Lore:Reymon Ebonarm

Reymon Ebonarm(also calledEbonarmor theBlack Knight) is the God of War and the companion and protector of all warriors. He is said to ride a goldenstallionnamedWar Master,and is accompanied by a pair of hugeravens.Ebonarm's name refers to theEbonysword fused to his right arm due to the wounds he suffered in titanic battles of the past, and he is never seen without a full suit of ebony armor. He is described as bearded, tall, muscular, and having flowing reddish blonde hair and steel blue eyes. Emblazoned on his ebony tower shield is the symbol of a red rose, a flower known for blooming on battlefields where he appears. According to legend, he appears on the battlefield to reconcile opposing sides and prevent bloodshed.

In the tale ofKing Edward,Ebonarm was the one who gave the mortalSaithe gift of immortality when he died in battle in return for taking on the role of the God of Luck. Sai did Ebonarm's bidding for many years, but when he fell in love with a woman named Josea, he became lax in his duty. A host of gods visited him, Ebonarm taking the form of a black knight, and demanded he leave his family. Ebonarm demanded he fix the problems he had caused by staying in one area for too long, which took Sai one hundred and fifty years to do.

He is an enemy of all of theDaedric PrincesexceptSheogorathandJyggalag,as well as theTemple of Stendarrand theCabal,a sub faction of theMages Guild.He is allied with none, although he does lead theCitadel of Ebonarm,consisting of mosques and a knightly order known as theBattlelords.Holy anvils dedicated to Ebonarm can be found throughout theIliac Bayregion, and mostFighters Guildguildhalls in theAlik'r Desertserve as mosques dedicated to him.Dunmeroften swear upon the "soul of the Black Knight."

There is a large, bare field inHammerfellwhere Ebonarm appeared before a great battle. He used his divine power to make both warring leaders end their fight and return home. It is said in the nearby village ofGranitstathat the only piece of foliage on the field, arosebush, was where he stood that day.

TheKhajiitacknowledge an unnamed dark spirit, born fromAzurah's grief after the death ofFadomaiandLorkhaj,that sometimes appears in songs as a black panther, a warrior in ebony armor, or a hidden sword.

Notes

ESO concept art of Ebonarm

Possible shrine to Ebonarm

• All references to Ebonarm were removed from the version of the bookFrom The Memory Stone of Makela Lekithat appeared inThe Elder Scrolls Online,raising speculation that he may have been retconned out of existence. However, he was subsequently mentioned inThe Light and the DarkandThe Ebon Arm,twoDaggerfallbooks which were added toSkyrimSpecial Editionby theCreationsStaff of HasedokiandRedguard Elite Armaments,respectively.
• Ebonarm was pictured as aNordby developers, seen as a minor deity or hero saint of theIliac Bay.Furthermore, Ebonarm is the alter ego ofDaggerfallbeta tester Raymond Whit Crowley, who wroteThe Ebon Arm.
• A developer comment has suggested that Ebonarm is aYokudandeity or group of deities who may simply be manifestations of theHoonDingwhich have subsequently individualized.
• Earlyconcept artforESO'sCelestial Warriordepicted him as Ebonarm. Although his identity was later changed, the final version of the character has heavy connections to Yokuda and theAnsei.
• Inthe oldest known demoforDaggerfall,shrines to Ebonarm exist and will bless the player character's weaponry skills, but display a message that"Shandar has blessed your best weaponry skill."By thesecond demo(released a month later), these have been fully converted to shrines ofStendarr.
  • In the same demo, there is a text for joining a knightly faction, which has Ebonarm and Stendarr existing simultaneously:"[Player], by Ebonarm's will, I charge thee to be a strong and mighty knight. By Stendarr's will, I charge thee to be pure and merciful to thy enemies. Rise, [Knight] [Player Forename], thou art one of the [Knights] now."
• Cut dialogue in ESO would have mentioned Ebonarm:
  • "I keep a shrine to Ebonarm in my home. Every Redguard I know honors the God of War that way."
  • "I keep a shrine to Ebonarm, the God of War, in my home. I don't know any Redguard who doesn't."
  • "May Ebonarm walk beside you in battle, traveler."
• A cut item from ESO was called the "Great Shield of Ebonarm."

See Also

• For game-specific information, see theDaggerfallarticle.

References

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