Verianus met many along her travels and accomplished much. She had completed her duties in both Riften and Whiterun, being named Thane of Whiterun and Riften for one thing and being named Guildmaster of the Thieves' Guild after uncovering a dark plot set in motion by Mercer Frey when he murdered Gallus- his predecessor- and framed his comrade Karliah. She had made her way across the lands, taking jobs and learning more about her homeland.
Hoping to find out more about her future seeing gift, she had gone to Winterhold but before she could find the answers she sought, she was pulled into chaos yet again and had to save the College and what was left of Winterhold. She was named Thane of Winterhold and Arch-Mage, two more titles to add to her name. When she had restored the peace, she continued her search for answers- though she found none in Winterhold. Hearing that the Jarl of Morthal had a similar gift, Verianus journeyed there next hoping the jarl could finally give her answers.
While searching for answers, Verianus was pulled yet again from her quest and ended up saving the village of Morthal from a vampire plot. She was named Thane and was able to purchase a plot of land just north of the village where she built a small, quaint cottage. She spent most of her time in Morthal either building her cottage or speaking with the jarl, finding yet again that no answers were to be had about her gift.
Giving up on her quest to understand where her gift came from or what it was exactly, Verianus turned her attention to trying to master it if she could. And as her journey through Skyrim in search of a way to stop Alduin- the black dragon that had inadvertently "saved" her life back at Helgen- she mastered many shouts and slayed dozens of dragons. Finally reaching a point where she and the Blades- now only consisting of Delphine and Esburn- found a way to defeat Alduin, Verianus flew with the dragon Odahviing- whom she had learned the shout to summon him and trapped in Dragonsreach in order to get the information she needed- to Skuldafn. Making her way through Skuldafn, she found the portal that would take her to Sovngarde and journeyed into the Nord afterlife. Seeking the help of the three Nords who had stopped Alduin before- inadvertently sending him forward in time with the Elder Scroll of the Dragon- Verianus found them in the Hall of Valor and together they were able to slay the World-Eater, the Firstborn of Akatosh, thus saving the mortal world from destruction.
Returning to the mortal world, Verianus found herself feeling accomplished but otherwise drawn to the island of Solstheim in search of further answers. While in the Rift Hold, she had encountered a couple of cultists who had been sent to kill her by someone named Miraak and called her the "false" Dragonborn. She found a note on one of their bodies after being forced to kill them and found orders for them to take the ship from Windhelm's docks to the island of Solstheim. Upon arriving, she was approached by one of the House Redoran and stated that she was searching for this Miraak, but no matter who she spoke with it seemed as though their memories were foggy. After doing some further investigation, she was pointed to the Earth Stone where she found a Telvanni wizard who directed her towards the ruins of the temple once dedicated to Miraak- at the center of the island.
Reaching the temple, she encountered a Skaal who was trying to save her people from Miraak's influence but to no avail. The Skaal, Frea, led her into the temple and they made their way through to the Sanctum where Verianus found a new shout etched into the Word Wall. Learning "Dragon Aspect", Verianus listened as Frea explained and theorized that Miraak's temple had been razed to the ground by the dragons upon seeing the remains of their kin strung up like trophies. They investigated further until they came across an unfamiliar sanctum that led to a circular room that housed a large black book. It had felt as though it was there, yet not somehow, and upon reading it they were transported into a strange realm called Apocrypha. Verianus was forced to her knees and was confronted by Miraak and she learned that he was the first Dragonborn. He was impressed by her prowess as the Dragonborn- even as false as he viewed her to be- and commented that he too could have defeated Alduin in his time when he walked the earth but had chosen a different path. Miraak then instructed his minions to send them back to Solstheim, adding that soon his temple would be rebuilt and he would return to the mortal world, reclaiming the island for himself.
Upon returning to the temple, Verianus followed Frea to her village where she spoke with her father and learned that she may have a connection to Miraak. She was told to seek out Saering's Watch, where another Word of Power awaited her. Doing as she was instructed, Verianus found her way to the Wind Stone, but she was attacked by a dragon and draugr. Before she could absorb the dragon's soul, however, Miraak appeared and stole it from her. Annoyed at his theft, she made her way to the Word Wall and learned the Bend Will shout. Upon learning the new shout, Verianus encountered a group of villagers working in a hypnotic state. She used the shout to break the structure built around the Wind Stone, freeing them. But in the process of doing so, a hideous creature appeared and attacked everyone. Verianus made quick work of the creature and returned to the village to speak with Frea's father, the shaman known as Storn.
Storn suggested that Verianus returned to the Telvanni wizard, Master Neloth, and ask if he knew where to find the black books. Off on yet another search, Verianus made her way to the wizard and the answers she received did not surprise her somehow. The black books were tomes spread across the world by the Daedric Prince of fate and knowledge, Hermaeus Mora. Further discussions led to Neloth informing Verianus that the Dwemer had locked away the black book related to Miraak in their reading room in Nchardak, the Dwemer ruins to the north.
Journeying to the ruins with Neloth, Verianus followed the wizard to the reading room- seeing that the black book was locked in a case. With no way to open it yet, she followed him to the great chamber where he gave a bit of a history lesson and showed her that the water could be partially drained by the pipes responding to his control cube. The catch was that he only had the one cube and they needed to find the others in order to return the steam supply to the city.
Finding the other cubes was no easy task, but once they had they were able to open the case and retrieve the black book. Neloth gave her the first look at the book and Verianus was transported to the realm of Hermaeus Mora once again. Upon encountering the Daedric Prince, Verianus learned that he could give her the knowledge of the second and final words of the Bend Will shout in exchange for the secrets the Skaal have kept hidden from him for years. When she returned from the book, she took it with her as she left the Dwemer ruins to return to the Skaal village and inform the shaman of what had transpired.
As she exited the ruins, however, a dragon appeared and informed her that Miraak had ordered her death. The dragon attacked, and just as the others before him, Verianus slew the dragon- Miraak appearing once again to steal the soul from her and leave her with the thought of how much pain there must be having your soul ripped out like that. Ignoring his taunting, Verianus hurried to the village and informed Storn of what she had seen and what Hermaeus Mora wanted. She was surprised when Storn agreed, knowing that the Daedric Prince was their most ancient enemy. She gave him the book, but Frea begged him not to do it after Storn explained that the secrets Hermaeus Mora wanted were how the Skaal "talk to the wind" and "listen to the earth". He began to read from the book, but it levitated and tentacles appeared, impaling the shaman as the Daedric Prince materialized. He stolen the knowledge he wanted, granted Verianus the final Word of Power, and killed Storn as he retreated back into his realm with prize in hand.
Verianus knew the Daedric Prince couldn't be trusted and she had tried to warn the shaman of such, as did Frea, but it was to no avail as Storn sacrificed himself in order to give Verianus what she needed to stop Miraak. Fearing that more of the Skaal would fall, Verianus hurried to find her way back to Apocrypha by reading the book. She hurried to reach the summit and put an end to it all, encountering Miraak's dragon Sahrotaar as it attacked her. She used the Bend Will shout and gained its loyalty- even if it were momentarily- and the dragon took her to Miraak. A brief unwelcome greeting was exchanged between the First Dragonborn and his dragon before he turned his attention to Verianus.
The following battle was long, grueling, and hard but Verianus fought with all her might just as she had against Alduin. She had more than just her own life at stake; the lives of the Skaal and all the others living on the island of Solstheim hung in the balance.
She was able to defeat Miraak, suffering some severe injuries that she would get patched up later, and earned ten dragon souls from the First Dragonborn. She took everything she could from the remains of Miraak- more as like a reminder of the battle she had faced and won- and returned to the mortal world. She informed Frea that Miraak was dead and that her father's sacrifice was just and his trust in her not misplaced.
Before leaving the island, Frea offered Verianus a final bit of advice- warning her that the path of Hermaeus Mora was not what the All-Maker had intended when he created the Dragonborn. Verianus understood her meaning and bid her farewell, leaving the island and returning to the mainland. She had hoped for a bit of peace when she returned, but once she had stepped onto the docks of Windhelm, she was summoned to the Palace of Kings by Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak and knew that there would be no peace for her until the civil war was over.