After the defeat of Ulfric Stormcloak and his rebel army, the Thalmor are feeling more powerful than ever. They have gathered together a group of skilled warriors, and have sent them to collect treasures sealed away by the Ayleids.

You woke up to a voice, the voice of the man-god Talos saying that you were the one of the chosen heros of Tamriel and that you can defeat the Thalmar and restore Tamriel to its normal glory.

After embarking on a journey from Skyrim to the other end of Tamriel, a prison ship is caught in a storm. The guards abandon ship leaving the prisoners to die. But as the ship runs aground, the prisoners find themselves in a burning landscape.

Adventurous beings from all walks of life in the nation of Tamriel find themselves fighting to maintain order and sanity for all of humanity.

Contacted in their dreams by the Daedra Azura, a chosen few are promised their heart's desire in return for returning Morrowind back to its former glory following the eruption of Red Mountain, which has devastated the realm.

To the south-west of the Tamriel mainland, rests a remote and long forgotten isle. Recently, strange happenings have occurred. An Oblivion Gate has opened on a mountain. They Daedra have returned.