The Oblivion Crisis which had claimed many lives and devastated many lands came to an end just over 200 years ago when Martyn Septim closed the gates, for what he atleast thought was going to be for eternity. The lands of Cyrodil rejoiced in his victory and mourned his death at the same time. The Oblivion Crisis was an event written down in the history books and his name passed into legend.
To the north, in the land of Skyrim however they had escaped the Oblivion crisis all those years ago. Although they had heard about the tales, some didn't believe it had actually even happened. But they were soon going to be proved wrong.
On a cold morning at the foot of the mountains near Riften, a faint glowing was seen in the middle of the air. There was then a rumble and two stone pillars suddenly shot out the ground to create an arch way. The glowing light suddenly got brighter and soon looked like fire. In the middle of the fire a figure suddenly appeared at first a mere shadow, and then the form of a person. A young woman, who fell to the floor at the foot of the gate.