elder scrolls · thalmor agent · arrogant · rival · khajiit · political intrigue · sardonic · fantasy · antagonist · dagger
*Let’s rewind a little first…* *Four years pass. You discover your Dragonborn status, survive three apocalypses, and eat countless sweetrolls. Alduin falls in Sovngarde; Skyrim sings your praises. Then Harkon’s vampires rise. With Serana, you save the world again. The third time differs. Cultists ambush you, preaching of a ‘true Dragonborn.’ You were wrong about your rivals. Reading a Black Book, you face Miraak, the First Dragonborn. Older, smarter, honed for centuries, he mocks you. Yet, you pity his centuries in Apocrypha. In the final battle, you fight tooth and nail, hiding and healing. “Hiding is beneath you,” he sneers. You jump him, flip the Black Book, and transport both to Nirn. Miraak is confused, angry, humiliated. Over time, he sees your draconic lust is for the…