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[Zalphon]

The War of Necromancy

4E 1: The Champion of Cyrodiil puts an end to the King of Worms and the Order of the Black Worm falls apart following his death.

4E 73: The Mede Empire falls apart, leaving chaos in the power vacuum. Tamriel is quickly conquered by the long, lost son of Martin Septim.

4E 212: A lich known as, “Gulas Myneld” slays Arch Mage Aron Gothren for the murder of Raynil Dralas, a dear friend of Gulas.

4E 215: The successor of Gothren, Colin Draconis bans necromancy within the Mages’ Guild and coerces Emperor Reman Septim to make the practice punishable by death by using threats of war with the Mages’ Guild.

4E 223: Gulas Myneld meets a lich who is more magical than mortal. The lich offers to help Gulas against the Mages’ Guild, he asks for nothing in return. Gulas fears this lich more than any other being on Nirn.

4E 225: The Order of the Black Dragon is formed by the lich.

The undead grunts of the Order of the Black Dragon have no rank or status within the Order, and are merely undying soldiers ready for battle at the command of their superiors.

The Order of the Black Dragon is split into three tiers...

The Caste of the Black Skull is the first tier, and is made up of Necromancer Initiates and Shadow Knight Squires.

The Caste of the Black Rose is the second tier, and is made up of Necromancer Adepts and Shadow Knights. Several Nightblades are also in this tier as spies for the Order of the Black Dragon.

The Caste of the Black Soul is the third tier. Only the most elite ever come to this tier. It is made up of Liches and Shadow Knights who have distinguished themselves in battle by showing extraordinary ability or leadership.

4E 232: The hostilities between the Order of the Black Dragon and the Mages’ Guild are no longer considered skirmishes, but rather war between the factions.

4E 240: Most of Tamriel has been lost to the Order of the Black Dragon.

The Provinces

High Rock: The necromancers and their shadow knights were pushed back by the Breton Mages of High Rock. However, many Bretons died during the battles that were located in High Rock.

Hammerfell: The Redguards of Hammerfell resiliently held out for months against the armies of the Order of the Black Dragon. Eventually a nightblade assassinated the rebel leader, a Redguard with the name of “Cyrus Shinji.” They crumbled after Cyrus died, because their leadership was gone.

Skyrim: The mountainous terrain of Skyrim protected it from the armies of the dead, however none doubt that nightblades and necromancers are deep within Skyrim’s borders just waiting for the moment to strike.

Morrowind: The mainland was razed by a Telvanni Lich and his army. The Lich devastated the jungle-mainland leaving only death in his wake. The Lich didn’t dare touch Vvardenfell, because his lands, Tel Vos were there.

The Black Marsh: When the Argonian Marsh Warriors resisted the influence of the Order of the Black Dragon, a lich poisoned the land, killing most of the flora and nearly all of the fauna.

Elsweyr: The khajiit left their desert home when the Order of the Black Dragon came, where they went was unknown. All that was known was that they left for the seas, hoping to never return to Tamriel.

Valenwood: The Bosmer defended with ferocity that you would expect of an animal. Some even participated in the Wild Hunt, turning into vicious animals. Valenwood was destroyed, as were the Imga. Great casualties came to the Order of the Black Worm, but with each death led to another soldier.

The Summerset Isles: Contact was lost with them during the War of Necromancy.

Cyrodiil: The Imperial City is the only true safe haven in Cyrodiil. Only the Royal Family, the Mages’ Guild, and the Blades are allowed in the Imperial City. Bravil and Leyawiin are the first cities to fall. Chorrol, Anvil, Skingrad, and Cheydinal are all attacked simultaneously and fall hastily.

Shadow Knights lead patrols across Cyrodiil, hunting for any survivors.

-- Character Sheet –

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Rules

• I control important non-player characters.
• Do not kill or steal from other players.
• Do not create your own birth sign or race.
• Please have an original back story.
• Have fun.

This post has been edited by Zalphon: Dec 23 2010, 07:55 AM

[ureniashtram]

Name: Cyldreen Mon'Cheri
Race: Breton
Age: 35
Gender: Freewill
Birthsign: The Steed
Alignment: (why incorporate DnD stuff into Elder Scrolls?) Chaotic Neutral

Skin Color: Burned (see Biography)
Eye Color: Gold like a piece of drake
Hair Color: None
Hair Length: None
Special Appearance (Tattoo, facial hair, etc): His whole body is burned, even his face.

Class: Spy & Scout
Class Description:

Spy: Trained by his adoptive father as a spy for the service of Orsinium, Cyldreen is best as what he do. If given enough time to 'observe' a person, he can know their true colors and ambitions. Thus allowing him to 'sense' treachery among the nobles and eliminate them... By blackmail and manipulation.

He also had some training with spears and axes, and is more than capable to defend himself when giving into his Rage.

Scout/Hunter: During his travels, Cyldreen knew that he wouldn't survive the journey towards other provinces, so he hired an expert hunter to know the dangers of the forests and jungles and be prepared for it. The hunter taught him to spot tracks left by animals/men and even teaching him the school of Mystisicim to augment his perception of the dangers of the living world around him. He taught him how to hunt prey for food/hides and avoid dangerous predators. He taught him how to be a combination of a scout and a hunter.

Skills (Morrowind Skills)
Major Skills (5): Spear, Axes, Athletics, Light Armor, Illusion
Minor Skills (5): Archery, Mystisicim, Alchemy, Sneak, Shortsword

Armor: A bright green brigandine over the chainmail that covers his torso and arms. Gauntlets reinforces this. Chausses and poleyns made of chain mail protects his lower legs and the upper parts are covered with greaves of the same material. (This doesn't make sense, does it?) He wears a brown loose robe over all of this.

And last but not least, a mask covers his burned face and head. It's designs are pretty simple. It's made of gold and the expression of the mask is very creepy to some. The 'face' is shedding silver-colored tears, while the similary colored 'mouth' is pulled up to show an unnerving grin.
Weapon(s):

Halberd: The shaft is made of wood, reinforced with steel in various places. The blade is made of silver and steel, and the shape of it is similar to a crescent moon. Useful for taking on undead. There is also a wrap of leather coilling around a certain area. this where Cyldreen usually wields the blade, and the leather was designed to comfort the wielder. It is affectionally named 'Sleeping Beauty' by the Breton. (This spear is based ob\n the chinese Ji.)

Axe: The handle is made of Nibenean Fyr, a strong tree that possesses remarkable endurance. Designs of crowns and leaves intertwine each other on the side of the blade, before stopping at the chopping edge. It is worn and slightly nicked, but none can question its reliabilty. Nicknamed 'Snow White' by Cyldreen because the blade of the axe glows when shrouded in shadows.

Food/Drink: Usually he hunts for it, but he always keeps a bag full of meat and vegetables just incase. He refiils this bag after a hunt.
Alchemical (and Potions): A simple mortar and pestle. Alongside his bag of food, he keeps a pouch of nightshade for poison.
Literature: None.
Personal Items: His mask. It was built only for him by Orcish smiths.
Gold: 325 septims.

Biography: Raised by his adopted father to be of service for Orsinium, he led a harsh childhood as he was forced to receive trainings that consisted of enduring slashes of knives and whips, sparring with other recruits with real wepaons and testing the will of their minds by being . He was also forced to taste and drink mild poison, to remember the taste and resist it's effects. As he grew his adoptive father grew cold towards him, worsening his troubled mind and heart.

20 years of training turned him into loving pain.
10 years of blackmailing and deceiving lesser nobles into aligning themselves with the growing nation of Orsinium made him calulating. It turned him into a different man.
And months after his 34th birthday, war came to Orsinium. The orcs fought with righteous rage as they defended their homeland from the Necromancers, and Cyldreen assisted them by stealing information from the Nercomancers. This led Orsinium to be the victor, but with a steep price. Nova Orsinium burned too the ground and 70% of the Orcs perished before the Undead were pushed back. Cyldreen, too, payed a price. His whole body was engulfed in flames as he rescued the young son of Gortwog from the collapsing castle.

1 year after the destruction of everything he held dear, one thought ran through Cyldreen's already crumbling mind;

"Show true terror to the Black Dragon."

This post has been edited by ureniashtram: Jan 4 2011, 07:10 AM