Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-77.98.203.197-20130414002939/@comment-25480355-20140929214912

The year is 4E 450, the Empire has fallen and the Thalmor have succeded in taking over most of Tamriel, excluding certain holdouts, most notably: Black Marsh. The Argonians and the Hist have worked together to make Argonia inpenetrable to those who would threaten it, and keep the Thalmor at bay. In doing so, they have also allowed in refugees fleeing from the other provinces, allowing other races into Black Marsh for the first time. This has caused tensions between the Argonian natives and the recent refugees, which have the potential to become volatile. The sentient Hist is the secret to this inpenetrable yet intellegent defence, and without it Argonia would be left completely vunerable.

You are a prisoner, working in a Thalmor controlled slave-labour mine in southern Cyrodil, close to the Argonian boarder. One day you notice a root penetrating the wall of your cell, and hear a mysterious disembodied voice talking to you. The voice tells you you are needed for the future of Tamriel, and tells you to escape. As it finishes speaking, more roots break a hole in the cell wall, leading you to escape through undercround caves, into Black Marsh.

Along the way the roots reveal itself to be part of the Hist, the ancient sentient trees that occupy Black Marsh along with the Argonians. There is a threat to the eons old way of life in Black Marsh, and you must stop it. The Thalmor wish to poison and potentially kill the Hist, leaving the rest of the province defenceless and open to invasion. You have been chosen as the Hist's Champion, to prevent these plans and defend Argonia. Along the way you may discover that this plot involves the Thalmor being controlled by a higher power, seeking to destroy the way of mer and men on Tamriel forever.

I haven't thought much beyond the opening and resoning for it to be set in Black Marsh. I agree Valenwood/Elswyr would be interesting too, but I think Black Marsh is just as viable an option.