Alternative Timeline

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The **Alternative Timeline**, also commonly known as the **Noncanonical timeline**, is a alternative record of all non-canonically events known to occur in *The Elder Scrolls* universe.

### Modern eras

* First Era – The First Era begins with the founding of the Camoran Dynasty. Cultural, military, and political dominance in Tamriel begins to shift from Mer to Men following the rise of the Cyrodilic Empire from the Alessian Rebellion over the Camoran Dynasty in Valenwood. The Alessian Empire would then later be reorganized into the Reman Empire under the Reman Dynasty. After 2920 years from its start, the era ends with the assassination and end of the Reman Dynasty.

* Second Era – Political and military stability in Tamriel begins to dissipate, leading to the formation of several multi-provincial alliances and the absence of legitimate rulers of the Cyrodilic Empire. This causes the Interregnum, culminating in the Alliance War and paving the way for the Planemeld, the invasion of Tamriel by Molag Bal from Oblivion. In the midst of the battles raging during the Alliance War, the Court of Bedlam would carry out the Daedric War in Vvardenfell, Clockwork City, and the Summerset Isles against Vivec, Sotha Sil, and the Psijic Order to reshape Tamriel in their image. By the latter stage of the Second Era, Tiber Septim would crusade the provinces of Tamriel and unite them under the Septim Empire. The Second Era begins with the assassination of the last members of the Reman Dynasty and ends 896 years later, with the unification of Tamriel under the reorganized Septim Empire led by the newly founded Septim Dynasty.

* Third Era – The Third Era begins with the founding of the Septim Empire under the Septim Dynasty. The centralized authority of Tamriel under the Septim Empire rises in power, followed by populist revolts against Imperial authority, especially in Morrowind and presumably Black Marsh by the An-Xileel by the latter stage of the period. Events such as the Imperial Simulacrum, The Warp in the West, the rise of Dagoth Ur and the Nerevarine, the fall and eventual reorganization of the Tribunal Temple, the establishment of Raven Rock on the island of Solstheim, the Oblivion Crisis, the final Greymarch in the Shivering Isles, and the return of Umaril would all occur during the latter period of the Third Era. The Third Empire's eventual loss of power and regional control would eventually lead to the assassination of Uriel Septim VII and his heirs by the Mythic Dawn, and the subsequent invasion of Tamriel by Mehrunes Dagon. The end of the Septim Dynasty the Oblivion Crisis in 3E 433 marks the beginning of the Fourth Era.

* Fourth Era – A resurgence of military and political power in the Elven races centralized in the Third Aldmeri Dominion pressures the struggling and largely leaderless Septim Empire. The Mede Dynasty takes over the Septim Empire and later enters into the Great War against the Third Aldmeri Dominion, resulting in the temporary weakening of the Dominion, crippling of the Empire, and signing of the White-Gold Concordat treaty. That treaty, which outlaws the worship of Talos, would later cause the Skyrim Civil War which would coincide with the Dragon Crisis, the attempted fulfillment of the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy, and the return of Miraak on Solstheim.

## Dawn Era

* The brothers Anu and Padomay enter into the Void.
* Anu and Padomay create their own Souls, Anui-El and Sithis, respectively, whose interplay creates the Aurbis.
* Lorkhan and Auri-El are the first spirits born into the Aurbis, Lorkhan wanders and Auriel creates time.
* The Original Spirits or et'Ada emerge within the Aurbis are either aligned with Anu (Anuic spirits) or Padomay (Padomaic spirits).
* Lorkhan, a Padomaic spirit, travels the Aurbis and conceives the concept that Mundus should be created.
* Lorkhan tricks or convinces other et'Ada to join him. Those that do become the Aedra and those that do not become the Daedra.
* The Aedra create twelve worlds of creation. Some creation myths believe each world is a God. These twelve worlds are molded together to create Nirn.
* Many of the Aedra die during the creation with some becoming mortals to ensure the continuation of life on Mundus whilst some become the Ehlnofey or "Earthbones," the Laws of Nature.
* Many of the Aedra, following after Magnus, flee back to Aetherius, a realm within the Aurbis, and become the Magna Ge, tearing holes in Oblivion.
* Auri-El establishes the first kingdoms of the Old Ehlnofey on Atmora and the supposed land Aldmeris. These lands are where the Aldmer originate.
* A large number of Aedra are disappointed and angry with the creation of Mundus and seek revenge. These include the ancestors of Elves—the Old Ehlnofey, whose leader was Auri-El and whose heroes included Trinimac, Phynaster and Syrabane.
* Auri-El sought out Lorkhan in battle and warred with him. Lorkhan's followers included the ancestors of Man—the Wandering Ehlnofey and whose heroes included Kyne, Tsun, Stuhn, Jhunal.
* Atmora is conquered by the armies of Man.
* The war ends when Trinimac tears Lorkhan's heart out and Auri-El fires it into the sea with his bow.
* The war causes the mega-continent on Nirn to become flooded and fracture into smaller continents and islands.
* The lands inhabited by the Wandering Ehlnofey, which include Akavir, Atmora, and Yokuda, become isolated. These lands are where the Tsaesci, Atmorans and Yokudans originate.
* Some Wandering Ehlnofey remain on Tamriel, they become the Nedes.
* The Old Ehlnofey remain on the supposed land Aldmeris and become the Aldmer.

Sources: *The Monomyth*, *The Annotated Anuad*, *Vehk's Teaching*

## Merethic Era

**Merethic timeline provided by the Imperial Library**

#### Circa ME 2500

* Supposed date of construction of the Adamantine Tower (also known as the Direnni Tower) on Balfiera Island in High Rock, the oldest known structure of Tamriel. Earliest historical date in unpublished Elvish chronicles.

#### Early Merethic Era

* Aboriginal beastpeoples (ancestors of the Khajiit, Argonian, and other beastfolk) live in preliterate communities throughout Tamriel.

#### Middle Merethic Era

* The Aldmer leave the supposed doomed and now-lost continent of Aldmeris (also known as 'Old Ehlnofey') and settle in Tamriel. First colonies are distributed widely along the entire coast of Tamriel. Later, inland settlements were founded primarily in fertile lowlands in southwest and central Tamriel.
* The sophisticated, literate, and technologically advanced Aldmeri culture drive the primitive beastfolk into the jungles, marshes, mountains, and wastelands.
* The Adamantine Tower is rediscovered and captured by the Direnni, a prominent and powerful Aldmeri clan. Crystal Tower is built on Summerset Isle and, later, White-Gold Tower is built by the Ayleids in Cyrodiil.
* One of these Aldmeri Explorers, Torval the Pilot, explores and charts Tamriel sea-lanes and the River Niben, located in southern Tamriel. He sails deep into central Cyrodiil, and acquires the Eight Islands (the site of White Gold Tower) from the beastfolk natives in exchange for the secret of literacy.
* Aldmeri explorers map the coasts of Vvardenfell, building the First Era High Elven wizard towers at Ald Redaynia, Bal Fell, Tel Aruhn, and Tel Mora in Morrowind.
* The Ayleids flourish in the jungles surrounding White-Gold Tower (present day Cyrodiil). Ayleids, also known as the Heartland High Elves, preserved the Dawn Era magic and language of the Ehlnofey.
* Ostensibly a tribute-land to the High King of Alinor, Cyrodiil was often so isolated from the Summerset Isles as to be its own sovereign nation.

#### Late Middle Merethic Era

* The Dwemer, a free-thinking, reclusive Elven clan devoted to the secrets of science, engineering, and alchemy, established underground cities and communities in the mountain range (later the Velothi Mountains) separating modern Skyrim and Resdayn/Morrowind.
* The Late Middle Merethic Era is also the period of the High Velothi Culture.
* The Chimer (ancestors of the modern Dunmer, or Dark Elves), dynamic, ambitious, long-lived Elven clans devoted to fundamentalist ancestor worship, followed the Prophet Veloth out of ancestral Elven homelands to settle in the lands now known as Morrowind.
* Despising the secular culture and profane practices of the Dwemer, the Chimer also coveted the lands and resources of the Dwemer, and for centuries provoked them with minor raids and territorial disputes.
* Trinimac (strongest of the Aldmeri ancestor spirits) and his people try to halt Velothi dissident movement. However, Daedric Prince Boethiah, as one of the masterminds of the movement, eats Trinimac. Trinimac's body and spirit are corrupted, and he emerges as the Daedric Prince Malacath. The rest of his people are changed as well, and became the Orsimer or the Pariah Folk.

#### Late Merethic Era

* Velothi high culture disappears on Vvardenfell Island. The earliest Dwemer Freehold colonies date from this period.
* Degenerate Velothi devolves into tribal cultures, which, in time, evolves into the modern Great Houses of Morrowind, or persists as the barbarian Ashlander tribes. The only surviving traces of this tribal culture are scattered Velothi towers and Ashlander nomads on Vvardenfell Island. The original First Era High Elven wizard towers along the coasts of Tamriel are also abandoned about this time.
* The proto-Nords in the final migration from Atmora (also known as 'Altmora' or 'the Elder Wood' in Aldmeris) settle in northern Tamriel. The Nordic hero Ysgramor, leader of a great colonizing fleet to Tamriel, develops a runic transcription of Nordic speech based on Elvish principles, and is the first human historian.
* Ysgramor's fleet lands at Hsaarik Head at the extreme northern tip of Skyrim's Broken Cape. There they build the legendary city of Saarthal.
* The Elves drive the Men away during the Night of Tears, but Ysgramor soon returns with his Five Hundred Companions.

#### Late Merethic Era – Circa 1E 660

* An immortal hero, warrior, sorcerer, and king variously known as Pelinal Whitestrake, Harrald Hairy Breeks, Ysmir, Wulfharth, Hans the Fox, etc., wanders Tamriel, gathering armies, conquering lands, ruling, then abandoning his kingdoms to wander again.

## Fourth Era

### 1st Century

#### 4E 0

* A new era begins after the Oblivion Crisis comes to an end.
* High Chancellor Ocato unsuccessfully attempts to bring the Empire a new Emperor after the Oblivion Crisis.
* In the wake of the Oblivion Crisis, Rimmen declares its independence from the Elsweyr confederacy, and is successful in establishing itself as an independent kingdom once more.

#### 4E 2

* Sinderion delivers a speech to the Alchemical Symposium about Nirnroot.

#### 4E 5

* Sul tries to save his wife Ilzheven from being sacrificed to Ingenium, damaging it in the process.
* The damaged Ingenium causes Baar Dau to fall from the sky, destroying the whole of Vivec City on the impact.
* Red Mountain erupts and the Red Year begins.

#### 4E 6

* The Argonian invasion of southern Morrowind begins.

#### 4E 10

* High Chancellor Ocato is killed, most likely by the Thalmor.
* Stormcrown Interregnum begins.
* A bit after 4E 10, Thules the Gibbering usurps the throne.

#### 4E 16

* The High King of Skyrim gives Solstheim to the Dunmer as a result of the Red Year.

#### 4E 17

* Titus Mede I ascends to the throne of Emperor around this time.
* Stormcrown Interregnum ends.

#### 4E 20

* Dunmer refugees use the Dunmeth Pass to travel into Skyrim, and Refugees' Rest is decreed to be a monument.

#### 4E 22

* The Thalmor came into power of Summerset Isle. Summerset Isle is renamed to Alinor, but is still referred to as Summerset Isle outside the Third Aldmeri Dominion.

#### 4E 29

* The government of Valenwood is overthrown by the Thalmor sympathizers. The Bosmeri, allied with the Empire, were unprepared. Valenwood becomes a Thalmor territory.
* The Third Aldmeri Dominion severs all ties with the Empire.

#### 4E 38

* A great warrior from Windhelm, Vundheim, dies. His son, Deroct, lights a candle above the hearth in his home in his honor. The building later becomes known as Candlehearth Hall.

#### 4E 42

* The Night of Green Fire occurs. Altmer dissidents fleeing the Dominion are massacred by Thalmor agents in Sentinel.

#### 4E 48

* The events of Template:Infernal City take place.
	+ Umbriel appears, terrorizing Tamriel, starting with Lilmoth.
* The events of Template:Lord of Souls take place.
	+ Umbriel besieges the Imperial City, but is stopped before Vuhon can emancipate the city from Oblivion.

#### 4E 58

* Sinderion records his findings about nirnroot in his journal.

#### 4E 65

* House Redoran Councillor Brara Morvayn dies.
* Lleril Morvayn becomes councillor.

#### 4E 95

* House Hlaalu member, Vilur Ulen attempts to assassinate Lleril Morvayn.

#### 4E 98

* The Void Nights begin.
* Hosgunn Crossed-Daggers is appointed as Jarl of Riften.

#### 4E 99

* The Third Aldmeri Dominion ceases their 70 year-long period of isolation from the Empire.

### 2nd Century

#### 4E 115

* Coup against the Elsweyr Confederacy takes place. Elsweyr is divided into the kingdoms of Anequina and Pelletine, as extensions of the Aldmeri Dominion.

#### 4E 118

* Flavius Varian was born
* Antonius Mede dissolves the title of Emperor, becomes Dictator.

#### 4E 122

* The Great Collapse of Winterhold occurs.

#### 4E 128

* The Battle for the Ruby Throne took place, with results in Imperial victory, ending the Variann Ruby Rebellion.
* Antonius Mede was killed, maybe his disappearance and was in Mad-god Sheogorath's Shivering Isles.

#### 4E 129

* Reman Varian was crowned Emperor.
* The Variann Dynasty begins.
* The people of Riften overwhelm the city guard and kill Hosgunn Crossed-Daggers, the "black-hearted" Jarl.

#### 4E 150

* A small force of Argonians arrives on Solstheim to wreak havoc, but is repelled by Lleril Morvayn.

#### 4E 160

* Reman Varian died.
* Caius Varian is crowned Emperor.

#### 4E 170

* The Raven Rock Ebony Mine shows signs of beginning to dry up.

#### 4E 171

* On the 30th of Frostfall an Ambassador of the Aldmeri Dominion demands the Empire to accept an ultimatum. The Empire resists, and the Great War between The Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion begins.
* Aldmeri forces led by Lord Naarifin invade Hammerfell and Cyrodiil. The city of Leyawiin falls, and the city of Bravil is besieged.
* A 2nd Aldmeri force, led by Lady Arannelya, cross western Cyrodiil and invade Hammerfell. The Redguards in Hammerfell, divided by civil war and disorganized, put up little resistance. The southern coastline falls to the Aldmeri forces as the Imperial Legions in Hammerfell retreat North into the Alik'r Desert.
* The March of Thirst occurs.
* Jenassa Varian was born.

#### 4E 172

* Vittoria Varian was born.
* Ranoith Telvanni was born.
* Aldmeri forces advance into Cyrodiil to capture the Imperial City.
* Cyrodiil: The cities of Bravil and Anvil in Cyrodiil both fall to Aldmeri forces. Naval battles ensues in Lake Rumare surrounding Imperial City and along the Niben River leading to the Rumare.
* Hammerfell: The entire southern coastline falls to the Aldmeri forces with the exception of Helgathe.

#### 4E 173

* Marcella Varian was born.
* Cyrodiil: Aldmeri forces cross the Niben and advance towards the Imperial City through the eastern bank, surrounding the city from the east, south, and west.
* Hammerfell: The siege of Hegathe is broken. Imperial forces make a stand in Skaven to fight off the advancing Aldmeri soldiers. Skaven falls to the Aldmeri. However, the victorious Aldmeri force is severely weakened by the advance through the desert, and is unable to continue their campaign.

#### 4E 174

* Cyrodiil: The Thalmor leadership decides to focus their forces in the Cyrodiil campaign.
* Imperial City falls to the Aldmeri forces.
* The Reach and Markarth falls to the Reachmen in The Forsworn Uprising and is ruled as an independent kingdom.

#### 4E 175

* The Battle of the Red Ring takes place as the Empire embarks on a campaign to retake Imperial City, which fell to the Aldmeri Dominion the previous year. The battle was an Imperial victory, but not without heavy losses.
* Exhausted from war, the Empire negotiates a peace treaty and signs the White-Gold Concordat with the Aldmeri Dominion, thus ending the war. The terms of the agreements are the surrender of the remaining territory still occupied by Aldmeri Force, and the banning of the worship of Talos. Thus, the Great War ends.
* As a result of the White-Gold Concordat, relationship between the Imperials of Cyrodiil and the Redguard of Hammerfell deteriorated. Although allies during the war, the Empire is forced to renounce Hammerfell as an Imperial province.
* All the Elder Scrolls housed in the libraries of White-Gold Tower vanish, and are scattered across Tamriel by unknown means.

#### 4E 176

* Ulfric Stormcloak and his militia retake The Reach and Markarth from the Reachmen. The surviving Reachmen flee to the hills of the Reach and became known as the Forsworn, a clan commonly known to hold a bitter hatred for Nords.
* The Stormcloaks are founded.
	+ Somewhere between 4E 176 and 4E 199 the Skyrim Civil War breaks out.

#### 4E 180

* As a follow-up to the White-Gold Concordat, the Second Treaty of Stros M'kai is signed, which results in the Aldmeri forces withdrawing from Hammerfell.

#### 4E 181

* Madanach is captured by Jarl Igmund and imprisoned in Cidhna Mine.
* Raven Rock's Ebony Mine completely dries up.

#### 4E 184

* The Battle of Grimpen Ward takes place in The Pale, Skyrim
* Kotvaul the Halt was killed during the battle.
* Emperor Caius Varian was killed.
* The Imperials claim victory over Grimpen Ward, with heavily loses of both sides losing both of their leaders.
* Caius's daughter Marcella becomes Empress, but under the regency of her mother Brelyna as Regent begins.

#### 4E 186

* Cicero begins keeping personal records of the events he encounters.

#### 4E 187

* Alisanne Dupre considers reopening the Black Marsh city of Archon as a training facility for the Shadowscales, but never goes through with it.

#### 4E 188

* Wayrest falls to corsairs.
* The Dark Brotherhood's Wayrest Sanctuary is destroyed by corsairs, and all assassins within are killed.
* The city of Bravil erupts into violence as a result of a war between two skooma traffickers.
* The Lucky Old Lady statue is destroyed.

#### 4E 189

* Cicero becomes The Keeper of The Night Mother.
* Cheydinhal has erupted into violence and chaos; presumably one among many cities in Cyrodiil that has fallen to chaos.
* The regency under Empress Consort Brelyna as Regent ends, with Marcella begins her personal rule.
* Empress Marcella Varian travel to Skyrim to be officially trained as Dragonborn at High Hrothgar in Skyrim.

#### 4E 191

* Uriel Cyrodiil abdicated the crown of High King of Hammerfell.
* Kaydoc of Renemath was crowned as High King of Hammerfell.

#### 4E 193

* Cresola Varian was killed in battle near Riverwood.

#### 4E 199

* Uriel Varian died at age 81.
* Marcella Varian become and crowned as Empress of Cyrodiil, at aged 26, and first female Empress of Cyrodiil to returned to throne.

### 3rd Century

#### 4E 200

* Cicero, the last member of the sanctuary, flees to the sanctuary in Falkreath Hold, Skyrim.

#### 4E 201

* The events of *The Elder Scrolls: Rebellion* take place.
	+ Empress Marcella Varian was deposed by General Julius Mede during the Coup of Second Seed, and went into exile in Skyrim.
* Marcella returns to Cyrodiil and begin to regain back the throne.
	+ The planned riots in Bruma and the Imperial City begins.
	+ The Highlands-Jerall Campaign begin.
	+ Marcella begins to set her headquarters at the Ayleid ruin of Telepe.
	+ General Crason Alfelia was taking prisoner at the battle, northwest from Telepe which ended in Marcella's victory.
* The events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim* take place.
	+ General Tullius is sent by Marcella Varian to Skyrim to end the Civil War.
		- The Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks battle for control of Skyrim.
		- During her exile, Marcella took the name, Lucina Calidius.
	+ The Dragon Crisis begins.
		- Alduin is first spotted since his return on the 17th of Last Seed, first attacking the town of Helgen.
		- Marcella Varian/Lucina Calidius takes on the task of defeating Alduin and the dragons.
		- Alduin is slain by Lucina Calidius during the Battle of the Tongues in Sovngarde.
	+ Civil War ends.
	+ The College of Winterhold discovers the Eye of Magnus, which nearly destroys the city of Winterhold.
	+ The Infamous Eyes of the Falmer were stolen by the Thieves Guild.
	+ The Dark Brotherhood is either destroyed by the Dragonborn or the Emperor Titus Mede II is assassinated by them.
	+ The Harbinger of The Companions, Kodlak Whitemane dies.
	+ The owner of the White Phial, Nurelion died after the White Phial had been recovered to its former glory.
	+ The Gildergreen in Whiterun returns to its former glory.

#### 4E 202

* Marcella and her Generals entering the Imperial City, and Julius Mede was slain by Marcella.
* Marcella successfully regained the Ruby Throne as Empress, and ordered the remaining of Julius' allies to be sentenced for treason.

#### 4E 246

* Marcella Varian died.
* Romana Varian becomes Empress.

## Examples of timeline conflicts

Due to the nature of history itself, sometimes dates and events come into conflict. This occurs in real life frequently, but this also occurs in *The Elder Scrolls* lore occasionally, too. The following are some examples where this was the case:

1. The rule of King Harald is recorded as starting in 1E 143 and lasting for 78 years until his death in 1E 221, however the *Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: Skyrim* mentions Skyrim was under his rule in 1E 113, which was also the year of his birth: *"In the 113th year of the First Era, the entirety of modern Skyrim was under the reign of King Harald."* This makes it unclear if Harald was crowned High King at birth in 1E 113 or if the *Pocket Guide* is simply incorrect.
2. *A Dance in Fire* states: *"It seemed as if the palace had always housed the Atrius Building Commission, the company of clerks and estate agents who authored and notarized nearly every construction of any note in the Empire. It had stood for two hundred and fifty years, since the reign of the Emperor Magnus."*  This would mean he was Emperor in 3E 147, which conflicts with several other reports which state that it was Pelagius Septim III at this time.
3. Disputes surrounding the death of Kintyra II; some put it at 3E 114, while another puts it at 3E 123.
4. Disputes surrounding the date that Uriel Septim III was sworn in as Emperor.
5. Disputes surrounding the date of the Camoran Usurper.
6. Slight dispute about the date that the Mages Guild was created (Fighters Guild disputes the date of the "Guild Act" by one year).
7. Some events are also results of Dragon Breaks. See that page for more details about this.
8. *The Wolf Queen, Book III* states that Pelagius Septim II died at the very end of 3E 98, rather than 3E 99 as *Brief History of the Empire, Book I* states, and that his successor was appointed the following year.
9. Two books claim that Pelagius Septim II was born on 314 and 319 in the Third Empire.*[citation needed]*
10. *Annals of the Dragonguard* has Reman Cyrodiil II's rule starting at around 1E 2806. However, his tomb in Sancre Tor puts it 1E 2812.
11. *Reman II: The Limits of Ambition* claims that Reman Cyrodiil II dies in 1E 2843, while his tomb in Sancre Tor says his death occurred in 1E 2851.
12. The death of Kintyra Septim (former Queen of Silvenar, Valenwood) is listed by some sources as 3E 48, while some other sources list it as 3E 53.
13. *The Third Era Timeline* states Katariah died in 3E 200, but *Brief History of the Empire, Book II* indicates that her death was in 3E 199. However, the latter does not explicitly state the year of her death.
14. It is generally believed that Savirien Chorak died in 2E 430, however, one source claims that he died in 2E 431.
15. The *Pocket Guides* state that the Nords were pushed out of Morrowind in 1E 416, however *The Daggerfall Chronicles* sets the year of expulsion at 1E 401.
16. High King Emeric claims that Durcorach the Black Drake led a horde of Reachmen to attack High Rock in 2E 541, but the *Guide to the Daggerfall Covenant* claims it was in 2E 542.
17. Two different dates about Cyrus the Restless' year of birth. One claims it was in 2E 831 while the other claims it was in 2E 834.
18. The exact year during which Tiber Septim conquered all of Tamriel is disputed. One source claims it is in 2E 895, while another claims it was in 2E 896.
19. The exact year Pelagius Septim died and Kintyra Septim was crowned is disputed. Some sources claim it was in 3E 40, while others claim it was in 3E 41. However, his reign could have easily ended in 3E 41 and still have been "less than three years" long if, in 3E 38, it began after the respective time of his death three years later in 3E 41; if this were the case, he would still have died in 3E 41 without his reign being three years long as is referenced in *Brief History of the Empire, Book I*.
20. Although discoverable sources in Template:Orsinium such as *Birds of Wrothgar* include references to the year 2E 583, Zenimax Online Studios states that it is assumed "all events of ESO take place in 2E 582."

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5. ↑ Events of Template:Summerset
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29. ↑ Dialogue with Legate Fasendil
30. ↑ *Sinderion's Field Journal*
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 *History of Raven Rock, Vol. II*
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 *History of Raven Rock, Vol. III*
33. ↑ *Of Crossed Daggers*
34. ↑ Loading Screens in *Skyrim*
35. ↑ *Of Crossed Daggers*
36. ↑ Dialogue with Esbern
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 *The Bear of Markarth*
38. ↑ Dialogue with Dexion Evicus
39. ↑ *Dialogue with Jarl Igmund*
40. ↑ *Dialogue with Vulwulf Snow-Shod*
41. ↑ *Dialogue with Solaf*
42. ↑ *Thonar's Journal*
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45. ↑ *Cicero's Journal, Volume III*
46. ↑ Cicero's Journal - Volume 4
47. ↑ *Cicero's Journal*
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 *The Elder Scrolls: Rebellion*
49. ↑ *Dialogue with General Tullius*
50. ↑ *Dialogue with Hadvar*
51. ↑ Events of "Unbound"
52. ↑ The Book of the Dragonborn
53. ↑ Alduin's Wall (Lore)
54. ↑ Events of "The White Phial"
55. ↑ Events of "The Blessings of Nature"
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62. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `AofD`
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72. ↑ *Birds of Wrothgar*
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