authors note: any criticism is welcome my goal is to become a better writer so go nuts tear this to pieces if needed
The great war: an elder scrolls story
Prologue
The great war, or the first war with the empire as the thalmor call it. The last great war between man and mer and not certainly the last. It was a war that covered every corner of Tameriel from the jungles of Valenwood to the fields of High Rock . And even though the war is nothing more than tales that grandfathers tell the young at the fireplace its memories are still shown across the landscapes that were taken up in the conflict. And as an imperial scribe it is my job to gather this information with the full support of the emperor himself.
Chapter 1
Kvatch, Cyrodil 4E 517
As I walk the streets of the city I try to make note of all the statues of hero of Kavatch, It's surprising that people still know who he is after all this time. When I reach the castle I was met by a man named Queneius Garralius an old ambassador he waved me down and walked up to me he was a thin old man with a long beard and a spell that made him look like he had a full head of hair but I could see right through his charade "I've been waiting" he said with an annoyed tone "don't you young ones know about being on time for once". I apologize and we walk out the door. About halfway to the western gate he begins to speak.
"As you know I was an ambassador in my youth, I traveled the world spoke with many great leaders, even courted a few ladies ". He smirks at me but I just stare back at him annoyed " fah! You're no fun. But any way where was I? oh yea I was on my way to Elswer on a diplomatic mission, nothing too fancy just to make sure that relations between us and the Khajiit. Maybe bring back a couple of bags of moon sugar in the process". "but isn't moon sugar illegal?" I ask, "correction" he said quite smug " skooma is illegal not the actual spice itself now be quiet and let me finish" "I was about three miles ( 4.83 kilometers) from Torval when I was stopped by a group of Thalmor, they said that it was just a routine check but I knew that they were looking for something I didn't know what but they were. ""what where the Thalmor doing in Elswer?" we stopped at a bench so he can rest his feet. "the Altmer has had the Khajiit under their thumb, its always been like that ever since they lied about bringing their moon back. At the embassy where I was supposed to meet ambassador M'vark I was again greeted by a Thalmor. He said that ambassador M'vark has been relieved of his duties and that everything still stands between Elswer and the empire and that I should go" " that's it he just shows up and asks you to leave ?" "exactly" he replied " very suspicious, but I complied and left, he had an aura about him that if I said no that I was not going to like what will happen next. I'm a capable mage but I know better than to take on an elven mage one on one". We stand up and walk out towards the gate "back the imperial city all I see is the weeping of men woman, even children I walk up to a weeping woman and all she said was " dead, their all dead, every single blade in Summerset and Valenwood is dead" " how'd they find them?" I asked "it's not that hard really unless they were one of our special agents all blades were required to wear their armor at all times, it signals their authority. Shame it was that exact reason that got them killed " "at the senate is in chaos apparently the elves sent an ambassador themselves. Along with a long list of demands including the disbandment of the blades and seceding the eastern coast of Hammerfell , but the biggest outrage was that they wanted the outlawing of the worship of Talos saying that a man cannot be a god. Outraged we all took a vote and it was unanimous. The empire and the Aldmeri Dominion would go to war"