More questions - Why is Caius not wearing a shirt?

I have met with Caius Cosades but I know now almost as little as I did yesterday. I have been inducted into the order of The Blades which answer to the Emperor himself and no other. This is both a great honour and a great mystery. Why would the Emperor himself deign to take such notice of me?
As for this Cosades fellow! Not only did he meet me in a state of undress but he also offered me the use of his lice-ridden bed as if I was some cheap whore. But I stayed my temper. This is not a man to test over a trifle, his eyes have seen a lot of death, I think. Also it would appear that disobeying him, and I would assume relocating my dagger betwixt his ribs would come under such a heading, would be considered treason. I am in fact, to take orders from this old drunkard with the cold eyes.
He has ordered me to insinuate myself in the local guilds. Hardly the path to glory but perhaps it will pay enough to keep me out his bed and in some comfort elsewhere in town. At the very least somewhere in doors. I wonder if it often rains this much in Balmorra.

~ Claudia Faustina Basra, 17th of Last Seed, 3E 27) 

Beginnings

(A big thanks to YouTuber nomicon76. I tried to fraps this myself but it was too choppy to use.)

I find myself on the coast of Morrowind in Vvardenfell. Off-loaded from the ship among barrels of brined fish and cheap ale. Certainly this fate is better than a headsman's block but I do not know who I angered or pleased to land me in this fetid swamp land.
It is not entirely without beauty I will admit and after that long journey below decks the air does smell sweet and the stars do shine bright.

Tomorrow I travel by those curious silt-striders to the town of Balmorra. There I am to meet a man, by order of Emperor Uriel and under threat of treason and death should I fail. I hope for his sake that this Cosades has answers for me.

~ Claudia Faustina Basra, 16th of Last Seed, 3E 27) 

The Family Tree

Here is the very first iteration of the Basra family tree:

That means it's time to fire up Morrowind and see who and what this Claudia person is!

If you have any questions or want access to the Photoshop file let me know on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeeMadAggie or use the comment box!

Will I share House Basra?

While I don't really expect any interest in carving out a branch on the Basra tree I don't see why not either. If you are really interested let me know, I'll invite you to write on the blog and post ideas and pictures. All I ask is that you don't god-mod my characters.

Blog design

A quick word on ownership's and design. The background I have chosen is a modification of Belhene's very tasty Tamriel map which is free to drool at, plot over or use as your desktop background. Of course Bethesda holds copyright on the IP of The Elder Scrolls and all things related to the fictional world of Tamriel.

Character Creation - The long game

Character creation has always been the best part of starting any game and especially in MMOs, whether it's your first character or new, shiny alts.

One of the games both I and my boyfriend are particularly looking forward to next year is the long expected MMO version of The Elder Scrolls: The Elder Scrolls Online. While some of the franchises fans are moaning that the games were doing just fine as single-players I at least always felt they were grand games and game worlds squeezed into single-player shoes two sizes too small.

Regardless, now there is an MMO on the way and a long, painful wait with many enticing videos and interviews between now and the Spring of 2014.

So to fill the gap and bone up on the lore I have decided to start crafting an epic family history, leading up to (one of) my future character(s) in ESO.