Essentially Alduin has been defeated, the Stormcloaks have created an independent Skyrim and the Second Great War has broken out once again. The Mede dynasty and the Empire itself has more or less falled with Cyrodiil becoming a land populated by Warlord "Emperors" who all claim the throne. The true Empire is ruled as a city state from the Imperial city by the Elder Council. The Argonians launched a second offensive into Morrowind, fully occupying the province and introducing slavery to the Dunmer, completing their ultimate vengence and trying to spread the power of the Hist to Morrowind. Meanwhile the Dunmer have all relocated to various provinces including Skyrim, Cyrodiil and Solstheim. The Aldmeri Dominion has begun an invasion of Cyrodiil (which is a slow process due to the Aldmeri "cleansing" all Imperial land they take and enslaving the population of men the find) and is, for all intents and purposes Tamriel's new superpower. Skyrim is in the middle of a second civil war (and a huge economic depression) between the Stormcloaks and Imperial sympathizers who, while believing in Skyrim's independence, seek to aid the Empire against the Thalmor. Hammerfell and Skyrim are in an alliance that assures each of aid against the Dominion should it move against them. This leaves four factions in the world: the Aldmeri Dominion, the Argonian Freehold, the Imperial Remnant and the Union of Windhelm (which is comprised of the separate Kingdoms of Hammerfell and Skyrim). High Rock, while still formally an Imperial province, hardly acknowledges this and has devulged into petty feudal kings and princes battling for control of even the smallest amount of land.
This is where the story comes in. Its been 25 years since the events of Skyrim and the Dragonborn, having attempted time and time again to settle down he has lost his family to the constant war that has engulfed Tamriel. Having become disgusted with a world where suffering of such calibre is simply accepted by the Gods, the Dragonborn makes it his goal to alter the reality of the universe and bring all supernatural beings and Aetherius down to the mortal level of man. He intends to do this by using the Eye of Magnus (which is in this fiction essentially plans that Magnus used to map out Nirn), the Heart of Lorkhan and Lorkhan himself (who harbors vengeance against the Gods) to, in simple terms, turn Aetherius into another Mortal plane, like Nirn. One where all the Gods are no longer immortal but simply men. Now the DB does not understand that the Gods (at least the 9) are already dead and therefore part of the wheel (and therefore the tower). His actions would end all chance of immortality for the elven races and begin a new golden age of dominance for man. The DB also does not understand that his actions would so alter the fabric of the universe that it would awaken the Godhead and end the entirety of the universe. The story will follow Vivec, the Nerevarine and Sheogorath/the CoC as they attempt to stop the end of the entirety of existance.
Its complicated and I can't be sure it's all lore fitting. If any of this seems off or so anti-canon that it can be made to work then I would love any heads up. Also, if any lore buffs have suggestions I'd be happy to listen. I undertsand CHIM and Armananth to a degree but its very complicated nontheless.