The Dunmer always had a very distinct and interesting culture (IMO at least). Now that many Dark Elves are being driven out of their land by argonians, do you think we're gonna see Dunmer culture spill over into Skyrim?

Dunmer Culture includes (but is not limited to):

• Ashlanders
  
• Tribunal (if it still exists)
  
• Morag Tong
  
• Dunmer Architecture
  
• Commona Tong
  
• Dunmer Armor (i.e.Bonemold, Telvanni Helmets)
  
• Great Houses

What i would like to know is what happened to the Tribunal. Now that Sotha Sil and Alexmexia (and according to me Vivec) have been dead for a couple hundred years, is the Tribunal, or some tangent of the Tribunal, still alive at all?

I just read the new oxm Australia and there was an interview featuring Todd and he said that there is a small community of Dark elves not big but a small community.

At the time of Skyrim, Morrowind has been conquered by Argonians from the Black Marsh. I expect any Dunmer presence in the east to be a refugee culture.

well yeah, my whole poll is on the basis that refugee's will be spilling over to Skyrim. I just shoehorned "refugee" into all my "yes" answers just so people know that now

I'd also like to see Argonian persecution of the Dunmer in some cases, which would be an intriguing turnabout from the culture from TES:III. There should be a lot of bad blood there for sure, and I would expect large starting disposition penalties for interaction between the two races.

That being said it would be interesting to see whether or not the Dunmer in Skyrim still cling to their old social structures at all. Will there be a noticeable Telvanni presence? Or would they have been the first Great House wiped out by Argonia because of their promotion of slavery?

This is really one thing I've been dying to find out, so I might just wander over there right at level 1

My first destination: Eastern Skyrim.

I'm gonna be a dark elf i think, so I want to find my own people.

and yeah, i wanna see whats going on with the Argonians over there, and if i can help any of my ash-skinned brethren.

Sure, why not? Morrowind had the Dagon Fel & Solthstiem areas, which displayed some Nord influence. And the EP of Bloodmoon revolved rather strongly around Nord culture.

There Will be a Dunmer inspired city with Morrowind inspired buildings and such. Now Modders can use those to replicate Morrowind lol.

Nice. Can you provide a link to this info? (provided this isn't just speculation)

^what, no link? does anyone have it?

I think the Dumner have a town or one of the smaller settlements not a city IIRC.

It's just something I heard on the forums. There actually was a link somewhere to someone saying it. Check the articles on IGN or some of the videos.

The reason you can't find a link because it's in a magazine..OXM UK/AUS

Yeah lol. I remember now. But it's in the confirmed Skyrim features thread.

Regardless i'm quite excited about the news

oh thanks... i assume there arent any links to the info quoted in the mag?

on second thought, i don't care. It's as good as confirmed to me.

You would want a game with only dunmer everywhere, wouldn't you? Even if it was in Summerset.

no way man. I'm just curious as to what happened to them. and yeah, i'm excited to see some of the culture from Morrowind in Skyrim.

Notice i pointed out it should only be near the eastern border of Skyrim.

Morrowtown and small villages. They should have their own armor/architecture or anything else that's theirs too. If there's a Morag Tong assassins guild in Skyrim it would be way different, but maybe could still work.

They're practically culturally dead, if you ask me. Being driven away from your home, with nothing, and surviving on the charity of others will do that.

Well the Dunmer are a proud people. i doubt they would take charity too long or adopt the culture of others very easily

riften supposedly is heavily influenced by dunmeri culture

I'd love a Morrowtown.

It's been 200 years. The only thing making them refugees anymore is that they are long lived and many/some have been around a long time. Also keep in mind that some of them lived in other provinces even before the crises hit. They certainly aren't refugees either.

I think it will be more akin to the conquered natives in the Americas. In some places they blended with the conquering peoples and in others yes they were oppressed for years and in some ways still are but they are hardly perpetual refugees. Are the Native Americans in the USA refugees? I think not, even if there are problems of discrimination in some parts of the country.

One thing I will say is it's a relief slavery was stomped out of their culture. Not all of the Dunmer deserved what happened, but the slave owners and their sympathizers had it coming.

But Argonians look like lizards, and lizards are fun to have as pets. It's only natural to try to get them used for something, just like horses are used for riding. :shrug: Maybe Dunmer just didn't understand they're people too :shrug: