Jayred Snowmane

Early life
In 4E 182, Jayred Snowmane was born in Bruma to Holger and Anja Snowmane, a veteran of the Great War and a simple farmer respectively. As with all men of the Snowmane family, Jayred was raised with a blade in his hand, his parents fervently hoping he would uphold the family tradition to enlist in the Imperial Legion. Despite the ban on Talos worship, which was ratified seven years prior to his birth at the conclusion of the Great War, he was raised worshiping Talos, which proved difficult in the Imperial capital province. Thalmor and Legion warriors patrolled the streets keeping all talk of Talos under wraps and punishing those dissidents who refused.

Always under the Empire's watchful eyes, he frequently found himself in trouble for discussion Talos with other residents of Bruma, and it was only his youth that spared him from merciless beatings at the hands of the Thalmor agents residing in the Count's halls. Despite it all, he maintained his desire to wish to join the Imperial Legion, and quickly learned to quiet down on public Talos worship.

In 4E 201, when he was nineteen years old, he finally had enough coin to join the Legion, and he began traveling for Skyrim to visit the Snowmane family crypt, where his ancestor, the Divine Crusader, was interred, before signing up in Solitude to help suppress the Stormcloak Rebellion.

Events of Skyrim
When he was crossing the border, he could hear the sounds of screaming and blades clashing, and he went to investigate. General Tulius' Legionnaires were in combat with the Stormcloaks and the rebel jarl. As Jayred moved up closer for a better view, Imperial Archers dropped down from some trees they were using for a vantage point, and they held him prisoner, mistaking him for a rebel.

Along with the rest of the Stormcloaks, and a horse thief, he was taken to Helgen, where he was to be executed for treason along with the rest of the Stormcloaks, and he would have been, had Alduin not shown up. The town was destroyed, and along with another legionnaire, Hadvar, he was able to escape the destroyed village and make it to Riverwood.

With fresh supplies from Hadvar's family, Jayred set out for Whiterun to notify Jarl Balgruuf of the dragon attack and to get aid sent to Riverwood in the event of another attack. The Jarl agreed, and in return, Jayred traveled to Bleak Falls Barrow to retrieve an ancient tablet that Whiterun's court wizard believed could help to fight the dragons.