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Somewhat inspired by Dagon69's Forsworn woman RP series of pictures and posts.
Kudos to those who get the reference.

Between the time when the Red Mountain drank Vvardenfell and the rise of the sons of Cyrodiil, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Audva, destined to wear the many mantles of Skyrim upon troubled shoulders. It is I, her chronicler, who alone can tell thee of her saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure…

Through my research I’ve found that the Forsworn have a ritual in which they remove a willing recipient’s heart and replace it with a Briarheart. The subject becomes a powerful warrior of the Forsworn, mighty in the realms of armed combat and sometimes skilled with destructive magics as well. When the Forsworn exiled Audva, they created and unleashed a force unlike any other. Dubbing herself the “Exileheart,” she carved a path of destruction across Skyrim, leaving her name written in the blood of her enemies before finally vanishing suddenly, mysteriously.

Continued in part 2 : http://www.skyrimnexus.com/imageshare/image.php?id=32689