Miraak

"He was once one of them, the Dragon Priest. He ruled here in their name, ruled over Solstheim. But he did not serve the Dragons... he devoured them. And like them, he seeks to return. You didn't really think that you were the only one? He was the first... Dragonborn!"

- Storn Crag-Strider

Miraak was one of the ancient Dragon Priests that served Alduin and his kin during the ancient Merethic Era, before coming into possession of one of the Black Books of the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora. Under the tutelage of the prince of forbidden knowledge, Miraak learned a shout capable of bending the will of his enemies, even the immortal dragons. Using his heritage as Dragonborn, he staged a coup against his dragon lords, killing and absorbing the souls of dozens of dragons before a fateful confrontation with the dragon priest Vahlok.

Crippled and dying, Miraak suddenly dissipated from the face of Nirn and was assumed to be dead. In reality, he was taken into the realm of Apocrypha to serve as a thrall of Hermaeus Mora for eternity. Trapped in a realm of Oblivion, Miraak plotted his return to his island of Solsteim, eventually gathering enough knowledge and power to manifest himself in the minds of its denizens, and created a cult around himself in the process which soon got word of the Last Dragonborn's activities and set out to kill the hero only to bring the hero's attention to the origin point of Miraak's activities, the island of Solsteim.

Eventually the Last Dragonborn was able to enter Apocry and confront Miraak directly. Though before the Last Dragonborn could strike the final blow, Hermaeus Mora killed Miraak himself as punishment for his weakness and declared the surviving Dragonborn his new champion.

Being both Dragonborn, dragon priest, and champion of Hermaeus Mora, Miraak posses great skill with magic and the Thu'um, being the first to ever possess a shout that was capable of bending a dragon's will. He also carries a unique staff and sword given by Hermaeus Mora for his services as well as enchanted robes and mask.

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