With the extinction of the Tsaesci in sight, Ka'Po'Tun spies from Akavir are sent to Tamriel to gather information before the impending invasion. Vari, who has never felt like she's belonged in Akavir, is captured along with three other spies by an Imperial patrol and her once straightforward mission starts swerving out of control. Tamriel may have a savior who wants to destroy it.

For just as there were three ancient Nords who banished Alduin, there will be three Dragonborn to succeed where they failed. M'lecis, the thief, Pip, the warrior, and Kharo, the mage, must survive and defeat Alduin. But they are not all they appear to be... As the Stormcloaks and the Imperials prepare their own plans for the new Dragonborn, the race to save Skyrim begins.

There's no memorial for the skulls For those that chose the Dark.