Lore:The Vestige

The Vestige, known by a plethora of   , was a Soul-Shriven hero of prophecy.  As a mortal, they were sacrificed to   by   as part of a dark ritual in  .

With the aid of former emperor  , the Vestige escaped imprisonment in   and reformed the  , as foretold by the Elder Scrolls in the omen "The soulless one will become the brightest of five stars, and they shall guide us to the coming dawn."    

After participating in the   for one of the three alliances throughout its territory and  , the Vestige joined an invasion of Coldharbour by the   and   Guilds. The Vestige became instrumental to that effort, restoring  's Hollow City in Coldharbour as a beachhead for the invasion.  The Vestige, with Meridia's assistance, thus ended  's   and regained their soul.  Meridia then sent the Vestige to explore events as if they had been part of the other alliances of Tamriel.  The Vestige then explored the aftermath of the Planemeld in  , facing the   corrupted by the Serpent.  Thereafter, the Vestige joined the    of which they became a Silencer,  the nascent   in Hew's Bane,  and aided in the rebuilding of  's  .  

The Vestige then became involved in a Daedric war involving the Daedric Triad of the Princes Clavicus Vile, Mephala, and Nocturnal when they foiled the Triad's plot to sap   of his power, before preventing their takeover of the  .   The Vestige then traveled to Summerset and became a member of the Psijic Order.  Nocturnal, however betrayed the Triad, and was promptly defeated by the Psijics, Vestige, and champions of Meridia and the betrayed princes.  The Vestige then journeyed to Murkmire with the Cyrodiilic Collection Agency,  discovering the lost Root-Whisper tribe. 

The Vestige later reunited with Abnur Tharn, inadvertently aiding in  's plot to have him release dragons across Tamriel.  Abnur and the Vestige  and prevented Euraxia's dragon allies from siphoning Jode's Core  and reclaimed the kingdom of Rimmen from Euraxia for its true heir, Khamira.  The Vestige would also ally with Sai Sahan to re-establish the   in Southern Elsweyr.  The Dragonguard forged an alliance with the dragon  ,  who empowered the Vestige with the Mask of Alkosh.  The Vestige, Abnur Tharn, Khamira, Sahan, Nahfahlaar, and the Dragonguard thus stopped the leader of the unleashed dragons,  , from ascending to godhood, though their mission came at the apparent cost of Abnur Tharn's life.  
 

Eventually the Vestige met Lyris Titanborn once again in   and aided her in defeating the  . They also helped the last   and  , an investigator from  , defend   against grave-robbing necromancers. The hero later met with Lyris and investigated a lead on the Icereach Coven in behalf of the  .   The Vestige travelled to Western Skyrim where they saved   from a harrowstorm, and ousted and slayed the   of Western Skyrim for being a pawn of the  .  The Vestige subsequently aided   in defeating a   and a  , both of which were allies of the Gray Host. They continued aiding the Ravenwatch in investigating the Gray Host.  The hero's journey led them to   where they ousted and defeated a   in the  's court, temporarily saving Markarth in the process.   Finally, the Vestige traveled to   and put an end to   once and for all, stopping the Gray Host and saving the Reach. 

In the Blackwood region of Cyrodiil and Black Marsh, the Vestige uncovered a dark pact between the fallen Longhouse Emperors of Cyrodiil and the Daedric Prince,  .  Four children were imbued with the egonymic of Dagon himself so that they would attune him to Nirn when rejoined with him. Though the power of three Ambitions were claimed by Dagon, the Vestige allied with the final Ambition to banish him from Nirn once more.  
Titulature
The Vestige took on a number of titles throughout their Aurbic adventures. They were given their first title, the Vestige, by the former Emperor Varen Aquilarios, who learned of a Soulless One   who would save Tamriel from the clutches of Molag Bal through his studies of the Elder Scrolls. After defeating the Lord of Domination, they were also bestowed by him the titles of the Savior of Tamriel, the Hero of Coldharbour, and '''Meridia's Champion'''.  For their efforts against Prince   and solidifying the Ebonheart Pact in Eastmarch, the Vestige was named the '''High King's Arrow, or just the King's Arrow''' by Prince  .   In Reaper's March, the Vestige was chosen to be the Moon Hallowed, the person who would help the Lunar Champion walk the path to become the Mane of the Khajiit.  Upon uniting the Orcish tribes and stopping King Kurog's plot, they were deemed the Hero of Wrothgar.  When they fought the Daedric Triad throughout Tamriel, the Vestige was recognized as both a Champion of Vivec  and the Savior of Summerset,  To the people of Murkmire they are known as Rootmender.  The people of Northern Elsweyr named them the Champion of Anequina for their part in stopping the dragon Kaalgrontiid,  while their ally Nahfahlaar gave the Vestige the dragon name of Ahkahtuz. 

Notes
In early drafts, the working title for the Vestige was originally going to be the "Numinous". 
Dunmer during the Imperial Simulacrum were known to exclaim "By the Soulless One". 

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