The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

What happens in the game

The journey through the Great Houses, Ashlander tribes and Tribunal Temple reveals that prophecy is also a conflict over colonization, faith and suppressed history.

Dagoth Ur uses the Heart of Lorkhan to sustain himself and build Akulakhan. The Nerevarine must unite recognized titles and communities before confronting that divine project.

The story, step by step

1. Prisoner and prophecy

   An imperial prisoner arrives on Vvardenfell under Caius Cosades's direction. Work for the Blades intersects with Great House politics, Temple doctrine and Ashlander memory, gradually testing whether the outsider can become the prophesied Nerevarine.

2. The Tribunal's hidden history

   The Dissident Priests and lost accounts challenge the official story of Nerevar's death and the Tribunal's divinity. Corprus, the Ghostfence and Dagoth Ur's dreams reveal a religious crisis rooted in the Heart of Lorkhan.

3. Red Mountain

   Recognized by the houses and tribes, the Nerevarine carries Kagrenac's tools into Red Mountain, destroys the Heart's enchantments and defeats Dagoth Ur. The victory ends the Tribunal's renewable divine power and begins a historical transition larger than the boss battle.

What the story is really about

How it ends

The Heart's enchantments are broken and Dagoth Ur is defeated, ending the Tribunal's access to its divine source even though Morrowind's political future remains unsettled.

What changes afterward

• The Tribunal's religious order loses its foundation.
• The Empire's relationship with Morrowind is left increasingly fragile.

How it connects forward

Oblivion shifts to Cyrodiil, where the Septim order itself collapses during a Daedric invasion.

Places in this game

• Morrowind
• The First and Second Era

Characters in this game

• The Nerevarine
• Vivec

Continue exploring

• The Elder Scrolls II: DaggerfallThird Era
• The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionEnd of the Third Era