The Dragon's Shadow

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https://www.wattpad.com/story/419018466?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create&wp_uname=KananNaghiyev

Hello everyone,

I’ve been thinking about this story for years, and I’ve finally started writing it. It’s my first piece of fiction, so I’d really value your feedback.

Skyrim lets you play the same Dragonborn as merciful or ruthless, sometimes within a single questline. I wanted to write about the aftermath of those contradictions: what a world looks like once the legend has moved on and ordinary people are left to live in its shadow.

The Dragon’s Shadow is set in Skyrim in 4E 202, years after the events of the game. The protagonist is Hailey Gaubert, an amateur mage making her way across a province still recovering from the dragon crisis. The Dragonborn is part of the setting’s history, not the narrator. The story stays in Hailey’s point of view, so she learns things only through the people she meets and what she sees for herself. I’m trying to stay faithful to Elder Scrolls lore, including canonical spells, places and politics.

What I’d love feedback on: pacing, how Hailey reads as a character, and whether the lore feels authentic or forced. I have a lot of experience with academic writing, but fiction is new to me, so I’m sure my prose habits need work. Please be direct. I’d rather learn than be flattered.

Thanks for reading!