Clan Volkihar ( Serana's family ) updated 9/3/18

[woodsman30]

This topic is vast and has many threads none of them are easy to find or uncover but evidence in game and logic will bring some of the events to light as the Harkon story unfolds. This is a story and theory made by myself as evidence found in game and through dialog tells of something more than even the most astute may have missed and connected.  This story begins when we first meet Serana in Dimhollow Crypt the first notes we must make is what that place is it has Akavir influence in it  however this means little as Serana states "this place has changed so much" when asking her about the way out. Also of note there are three broken statues of snake heads with red eyes these are only found here nowhere else are they reference Sithis?  So it can be inferred that the structures were built after her entombment. She also did not know about the Empire and the Imperails at Crrodiil. Some of the best in game evidence to age comes from  Durnheviir he mentions Valerica was locked up during a time when dragons roamed freely this was before the dragon wars again if in vanilla game it is cannon. So it can be reasoned around the late Merethic Era as the first Era marched in a new time where dragons were not in control. So that is some time frame to be locked away from Harkon. However she stated it he was not always like this Harkon became obsessed with a prophesy " The Tyranny of the sun" created by  Arch-Curate Vyrthur of course it was unknown to her at the time he created it.

 

It is referenced Harkon was a mighty king but where?? Could it be he is from Atmora as Nords came from there as he is a Nord. We also know they did not originate at Castle Volkihar as Serana states information about the Castle and it prior owners ... So it can be concluded she was around before they occupied it but events that happen after lead to her being hidden away.  So could it be he left his Kingdom in Atmora  after he slaughtered all in it to become a vampire as supposed a thousand innocents where given as a sacrifice. It could be he had knowledge of the castle as being a King would require trade and trade routes to other areas.... was castle Volkihar a way point from Atmora to High Rock? ( see map ) was that why he choose it for its solitude and being very isolated? So we are left yet with more questions what about the time before his obsession with the prophesy how long was that years, decades, centuries? And the huge elephant in the room when did Serana and her mother become a vampire? Was it shortly after Harkon became one was that also part of the deal but when? I believe Harkon was the first vampire as the origanal vampire Lamae Bal will not work with the times in game or her time frame is misunderstood as she is cited as a first era. Again game = cannon so I go with game time of pre-first era for Harkon.

 

To be continued soon.....

 

Before we go deeper let us look at the " prophesy " in game it is stated that Arch-Curate Vyrthur created this prophesy.. So did Vyrthur then create and write an Elder-scroll? By all accounts that is what the evidence points to did Vyrthur have the power to do this? We know he was a direct link to Auri-El

" had the ear of the gods" what power did he have? We know Auri-El is the father of dragons and also " he" ( unknown gender if any) the father of time cited as the first before all else. So where does this lead us... simple really...

Auri-El knows the present, past, and future and would know all that was going to happen there for allowed the " prophesy " be written but why?

Only theory that could work is to right a wrong created by Molag Bal AKA Lord Harkon. Given the location of the " Path to Enlightenment " and the proximity of Castle Volkihar it can be deduced the vampire who infected Arch-Curate Vythur came from there.

Here is where speculation comes in to play: You the Dragon-born are given Auri-El's bow to defeat Harkon the very bow he created and used in battle... The only one who has ever used it. Are you an incarnation with limited memory of Auri-El?..... ( story for another time)

 

So we concluded the whens and the hows and the reasons behind the whole Harkon story. So the conclusion we have is Lord Harkon gave all including his daughter and wife to Molag Bal for immortality... I believe Serana and Valerica  were part of the deal struck by Harkon and were taken by Molag Bal prior to given Harkon his powers. The evidence shows Merethic Era for this union of Harkon's family with Molag Bal the evidence shows Auri-El had a direct involvement to the undoing of Molag Bal's blight he created. The evidence shown gives a reasonable understanding of the events that took place in ancient times to the present where Harkon's story ends...

 

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