Chapter Text
Aleshut Annales
or
"A Brief History of the
Alessian Empire"
Scribed by Dorceveus Mir
Translated by Yoricka Vaughn
Antiquarian of the Scenarist's Guild
Foreword:
In the field of Alessian Antiquities, significant finds are few and far between. Much of the works of the first empire were torn down by its former supplicants amidst the War of Righteousness, a heated rebellion against the excesses of the Alessian Order that would conclude in the empire's dissolution, with their fortresses sacked, monasteries razed, and potentially millions of written records, firsthand accounts, and other cultural artifacts lost to the mists of time. For this, we cannot truly blame our ancestors, but nevertheless, for us scholars of history, the lack of any pristine Alessian documents has been more than mildly irritating.
The Alessian period of Cyrodiil lasted from the year 243 to 2331 of the First Era, and yet for this stretch of 2088 years, the most we have in the way of writing are fragmented mythological texts, local legends of the era, and only the most widespread and accessible of the Order's doctrine that managed to escape historical erasure. That is, until the fascinating discovery of a cave in the Valus mountains, hosting a ruin that may have served as a hideaway for the last holdouts of the Order. Though much inside has been withered with the passage of time, one particular text of note was remarkably well-preserved: Aleshut Annales, by one Dorceveus Mir.
Dorceveus Mir's Aleshut Annales represents an unprecedented repository of knowledge on the Alessian Dynasty of the First Empire, utterly unmatched in its comprehensive narrative and relatively un-mythologized contents. Of course, 'relatively un-mythologized' is often a ways away from the whole truth; the Alessian Order was famous for its sensationalist propaganda and revisionist hand in its own history, a fact which has contributed to the lack of concrete information on their empire, but still, this text's recovery and restoration has breathed new life and enthusiasm into the field of Alessian Antiquities, and now, it is my pleasure to publish my transcription of its contents for the general public.
Enjoy Yoricka Vaughn's official translation of Aleshut Annales, or, if you'd prefer, a Brief History of the Alessian Empire.