I am a life-long fan of the Elder Scrolls series. Having started playing the games from when I was 11, and continuing to do-so into my twenties, I do not see this fact changing any time soon. Although I love all the games in one way or another, the third mainline game, Morrowind, is my favorite by a significant margin, followed by Daggerfall, then Skyrim, and finally Oblivion and Arena. This ordering is important as it is reflected in the amount of time I've spent considering the background of my canon player characters within the various games in the series, and as such the bulk of my writing in this post will be dedicated to the Nerevarine, The Agent, and the Dovahkiin, although I will be detailing the lives of the other mainline games, they will be far less in-depth as those of Morrowind, Daggerfall, and Skyrim. So, in saying all of this, why am I writing any of this down at all? Well, my reasoning is two-fold: 1) it sounds like fun to do so, and 2) I have wanted a central document that details my personal canon Elder Scrolls for a long time. This is useful to me not only for roleplay in each game, but also as a means at better exploring a series that I love. Now to address the elephant in the room: what's the point in me asserting my own personal canon as separate from the "true" Elder Scrolls canon? I discuss this briefly in this post, but in summary: fiction is not real; this is the nature of fiction. As a result, any piece of fiction, whether produced by the copyright holder of a given piece of media or a fan of that media, is equally non-existent. Thus, there is no value that can be attributed to a given piece of media as being "true" or "real" canon as opposed to another. Because of this, there has to be another way of meaningfully distinguishing from "original" works, and "fan" works. In making this distinction, most consider works that are from the mind of or approved by the original creator to be what is the "true" events of a piece of media. This places the entire value of truth within the control of the original author, but I reject this idea. I don't believe that someone is granted superiority and universal ownership of the interpretation of their art just because they were the first to produce it. Every time someone consumes a piece of media, they are creating their own unique version of that piece of media, and as a result, they are diverging from the original thoughts and ideas of the author. In this way, the "true" canon only exists within the mind of the author, and cannot be accessed by anyone (if one is to subscribe to the notion that the author's ideas are inherently more important to canon than the fans of the author's work). Instead, I view every single person as the writer of their own version of the story that they are consuming, and each of the minor or major changes that occur between the author's canon and the fan's canon are just as valid as each other. That is a lot of words to say that I think that fan canon is just as valid as author canon, and as a result, the "true" events of the Elder Scrolls as I see them are detailed in this document. You can chose to adopt aspects of this document if you want to, but know that it is just one possible interpretation of a near infinite number of interpretations for the Elder Scrolls. As a brief asside, I have modified some official canon for the purposes of telling a story regarding the Todd Howard trilogy of games which will become obvious in the Morrowind-Skyrim sections of this document. For those that notice, I am aware of the discrepency, it is intentional. With all that out of the way, I will begin my exploration of my Elder Scrolls canon with the very first protagonist of the series, the Eternal Champion.
Born in the Reach of Skyrim in 3E 370, Asgorn "Talin" Warhaft was the child of a Tavern Keeper and his mistress, an adventurer from Hammerfell. Following Talin's birth, he was quickly sold off by his stepmother, the wife of the Tavern, to the Redguard adventurer. The adventurer did not wish to keep the child as he hindered her exploration of Tamriel, and as such she abandoned him as soon as she could at the Chapel of Dibella in Anvil within the Imperial Province of Cyrodiil. Here, he was adopted by General Talin Warhaft, who gave him the new name of Talin Jr., as no one had known his birth name to be Asgorn. Following his adoption, Talin was trained and loved dearly by his father, who raised him as his heir, despite already having a daughter named Laretha. The strife between Talin Jr. and his sister Laretha would fester throughout Talin's life, culminating in his eventual death. As a youth, Talin learned to fight from the Archmaster Festil, and learned magic from his friend, Ria Silmane, afterwhich he was ascended to the Imperial Court through a good word from his father. Here, he served the Imperial Court dutifully, but with little renoun. Although he was a skilled Mage, and Warrior, he knew little of politics, and was considered somewhat slow-witted compared to the cunning of his peers on the Imperial Court, including his sister Laretha, who had risen through the ranks of the court through careful political machinations.
In 3E 389, Talin would be forced into action through the events of the Imperial Simulacrum, in which the battlemage Jagar Tharn would imprison Emperor Uriel Septim VII within Oblivion while he ruled in his stead as an imposter. Talin was the first to act against Tharn, having suspected his treason but failing to act on it in time. Here, he worked with many heroes, legends, and royalty, including Queen Barenziah, King Eadwyre, and many others to uncover the pieces of the Staff of Chaos which he used against Tharn. For a decade, Talin journeyed across Tamriel, gaining strength, allies, and favors, culiminating in his ultimate battle against Tharn, ending in Tharn's death, and the freeing of the Emperor from Oblivion. Having saved Tamriel, the Emperor declared Talin the Eternal Champion, although his efforts did not prevent Tamriel from suffering greatly within its Emperor for the 10 years that he was trapped. All the same, The Empire would gradualy recover fromt he calamity that befell it, and Talin would take his father's place as the Emperor's personal guard, at least for a time. Talin and his father would spend years hunting down the remainder of Jagar Tharn's allies, although it would not be the legacy of Tharn that would ultimately kill Talin; instead, it was his father's only biological child, Laretha. In a fit of jealousy against her brother for his fame across Tamriel, Laretha performed the Black Sacrament, and hired the Dark Brotherhood to assassinate her brother, and frame it as an accident. This failed, as Talin and the assassin both were killed in their battle, and thus an invesitgation was opened into his murder headed by his father. This lead to the eventual discovery of Laretha's hiring of the Dark Brotherhood, and as such, she was executed by her own father for the assassination. Thus The Eternal Champion's story was over, but his legacy lived on as a folk hero to the Cyrodiilic people.
Born 3E 375 in the city of Daggerfall in Highrock to the noble Hawkford family, Elona was set to inherit her family's fortune at the death of her mother, Bethany. This would not be, however, as a rival family, the Kingsly's, conspired to cease the land and rights of the Hawkford family. This lead to the death of Elona's mother, for which she was framed as the killer. Thus, she fled her home, traveling south to the island of Stros M'kai. There, she worked as an independent mercenary under the false name Henrietta. During her time on Stros M'kai, she met an Alik'r warrior named Abiran, who took a liking to her. Abiran would teach Elona how to fight as an Alik'r, as well as introduced her to the underbelly of Stros M'kai. Here, she developed a Skooma addiction which would plague her for the remainder of her time on Stros M'kai. OVertime, Elona would begin a sexual relationship with Abiran, although they would not have any children together, as Abiran was unable to have children. Despite this, they loved each other for a time, acting as a mercenary duo throughout Stros M'kai, and later, into Hammerfell. Eventually, Abiran would be killed during a mission that took them into Vvardenfell, having been killed by a Cliffracer. Driven into a deep depression, Elona exiled herself deep into Red Mountain, where she met a Vampire clan, which entrapped her as a Thrall. During her time as a Thrall, she was forced to kick her addiction to Skooma, as she was not given any by her Vampiric masters. Eventually, the Vampire den where she was enslaved was raided by members of the Blades. When her Master was slain by the Blade's operative, Elona turned her blade against the remainder of the Vampires, enacting revenge for the months of enslavement she was forced to endure. Impressed by her skill, the Blade operative, who introduced himself as "The Hand", took her in as an apprentice, inviting her to Cyrodiil, where she was further trained, and rose the ranks within the Blades, eventually becoming a close confidante to the Emperor Uriel Septim VII. Ultimately, her friendship with the Emperor lead her to be tasked with the investigation of the death of King Lysandus of Daggerfall.
This would be her first time returning to her home city since the Kingsly's betrayed her family. Although her scarred face made her nearly unrecognizable, she had begun using her birth name again when she became a Blade, and as such, she was concerned about the safety of her return. All the same, she agreed to help for the sake of her friendship to the Emperor. In addition to investigating the death of King Lysandus, The Emperor tasked Elona with tracking down a missing letter sent by Uriel to the Queen of Daggerfall, Mynisera. During this quest, Elona would find that the restless spirit of King Lysandus plagued Daggerfall with an invasion of spectres every night. It was during one such night, that she witnessed the last remaining member of the Kingsly family killed by one such spectre. She felt sour that she was unable to enact revenge herself, but took solace in knowing that the Kingsly's were gone. She would later learn that the Kingsly's fell onto hard times after ceasing the Hawkford estate, ultimately leading to all but the matriach of the Kingsly family dying to disease. All the same, Elona began her investigation by earning fame across The Illiac Bay through continuing her mercenary work, and ultimately joining the Fighter's Guild. Eventually, she earned enough esteem that she began performing favors for the noble houses of The Illiac Bay, gaining more and more information regarding King Lysandus' death, which culminated in her freeing Lysandus' spirit, and ending the plague of spectres on Daggerfall. She too, learned of the plight of the Orcismer, who saught independence and a state of their own separate from Highrock proper due to the hatred and fear that the Breton's felt towards the Orcs. Having developed an affection for the oppressed in her time as a mercenary, she assisted the Orcs, ultimately using the power of the automaton the Numidium, to found Orisinium. But in using the Numidium, she inadvertedly caused the event known as the Warp of The West, in which dozens of paradoxical events came to pass, along with her death to the Numidium in 3E 417. She would never return to her friend Uriel, and no one would hear from her again. With her death, the Hawkford family was gone, and so too was any hope of rekindling their stolen legacy. The Agent Elona would not be remembered for her actions, nor would her efforts ultimately matter, as all possible outcomes of her actions became true all at once, as she failed to account for the power of the Numidium, and was consumed by it, killing herself in the process.
Born in 3E 405 in Mournhold, Fhaenyr grew up in humble beginnings. The child of unknown origin, but raised by two book sellers in the Great Bazar, Fhaenyr spent most of her childhood wondering the streets of Mournhold, often venturing into the sewers, where she learned how to fight in her battles against rats, skeletons, and spirits. Having been born with a natural affinity for Magic, Fhaenyr's parents hoped to send her to Vvardenfell to be trained under her Uncle, a Mouth in house Telvanni, so that she could escape the tribulations of being a poor merchant. Thus, she was sent on a ship to Vvardenfell on her after she turned 17. However, her ship capsized in a storm, and she washed ashore on the Western Coast of Morrowind. She then treked further West, passing through the city Silgrad, and deep into the mountains into Skyrim. There, she worked various odd jobs, which took her south into Cyrodiil. Once within the Imperial Province, Fhaenyr worked as a mercenary, continuing to learn and practice magic as often as she could. What little money she had, she spent on learning new spells, a practice that was unsustainable. Eventually, she was left Septimless, and on the streets as a beggar. Hungry, and without shelter, she resorted to thievery while in the Imperial City, which lead to her arrest and sentencing into the Imperial Prison. There, she would stay for a number of years, before being released unexpectedly in 3E 427. She was then sent to Vvardenfell, where she intended to go all along, although she did not know why. Once in Vvardenfell, she would set into motion the events that would label her as the ultimate hero of the land that she once called home. On the boat that took her to Vvardenfell, Fhaenyr was struck with intense dreams that told her of the role that she was to play. Once landed in the Hlaalu town of Seyda Neen, Fhaenyr's journey would begin proper.
Once she arrived in Morrowind, Fhaenyr was given the assignment of locating a member of the secretive Imperial Blades, a man named Caius Cosades. This was an order direct from the Emperor Uriel Septim VII herself. Not wishing to return to a cell, Fhaenyr decided to honor this request, making her way to the Frontier town of Balmora, where she met with the enigmatic Agent. Cosades inducted her into the Blades, and sent her out to earn a name for herself within Vvardenfell before returning to him for more work. Now free, Fhaenyr attempted to track down her uncle within House Telvanni, but was unable to. Thus, she decided to join the House as a hireling. First, she would have to travel to the distant city of Sadrith Mora, which lead her to dozens of adventures and tribulations where she honed her skills with a blade, as well as her skills as a mage. In her time traveling to Sadrith Mora, completing various adventures along the way, she quickly found herself favoring a Longsword to the dagger that she had stolen in the Imperial Office in Seyda Neen. Once she finally arrived in Sadrith Mora, she was quickly inducted into House Telvanni, where she began working various odd tasks for the Mouths of the House. On these missions, she developed a reputation for her shrewed charisma (helped in no small part to her exceptional beauty in the eyes of Dunmer society), able to talk her way out of most conflicts she may have entered in. As she took on tasks from the Mouths of Sadrith Mora, she took every opportunity to read whatever books she could find, quickly becoming exceptionally well read, and skilled at what spells the Mouths were willing to teach her. Her work for the Mouths often took her all across Vvardenfell, where she would frequent as many bookstores as she could, absorbing as much information as was possible. Soon, she was an expert in Destruction spells, and was exceptionally skilled at Alteration, Illusion, and Mysticism. Soon, shed learned to fly, teleport, pick locks, and dozens of other complex spells. In time, she too began crafting her own spells, becoming a seemingly unstoppable force across Vvardenfell, of which she gained no small amount of renoun. Her work allowed her to rise through the ranks of House Telvanni, first as a retainer, then Oathman, Lawman, and eventually Mouth. Ultimately, however, through careful allies and poltical menveuring, she would becom a Magister, and decided that she wanted to become the Archmagister of the House. Thus, she challenged the reigning Archmagister, Gothren. After slaying Gothren, she rose to the rank of Archmagister of House Telvanni, gaining fame across not just Vvardenfell, but all of Morrowind for her efforts. Thus, she returned to Cais Cosades, confident that she had more than earned her place in the land of Vvardenfell, especially in such a short time. All the while Fhaenyr worked her way through House Telvanni, becoming the youngest Archmagister in history, Dagoth Ur continued to grow in power, as the Blight storms moved further and further south, and the sleepers for the Sixth House began to awaken.
Upon returning to Cosades, Fhaenyr and he began working together on various missions, growing closer and closer on each task that Fhaenyr was assigned. Eventually, the truth became clear: Fhaenyr had been freed from the Imperial prison because she met the conditions of the prophecy of the Nerevarine. Suddenly, her dream, or perhaps vision, made sense. And in the time that Cosades had known, and grown found of, Fhaenyr, he began to realize that she truly was Lord Indoril Nerevar incarnate. It would take more than just Cosades' faith to protect Morrowind from Dagoth Ur. Thus, Fhaenyr set off to earn the role of Nerevarine from the Ashlander tribes of Vvardenfell, and Hortator from the Houses. But before she could rise to the role of the reincarnation of Indoril Nerevar, Caius Cosades was called back to the Imperial City, but not without significant sorrow in his departure. He and Fhaenyr had grown remarkably close, and they both knew they would miss each other's company. As Archmagister of House Telvanni, she was elected Hortator automatically, but the other Houses required journeying across the land to gain their favor. After becoming Hortator and Nerevarine across Vvardenfell, Fhaenyr finally met withthe God-King of all Vvardenfell, Vivec. There, she learned more of her former life as Indoril Nerevar, the potential betrayal of the Tribunal against Nerevar, and her purpose as Indoril Nerevar reborn. Thus, she was entrusted with Wraithguard, which she used along with the artifacts Keening and Sunder to destroy the Heart of Lorkan in the center of Red Mountain, which Dagoth Ur was using to give himself the very same divine powers that the Tribunal had stolen centuries past following their betrayal of Indoril Nerevar. With the Heart destroyed, Dagoth Ur, as well as the Tribunal, became mortal. And so, Fhaenyr slew Dagoth Ur, and was declared the savior of Morrowind by the Daedric Prince and Goddess of all Dunmer, Azura.
Fhaenyr's adventures would not end there, however, as she would be drawn into the city of her birth, Mournhold, where she would uncover the waning power of Almalexia, one of the Tribunal, who tore Morrowind apart (metaphorically speaking) in order to maintain her rule as Goddess, even without the divinity granted to her and the other members of the Tribunal. In her efforts to maintain her power, she killed her fellow Tribunal member Sotha Sil, and unleashed his automata onto the people of Mournhold. Fhaenyr defeated Almalexia in single combat following the discovery of Sotha Sil's body, and was once again given admiration by the Goddess Azura.
Fhaenyr's Journeys would eventually take her to the island of Solsteim, north west of Vvardenfell. Here, she would meet the indigenous tribes of the Skaal, and take part in work with the East Empire company in the foundation of the Town of Ravenrock. Here, she would eventually build a home, and would be foundational in the settlement's early success. In addition to her work for the East Empire company, Fhaenyr took part in the Bloodmoon Prophecy, taking part in the Great Hunt as prey. In navigating the mazes while being hunted by werewolves, Fhaenyr faced and ultimately defeated an aspect of Hircine, the Daedric Prince of the Hunt. For a time, she would retire to her home in Ravenrock, but not before being visted by Caius Cosades on a mission into Solsteim. There, she and Caius made love, resulting in Fhaenyr becoming pregnant with his child. This child would be her firstborn, Turil Thurandis, who would go onto be the Hero of Kvatch and Champion of Cyrodiil. Fhaenyr and Caius stayed together in relative peace and comfort on Ravenrock for a number of years, having one more child, a daughter who took on her mother's name as Fhaenyr Thurandis II, who would go on to become the Last Dragonborn. Fhaenyr would outlive Caius, as he fell ill and passed away suddenly, leading to Fhaenyr falling into a deep sadness that lead her to travelling to Akavir in order to uncovery the mysteries of the unexplored land. This was the last that anyone on Tamriel had heard directly of Fhaenyr until the present day, but she maintained frequent contact via letters with her last surviving child, Fhaenyr Thurandis II, although they became more and more infrequent as time went on. The two would ultimately become estranged for reasons unknown, and by the time Fhaenyr Thurandis II became known as the Last Dragon Born, she had not sent or received any letters from her mother for near 20 years.
Born 3E 433, Turil Thurandis was raised on Solsteim with his father Caius Cosades, and his mother Fhaenyr Thurandis, Despite tradition, he and his sister Fhaenyr II took on their mother's name due to her prominance as the Nerevarine. The weatlh and power of their family was not lost on Turil, as he gained some of the best magical education in all of Tamriel from not just his mother Fhaenyr, but also the many friends that she had made throughout her adventures in Vvardenfell. By the time he left Solsteim and moved to Cyrodiil with the goal of entering the Arcane University, he had already mastered almost every school of magic, nearly surpassing his mother in raw potential. Upon moving to Cyrodiil, Turil soon learned of his father's death, and his mother's journey to Akavir. Saddened by their loss, Turil drank heavily in a Tavern in the Imperial City. He then got into an alteraction with another Dunmer named Valen Dreth. This altercation led into the street, where they were both aprehended, and placed into the Imperial City prison. By chance, Turil had been placed in the very same cell that his mother had been placed in, all those years ago. It was this very cell where Turil would have a chance encounter with Emperor Uriel Septim VII, who was escaping assassin's after his sons had been murdered. As it turend out, the cell that Turil was placed in happened to lead to a secret exit out of the Imperial City meant for the Emperor in such a case as he was currently in. Thus, Turil was able to escape his prison sentence and follow the Emperor out of the Prison. Here, Turil would witness the assassination of Uriel Septim VII, and was tasked by the Emperor to take the Amulet of Kings to Joffrey, a member of the blades, for protection. He later learns of the existence of Uriel's last living son, a bastard son by the name of Martin Septim, who had been raised as a priest to hide his true identity.
After rescuing Martin from Kvatch, and closing the Oblivion gate that had opened in the city, Turil had been introduced to his own and only love as well as was declared Hero of Kvatch, a title that would come to define him for years to come. Together, Martin and Turil worked together, Martin studying as Turil treked across Cyrodiil, uncovering adventure, secrets, and teasures rivaled only by his mother Fhaenyr. In that time, Turil had became renouned for his skill at Magic, and used this skill to close dozens of Oblivion gates. With the help of Martin, Turil uncovered a conspiracy with the Daedric cult known as the Mithic Dawn to overthrow Tamriel in a massive Daedric Invasion led by the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. In this time, Martin and Turil became exceptionally close, eventually confiding in each other on one storm-adled night north of Bruma. The two shared a bed that night, their love making taking them outside, under the stars. After that moment, the two quickly fell in love, fighting together side-by-side as they raised an army to defeat Mehrunes Dagon and stop the invading force of Daedra. However, in order to defeat Mehrunes Dagon, Martin mantled the God Akatosh, and in doing so, was destroyed. Turil had lost his love, and even though their romance had been brief, he would never find anther love. Following becoming the Champion of Cyrodiil, Turil made good on his goal to join with the Arcane University, eventually rising to the rank of Arch Mage. This deeply angered his mother Fhaenyr, who had previously been the Archmagister of House Telvanni before abandoning her role to adventure in Akavir, and thus Fhaenyr ceased contact with her son, an act that would deeply sadden her.
Eventually, his journey's through Cyrodiil would bring him to a portal that had been opened by Sheogorath, Daedric Prince of Madness. Entering the portal, Turil would enter into a cosmic battle of deterministic repetition, as Jyggalag, the Daedric Prince of Order, once again conquered the Shivering Isles away from Sheogorath just as he had done thousands of times before repeatedly. This time, however, Sheogorath made a choice that would rupture the fabric of causality and would change the course of he, Turil, and Jyggalag forever. Sheogorath allowed himself to be mantled by Turil, as Turil became the new Sheogorath, which prevented Jyggalag and Sheogorath from fusing once again. Thus, Jyggalag was allowed to exist separate from Sheogorath, and Turil had become the new Prince of Madness, of which he remains to this day.
The second born child of Fhaenyr Thurandis I and Caius Cosades, Fhaenyr Thurandis II was often the outcast of her family. Fascinated by the darker elements of the world, Fhaenyr II spent most of her time focused on the writings of the Daedric Princes that even the Daedra Worshiping Dunmer considered evil. From an early age, she was especially fascinated by Molag Bal, the Daedric Lord of Domination. She saw in him the potential for power, as power was all that she desired. Born in the shadow of not only her mother, but her older brother Turil, Fhaenyr II always wanted to prove taht she was more powerful than anyone else. Thus, she trained tirelessly at magic, and swordsmanship, learning all that she could from her father Caius before he died. Upon her father's death, Fhaenyr I left her daughter in control of the Ravenrock Estate, before moving to Akavir for adventure. Uninterested in managing an estate, Fhaenyr II sold off all the assets for Ravenrock to the rest of the East Empire company, and moved to Cyrodiil, perhaps in an attempt to mimic the heroism and esteem of her brother Turil. By the time she made it to Cyrodiil, her brother had vanished, and none knew what had become of him. Thus, she had no contacts within the province, and was left to gain renoun of her own. Although she attemtped to assert herself as Turil's sister, few believed her, and she was forced to resign herself to obscurity. Eventually, she moved north into Skyrim, where she had a chance encounter with a Vampire, who infected her with Sanguine Vampirism. Seeing this as a blessing to allow her to become closer to her Patron God Molag Bal, Fhaenyr II happily accepted the disease, and allowed herself to fall deeply into Vampirism. She then spent decades living as a wanderer across Tamriel, consuming the blood of everyone she could, as she venerated her God Molag Bal. However, in her travels she read often, and in her reading became enraptured by Hermaeus Mora, the Daedric Prince of Knowledge. Having inhereted her mother's love of reading and knowledge, she took quickly to Hermaeus Mora, soon abandoning her affection for Molag Bal entirely. For decades more, she searched across Tamriel for rare books, learning as much as she could about as many topics as she could, in the process becoming a master of blades, maces, axes, as well as the major schools of magic, and armor. Moreover, her time slaying people across Tamriel to consume their blood taught her how to sneak, and move in the shadows. She picked locks, killed innocents, and even worked briefly as an assassin for hire. This led to conflict with the Morag Tong, which nearly led to her death, if not for the eruption of red mountain, and the Argonian Invasion of Morrowind, which drew the Morag Tong away from her. It was during this time that she traveled back to Cyrodiil, and then again north into Skyrim, where she was caught in a crossing the boarder illegally, and was arrested alongside Ulfric Stormcloak, and taken to Helgen for execution. This moment, hundreds of years into her life, would finally grant her the fame that she had desired for so long.
After narrowly escaping execution by a sudden Dragon attack, Fhaenyr II escaped Helgen with an Imperial soldier named Hadvar. Together, they traveled to Riverwood, where Hadvar's father convinced Fhaenyr II to travel to Whiterun to get aide from the Jarl of the city. Fhaenyr II saw an opportunity in this to gain the fame that her mother and brother had earned for themselves, and agreed. This brought her into the seat of the Jarl Balgruuf the Greater, who would become instrumental in her rise to power in Skyrim. Assiting Balgruuf, she formed a close bond with the Jarl which would introduce her to her eventual lover Ysolda. Before then, however, a sudden Dragon attack at the western Whiterun watchtower lead her to her first battle with a Dragon. After defeating the beast, she absorbed its soul, and in doing so, discovered that she truly was special, just like her brother and mother: she was a Dragonborn. She was then called to the Throat of the World by the Greybeards, an order of men tasked in mastering the Way of the Voice, or the command of the magic Dragon's tongue, known as the Thuum. As a Dragonborn, Fhaenry II was naturally gifted with the ability to use Thuums as any born with a Dragon soul might. In learning a Word of Power, and consuming a Dragon's soul, Fhaenyr II could instantly command that Word into a Shout. Using this ability, Fhaenyr II adventured with the last remnants of the Imperial order of the Blades, working with them to uncover the secrets to defeating the very Dragon that had saved Fhaenyr II on that fateful day in Helgen: Alduin, the world eater, for if she could not defeat Alduin, Skyrim, and perhaps the world, would once again fall under Alduin's tyranical rule. Thus, Fhaenyr ventured deep into ruins, learned of forbidden Shouts, and mastered the voice in a way that none had in centuries. Moreover, she was taught by Alduin's own former lieutenant, the Dragon Paarthunax, to understand the philosophical weight of her Thuums, and how to truly battle with her words. Ultimately, she would defeat Alduin within the Nord afterlife of Sovengarde. Upon returning to Tamriel, she moved into a home in Whiterun, where she fell in love with the merchant Ysolda. Together, they would adopt two children, Lucia of whiterun, and Sofie of Windhelm. Fhaenyr II truly loved Ysolda and their children. In truth, it was the first love she had felt in centuries. They lived together for some time, and in that time, Fhaenyr II would earn money as an Assassin for the Dark Brotherhood. Her work with the Dark Brotherhood allowed her to feed on her targets to stave off the hunger of Vampirism, but the more she worked with the Brotherhood, the more she wanted to abandon the hunger entirely. All the same, she would be declared the Listener of the Dark Brotherhood, much to her chagrin. This ultimately lead to her assassinating the Emperor of Tamriel, Titus Meade II. After this, she abandoned her life as a Dark Brotherhood Assassin, entrusting the future of the guild to Babette, a fellow Vampire. In her time in the Dark Brotherhood, Fhaenyr II learned of a cure for Vampirism, and decided that she wanted to be free of the curse. Thus, she cured her Vampirism, and pursued honest work with the order of warriors known as the Companions. Rising through the ranks of the order, she learned the terrible secret that the order was led by Werewolves. In the underforge by Jorvaskir, her fellow Companions forced her to become infected with the Beast Blood, becoming the very thing that her mother had fought against over two centuries prior during the Bloodmoon. Desiring to cure herself of the blood, she assisted the Harbinger of the Companions, Kodlak, in finding a cure. This lead her to the Glenmora Witches, who she slew and took their heads to take part in a ritual to cure herself of the blood. Although she was not able to cure Kodlak while he lived, she all the same completed the ritual in the great Tomb of Ysgramor, curing herself and Kodlak of the beast blood. Following this, she was given the rank of Harbinger, but she ultimately abandoned the guild, using the wealth she had accumulated to move into the Proudspire Manor in Solitude. Here, she enrolled in the Bards college, restoring the tale of Olaf One Eye. Having become bored working within the Bard's college, Fhaenyr II left her family for a time to enroll in the College of Winterhold, where she studied Aetherius. In her time in the college, she saved it from ruin by the hands of the Thalmor agent Ancano, and after the death of the previous Arch-Mage, was given the Rank of Arch-Mage. She then moved her family into Winterhold within the Arch-Mage's quarters, so that she could continue her study. This brought her back to the venerating of Hermaeus Mora, although she kept her veneration a secret.
In time, a Vampire crisis occurred, and having grown resentful for her time spent as a Vampire, Fhaenyr II joined an order of Knights who sought to slay Vampires knwon as the Dawnguard. In this, she met with the ancient Vampire Serana,for whom she formed a close friendship with. Together, they defeated Serana's father, Lord Harkon, who wished to darken the sun. Following the defeating of Lord Harkon, Fhaenyr II helped Serana cure herself of Vampirism as well.
On her way to return to her home in Winterhold with her family, she was intercepted by cultists following a man named Mirak, who claimed to be the one true Dragonborn. This led Fhaenyr II back to her old home of Ravenrock, which had changed dramatically from her childhood. It brought her significant melancholy to her her old hom reduced to what it had become, even her old house being destroyed and overtaken by Redoran architecture, an act that would have disgusted her mother, who she missed dearly more and more. She was brought back to her father Caius Cosades, and the late nights they spent discussing the books she had been reading, and in recollecting that time, she missed her father all the more. All the same, she had to stop Mirak from consuming Solsteim, destroying what little remained of the world that she once inhabited. Meeting back up with her mother's old friends, the Skaal, Fhaenyr II worked with her new patron Hermaeus Mora to defeat Mirak, and free Solsteim from his mind control and tyrany.
Returning to Winterhold, Fhaenyr II had grown tired from her centuries of adventures and conflict. She had realized that, although she had finally reached and perhaps even surpassed her family in heroism and renoun, she felt empty and tired. All she wanted was peace and quiet, so she purchase a large plot of land in the Falkreath hold of Skyrim, and had a large manor built on the land. There, she hired her former Shieldmaden Lydia as her Stewart of the land, and moved her family deep into the woods, resigning her role as Archmage of the College of Winterhold. There, in the serene woods of Falkreath hold, she would retire with her love Ysolda, and their children Lucia and Sofie. She had served the role of hero and villain for so long, that she had forgotten that underneath it all, was just a woman who loved reading silently under a tree. And in spending her time living peacefully in Falkreath hold, she was reminded of the peace that she had so desparately desired all along. She would attempt to make contact with her mother many times while in Falkreath, but never heard from her again.