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The Old Blood
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Background
The bloodline of the Dragonborn was believed to be ceased by the time of 4E 240, the day when the Dovahkiin, which is known as the Last Dragonborn, was gone. However, since the year of 5E 001, the Septim Bloodline has been brought back to life by a presence dwelling in the Imperial City Chapel, from the Church, across the entire Cyrodiil.

The year is 5E 015, a sect of Cyrodillic Chapel, known as the Healing Church, has been experimenting on the resurrection of Septim bloodline. They took an era to extract and replicate the dragonblood from the corpse of Uriel Septim VII, and transplanted onto patients suffering from a lycanthropy diseases which can disfigure the patient into crude beasts, in the hope of curing the patients with the replica of sacred blood. It gifts the patients unusal power, capable of comprehending lost languages, utilizing the Thu'um without training, and yet, Cyrodiil has changed since, as reports about disfigured beasts are spread across Tamriel, causing havoc in residential area, and eventually, went into an uncontrollable state which the wild are overrun by the said beasts.

Since the day when the Septim Blood replica are widespread throughout Imperial City, activities of lycanthropy and vampirism are getting more dire, to a stage both the Dawnguards and Silver Hands are no longer able to handle them alone. This is the Age of Blood, the people of Tamriel are becoming heavily reliant on blood. Be it recipes, alcohol, medicines, all are reliant on the presumed Septim Bloods. There is almost no exception. Even for prostitution, people sell blood instead of sex. Cyrodiil has changed...

One day, you are invited by a nameless organization to partake a hunt against the beasts around Cyrodiil, how would you live until the morning sun comes again? What's behind the Septim Blood? And what is the true nature of the Dragonborn? It is left to you to discover.

"Seek the Old Blood"

Abkommen
The Abkommen Sect is a mysterious sect, other than the fact they openly rival against the Healing Church, there's no clear records about them. Abkommen means "Accord".

Beasts
They are disfigured, mutated creatures, while the form of Lycanthropes and Vampires are common, they can also appear as enormous abominations which people can hardly describe, or small creatures which can possess people's mind. While the beasts are said to be mindless, they do possess a sense of sentience.

Black Soul Gems
The Black Soul Gems contains humanity, the Black Soul, it is said to be capable of resurrecting the deceased people, but only when the corpses are intact and not infected by the plague.

Blood
The essence of life, since the rediscovery of the Old Blood from the corpse of Uriel Septim VII, people are demanding the blood of the Septim to be blessed. As a result, Blood has replaced water as a sort of drink. This is unrelated to vampirism, but merely a mean to hydrate one's throat.

Healing Church
The Healing Church is a secret society dwelling under the Cyrodiilic Chapel, they extracted the Old Blood from the corpse of Uriel Septim VII, and transplanted onto patients suffering from a lycanthropy diseases which can disfigure the patient into crude beasts, in the hope of curing the patients with the replica of sacred blood.

Hunter
The people who partake the hunt against the beasts, they are mostly organized by self voluntary. The Hunters hunt beasts for various costs, some seek for the Gold for their livelihood, some seek for the Old Blood from the Beasts for their self interest, and some seeks to end the Beast Plague. It is up to the Hunter to decide what goals to seek, as there is no standard.

Old Blood
Replica of the Blood of Uriel Septim VII, brought back to life by the Healing Church, it grants the users unusual powers and knowledge, including the ability to use Thu'um without proper trainings, ability to read both Ancient Nordic Languages and Daedric Letters. This is however, under a great cost.

Plague
The Plague, or the Beast Plague, is a global disease which plagued the entire Cyrodiil. It turns people into malformed beasts in a rapid spread, general belief stated that the Beast Plague is contacted by Beast Blood. As such, people either avoiding ingest Beast Blood, or mix it with alcohols to purify the blood.