Qurroll

"This article is considered an alternative ending to Bennirus Talanian's story. It is not to be considered a part of the Divine Canon."Known by many names, The Fiend was once one of Tamriel's greatest heroes. He entered the mortal world originally as Qurrol, a daedric Fiend - one of the most rare and malevolent forms of daedra - after being banished from the realm of Oblivion. Upon being thrust into Tamriel, the fiend met another of its kind, which took the form of a young Breton female named Allecia Ehothorn. The two became close friends and eventually romantic partners until Qurroll was killed by Sir Edward Pellew and Maris the Hunter, a pair of demon hunters. Before Qurroll's death, however, he and Allecia prepared a ritual to ensure that his spirit could live on in the form of another. The ritual was cut short after Qurroll was killed, but Allecia managed to transfer her lover's soul to a young orphan the pair had abducted. An unwanted side effect, however, prevented the Fiend's memories and motivations from being transferred.

The child ended up being adopted by the Talanian family of Anvil and named Bennirus Talanian, and would grow up to be known as one of Tamriel's most beloved heroes. However, upon meeting Sir Edward, now old and waning on fame, the young Imperial began to investigate his ancestry until he met up with Allecia. After a series of investigations in which he questioned both Sir Edward and Maris for answers, Allecia eventually revealed the truth: Bennirus was the Fiend Qurroll, at least in spirit. She tricked him into entering an otherworldly plane where he would meet the deceased Qurroll in person. The Fiend explained Bennirus' true ancestry and the way in which the two shared a soul. Qurroll then forcibly merged their two minds together regardless of how hard Bennirus resisted. The two were now one, and the Fiend was finally able to reenter the mortal plane in the form of Bennirus.

A changed man, Bennirus began to raise chaos and carved a merciless and bloody path to power. He sought the now empty Imperial throne and joined up with the forces of the Mythic Dawn to defeat the remnants of the Empire and become Emperor himself.