Before you dive into all of me little story, we need to talk about the vanilla Thieves Guild timeline. Letโs be real: itโs a disaster. XD (chronological, logical, etc)
One example out of many: The whole ordeal with Gallus, Karliah, and Mercer. Twenty-five years of nobody checking the vault after Gallus died? Nobody noticed Mercer robbing them blind? For a human lifespan, that math just doesn't check out? Itโs messy, full of plot holes, and I think it's a victim of game-design constraints. If you want a full, hilarious breakdown of how broken the guildโs logistics actually are Shamus Youngโs deep dive covers the mess perfectly.
Since Bethesda never confirmed official ages and most online theories barely hold together, I figured: Might as well do whatever the tf I want and like best? So, I have a very different setup:
10-Year Gap: In this version of events, the Karliah and Gallus incident happened roughly 10 years agoโgive or take. Itโs still a long time to harbor a grudge, but it imo makes the guild's survival more believable.
If the guild had truly been in a 25-year decline, it would have collapsed long before the events of Skyrim, especially when the Guild feels like it's full of old ppl. So, everyone gets a little younger. Brynjolf sits around 30ish (In year 4E 201), and is roughly five years older than my OC, "N". Vex and Tonilia fall into a similar age range as Brynjolf.However, the major story here takes place from 174-200; and has its end during the Mercer ordeal in 201. So consider this "normal, no-chosen one, non Dovahkiin OC story" taking place BEFORE the Dragon-Crisis and reaching its final conclusion parallel to the events of the Dragonborn.ย
Then there is my orphanage headcanon and, f*ck yes, I'm a simp for this. Brynjolf, Vex, Tonilia, and N all grew up in the Riften Orphanage together. Delvin, being part of the previous generation, was one of the thieves who actively recruited them, kickstarting their careers and helping to shape the next generation of the guild.
As for the Dovahkiin: This is an intentional divergence from the game's main quest. There is no omnipotent Dragonborn coming to take over the guild. In this story, the Dovahkiin is an honorable warrior who joins the Companions and wants absolutely nothing to do with a bunch of thieves. He gets one or two honorable mentions at the very end of the story, but thatโs it. (And those mentions will be in year 201; run parallel to the kill Mercer / Nightingale ark which also will have very different outcomes.)
I tried to make this version of Riften feel more organic and atmospheric. (? Unsure if this is the best way to word it. Pls excuse me, English is my second language. I'm German.)
SO: I really hope you can settle with this alternative version of events, embrace the changes, and enjoy.
This story focuses more on daily guild life, the struggles of ordinary people, and childhood friends turning into lovers. However, there's some drama, ordeals and quests too.
Shipping: Brynjolf x No One "N" (My Original Character) ~ โก
Author's Note (For Chapters / Mechanics):
Some "quests" in this story involve recognizable events taking place earlier in time (before 4E 201), such as the contract on Grelod the Kind commissioned by Aventus Aretino, or the shaking down of Bersi in Riften. Because of this, certain paths are no longer available for the Dragonborn. Hope I managed to word all of this well; writing a disclaimer like this and pretending I have any idea how to be socially "acceptable" is much harder than writing a story.ย
Master Timeline -- (Still under construction; first chapters finished. To be updated later.)
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So before I begin posting anything, this is merely my idea of what MY Dragonbornโs story is. Im trying to make it fairly lore friendly, and making sure that it does make some form of canonical sense. I will say before hand: I am not 100% knowledgeable about skyrims lore, or even the ES lore as it is very odd in some spots(Cough Cough Molag Bal and Vivec). So if I post a part and you notice there is something off, feel free to tell me.
I also want to say that not alot is truly known about the Merithic Era, the time in which this story starts. We know this is when Ysgramor and the Atmorans came to skyrim, we know it is when Dragonrend was created and Alduin was sent forward to the 4th Era. Ive done as much reading as I can possibly do about the Merithic Era and the Dragon wars so hopefully, despite being a brief that will take place in said time, I hope I will get it right!
I hope you enjoy, and I hope you bare with me as I learn about Tumblr.
