The Great War has ravaged the Third Empire of Tamriel and one man is ground to dust by its tread. Yet the machinations of Lord Harkon, the progenitor of the greatest vampire clan of the north, has created something so much more in his stead. The repercussions of this event are beyond the sight of any, mortal or nightkin, however and none can foretell what will come.

From the ashes of the old world, a harder people have arisen, willing to do what is necessary for survival in a cold, dark galaxy where ancient evils lurk. Yet fate has never been kind to humanity and no change, small or large, will affect what is to come.