Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin was the legendary farmer who formed the Resistance.

Biography
Dick was born on a farmstead in western Hammerfell, despite being an Imperial. There are no records that state when he was actually born, but it is known that in 5E 431 he quit his life of farming.

Under the tyranny of Emperor Kamodus X the citizens of the Empire faced a hard life of toil on the farms and in the mines, while paying extortionate taxes. Dick was sick of this lifestyle, and left the farm, in order to become an outlaw. He stole money from the rich, and used it to support his family, as well as other peasants.

After a while other peasants began to copy Dick, and soon there were hundreds of highwaymen and bandits raiding the nobility. Dick brought them together, and the Resistance was formed.

In 5E 435 the Resistance managed to kill Kamodus, ending his reign of tyranny. Dick died not long after, when he was caught and publicly executed in Brightwall in 5E 442.

Modern Interpretations
Dick Turpin is often depicted as having a flintlock pistol, and noble dress, as shown in the picture. However, this is a modern invention, as Dick predated the first flintlock by more than 300 years.

Dick is still seen as a great beacon of hop for the peasants - a man who rose from his simple beginning to topple an Emperor. While the Resistance still lives by his original ideals, it is much less influential than it was in the Fifth Era.