Timeline

This article contains all the events in chronological order. The present will contain all the events of Skyrim Main Quest Overhaul that always happen at the same time. This includes everything that happens behind the scenes but relate to background stories.

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4E 169

 * Corradus is born in,.

4E 174

 * and falls to the  in The Forsworn Uprising and is ruled as an independent kingdom.

4E 175

 * The takes place as the Empire embarks on a campaign to retake the Imperial City, which fell to the  the previous year. The battle was an Imperial victory, but not without heavy losses.
 * After the Battke if the Red Ring, the Imperial Army was in no shape to continue the war. The Empire negotiated peace, and late in 4E 175 the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion signed the, ending the.
 * Lydia's father dies. Lydia and her mother move in with a Breton family who own a farm in.

4E 176

 * and his militia retake from the . They took, killed all officials and tortured the women to give up the names of Forsword fighters who fled the city.
 * Yrsarald Thrice-Pierced tracks Cyric to his farmhold and his man commit many war crimes, killing Cyric and Ludia's family, leaving them both for dead.
 * Lydia is rescued by the Forsworn and brainwashed to become the physical embodiment of vengeance.

4E 181

 * Madanach is captured . Many Forsworn groups disband. Lydia, now 16, leaves the Forsworn, unaware of Cyric's whereabouts. Cyric, now of the age of 22, remains with the Forsworn.
 * Pritania gets attacked by a highwayman. She confesses to Corradus that he is adopted. However, some time later, she miraculously recovers.

4E 186

 * Pritania, Corradus adoptive mother, dies of illness and old age.

Present
The Dragonborn is taken captive by the and brought to  to be executed. Just before he/she actually gets executed, Alduin appears. Helgen is in ruins and the Dragonborn makes a run for it. After escaping Helgen, he/she travels to.

In, the Dragonborn meets either or. Either way, he/she is send to to inform  about what happened at Helgen. After talking with Balgruuf, he will tell the Dragonborn to talk with Farengar, who needs help with his research into the dragons.

Farengar sends the Dragonborn with one of the Great Warriors to to speak to. He says he has seen a black dragon and heard it speak in unknown tongue. He directs the Dragonborn to the east. There he/she finds a Dragon Burial Site, takes a sample of ashen soil and returns with the information to Farengar.