Ra'rgo

Lord Regent Ra'rgo of Elsweyr, known by many as the Hero of Kvatch, the Divine Crusader, or simply Sir Ra'rgo is a Khajiit ranger and the de-facto Emperor of Tamriel following the events of the Oblivion Crisis.

Ra'rgo, originally a sheriff from Elsweyr, traveled to Cyrodiil by boat to capture a high-profile escaped criminal. His journey proved to be much larger and more impacting than he could imagine when he found himself getting involved in the Ayelid Invasion of Cyrodiil, a short-lived attempt by the ancient Ayleid Sorcerer-King Umaril to return to Tamriel to claim it for himself once more. In the process, Ra'rgo rebuilt the Knights of the Nine into an order to be respected once again and became the Second Divine Crusader following the events of the war.

Afterwards, Uriel Septim and his legitimate heirs were assassinated, leading to the events of the Oblivion Crisis which would last for three years. Ra'rgo was centrally involved in the conflict after finding the Emperor's Amulet of Kings, which after being delivered to Jauffre led to him discovering Martin Septim, the last child of Uriel and eventually stopping Mehrunes Dagon from invading Tamriel in physical form. All the while, Ra'rgo and his Knights were simultaneously involved in the plot to assume control of the Imperial Throne by Gareth, a knight who tricked him into using the power of the Crusader's Relics to alter time and become Emperor.

After the Oblivion Crisis concluded in a massive battle at the Imperial City, a power vacuum existed in the Empire with no legitimate heirs remaining. Multiple factions rose up to claim the throne: first was High Chancellor Ocato and the Imperial Battlemages, who used his political influence to press a false claim to power. The second was the New Dawn, or the second wave of the Mythic Dawn, comprised of the survivors of the cult who joined up to find a way to start another Daedric invasion. In an effort to stop both, Ra'rgo, now in charge of roughly half of the Empire's armies, assumed power temporarily until both factions could be defeated and a legitimate heir could be found. He currently sits on the throne as a de-facto ruler.