The Second Mede Empire

Note: This article is a work in progress The Second Mede Empire, also known as The Second Mede Dynasty, The New Empire, or simply The Empire, is a faction operating from Cyrodiil in The Fourth Era, following on from The First Mede Dynasty, after The Sithian Crisis.

Founding
On the 8th of Frostfall, 4E 203, a month after Skyrim's Civil War, Emperor Titus Mede II was assassinated by The Sithian Brotherhood, which started The Sithian Crisis, and collapsed The First Mede Empire. Titus Mede II's son, Remus Mede, the heir to the Ruby Throne, took power, and established The Second Mede Empire.

The Sithian Crisis
Emperor Remus knew that, before combating The Sithian Brotherhood, The Empire needed to gain more power. The Empire began expanding from Cyrodiil and Skyrim, and, by Sun's Dawn, 4E 204, had control of every Tamrielic province, except for The Summerset Isle.

The Empire then forged a temporary alliance with The Thalmor, postponing The Second Great War. To fulfil The Sithian Prophecy, The Empire began to ally themselves with other factions from around Nirn, and beyond, and, on the 5th of Sun's Height, 4E 204, helped to end The Sithian Crisis, resulting in the defeat of Sithis, and the collapse of The Sithian Brotherhood.

Occupied Provinces

 * Cyrodiil
 * Black Marsh
 * Elsweyr
 * Hammerfell
 * High Rock
 * Morrowind
 * Skyrim
 * Valenwood

Military
The Imperial Legion is the military of the Empire, and widely regarded as one of the fiercest armies to ever walk Tamriel.

Religion
Although the main pantheon of The Empire worships the nine divines, many other deities are worshipped within The Empire. The worship of Molag Bal and Sithis is outlawed and, although all other deities are legal to worship, it is generally frowned upon to do so to Daedric Princes such as Vaermina, or Namira.

Sub-Factions

 * The Imperial Legion
 * The Imperial Navy
 * Penitus Oculatus

Trivia

 * The Second Mede Empire is the only Cyrodiilic empire to conquer all of Black Marsh.