<noinclude>{{Lore Factions TrailTraduzindo}}[[Category:Lore-All Terms]]__NOTOC__[[File:ON-npc-Ra Gada Warriors.jpg|thumb|right|Ra Gada warriors]]</noinclude>The [[Lore:Ra Gada|Ra Gada]] (sometimes spelled '''Ra' Gada'''{{Ref|name=SK|Events of [[Shadowkey:Shadowkey|Shadowkey]]}} or '''Ra'Gada'''{{Ref|name=OM|Events of [[OBMobile:Oblivion Mobile|Oblivion Mobile]]}}) was the warrior wave of the fleet that left the doomed continent of [[Lore:Yokuda|Yokuda]] and sailed towards [[Lore:Tamriel|Tamriel]]. The bulk of the refugees were put ashore on the island of [[Lore:Herne (place)|Herne]]{{Ref|name=PGE1|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Hammerfell}}}} while the Ra Gada sailed on to mainland Tamriel, reaching the coast in {{Year|1E 808}}.{{Ref|name=PGE3OL|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Other Lands}}}}{{Ref|{{Cite book|Holidays of the Iliac Bay}}}}

The word <noinclude>{{Lore Factions Trail}}[[Category:Lore-All Terms]]<div style="float: right; background: #EBE0C8; border-left: 2px solid #CEC4AF; border-radius: 5px; padding: 15px; margin:0 0 5px 5px; width: 25%;">''"Ra Gada became corrupted . You all know that the elves are outside our walls. These infidels call us barbarians. They would drive us from this land, but what the elves do not know is that Ruptga himself guided us to these shores. He decreed that the Alik'r would be our home. Today the infidels will see the strength of the Shehai. Onsi will guide our blades. Today the sands will run red with elven blood!"''<br>— ''[[Lore:RedguardXakhwan|King Xakhwan]]'s speech at the Ash'abah Pass''</div>__NOTOC__</noinclude>The {{Lore Link|Ra Gada}} (sometimes spelled '''Ra' Gada'''{{Ref|name=SK|Events of [[Shadowkey:Shadowkey|Shadowkey]]}} or '''Ra'Gada'''{{Ref|name=OM|Events of [[OBMobile:Oblivion Mobile|RedguardOblivion Mobile]], }}) was the name given to the Yokudan "Warrior Wave" that left the doomed continent of {{Lore Link|Yokuda}} and although it originally referred only to sailed towards {{Lore Link|Tamriel}}. This mass colonization occurred in four successive waves during the warriors eighth and ninth centuries of the refugees{{Lore Link|First Era}}, it gradually became and spanned approximately twenty eight years.{{ref|name=CM28RG|{{Cite book|Crafting Motifs 28: Ra Gada}}}}{{ref|name=RTHATH|{{Cite book|Redguards, Their History and Their Heroes}}}} The native {{Lore Link|Orc}}s, {{Lore Link|Nede}}s and {{Lore Link|Breton}}s fell to be them quickly, as did the various creatures and beasts further inland. Eventually, they claimed the name used to refer to entire province after only a few major battles and established a new home for the whole raceYokudan people called {{Lore Link|Hammerfell}}.{{Ref|name=PGE3H|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Hammerfell}}}}

The term Ra Gada landed in became corrupted to {{Lore Link|Redguard}}, and although it originally referred only to the south warriors of Hammerfellthe refugees, it gradually came to be used to refer to the whole race.{{Ref|name=PGE1PGE3H|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Hammerfell}}}}<noinclude>{{newline}} and they and their descendants tended to remain in the area. ==The rest of Warrior Waves==:''"No pity or mercy shall be afforded the refugees, including wretch who stands against the ruling councilWarrior Wave"'' &mdash;''[[Lore:Plea for Open Eyes|The Unveiled Azadiyeh]]''[[File:Tam-Maps-West Tamriel.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A map showing the islands of [[Lore:Na-TotambuYokuda|Na-TotambuYokuda]], the ancient home of the Redguards]]&mdash;settled in ===Frandar Hunding===The first recorded wave of migration took place around {{Year|1E 780}}, prior to the north destruction of Yokuda. After winning a war against Emperor {{Lore Link|Hira}}, {{Lore Link|Frandar Hunding}} and rapidly resumed his army of {{Lore Link|Sword-singer|sword-singers}} left their traditional rulehomeland and sailed to Hammerfell. Gradually{{ref|name=RTHATH}} Alongside him were renown warriors such as {{Lore Link|Ra Abah}}, Redguard society fractured along these lines, with {{Lore Link|Razul}} and his son {{Lore Link|Divad Hunding}}.{{ref|name=ONRAG|[[Online:Ramati at-Gar|Ramati at-Gar]]'s dialogue in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}}{{ref|name=ONSai|[[Online:Sai Sahan|Sai Sahan]]'s dialogue in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} Hunding's flotilla of ships landed in Hammerfell and discovered vast numbers of giant {{Lore Link|goblin}} strongholds littering the Ra Gada calling themselves "The Forebears" sands. Frandar refused to emphasize co-exist with the fact that they arrived {{Lore Link|Goblin#Flint-Tooth Tribe|Flint-Tooth}} tribe on Tamriel firsttheir new homeland, and rallied his army to slay the Na-Totambu calling themselves "The Crowns" to illustrate their history beasts. Frandar was killed in one of leadershipthe early conflicts, but Divad pushed onward and conquered the {{Lore Link|Alik'r Desert}}.{{Refref|name=ONTKF|[[Online:Throne Keeper Farvad|Throne Keeper Farvad]]'s dialogue in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}}{{ref|name=PGE1ONRAG}}

Despite their later desire ===The Tavans===The next wave is believed to assimilatehave occurred around the time of Yokuda's sinking in {{Year|1E 792}}.{{ref|name=PGE3OL|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Other Lands}}}} This wave was comprised of ships that departed from both the continent and its islands, including {{Lore Link|Yath}} and {{Lore Link|Akos Kasaz}}, the Ra Gada were strongly opposed largest island of Yokuda and home to outsiders during its capital. The bulk of the refugees, including the [[{{Lore:First EraLink|First Era]] and Na-Totambu}} ruling class, were mostly responsible for preventing put ashore on the Alessian Doctrines from having a strong presence island of {{Lore Link|Herne (place)|Herne}} while the Ra Gada sailed on to mainland {{Lore Link|Tamriel}} in Hammerfell{{Year|1E 808}}.{{Ref|name=PGE1CPGE1|{{Cite book|PGE|1|CyrodiilHammerfell}}}}{{Ref|name=PGE3OL|{{Cite book|PGE|3|Other Lands}}}}{{Ref|{{Cite book|Holidays of the Iliac Bay}}}}<noinclude>

The fleet first landed at {{Lore Link|Hegathe}} on the south-west coast of Hammerfell. From Hegathe they spread along both southern and western coasts, while others continued north and east into Hammerfell itself.{{Ref|name=STJOA|{{Cite book|Sentinel, the Jewel of Alik'r}}}} To the south-east went the second wave, also known as the "Tavan wave". The Tavans revered the Yokudan bird-god {{Lore Link|Tava}}, and believed she guided them to Herne. As such Tavan arms and armor were replete with bird imagery.{{ref|name=CM28RG}}{{ref|name=VOF|{{Cite book|Varieties of Faith...}}}}{{ref|name=ContPlat|[[Online:Contraband R|Ra Gada Style Platinum]] contraband item in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} Their fleet of fifty-six ships traveled towards {{Lore Link|Hunding Bay}} and the southern coast of Hammerfell.{{ref|name=ContLode|[[Online:Contraband R|Ra Gada Lodestone Compass]] contraband item in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} The island of {{Lore Link|Stros M'Kai}} was one of the first landfalls settled by the Yokudans.{{ref|name=ONloadStros|[[Online:Stros M'Kai|Stros M'Kai]] [[Online:Loading Screens|loading screen]] in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} They discovered the peninsula of {{Lore Link|Hew's Bane|Khefrem's Boot}}. Led by Prince {{Lore Link|Hubalajad}}, he established the city of {{Lore Link|Abah's Landing}} and built a citadel named No Shira.{{ref|name=IDOPH|{{Cite book|In Defense of Prince Hubalajad}}}} Some accounts speak of a Ra Gada sect known as the {{Lore Link|Glinting Talons}}. These warriors also revered Tava and were possibly related to the Tavans. They were known to engrave their blades with the wings of a hawk, and employed a fighting style so aggressive that it left their enemies standing stunned. They fought in a conflict known as the Battle of Six Hands, but much of the details are lost to history.{{ref|name=GT|{{Cite book|Glinting Talons}}}}[[File:Hammerfell map Oblivion.jpg|right|thumb|300px|{{Lore Link|Hammerfell}}, the current home of the Redguards]] ===Grandee Yaghoub===To the north went the third wave of warrior-sailors under the leadership of Grandee {{Lore Link|Yaghoub}}, in ships they had brought from Akos Kasaz. Yaghoub was the first of the Ra Gada to discover the {{Lore Link|Iliac Bay}} as he rounded {{Lore Link|Cape Shira}}. Yaghoub, following the constellation of {{Lore Link|the Steed}}, decided to make his home on the northern coast of Hammerfell and established the city of {{Lore Link|Sentinel}}.{{Ref|name=STJOA}}{{ref|name=LOTYC|{{Cite book|Legend of the Yokudan Chargers}}}} Many of the Ra Gada kings were wealthy corsairs, and raided Breton coastal cities and merchant vessels along the southern Iliac Bay.{{ref|name=ONYokudan|[[Online:Yokudan King|Yokudan King]]'s dialogue in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} However on one occasion, Peregrine {{Lore Link|Direnni}} drove an entire Ra Gada flotilla back to Sentinel by using her prodigious sorcery to manipulate the waves of the Iliac Bay.{{ref|name=Once|{{Cite book|Once}}}} Ra Gada colonists from the island of Yath clashed with an {{Lore Link|Altmer}}i clan known as the {{Lore Link|Corelanya Clan|Corelanya}}. They quickly established settlements along the coasts of Cape Shira, and built a grand palace in a valley known as the {{Lore Link|Ash'abah Pass}}. They also attacked the Altmeri inhabitants of {{Lore Link|Salas En}}, and established their own settlement within the ruins.{{Ref|name=TSEE|{{Cite book|The Salas En Expedition}}}} The Yokudans pushed further inland into {{Lore Link|Bangkorai}} and discovered the ruins of {{Lore Link|Nilata}}, which were also inhabited by {{Lore Link|Mer|Elves}}.{{ref|name=ONloadNilata|[[Online:Nilata Ruins|Nilata Ruins]] [[Online:Loading Screens|loading screen]] in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} ===The Anka-Ra===The fourth wave of Ra Gada was arguably the most ruthless. Led by the self proclaimed emperor {{Lore Link|Tarish-Zi}}, the {{Lore Link|Anka-Ra}} wave cut a bloody swath across Hammerfell and all the way into {{Lore Link|Craglorn}} in their search for a new home.{{ref|name=WOTRG|{{Cite book|Warlords of the Ra Gada}}}}{{ref|name=ONloadHelra|[[Online:Hel Ra Citadel|Hel Ra Citadel]] [[Online:Loading Screens|loading screen]] in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} In their wake, the Nedes as a distinctive people disappeared from the historical record shortly after their arrival, although some accounts claim Nedic culture was already fading prior to the Ra-Gada.{{ref|name=NOTDL|{{Cite book|Nedes of the Deathlands}}}} They established {{Lore Link|Hel Ra Citadel}}, a vast complex believed to be a used it as a training ground for their {{Lore Link|Ansei}}.{{ref|name=CAC|{{Cite book|Castles and Coffers Volume III: Hel Ra Citadel}}}}{{ref|name=EJ|[[Online:Elenaire's Journal|Elenaire's Journal]]}} ==The Forebears==Once the Ra Gada had established footholds in Hammerfell, the Na-Totambu ruling council and the Yokudan nobility followed and rapidly resumed their traditional rule. In response the renowned warrior Razul, a contemporary of Divad Hunding, made himself Yokeda (or Lord) to cement the power of the Ra Gada. After conquering Hammerfell, the Yokudans found themselves in a time of relative peace. Many Ra Gada put down their swords, in favor of their love of farming and building. Within three generations, many Yokudans forgot the teachings of the Way of the Sword, leaving them vulnerable until the time of {{Lore Link|Derik Hallin}}.{{ref|name=TTTTOH|{{Cite book|The True-Told Tale of Hallin, Pt. 1}}}}{{ref|name=ONNan|[[Online:Nandanath Thrice-Noble|Nandanath Thrice-Noble]]'s dialogue in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}} Under the provincial organization of the {{Lore Link|Second Empire}}, Redguard society fractured to form two "parties" to aid Cyrodiil's administration of Hammerfell. The Na-Totambu ruling class retained the rights of noble council, and began calling themselves the "{{Lore Link|Crowns}}" to illustrate their history of leadership and nobility. The warriors of the Ra Gada were granted rights of ownership within their tribal districts. This empowerment fundamentally changed the Ra Gada, who began to call themselves the "{{Lore Link|Forebears}}", to emphasize the fact that they arrived on Tamriel first.{{Ref|name=PGE1}} Despite the Forebears' later desire to assimilate, their forefathers were strongly opposed to outsiders during the First Era, and were mostly responsible for preventing the {{Lore Link|Alessian Doctrines}} from having a strong presence in Hammerfell.{{Ref|name=PGE1C|{{Cite book|PGE|1|Cyrodiil}}}} ==Notes==* The emblem of the Ra Gada was said to be the water symbol, however no known representation of it exists.{{ref|name=ContPouch|[[Online:Contraband R|Redguard Messenger Pouch]] contraband item in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}}* The warlords of the Ra Gada were awarded medals when they first arrived on Tamriel's shores, some of which were still in circulation into the mid-Second era.{{ref|name=ContBadge|[[Online:Contraband R|Ra Badge of the Ra Gada]] contraband item in [[Online:Online|ESO]]}}* In {{Year|3E 397}}, several Ra Gada artifacts began circulating around the [[{{Lore:DragonstarLink|Dragonstar]] }} area. Light armor, blunt weapons, longbows and magically protective warpaint were among the documented items.{{Ref|name=SK}} * Several items of Ra Gada weaponry also came to light in [[Lore:Cyrodiil|Cyrodiil]] in {{Year|3E 433}}, at the time of the [[{{Lore:Oblivion CrisisLink|Oblivion Crisis]]}}.{{Ref|name=OM}}

File:ON-place-Ancestor's Landing.jpg|[[Online:Ancestor's Landing|Ancestor's Landing]] marks the Ra Gada's arrivalFile:ON-npc-King Xakhwan.jpg|{{Lore Link|Xakhwan|King Xakhwan}} drove the Corelanya Clan from HammerfellFile:ON-place-Ash'abah Pass.jpg|The Yokudan settlement at the Ash'abah PassFile:ON-npc-Ra Gada Warriors.jpg|Ra Gada warriors at the Ash'abah Pass File:ON-quest-The Initiation.jpg|Ra Gada warriors led by King XakhwanFile:ON-place-Hel Ra Citadel.jpg|The ruins of Hel Ra CitadelFile:ON-concept-Anka-ra warriors.png|Concept art of Anka-Ra warriors (ESO)concept artFile:ON-concept-Ra Gada Style.jpg|Tavan Ra Gada armor concept art

* {{Book Link|Blasius' Unfinished ManuscriptCrafting Motifs 28: Ra Gada}}