

The Argonians remained a force to be reckoned with, nearly destroying the Dunmer of Morrowind in retaliation for years of slavery, as well as suppressing any remnants of the Empire in the region. The An-Xileel and their resistance managed to hold Black Marsh until Martin defeated Dagon in the Imperial City and closed all the Gates forever.įollowing the Crisis, the An-Xileel emerged as the dominant political force in Argonia, and managed to restore the province's independence in the following years. The Dremora lieutenants were forced to close their own Gates to prevent being overrun, something unheard of anywhere else. The Argonian forces apparently managed to flood into Oblivion itself, fighting and winning against the Daedra on their own turf. The exact progression of events is unknown however, an Argonian political faction known as the An-Xileel managed to rally the natives and push back at Mehrunes Dagon's forces with a native might unmatched in any other province save Cyrodiil itself, where Martin Septim likewise pulled the Counties together at the Battle of Bruma. Most settlers and non-Argonians were leaving Black Marsh at this time the Argonians themselves were mostly left to their own devices when the Daedra attacked.

Despite claims by High Chancellor Ocato that the Imperial Legion was fully committed to fighting the war in the provinces, at least one garrison - Fort Swampmoth - was known to have been abandoned. Oblivion Gates opened in all provinces of the Empire, including Black Marsh, where the Imperial presence was already faltering. The Argonian resistance to the Daedric Invasion of Tamriel occurred at some point in 3E 433, after the Battle of Kvatch and the beginning of the Crisis. When the gates opened, Argonians poured into Oblivion with such fury and might, Dagon's lieutenants had to close them." "Martin and the Empire didn't beat in Black Marsh, the An-Xileel did. They are presumed to be based in Black Marsh, and are most likely comprised entirely of Argonians. Very little is known about them, other than the fact that they rebuffed Mehrunes Dagon's invasion of Black Marsh during the Oblivion Crisis and were largely responsible for the Argonian invasion, and subsequent occupation, of Morrowind.

The An-Xileel is an Argonian political faction. It was the Hist who had seen through the shadows to the Oblivion crisis, who called all the people back to the marsh, defeated the forces of Mehrunes Dagon, drove the Empire into the sea, and laid waste to their ancient enemies in Morrowind. The Hist gave his people life, form, purpose. Their roots buried deep beneath the black soul and soft white stone of Black Marsh, connecting them all, and thus connecting all Saxhleel, all Argonians. Think it was in Infernal City, when the Hist Mind-Jacked the Argonians.
