The Fourth Era Dawns (An Elder Scrolls Scenario)

As the Third Era sputtered to a close with the death of Emperor Uriel Septim VII and the cataclysmic events of the Oblivion Crisis, Tamriel stumbled into the Fourth Era—bruised, fractured, and deeply unstable. The Red Year marked a catastrophic turning point. In 4E 5, the eruption of Red Mountain devastated the Dunmer homeland of Vvardenfell, laying waste to Morrowind's infrastructure and killing thousands. Some call it divine retribution, others a geological inevitability exacerbated by meddling with the Heart of Lorkhan. Survivors are scattered, refugees flooded neighboring lands, and the Dunmer as a people are permanently displaced. Meanwhile, in Cyrodiil, the collapse of the Septim Dynasty leaves a power vacuum. Titus Mede, a Colovian warlord of common blood, captures the Imperial City and declares himself Emperor. His rise was swift and suspicious—how exactly a regional general overthrew the remnants of a vast empire so cleanly is open to interpretation. What is clear is that Titus Mede I gave the fractured Empire a new head, though not necessarily a heart. Out east, a bizarre and surreal threat emerges: A massive floating city appears on the edge of Black Marsh. Accompanied by legions of the undead and otherworldly horrors, Unlike anything Tamriel has ever faced—neither Daedric nor clearly mortal. Whether it is a rogue experiment gone wrong, or something worse, remains hotly debated. Behind the scenes, remnants of the Blades, once dragon-hunters and Imperial agents, are beginning to regroup. With the rise of the Thalmor in the Summerset Isles and the reformation of the Aldmeri Dominion, the Blades see a new threat to mankind. Meanwhile, The alliance of Redguards and Bretons razes Orsinium, a symbol of Orcish resilience and ambition, in what they claimed was a response to growing aggression—but others see it as opportunistic suppression of a growing power. For the Orcs, it is just another cycle in a long history of betrayal and displacement. It begins.