Aden Komad
Misfortunate Soul
High Lord Tiberius Acheron
Self-Proclaimed Ruler of High Rock, Hammerfell, and Skyrim
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
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After the Dragonborn ended the Civil War in Skyrim and cast down Alduin for all of eternity, the war torn land could finally know a brief peace. The rule of the land had been returned rightfully to the Nords as the Empire withdrew alongside the Thalmor. But that wasn't enough for Ulfric. In secret he contacted the new emperor in Cyrodiil after the former was assassinated during the war. Now that the conflict had ended it was time to enact their joint plan.
The Stormcloaks rallied once again, now a well outfitted and legitimate army, and marched on the home of the Imperial people. The Aldmeri Dominion was honestly caught off guard at such a bold move so quickly. They committed their own army to the field, determined to keep their loss of control to only Skyrim. So a large portion of the Dominion's force sailed to Cyrodiil and combined their might with the Imperial army. The three armies met at the border. Ulfric had expected such a reaction and his army fortified their position before the enemy arrived. It was dusk when the three armies met in the field.
As steel clashed, arrows flew, and magic filled the air at the base of the mountain range that was the battleground. But slowly the Imperial forces began to move back until they were behind the Dominion soldiers and that's when the trap was sprung. The elven army was trapped between to between to enemies as the Imperials cut them down from the rear. Too late they realized their mistake; the battle had already turned. When dawn came both Imperial and Nord alike cheered. Both were now free of the Thalmor's hold.
With most of their forces wiped out, the Aldmeri Dominion withdrew to their strongholds of Valenwood and the Summerset Isles. They had been mortally wounded and they knew it. A few more battles took place and within a year the Thalmor were little more than a memory; their only true presence left in Tamriel was upon the Summerset Isles after the Bosmer left the Dominion. And finally the world was at peace.
But nothing lasts forever and there are always those with a hunger for more. three years after the Dominion War, a new threat arose from the home of the Bretons by the name of Tiberius Acheron. He was a half-Imperial, half-Breton man who had come from extreme poverty but believed he was chosen by the Divines for greatness. So in his teenage years he rallied the peasants against the nobility, slowly. His plans would be years in the making as he turned all of the ill will they had always harbored into more than self pity. In secret they begged, borrowed, or stole all that they would need; weapons, armor, loyalty, and favors.
By the end of the Dominion War his plans were at an end. The peasants supported him completely and he had blackmailed or bribed much of the military. The coup was over quickly and the king of High Rock lay dead as Tiberius took the throne. He quickly proved himself a reformer...and a tyrant. He executed the nobility claiming that all men were equal, with the exception of himself and his divine purpose. That purpose?
To purify Tamriel of evil; both within and without. Orcs, Khajiit, and Argonians were now the target of death squads. Tiberius claimed the gods saw them as mutants with no place or purpose, thus they needed to die so that the golden age he envisioned could come to fruition. He also sought to 'cure' people of behaviors he viewed as evil or a threat to him. Everyone must be equal, whether it be wealth or thought. All must serve something greater than themselves or their base desires.
Now in a mere five years after the end of the Dragon Crisis he has conquered half of Tamriel. Hammerfell and Skyrim now fall under the shadow of his tyrannical reign. However Skyrim has halted his conquest of the world for now, because of a small but desperate rebellion. Many Nords refuse to bow. They rid themselves of one occupation only to face another. The resistance to his rule has been so fierce that Tiberius himself has come to the frigid land. He has set himself up in Solitude and fortified the capital beyond any expectations. The hills around Solitude now sport an army and a camp nearly as large as the capital itself. The High Lord is determined to crush this rebellion and resume his divine quest.
But beyond the ambition of a conqueror, a shadow hangs over the world. A shadow that will not reveal itself as it pulls the strings of this new conflict. The world is once again on the brink of utter destruction. But this time there is no great hero as the Dragonborn seems to have vanished. Thus our fates now rest with those who have thrown in with the rebellion against the Tyrant and his shadow...
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The plot revolves around a rebellion against the so called High Lord and his divine mission to scour Nirn of all evil. But not everything is as it seems. Free Tamriel from this new wave of oppression and discover the truth behind this...divine mandate.
1.) ALL character cards submitted should follow the template. I will look over applications and make a decision normally within a day. Simply posting an application does not guarantee acceptance. Along with that, I would like a sample of original writing. A paragraph is acceptable, but feel encouraged to write more. This is shows us your writing style as well as show me how well, complex, and serious you approach even a simple writing.
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