Nahfahlaar(Persistence Canon)

"I am Tiber Septim's proud Soldier, loyal Vassal, a jewel of the crown."

- Nahfahlaar

Nahfahlaar Nah-fahl-aar is an ancient red dragon known to have made alliances with mortals to ensure his protection and loyal soldier of Tiber Septim during the Second Era who also called himself "The Proud Jewel of the Imperial Crown". His last known protector was the King Casimir II of Wayrest, who was apparently "ended" by the Dragonguard in 2E 369. He escaped and his current location is unknown. Nahfahlaar was considered to be not as noble or intelligent as the rest of his race, and it has been said that greed was his downfall.

Appearance
Unlike other dragons, Nahfahlaar's body resembles that of a snake. Furthermore, his scales are much smoother and finer than those of other dragons. He is also larger, and obviously more intimidating, but he feature a more noticeable blood red colored body than most other dragons and is far more slender than most.

Nahfahlaar have a more spiny back, with a double row of long, spikes, lining down the spine, to the tail. In terms of size, Nahfahlaar is the largest, barring Legendary variants, and, like others, possess a spaded tail and aggressive looking facial structure. He has two small, slightly curved horns on his head, with a scale pointing out at the tip of his nose. Nahfahlaar has a unique skull formation, being more rounded before pointing off at the jaw. His eyes—unlike those of all other dragons—lack pupils.

History
After signing a pact with the loyal Forebears of Hammerfell, Emperor Tiber Septim sent Lord Amiel Richton, his greatest commander, to capture the Crowns headquarters at Stros M'kai. Knowing that the Crown's navy was powerful, Richton assigned Nahfahlaar the task of defeating the navy in order to destroy Prince A'Tor and the Redguard resistance. After A'tor was hit by a poisoned arrow, Nahfahlaar destroyed his ship with a single fiery breath. The loss of A'tor and Stros M'kai brought about the surrender of the Crowns and the Province of Hammerfell to fall under the dominion of Tiber Septim.

When Lord Richton became the provincial governor of Stros M'kai, he ordered Nahfahlaar to guard the soul gem of Prince A'Tor. In 2E 864, Cyrus infiltrated the Palace of Stros M'Kai through the Catacomb in order to acquire the soul gem. Cyrus was confronted by Nahfahlaar, who had locked the Redguard in his chambers. After a long and difficult battle, Cyrus managed to kill Nahfahlaar. His death considerably weakened the Imperial leverage on the island. However, since Nahfahlaar is a Dragon and Cyrus is not a Dragonborn, During the Dragon Crisis in 4E 201, Alduin resurrected Nahfahlaar.

Trivia

 * In the original stories It is believed that the dragon Nahfahlaar may possibly be Nafaalilargus, however in the Persistence canon this is undoubtedly the case.
 * Nahfahlaar's meaning has several proposed translations, among others: Fury Foe Servant.
 * Nahfahlaar's third word may be Aar or Laar, the word Laar has an unknown meaning but is used by the Revered dragons Voslaarum and Naaslaarum