Lore:Sed-Yenna

Sed-Yenna
Race	Imperial	Gender	Female
Born		1st Era
Resided in		Sancre Tor White-Gold Tower

"And it was the shepherdess Sed-Yenna who dared climb the hill when she heard his first cry, and at its peak she saw what it had yielded, an infant she named Reman, which is "Light of Man." —⁠Remanada

Sed-Yenna was a humble shepherdess who ascended Sancre Tor, where she discovered the infant Reman. She named him and played a crucial role in securing his enthronement as the Emperor of Cyrodiil.

History

Sancre Tor

The exact origins of Sed-Yenna are largely unknown, but she was remembered as a humble shepherdess and dedicated follower of Dibella, and had a younger sister named Shonni-Et. According to the Remanada, in the years preceding, but leading up to 1E 2703, when Reman had already reached adulthood, King Hrol encountered the spirit of Empress Alessia, who held the Dragonfire Covenant in one hand and the Amulet of Kings in the other. In what may have been a divinely inspired, yet seemingly mad, attempt to restore the unity of the Empire, Hrol made an union with a hillock he believed housed Alessia’s spirit. He perished soon after, but nine months later, the mound of earth began to grow into a small mountain, stirring rumors among the local shepherds and bulls.

As this hill, which would later be called the Golden Hill, or Sancre Tor, continued to churn, a small community of believers gathered. It was Sed-Yenna, daring to ascend the hill after hearing a mysterious cry, who discovered at its peak an infant she named Reman, meaning "Light of Man." In the child’s forehead was the Amulet of Kings, the Chim-el Adabal, burning with the dragonfires of ancient promise. None dared stop Sed-Yenna as she carried the newborn to the steps of the White-Gold Tower. Upon the Ruby Throne, the infant spoke as an adult, declaring, "I AM CYRODIIL COME." Thereafter, it became the duty of Sed-Yenna and Shonni-Et to become the midwives of Reman, and to raise him in the Dibellan fashion of the Nibenese. He later rose to become a grand ruler, known as the "Son of the West," uniting many disparate factions under his leadership during the Akaviri Invasion.

Notes

• Out-of-game texts such as Fireside Chat - Reman and the Shonni-etta and The Shonni-etta provide additional details about Sed-Yenna and her family, offering further insights into her story and background as a vestal of the Diblashuut.
• The character of Sed-Yenna is an homage to a character created by user Loranna Pyrel, named Sen-Yedda.

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.