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Pivotal Era begins
During the Pivotal Era, the borders between technology, science and magic begin to blur. Economic and technological progress result in some areas of Tamriel becoming high-technological utopias, while less-unfortunate areas degenerate into war-torn dystopias. The pacifism of the Restoration Era will be replaced by a Tamriel-wide cold war between the three superpowers of the Empire, the Dominion and Morrowind. -
Jauiper's Fun Chinwags released
Jauiper's Fun Chinwags, a collection of family friendly jokes, was released in High Rock. Here's a selection of these hoodwinking pearls:
"Why did the Orc cross the road? To eat porc pies!"
"How many Bosmer hug the trees? All of them!"
"Why was the fisherman happy? Because he caught the laughterfish!"
"Why was the Redguard smith fired? Because his Hammerfell!"
"What do you call an irate Altmer? Saltmer!"
"Why did the Breton write a book? Because his wife won custody and took his kids away!" -
Ayreona's Book of Practical Magica released
Ayreona's Book of Practical Magica was released in the Summerset Isles, containing such useful suggestions as:
"Do you have problems with clogged pipes? Use bursts of Telekinesis to force the dung away from your lung."
"Your husband broke the refrigerator again? Use a Frost Rune."
"Are your children crying? Conjure a mudcrab and keep them entertained for hours."
"Are mosquitoes ruining your summer nights? Use a Fire Shield to zap the crap away."
"Levitation can do wonders with your sex life." -
Gisvald's Grisly Gambols released
Gisvald's Grisly Gambols, a controversial book of racist humor, was released in Skyrim. It contained the following jokes:
"An Imperial takes a girl home from a club. She says "Show me it's true what they say about Imperials". So he kills her and annexes her corpse as a new province."
"What did the Dunmeri kid get for a birthday present? Lung cancer."
"What do you get when cross a Khajiit with a dog? A retarded dog"
"What's yellow, bubbling and melting all over my food? An Altmer in a fire pit." -
Fourth Edition of the Pocket Guide to the Empire released
Pocket Guide to the Empire, a collection of informative booklets describing each of the Empire's provinces in detail, was updated to reflect the addition of Hammerfell and the loss of High Rock. The Fourth Edition was compiled by Hecina Hoffana and printed by the Imperial Geographic Society, a subsidiary of the College of Whispers. Pocket Guide to the Empire offered its readers a chance to learn about the culture, traditions and history of the many nations of the Empire. -
Gold standard revoked in the Empire
The Empire of Tamriel became the first state in Tamriel to revoke the gold standard. No longer could septims be exchanged for minted gold coins in the banks. High Chancellor Lars Publicius established the Imperial Treasury to maintain central control over the finances of the Empire and to supervise banks in the Empire. This reform was popular among the public, but the allure of the golden septim coin was sadly lost forever. -
Firsthold Security Council established
The Tamrielic Council established the Security Council, consisting of defense ministers from all the nations on Tamriel. Its headquarters were located in the city of Firsthold. The Security Council's job was to maintain peace between nations, to coordinate international suppression of terrorist groups and to establish peacekeeping missions to various problematic areas in Tamriel. -
Gigantic conglomerate groups formed in Hammerfell
President Uyehara Ibn Al-Hasan removed anti-monopoly laws, lowered taxes on businesses and restricted trade unions. As a result, gigantic Hammerfellian conglomerate corporations took over the economy and became internationally competitive. These unshackled megacorporations began to invade both Imperial and Dominion markets. The most notable event of the Miracle of Hammerfell was when the Tuktu Corporation acquired the Antipeter Motor Company, the oldest and largest Imperial automobile company. -
Republic of Orsinium declares sovereignty
After a campaign of civil unrest in the Wrothgarian Mountains, the Republic of Orsinium declared their sovereignty from the Dominion of High Rock. Citing the Maollosa Plan as the cause for the sudden drop in Orcish living standards, Orsinium demanded recognition as an autonomous state within the Aldmeri Dominion. After Thalmor Talon black operations failed to successfully remove Orcish resistance, Omniseer Veryan Rûdhon personally went to Orsinium to negotiate a deal with the Orcs. -
Elections in Skyrim lead to a paradigm shift
The Aenelfist Syndicate (red), thoroughly tarnished by corruption scandals, secured only 20% of seats in Moot. The Royal Conservative Party (white) won 35% of seats. The Democratic Mahakhist Party (pink) and the Party of Nords (blue) both gained 20% of seats, and the Party of the Divines (light blue) gained 5% of votes. For the first time since the Second Civil War, conservatives and monarchists regained control over Skyrim. Osvald Bjarnisson became the new Prime Minister. -
The Education Index released
In a College of Whispers-issued ranking of education quality around Tamriel, Summerset Isles emerged as the region with the best-educated students. High Rock was the close second, followed by Morrowind. Cyrodiil and Hammerfell both shared the fourth place. Skyrim came sixth, followed by Valenwood. Elsweyr ranked the lowest. The Orcs and the Argonians lacked educational institutions, so they weren't assigned a rank. Arcane University was ranked as the most prestigious university in Tamriel. -
Republic of Orsinium declares independence
Omniseer Rûdhon, having a low personal opinion on Orcs, demanded them to cease their resistance to the Maollosa Plan and threatened Orsinium with war. The Orcs were not swayed and ordered Rûdhon to leave the negotiating table. A month after negotiations ended, the Republic of Orsinium declared independence from the Aldmeri Dominion and petitioned the Empire to help them out. The Dominion treated Orcs as traitors and began preparations for war. -
Petrus's Report released
Aurelius Petrus, a Penitus Oculatus agent, discovered that the Dragon League was still alive and had infiltrated almost all institutions of the Empire. Fifteen percent of Elder Councillors were allies of the League. Three of the ten richest Cyrodiilic companies operated as money laundering fronts for the League. A day after he released the report, Petrus had "accidentally" cut his head off while shaving and his report disappeared. -
Union of Mahakhist Syndicates turns to market reforms
First Secretary Hlovris Seddri privatized unsuccessful national companies and liberalized existing laws to allow Dunmer to create private companies. As a result, thousands of new companies were created, and many Imperial corporations expanded into Morrowind. Almost overnight, tens of thousands of Dunmer became millionaires. Eldhren-era command economy was dismantled and replaced with a semi-syndicalist market economy, which introduced competition to every sector of the economy. -
The War of Wrothgaria begins
Omniseer Veryan Rûdhon made a public announcement, declaring the Republic of Orsinium to be a national threat to High Rock and to the Aldmeri Dominion. Archmagister Tûrin Rinion was strongly against the war and condemned Rûdhon's actions in the strongest possible terms. However, Rinion's resistance was overruled by the trigger-happy Thalmor Party. Dominion Mantia armies were mobilized and began moving towards Orsinium, to pacify the region and return it under Bretonic control. -
Elections in Cyrodiil
Due to his masterful rule, Lars Publicius had become very popular. As a result, the Syndicalist Party (red) won an absolute majority of 60% of seats in the Elder Council. Progressive Party (orange) gained 30% of seats, and the Imperial Liberal Party (grey) won 5%. The Imperial Conservative Party (blue) gained only 5% of seats. The new Council was utterly dominated by left-wing parties. For his second term, Publicius promised to build a dam over Niben River and carry out a republican referendum. -
A succession crisis looms above the Empire
Emperor Sextus's wife Almárëa Tiberius was an Altmer. Due to racial phylogeny, their daughter Eärwen Tiberius was also ethnically Altmer. Under the Imperial Constitution of 5E 263, drafted by Emperor Gaius Tiberius, Elves were forbidden from assuming the Ruby Throne. Emperor Sextus wished to change the constitution, but clashed with the syndicalist-dominated Elder Council, who desired to do away with Imperial monarchy entirely. This prevented Eärwen from being declared the Heir Apparent. -
Amnesty of Maznk
The tiny Orcish Air Force had its air base in the village of Maznk. As a show of force, the Padoth Condors performed surgical strikes and managed to eliminate the entire Orcish Air Force in just a few hours. Omniseer Veryan Rûdhon declared a general amnesty for Orcs wishing to avoid the war. All Orcish civilians were allowed to safely leave the Wrothgarian Mountains during a three-day period. About 50,000 Orcs left High Rock, the rest picked up arms and prepared for combat. -
Battle of Maznk
Dominion Mantias and the reconstituted Free Bretonic Army attacked the coastal village of Maznk, where an Orcish partisan group had gathered. Using artillery, the partisans were obliterated. However, the incompetence of the leading officers caused many artillery barrages to be directed towards peaceful Orcish villages, resulting in civilian deaths. Pictures of dead Orcish women and children flooded the newspapers in the Empire, while similar pictures were suppressed in Dominion media. -
High King of Skyrim dies
High King Viggo Dahlstrom, the long-reigning High King of Skyrim, died in the summer of 5E 312 from old age. He was replaced by his daughter, Solveig Viggodottir, who was crowned the High Queen of Skyrim. A conservative Nord, she moved the royal entourage to Windhelm, breaking the tradition of Solitude's leadership in Skyrim. Solveig was a proponent of re-militarization of Skyrim and was known to be mildly skeptical of the Empire and its role in Skyrim. -
Battle of Khasgurz
Dominion Mantia used paratroopers to capture the military base of Khasgurz, 40 miles from Orsinium. During a two week period, they repulsed countless Orcish advances and retaliated by shelling Orsinium, indiscriminately targeting military and civilian targets. Orcs living near Khasgurz were scared into submission through the usage of cluster bombs. Orcs began forming large paramilitary groups to resist the coming occupation. -
Wrothgarian War discussed in the Tamrielic Council
Emperor Sextus Tiberius and High Chancellor Lars Publicius accused Omniseer Rûdhon of attempting to ethnically cleanse Orsinium for the Maollosa Plan and demanded the end of hostilities. Rûdhon ordered the Empire to cease interfering with Dominion's internal matters. After intense negotiations, High Councilor of Tamriel Rushdi Salahuddin got Rûdhon to agree with sending Council observers to survey the course of the war and report possible war crimes. -
Reforms in Skyrim
Prime Minister Osvald Bjarnisson initiated liberal economic reforms. Finding the powerful trade unions nigh-impossible to deal with, Bjarnisson relaxed immigration rules to allow non-unionized foreign workers into Skyrim. As a result, a large influx of Khajiiti workers immigrated to Skyrim. These Khajiit began working in the mines, undercutting the local unionized workers. This forced the Nordic trade unions to return to the negotiating table. -
Republican referendum scheduled in Cyrodiil
Ever since the 5E 200's, a small republican movement had grown in Cyrodiil, guided by Mahakhist thinkers and classical liberals. The Syndicalist Party of Cyrodiil had Imperial republicanism as one of its core tenets. As a campaign promise, High Chancellor Lars Publicius had promised to carry out a referendum on deposing the Imperial monarchy and declaring Cyrodiil to be a republic. Emperor Sextus Tiberius urged Imperials to support the monarchy. -
Battle of Meinvale begins
Anequinian troops, secretly supported by the Empire, made a push towards the Pelletinian capital of Corinthe. Their motorized probe was intercepted near the town of Meinvale, where warfare began. The better-equipped Pelletinian troops devastated their opponents, but failed to advance due to logistical troubles brought on by vicious sandstorms. Both sides started shelling each other to weaken resistance. -
Average incomes in Tamriel
Compiled by the College of Whispers, the septim-based Average Income Index ranked Tamrielic average monthly wages as follows:
1. Summerset Isles - 9,550 septims
2. Cyrodiil - 4,025 septims
3. Hammerfell - 3,100 septims
4. Skyrim - 2,800 septims
5. High Rock - 2,700 septims
6. Valenwood - 1,500 septims
7. Union of Mahakhist Syndicates - 800 septims
8. Elsweyr - 350 septims
9. State of Argonia - 100 septims -
Nibenay Valley Command created
Nibenay Valley, with its long history of agriculture, was affected badly by the Imperial Depression and its farmers struggled for subsistence. Lars Publicius ordered the creation of the Nibenay Valley Command, a state-owned corporation meant to benefit the Nibenese Valley by providing electricity, fertilization and economic development to the area. In addition, plans were drawn up to build a dam over the Niben River, a potentially massive and controversial undertaking. -
Eastern Skyrim gains autonomy
The eastern holds of Skyrim were considerably more conservative and religious than the western holds. Prime Minister Osvald Bjarnisson initiated the Eastern Lands Act of 313, which gave regional autonomy to the holds of Eastmarch and Rift. The Aenelfist Syndicate accused the Royal Conservative Party of attempting to break Skyrim apart by sowing the seeds of discontent against the central government. In any case, the Act passed and Eastern Skyrim gained limited autonomy in their internal matters. -
Republican referendum in Cyrodiil
Supporters of republicanism claimed that Imperial monarchy was archaic, expensive and undemocratic. Supporters of the Ruby Throne argued that the Emperor of Tamriel provided stability and unity in times of crisis. Nine Divines priesthood stated that the removal of the Emperor might even trigger a Daedric invasion. On 4th First Seed, the controversial referendum was held. Republicanism was rejected by a overwhelming majority, with 81.4% Imperials voting to keep the Empire a monarchy. -
Siege of Orsinium begins
In the heaviest fighting in Tamriel since the Third Great War, combined Dominion and Bretonic forces attacked Orsinium. Their first attack was repulsed by Orcish artillery fire, with serious casualties among the Dominion-Bretonic troops. They withdrew to a safe distance and encircled the city. Padoth Condor bombers were used to demolish everything in Orsinium, from military bases to residential apartments. Dominion generals didn't care about Orcish civilian casualties in the slightest. -
Empire joins the Khajiiti Civil War
After years of civil warfare brought the situation to a stalemate near the Anequina-Pelletine border, the Empire decided to officially join the Elsweyr Civil War. The Imperial Legion gave arms, vehicles and medicine to Anequina and built a base in Brucreich, hidden by sandstorms. Imperial presence in Elsweyr led the Dominion to considerably increase their own military presence in Pelletine. -
Dawn Magics used in Wrothgaria
The Thalmor Chimer were tasked by the Dominion to come up with an arcane way to defeat the Orcish troops. The Chimer, professing an interest in the powerful Dawn Magics, arrived to Orsinium and performed a ritual. Using Dawn Magics, the Chimer wizards created powerful gravitational anomalies in Orcish strongholds. The anomalies began travelling independently around the Wrothgarian Mountains and unfortunate Orcs were ripped apart on an atomic scale. -
The Miracle of Hammerfell
President Uyehara Ibn Al-Hasan's leadership and his liberal economic policies had healed Hammerfell from its post-war devastation. Social inequality lessened as wealth had began to trickle down to the lower classes. By 5E 313, the Republic of Hammerfell had rapidly became the world's third largest economy, behind Cyrodiil and the Summerset Isles. Additionally, the country had acquired a lot of cultural soft power. Redguard cuisine, music, cinema and art became popular in Tamriel. -
Siege of Orsinium ends
After six months of brutal warfare, the city of Orsinium fell to the Dominion Mantia, leaving the city decimated. Its populace fled from the invading troops, leaving the city deserted. Dominion troops advanced into the surrounding lowlands, avoiding the Wrothgarian Mountains. Battlemaster Bazufish Agadgdu took control over the remaining Orcish troops and promised rivers of blood in High Rock. Orcish guerrillas started to mine all major highways passing through Orsinium. -
Construction of a dam over the Niben River begins
A pet project of Lars Publicius, the Nibenay Valley Command was given the duty to construct a dam over the Upper Niben. Requiring massive resources, the project would employ over 10,000 workers and upon completion would provide 50% of Cyrodiilic households with cheap renewable energy. Although environmentalists and opponents of government protested the project's launching, Lars Publicius acquired the Emperor's approval and the construction of the dam commenced. -
Hammerfell occupies Stros M'Kai
The island of Stros M'Kai, annexed to Cyrodiil after the Third Great War, had a Redguard majority and had historically been a part of Hammerfell. President Ibn Al-Hasan demanded the Empire to return the island. After receiving a negative response from the Elder Council, Ibn Al-Hasan commanded Ra Gada Navy to occupy the island. This led to a major diplomatic incident and a brief local war, during which the autonomous Duke of Stros M'Kai was deposed by Ra Gada marines. -
The Lazolg Incident
During the expansion of Dominion army into the Orcish countryside, an attack occurred in the locality of Lazolg which led to 500 Dominion troops being taken hostage by local Orcish resistance. Negotiations failed and the Orcs murdered the hostages, broadcasting the whole incident on television. This brutal incident led the Dominion to adopt more violent doctrines, and the possibility of using nuclear weapons was seriously considered in the Dominion High Council. -
The Stros M'Kai dispute settled in the Tamrielic Council
After President Ibn Al-Hasan ordered his troops to occupy Stros M'Kai, the Empire turned to the Tamrielic Council to arbitrate a settlement. President Ibn Al-Hasan and High Chancellor Publicius both argued for the island, but the Council made a decision in favor of Hammerfell, granting Ibn Al-Hasan the right to annex the island due to its historical significance to the Redguards. Cyrodiil begrudgingly transferred the island to the Republic of Hammerfell. Ibn Al-Hasan saw his popularity soar. -
Battle of Alabaster
Pelletinian troops, supported by Dominion Padoth Condors, attacked the Eastern Anequinian city of Alabaster. The local militia failed to thwart their attacks and called the Imperial Legion for help. Crossing the Cyrodiil-Elsweyr border, the Legio XVI Gluteus attacked the Pelletine army with overwhelming force. However, the Legio XVI Gluteus were under strict orders to avoid assuming a dominant role in the battle, to allow the Anequinians to regain their lost glory. -
Battle of Koffrgam
Dominion's battlemages stalked a group of Orcish partisans through the Wrothgarian Mountains and cornered them in the village of Koffrgam. They called upon the Dominion's main army to wipe them out. In the resulting battle, the Dominion acquired their first outpost in the Wrothgarian Mountains. Further advances of Dominion armies were hindered by Orcs covering their highways with mines and using an intricate system of Bretonic double agents to spot the Dominion's moves. -
Anomalies investigated by the Tamrielic Council
Reports of mysterious gravitational anomalies targeting Orcish-held positions reached the Tamrielic Council, who sent investigators to uncover the truth. Arcane experts identified these attacks as being deep manipulations of the fabric of Mundus and accused the Dominion of employing mages to commit war crimes in Orsinium. Omniseer Rûdhon denied using such powerful spells and instead blamed the Orcs themselves of angering the Gods enough to warrant a divine retribution. -
The Dragon League begins the Project Ascension
A Dragon League team of researchers, excavating a Dwemeri ruin in the Rift, unearthed a copy of "Divine Metaphysics". The book, written by a Dwemeri scientist called Lord Kagrenac, contained detailed instructions on building an artificial god called Numidium and powering it through the use of necromancy. Dragon League's perennial leader Antonius Brutus Marius commenced the Project Ascension and the reconstruction of the Numidium began. -
Association of Free Students created
The Association of Free Students (AoFS) was created in Blacklight by the city officials to commit local students to a life of Mahakhist political activism. Instead, the group was taken over by pro-democracy student activists, who protested against the authoritarian government of Morrowind and demanded democratic changes. Although initially small, the AoFS began to gain traction among the youth of Northwestern Morrowind. -
The Dragontail Brotherhood
After Hammerfell joined the Empire, old bonds between Nords and Redguards were renewed. Close economic/cultural contacts were developed, a phenomena called the Dragontail Brotherhood. As High Rock had left the Empire and Cyrodiil was obsessed with navel-gazing, Nords and Redguards developed a close kinship, centered around their common human heritage. Nordic Petra bands played sold-out concert tours in Hammerfell, while Redguard dance groups captivated crowds in Solitude. -
Battle of Grushna
In the town of Grushna, deep inside Wrothgarian Mountains, the Dominion had built their Wrothgarian Command Center, staffed by high-ranking Thalmori officers. The local Orcs acquired the Center's defense plans from anti-Thalmor Bretonic troops and used this knowledge to invade the base. After two nights of bitter fighting, the Orcish partisans took over the base and turned it into the new headquarters for the Orcish war effort. -
The Royal Coup in Valenwood
Regent Bragon Elmvale-Thorontur, a man of opulence and greed, was known to engage in corruption and lived in utter extravagance. Queen Desnia Thorontur was advised by her political allies to get rid of Bragon and rule on her own. With the help of the local Thalmor Party, the Royal Coup was performed and Bragon, Desnia's step-father, was deposed. Queen Desnia Thorontur assumed her reign as the monarch of Valenwood. -
The Vanquisher is born
A person of indeterminate race and gender was born to a lower-middle class family in the city of Anvil. During their youth, this person acquired a lust for adventuring. Often finding themselves in trouble, the Vanquisher became keenly aware of their their strengths and their limitations. This person was intelligent, fierce and ambitious. In their twenties, the Vanquisher was chosen by a certain Daedric Lord to vanquish a terrible threat and save Tamriel from destruction. -
Progress made with the Niben Dam Project
Nibenay Valley Command, tasked to build a dam over the Upper Niben near Lake Rumare, faced a challenging prospect. The usage of mages to construct the dam was a necessity due to the sheer size of the projected dam. As a result of the dam, Lake Rumare became inaccessible for ships, turning the Imperial City into a landlocked city. Leyawiin was projected to handle the Imperial City's former traffic and impressive drydocks were built along the Topal Bay. -
Battle of Alabaster ends
In Alabaster, the Dominion-supported Pelletine forces managed to rout the numerically superior Anequinian troops and occupied Alabaster for their cause. Furious over the incompetence of the Anequinian forces, the Imperial Legion deposed the King of Anequina and replaced him with Canus Marcius Augustanus, an Imperial politician from Leyawiin. Augustanus was crowned the Viceroy of Anequina. He authorized the Empire to take control over remaining Anequinian troops and lead them to victory. -
Racial tensions in Western Reach
In the autonomous Western Reach region of High Rock, lawlessness and banditry ran wild. Racial tensions between the majority Reachmen and the local Nordic, Orcish, Bretonic and Redguard minorities often escalated into bloodbaths. Sectarian violence between different Reachmen organizations further destabilized the region. The Aldmeri Dominion did not attempt to instate direct reign over Western Reach, as they were wary of sparking off a major insurrection. -
Aldmeri Dominion fined by the Tamrielic Council
After observers from the Council reported that the Dominion had been using large-scale magical attacks against Orcish civilians, Omniseer Veryan Rûdhon was called to appear in front of the Council. Accused by the Council of breaking the Hackdirt Conventions, Rûdhon defended his actions by calling the race of Orsimer "born savages" and that he was doing Tamriel a favor by forcing them into submission. The Council wasn't impressed and the Dominion was fined 400 million riels for war crimes. -
Workers Party of Vvardenfell created
After the Republic of Vvardenfell was annexed by the Union of Mahakhist Syndicates, the local syndicalists were given full reign over the island. Their rule was less than competent, leading to First Secretary Hlovris Seddri to depose them and establish the Workers Party of Vvardenfell, more tied with mainland Morrowind. However, the Workers Party of Vvardenfell continued to have a more liberal and pro-Imperial streak. -
The Orsinium Nirnquake
Thalmor Chimer, tasked to provide arcane means to defeat the Orcs, employed Dawn Magics to turn gravity against the Orcs. Finding the tactic successful, the Chimer were ordered to step up the gravitational attacks. Using Dawn Magics, the Chimer launched direct gravitational waves towards Nirn itself, which caused a massive nirnquake in Orsinium. Tens of thousands were killed by collapsing buildings and the Dominion Mantia abandoned the city, leaving its Orcish inhabitants to die. -
Elections in Skyrim
The Royal Conservative Party (white) gained 35% of seats, thanks to Prime Minister Osvald Bjarnisson's beneficial economic policies. The Aenelfist Syndicate (red) gained 25% of seats, followed by the Party of Nords (blue) gaining 20% of seats. Democratic Mahakhist Party (pink) gained 15% of seats and the Party of the Divines (light blue), as per usual, gained 5% of the religious fundamentalist seats. Bjarnisson continued as the Prime Minister. -
Battle of Sharonk
Free Bretonic Army decided to mount an attack on the Orcish stronghold of Sharonk, built into the highest peaks of Wrothgaria. After two months of shelling Sharonk with artillery, the Orcs showed no intention of giving up, necessitating a direct assault. Sharonk was attacked three times, with each of the attacks being repelled by the Orcish defenders. The loss of Bretonic lives led the Dominion to start considering a more permanent solution to the War of Wrothgaria. -
The Nuclear Option considered
During a meeting in Alinor, Omniseer Rûdhon proposed the usage of nuclear bombs to destroy Orcish resistance. Archmagister Rinion, already an opponent of the war, was against the use of nuclear weapons. He successfully vetoed Rûdhon's proposal. Although his proposal was frozen, Rûdhon still ordered the transportation of nuclear rockets to the Island of Balfiera, a strategically sound location for an attack on Orsinium. -
Imperial Legion enters Elsweyr
With the Kingdom of Anequina suffering from setbacks and defeats, High Chancellor Lars Publicius authorized the Imperial Legion to enter Elsweyr and engage in direct combat with the pro-Dominion Pelletinian forces. In a public speech, Emperor Sextus Tiberius promised to fight for the survival of liberty and defend the freedom of the Khajiiti from the aggression of the Altmer. The Empire's undisclosed actual goal was to colonize Elsweyr and gain access to its vast mineral deposits. -
Threats delivered to Orcish battlemasters
Thalmor Talon secret agents visited the Orcish-occupied Wrothgarian Command Center and delivered to them a threat of total annihilation and extermination of the Orsimer race through a nuclear holocaust, if they decided to continue their insurgency against the Aldmeri Dominion. The Orcish battlemasters beheaded the Talon agents, sending a strong signal to the Dominion to proceed with the nuclear option. -
Elections in Cyrodiil
The Syndicalist Party (red) secured 45% of votes, allowing Lars Publicius to continue as the High Chancellor. The Progressive Party (orange) secured 40% of votes, followed by the Imperial Conservative Party (blue) gaining 10% of votes. Imperial Liberal Party (grey) gained 5% of seats. A new party, called Let's Party!, ran on a platform of free alcohol and 24/7 open bars, but failed to gather enough votes to enter the Elder Council. -
The Sextus Dam complete
Amidst protests by environmentalists, High Chancellor Lars Publicius authorized the construction of a dam over the Niben River. The Nibenay Valley Command took three years to finalize the project, using both conventional and arcane construction methods. The dam was finally completed in 5E 316. Named after Emperor Sextus Tiberius, the Sextus Dam was projected to meet up to 50% of Cyrodiil's energy requirements. It would take a few years to make the dam fully operational. -
Security Perimeter established around Orsinium
In preparation of a nuclear assault, the Dominion High Command authorized the establishment of a security perimeter around the former Republic of Orsinium. Watchtowers and pillboxes were built to observe the destruction and to keep potential survivors from trying to cross the border to High Rock. A high-stakes operation began to evacuate all diplomats, secret agents and non-Orcish inhabitants from Orsinium. -
Democracy restored in Hammerfell
After announcing that his Restore Glory project had been successfully finalized, President Uyehara Ibn Al-Hasan, who managed to circumvent an ultranationalist revolution in Hammerfell and led the country into becoming one of the most developed provinces of Tamriel, voluntarily resigned from his duties. Before resigning, Ibn Al-Hasan restored the Constitution of Hammerfell, the Senate of Hammerfell and multiparty democracy. -
Æinridi Thoraldsson becomes the new High Councillor of Tamriel
Rushdi Salahuddin, the perennial leader of the Tamrielic Council, decided to step down to become a presidential candidate in the next scheduled elections of Hammerfell. After a contest between twenty new candidates, Æinridi Thoraldsson emerged as the front-runner and was instated as the new High Councillor of Tamriel. As the former Imperial Regent and High Chancellor, Æinridi Thoraldsson was a proponent of pacifism, multilateralism and progressivism. -
Archmagister Rinion authorizes the nuclear option
After the Orcs beheaded Thalmor emissaries, Archmagister Tûrin Rinion was finally convinced that the Orcs couldn't be reasoned with. He dropped his veto and green-lit the nuclear option. No information was allowed to leave the security perimeter, to keep the nuclear attack a secret for as long as possible. In actuality, the Empire and the Council weren't even aware that the Dominion possessed nuclear weapons. -
A general retreat announced in Wrothgaria
After a security perimeter was built, all important Dominion personnel were evacuated from Orsinium. Now, the Dominion and Bretonic armies were ordered to retreat from Orsinium and get behind the security perimeter. The local Orcs, left in the dark about the coming nuclear apocalypse, perceived the general retreat to be a sign of Dominion giving up on the war and celebrated their victory. The Dominion saw this perception as favorable and did not warn the Orcs of their real intentions. -
Alessian Order reappears in Orsinium
The Alessian Order appeared in the devastated Orsinium and occupied an abandoned city block. The Dominion warned them to leave due to an imminent nuclear attack, but the Order ignored the demands. Members of the Order built a makeshift fortress amidst the rubble and began excavating the land below Orsinium. Dominion generals shrugged and assigned them to their fate of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. -
Atomic bombing of Orsinium
In the afternoon of 1th Morning Star, around 40 nuclear missiles were launched from the Isle of Balfiera, hitting 24 towns, 10 military installations and 6 strategic locations around the Wrothgarian Mountains and the former Republic of Orsinium. Dominion soldiers guarding the security perimeter slaughtered all Orcish civilians trying to flee to High Rock. The bombing, combined with radioactive dust storms, caused the deaths of 15 million Orcs, around 40% of all Orcs in Tamriel. -
Strange radioactivity recorded in Thorstad
A Redguard military installation near the desert city of Thorstad recorded a curious cloud of radioactivity coming from Northern High Rock. A few days later, black rain fell on the city, killing small animals and causing sickness in local citizens. Afraid of a Daedric invasion, local military passed the information on to the highest tiers of Redguard military, who informed the Empire. College of Whispers was dispatched to investigate the Black Rain of Thorstad. -
The Great Exodus begins
Battlemaster Urzk Mashmgog roamed around the radioactive ruins of Orsinium and searched for survivors. After calling for all Orcs to coalesce in the ruins of Orsinium, he commanded about 10 million Orcs to leave the irretrievably destroyed Republic of Orsinium and look for a new land to settle. The Great Exodus began, caused by Dominion's actions. At first crossing Western Reach, the Orcish refugees later crossed the border to the Empire near Karthwasten. -
Chaos in Western Reach
The Orcs, marching through Western Reach, laid waste to the area in retribution. The Union of Western Reach reacted by instituting a policy of branding all Orcs outlaws. Soon, the tensions stopped as nuclear fallout from Orsinium reached Western Reach and black rain began to fall. Orcs left for the east, while locals noticed their crops failing and their youth falling sick. The black rain also poisoned the local rivers. -
College of Whispers deliver their report
Investigating the Black Rain of Thorstad and witnessing rumors of Western Reach suffering from a similar phenomena, the College of Whispers discovered that the rain was not caused by something arcane, but that it was nuclear fallout emanating from High Rock. Making their discoveries public, the Empire called for the Tamrielic Council to convene, accusing the Dominion of doing illegal experiments in Western Reach with nuclear power. -
Aldmeri Dominion accused of breaking the Hackdirt Conventions
Standing before the Tamrielic Council, High Councillor Æinridi Thoraldsson presented the College of Whisper's findings on the Black Rain of Thorstad. Archmagister Tûrin Rinion confessed that he had authorized the use of nuclear weapons to wipe out Orcish resistance, with unforeseen consequences. The Council accused him of breaking the Hackdirt Conventions. A remorseful Tûrin Rinion surrendered himself to the Rihad Court of War Crimes for a fair trial. -
Unmitigated disaster in Western Reach
The nuclear fallout from the atomic bombing of Orsinium had caused the ecology of the Western Reach area to be irreversibly damaged. Constant black rains caused much of vegetation to die out, while heavy metals in the rain triggered vicious mutations and horrible diseases. The gravitational anomalies created by Thalmor Chimer accidentally spread to Western Reach, causing radioactive tornadoes to form and nirnquakes to strike the land. -
Orcs arrive to Skyrim
The Orcish refugees, led by Battlemaster Urzk Mashmgog, arrived to the hold of the Reach and petitioned the High Queen of Skyrim to allow the Orcs to permanently migrate to Skyrim. While the petition was being discussed in the Moot, Orcs already began building strongholds and villages for themselves, angering the locals. Nordic vigilante groups were formed to deal with the Orcish threat to their way of life. -
Elections in Hammerfell
In the first elections held after President Ibn Al-Hasan resigned, his Liberal Party (yellow) won 40% of seats in the Hammerfellian Senate. The left-wing Development Party (orange) won 35% of seats, and the national conservative Ra Gada Party (brown) won 25% of seats. In the presidential elections, held a week later, Rushdi Salahuddin became the new President of Hammerfell. Rushdi Salahuddin and the Liberal Party promised to uphold Ibn Al-Hasan's reforms, but in a less authoritarian way. -
Association of Free Students holds a protest
The Association of Free Students, demanding freedom of speech and multiparty elections, occupied the Plaza Brindisi Dorom in Mournhold and built a makeshift tent city for a sit-in protest. Their occupation of the Plaza grew from 100 people to 30,000 people during three months. The Union of Mahakhist Syndicates was powerless to intervene as First Secretary Hlovris Seddri refused to use violence. -
Orcish petition overruled
Kingdom of Skyrim refused Battlemaster Urzk Mashmgog's petition and ordered the Orcish refugees to leave Skyrim. Battlemaster Mashmgog refused to leave, as millions of Orcish refugees had already settled down in temporary strongholds. In order to force their eviction, Prime Minister Bjarnisson ordered the mobilization of national armies in the Reach, Haafingar and Falkreath holds. -
Battle of Helkarn
Making a push towards the city of Corinthe, the combined Imperial-Anequinian troops were stopped at Helkarn by the Pelletine troops. Heavy fighting began, with no clear victory in sight for either side. Pelletine soldiers were supported by Dominion Padoth Condors airforce, whose participation in the Khajiiti Civil War was controversial. Anequinian soldiers and Imperial legionnaires were forced to hide in Pelletine jungles and dig trenches. -
War of the Reach begins
After the Orcish refugees from Orsinium refused to leave Skyrim, the Nordic Kongeriker Kørstarmannar were mobilized and assembled near Orcish strongholds. Refusing negotiations, the Orcs opened fire, starting the War of the Reach. The Empire demanded Skyrim to reopen negotiations and secure some sort of a settlement with the Orcs, but High Queen Solveig Viggodottir refused a peaceful solution. Warfare began in the Reach. -
Battle of Kolsgeggr
In the mining town of Kolsgeggr, the Orcish refugees had built a makeshift stronghold for their injured. The Nords attacked the stronghold, shelling the encampment with artillery strikes. The shelling had no effect, and minigun-wielding Orcish berserkers inflicted heavy damages on Nordic troops. After additional Orcish fighters showed up to defend the Kolsgeggr Stronghold, the Nordic troops retreated from the battle. -
Publicius-Rinion Pact signed
Archmagister Tûrin Rinion, held in the Rihad Court of War Crimes due to the War of Wrothgaria, was visited by High Chancellor Lars Publicius. He promised to destroy key evidence of Rinion's involvement in authorizing the nuclear bombardment of Orsinium. In return, Publicius wanted Dominion's military assistance in dealing with the Orcish invasion of Skyrim. Tûrin Rinion agreed, and the secret Publicius-Rinion pact was signed. A month later, Tûrin Rinion was magically freed of all charges. -
Stormcloaks invade Western Reach
The Western Reach region of High Rock was decimated by radiation, ethnic tensions and banditry. Stormcloaks, sensing an opportunity to expand, invaded the area under the pretense of defending the local Nordic population. Stormcloaks took over the city of Jehanna and began producing and distributing skooma to finance their war effort. Radioactive tornadoes and dust storms made their operations very difficult, and some clandestine Stormcloak skooma labs were literally wiped off Nirn. -
The Brindisi Dorom Massacre
For eight months, the Association of Free Students protested the government of Morrowind and demanded democratic reforms. Dunmeri troops were assembled in Mournhold as Hlovris Seddri had decided that the protests were counterrevolutionary. After the protesters were given two hours to disassemble, the soldiers opened fire. In the resulting carnage, hundreds of civilians were killed and open fighting broke out in Mournhold between government troops and anti-government partisans. -
Morrowind divided over the Brindisi Dorom Massacre
For two months after the Brindisi Dorom Massacre, sporadic uprisings were led against the Seddri government. Much damage was done to the popular opinion of the Workers Party of Morrowind, but a potential revolution was averted. Information about the events spread around Morrowind and led the Workers Party of Vvardenfell to condemn the violent suppression, initiating an ideological split between mainland Sathenists and Vvardenfell Sathenists. -
Battle of Markarth
As the Orcs had lost Orsinium, they wished to capture Markarth and claim it as their new capital. Orcish troops began shelling the major city from the surrounding mountains. Supported by the deranged Forsworn, the Orcs used artillery to bombard the Cidhna Prison Complex, freeing captured criminals and Reachmen terrorists. The Karthspire Monastery, a center for Nine Divines worship, was shelled and destroyed by the Orcs. -
Reach United Command created
Lars Publicius and Tûrin Rinion convinced High Councillor Æinridi Thoraldsson of the actuality of Orcish threat. Although skeptical, Thoraldsson allowed the creation of the Reach United Command, a mission authorized by the Tamrielic Council to secure peace in the Reach and demilitarize the Orcish refugees. The Dominion and the Empire both mobilized their respective armies and arrived in Skyrim, the first time the two rival states have cooperated in Tamrielic history. -
Pelletine suffers defeats
After the Imperial-Anequinian combined forces routed Pelletine troops during the Battle of Helkarn, the city of Corinthe fell to the Kingdom of Anequina. Victorious Imperial-Anquinian troops launched a probe towards Torval, the capital of Pelletine. Finding the city poorly-defended and dominated by local moon sugar gangs, whose loyalty was extremely questionable, the Imperial Legion decided to attack. Out of desperation, Kingdom of Pelletine petitioned to join the Aldmeri Dominion. -
Redguard mercenaries invade Western Reach
The Administration of Northern Hammerfell was situated directly below Western Reach. After Reachmen bandits began assaulting local farmers to steal their food, private security companies from Dragonstar financed mercenaries to bring the bandits to justice. The mercenaries crossed the border and traversed the broken landscapes of Western Reach to stop the incursions. The town of Raven Spring was taken over by the Redguards as their base of operations. -
Reach United Command begins operations
The Imperial Legion and the Dominion Mantia arrived to the Reach and began assisting local Nordic troops. Although Dominion and Imperial officers had low regard for each other, cooperation was smoother than expected. Padoth Condor fighters began bombing Orcish positions near Markarth, while the Legion assaulted Orcish ground forces assembled near the Serpent's Bluff Stronghold. Dominion Mantia troops advanced to liberate the large town of Karthwasten, held by the Orcs. -
City of Evermore collapses
During a particularly strong nirnquake, the city of Evermore collapsed into a massive ravine. As Evermore was the largest city in Western Reach, the death toll was immense. Surviving inhabitants continued to live inside the twisted remains of the city, 300 feet below ground. Asbestos, glass shards and other debris released from the collapse swooped across Western Reach and coalesced into the Reachian radioactive cyclones, creating an exotic type of weather phenomena called "greycones". -
The Reach Liberation Campaign begins
In an effort to drive the Orcs back into Western Reach, the Empire and the Dominion formulated the Reach Liberation Campaign: local Nords were given weapons and legal rights to hunt and kill Orcs on sight. Imperial scouts and Dominion battlemages scoured the Reach to hunt down Orcish paramilitaries. The Nordic Moot passed a law removing all civil rights from Orcs, essentially turning their legal classification from "sapient race" to "animal". -
Thalmor Talons sent to Western Reach
Thalmor Talon agents, sent to the Western Reach on a fact-finding mission, described seeing widespread destruction of urban areas, constant radioactive cyclones and the widespread usage of skooma, provided by Stormcloaks. Civilian population suffered from mutations and diseases caused by the black rain and the local animals had grown to hideous sizes. Mile-wide gravitational anomalies traversed the landscape, breaking apart buildings and vaporizing people. -
Iravosi Eldhren becomes the First Secretary
After the Brindisi Dorom Massacre caused the public and the Party to lose confidence in his leadership, First Secretary Hlovris Seddri resigned from his post. Iravosi Eldhren, the son of Falaris Eldhren, became the new First Secretary. Like his father, Iravosi was less interested in Mahakhism and more interested in Dunmeri imperialism. Unlike his father, he wasn't interested in a cult of personality nor instituting a reign of terror, favoring the market reforms of Seddri instead. -
Existential threat to Orcish race is evident
After the War of Wrothgaria and during the War of the Reach, the Orcish population of Tamriel had been reduced from 50 million to just 20 million. Due to this, a true existential threat of extermination of the Orcish race had risen. Orcish high priestesses and witches had prayed to Malacath for rescue, but their pleas went unanswered. -
Battle of Sungard
The Imperial Legion chased Orcish troops to the town of Sungard, where they had built a makeshift stronghold. After a week of intense fighting, the Orcs were driven from Sungard and dispersed into the countryside. Local Nordic militias arrested the Orcs and deported them into Western Reach. Meanwhile, the Orcs who besieged Markarth were routed by Dominion Padoth fighters, who took out all of their railway artillery. Orcs were forced to retreat on all fronts. -
Lord Malacath speaks
On 10th Second Seed, a massive glowing cloud formed above Western Skyrim. A booming voice spoke from the clouds, identifying as Lord Malacath. He commanded his children to wander to the Alik'r Desert, where they could live in freedom. Lord Malacath commanded the humans and the Elves to lay down their arms or face a Daedric invasion. As a show of force, Malacath used his Daedric might to strike Nordic military bases with electric rays, killing hundreds of soldiers. -
Volenfell Compact signed
Responding to Lord Malacath's words, the Tamrielic Security Council convened in Firsthold. Battlemaster Urzk Mashmgog demanded Malacath's words to be heeded. Rushdi Salahuddin, the President of Hammerfell, agreed to allow Orcs to settle in Hammerfell on the condition that they would only settle the arid Alik'r Desert and fight in the Ra Gada Army. Mashmgog agreed and the Volenfell Compact was signed, ending the War in the Reach. -
Sextus Dam fully operational
After the Sextus Dam was constructed, Lake Rumare was filled to the brim. Due to localized floods in the Imperial City, the Rumare Barrier was erected around the City Isle, where downtown Imperial City was located. Eventually, the Niben River was "restarted", starting electricity generation. Thanks to the Sextus Dam, the Empire began generating three times more electricity than it needed. The Nibenay Valley Command sold the surplus electricity to Morrowind and the Dominion. -
People's Republic of Morrowind established
In an effort to distance himself from his predecessors, First Secretary Iravosi Eldhren changed the official name of the Union of Mahakhist Syndicates to the People's Republic of Morrowind. The Daedric Tribunal was legalized and declared the official religion and a new flag was adopted to better suit the Dunmeri culture. The old houses of Redoran, Hlaalu, and Telvanni were re-legalized. Mahakhism still continued as the guiding ideology, but was increasingly being replaced by state capitalism. -
Kingdom of Pelletine capitulates
After Anequina won a string of decisive battles in Southern Elsweyr, the Kingdom of Pelletine surrendered unconditionally. In talks led by the Empire of Tamriel, formerly independent Pelletine was absorbed into Anequina and the resulting unitary Imperial client state was named the Viceroyalty of Elsweyr. Essentially, Elsweyr was turned into a colony of the Empire. Imperial nobleman Canus Marcius Augustanus became the Viceroy of Elsweyr. -
The Great Exodus ends
After the Volenfell Compact was signed, Orcish refugees crossed the Halldir Pass and traversed the badlands of Northern Hammerfell. One hundred miles south of Thorstad, Orcs established the city of Volenfell. Local Redguards were skeptical at first, but grew to be impressed by Orcish strong work ethic. In return, Orcs admired the independent nature of Redguard society. The Orcish League was established to represent the Orcs in the Senate of Hammerfell. -
The Windhelm Treaty revoked
The Windhelm Treaty, signed in 5E 310, allowed Tamrielic states to legally colonize Akavir, should the Padomaic Wall ever fall. However, High Councillor Æinridi Thoraldsson was resolutely opposed to all Tamrielic colonization plans. It was his belief that Akavir belonged to its natives. Under his guidance, the Tamrielic Council revoked the Windhelm Treaty and returned to the Nirnic Treaty System, which prohibited unilateral and violent colonization. Both the Empire and the Dominion were angered. -
Personal Development Index released
The Personal Development Index, measuring life expectancy, average income, personal safety, general well-being and quality of education in the various regions of Tamriel. The nations were ranked as follows:
1. Summerset Isles
2. Cyrodiil
3. Hammerfell
4. High Rock
5. Skyrim
6. Morrowind
7. Valenwood
8. Elsweyr
9. Argonia -
Blacklight Bureau of Communication established
In order to avoid any future misunderstandings between mortals and Gods, the Tamrielic Council established the Blacklight Bureau of Communication. Staffed by mages and theologians, the Bureau operated by opening communication relays between Tamriel and various Daedric planes, giving Daedra Lords a chance to air grievances. The Bureau's operations were burdened by Lord Sheogorath, who spammed the relays with inappropriate messages. -
Case Green assembled
People's Republic of Morrowind assembled the Case Green, a long-term strategy to expand Morrowind's borders. Composed by First Secretary Iravosi Eldhren, the case involved clandestine attacks against the ruling An-Xileel of Argonia and the arrangement of false flag attacks in the occupied Argonian territories of Morrowind. The Case Green led to the creation of the Workers Party of Black Marsh, active in the occupied Argonian areas and wholly subordinate to the Dunmer. -
Case Red assembled
First Secretary Iravosi Eldhren had ambitions to transform Morrowind into a bicontinental empire. Alongside Case Green, he assembled Case Red, which would involve the conquest and colonization of Akavir. As the People's Republic of Morrowind hadn't signed the Nirnic Treaty System, it was free to colonize other continents without repercussions. Dunmeri scientists and wizards were tasked to discover a way to allow the Revolutionary Verutoris Navy to bypass the Padomaic Wall. -
Elections in Cyrodiil
Although the Sextus Dam stood as a great achievement of Lars Publicius, the War of the Reach had considerably stained his reputation. As such, the Progressive Party (orange) secured 40% of seats in the Elder Council, followed by the Imperial Conservative Party (blue) gaining 25% of seats. The Syndicalist Party (red) gained 20% of seats, and the Imperial Liberal Party (grey) won 15% of seats. Sextia Iuliana, a businesswoman from Anvil, became the new High Chancellor of the Empire. -
Profile: Sextia Iuliana
Sextia Iuliana was the new High Chancellor of the Empire, 43 by 5E 320. She was a member of the Iuliana dynasty, a family which collectively owned 30% of all Cyrodiilic corundia deposits. Sextia was a billionaire and a well-known socialite in the entertainment circles of Anvil. After giving the Progressive Party a donation of 50 million septims, Sextia became their leading candidate. Throughout the elections, Sextia was under attack for allegations of bribery and her barely-disguised alcoholism. -
Mission to Western Reach established
The Tamrielic Council organized a peacekeeping and humanitarian relief mission to Western Reach. The Council's workers arriving in Western Reach were attacked by various bandit gangs. Many volunteers succumbed to the extreme climate. The mission established its headquarters in the town of Dunlain, relatively safer than other cities. Local Reachmen didn't trust the mission and actively resisted their attempts to reach communities. -
Emperor Sextus Tiberius makes a gaffe
Visiting Hammerfell on official business, Emperor Sextus Tiberius was invited to the birthplace of Cyrus the Restless in Sentinel. Famously aloof Sextus misunderstood the story of Cyrus and called him a domestic terrorist, for his anti-Empire activities in the Second Era. Ridiculed in Redguard media for insulting the national hero of Hammerfell, Emperor Sextus offered an apology and promised to take a few history lessons. -
Mission to Western Reach headquarters attacked
After the Tamrielic Council organized a mission to secure peace and humanitarian relief to Western Reach, they set up their headquarters in the city of Dunlain. A group of Reachmen, believing that the Mission was a disguised control station for the Dominion, attacked the headquarters and massacred all of its humanitarian workers. Taking over the headquarters, local bandit leader Grivravig Grelav declared himself the King of Western Reach. -
Promotion of Old Nordic
Although most Nords thought well of Old Nordic as a symbol of national identity, the language was spoken by few and survived on the brink of extinction. The government of Prime Minister Bjarnisson heavily promoted the resurrection of Nordic. Under the Elder Tongue Act of 320, all primary school students were forced to learn Old Nordic and pass a compulsory exam of proficiency. The Hofsk Nørring Institute (Proud Northman in Nordic) supported and funded literature and poetry written in Nordic. -
Republic of Hammerfell becomes a leader in STEM fields
Thanks to the University of Rihad and other similar academies, Republic of Hammerfell had become the Tamrielic leader in STEM studies, with more engineers/scientists/architects/doctors per capita than in any other nation. Cities like Rihad and Taneth had become the Tamrielic capitals of technological and scientific innovation. Many large electronics companies, like Nudrihi Shira Corporation and Bologra Tech Group, began to invest heavily in the research and development of consumer electronics. -
Synthoplasm invented
Ectoplasm, used to produce plastics, was an extremely valuable resource. Although one gram of ectoplasm could produce a ton of raw plastic, its collection required hired adventurers to descend into the few ancient ruins left to slay ghosts. The Imperial Engineers invented synthoplasm, a synthetic ectoplasm-like compound created from a mixture of alchemical substances and organic material. Thanks to the invention of synthoplasm, the price of polymer products fell. -
Operation Skuldathroknir begins in Skyrim
Prime Minister Osvald Bjarnisson authorized the Operation Skuldathroknir (Punishing Bandits in Nordic), under which all Forsworn and Stormcloak members captured by Nordic law enforcement were exiled to Western Reach. Hoping to purify Skyrim of criminal elements by essentially treating the Western Reach as a trash can, around 10,000 captured members of both movements were exiled into Western Reach, where they soon resumed their activities and banded together under the new banner of the Rejected. -
Altmer Missions authorized
Archmagister Tûrin Rinion authorized the Altmer Missions, a cultural exchange program through which Altmeri musicians, poets and actors were sent to various Tamrielic nations to introduce the rich culture of the Summerset Isles. They were meant to increase the Dominion's soft power and repair the damage done by the Wrothgarian War. The Missions were widely ridiculed in the Empire. In some rural areas of Morrowind and Skyrim, the "cultural diplomats" were even attacked and lynched by mobs. -
Maollosa's Second Plan put into action
Magister of Interior Marc Maollosa drafted his Second Plan, to address excess pollution from factories in Northern High Rock. He came up with the idea of discarding waste materials into Western Reach, due to the general lawlessness of the area. Although this was technically a crass violation of international law, his Second Plan was approved and all kinds of waste materials, including radioactive waste, was dumped into the Western Reach by heavily guarded freight trains. -
Scouting parties discover the Hist trees
Working on fulfilling the Case Green, Dunmeri scouting parties delved into Argonian swamps in search of the Hist trees. Thanks to advances in medicine, the Dunmeri scouts survived the perilous diseases in the swamps. Pictures were taken of the local Argonians, who still exclusively relied on Fourth Era technology. The scouting party found a cluster of Hist trees in the ruins of Greenspring Temple. After witnesses were eliminated, the scouts retrieved a cupful of sap and returned to Morrowind. -
Cell 087 raided
Penitus Oculatus raided a Dragon League operating base, named Cell 087. Although its inhabitants collectively took cyanide pills and immersed their heads in muriatic acid to avoid identification, much valuable information was retrieved. It was discovered that the League had finished the Project Ascension and that Antonius Brutus Marius had somehow become immortal. This information greatly troubled the Penitus Oculatus, who began to investigate the League's activities in full detail. -
Unity Tower built
In Daggerfall, Bretonic Omniseer Goueznou Gouedard authorized the construction of the Unity Tower, a massive spire to mark the eternal friendship between the Altmer and the Bretons. A mile-high tower constructed by wizards out of green-tinted durable crystals, it contained the offices of the Omniseer, the Archmagister and the entire Thalmor Party of High Rock, as well as areas for local corporations to use. The Unity Tower became a symbol of Thalmori power in High Rock. -
Environmental Act signed
High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana reacted to her constituency's wishes by drafting the Environmental Act, making Cyrodiil the second province after Valenwood to turn their attention towards the environment. The Imperial Environment Protection (IEP) agency was created and anti-pollution controls were set in place. Arcane pollution, including discarded soul gems and the flaring of excess magicka, was limited and the IEP began purifying some of the more polluted magicka wells. -
Elections in Skyrim
In the new elections, the Aenelfist Syndicate managed to repair its reputation and gained 35% of seats in the Moot. The Royal Conservative Party gained 25% of seats, and the Party of Nords gained 20% of seats. The fundamentalist Party of the Divines gained 15% of seats, leading the Democratic Mahakhist Party to gain only 5% of seats. Prime Minister Osvald Bjarnisson continued with his third term the new Prime Minister of Skyrim and formed a minority coalition government with the Party of Nords. -
House Telvanni restored
The Great House of Telvanni was restored, taking advantage of Iravosi Eldhren's new policies. Many of the new Telvanni councilors came from Cheydinhal and Windhelm, where they fled from the Mahakhist regime. The House Telvanni restarted their arcane research and cooperated with Synod to rebuild their destroyed facilities in Port Telvannis and Sadrith Mora. The wizards of Telvanni were tasked to eradicate the Padomaic Wall through arcane means. -
Morrowind passes the Empire in industrial output
Throughout Tamrielic history, the Empire of Tamriel had a wide economic lead over all the other nations. However, the economic stagnation in Skyrim, the switch to high-tech economy in Hammerfell and the boom of service industry in Cyrodiil caused the Empire to fall behind in industrial output. In the year of 5E 321, the People's Republic of Morrowind became the state with the largest industrial output. The Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion were both moving towards a post-industrial economy. -
The Molhid-Hadishk Project founded
Alongside Case Green, the People's Republic of Morrowind developed the Case Red; the plan to colonize Akavir. House Telvanni tried to eradicate the Padomaic Wall, but the task proved impossible. This triggered the second option: the Molhid-Hadishk (Darken the World in Dunmeris). The plan involved the clandestine insertion of 10,000 heavily-armed Dunmeri soldiers into Akavir. They would operate in radio silence to ethnically cleanse Akavir of its natives and prepare it for Dunmeri colonization. -
Elsweyr undergoes modernization
Insane amounts of civil strife and the lack of a functioning economy had turned Elsweyr of the Fifth Era into a truly backwater province. After Elsweyr became a colony of the Empire, Viceroy Canus Marcius Augustanus began a campaign to expand Imperial laws into Elsweyr. The production and use of skooma was prohibited, and the usage of moon sugar was only allowed for religious activities. Exploitation of mineral resources in Northern Anequina began and the area was heavily industrialized. -
Flooding destroys Raven Spring
The river of Sevowa, flowing from Karthwasten through Western Reach, was heavily polluted by the Nordic Royal Ebony corporation. Discarding into Sevowa the alkaline mud resulting from the production of refined ebony, the whole river was colored black. A large buildup of glassy mud in downstream Sevowa caused a blockage to occur, which led the river to rapidly change its course. The town of Raven Spring was destroyed by the toxic river, resulting in many casualties. -
Imperial Mananautic Society established
Intrigued about the possibility of exploring Mundus, High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana gathered a coalition of wizards, scientists and engineers to develop a way to reach Mundus, using both modern and arcane technology. The Imperial Mananautic Society was chartered as a governmental agency, with their headquarters in Dawnstar, Skyrim. The Society was tasked to develop something that could be launched into Mundus to orbit Nirn. -
The Valenwood Thaw begins
The Thalmor Party of Valenwood was notoriously more authoritarian than the Thalmor Party of Summerset Isles. Under their autocratic rule, forced disappearances and purges were common in Valenwood. After the Party attempted to arrest nonpartisan Queen Desnia Thorontur and replace her with a Party candidate, she called upon the Bosmer to come to her defense. Queen Thorontur escaped unharmed and spontaneous vigilante mobs began attacking Thalmor Party members. -
Western Reach Conflict begins
In Western Reach, a widespread ethnic conflict began between the native Reachmen and the Nordic/Redguard/Bretonic minorities. With military-grade weapons being smuggled into the area by Stormcloak agents, proliferation of guns and armored vehicles among various groups reached a saturation point. All established Tamrielic countries steered clear of Western Reach during the deadly conflict. -
Thalmor Chimer begin the Acceleration
Thalmor Chimer were notified of a beached Synod cargo ship near the island of Auridon, which carried twenty Elder Scrolls. This valuable loot was seized and brought to a Chimer research station located below the town of Rosefield. The Acceleration, a research project to find something useful from the Scrolls that would finally return immortality to the Altmer, was launched. Thanks to the Acceleration, the Rosefield Station became the largest and busiest Thalmor institution in Tamriel. -
Computer industry born in Hammerfell
Bologra Tech Group, an electronics corporation based in Gilane, released the Enitan-28, the first computer to utilize soulgem microprocessors. Enitan-28 featured a 7MHz CPU, 128 kB of memory and 16 kbit of RAM. Although expensive and physically massive, the Enitan-28 was a powerful minicomputer, used in laboratories and development projects for complex mathematical calculations. With the success of the Enitan operating architecture, a computer industry was born in Hammerfell. -
Warped Hist trees grown in Morrowind
Using stolen Hist sap, Dunmeri scientists grew warped Hist trees in laboratories. These trees looked and acted like normal Hist trees, but they were easily suggestible and could be commanded to mind-control Argonians. The warped Hist trees were presented to First Secretary Iravosi Eldhren, who jubilantly declared the Fifth Arnesian War to be over before it had even begun. The Case Green was accelerated to produce a war between the Dunmer and the Argonians. -
The Molhid-Hadishk Project commences
First Secretary Iravosi Eldhren ordered the Molhid-Hadishk Project to begin. In utter secrecy, a fleet of cargo planes was filled with Dunmeri paratroopers, numbering around 9,000 individuals. The task of these secret soldiers was to land in Akavir, select a suitable location for colonization and cleanse the area of its inhabitants. After the fleet took off from Morrowind, all radio contact was dropped, leaving the fate of the soldiers up for the Gods to decide. -
Battle of Farrun
In the Western Reachian town of Farrun, an Altmeri vampire carved out a little kingdom for himself, using resurrected bodies of dead Reachmen as his minions. A Reachmen militia group, led by self-declared King Grivravig Grelav, assaulted Farrun to stop his attacks on local farmers. Although the vampire was adept in magic and his minions were numerous, the militia eventually gained the upper hand and took him out. The town of Farrun was liberated and became the capital of Grelav's militiamen. -
Nuclear power harnessed in the Dominion
The principles behind nuclear power were first figured out by researchers in the Academy of Sunhold, by reverse-engineering the components of the nuclear warheads. A prototype nuclear plant was built, capable of producing a lot of energy from very little raw materials. The Dominion, suffering from a lack of energy sources, green-lit a preliminary plan to install experimental nuclear plants across the Summerset Isles. -
Tûrin Rinion visits Valenwood
Archmagister Tûrin Rinion, forced to take a stance on the growing political violence in Valenwood, threw his support behind Queen Desnia Thorontur. Although the Thalmor Party of Valenwood had been a faithful ally of the Thalmor Party of the Isles, the consensus in Summerset Isles was to allow the Bosmer to decide their own future. In Falinesti, Tûrin Rinion called the violence an "anti-bureaucratic revolution" and applauded Bosmeri courage. -
Rising crime rates in Skyrim
As Skyrim gradually transformed into a post-industrial society, many of its mines and factories closed down. This led to a sharp increase in unemployment among unskilled workers. Crime rates rose among the Nordic youth and the various immigrant groups in Skyrim. The government of Prime Minister Osvald Bjarnisson shifted the blame onto the Khajiiti and the Dunmeri communities of Skyrim, who were hardest hit by the closure of mines. Anti-immigration sentiment rose in the poorest areas of Skyrim. -
First electronic game invented
Esau Harefa, a junior programmer working for the Nudrihi Shira Corporation in Sentinel, invented the first electronic game. The game, called "DotDotGrid", was based on a traditional Redguard board game and could be played in one- or two-player modes. Harefa's game was never sold commercially and could only be played on specialized equipment, but nevertheless it was hailed as an achievement of sorts. -
"Prophecy of the Flesh" discovered
Using an Enitan-28 computer to read and decipher their cache of Elder Scrolls, the Thalmor Chimer discovered the "Prophecy of the Flesh". The prophecy stated that in the Sixth Era, all Tamrielic inhabitants would be harvested by Lord Namira and turned into a ball of flesh, in order to provide her minions with food for thousands of years to come. The Chimer informed the Dominion's leadership and filed it under "quite worrisome" in their archives. -
Narsis Explosion shocks Morrowind
In the bustling metropolis of Narsis in Southern Morrowind, a bomb exploded in an office building, causing the deaths of 242 Dunmer. The Dunmeri secret service found a disgruntled Argonian dock worker by the name of Bomb-Goes-Boom, who testified that the An-Xileel ordered him to carry out the explosion. Bomb-Goes-Boom was hanged out of sight and his "corpse" was given a national pension and a nice house in Balmora. Morrowind accused Argonia of sponsoring state terrorism. -
The Ambrox Heist
In the early morning of 18th Sun's Dawn, a middle-aged Breton entered the Ambrox Bank, located in Chorrol. He revealed himself to be carrying an improvised explosive device and demanded a payment of 12 million septims. After he had received the large sum, he used Recall to vanish into thin air. Arcane investigators followed his magical signature to numerous Mark waypoints, which he had used to travel a vast distance. His trail vent cold in Skyrim, near the border to Western Reach. -
State of Argonia demands proof
After the Narsis Bombing, People's Republic of Morrowind accused the An-Xileel of masterminding an attack on the Dunmeri people. The Argonians had no recollection of ordering the attack and demanded more proof. Morrowind gave the An-Xileel a month to find and punish the culprits. Since Argonia wasn't a member of the Tamrielic Council, it was bereft of allies. An-Xileel prepared for war. -
The Dragon League create the Infinite Hole
The Dragon League located an Daedric artifact known as Dawnbreaker, a sword forged by Lord Meridia, the Daedric Prince of Life. Within a League research cell named Cell 094, located on the Isle of Balfiera, League's wizards destroyed the sword and used its energy to open a portal to Meridia's realm, the Colored Rooms. The portal, called the Infinite Hole, was stabilized into a large circle with the use of modern technology. -
Fifth Arnesian War begins
After the ultimatum to confess to the Narsis Bombing passed, the People's Republic of Morrowind declared war upon the State of Argonia. From their bases in Stormhold and Thorn, the Revolutionary Muatra moved southwards to engage Argonian troops, while the People's Foyada airforce began bombing Argonian military camps. Argonians, willfully living with Fourth Era technology, engaged the Muatra troops with swords and bows. Only their magical attacks did any damage to the Muatra. -
Invasion of Colored Rooms begins
After the Infinite Hole was created on the Isle of Balfiera, the Dragon League launched the Invasion of Colored Rooms, fulfilling Antonius Brutus Marius's enduring wish to gain ultimate power over Aurbis. Over 20,000 League sympathizers from all around the Empire were ordered to quit their jobs, leave their families and arrive on the Isle of Balfiera. In the spring of 5E 323, the League entered the Infinite Hole and attacked unsuspecting Lord Meridia in her realm of Colored Rooms. -
Valenwood reforms its governance
The Valenwood Thaw had brought some control back to Queen Desnia Thorontur. Using her reserve powers, she forced the Thalmor Party to create position of the Archmagister of Valenwood, bringing the province in line with High Rock and the Isles. Maenos Sagewind became the Archmagister. A political dissident and an anti-Thalmor crusader, he began a legal war of terror against the local Thalmor Party, seriously limiting their formerly boundless power over Valenwood. -
The Iuliana Affair
After rumors spread that High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana had acquired her college degree from a diploma mill, investigative journalists from the Dark Horse Courier discovered that her alma mater, Academy of Sutch City, was located in a lumber shack in County Anvil. Caught red-handed, the High Chancellor apologized and declared that she'd already enrolled in a new institute of higher education, called the University of New Sheoth. -
Battle of Eastern Argonia
Using their warships to destroy Argonian fortifications near Rockpark, Dunmer troops launched a marine assault against Argonians. Dunmeri warships mercilessly bombarded Argonian coastal cities, inflicting infrastructural damage in the cities of Lilmoth and Archon. While the Battle of Eastern Argonia raged, Dunmeri special agents were sent to Greenspring, to plant the corrupt Hist trees and thereby force Argonian minds to submit to Morrowind's ambitions. -
Cloaker invented
Agents of the Thalmor Talons were often employed for missions that required utmost secrecy. Although all Talons were required to be proficient in magic, many of them lacked knowledge of the school of Illusion, needed for invisibility. The Talons researched ways to fuse modern technology with arcane power, and invented the Cloaker: a welkynd-powered miniature device capable of turning its users invisible. Using the Cloaker, Talons acquired a reputation of spookiness in non-Dominion lands. -
Military reform in the Aldmeri Dominion
Facing criticism for their poor performance in the War of Wrothgaria, the Dominion's three-pronged military (Mantia, Padoth and Miscurin) was reformed. Padoth planes were upgraded with welkynd-powered arcane engines, increasing their speed, while larger Miscurin battleships were equipped with nuclear reactors. Mantia ground troops were equipped with new assault rifles, the Dagon X-19, which could be amplified by magic-savvy soldiers to shoot magical projectiles at targets. -
Imperial intervention in the Western Reach
Donation agencies and Imperial humanitarian relief providers operated in Western Reach, trying to save Reachmen from starvation and extinction. These helping hands were often attacked by the locals. The Empire, motivated by both altruistic and imperialistic opportunities, declared that it will send peacekeeping troops to Western Reach to restore order to the area. Aldmeri Dominion had no objections and wished Empire all the luck in dealing with Western Reachian horrors. -
Dominion Mundus Agency is created
Archmagister Tûrin Rinion established the Dominion Mundus Agency. Tasking the best Thalmori wizards and scientists to work with Mundus-faring objects, the plans to build a satellite were discussed. Many fanciful plans were drawn, including putting a conscious being into Mundus, as well as sending a probe to Masser/Secunda. The largest wish for the DMA was to beat the Empire by being the first. Their headquarters were located in Cloudrest, in the Eton Nir Province. -
The Valenwood Thaw codified
Archmagister Maenos Sagewind overturned rules concerning the freedom of expression in Valenwood, removing all legal restrictions on free speech. The archives of Bosmeri Thalmor Party were opened and made public: many past massacres were discovered and condemned. Under Sagewind's command, the Thalmor Party of Valenwood was thoroughly cleansed of all reactionary elements. The Thalmor Party of Summerset Isles observed the Valenwood Thaw with growing fear of losing the province to liberal elements. -
Empire starts building the Soul Array
Authorized by High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana, the Imperial Legion began building the Soul Array: a chain of missile silos, command centers and airbases equipped with soulgem warheads. Ten sites were built near Thorstad, thirty in Stros M'Kai, fifteen in Brina's Cross and five near Solitude. The Soul Array allowed the Empire to rapidly launch soul bombs against their enemies in Western Tamriel. The array's main purpose was to be a deterrent against the Aldmeri Dominion. -
Propylon Network created
The rediscovered propylon system remained a niche technology, only used to exchange arcane information. Dunmeri researchers from the Mournhold Institute of Technology, however, discovered that the propylon system can be used to instantly exchange data between computers, through the usage of binary-encoded magic signals. The experimental Propylon Network, or Propnet, was created to connect the Mournhold Institute's computers with those of the Sadrith Mora Technological Academy. -
Numidium awakens
Under the Project Ascension, the Dragon League spent tens of billions of septims to rebuild the Numidium, a famous gigantic Dwemeri golem Tiber Septim had used to conquer Tamriel. Remarkably, the League had managed to find some kind of a power source strong enough to power the ghastly beast. After Marius and his followers invaded the Colored Rooms, League agents left behind on Tamriel activated Numidium. The machine, kept deep below a Dwemeri ruin, awoke with a loud roar. -
Numidium advances through Tamriel
After awakening, the Numidium made its way upwards. Emerging near Riften, the Brass God began walking towards the Isle of Balfiera, where the Infinite Hole was waiting. The Numidium, capable of rearranging time and space, used arcane power to shroud its existence. No-one in Tamriel spotted the colossal monster, because it existed in a perpetual Dragon Break. Only the Synod, who experienced a strong disturbance in Aurbis, were aware of Numidium. -
Infinite Hole closed down
Penitus Oculatus, informed by Synod that a large beast was roaming Tamriel, located the Numidium near the Infinite Hole. Before the Oculatus agents could act, the Numidium entered the Hole to help its master in conquering the Colored Rooms. Through the use of targeted artillery strikes, the Infinite Hole was destroyed, permanently trapping Antonius Brutus Marius, the Numidium and the bulk of the Dragon League inside the Colored Rooms. -
Æinridi Thoraldsson dies
High Councillor Æinridi Thoraldsson, a man with a colorful past in Tamrielic politics, died after losing a fight with cancer. In a round of elections, Lorcdiira Acornlake became the new High Councillor of Tamriel. Of Bosmeri ethnicity, she was the former Magister of Education of the Aldmeri Dominion and a member of the Thalmor Party. Her election was mired with accusations of Dominion agents bribing voting officials to ignore her membership in the Party. -
Elections in Hammerfell
After new elections in Hammerfell, the Development Party (orange) gained 40% of seats, securing a victory. The Liberal Party (yellow) gained 30% of seats, followed by the Ra Gada Party (brown) gaining 20% of seats. The Orcish League (green), a hard left Mahakhist party representing the settlement of Volenfell, gained 5% of seats. Kayina Addis, a pro-democracy dissident during the authoritarian presidency of Ibn Al-Hasan, was later elected to became the new President of Hammerfell, -
Warped Hist trees start producing pheromones
Dunmer-produced warped Hist trees were planted and took root near Greenspring. After growing for a few months, the warped trees began infesting the Hist hive mind and took over the entire ecosystem. All Hist trees were corrupted and their spores reached Argonians, who began hearing whispers and voices in their heads, telling them to surrender and submit to Dunmeri rule. Confusion reigned as the An-Xileel pondered over the Hist's orders. -
The first personal computer built
After years of development, engineers from the Firsthold College in Summerset Isles built the first personal computer, called the Runnebali (Waystone in Aldmeris). The Runnebali, although slow and very limited, was small enough to be used in a regular office and could be operated by anyone, without the need for a degree in science. The Runnebali's processing power was provided by a soulgem microprocessor and was the first computer to have an operating system with a graphical user interface. -
Redguards driven from Western Reach
After flooding destroyed the town of Raven Spring, Redguard mercenaries from Dragonstar lost their base of operations. Trying to return to their homeland, they were attacked by the forces of King Grivravig Grelav and decisively defeated. Grelav's ragtag army of bandits and ex-convicts spread their rule around Western Reach and now controlled 70% of the region, with only the Stormcloak-held city of Jehanna out of their reach. -
Argonia surrenders to Morrowind
Acting in accordance with the wishes of the Hist, the An-Xileel announced that they would surrender to the People's Republic of Morrowind. The State of Argonia, the second-oldest country in Tamriel, was dissolved and Argonia was annexed into the People's Republic. Now called the Worker's Republic of Black Marsh, immediate plans were created in Morrowind to industrialize and exploit Black Marsh's major gas and corundia resources. -
Elections in Cyrodiil
In hotly contested elections, the Progressive Party (orange) and the Syndicalist Party (red) both gained 30% of seats in the Elder Council. The Imperial Conservative Party (blue) gained 25% of seats, and the Imperial Liberal Party (grey) gained 15% of seats. Although many accusations of bribery and inappropriate conduct were leveled at her, High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana remained in her post and formed a coalition government with the Imperial Liberal Party. -
Meridia contacts the Tamrielic Council
In the Blacklight Bureau of Communication, a communication node transmitted an urgent message from Lord Meridia. She asked mortals to help her to defeat the Dragon League, who were fighting her legions of Aurorans to extinction. The Bureau of Communication forwarded the message to the Tamrielic Council. Unsympathetic towards the woes of the Daedra, the Council ordered the Bureau to seal the communication node. -
Kingdom of Western Reach declares independence
The armies of King Grivravig Grelav eradicated all Stormcloak presence in Western Reach after capturing their capital of Jehanna. In the ruins of Evermore, Grelav established the independent Kingdom of Western Reach and crowned himself the King of Reachmen. This new lawless state was recognized by no other Tamrielic authority. King Grelav announced that the new objective of his armies was to punish the Altmer and the Bretons for their destruction of Western Reach. -
Stellar parallax rediscovered
Stellar parallax, the rumored shift of distant magna ge against their background, was first discovered by Khajiiti astronomer Za'in-Dar Tovakani. Even though it was empirically observed, stellar parallax remained a scientific conspiracy theory, for if stellar parallax was true, the history of the Dawn Era would've been disproved. The astronomers of Dominion Mundus Agency, working with telescopes, finally proved stellar parallax after they observed a magna ge called Mnemoli move. -
Soul Array construction discovered
Paulus Avitus, a sergeant within the Imperial Legion, worked secretly as an informant for the Thalmor Talons. He leaked information about the Soul Array being built in Western Tamriel, meant to counter all future Dominion attacks. The Talons informed Archmagister Tûrin Rinion, who took the news very gravely. Rinion saw this as proof that his soft diplomacy had been a failure and the Empire was interested in a purely destructive solution to the ages-old Mer-Men conflict. -
Soul Array discussed in the Council
Archmagister Tûrin Rinion appeared in front of the Tamrielic Council with proof that the Empire was isolating the Dominion with an array of apocalyptic weapons. High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana argued that the Array served a strictly defensive purpose. High Councillor Lorcdiira Acornlake declared the Soul Array not to contravene the Hackdirt Conventions, which led Rinion to ominously declare that the Dominion will "make the Empire regret ever constructing it". -
Emperor Sextus Tiberius visits the Soul Array
On 31 Evening Star, Emperor Sextus Tiberius and High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana both boarded a military plane near Aleswell and reached the island of Stirk, where a new installation of three missile silos had just been built as a part of the Soul Array. Their presence was unannounced and strictly served to educate the two rulers of the Empire about the possibilities the Soul Array afforded to the Imperial Legion in a potential Fourth Great War. -
Corporal Gallio Modius takes off with a soul bomb
In the morning of 1 Morning Star, flight corporal Gallio Modius of the Imperial Eagles, piloting a Salvator Mark II class bomber, took off from a military airbase in Hackdirt to deliver a soul bomb to the island of Stirk and present it to Emperor Sextus Tiberius and High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana. While flying over Western Colovia, his flight equipment malfunctioned multiple times and he requested a temporary landing, which was denied by ground control. -
Island of Stirk disappears
Emperor Sextus Tiberius and High Chancellor Sextia Iuliana, still on Stirk, were informed that the Dominion had just downed one of their bombers. Legion troops on Stirk noticed a bomber diving towards the island. Before anyone could act, Corporal Gallio's bomber crash-landed on the far side of the island, away from the missile silos. The soul bomb on board of the plane activated itself, and the island of Stirk disappeared with a massive explosion, killing the Emperor and the High Chancellor. -
Corporal Gallio Modius shot down
Steering towards the Summerset Isles due to malfunctioning flight controls, Corporal Gallio Modius attempted to use his limited magical knowledge to guide him towards Stirk. Just as he spotted the island in the distance, his Salvator bomber was hit with two anti-aircraft rockets, launched by Ebonnayne. His bomber suffered catastrophic failure and Corporal Modius lost control over the plane, which steered towards Stirk while losing altitude. Modius ejected from the bomber to avoid death. -
Ebonnayne spots an Imperial plane
Patrolling in the Abecean Sea, an anti-aircraft Dominion Miscurin cruiser named Ebonnayne spotted an Imperial bomber trespassing in Dominion airspace. Ebonnayne's captain, Commodore Areano Caemaire, reported this observation to Miscurin High Command. The High Command, acting under Archmagister Tûrin Rinion's orders to shoot all trespassing Imperial planes, ordered Ebonnayne to take the plane down. -
The Imperial Order is broken
With both the Emperor and the High Chancellor dead and with no Heir Apparent, the Imperial Order was broken. Temporary anarchy arose in the Elder Council, until Dunmeri Minister of Interior Nison Idreone was appointed as a temporary High Chancellor. Due to her Elvish ethnicity, Sextus's daughter Eärwen Tiberius was banned from being the Emperor, while some desperate elements called for Augustus Tiberius to be restored to the Ruby Throne. As it seemed, the Tiberian dynasty was dead. -
Dominion threatened with a war
High Chancellor Nison Idreone demanded Archmagister Tûrin Rinion to appear in front of the Tamrielic Council. He claimed not to have any involvement in the Stirkian disaster. Eärwen Tiberius, in attendance, accused Tûrin Rinion of authorizing the murder of the Empire's leadership and threatened the Aldmeri Dominion with warfare. Her strongly-worded threats stunned the Council, who censured her. High Councillor Lorcdiira Acornlake ordered an investigation of the incident. -
Penitus Oculatus retrieve Corporal Gallio Modius
Penitus Oculatus, generally supportive of Eärwen Tiberius's ambitions, responded to her request to find some proof of Dominion's involvement. Oculatus agents discovered Corporal Modius recuperating in a military hospital in Anvil and brought him to an interrogation. He confessed that he was attacked by a warship, which ruled out any talks of a terrorist attack. After Corporal Modius had been interrogated, he was given a few obligatory slaps to the face and told to learn how to fly. -
Paulus Avitus gives himself up
Paulus Avitus, a Dominion spy inside the Imperial Legion, spilled the beans to his commanding officer. He was apprehended by Oculatus agents, to whom he trusted correspondence between him and a senior Thalmor Talon, whose words included a threat of shooting down all Imperial planes carrying soul bombs to the Soul Array. With this confession, the Empire had a case to accuse Rinion of murdering the Emperor and the High Chancellor. -
Tûrin Rinion declared guilty
Eärwen Tiberius ordered the Tamrielic Council to reconvene. She presented the findings of Penitus Oculatus, proving that Rinion ordered the shooting that murdered the Emperor. Archmagister Tûrin Rinion, having burned all his bridges, confessed that he was indirectly guilty of the accident. Tamrielic Council demanded the Dominion to reimburse the Empire with 100 million riels for damages. In privacy, a sorrowful Tûrin Rinion met with Eärwen Tiberius and apologized for causing her father's death. -
Marc Maollosa becomes the Archmagister of High Rock
Omniseer Veryan Rûdhon asked Marc Maollosa, the Dominion Magister of Interior, to become the new Archmagister of High Rock. Marc Maollosa agreed to his suggestion and returned to his homeland. Thalmor Talons kidnapped Loïck Madeg, the current Bretonic Archmagister, and had him secretly executed. Marc Maollosa became the new Archmagister of High Rock. He was wildly adored all around the Dominion for his successful Maollosa's Plan. -
Profile: Marc Maollosa
Marc Maollosa was the Archmagister of High Rock and the former Dominion Magister of the Interior, 44 by 5E 325. A political wunderkind of sorts, Marc became the first non-Elf in Tamrielic history to assume an executive position in the Summerset Isles. Marc was credited for bringing about an era of opulence for the Dominion through his Maollosa Plan. Marc himself was a quiet intellectual, an avid Bretonic nationalist and held strongly anti-Imperial views. -
Elections in Skyrim
After widespread disappointment in the unethical conservatives and the corrupt syndicalists, Nords voted in protest to give the Party of the Divines (light blue) 45% of seats. The Party of Nords (blue) gained 25% of seats, and the Democratic Mahakhist Party (pink) gained 15% of seats. The Aenelfist Syndicate (red) gained 10% of seats and the Royal Conservative Party (white) gained 5% seats in the Moot. Helga Thormardottir, former High Priestess of Mara, became the new Prime Minister of Skyrim. -
Nirn's structure explored
The field of Nirnology, taught by the College of Whispers, dealt with the study of Nirn and its planetary nature. A team of nirnologists, using seismometers to study Nirn's inner structure, discovered that Nirn's interior consisted of a mantle, a liquid outer core and a solid inner core. Curiously, the usage of arcano-seismometers proved that Nirn's solid inner core had an extremely powerful magical profile, suggesting that it might be Aedric and artificial in its nature. -
Morrowind Mundus Center is established
Iravosi Eldhren ordered the creation of the Morrowind Mundus Center, the MMC, to commence the exploration of Mundus. Dunmeri scientists of all stripes were convened to build a space-faring vehicle, and House Telvanni was tasked to come up with various arcane ways of getting a Dunmeri satellite into outer Mundus. -
Battle of Azra's Crossing
Soldiers from the nascent Kingdom of Western Reach invaded the Dominion of High Rock. Near the town of Azra's Crossing, Reachmen troops opened fire on local Bretons. The Reachmen army demolished the town and entered a local nuclear plant, which they sent into a meltdown. This caused a series of explosions and resulted in radioactive fallout being released over a wide area, contaminating both King Grelav's troops and the region of High Rock around Azra's Crossing. -
War of Western Reach begins
After King Grelav attacked Azra's Crossing and caused the meltdown of a nuclear plant in the town's vicinity, Archmagister Tûrin Rinion declared the War of Western Reach. Dominion armies and Bretonic forces were mobilized and ordered to crush Grelav's troops and reoccupy Western Reach. Dominion troops were equipped with gas masks, due to the rough and radioactive nature of Western Reach. Rinion, finding himself in the middle of yet another war, began exhibiting signs of immense stress. -
Eärwen Tiberius begins campaigning
After her father's death, Eärwen Tiberius launched to campaign to become the Empress of Tamriel. The Elder Council, led by interim High Chancellor Nison Idreone, categorically refused to allow an Altmer to assume leadership over the Empire. Eärwen Tiberius, believing the Ruby Throne to be her birthright, befriended Aurelius Gregorius, leader of the Imperial Conservative Party, and convinced his party to back her. Most Imperials remained skeptical of Eärwen and her heritage. -
Battle of Thorkan
Near the town of Thorkan, the Dominion Mantia engaged King Grivravig Grelav's armies. Although the Mantia enjoyed an absolute technological and numerical superiority, defeating the Reachmen became a nightmare due to their usage of petty warfare and ambushes. The mobile and magically adept Reachmen army avoided major confrontations and relied on sabotage and tactical retreating to splinter the Mantia armies. The Battle of Thorkan turned into a long campaign of mutual slaughter. -
Imperial Mananautic Society makes progress
The Society, believing that flying planes into Mundus was the way to go, began experiments in Dawnstar to push the envelopes of Imperial fighter planes. After upgrading a fighter called Bendu X-9 with a welkynd-corundia motor, it became the first plane to break the sound barrier, launching the entire field of supersonic flight. The Society gained additional funding to produce quicker and stronger aircraft, to eventually cross into Mundus and achieve spaceflight. -
Tovakani-Adus Model established
Aubron Urilynn, a scientist working for the Dominion Mundus Agency, rediscovered the work of Gilgandial Adus, a College of Whispers physicist who had discovered that distant magna ge were red-shifted. Uniting Adus's Model with Tovakani's discovery of stellar parallax, Urilynn formulated the Tovakani-Adus Model. According to the Model, magna ge weren't holes, but immense balls of magic and fire. Although the Model disputed Dawn Era history, modern Tamriel was secular enough not to lynch Urilynn. -
Enani Strategy implemented
Druonvig Enani, King Grivravig Grelav's second-hand man, proposed the Enani Strategy: to drive fear into the hearts of the Altmer by attacking the Summerset Isles directly. His strategy was authorized and its execution began. Droves of Reachmen fighters departed from the Port of Jehanna with rifles and bombs, ready to bring the war into the streets of Summerset Isles. -
Multiparty democracy legalized in Valenwood
Bosmeri Archmagister Maenos Sagewind took a huge risk after he allowed the holding of multiparty elections, becoming the first nation in the Aldmeri Dominion to dispute Thalmor Party's primacy over its subjects. Although the move was seen in the Summerset Isles as an open invitation to scrap the Valenwood Thaw, Tûrin Rinion was more than happy to allow Sagewind to pursue his dream of a democratic Valenwood. Under Rinion's orders, the Thalmor Talons were to avoid committing voting fraud. -
Tûrin Rinion assassinated
Marker Amven, a Reachmen from the Western Reach, arrived to Summerset Isles disguised as an Altmer. He acquired forged identification and successfully impersonated a Thalmor Talon officer, gaining access to the headquarters of the Thalmor Party. As Archmagister Tûrin Rinion was holding a speech about the situation in Valenwood, Amven ran towards him and exploded a nail bomb he had hidden under his coat. Tûrin Rinion was instantly killed, along with thirty other party members. -
Chaos in the Aldmeri Dominion
After Tûrin Rinion's assassination, time stopped in the Aldmeri Dominion. Outbursts of public grief over his death created traffic jams in major cities. Even the Elder Council and the Worker's Party of Morrowind passed on condolences on behalf of their citizens. As a major reformer of the Aldmeri Dominion, Tûrin Rinion was remembered across Tamriel as the personification of the post-war Altmer: noble, energetic, intelligent and willing to mend the wounds caused by Durion Thorontur. -
Veryan Rûdhon assumes control
Unwilling to allow Rinion's death to become a victory for the Kingdom of Western Reach, Omniseer Veryan Rûdhon took over Rinion's duties as the Archmagister and declared a war of annihilation against the Reachmen. Before Rinion's death, there were 2 Mantia divisions in Northern High Rock. Now, 9 more Mantia divisions were en route, accompanied by Miscurin aircraft carriers and Padoth Condor warplanes. -
Battle of Jehanna
Two Dominion Miscurin nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, Miscurineth Dusk and Miscurineth Falinesti, arrived near the Western Reachian city of Jehanna. Using cruise missiles and air raids, the Miscurin decimated Jehanna's guardians. Mantia Fifth Army entered the city and slaughtered all Reachmen who attempted to resist. The Mantia soldiers were forced to wear cumbersome environmental suits as pollution and radiation levels inside Western Reach were well above safety markers. -
The Red Flash
On 11th Last Seed, during midday, the skies above Tamriel flashed uniformly red for two minutes. Scientific and arcane institutions all around Tamriel scrambled to decode the mystery of the Red Flash. Three days after the Flash, Lord Azura opened a communication node with the Blacklight Bureau of Communication. Ominously, she stated that Antonius Brutus Marius and the Dragon League had defeated Meridia, the Daedric Prince of Life and Lady of Infinite Energies, in the Colored Rooms. -
The Great Rivalry
Two Thalmor Party functionaries, Heriona Talathion and Sadron Habriston, attempted to win Omniseer Rûdhon's favor to become the new Archmagister. Talathion represented the militant nationalist Thalmor members, while Habriston represented the reformist liberal Thalmor members. The two engaged in debates, mudslinging and occasional arcane duels. Habriston, wishing to prove his opponent's hypocritical attitudes, voluntarily enlisted in the Dominion Mantia and embarked to fight the Reachmen. -
Morrowind Mundus Center makes a mistake
The MMC, Morrowind's official space program, attempted to become the first to explore Mundus by using arcane means, like levitation and telekinesis, to propel metallic balls into the sky. The limitations of magic soon became evident after the constant usage of magic polluted the Firewatch Control Center. Various anomalies caused by arcane pollution, such as gravitational disturbances, flash fires/freezes and hallucinations, convinced the MMC to scale back their experiments. -
Battle of Cloud Spring
Dominion Mantia Fifth and Ninth Armies advanced towards the city of Cloud Spring in Western Reach. A town occupied by the Rejected, banded groups of criminals banished from Skyrim, the Dominion Mantias encountered heavy resistance. Fighting on jagged broken terrain with heavy background radiation, the Dominion Mantia troops failed to capture Cloud Spring. Instead, they retreated towards the town of Bonespring, twenty miles to the north of Cloud Spring, and waited for help. -
The Mystery of Dibella
The jet-black moon of Dibella, discovered about a hundred years ago by the famed Khajiiti astronomer Za'in-Dar Tovikani, was investigated by Imperial Mananautic Society. Detecting periodic radioactive bursts from the moon, the Society found it hard to explain the phenomena through conventional means. Arcane and divine explanations also failed to accurately explain why the seemingly lifeless moon of Mara was emitting high-powered signals towards Nirn. Investigations by the Society continued. -
Western Reach becomes a killzone
The soldiers of the Aldmeri Dominion, attempting to occupy the Kingdom of Western Reach, witnessed firsthand the terrible state the province was in. Constant gravitational anomalies, "greycones" and widespread pollution killed more Dominion soldiers than the local partisans did. Armies of Western Reach, knowledgeable of local terrain, often led their pursuers into areas of high radiation, where they weakened and perished. -
Succession crisis continues in the Empire
Eärwen Tiberius, the daughter of Sextus Tiberius, campaigned with the Imperial Conservative Party to become the new Empress, but her Altmeri heritage made her possible leadership improbable. Provinces were split: citizens of Skyrim and Elsweyr generally supported Eärwen, while the people of Hammerfell and Cyrodiil saw Eärwen as a potential security risk. Augustus Tiberius, who was deposed twenty years ago, had a son called Tiber, who was first in line to become the Emperor. -
The Mundial Revolution begins
The formulation of the Tovakani-Adus Model proved to be a revolution in the field of physics. An entire new field of science, called magnaphysics, was established to challenge Dawn Era narratives. Magnaphysicists from the Dominion Mundus Agency, the Morrowind Mundus Center and the Imperial Mananautic Society used the Propylon Network to quickly share discoveries and data among each other. One by one, Nirn-shattering discoveries were made. -
