Uriel Septim IV, Emperor of Tamriel, stand with Talin, leader of the Imperial Guards.
They have been summoned by Jagar Tharn, Battlemage of the Empire, on rumors of treachery...
The Emperor is betrayed...
And transported to a dimension of Tharn's choosing...
After months of preparation Jagar Tharn takes the throne...
Ria Silmane, once Tharn's apprentice, is captured before she can warn the Elder Council of the Imperial Battle Mage's treachery...
Manipulating the essence of magic, Tharn prepares to take the true Emperor's place as ruler of the known land...
The Imperial Wizard wastes no time in gathering his servants...
And turning them into twisted counterparts of the Emperors Guard...