Lore:Frathen Drothan

Arch-Mage Frathen Drothan
Arch-Mage Frathen Drothan in the Nefarivigum, shortly before his death
Race	Dunmer	Gender	Male
Died		3E 433 Nibenay Basin
Resided in		Morrowind Nibenay Basin
Appears in		Oblivion

Frathen Drothan was a rogue Telvanni Arch-Mage, and leader of the Drothmeri Army. Although he received no support from the Great Houses of Morrowind, he assembled an army of mercenaries to topple Imperial rule. To do so he sought out Mehrunes' Razor, which was rumored to have been uncovered in the iron mines of Sundercliff Watch, an abandoned outpost in the Valus Mountains. In 3E 433 he set up base there and searched the ruins of Varsa Baalim, an Ayleidic city where the Nefarivigum was said to be. This was an evil construct of Mehrunes Dagon, created to test pilgrims seeking the Razor. Drothan decrypted the runes and was close to recovering the Razor, before the Hero of Kvatch defeated him and claimed the dagger, leading to the failure of his expedition. His failure in the ruins of Varsa Baalim was documented in the book The Keepers of the Razor.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Oblivion^MR article.

Books

• Drothan's Field Journal by Frathen Drothan — The final stages of the search for Mehrunes' Razor
• Drothan's Journal by Frathen Drothan — A mage's search for Mehrunes' Razor
• Steward's Note by Frathen Drothan — Instructions for an expedition's steward, and a reprimand for him too