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  • Member
    March 24, 2017

    Teineeva said:

    Yeah those things barely ever represent the dungeon you can find them in. Unlike what Liss says however, the text on the stones as always seemed somewhat static to me; what I mean to say is that despite the fact I may not have found the previous words I've often got the impression that even if I learned just the first word the text may have looked a lot more like that of the second or third word. Might just be me though.

    True, the Bleakfalls Word Wall is like the only one in Skyrim I can be sure about. It seems Beth upped their game with the Dragonborn DLC, though :D But that's not why I'm posting, I had a thought I wanted to run by you and Karves about the Reachmen/Red Eagle debate, and it's probably for the best if I just outline my thoughts briefly than make this a long-assed thing. 

    So, in Karver's Witchmen article, the Lorc posits that "The early society of Reachmen manifested sometime around the First Era, between the collapse of First Nord Empire and the rise of Alessian Empire."

    We could probably say that Kyne's Challenge put a good time frame on it with: "This glen had been further polluted by a hagraven, a fiend forsaking Kyne herself and a creature I’d been hoping to face since the Reachmen captured one of the monsters that rampaged through Skyrim during the Wild Hunt back in 1E 369."

    So by the Wild Hunt of 369, both Reachmen and Hagravens were extant.

    Now, the linking of the Wild Hunt to the Hagravens has, to me, always been their genesis: Why would they rampage through Skyrim during the Wild Hunt unless they were created by the Wild Hunt? If that is the case, then, the start of Reachmen veneration of hags and Hagravens began post 1E 369. It is only 129 years later when the Battle of Glenumbra Moors ended elven power in High Rock and Wulfharth reinstates the Nordic Pantheon in Skyrim.

    Could we say that this fiery reinstatement also effected the Reachmen, thus explaining why, almost 532 years later at the time of Hestra and Red Eagle, the Reachmen are practising Nordic burials? 

  • Member
    March 28, 2017
    Hey guys. Not a question, but a really cool read, relating to the earlier Sheogorath discussion. Apparently, the cycle of summoning a mortal to destroy Jyggalag is just as much a cycle as the Greymarch itself. Here's the link: http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Greymarch
  • April 6, 2017

    Ok, I know a lot about the lore in the Elder Scrolls series but I really don't know anything about the Akrviri. What are they? Why did they attack The ebonheart Pact? Who's the leaders? I really am confused about them.

  • Member
    April 7, 2017

    I have a lorequestion: Would be really good get some answers please :)

     

    Where would be the Weir Gate ? along with The pilllar of light wich is supposed to be a teleportation device to the realm of Battlespire

     

    I'm asking for my story purposes, I want it to be the most lorefriendly possible, thanks in advance

  • Member
    April 7, 2017

    Medieval said:

    I have a lorequestion: Would be really good get some answers please :)

     

    Where would be the Weir Gate ? along with The pilllar of light wich is supposed to be a teleportation device to the realm of Battlespire

     

    I'm asking for my story purposes, I want it to be the most lorefriendly possible, thanks in advance

    I've never played the game but I just looked around a bit and here's what I found.

     

    Apparently, the Weir gate isn't even in Tamriel, it's the entrance to the Battlespire inside that realm. The Pillar of Light is what allows you to enter that realm.

     

    The Pillar of Light's location is unknown but you might be interested to know Battlespire was supposed to be an extension to Daggerfall before it became a standalone game.

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    April 7, 2017

    Ebonslayer said:

    Medieval said:

    I have a lorequestion: Would be really good get some answers please :)

     

    Where would be the Weir Gate ? along with The pilllar of light wich is supposed to be a teleportation device to the realm of Battlespire

     

    I'm asking for my story purposes, I want it to be the most lorefriendly possible, thanks in advance

    I've never played the game but I just looked around a bit and here's what I found.

     

    Apparently, the Weir gate isn't even in Tamriel, it's the entrance to the Battlespire inside that realm. The Pillar of Light is what allows you to enter that realm.

     

    The Pillar of Light's location is unknown but you might be interested to know Battlespire was supposed to be an extension to Daggerfall before it became a standalone game.

     

    Alright, thanks

  • Member
    April 8, 2017

    JesterNoJoke17 said:

    Ok, I know a lot about the lore in the Elder Scrolls series but I really don't know anything about the Akrviri. What are they? Why did they attack The ebonheart Pact? Who's the leaders? I really am confused about them.

    In short they are the often demonized oriental civilisation of Nirn. While I could go into a very detailed rant I think it might be best to refer you to some videos by Roshank Redemption, it's a channel with generally quite interesting lore discussions that cover some of the basics. He made a short video series on the Akaviri and it tells you just about anything you may want to know about them.

    Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCdd4jQaIhP5BfH8YwpxpnFSF-HydSmq

     

  • Member
    April 8, 2017

    Looking for some lore guidance into the Dwemer to tie in with my Mod Event work.  WIP Link

    Any tips, suggestions or ideas to tie in with lore or beef it up with additional lore would be appreciated.

  • April 27, 2017

    Since King Hlaalu Helseth is gone now, would Morrowind be considered a republic?

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    April 27, 2017

    Veloth the Prophet said:

    Since King Hlaalu Helseth is gone now, would Morrowind be considered a republic?

    I doubt that. First of all it's extremely unlikely he didn't have an heir in place or seeing the fact his House fell from glory I think one of the other houses must have stepped in and presented an heir after Helseth's presumed death. Most likely Redoran seeing they safed Morrowind from the Argonians.

    A second scenario would be that Morrowind is now an Oligarchy, which is what I think is most likely to happen if the monarchy is ended. This would basically be a system where the leaders of each house or a representative chosen by them govern the country together. They could certainly call it a republic but seeing those tend to have a single chief of state who holds executive power, it wouldn't entirely fit.

    If by republic you meant democracy, I would say; not likely to happen... ever. Democracies are built on the idea that citizens are equal in rights and therefore get to decide political affairs. I doubt any house would really think of the others as "equals", especially the Telvanni.

    Anyway, the death of a king doesn't means a country is going to become a republic system. As I said at the start; there will always be a heir somewhere. Hell, even when there weren't any in the case of the Septim Dynasty; other political groups will creep into the power vacuum before most of the population even starts thinking of a democracy.


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