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Tæn is a tribal Bosmer, and began her adventure traditionally, with only her trusty long bow and 10 Iron arrows, she began to hunt. Living in Riverwood, under the roof of a kindly Blacksmith's family, she began to hunt in the surrounding areas, where she met another of her kind, Faendal, whom she befriended instantly over their many common interests. Tæn took pity on him when he told her of his problems with a local bard over his sweetheart, and so, when the bard, Sven, asked Tæn to lie to the woman, she didn't hesitate to tell the truth. Faendal was ever-so grateful, and agreed to join Tæn on her adventures. The two became inseparable, and though Tæn fell in love with Faendal, his heart was always Camilla's, and so, her love repressed, they continued.

As a strong follower of The Green Pact, Tæn refused even to harm the flora of Skyrim, and upon reaching the Stormcloak-affiliated Kynesgrove, she swore revenge. She convinced Faendal to join the legion with her, and the two became the Legions finest archers, both receiving personal commendations from the Emperor himself. But when the war in Skyrim was over, they reverted back to their old life, and once more began to trek into the wilds. It was soon after then that the Vampires came.

They had slaughtered the population of Riverwood, and neither Tæn nor Faendal were there to stop it. But they returned, at Faendal's request, he wished to see his dearest Camilla, and he did, but she lay dead in the road, her brother beheaded, and in each house the sight was common, the blacksmith's family that took Tæn in, dead. All of them. Tæn could see it in Faendal's eyes, she felt it in herself too. They would have revenge. And when word came of a 'Dawnguard' organisation of vampire hunters, they joined up faster than they had learned to draw a bow.

It was with the Dawnguard that the two learned of the relics of Auri-el, and they saw fit to chase them, they believed it to be their duty as mer, but once they had acquired the two, their new friend, Serana, a rather attractive nord woman with whom Tæn quickly found herself to fall for, told them that one of which, the bow, was vital to the vampire plot. With this knowledge, the triad eventually brought down the vampire threat, avenging Riverwood, and allowing Tæn's heart to be broken once more as Serana confirmed her love for Tæn, but rejected her marriage proposal, regardless, Serana cured her vampirism at Tæn's request, one final gift, before she departed the company. Alone again, Tæn and Faendal set out once more.

They hadn't had much trouble from dragons, but it was starting to change, and it was to both of their surprises when the two brought down their first, that Tæn turned out to have some kind of link to the beast. Seeking information, they sought out the Greybeards. Thus began her destiny to quell the dragon threat. And many months later, they had succeeded. And both were more powerful to show for it. By now, they had both reached such a level of skill with their marksmanship that they had each been able to repeatedly shoot the wings of butterflies at ranges not even perceivable to most.

Awoken from sleep one night by a noise, Tæn found herself surrounded by three figures in robes, masks hiding their faces. They drew daggers on Tæn, all the while shouting about her being 'The false Dragonborn' Faendal was woken during the scuffle, and in seconds, he had shot dead two of the attackers, but before his final shot landed, the final attacker managed to unleash a spell that hit Tæn, and she was in dire need of help. Faendal was able to help her by taking her back to Whiterun, were a kindly woman named Ysolda was able to heal her wounds using a cure she had acquired in her dealings with the Khajiit, but damage remained. Tæn, who had just learned to be able to shoot with such precision that she could paralyse her target, found herself struggling to even shoot accurately, and so, an archer that was once legendary, became novice once more, and began to train again.

Upon a clue that Faendal had managed to find on the corpse of one of their attackers, the duo set out to the neighboring island of Solstheim, where once more, Tæn's status of Dragonborn required her to save a population, and after reading a sinister book, she asked, for the first time, for Faendal to return home. She knew that she did not want him to experience what was ahead, something in that book had worried her. And when they were reunited weeks later, she wouldn't speak of her time on Solstheim. However, Faendal recognised she had developed an even closer bond with the Wyrms of the sky- he mentioned nothing, though.

Her near-death experience frightened Tæn, she decided it might be time to start a family, and having long ago given up on any chance of Faendal falling for her, she began to feel for Ysolda, without whom she knew she would've died, and not long after, the two were wed. A small ceremony, consisting only of the marital couple, and the guests, Beleval, a fellow Bosmer they had met when fighting the vampires, Kharjo, a Khajiit that had been in her debt since she had recovered an heirloom that had been stolen and of course, Faendal. Serana didn't show, Tæn had noticed, perhaps she did have feelings for Tæn still.

Married life was easier. Adoption soon became the plan, and soon after, Tæn had two 'daughters' Lucia, and Sophie, orphans both. She bought a plot of land just west of Riverwood, and with Faendal's help, set about building a home. When it was finally finished, Faendal offered his belated marriage gift, his service to Tæn as steward of the stead. With a redguard housecarl appointed guard of the family, Tæn moved her new life to the location, and reverted back to hunting to keep the family fed. Her life is undoubtedly simpler. But she yearns to once again explore the wilds, living off only what she finds. She grows bored of Ysolda, but knows that abandonment of marriage is unheard of in Skyrim. And still, she longs for the love she has always harbored for her dearest companion to be reciprocated.

Ulruk grew up in Cyrodiil in one of the orc strongholds. He was a proud member of his stronghold and was one of the best warriors the stronghold have to offer. The Thalmor approached his tribe and offered them the chance to join them and be treated as equals. THe chieftian accepted this offer. A day later, Ulruk Gro Dar was out hunting for food. He saw smoke rising from the stronghold and ran back to it. He was shocked to discover a Thalmor raiding party attacking his family and friends. He charged at them and took down many Thalmor soldiers but was overpowered by them. They blinded him in one eye and inflicted several wounds on him. They knocked him out and tossed him into the burning stronghold. Hours later, he woke up surronded by the death and discovered that he was still alive. His wounds were healed but he couldn't see anyone. He also saw dead Imperial Legionaires. He knew what the Thalmor was up to and vowed to put a stop to it. His orcish armour had been removed as well as his greatsword. He looked around and only found some rags. He put them on and walked for a few days. Surviving off the land and using a salvaged orc sword to attack lone thalmor. He gained their attention and was forced to flee Cyrodiil. He barely made it to the border.

A day later, he found himself in an ambush. Legionaires charged towards him and Stormcloaks charged towards him. He was knocked out by a fireball. Did Malacath save him from his fate at the stronghold? Or did he survive due to his destiny?

Her mother became pregnant after a brief fling, and the man didn't stay. Katarina was taught that life was highly unpredictable, that the world could be turned upside-down at any moment. Growing up in Shor's Stone, even her time in Redbelly Mine felt like an escape. Her mother became depressed as she, Katarina, became more independent. When the girl reached the age of twenty, her mother had another one-night stand, and drank more heavily in its wake. Katarina, in a mix of pity and frustration, brought her a drink with poison. When questioned about her mother's death, she confessed.

The trip to Helgen led her to be a little more secretive.