Elder Scroll V: Skyrim
Skyrim is not a direct sequel to
Oblivion, but a new chapter in the
Elder Scrolls series, set 200 years after the events of
Oblivion. Following the death of Martin Septim and the end of the Oblivion
crisis, this heralded the beginning of the Fourth Era. A Colovian
warlord from Cyrodiil named Titus Mede conquers the Imperial City,
beginning the Mede dynasty in absence of the previous Septim bloodline.
In the Empire's weak state, the provinces of Elsweyr, Black Marsh,
Valenwood, and the Summerset Isles secede from the Empire. The provinces
of the Summerset Isles and Valenwood, home to the Altmer and
Bosmer,
respectively, create the Aldmeri Dominion, an Elven empire, and rename
the founding provinces to "Alinor". Thirty years prior to the events of
Skyrim,
the Thalmor, who govern the Dominion, begin to invade both Hammerfell
and Cyrodiil, beginning the "Great War", due to a rejection of an ultimatum
presented by a Dominion ambassador to the current Emperor, Titus Mede
II. The Empire manages to survive the Thalmor assault by agreeing to
sign the "White-Gold Concordat", a treaty which prohibits the worship of
Talos throughout the Empire. Following the end of the Great War, the
Blades, an order of warriors devoted to the protection of the Emperor of
Tamriel, are hunted down and killed by the Thalmor, or else seclude
themselves from the rest of the world, with the Emperor protected
instead by an elite Imperial security force known as the Penitus
Oculatus. Ulfric Stormcloak, the Jarl of Windhelm, establishes the
Stormcloak faction and rebels against the Empire in order to liberate
Skyrim in response to the ban of Talos worship. This culminates in
Ulfric killing Skyrim's High King, Torygg, in a duel. The Empire
responds to the death of the High King by deploying the Imperial Legion
to quell the rebel threat.
As with previous
Elder Scrolls games,
Skyrim begins
with the player character as an unknown prisoner, caught in an Imperial
ambush while attempting to cross the border into Skyrim, on a wagon with
several Stormcloak prisoners and a horse thief. They are all headed to
Helgen to be executed. As the player character is about to be behaded,
a Dragon arrives, interrupting the execution and destroying the town.
The player eventually learns that Skyrim's civil war is last in a
sequence of prophetic events foretold by the Elder Scrolls, which also foretell of the return of Alduin, the Nordic Dragon-god of destruction. Alduin is propheised to consume the world. The player character is the latest "
Dovahkiin"
(Dragonborn), an individual with the body of a mortal and the soul of a
Dragon. Dragonborns are anointed by the gods to help fend off the
threat Alduin poses to Skyrim and Tamriel. Among the individuals aiding
the player are Delphin and Esbern
, two of the last remaining Blades, and Master Arngeir, a member of the Greybeards.
Ok...for you guys that labeled yourself as a gamer.. you wouldn't wanna miss this single-player(First Person+Third person) game..this game has all those gamer wanted so bad.. name it. beyond-good graphic, Very interesting gameplay, enormous features, and a dazzling background + sound. that make this game to the ladder of top games in 2011
