of undead. Redguards are virulently opposed to necromancy of any kind, and would never use such an artifact. At no point does any of this seem to occur to her.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Her cabin girl is practically screaming it from the rooftops.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Kaleen's defining motivation is her loyalty to King Fahara'jad first and foremost, and consequently to the Daggerfall Covenant.
* {{Privateer}}: For King Fahara'jad.
* SkewedPriorities: Master Kasan, her mentor, thinks this of her when she says she wants to give an Ayleid ArtifactOfDoom to King Fahara'jad. Her first priority, in his opinion, should be to make sure something so evil never again can be used to harm people.
* UngratefulBastard: Even if you bend over backwards to recruit everyone for her heist, if you destroy the artifact that the Bloodthorn Cult was using to enslave Orc spirits on Betnikh, all her respect for you flies out the window, and she'll see you as a traitor to the Covenant.
** On the other hand, talking to her at Sentinel reveals that she feels awful for putting her alliance before Lambur's feelings, and shouldn't have been so insistent on keeping the thing. It also helps that, assuming the Rivenspire arc was completed beforehand, that by this point you [[spoiler:saved her life and helped her stop a traitorous spy from inciting a civil war in the Covenant.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Lambur leaves her service in disgust after her actions on Betnikh.
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[[folder:Jakarn]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SteveBlum
A Breton thief on Stros M'Kai who can be recruited by a Covenant-aligned Vestige.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Very briefly in Elsweyr, when he becomes so obsessed with the [[ArtifactOfAttraction Jewel of Baan Dar]] he's willing to take a fatal plunge off a cliff pursuing it. [[spoiler:The player character can snap him out of it via ThePowerOfFriendship.]]
* CardSharp: He scams some Khajiit thugs out of a great deal of money this way in Elsweyr, and only narrowly escapes the subsequent GamblingBrawl.
* TheCharmer: Several of his admirers flat-out admit they know he's full of it, but find him so attractive they don't care.
* ChickMagnet: He catches the eye of three women on the ''Spearhead.''
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Along with the three women mentioned above, a male Nord also joins the crew just to see him work shirtless.
* EveryoneHasStandards: When warning the player character away from a particularly violent gang.
-->'''Jakarn:''' I'll liberate some poor sap's purse as quickly as the next man, but murder and bloodshed is not on my agenda.
* KarmicThief: Most of Jakarn's onscreen robbery targets are cruel, thuggish, or flat-out evil (such as the Bloodthorn Cult, who he particularly relishes the opportunity to steal from).
* LadykillerInLove: He catches actual feelings for Crafty Lerisa, another member of Kaleen's crew. Naturally, she's the one person who has zero romantic or sexual interest in him.
* LoveableRogue: Jakarn's a thief and a trickster, but also an easygoing and likable guy who generally avoids violent methods where possible.
* NiceGuy: Despite being a bit of a rake, he's actually one of the nicer members of the crew. He's always nice to the player character, doesn't get mad if you give the gemstone to Headman Bhosek's associate, and is the only Breton crewman on the Spearhead who thinks you should destroy the Ayleid ArtifactOfDoom, even if it might give the Covenant an advantage.
* ReallyGetsAround: One of Jakarn's defining characteristics. ''Elsweyr'' makes it clear that gender and race are no object to him.
* ShowSomeLeg: Or in his case, show some chest. In ''High Isle'' he offers to create a distraction at a party. Cut to Jakarn dancing on a table shirtless while a nearby bard plays a risque song. [[DistractedByTheSexy It's a very effective distraction.]]
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[[folder:Neramo]]
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An Altmer scholar investigating ruins on Stros M'Kai. He is recruited onto Captain Kaleen's crew.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: He would prefer to keep the Ayleid artifact on Betnikh for himself, instead of destroying it or using it for the Covenant war effort.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his personality, he's still one of the most knowledgable Dwemer scholars alive.
* ComedicSociopathy: Unlike everyone else on Betnikh, his decision to destroy the artifact isn't out of moral reasons but to spite the Covenant for not letting ''him'' study it. He is also very curious about the pained twitching caused by a shock device he made.
* {{Expy}}: A brilliant but abrasive Mer who treats the powerful hero as his personal assistant? He and Neloth would get along fantastic if they were born in the same era.
* FanBoy: He's very eager to impress Divayth Fyr and asks you to tell him about his personal exploits.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's very full of himself and walks all over Raynor Vanos when they have to work together.
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[[folder:Crafty Lerisa]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KariWahlgren
A Breton pirate captain found shipwrecked on Stros M'Kai, she can be recruited for Kaleen's heist.
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* DistaffCounterpart: To Jakarn, as a fellow LoveableRogue who engages in shady business but is overall consistently helpful to the Vestige.
* TheMenFirst: Her condition for helping the Vestige on Stros M'Kai is that the Vestige must first assist in rescuing her crew from the Sea Drakes.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Her retaliation against Captain Helane is horrifically painful -- although as Lerisa points out, she's using a poison [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Helane herself used against disobedient slaves]].
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: A literal example. Crafty Lerisa is supposedly a pirate captain, but spends much more of her time onscreen helping the player character than doing anything too pirate-y.
* StealthExpert: To somewhat ridiculous levels, as she appears to successfully disguise herself ''as a fern'' at one point.
-->'''Crafty Lerisa:''' Good trick that. Did I really disguise myself as a fern? Or did you see a fern because you weren't looking close enough?
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[[folder:Gabrielle Benele]]
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A Breton member of the Mages Guild, Gabrielle assists the Vestige in several Daggerfall Covenant zones as well as in the main quest.
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* AbsentMindedProfessor: Frequently misplaces her things while wrapped up in research.
* BadassBookworm: Although Gabrielle is primarily a scholar, she jumps in to personally fight Angof alongside the Vestige.
* IWillFindYou: After [[spoiler:Darien Gautier]] goes missing in Coldharbour, she can subsequently be found in Anvil's guildhall, obsessed with researching a way to find [[spoiler:him]].
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: As a scholar, Gabrielle can sometimes be cheerfully enthusiastic over freakish or disturbing magical anomalies.
** CharacterDevelopment: This is downplayed after the [[spoiler:Coldharbour]] quests, as the shock of losing [[spoiler:King Dynar and Darien Gautier]] appears to have genuinely shaken her.
* PersonaNonGrata: Banned for life from a tavern in Evermore after she used her arcane abilities to deal with an unwelcome yet persistent suitor.
-->Besides, what's the big deal? Scalp and beard hair always grows back eventually, even when it's been scorched off.
* ThinkingUpPortals: One of Gabrielle's greatest strengths as a mage. When she's given the opportunity to try to break into an impenetrable vault, she practically salivates over the challenge.
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[[folder:Captain Darien Gautier]]
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->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JonCurry
A captain in the army of the Covenant, and the son of General Gautier. The player first meets him during the campaign to retake the city of Camlorn from the werewolves of Angolf.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:''Summerset'' reveals that he is a creation of Meridia and not fully human, but whether he is completely BornOfMagic or actually related to his human father (whom you meet in Glenumbra) is never clarified.]]
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His implied fate at the conclusion of ''Summerset'', where he is trapped in Meridia's realm, with his mind and identity slowly slipping away. He knows it's happening, but is completely powerless to stop it.]]
* AwesomeButTemporary: [[spoiler:While serving as a GuestStarPartyMember in ''Summerset'', Darien turns out to be one of the only [=NPC=]s who can do a CombinationAttack with the player character using his Dawnbreaker sword. The attack is devastating to opponents and recharges constantly, so your joint raid on Evergloam is basically just [[CurbStompBattle curb stomping]] your way to the end of the level. Unfortunately, Dawnbreaker is stolen from Darien at the end of the level.]]
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:In ''Summerset'', he needs to be rescued from Mephala's realm. In subsequent quests, however, he's an incredibly capable GuestStarPartyMember.]]
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Darien isn't shy about extolling his own charms, particularly with the opposite sex. However his friend Alinon comments that a lot of it is bluster, and a glimpse at his journal in Camlorn reveals he's been secretly tormented by nightmares -- and that he ''freaked the hell out'' when they started [[DreamingOfThingsToCome coming true.]]
* TheCasanova: Not to the extent of Raz, but Darien is an [[ChivalrousPervert unabashed flirt]] and will also hit on a female Vestige of any race, with several gender-specific pieces of dialogue having him inviting them out for a beer. As of ''Summerset'', a female Vestige can also flirt back at ''him''. He also seems to have the hots for Gabrielle Benele, as well as Gloria Fausta if she was spared during the Aldcroft arc, and his method of obtaining intel on Montclair troops in Northpoint is to [[HoneyTrap get into the pants of their female captain.]] Gwendis cheekily calls him out on the last bit, which he tries to deflect with sarcasm.
* CerebusRetcon: [[spoiler:The reveal that he is Meridia's vessel opens up a LOT of this in his Daggerfall Covenant zone appearances, from the way he freaks out at Tamrith's religiously-based healing in Rivenspire (initially played for laughs), to his seemingly unexplained lack of harm in the battles at Cath Bedraud and Northpoint.]]
* ChivalrousPervert: Darien loves the ladies, but he's a good guy.
* ContagiousHeroism: [[spoiler:Meridia claims that ''you'' as the player character have had this influence on him, stating that after meeting you "The knight had a single purpose, but somehow you complicated matters. Now the knight actually... cares."]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Is rather sarcastic in the situations he's in. For example when he is in a dangerous place he will sarcastically pretend it's a lovely place.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When you first encounter him in Camlorn, his top priority is saving as many of the city's civilians as he can. Assisting the player character's goals is firmly in second place.
* FailureKnight: He resigns as guard captain of Camlorn at the end of that city's quest, stating that the city fell to werewolves on his watch, but goes on to fight evil throughout the rest of Glenumbra and later Rivenspire.
* FireForgedFriends: Over the course of the Daggerfall Covenant questlines, he evolves into this with Skordo the Knife and Gabrielle Benele.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** One of the longest cases in the game! In Camlorn, you can find his journal, in which he describes having strange dreams about anchors dropping from the sky. In Rivenspire, not only does he fend off a horde of Bloodfiends with a flash of light, but he's miraculously not infected with vampirism despite having been mobbed and covered in bite marks. Later, [[spoiler:he will also mention his strange dreams during the main quest. In Summerset, he is finally revealed to be Meridia's vessel and not fully human. Whether it's a case of DivineParentage or being simply BornOfMagic is left ambiguous, but Darien claims to have known he was different all of his life.]]
** If you play through ''Orsinium'', [[spoiler:you can discover a note from Darien in Wrothgar's library, in which he describes being trapped in Meridia's realm. In ''Summerset'' this is a major plot point.]]
* TheGoodCaptain: He does his best to put TheMenFirst, and he frequently backs up the Player Character without any fuss.
* HandsomeLech: Darien's interest in any woman with a pulse is well-known and a turnoff for many recipients of his affections (he's shot down hard by Countess Tamrith, and [[spoiler:Valsirenn]] suggests abandoning him in Oblivion). If female, the player character can choose whether to flirt back or to reject him in similar fashion.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Pulls one off towards the end of the Summerset questline to give the Player Character a shot at defeating Nocturnal.]]
* HoneyTrap: His ChivalrousPervert tendencies pay off in Rivenspire, where during one quest you can walk in on him having just seduced information out of an enemy guard captain.
* IWillFindYou: [[spoiler:He mysteriously vanishes during one of the final battles of the main quest. In later zones, Daggerfall Covenant characters such as Gabrielle Benele and Alinon the Alchemist can be found searching for him. When you meet him again in Summerset, depending on your playthrough, you can also get a dialogue option to tell him that ''you'' have been looking for him for a long time.]]
* ItIsDehumanizing: [[spoiler:Meridia refers to him as "it" several times when revealing that Darien is the Golden Knight, emphasizing that "it" is purely her vessel.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: His ChivalrousPervert tendencies aside, Darien is a genuinely good guy who assists the player character several times in fighting evil that's befallen the land. A subversion occurs [[spoiler:in ''Summerset'' when he gets upgraded to literal shining armor -- but it's because he's now the champion of Meridia, a daedric prince.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Although he's able to keep his head often enough to avoid becoming TheMillstone, Darien does more than once rush blindly into battle and need to get bailed out by the player character.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: [[spoiler:In ''Summerset'', after he loses Dawnbreaker, he switches to a special holy shield the player character can get behind.]]
* MrFanservice: He's a KnightInShiningArmor who flirts incessantly with the player character, and gets a few beefy [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]] to boot. Lampshaded during one of the aforementioned shirtless scenes as the player character has the option to remark, "I could get used to this."
* MissingMom: Asking him about who he is in ''Summerset'' has him revealing that although he knew his father well, he strangely has no idea who his mother is, as his childhood feels kind of like a blur to him. [[spoiler:Given that he's revealed to be an ArtificialHuman created by Meridia, she might as well ''be'' his mother in a sense.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Twice over! He vanishes after the destruction of the Planar Vortex, but unlike King Dynar his death is not officially confirmed. It is heavily implied through his dialogue about his strange dreams that he was forcibly transported to Meridia's realm, the Colored Rooms. Sure enough, he returns in ''Summerset'', albeit with no memories of who he was before becoming Meridia's Knight. At the end of ''Summerset'' he vanishes again in a HeroicSacrifice, but you later receive a message from him establishing that he's yet again in Meridia's realm, [[AndIMustScream albeit this time being slowly stripped of his free will]].]]
%%* NiceGuy
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:His HeroicSacrifice in the Crystal Tower puts him back in Meridia's realm -- where she proceeds to punish him by stripping him of all memories and free will. A small side mission in ''Elsweyr'' confirms that she considers his actions to have been a betrayal.]]
* NoodleIncident: He and his buddy Skordo the Knife appear together in the Dragonstar Arena guestbook in Craglorn, but what exactly they were doing there is not elaborated upon.
* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: The player character gets the opportunity to tell him this during one of his [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes.]]
* RecurringCharacter: Darien starts out as a support character in Glenumbra, but gradually shows up in enough questlines that he evolves into a WalkingSpoiler.
* RomanceSidequest: Downplayed as it does not significantly affect the plot, but Darien is one of the few [=NPC=]s (along with Naryu Virian of the Pact) whose flirtatious advances the player can choose to return. [[spoiler:Becomes a case of StarCrossedLovers after the events of the main quest and especially Summerset.]]
* SemiDivine: He's [[spoiler:the vessel of Meridia]], meaning he is essentially a demigod.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He's seen chomping down on a loaf of bread in a few key scenes, a RunningGag that made it into [[https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/smolderscrolls Smolder Scrolls]].
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[[folder:Skordo The Knife]]
An Orc soldier initially based in Shornhelm, Skordo joins the player character through several campaigns in the Daggerfall Covenant.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Skordo loves to bash skulls and make quips about it.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: In ''Elsweyr'', he's hell-bent on rescuing two innocent civilians who were kidnapped alongside him. [[spoiler:And he's genuinely broken up when he can't reach one of them in time.]]
* DistressedDude: He is first encountered being held captive by Montclair's forces in Rivenspire.
* FireForgedFriends: With Darien Gautier in some of the Daggerfall Covenant zones.
* FirstPersonSmartass: His three volumes of ''The Adventurer's Almanac'' are written in this style.
-->You ever heard of Cyrodilic Collections? Me neither. Not until they started throwing gold around like King Jorunn in a bawd house.
* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: In Elsweyr, an ''Alfiq'' Khajiit finds him quite sexy, evidently not deterred by their highly different physiologies.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: In ''Elsweyr'' you can encounter him shortly after he's been kidnapped; Skordo would strongly prefer that no one ever hear about it.
* TheMenFirst: Stranded in the Tower of Lies with his Fighters Guild unit, getting everyone out safely is Skordo's absolute top priority. When one of his guildmates cannot be saved, he ''furiously'' takes it out on the daedric overseer at the first opportunity.
* NoodleIncident: He and his buddy Darien Gautier appear together in the Dragonstar Arena guestbook in Craglorn, but what exactly they were doing there is not elaborated upon.
* RecurringCharacter: He pops up again in ''Orsinium'' and ''Elsweyr.''
* SignpostTutorial: He is the author of three almanacs that point the player towards daily repeatable quests.
* TookALevelInBadass: Skordo is a capable fighter to begin with, but he graduates from DistressedDude to Fighters' Guild member to [[spoiler:joining the assault on Coldharbour and Molag Bal in the main quest]].
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[[folder:Angof the Gravesinger]]
Leader of the Bloodthorn Cult, Reachmen who seek to conquer the Glenumbra region.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:When the Observer lists the weaknesses of the three, he lists Thallik's [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] and Estre's [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder deception.]] By contrast, he lists Angof's as an overwhelming sense of regret.]]
* ArcVillain: Of Glenumbra.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Like Estre and Thallik, he can undergo one in the Coldharbour arc and become an ally against his former master, Molag Bal. ''Unlike'' Estre and Thallik, however, his turn is heavily implied to be genuine, as unlike them he has no desire to return to Nirn and restart his schemes, only wanting to undo his transformation.]]
* {{Necromancer}}: Well, why else would he be called "the Gravesinger"?
* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:If you killed him before Coldharbour, he admits that he considers you this when you meet again in the Cliffs of Failure, and its exactly because of that respect that he urges you not to get roped into the Overseer's game.]]
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[[folder:Duke Nathaniel of Alcaire]]
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High King Emeric's brother, he is married to King Fahara'jad's other daughter Lakana.
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* DoubleInLawMarriage: He and his brother Emeric are both married to a pair of sisters, the daughters of King Fahara'jad.
* HappilyMarried: Her sister claims that Lakana fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Nathaniel, while dialogue with Nathaniel confirms that he too deeply loves Lakana. It's implied in one of his letters to Emeric that is partly due to [[SexGoddess bedroom skills]].
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Lakana tells you there are many in Hammerfell who oppose the Daggerfall Covenant, and thus violently oppose the [[ArrangedMarriage political marriages]] (hers, and her sister's to King Emeric) that cement it.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:He is devastated and furious at Lakana's murder, yet also self-aware enough to recognize that any rash action on his part could imperil the Daggerfall Covenant. Thus he recuses himself from deciding her killer's fate and allows the player character to decide.]]
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[[folder:Duchess Lakana]]
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King Fahara'jad's youngest daughter and wife to Duke Nathaniel.
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* DoubleInLawMarriage: She and her sister Maraya were part of an ArrangedMarriage to King Emeric and his brother Nathaniel, thus uniting Hammerfell and High Rock into the Daggerfall Covenant.
* HappilyMarried: Her sister claims that Lakana fell in LoveAtFirstSight with Nathaniel, while dialogue with Nathaniel confirms that he too deeply loves Lakana. Although by the time the player meets her, she's having doubts about the marriage, fearing he may be behind the attempts on her life.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Lakana tells you there are many in Hammerfell who oppose the Daggerfall Covenant, and thus violently oppose the [[ArrangedMarriage political marriages]] (hers, and her sister's to King Emeric) that cement it.
* RedHerring: The start of the questline involving her makes her look like she's trying to sabotage the Daggerfall Covenant by acting like a spy to her father. But it's soon made clear she's only acting suspicious because of the several murder attempts on her life.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:She ends up getting assassinated no matter what, causing a crisis to the Hammerfell and High Rock relationship.]]
* SexGoddess: Implied in one of his letters to Emeric.
-->"P.S.: The tricks these Redguard women employ in the bedchamber...! Why didn't you warn me, you old dog?"
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[[folder:Countess Eselde Tamrith]]
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Head of House Tamrith, one of the Rivenspire Triumvirate. An intelligent and patient young woman though some believe her inexperience causes her to lack a firm hand.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: The Rivenspire arc can potentially end with her crowned Queen of Shornhelm.
* BigSisterInstinct: She's outraged when she learns Reezal-Jul has her sister and even moreso after she learns ''what'' he plans for her. [[spoiler:However, this is subverted when her sister is afflicted with vampirism. Countess Tamrith ''immediately'' asks the player to [[MercyKill put Janeve down]], despite Janeve begging to live.]]
* ChasteHero: She's immune to all of Darien's flirtatious advances.
* TheFundamentalist: Countess Tamrith is ''extremely'' devoted to Arkay and prays over every decision. [[spoiler:When her own little sister -- whom she otherwise dearly loves -- is turned into a vampire, she immediately rejects her as an unholy abomination.]]
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:She asks the player to do this to her own little sister, although the player character can choose to spare Janeve.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: With Baron Dorell. She's the blue, being a peacekeeper who wants to focus on easing Rivenspire after a time of great turmoil.
* TheRival: To Baron Alard Dorell.
* TapOnTheHead: She tells you she gave the delirious Darien Gautier something to help him sleep. When asked what it is, she admits it was the blunt end of her staff.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:She is ''livid'' if you spare Jeneve, angrily telling you that any deaths she causes due to her newfound thirst for blood will be on your head.]]
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[[folder:Baron Alard Dorell]]
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Head of House Dorell and Baron of Northpoint. An experienced military man but some fear his hot-bloodedness will lead him to reckless decisions.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: The Rivenspire arc can potentially end with him crowned King of Shornhelm.
* ButThouMust: [[spoiler:You can't change his mind regarding the fate of his traitorous son. Even if you argue in favor of going easy on him, he sadly admits that he ''can't'' afford to do so due to the severity of his son's crimes.]]
* IHaveNoSon: Alard is thoroughly disappointed in his son for falling under Lleraya's control and dooming the people of Northpoint to a FateWorseThanDeath. He himself says as much.
-->'''Alard:''' You're dead to me, Ellic. Dead!
* JerkassHasAPoint: During the conflict in Shornhelm, Tamrith is shocked to find herself agreeing with Dorell that a decisive attack is needed.
* RedOniBlueOni: With Countess Tamrith. He's the red, wanting to strengthen the kingdom's armies and defenses.
* TheRival: To Countess Eselde Tamrith
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[[folder:Count Verandis Ravenwatch]]
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An Altmer nobleman of High Rock and old friend of King Emeric. In truth, he is a powerful vampire who is responsible for the current crisis and trying to atone for his mistake.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: A temporary case which the player controls Verandis while visiting his repressed memories.
* TheAtoner: Even though he was trying to save Lady Montclair's life by turning her into a vampire at request of her husband, it lead to her becoming a bloodfiend and turning her family too, making him indirectly for the Rivenspire crisis. In addition, its revealed that he was turned into a vampire by Molag Bal himself, implying that he had to commit some horrible atrocities to gain his favor.
* BigGood: Of the Rivenspire [[spoiler:and Markarth]] arcs.
* BrokenPedestal: Zig-zagged. [[spoiler:Gwendis and Fennorian, who idolized Verandis, are horrified to discover Verandis was a member of the Grey Host and a personal friend of Rada al-Saran. However, their faith in him is restored as Verandis works to stop Rada, eventually sacrificing himself in the process.]]
* TheBusCameBack: After being PutOnABus at the conclusion of the Rivenspire arc, Verandis returned during the prologue of ''Markarth'' and once again plays the role of the BigGood for much of its questline.
* ChickMagnet: Downplayed, but present -- both [[spoiler:Lleraya and Gwendis]] are explicitly stated to be in love with him at different parts of his quest line.
* DealWithTheDevil: Instead of being turned by another vampire, he was granted vampirism by Molag Bal this way.[[spoiler:At the end of his questline, in order to prevent the destruction of the Lightless Remnant and cursing everyone in Rivenspire with vampirism, he makes a deal with Molag Bal to take it with him to Coldharbour.]]
* {{Expy}}: To Janus Hassildor in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''; both are friendly vampire counts that are very protective of the regions they watch over and provide an extremely helpful back up for the main protagonists in their respective games.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: You walk in on him and his retinue feeding on someone, who then explains that he was well-paid and cared for by the Count in exchange for his blood. He also offers an invaluable insight into the bloodfiend problem in Rivenspire.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:After being resurrected in the ''Markarth'' prologue quests, Verandis is brought back in a blood frenzy and immediately attacks Gwendis and the Vestige, forcing them to beat some senses into him to snap him out of it]].
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied. Verandis is a kind and noble person but the fact he was turned directly by Molag Bal implies a dark past which we never get to hear of. [[spoiler:Greymoor implies he was a member of the Grey Host until he betrayed them for unspecified reasons. ''Markarth'' makes it explicit; not only was Verandis a member of the Host, he was Rada al-Saran's closest friend. He left the Host once it became clear that his philosophy and Rada's were not compatible, as Rada saw humans as nothing but cattle to be ruled and suppressed, while Verandis aims for peaceful, equal co-existence.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: He seems to be a huge fan of this trope, befitting his character type as TheAtoner. Interestingly, both of the times he pulled this, are to try and contain an ArtifactOfDoom that's about to go off.
** At the climax of the Rivenspire arc, Verandis teleports both himself and the Lightless Remnant to Coldharbour, in order to stop it from firing and turning the entirety of the region into bloodfiends, knowing full well that it's going to result in his doom. [[spoiler:The Vestige and Gwendis later manage to bring him back through a Gray Host ritual, so it didn't stick.]]
** [[spoiler:He then does it again during the epilogue to the Markarth questline, where he elects to remain within Rada al-Saran's Grayhaven to try and control the Dark Heart. Due to him already being weakened, Verandis does this willingly, knowing that it's probably going to kill him for real this time. It turns out that he's still alive in some capacity, as his soul is bound to the Dark Heart, but his physical form was "ejected" out of it. Even Verandis himself is surprised by this turn of events, but is relieved nonetheless.]]
* OldFriend: He was one of High King Emeric's earliest supporters.
* NiceGuy: Verandis is very welcoming and courteous to the player character.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Dark Heart of Skyrim storyline reveals [[spoiler:that it was Verandis's own research (originally intended to help mortals) that Rada al-Saran used to create the harrowstorms amd enact his EvilPlan.]]
* RetiredMonster: Ultimately subverted. [[spoiler:While the ''Markarth'' prologue reveals that he was once an Exarch (General) of the original Grey Host, it quickly turns out that he maintained the same ideals regarding Vampires and mortals living in peace with each other back then as he does today. The one time he killed an innocent, it was a complete accident that he immediately regretted.]]
* SoProudOfYou: After returning from his [[spoiler:second]] HeroicSacrifice, Verandis expresses his pride over how much his charges have grown. He then relinquishes his title to them, and sets off for some time WalkingTheEarth alone, but also promises to visit them whenever he can.
* TokenHeroicOrc: An Altmer vampire who is a high-ranking nobleman of High Rock.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Baron Montclair, the ArcVillain of the Rivenspire.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the conclusion of the Rivenspire arc, Verandis pulls a HeroicSacrifice by teleporting himself and the Lightless Remnant back to Coldharbour before it infects the entirety of the region, possibly the whole of Tamriel itself. Unlike many other characters, you can't find him anywhere when you actually return to Coldharbour yourself, leaving his ultimate fate unclear. Later on, however, [[spoiler:through notes left behind by Verandis himself long ago, the Vestige and Gwendis can manage to resurrect him during the prologue quests for ''Markarth'', for which he is very thankful.]]
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[[folder:Gwendis]]
A young Bosmer vampire and a protege of Verandis Ravenwatch.
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* ActionGirl: Fights alongside Verandis [[spoiler:and the Montclairs in Verandis' flashback]], and manages to hold off the enemies chasing both.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She's in love with Verandis, but he seems to regard her strictly as a student.
* BigDamnHeroes: In Verandis' flashback, Gwendis arrives to save him at the last moment [[spoiler:as the newly-turned Montclair vampires close in on him.]]
* CantHoldTheirLiquor: In Verandis' flashback, she's completely plastered after a relatively small amount of wine.
* CovertPervert: She evidently watched enough of Darien Gautier's [[HoneyTrap seduction of an enemy guard captain]] to pop up immediately afterwards and offer some snarky congratulations.
* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: She gets carried away feeding at Ravenwatch manor, and has to be cautioned to go easy by Verandis.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Verandis.
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[[folder:Baron Wylon Montclair]]
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Once part of the noble triumvirate that governed Rivenspire (alongside Countess Tamrith and Baron Dorell), he's gone rogue and now wants to have all of it for himself.
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* ArcVillain: For Rivenspire arc.
* AntiVillain: Wylon was desperately trying to save his dying wife and his efforts end up [[spoiler:turning him into a vampire and driving him insane]].
* BaldOfEvil: A sympathetic variant at any rate.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Courtesy of being voiced by Creator/CrispinFreeman.
* NeverMyFault: Montclair seemingly places all of the blame on Verandis Ravenwatch for every misfortune that befell him.
** While Verandis ''was'' indeed complicit in the idea to use the Lightless Hollow to try and cure Leila Montclair of her illness, he did so at the behest (and later scornful demand) of Wylon himself, following very sketchy (and likely deliberately falsified) instructions provided by Reezal-Jul, an Argonian alchemist and necromancer that Montclair himself hired.
** Despite him not having the foggiest idea what the Hollow even does, he still angrily chastised and commanded Verandis to activate it anyway, resulting in him and his family being turned into vampires and bloodfiends, forcing Verandis to MercyKill Leila after she went berserk from the pain and attacked him. Somehow, in his twisted mind, Wylon saw this as an act of murder and betrayal, wilfully ignoring the fact that he's the cause of all of this.
** Later on, after the Vestige had slain his daughter Lleraya to liberate Northpoint, Wylon heaped that onto the pile as well, and remains indignant to the bitter end.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Specifically, accidentally turned by Verandis after he came into contact with an Ayleid ArtifactOfDoom.]]
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:He could have avoided being turned into a vampire had he simply accepted his wife's death.]]
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Verandis. The death of Wylon's wife and Verandis's failure to save her disintegrated the friendship.
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[[folder:Reezal-Jul]]
An Argonian necromancer who formerly served King Ranser, he now serves as one of Baron Montclair's top lieutenants.
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* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:He seeks to devastate the Covenant to avenge King Ranser.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Manages to be this for Rivenspire despite likely being the first Montclair character defeated, since his desire for revenge against the Covenant and his manipulations of Baron Montclair kickstarted the plot.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Discussed in his journals. Of the three nobles ruling Rivenspire, Reezal-Jul ingratiated himself with Montclair because he would be the easiest to manipulate. Indeed, he uses Leila Montclair's terminal illness to play both Baron Montclair and Verandis Ravenwatch like fiddles.
* MindWipe: He pulls this on Verandis, obscuring his own role in the FaceHeelTurn of Baron Montclair.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Lampshaded by Captain Janeve, who notes that she's met many Argonians who are calm and connected to nature -- but Reezal-Jul is the very opposite of that.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: His ultimate goal is to command an army of undead, noting that he loves how obedient and unquestioning they are.
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:His journal reveals that he knew exactly what the Lightless Remnant was capable of all along, and manipulated Montclair into unleashing its power in order to take revenge on the Covenant for King Ranser's death.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In his backstory, he abandoned King Ranser when the latter was cornered at Traitor's Tor.
* TheStarscream: He personally wishes to rule Rivenspire (and whatever else he can conquer), with the strong implication that he intends to betray Montclair after the latter [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness has outlived his use]].
* TheUnfettered: Reezal-Jul has no moral compunctions and holds no personal loyalties sacred in his pursuit of personal power. His experiments on the townsfolk of Crestshade are nothing short of an atrocity.
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[[folder:Throne Keeper Farvad]]
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The high priest of the Yokudan god Tu'whacca. He claims that his god speaks to him through his thoughts, and he quickly becomes one of the Vestige's main allies against the Withered Hand in the Alik'r Desert.
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* BadassPreacher: He is a simple priest, but he is more than capable of defending himself.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:He is one of the three major Alikr' Desert characters who can assist you during the final battle against Shiri and Suturah.]]
* HearingVoices: He claims to be able to communicate with Tu'whacca this way, and there's a surprisingly large amount of evidence that it may be genuine.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:At the climax of the Alik'r Desert arc, he suffers a momentary one after being forced to kill a zombie in self-defense (attacking the dead is considered a major dishonor in Redguard culture).]]
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[[folder:The Withered Hand]]
Decades ago, a powerful necromancer called Suturah raised an army of undead and marched on the Alik'r, determined to conquer it and transform it into a kingdom of death. Under the leadership of Fahara'jad and with the aide of the Ash'abah exiles, the Redguards were able to defeat the undead and Suturah himself was slain. Now, his twin sons Uwafa and Alasan have formed a cult of necromancers, seeking to finish what their father started.
* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:Shiri makes it clear that she is ''not'' happy about her brothers' deaths when you finally confront her.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: Prince Azah claims that Uwafa and Alasan were once his childhood friends and they all studied together, but on reflection admits that their friendship was likely an act on the brothers' part.
* GenreSavvy: They take full advantage of the fact that Redguard culture forbids harming the dead.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to anyone but the Withered Hand themselves, Suturah had a third child: Shiri, who poses as the assistant of a prominent archaeologist in order to spy on the Vestige and their allies.]]
* ThanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Alasan allows himself to be killed so that his Wraith can corrupt his Ansei Ward. Thankfully, some quick thinking on the Vestige and their allies' parts prevents this.]]
* TheUndead: Naturally, as a necromancer cult, they have a lot of these at their disposal. [[spoiler:Suturah himself is risen as a Lich during the final battle.]]
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[[folder:Queen Arzhela]]
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King Emeric's cousin and the recently-widowed Queen of Evermore.
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* BigGood: For the Evermore-centric half of the Bangkorai arc.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: The Reachman invaders killed both of her children. You can actually meet both in sidequests, as they are [[spoiler:temporarily]] revived by supernatural means. [[spoiler:Princess Elara can survive as the Sentinel of Viridian Forest, but Prince Adrien must die again as a Daedra was trying to use his corpse as a vessel.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though she's handed over authority of Evermore to her brother-in-law, you first meet her at the chapel where she's treating the wounded, trying to do something constructive for the city while she's grieving. When you present her with evidence that [[spoiler:Duke Renchant is planning to hand Evermore to the Empire]], she wastes no time in organizing a resistance and helping to defeat the attempted takeover.
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[[folder:King Kurog]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JBBlanc
The King of Orsinium and leader of the Orcs. Unlike Emeric and Faha'rajhad, he prefers to take a backseat regarding the Three Banners War in order to focus on rebuilding his kingdom.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Even after his plans have been exposed and foiled, the people of Orsinium still mourn him as an ultimately well intentioned leader who simply went too far.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:When Forgemother Angra poisons you in the penultimate ''Orsinium'' main quest, just before you pass out he genuinely apologizes that it had to come to this, as he ''did'' consider you a friend.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''Orsinium'', as he is secretly plotting a mass genocidal purge of his people in order to forcibly convert them to the worship of Trinimac instead of Malacath.]]
* BigEater: Described as such in ''The Chronicles of King Kurog'', and he frequently holds meetings at his favorite cornerclub in Orsinium.
* TheFundamentalist: He is extremely adamant in his belief that the worship of Trinimac is essential to the Orcs' survival. [[spoiler:So much so that he is willing to do a ''lot'' of morally reprehensible things to accomplish it.]]
* MyBelovedSmother: Many characters remark on the power Kurog's mother wields over him, [[spoiler:and after their deaths, she is assigned much of the blame for Kurog's FaceHeelTurn.]]
* OddFriendship: With Emeric, at least on the surface, as Kurog is blunt and brash while Emeric is diplomatic and refined. However underneath, both men are not so different as they are both highly ambitious for themselves and their kingdoms.
* OutOfFocus: Despite being a racial leader, before ''Orsinium'' he barely had any presence in the main game. In fact, the only time he truly appears is as an illusion during the Mages Guild arc.
* {{Polygamy}}: A standard practice for Orc leaders, Kurog and his mother go a step further by handpicking an enormous ''network'' of wives for pragmatic and political purposes.
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler:During the final battle of ''Orsinium'', if Forge-Mother Alga is defeated before him, he flies into a rage and gains a significant damage boost.]]
* UnwittingPawn: many Orcs consider him one to Emeric, with one such Orc outright defecting to the Dominion due to this belief. [[spoiler:Its also heavily implied that his FaceHeelTurn in ''Orsinium'' was due in part to manipulations by his mother, Forgemother Angra.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: His shield-wives are VERY willing and able to fight to the death to defend him. [[spoiler:Including against you.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:As brutal as his methods and goals are, he genuinely believes its for the good of the Orcs.]]
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[[folder:Lady Clarisse Laurent]]
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A Breton noblewoman, scholar, and treasure hunter, she and her loyal manservant/ButtMonkey Stibbons can be found on a variety of expeditions across the Daggerfall Covenant and other parts of Tamriel.
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* ComedicSociopathy: She is a hilariously awful boss to her manservant Stibbons, and is unrepentantly responsible for a variety of terrible and demeaning things that happen to him.
* {{Flanderization}}: While she has a bit of contempt with Stibbons in the past, ''Blackwood'' has her act like a raving lunatic with her complaining about her manservant's entire existence to the point that it makes you wonder why hasn't she permanently got rid of him.
* PerspectiveFlip: In ''High Isle'', her and Stibbons' usual roles are switched. This time, ''she's'' the one in trouble (in this case, possessed by the amnesiac ghost of an All Flags Navy admiral), and ''Stibbons'' is the one who needs the Vestige's help to save her.
* PetTheDog: In Coldharbour, Lady Laurent has an ''extremely'' rare moment of concern for Stibbons and sends the player to rescue him from the Spurned Peak.
* PointyHairedBoss: Despite her pretensions of scholarly exploration, most of the actual accomplishments of her expeditions are done by the player character.
* RecurringCharacter: She and Stibbons appear across several zones in the Daggerfall Covenant, join the invasion force in Coldharbour, and pop up again in Orsinium, Vvardenfell, Murkmire, Blackwood, and High Isle.
* UpperClassTwit: She is a noble from Daggerfall whose aspirations of greatness far exceed her actual abilities.
%%* {{Expy}}: Of Lara Croft
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[[folder:Stibbons]]
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Lady Laurent's loyal manservant, he endures a variety of bizarre misfortunes as a result of his adventures with her.
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* DamnedByFaintPraise: An item in his possession was given to him by Lady Laurent "in recognition of years of adequate service."
* ExtremeDoormat: To Lady Laurent, rushing to obey even her most outlandish and dangerous demands.
* FatalAttractor: In Coldharbour, he is ''twice'' the object of daedric affections.
* GrandTheftMe: Depending on the player's decision in an early quest in Glenumbra, it is entirely possible for Stibbons to be permanently possessed by an ancient Breton ghost, which will be referenced on subsequent quests.
* IronButtMonkey: Without fail, every quest involving Stibbons ends with him being subjected to some bizarre, painful or humiliating misfortune. In one quest, he is turned into ''an egg.''
* SycophanticServant: Stibbons is absolutely loyal to Lady Laurent no matter how much physical torment and demeaning abuse she heaps upon him. In one quest when she fires him, he's devastated, and goes all-out to get re-hired by her.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Finally gets a break in ''High Isle'', where this time ''he'' gets to help save Laurent from a perilous situation. Even when it seems like his bad luck will show up again, he quickly countered it and even used it to his advantage to help break the curse.
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