Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24829345-20140417175510

Hi all, I'm new to the Wiki, and plan to contribute as best I can. For now though, I felt like sharing an idea I came up with for a possible lead-up to an Elder Scrolls VI game. The Elder Scrolls VI: DominionSetting: Valenwood & Anequina/Pelletine (Elsweyr)Period: 4th era 208, the 6th Year following the end of the Dragon Crisis & the Stormcloak Rebellion. Prelude:The words of Christóforos Zythopoiós, Chief Archivist to His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Titus Mede II, on Middas, 15th of Sun's Dawn, 4E 206: "It has been nearly half a decade since the defeat of the Stormcloaks and the execution of the criminal Ulfric Stormcloak on the grounds of High Treason against the Empire by his murder of High King Torygg of Solitude and inciting civil unrest across all of Skyrim. The battles leading up to Ulfric's capture were more prolonged than anticipated, but nevertheless resulted in decisicive victories for our Legions due in no small part to the unparalleled leadership of General Tullius, Supreme Commander of the North Legions. It should be noted, too, that the then concurrent disaster plaguing the province, known as the 'Dragon Crisis' of 201, was ended not long after by a mysterious individual whose identity remains unknown to us, but whom the Nords had & to this day still refer to as the 'Dragonborn'. Suffice it to say, this individual has not been seen or heard from since, but I digress. Following the reestablishment Imperial control, Elisif the Fair, Torygg's widow, began her reign as the Fourth Era's first High Queen of Skyrim and was granted a seat with the Elder Council for when grave matters pertaining to Skyrim are brought to the Emperor's attention. While hostilities toward the Empire in Skyrim have largely died down, there are still some lasting effects of the Rebellion that must be dealt with. Remnants of the Stormcloaks who refuse to let go of Ulfric's ideals have taken to joining together with bandits and rogue wizards in raiding Imperial forts & caravans without mercy, prompting the outcry of the people to their Emperor as to what is to be done about these disturbances. These attacks cost the Empire time, resources (not the least of which are our handful of slain scouts & soldiers), and most importantly of all, peace. The High Queen has agreed to assist the Emperor in the sending out of hunting parties in order to root out these troublemakers. It is expected that all should be well in Skyrim by the end of the year, with her Highness's good help. That aside, however, all is still not well within the Empire. The bulk of the Emperor's attention has been focused on our southern borders with Anequina, Pelletine, & Valenwood. The maintainance of peace with the Aldmeri Dominion has been both trying and costly due in large to the overly one-sided terms of agreement that the Emperor and the Thalmor previously signed off on. Peace in the South has clung by a thread, and tensions on both sides have risen rapidly in the years following the Rebellion. Sadly, in spite of Skyrim's relative peace, many Nords still view the Emperor unfavorably, keeping to memory the signing of the White-Gold Concordat. This coupled with Hammerfell's prior secession has resulted in the Empire receiving fewer and fewer specialized volunteers out of the North. To remedy this, the Emperor began to work together with Breton and Orcish lords at a summit in Daggerfall for granting the Orcish city of Orsinium provincial status in the hopes of gaining the support of its people. After many days of deliberation it was finally agreed upon, and so far it appears to have worked wonderfully. Orcs make great shock troops, as our enemies well knew in times past, and so shall they surely know again if anything were to go awry in these questionable times. Lastly, turning our attention inward, even with the Empire's current difficulties, or perhaps as a result of them, His Majesty's age has managed to catch up with him over the past four years. His health is in serious decline, and in spite of all this His Majesty has yet to choose an heir, leading some to question his sanity behind closed doors. His lack of a biological heir certainly does not make choosing one all the easier for him, and should he somehow perish before finally doing so, I could only begin to imagine the repercussions of prolonging such a monumental decision. I fear for the long-term security of the Empire, for though the Great War ended over thirty years ago, the prospects of a second are now appearing all too real, and all too near. . ."---^The game itself takes place 2 years after that account is written, with the conditions only getting worse. Let me know what you think?  