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LORE OF "THE ELDER SCROLLS" UNIVERSE:
By SimoTheFinlandized / Paul Palazzolo (2022 CE)
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PART I - THE DAWN ERA:
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The Dawn Era is the earliest era in Universal History
in which time & space ultimately began and the
world was created. It was a time of pure chaos and
plentiful magic where the gods walked on Nirn.
The history of the Mer begins after the Cosmos
stabilizes when the God-Of-Magic Magnus leaves
the world of Nirn and the God-Of-Creation Lorkhan
is condemned for creation of the mortal plane.
It begins with the emergence of Anu and Padomay
and ends with the Convention.
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PART II - THE MERETHIC ERA:
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The Merethic Era is the era that begins
when a linear timeline can be reasonably discerned.
This era begins in ME 2500; the earliest date to
be recorded by King Harald's scribes, and goes
backwards to 1E 1 (the first year of the first era).
Some notable events of the Merethic Era include
the construction of the Adamantine Tower (ME 2500),
the exodus of the technologically-advanced,
culturally-sophisticated, and literate Aldmeri
peoples from their ancestral homeland of
Aldmeris in the southern parts of the world and the
settling of the vast coasts of the continent of Tamriel,
and later the exodus of the Atmorans from
the continent of Atmora, the ancestors of the
Nords, who begin settling the northern coasts
of Tamriel. The era ends with the founding of
the Camoran Dynasty in Valenwood.
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PART III - THE FIRST ERA:
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The First Era is a very long era that lasted
for 2,920 years and is marked by a visible
shift in power between the Elven and Human
races, with the success of the Alessian
Rebellion and shattering of the Ayleid Empire.
The Second Era begins when Reman Cyrodiil III
and his heir, Juilek, are assassinated,
ending the Reman line of Cyrodilic Emperors,
and the Tsaesci Potentate Versidue-Shaie
takes the throne. The most notable events
of the First Era include the formation of the
first Kingdom Of Orsinium, the first High
Kingdom of Skyrim, the first empire of the
Nords, and the first "Empire of Man" led by
Saint Alessia.
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PART IV - THE SECOND ERA:
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The Second Era lasted 896 years,
beginning with the death of the Reman
dynasty at the hands of the Morag Tong,
and ending with Tiber Septim's harnessing
of the Numidium and bringing peace to Tamriel.
The more notable of the events of this Era
include the assassination of Potentate
Versidue-Shaie and later his son
Savirien-Chorak and all his heirs,
ending the second Empire of Men and
causing the Interregnum. This period was also
marked by the Three Banners War between
the Ebonheart Pact, Daggerfall Covenant,
and the First Aldmeri Dominion over the Ruby
Throne, while the elven necromancer
Mannimarco ruled the Empire and worked
with the Daedric Prince Molag Bal, who
wished to drag the mortal plane into his
own plane of Oblivion, Coldharbour.
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PART V - THE THIRD ERA:
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The Third Era was a rather short era that
lasted 433 years (it is the era in which the first
four main entry Elder Scrolls games occur).
This era began when Tiber Septim united all
of Tamriel under the banner of the Empire
and the Septim Dynasty begins. Since the
beginning of the Third Empire of Men,
there have been many civil wars and revolts
against the Empire's rule. Notable events of
the Third Era include the Nerevarine's victory
over Dagoth Ur and the Akulakhan, the second
eruption of Red Mountain, and the assassination
of Uriel Septim VII, which would lead to the
Oblivion Crisis. Martin Septim's sacrifice during
the Crisis marks the end of both the Septim
bloodline and the Third Era.
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PART VI - THE FOURTH ERA:
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The Fourth Era begins with the end of the
Septim bloodline during the events of
"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion". It marks the rise
of the Thalmor and the establishment and rise
of the Third Aldmeri Dominion, as well as the
Great War with the Third Empire. The last known
year of the Fourth Era is 4E 201, the year in
which the Dragon Crisis occurred and the
Last Dragonborn rose to combat the World-Eater
dragon, Alduin.
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