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Imperial Male Dragonborn backstory

Remus was born roughly 30 years prior to the events prior to the events of Skyrim. He originally enlisted in the Imperial Legion at age 18 and was commended for bravery many times throughout his 10 year service. During his tenure as a captain in the Legion his younger brother of 5 years, Julius also enlisted. Remus guided his brother through his service to the Legion as his commanding officer, a request made directly to General Tullius so that he may better watch over his brother at the behest of their mother.

As the years passed, Remus and Julius were known as two of the best soldiers the Empire had ever seen and were practically inseperable, he stood as best man at Julius' wedding to Carlotte, and served as the uncle, godfather and role model to their two children.

At some point Julius became disillusioned with the Empire and the amount of control the Thalmor exerted over it. Putting aside his sword he became a political opponent of the Thalmor, speaking publicly against them and opposing them at every political turn.

Remus watched quietly from the sidelines, while privately agreeing with his brother he could not speak publicly at the risk of losing his place in the Legion. He was torn between his love for his brother, and the oath he had sworn to serve the Emperor.

Remus and Julius eventually had a falling out when, eventually, the Thalmor became tired of Julius' opposition and ordered his arrest. By fate's cruel chance the order was given to Remus who reluctantly accepted and arrested his brother, placing him in the Imperial City's dungeon for a week.

When Julius was released Remus tried to apologize to his brother, but Julius refused to even acknowledge his brother from that moment on, but nonetheless continued his campaign against the Thalmor oppression.

One night, while out on patrol in the Merchant District of the Imperial City, Remus was investigating a disturbance outside the Merchant's Inn, muscling his way through the crowd that had gathered in the street, he found the body of his younger brother, covered in blood, having been brutally stabbed in the neck, torso and abdomen.

Witnesses claimed he had been in a heated argument with a few Thalmor Justiciars, claiming that they were draining the culture and vitality from the Empire by outlawing Talos worship, and that the Elves had left long before his brother.

Remus drew to one conclusion: That the Thalmor had finally reached the end of their tether with Julius and opted to have him assassinated. Over the following months he conducted his own investigation into the circumstances surrounding his brother's murder, but found that every inquiry he made was shut down by high-ranking political and military elements within the Empire.

With only one option remaining, Remus went to General Tullius, a man he had considered a friend throughout his career, and asked him the question that had been burning in his mind: "Why was my brother killed?" Tullius refused to answer himand as a result, Remus handed in his armour and left the Legion behind.

He stayed in Cyrodiil a while longer, working as a smith in the rebuilt city of Kvatch, where he worked day and night under the statue of its hero. "Is this the Empire you sought to preserve?" he wondered, staring up at the figure.

Eventually Remus decided to leave Cyrodiil, and left what money he had made with Julius' wife and family. Saying farewell to his mother, he set off for Skyrim and made a living working as a caravan guard and mercenary.

A year later, while wondering close to Darkwater crossing, Remus was embroiled in an ambush set up by the Imperial Legion to capture Ulfric Stormcloak, and was taken prisoner along with Stormcloak, Ralof and Lokir, under the Empire's assumption that he had joined the rebellion to exact vengeance.

While being taken to Helgen, he discovered his former friend and commander, Tullius was leading this detatchment of the Legion and this reignited his desire to find the truth behind his brother's murder.