The Knahaten Flu is a deadly disease that affected much of Argonia in the Second Era. Very little is known about it, except that in 2E 560 it reached Senchal in Elsweyr ^[1] It also destroyed significant sections of Argonia ^[2], however, the Hist proved immune to it. ^[3][4]
However, it also helped Argonia temporarily cede from the Empire during the Second Era, as the plague made the land habitable only by Argonians. ^[5]

In Hammerfell, on the 20th of Rain’s Hand, citizens commemorate the Day of Shame, a day in which the passengers of the Crimson Ship, loaded with victims of this virus, were denied entry into Hammerfell. ^[6] Even though the action stopped the virus reaching Hammerfell, it is still remembered as a horrible day in their history.

The Knahaten Flu also created tensions in Cyrodiil during the Third Era, too. It was later revealed, however, to have been a hoax, sparked by Argonians wishing revenge to the Blackwood Company expansionists. ^[7]

The Altmeri Queen Ayrenn, is attributed by the Khajiit as having helped to restore order after this outbreak. For this reason, they help her and the Aldmeri Dominion. ^[8]

In High Rock, the flu wiped out prominent merchant, Pierric Cumberland. ^[9]. It is also responsible for ending Wayrest's Gardner Dynasty, as the flu killed the entire royal family. ^[9].

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Elsweyr Confederacy
2. ↑ Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Wild Regions
3. ↑ Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Wild Regions
4. ↑   December 20, 2012. The Elder Scrolls Online Ask Us Anything: Aldmeri Dominion Part 2
5. ↑ Pocket Guide to the Empire, Third Edition:Eras
6. ↑ The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall.
7. ↑ Pocket Guide to the Empire, Third Edition: Cyrodiil
8. ↑ The Elder Scrolls Online - Aldmeri Dominion
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} February 11, 2013. The Elder Scrolls Online The Stories of Tamriel: Travails and Triumphs of a Monarch