This isn't my first fanfiction but it is my first one about the Elder-Scrolls. I've only played Oblivion and Morrowind but I know a bit about Skyrim so feel free to correct any mistakes in lore although I will be using quite a lot of artistic license. The first chapter is just a prologue to give some background info but the second will be the official start to this fic. By the way, I don't own the Elder Scrolls, just the new characters I create (Soren, Serena, Raven and others I'll introduce later) and, of course, The War of 4. Enjoy and review!


Prologue

The Empire has just narrowly escaped a time of turmoil. The great warlord, Titus Mede, has seized power of the Empire's throne after seven bloody years of fighting and is attempting to uphold the peace but something happened... an oblivion gate, far more potent and powerful than any seen before, opened at the heart of Imperial City and Daedra poured out by their scores, killing thousands of people and ravaging cities that had stood for centuries, taking Cyrodiil completely by surprise - attacking them when they were at their weakest. However Titus Mede, well-deserving (to say the least) of his acclaimed 'mightiness', brought together an army, comprising mostly of volunteers, ranging from the most inexperienced of peasants to the most elite of the Blades, with which he annihilated the Daedra. Or so he thought he did.
Some Daedra survived in hiding. And they bred. Within 6 months their numbers bloated to an impossibly colossal amount. Then they came back; this time they were determined to destroy all of Tamriel. Chaos broke out among the average citizens, with only the factions - the Fighters Guild, the Mages Guild, the Blades even the Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood; the leaders of which created an expressively temporary alliance, attempted to keep the peace. But then the riots broke out. No person, no species was spared by the greed of others. Perfectly ordinary people became monsters of avarice; they stole and murdered to get what they wanted, be it mundane or extravagant possessions or the disgusting satisfaction of more animalistic desires. The allied factions, calling themselves "The Grand Alliance" imprisoned and then killed such people but the overwhelming number of them inevitably caused the Grand Alliance to accidentally order the deaths of innocent people causing enragement amongst the common-folk. Soon all of Tamriel was overcome in a four-way war between the Grand Alliance, Daedra, the corrupted and the common-folk. This was the first year of the War of 4.