Story of Vienna

Vienna Lugnasten was a Breton born on the 23rd of Frost Fall 4E 180 in Daggerfall. Like many Breton she favored intellectual pursuits over physical ones.

Her mother, Sofia was gifted mage, however her father Staerk was a Nordic blacksmith who left Skyrim with Sofia to return to Daggerfall when Vienna's older brother war born on the 15th of the Last Seed in 4E 179

Vienna's mother taught her the ways of spellcasting while her father taught Theron how to smith and swing a blade. Theron had smithed a sword just for Vienna, and taught her the basic techniques to wield it. She wasn't a master swordsman by any means, but with her clever use of magic was able to get fair amount of use from the blade. Theron however, apparently gaining more genes from Staerk than Sofia, was barely able to maintain a basic flame. His natural ability with a blade however more than enough made up for his lack of talent with magic. Through attempting to teach eachother, and their natural synergy, Vienna and Theron became the closest of siblings, as Theron trained in hopes of being a general one day and Vienna to be a master of alteration and restoration magic.

Shortly after Theron's 22nd birthday, their father's past caught up with him. Staerk was a mercenary that worked directly under Ulfric Stormcloak, and Sofia was a powerful mage for the Reachmen. Staerk was captured by Sofia, but shown mercy, as Sofia had never been a cold-blooded killer. Staerk was charming for a Nord, and even though he was tied up in a tent at one of Sofia's campsites, managed to make a good impression on her. Staerk, not being inherently loyal to the Stormcloaks, merely being a mercenary and Sofia being the gentle soul that she was, shared a common desire to leave this life behind. Somehow, in the darkest of moments, a light glowed dimly. This night was when Theron was conceived, and around a year later the plans had been fully set in motion to leave Skyrim forever. Sofia had shaken her ties with the Reachmen, managing to elude their ever diminishing numbers as the Stormcloaks continued to take holds back from the now dubbed Forsworn. Staerk however, had more-so outright deserted than peacefully cutting his ties, and assassins had returned to cut the stormcloaks own loose ends, despite Staerk having no plan to share anything he knew.

That night, on the 16th of the Last Seed in 4E 201, the Lugnasten's home is burned to the ground, and both Sofia and Staerk are killed.

In blind rage, and with small amount of knowledge of Staerk's past life, Theron disappears in the night and crosses the border to Skyrim illegally. He is captured on the 17th, and detained by Imperial soldiers, assumed to be a Stormcloak, and sent to the chopping block in Helgen.

On the 17th of the Last Seed, Vienna discovers that her brother is now missing as well. With no time to grieve for her parents, the local townsfolk assure her that Sofia and Staerk will get a proper funeral, and urge her to find her brother.

Vienna is given passage to Skyrim, and with all the gold her parents had saved up in their life is able to purchase a home in Falkreath. There she meets a young girl named Ysolda, and swaps stories at night in the Dead Man's Drink. Ysolda was fascinated with Vienna's situation, and offered to smith her a unique set of armor, light enough for her to cast magic in, sturdy enough to protect her, and small enough so she could wear enchanted robes over it. Unable to thank her enough, Vienna swears she will do anything she can to help Ysolda, who asks her simply to swear the same for Falkreath and those who cannot protect themselves within. Emboldened by the new friend (and armor), Vienna dawns her blade and sets out to discover what happened to her brother, Theron.