Arielle Targan

High Queen Arielle I Targan is the current High Queen of Skyrim and the last known Dragonborn. Because of this, she is often referred to simply as Dovahkiin.

After being born the illegitimate child of High King Istlod of Skyrim, she was sent away to the city of Bravil in Cyrodiil to live in an orphanage; due to her magical abilities, however, she was spared from that life and allowed to train as an apprentice of the court wizard, eventually succeeding him upon coming of age. As a part of Ulfric Stormcloak's bid to become king of Skyrim, he investigated all possible loose ends that could threaten his claim to the throne. Arielle, being a bastard and therefore having an incredibly loose claim herself, was one such loose end and assassins were sent to kill her. She survived, and ironically fled to Skyrim where she believed she would be safe.

From there, Arielle hid at the College of Winterhold where she played an integral role in stopping Ancano from using the Eye of Magnus to wreak havoc across Tamriel, as well as discovering her role as the last Dragonborn. Partnering with the last two known members of the Blades, Arielle managed to defeat Alduin the World Eater. Along with this, she aided the Dawnguard in their war against Lord Harkon and stopped the rogue Dragonborn Miraak in Solstheim.

After saving the world multiple times, Surgus, leader of The Black - a secretive guild of master assassins whom Ulfric hired to kill Arielle in the first place - contacted her. He informed her of her true status and convinced her that if she tried to be elected High Queen that the moot would select her. Originally declining his offer, she changed her mind when it was revealed that Ulfric was behind the assassination of Jarl Elisif the Fair which left him with no clear opposition in the moot. Seeing him as a threat to all of Skyrim, she began to raise support and declared herself Skyrim's true high queen. Many of the Jarls lent their support to her due to her role in the Dragon Crisis and eventually another civil war broke out between Arielle (supported by the Empire) and Ulfric. In the end, Arielle was successful and Ulfric was defeated and executed.