Cerberus65
Ancient One
Evening all.
This will be my first* attempt of creating a backstory for a character that I intend to play through (at some point) all of the games in the elder scrolls series with the same character; starting with the Elder Scrolls Online (already finished) and ending up within Skyrim. The story begins by following a nedic tribesman who will eventually be turned into a vampire after his entire tribe is slaughtered by his betrothed; the first vampire ever recorded in TES lore, Lamae Bal. The story will then follow through with the events of TESO and eventually (once played), Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion eventually leading into a playthrough of the recently released Skyrim: SE.
*First attempt at a backstory spanning the entire series; previous entries were for Skyrim exclusively.
My character's name is Vladimir Blackthorn; he was a Nedic tribesman (born in ME 776) who is eventually seen and referred to as a Nord; Morally, my character will be the mortal enemy of the Daedric lord Molag Bal, and will be seen by many as a kind of a dark anti-hero (think Kain from the Legacy of Kain series); generally having a lack of interest / morals in regards to the affairs of humans, only involving himself when the fate of the world is at stake (Oblivion Crisis / Alduin's Return) and will pursue illegitimate activities (Thieves Guild/Dark Brotherhood) to pursue & fund his interests (under the guise of a nobleman) alongside his era spanning vendetta against Molag Bal. The story will take place some time after the events of Skyrim
I will be using the following pages for reference points throughout the beginning of this story:
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Nede
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Lamae_Bal
As with my other backstories, I will be taking a lot of creative freedom while trying to stay as lore-friendly as possible. Instances where the lore is unconfirmed or non-existent, (such as Lamae Bal's backstory) I will be filling in to make my character's story that more personal. I'm also a massive fan of vampiric literature so inspiration from the likes of Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles will be paramount when it comes to this backstory.
This will be a work in progress over a series of weeks/months and as always I'm open to suggestions & constructive criticism, so feel free to comment should you feel anything could be improved upon.
I hope you enjoy!
This will be my first* attempt of creating a backstory for a character that I intend to play through (at some point) all of the games in the elder scrolls series with the same character; starting with the Elder Scrolls Online (already finished) and ending up within Skyrim. The story begins by following a nedic tribesman who will eventually be turned into a vampire after his entire tribe is slaughtered by his betrothed; the first vampire ever recorded in TES lore, Lamae Bal. The story will then follow through with the events of TESO and eventually (once played), Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion eventually leading into a playthrough of the recently released Skyrim: SE.
*First attempt at a backstory spanning the entire series; previous entries were for Skyrim exclusively.
My character's name is Vladimir Blackthorn; he was a Nedic tribesman (born in ME 776) who is eventually seen and referred to as a Nord; Morally, my character will be the mortal enemy of the Daedric lord Molag Bal, and will be seen by many as a kind of a dark anti-hero (think Kain from the Legacy of Kain series); generally having a lack of interest / morals in regards to the affairs of humans, only involving himself when the fate of the world is at stake (Oblivion Crisis / Alduin's Return) and will pursue illegitimate activities (Thieves Guild/Dark Brotherhood) to pursue & fund his interests (under the guise of a nobleman) alongside his era spanning vendetta against Molag Bal. The story will take place some time after the events of Skyrim
I will be using the following pages for reference points throughout the beginning of this story:
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Nede
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Lamae_Bal
As with my other backstories, I will be taking a lot of creative freedom while trying to stay as lore-friendly as possible. Instances where the lore is unconfirmed or non-existent, (such as Lamae Bal's backstory) I will be filling in to make my character's story that more personal. I'm also a massive fan of vampiric literature so inspiration from the likes of Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles will be paramount when it comes to this backstory.
This will be a work in progress over a series of weeks/months and as always I'm open to suggestions & constructive criticism, so feel free to comment should you feel anything could be improved upon.
I hope you enjoy!
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