Lore:Othrok

Baron Othrok
Race	Unknown	Gender	Male
Resided in		Dwynnen

Baron Othrok was a Baron of Dwynnen, who ruled the barony in the middle of the Third Era. Although the Baron definitely existed, it is difficult to separate the truth from legends that have arisen around him.

One legend deals with the foundation of the barony itself, and how, in 3E 253, the Baron led an army of animals and men in a victorious battle against the undead armies of Castle Wightmoor at the Battle of Wightmoor. Although it is unclear whether this is literally true or not, the people of the barony celebrate a holiday called Othroktide on the 5th of Sun's Dawn each year in memory of the battle.

The Baron is even more famous as the man who stopped the invasion of the Camoran Usurper in 3E 267. Although the credit given to the Baron is probably overstated, it was at the Battle of Firewaves—not in Dwynnen itself, but nearby—that the combined armies of Dwynnen, Ykalon, Phrygias, and Kambria defeated the Usurper and restored peace to Tamriel.

Notes

• Baron Othrok was Ted Peterson's character during the D&D game that happened between the development of Arena and Daggerfall. The book The Fall of the Usurper follows the story of that campaign.