Voices of the Dragonborn Era

So a few months back, I read an interesting collection of short pieces on Archive or Our Own called “Interviews With the Empire,” where the author, Triflingshadows, gave us some insights on Elder Scrolls characters all over Cyrodiil. I commented that I might try out that idea in a Skyrim setting, and while it took several months to get around to it, I’ve finally published the first entry.

Young Cari Ayalu, a youth in modern-day Solitude, returns to frame the story. We join Cari as she receives a long-awaited book via special delivery. Voices of the Dragonborn Era is an oral history of ancient Skyrim, the result of painstaking work by a score of scholars. Cari, a history nerd if there ever was one, is absolutely delighted! In the first entry, Cari reads a letter written by Dorthe, daughter of the Riverwood blacksmith, to her granddaughter. We’ll be joining Cari from time to time as she reads further, but for now, click here for “Voices of the Dragonborn Era, Part I!”