A brief history of Yokuda : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sun May 29, 2011 1:09 am

I just saw a map of Tamriel that included Yokuda while researching Atamor(sp?). I was just curious about it's culturs history and what not. If anyone could point me in the right dirrection it would be much appriciated.

Oz

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:31 pm

A(l)tmora....
Anyway Yokuda is shortly said the sunken homeland of the redguard....

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:56 pm

Ok, thanks for the correction and the info. How did it sink?

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:12 pm

Cataclysm, either massive earth quakes or some cult of stone magic practitioners gone awry.

See: http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/other_lands.shtml

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:10 pm

Ok, thanks for the correction and the info. How did it sink?

The Redguards blew it up because they didn't know how to use the tower properly.

And just a note, the entire thing didn't sink, most of it did, but a chain of islands still remain.

Just another note, by "blew up" mean they destroyed the tower and thus the local reality of the continent, causing it to degenerate and thus sink into the sea.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:37 pm

The Redguards blew it up because they didn't know how to use the tower properly.

How were they trying to use the Tower? I thought they destroyed Yokuda because they couldnt control their battle stances or something like that, something to do with the Swordsingers? Could you help me out on that? Maybe link some sources to read, please.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:01 pm

Someone already did:

Cataclysm, either massive earth quakes or some cult of stone magic practitioners gone awry.

See: http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/other_lands.shtml

» Sun May 29, 2011 3:13 am

Alright, thank you.

Just finished reading it. Stone magic, i?d love to see that one.

» Sun May 29, 2011 1:00 am

The Tower in question was the Orichalc Tower, built by the "left handed elves" that also inhabited Yokuda. The Yokudans never actually used the tower, they did however destroy it in their war against these elves. Just thought I'd attempt to attempt to clarify things a little bit.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:11 pm

I just saw a map of Tamriel that included Yokuda while researching Atamor(sp?). I was just curious about it's culturs history and what not. If anyone could point me in the right dirrection it would be much appriciated.

Oz

Basically, it started out as historical Japan except with black people.

IIRC, "Yokuda" supposedly means "Paddy (in/by the rice-field)" in Japanese.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:16 pm

The Redguards blew it up because they didn't know how to use the tower properly.

Witch brings a nother question from this ignorant one. What is the significance of these towers I keep hearing about.

Seriously, I'v been playing MW for 3-4 years and OB for about 8 months and have never heard of them until 3 days ago.

Ozgand the lore ignorant

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:02 pm

Alright, thank you.

Just finished reading it. Stone magic, i?d love to see that one.

http://www.imperial-library.info/obscure_text/viveccyrus.shtml sounds much cooler than lame old stone magic.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:59 pm

Witch brings a nother question from this ignorant one. What is the significance of these towers I keep hearing about.

Seriously, I'v been playing MW for 3-4 years and OB for about 8 months and have never heard of them until 3 days ago.

Ozgand the lore ignorant

http://www.imperial-library.info/obscure_text/nu-hatta_nu-mantia.shtml#5.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:15 pm

The Tower in question was the Orichalc Tower, built by the "left handed elves" that also inhabited Yokuda.

That's probably the Dwemer for those of you who are new. Also referred to as Dwarves in these games, although that is a misnomer. They were of average humanoid height and build.

edit: I may be wrong, but I could have sworn the Dwemer were referred to as Left Handed Elves by the Yokudans. If I am thinking of another race please correct me.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:19 pm

You're mistaken. The Dwemer had vanished before the Yoku came to Tamriel.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:00 pm

Although it's an interesting speculation. Even if it doesn't quite line up with the whole "Elves sailing, looking for Aldmeris and founding the Pyandonian and Yokudan elves" bit we get from http://www.imperial-library.info/obbooks/father_niben.shtml

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:46 pm

The reason I assumed it was them is that the term "left hand path" is often used to refer to the occult or the arcane..so called "paganism". The Dwarves would have been considered very much arcane and perverse by most other Elven nations, so that name would suit them indeed.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:47 pm

The reason I assumed it was them is that the term "left hand path" is often used to refer to the occult or the arcane..so called "paganism". The Dwarves would have been considered very much arcane and perverse by most other Elven nations, so that name would suit them indeed.

Why perverse? They were just trying to go back to the "first brush", isnt that what most mer are looking for? Leave this damn prison that is Mundus.

If anything Dunmer are the ones to be considered perversed from an elven point of view, since they turned to worship Daedra Lords and later the Tribunal with their stolen godhead and all the other perks.

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:31 pm

The reason I assumed it was them is that the term "left hand path" is often used to refer to the occult or the arcane..so called "paganism". The Dwarves would have been considered very much arcane and perverse by most other Elven nations, so that name would suit them indeed.

I thought you were just using them as everyone does; as a scapegoat

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:39 pm

Why perverse? They were just trying to go back to the "first brush", isnt that what most mer are looking for? Leave this damn prison that is Mundus.

If anything Dunmer are the ones to be considered perversed from an elven point of view, since they turned to worship Daedra Lords and later the Tribunal with their stolen godhead and all the other perks.

Perverse in that they constantly questioned and sought to undermine the divine with their calculations..they were the atheists of the Elder Scrolls universe. I rather admire them for their bold scientific standpoint and their desire to become gods themselves, replacing the Pantheon - others, including the Chimer, obviously felt very differently. They were seen as profane by more than a few, I'm sure.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:07 pm

If the Left-Handed Elves were Dwemer, could the Orichalc Tower have been Numidium?

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:29 pm

If the Left-Handed Elves were Dwemer, could the Orichalc Tower have been Numidium?

No..because walk brass is the Numidium, not Orichalc tower, which was made in MW and is the opposite direction of Yokuda. Heck, remember how Vivec sold the Numidium to Tiber Septim, who then used it to crush opposition till it blew up from Arctus Zurin pretty much after Summerset Ilse was conquered

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:48 pm

Perverse in that they constantly questioned and sought to undermine the divine with their calculations..they were the atheists of the Elder Scrolls universe. I rather admire them for their bold scientific standpoint and their desire to become gods themselves, replacing the Pantheon - others, including the Chimer, obviously felt very differently. They were seen as profane by more than a few, I'm sure.

OK, i understand that. Thank you

» Sun May 29, 2011 12:55 am

Perverse in that they constantly questioned and sought to undermine the divine with their calculations..they were the atheists of the Elder Scrolls universe. I rather admire them for their bold scientific standpoint and their desire to become gods themselves, replacing the Pantheon - others, including the Chimer, obviously felt very differently. They were seen as profane by more than a few, I'm sure.

But still, I find it funny how most people consider their methods to be insane and heretical, even though they were embracing total merish thought (with the exception of the dunmer and possibly bosmer).

» Sun May 29, 2011 2:37 am

No..because walk brass is the Numidium, not Orichalc tower, which was made in MW and is the opposite direction of Yokuda. Heck, remember how Vivec sold the Numidium to Tiber Septim, who then used it to crush opposition till it blew up from Arctus Zurin pretty much after Summerset Ilse was conquered

"Orichalc" could simply mean "flesh-metal". Hammerfell (Stros M'Kai) had Dwemer too, and Numidium could have walked there to aid the Dwemer in their struggle against the Yokus.