Bodean Suda

"Yes General Glallian, and now I will take back my city from your Emperor's clutches."

- Bodean in Taneth  is a Redguard nobleman, he is the High King of Hammerfell and the King of Taneth. Bodean is part of House Suda, a prominent Redguard noble family. He leads the Forebears political party. He fought alongside Daric Lariat and the Stormcrown Alliance, against the Colovian Tyrant.

Early Life
When the Redguards were at war with the Aldmeri Dominion there was a traitor amongst the Redguards, Iman Suda. Bodean's older sister sold out the city of Taneth and caused it to be captured by the elven forces. After the end of the war and the expulsion of the Dominion forces from Hammerfell Iman was forced to run from the province as she was branded a traitor. Iman eventually made it to Whiterun, Skyrim, where she used the name Saadia as a cover. However since she had a bounty in Hammerfell a group of Alik'r mercenaries went after her and eventually discovered she was in Skyrim. With the help of the Dragonborn they captured her and brought her back to Taneth. In Taneth she was sent to trial, but instead of getting the death penalty like most traitors her brother Bodean was able to get her only a long prison sentence. Bodean didn't understand why Iman had betrayed her people and he was very angry with her but she was still his older sister, he couldn't let her be killed.

During the 1st Great War the Crowns and the Forebears set their differences aside as they were fighting a common enemy, the Aldmeri Dominion. After the war the relations between the two political factions were relatively good. However as always their differences started to cause them to drift apart again. But it wasn't until after the 2nd Great War when the Empire started to whisper into the Crowns' ears that they could take control of the province with their help that they began fighting again. The Forebears lost the war and were forced to submit to the rule of the Crowns. When the Crowns took control of Hammerfell they heard of Iman Suda's trial and incarceration in Taneth and the Emperor soon learned of it as well. Augurius ordered the traitor to be hanged for her crimes, and High King Ennah agreed and sentenced her to death. From then on Bodean became greatly against the Crowns and the Empire who put them in power.

Character Form

 * Class: Spellsword
 * Skills: Master One-Handed, Expert Destruction/Alteration, Adept Block/Speech/Light Armor
 * Spells: Ebonyflesh, Paralyze, Telekinesis, Waterbreathing, Icy Spear, Wall of Frost, Frost Cloak, Ice Storm.
 * Powers: Adrenaline Rush
 * Equipment: Royal Clothing, Redguard Knight Armor, Scimitar

Return of the Septim Dynasty I
Bodean received a letter from the Usurper, Daric Lariat, asking for an alliance with the Forebears. The Breton king said that he was aware of the political tension between the Forebears and the ruling Crowns. The Redguard was unsure of what to do at first, since he didn't think allying with a rebel would be good for the Forebears. But in time he changed his mind. Daric had already allied with the Nords of Skyrim and he had conquered half of High Rock. His track record certainly spoke for itself. Bodean sent a letter to the Breton telling him that he agreed to his offer of an alliance, and he then departed for Shornhelm to meet with Daric face to face. When he arrived they had their meeting in Daric's castle. Bodean told the Breton that he would join the Stormcrown Alliance if Daric agreed to help him take power in Hammerfell. Daric agreed and asked Bodean for assistance in taking Wayrest, as they needed more troops in order to do so. The two Kings started to discuss strategy after they made the alliance official. Bodean then left for Hammerfell to prepare his army for the siege. After the preparations were done Bodean and his army boarded ships and landed near Wayrest. From there they marched towards the city carrying Imperial flags so as to trick the city's garrison, however the plan sort of backfired as the Wayrest soldiers started to fight with renewed moral when they thought that reinforcements had arrived. Daric was supposed to wait to attack only after the Forebears arrived but by the time Bodean and his forces made it the Bretons were already fighting. With the enemy fighting with renewed moral Daric's forces began to lose, but when the Forebears got to the battlefield, and some in the city, they showed their true colors and attacked the defending troops. The Redguards fought the garrison into submission, quickly turning the tide of the battle, ending the siege. The King of Wayrest surrendered to Daric and got to keep his throne after swearing fealty to him. After the battle was over Bodean and his forces returned to Hammerfell. The Redguard king then began planning for his own war, against the Crowns.

Return of the Septim Dynasty II
Two months after Daric Lariat took the throne of High King of High Rock, Bodean and the Forebears started their civil war with the Crowns for dominance over Hammerfell. At first things were going well, they won many skirmishes with the enemy soldiers. But a few months into the war and Cyrodiil sent a force into Hammerfell to help the current High King, Ennah, pacify the province. With the Empire's help the Crowns were able to take Rihad, a Forebear city, and that battle caused the death of Bodean's eldest son, Cirroc. However Bodean had no time to morn him, he had a civil war to win. Six months after Daric became High King, the situation in the civil war was very unfavorable for the Forebears, Bodean sent a letter to Daric denoting the current status of the province and asking for assistance in the war. He waited in Taneth until the Breton forces arrived, as Daric had agreed to help him. Roderic Acques and Jo'Khar arrived at the port and met with the King, Bodean greeted the general and told him a little about the war. He told them to follow him, and took them to the war room in his palace. He showed them a map of Hammerfell and gave a detailed explanation on the status of the war and his plans. The Forebears had been planning to take back Rihad but it was too well guarded and it was what the Crowns expected they'd do. Bodean said that now that they had the Bretons with them they could take Stros M'Kai and deal a blow against the Crown Navy. Because most of their ships were away from the island it was the perfect time to strike. The Breton agreed with the plan and then the Stormcrown forces board their ships and head to Stros M'Kai. A few days later they could see the island in the distance. Bodean got the monocular and looked at the city. He spotted 5 ships guarding the island, the Stormcrown forces still outnumbered them. He told Roderic to take 5 of the ships and attack the enemy head on, he said that he will take the other 3 and flank them when the time was right. When the Storcrown ships split up Bodean ordered the mages aboard his vessels to cast fire spells at the water. This created a dense fog which Bodean used to maneuver the ships into flanking position without the enemy seeing them. Like Bodean had predicted the Crown vessels engaged Roderic's ships and didn't pay attention to the fog or the 3 ships that disappeared. When they were in position Bodean's ships got out of the fog and appeared right behind the Crown Ships. The King's vessels fired on the enemy, who was now trapped between two forces. The Crown forces tried to escape but Bodean ordered his men to fire at their masts. The Forebear ships fired on the Crown vessels' masts. Without masts the Crown ships became stranded in between their enemies. Many of the Crown crewmen abandoned their ships. Instead of destroying the ships Bodean decided to board them and they captured the Crowns's soldiers. Roderic was surprised that they won the battle and that the king's plan had worked. Bodean replied that they were lucky that the majority of the Crown Navy was either in Rihad or Sentinel. Having defeated the garrisoning navy of Stros M'Kai the Forebears now controlled the island. It was a major blow to the Crown navy as the island served as a base for their ships.

Now that they controlled the island Bodean put an embargo on the exporting of goods to Imperial and Crown supporters. Bodean knew of one Imperial supporter that imported large amounts of Jarrin Root from the island, the Nelthars. He sent a letter to them notifying them that he had captured the island and that the Jarrin Root shipments would stop, but that he was open to negotiations. Bodean awaited for a response. Jo'Khar recommended that they get ready for a possible attack by the Nelthars. Bodean explained that they were one of the major financial backers of the Empire, and that the embargo of Stros M'Kai was a blow to their operations. But to calm the Khajiit he told him that he already sent a letter to call for a negotiation with them. The ships all still remained in the Harbor in Stros M'Kai, protecting the island. The king said that Jo'Khar and Roderic could return to the mainland if they wished, as his generals were already planning their next strike. Roderic told him that he would stay, and Jo'Khar said he would follow the Breton. King Bodean went up to one of his admirals. He told him to be ready for anything as the Nelthars hadn't yet sent back a reply so they could come in peace or to attack. A few days later a lookout on one of the ships' mast spotted a ship bearing the Nelthar Flag, a dwemer looking ship. Bodean was relieved it was only one ship as it probably meant they had come to negotiate. The ship docked at the port, Bodean, Roderic and some others went to meet the people that got off the ship. An Admiral introduced himself, Nikoros, and Lady Visus, a daughter of Naritin Nelthar. Visus seemed to dislike the admiral introducing her, saying she could introduce herself. She was constantly with her eyes closed but seemed to walk as if she had them open, she quickly explained that she was blind as she greeted King Bodean. She apologized for not looking him straight in the eyes, but Bodean said it was not needed and invited her to the palace so they could have their meeting. Stros M'Kai was home to a large Dwemer ruin, in which the city was built on. The palace was a large Dwemer keep. Bodean, Roderic, some soldiers - both Forebears and Nelthar -, Visus and Admiral Nikoros went to the room with a large round table where the Bodean and Visus sat at separate sides. Roderic stood behind the King and the Admiral did the same for Lady Visus. Bodean asked the lady if she was ready to negotiate. She said that negotiation might be hard as her father rather seems to demand that the shipments continue as normal. The king said the shipments would return to normal, as soon as the Nelthars renounce their support for the Crowns and the Empire. Visus said that she had no obligations to the Crowns, but she said she would have to speak to her father about it. Visus said goodbye to the king and then headed out of the room with the admiral following behind her. As she was leaving she said he would have an answer soon.

After the Nelthars left Bodean and Roderic went to attend to other matters. Bodean was walking down a hall when he spots Jo'Khar. He asked them if they had captured the Sload, whom had been spotted in the island and was working with the Crowns before it was captured by the Forebears. The khajiit said that they have indeed and that he was being kept in a large cell in the dungeons of the keep. Bodean headed there immediately, he was interested in finding out what the Sload was helping the Crowns with. They soon arrived in the keep's dungeons. Bodean introduced himself to the Sload as he walked up to his cell. He told him that after they captured the island they learned from the citizens of the Sload's presence there, and that he was doing business with the Crowns. The King asked the creature what he was aiding his enemy with. The Sload told him he was a mere diplomat, and that he travelled Tamriel aboard his airship, the Minos, before the Forebears that were sent to capture him and shot it down. Bodean didn't buy into his story, but he asked the Sload what he would do now if he was set free, where he would go. The Sload replied that he would return to his lair in Thras and never bother the Forebears again. Jo'Khar suggested that they use the Thrassian Plague to blackmail the Crowns into surrendering some territories, but Bodean ignored him as that disease was much too dangerous to use as a weapon. Bodean said that keeping the Sload locked up would be pointless and they'd have to waste a lot of food to feed him. He decided to free him, as a plan to see what the creature was up to, and told Achel, a Forebear lieutenant, to unlock the cell. Achel did as the king asked and opened the door to the cell. The Sload asked the king if any of his soldiers knew how to fix an airship. Bodean replied that no, as they didn't have any airships in their army so logically no soldier would know how to fix one. The creature asked how he was going to leave without his ship. Bodean said that he'd need to fix it on his own and then left the dungeon, not giving a damn about the Sload's current situation. Bodean was in the Keep's study, he was starting to think it was time to return to Taneth, it had been a few days since he was in his city. He sent word to one of the ships in the port telling its captain he'd be heading back to Taneth soon. Sometime later Bodean received a letter from Visus confirming the alliance and asking for the Jarrin Root shipments to start up again, the king immediately informed the admiral of the fleet station on the island to remove the blockade of the shipments. As a token of friendship he cut 5% off the taxes of the shipments. Jo'Khar asked the Redguard what he was going to do about the Sload. He said that he didn't know, but that he didn't believe the story of the Sload just being a diplomat. He said the creature must have been doing something with the Crowns, something that would require him to be here on Stros M'Kai. He asked the Khajiit to look into it for him as he was leaving for Taneth on that day. Roderic was left in charge of the forces left on the island as Bodean took a ship back to Taneth.

A few days later Bodean's ship arrived near Taneth. He was horrified to see his city was being besieged. Smoke covered the air and he could hear the clashing of steel. Before he could do anything his ship was being bombarded by Crown forces. He immediately regretted not returning sooner to Taneth. Bodean tried to organize a defense but he only had one ship. The Crowns fired on it. The mast broke and the ship began to sink from all the holes in the hull, the ship began to break apart from the catapult fire. Bodean jumped in the water and held on a plank so he wouldn't sink. Many of his soldiers died but some, like him, were trying to stay afloat. A Crown ship approached them and rounded them up. All the Forebear survivors where held prisoners, including King Bodean. The Crowns were still besieging the city. The Forebears who defended Taneth wouldn't give up. But the Crowns had one card up their sleeve, King Bodean. They chained the king and took him close to the wall. The 6th Legion's General, Glallian, was holding Bodean's chains. He demanded that the Forebears open the city gates or the king would be executed right then and there. Bodean begged the Taneth garrison not to do it, not to trade the whole city just for his life. General Glallian hit the King with the pommel of his blade. Then he held the sword above Bodean's neck and told them they had 5 second to comply. He started to count down. Again Bodean begged them not to open the gates. The general hit him again and continued to count down, getting close to 0. A soldier on the wall yelled for him to wait, he then told the Imperial that they'd open the gates. The Forebears opened the gates and the Crown soldiers entered the city. They began slaughtering the Forebear soldiers who hadn't laid down their weapons. Taneth was captured, and King Bodean and the surviving Forebears were locked in the city dungeon.

Days later in the dungeon, Bodean had come up with a plan. He shared his cell with one of his lieutenants, Achel, so together they were going to escape. He faked being dead, which made sense because the Crowns hadn't been feeding him much or giving him almost any water for the past few days. Achel called the guards telling them that Bodean was dead. The two guards patrolling close to them opened the cell. Achel went to the corner as one of the guards pointed his spear at him. The other guard knelled down next to Bodean and examined the body. It was then that Bodean grabbed the rock he was hiding behind him and hit the guard in the head with all the force he could. The guard fell on the floor. Bodean got on top of him and continued hitting him with the rock. The guard that was pointing the spear at Achel was distracted and Achel managed to take the spear from him. He stabbed the guard with the spear and killed him. Bodean and Achel took the guard's uniforms, as they had been using nothing but ragged clothes, and their weapons. They got out of the cell and went to free their friends. Bodean and Achel freed their friends and made their way out of the dungeon, they were all disguised as Crown soldiers. They walked out and noticed everyone was running towards the walls. Bodean questioned why the soldiers were heading there. Then he heard a huge bang sound and the ground shook. He concluded that the city was under siege, he ordered his men to follow him to help the attackers. Bodean and his men made it to the wall and noticed the Forebears Army besieging the city. He looked at the flags of the army and saw they were the colors of Hegathe, his cousin King Cluson of Hegathe was leading the army. He told him men that they must aid his cousin in his fight. He looked around at the catapults on the wall that were bombarding the Forebear army and ordered Achel and the others to take them out. Because of their disguise the Crown soldiers in the first catapult didn't notice them until it was too late, they killed the soldiers and damaged the catapult. Bodean and his men made their way to the other Catapult. The Soldiers there had seen them destroy the last catapult, so they had to fight them. While they were fighting the Crown soldiers near the catapult Bodean could see a Siege Tower moving close to the wall and eventually making contact and setting loose the Forebear soldiers that had been inside it. The soldiers engaged the other Crown soldiers that had been on the wall, primarily archers. The soldiers managed to kill the archers and then they noticed Bodean and his men fighting the Crowns near the catapult. The soldiers from the tower charged at the catapults and helped the Bodean and his men destroy it. After the fight they held their weapons at the king, Achel and the others and asked why they were attacking the men stationed at the catapult. The Forebear soldiers thought that Bodean and his men were rogue Crown soldiers, as they were wearing Crown uniforms. Bodean replied that he would never be able to take back his city if he didn't and then took off his helmet to show his face to the soldiers and reveal his identity. The Forebear soldiers bowed to him, realizing he was King Bodean, and said that they thought he was dead. Bodean explained that he was captured when the Crowns took Taneth and that now he is taking back what is his. He ordered the soldiers to follow him so they could open the gates, so his cousion Cluson didn't have to break the city's wall. He lead the soldiers to the Gate Tower.

Someone had created a giant sand dune on one side of the city walls, creating a way for the soldiers outside to get into the city. Seeing that opening the gate was no longer necessary Bodean and his men went to find and met up with Cluson. A few minutes later there were able to find him. Cluson was surprised to see Bodean still alive. Bodean told him of his captivity and said that now they had to take Taneth back. He and his men went to the streets to fight the remaining Crown soldiers. Bodean was fighting and lead his men to the main plaza, where he saw the Imperial General. He taunted the Imperial, asking him if he expected to see him out of the dungeons. The general coldly said the Redguard's name, obviously angered at the king. He told Glallian that he would take Taneth back from the Emperor's clutches. His men raised their weapons and readied to strike at the General and his soldiers. Bodean raised his hand and ordered them to stop, he said he would fight the general by himself. Glallian laughed, asking Bodean if he really wanted to duel him. He called the king's sense of honor petty, just like that of the Nords. The general looked around, he knew he was losing the battle but if he dueled Bodean he could at least kill him. He agreed to the duel moving closer to Bodean as the two circled each other.

Return of the Septim Dynasty III
King Bodean and General Glallian looked at each other. Then Glallian charged at Bodean, who blocked the attack with his Scimitar. The redguard then cast Firebolt at the general, who cast a ward but was staggered when it broke. Bodean then lunged at the imperial and activated his Adrenaline Rush ability. The general tried to block the power attacks but wasn't able to block them all. He then cast Frostbite on Bodean to drain his stamina. The ability was still going so the spell had little effect. Bodean kept striking the imperial and pushing him back. Glallian was now against a wall, he looked at one of his archers and mouthed the words open fire. The Crown soldiers fired at the King, the Forebear soldiers charged at them in responce. Because it was unexpected Bodean was caught off guard and got hit in the shoulder with an arrow. Bodean tried to pull out the arrow from his shoulder. He was interrupted by the kick Glallian gave him. The king fell to the ground. The general swung his sword at him but Bodean rolled out of the way. Both forces were fighting each other on the streets, but the Forebears were winning slightly. Bodean got up, he shot a fireball at Glallian. The General was sent flying backwards, because of the explosion, a few feet and his armor caught on fire. He ripped the burn upper part of his cuirass of and threw it on the ground. He charged at the redguard, saying for them to end this. Bodean charged too, and the two locked blades. Bodean and Glallian were clashing blades. The Redguard pushed the general away and then slashed at him. The slash was across the chest and blood began pouring out of it. Glallian put a hand on his chest. Bodean took the opportunity and kicked the Imperial to the ground. He stood over him ready to strike. Bodean thrust his sword through General Glallian's chest, killing him. He then went to assist his men. The Forebears captured or killed all the Crown and Imperial forces. Afterwards Bodean went to his castle.

Bodean was in his room. He washed the blood from his face and took off the Crown armor he was wearing. He changed into his normal clothes and then went to his throne room. He saw two Nelthars waiting for him there. He walked up to the man and shook his hand, saying he must be the Nelthar officer of the Dreadguard. He asked the woman who she was. Se introduced herself as Xeraz Kanir, supreme leader of the Nelthars. She said she normally didn't interfere with Nelthar matters or anything in Tamriel for that matter. But she was here more as a messenger for the Grand Supreme, Nelthro Kanir. They had heard of how the Nelthars joined the Forebears. And about the large scale rebellion. They had decided that not only the Nelthar family but also the Kanir Family would assist King Bodean in his war. Unfortunately the Kanir family consisted of 3 people and as such they had no army. Bodean greeted her, then inspected her again. He realized she was the Sorceress that made that huge sand dune on the wall. He said she must be very powerful to pull something like that off. As for an army, he said the Nelthars had done more than enough, since they had provided them with plenty of units. Xeraz said she was glad they were of assistance to the Forebears. She confirmed that the sand dune was her doing. She said in the future she would be able to help them again. The Kanir ordered the Dreadguard to go now. He said it was his duty to guard her since he was the only Dreadguard around. Xeraz shrugged. Xeraz and the man relocated to wherever the Nelthars had holed up. King Bodean talked to the Taneth city guard to organize the rebuilding of some sections of the wall that were damaged from the siege. Afterwards he headed to the War Room where he and his Generals began to plan their next step.

Xeraz and her bodyguard were both in the war room discussing strategy and stuff with the generals. In the war room was a round table with a large map of Hammerfell on its center. Wooden pieces representing the armies of the factions were on top of it. Bodean looked at the map. One of the generals stated that they needed to take Rihad back from the Crowns. Another said that they couldn't, since it was close to Cyrodiil. The Crowns could get reinforcements from Anvil. King Cluson suggested that they attack Skaven, which is what he previously planned to do while he was the leader of the Forebears. Bodean agreed with his cousin, saying it was a good plan as taking Skaven would cut Sentinel off from Imperial support. Then both its sea and land supply routes would be at their mercy. He said they their men would need to rest for a few days and the city needed to be reorganized and rebuilt in some parts. But they would set out for Skaven when it was time. Xeraz said that they would accompany the Forebears to Skaven. Her soldiers had settled in an abandoned tower in the castle, but they were ready to leave. The King said they could leave later. Any less and his men wouldn't be ready. They also had wounded that needed healing so their army wouldn't be at full strength. Luckily Skaven wasn't nearly as large as Taneth. Bodean and his men had finished resting. Taneth had been mostly rebuild and the peace was re-established. They gathered water and left for Skaven. Bodean had received a letter from the Council of Dragonstar saying they were now on his side, after they took the eastern side of the city with the help of Breton forces. He told them that he was marching with half his army to Skaven and the rest would stay in Taneth to make sure the Empire wasn't able to take it again.

King Bodean and his men crossed part of the Alik'r Desert after a week and were close to Skaven. King Bodean walked up the hill of sand. He looked to the northeast and saw the city in the distance. Then he turned to his lieutenant, Achel. He told Achel to send a messenger hawk to General Etienne and his men, the Breton soldiers, telling them that they arrived. High King Daric's forces had taken Dragonstar for the Forebears and were now marching on Skaven to aid in taking that city as well. King Bodean was in the camp his army had set up south of Skaven. A soldier came into his tent and gave him the letter Etienne had sent, saying that the armies should be attack at dawn. When it was nearing dawn, King Bodean overlooked Skaven from his armies camp. When the first rays of sunlight appeared in the horizon, King Bodean ordered the attack to commence. He could see the Breton Army had started their attack as well. The Bretons and the Forebears surrounded the city of Skaven. With their combined numbers the Skaven soldiers were outmatched 2 to 1. King Bodean had brought a few catapults along and they were firing onto the city's walls. The Bretons used ladders to climb the walls. Bodean was with the Catapults, they fired on the west side of the city. Forebear catapults broke through the wall on the west side of the city and the Redguards charged inside. The king lead the charge into the city. They climbed over the hole in the wall and into the streets. Bodean saw a group of Breton Horsemen that had followed him through the hole in the wall. He yelled for them to flank the guards, going through the alleys. He then drew his scimitar and charged head on at the enemy with his men behind him. The horsemen followed Bodean's orders and successfully flanked the Crowns. Bodean slashed and sliced at the Crown guards, yelling For Hammerfell! while he did so.

On the streets King Bodean and his men slowly push the guards back and advance deeper into the city, while the Bretons had made it atop the walls. Bodean was covered in the blood of his foes. He was right in the middle of the battle near the town square. He yelled, saying they would dine in Oblivion that night. The King's blood was boiling, the adrenaline of battle was what kept him going. He had been slashed across the back but he ignored the pain. A group of Breton soldiers and an Imperial Blade made it to the streets and went to assist Bodean. They cornered the city guard and started to pick them off. Bodean and the Blade fought side by side against the city guards. He complimented the Imperial on his fighting skill. The Blade was using his katana with both hands and as such had more maneuverability. He stabbed a guard then blocked the strike of another. Bodean rallied his men and charged at the guards. They pushed them back and took the city square. The city guards had routed. Bodean marched to the castle with his men behind him. An Orc talked to the Blade and the two then left. Bodean climbed the stairs to the Palace. The Royal Guards didn't try to attack him. The King of Skaven came out of the front doors of the palace. Bodean watches at the King of Skaven walked out of his palace. He asked King Hasell of Skaven if he was ready ot surrender to the Forebears. Hasell said that it didn't look like he had any choice. Bodean said that he didn't. He'd either surrender and be allowed to live or he didn't and is killed. Hasell grabbed his sword. The Forebear soldiers grabbed their weapons in response. Hasell threw his sword at the ground, he said he was not suicidal and knew when he was beaten. The Breton General joined Bodean and the soldiers outside the palace. He smiled under his helmet and told Hasell that he might want to coose a better guard captain next time. Hasell looked over at Etienne. He seemed a little angry that his guard captain was dead but there was nothing he could do about it. Two Forebears soldiers restrained the former king and took him into custody. Bodean then turned to the General and introduced himself to General Etienne. He told the King that he used to be a Commander, and was just recently made a general by Daric after he took Dragonstar. Bodean shook his hand. He asked if he and his army would be accompanying the Forebears to Sentinel for the final battle of the civil war. Etienne assured the Redguard that they would as soon as the Bretons were rested, as they had fought the last two battles with little rest in between. Bodean laughed, saying he was getting ahead of himself. The general was right, their men needed some rest. He invited the Breton to join him in the palace, since Hasell wouldn't need it anymore.

Etienne asked whom Bodean would put in charge of the city. He said he was still deciding, but it would be one of the local noble or one from Taneth. They walked into the palace. The general told him to make sure he trusted them, which was the most important thing. Bodean told him not to worry, he said he knew what he was doing. Etienne reminded the Redguard that he will have all of Hammerfell under his control, and should he lose it Daric's wrath would fall upon his shoulders. Bodean called Daric their great leader in a mocking tone. He told the general that he didn't doubt that Daric was capable enough to run the Empire, but that he didn't follow him because he truly believed in him. It was just a mutually beneficial alliance. Etienne told him to mock all he wanted, as it wouldn't change anything. Bodean agreed that that was true, for with time more would join Daric. Emperor Augurius was very hated and the dark rumors that were spreading about what was going on in the Imperial City were only fueling the fire. They sat by a fireplace as they talked. Etienne hoped they were not caught in the flames. He called over one of his lieutenants and told him to send a message to Daric, asking him for boats. He said they'd be useful in taking Sentinel. The Lieutenant saluted the general then went to send the letter.

The combined army of the Forebears and the Bretons left Skaven after resting and restoring order to the city. They had travelled east to the city of Sentinel where Bodean hoped to face the High King and end the Civil War once and for all. When they arrived they surrounded the city, blockading it. Etienne was surveying the city from a distance. He expressed his concerns about them not having enough men, even with their navy. Sentinel is a fortress of a city, heavily guarded. Bodean agreed, saying the bulk of the 6th Legion was still stationed there. He had hoped they had lost most their forces in Taneth but it seemed he was wrong. The Redguard said they would need a good plan to take Sentinel, for it won't be an easy fight. The general said that if they sieged the city it could take weeks to starve them out. Bodean said that it was the best they could come up with for now. The city's defenses were too much for a frontal assault. The Breton asked Bodean where Sentinel's sewer system came out of. He said it came out north of the city, into the say. Then he asked why the general wanted to know, asking if he had a plan to infiltrate the city from there. Etienne revealed that an Argonian had recently joined his army. He said he could easily swim into the city from the sewers. Bodean scratched his chin thinking about the plan, and said that with a small group the Argonian could enter the city unseen. The Breton said the group should be inconspicuous. The king agreed, and asked if he could count on the general to pick out a group for the mission. Etienne mentioned a couple men, experience, like the Blade he had in his army. King Bodean said that he would trust his judgement. His meeting with General Etienne was interrupted by Achel whom said a small army of Dunmer had arrived near their camp, and that their leader wished to meet with them. He told the young lieutenant to let the Dunmer leader pass and soon the Dunmer entered the king's tent. The Dunmer introduced himself as Joran Nerevar of House Indoril, and said that he came to help. The King greeted Joran, and introduced himself as King Bodean of Taneth.

He asked what brought him to Hammerfell. He thought the elves were too busy with Morrowind to join the Forebears and the Bretons in Hammerfell. The Dunmer told him that he recently broke the siege of Mournhold and wanted to help the Stormcrown Alliance and to seek help from High King Daric. He asked if Daric was in the camp. Bodean told Joran that High King Daric was in High Rock and said it was General Etienne that was in charge of the Breton forces in Hammerfell. He told the Dunmer to speak to him if he had business with Daric. Joran said he would do that later. He then asked what they were talking about, then asked if he was overstepping his place there. Bodean said that it depended, on whether his forces helped in the siege of Sentinel or not. Joran said that of course he would help, as he needed to gain Daric's in order to get his help. The Redguard mentioned that the High King already was dealing with House Redoran, and asked if Joran planned on having House Indoril replace House Redoran as Daric's main ally. The elf said he would do the best for his province. If he could do that better than House Redoran, he would, and claimed that he was the true leader of Morrowind, not Houses Redoran lor Hlaalu. He wanted to do what was best for Morrowind, no matter what, and believed he was the best ruler. Bodean shrugged off his comment, saying he had no interest in Dunmeri politics. As long as someone that hated Augurius was on the throne of Morrowind then he'd be fine with it. Etienne wondered how much trade had suffered in Sentinel since they blockaded it, thinking that it must be going bankrupt. Bodean told him that it was likely that the city had suffered since the begining of the Civil War, as Daric took over as High King of High Rock. Sentinel was a major trading partner of the Bretons. Though High King Ennah was probably still living at the lap of luxury. The general joked about hoping Ennah was not too lat to lift his sword. Bodean agreed, since he wanted to fight the High King personally. He owed the bastard for having his sister sentenced to death. He wanted to see if he had any ounce of the warrior he once was left in him. Etienne said he was all his. The King sarcastically thanked the Breton, whom replied equally sarcastically. Bodean grinned, saying he was starting to like Etienne and was sure they would grow to be good friends after this. The Breton general said the feeling was mutual, but said for the king to make sure not to get fat. He said not to worry, he would stay fit. Bodean said a king should be able to defend himself if he planned on defending his country.

In Sentinel, it was about 5 in the morning and the streets on the city were still quiet. That is until there was a huge explosion in the western side of the city. The city fell into chaos. The Dunmer were the first to attack, after the explosion. Most of their forces were mages, whom summoned Clannfears to aid in destroyed the wall. Forebear catapults fired on the wall, Dunmer mages cast spells on the same point and the summoned Daedra charged at it. Dunmer soldiers atop of Silt Striders were trying to climp over the wall, while Crown soldiers fired down on them. It took almost half an hour to break the wall, during that time the Stormcrown forces suffered many casualties. When they finally rushed into the city they lost their surprise advantage, but the Crown forces were disorganized because of local revolts. Soldiers began to rush towards the break in the wall to fight the intruders. They quickly took down the Clannfears. Dunmer Nightblades attacked the soldiers, but they were outnumbered. They began to flee back to the camp. Silt Striders with mages in them started to attack the enemy soldiers from above. There were two mages on top of each one, firing destructions spells down on the enemy. The Crown soldiers faltered in their chase of the Nightblades. They then began to run back to the city, losing great numbers of Redguards. Joran shouted and the Dunmer rushed into the city. Bodean ordered his men to follow the Dunmer. Joran fought through a line of Imperials, slicing with his sword. He and his men fought their way to an empty street, seperating from the Forebear forces. Bodean and all the forces under his command were in the city. It was utter chaos. The civilians were fighting the Crown forces along with the Forebears, Indoril and Breton soldiers. On the coast the Breton ships were providing supporting fire, bombarding the Crown capital.

The situation in the city was still in utter chaos, it wasn't like any of the other battles in the Civil War. There were a bunch of skirmishes between soldiers and angry civilians. Bodean was fighting in one such skirmish. He and his lieutenant, Achel, fought the Crown forces. It was going well until Crown forces from atop nearby building began firing on them. One of the shots went right in Bodean's direction. The King didn't see it since it came from behind him. Though Achel did notice, and the loyal soldier jumped in front of the way. The arrow pierced his chest. Bodean turned around and saw his wounded soldier collapsing. He grabbed Achel and held him. The two looked at each other. No words needed to be said, they both understood that there was nothing anyone could do. As the last signs of life were leaving Achel's body Bodean finally spoke, dismissing him from battle and wishing him safe journey to the Far Shores. Achel satuled his king one last time before dying. Bodean closed Achel's eyelids and let him down on the ground. He then continued on his way, rejoining the fight. Joran came upon Bodean holding the limp form of the fallen soldier. The Dunmer put his hand on Bodean's arm and asked if he was close to Achel. The Redguard told him that he fought with the young lad for quite some time. The young lieutenant showed promise, Bodean said he would have promoted him to Captain once the war was over. Joran said he was sorry, but that the lad's soul would surely make it to the afterlife. He told the king that they needed to keep fighting, to make sure that no one died in vain. The king knew he was right. He said for them to head to the palace. He wanted to have a personal talk with the High King. The Forebears fought their way through the Crown forces. Joran slashed and hacked his way through the enemy, while running alongside Bodean. When they got to the Palace, the first thing Joran noticed was torn apart bodies of what used to be his Indoril guards. The Redguard asked if those were the elf's soldiers, and said that whatever killed them was waiting for them inside. He said they should not underestimate it. Joran asked what could do such a thing, what horrible beast was in there. The king said he had no idea, so for them to procede with caution. He then motioned for his men to form up.

Joran, Bodean, and the Forbear soldiers entered the palace, killing or wounding all the enemies in their path. They entered the throne room, to found High King Ennah lounging on his throne. Ennah welcomed them, saying it was the last minutes of their lives. He didn't seem to impressive or intimidating, but all was not right. That was when they noticed something standing up from behind his throne, a large Daedroth, two times the size of a regular one. The High King taunted them while smirking, then stood on his throne pleased as the beast roared. Bodean could see that the King had gone off the deep end. Ennah was never one for dealing with Daedra, there must have been something else influencing him. This war couldn't have broken him so much. Bodean's suspicions were confirmed when the same Sload he had encountered in Stros M'Kai came into the throne room. He thought to himself that he should have known that the Sload must have been involved. The Sload slowly made his way to Ennah's side and whispered something in his ear. Ennah then held out his hand and pointed at the invaders. He told his pet to destroy the scum. The Daedroth charged at the intruders. Bodean jumped out of the way and spoke to Ennah. As much as he despised Ennah for ordering the execution of his older sister, Iman, he knew that the High King used to be a warrior, a man of honor. He was not one to have others do his dirty work. The second he saw Bodean rush the Daedroth, Joran rushed the Sload. Q'Taga's eyes widened, and it turned and tried to waddle away. It wasn't very fast, but it was still very large. Joran caught up very fast, and the Sload, realizing it couldn't out run him, and used some form of magic to sweep Joran off of his feet. Joran leapt over the spell, and tried to knock over the Sload. Sadly, he couldn't as the Sload was very large and strong. Realizing he couldn't best the Sload, as Joran was weak compared to it, he used his Nerevar's Help power, and felt a surge of strength course through him. He charged the Sload with renewed strength. Bodean and his soldiers attacked the large Daedroth. They could hear Ennah laughing insanely from his throne. Bodean guessed that Sload must have done something to his mind. For all the time he had known the High King he has never been like this. He was cruel, sure, but not insane.

Joran punched the Sload, but the Sload cast some form of a magic wall spell that caught his fist. The Sload then used it to throw him into a pillar so hard, the pillar cracked. Ennah yelled at the Dunmer for damaging his throne room. His vision was coming in and out of focus, but he could see Q'Taga waddling as fast as possible towards him. Joran raised his arms and shot a Fire Storm at the Sload's face. The creature realized what was happening too late, and attempted to raise a ward spell. He did get it up, but too late. The fire caught him straight in the face, burning it and blinding him. Joran got slowly to his feet and went over to the blind Sload. Q'Taga was casting spells randomly at an alarming rate, before Joran took his glass sword and drove it into his stomach. Bodean slashed at the Daedroth's leg with his scimitar. The beast swatted a few soldiers a way. A group of soldiers shot arrows at the daedric lizard, while others fired spells. The beast grabbed a Forebear and tore him in half. and then bit slashed at another. The creature's hide was pretty tough. The king stabbed the Daedroth in the foot. One of his men jumped on the creature's back and stabbed him as well. Despite the beast's size the Redguards were slowly turning the tide of the battle, though they lost many men along the way. With the Sload dying on the ground, Joran turned to help Bodean.The High King laughed from his throne, but when Joran looked at him, it seemed as if the psychotic light had faded from his eyes. The Dunmer told Bodean that the Sload must have been controlling Ennah, but before the Redguard could say anything the Dunmer yelled at the High King over the roars of the Daedroth. He yelled at him to surrender, to stop the bloodshed, to call off the Daedroth.

Trivia

 * Bodean's children were never mentioned in Return of the Septim Dynasty. The only family mentioned are his sister, Iman, and his cousin, Cluson.