[WIP] Lore-Based Loading Screens - Help me create a new Skyr

Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:53 am

SUB: The native language of the Argonians is called "Jel", and is described as "the language closest to thought."

SUB: During the Second Empire the province of Hammerfell was governed as a republic. When the Empire finally dissolved, Hammerfell reverted to a hereditary monarchy led by a High King.

SUB: Whiterun's current prosperity can be traced back to the reign of the Witch-Queen Jsashe, a self-proclaimed Priestess of Lorkhan, who revived the city's dwindling fortunes at the end of the Third Era.

SUB: The islands of Thras in the Abecean Sea are inhabited by a hulking, slug-like race known as the Sload. N'Gasta, author of N'Gasta! Kvata! Kvakis!, was a famous Sload from the Second Era.


EDIT: I sooo want to quote the Aldudagga, but I'll respect the wishes of the OP! :)
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:59 am

SUB: The forms the Khajit of Elsweyr take at birth are determined by the phases of the moons Masser and Secunda, ranging from looking almost nearly man or mer to giant cats taller than an Altmer.

SUB: Tamriel means "Dawn's Beauty" in Aldmeris.

SUB: The planet that Tamriel is on is known as Nirn, meaning "Arena" in Ehlnofex.

SUB: The Adamantine Tower of Balifera Island in High Rock is the oldest known structure in Tamriel, and is believed to be where the Aedra planned Mundus and later Lorkhan's punishment.

SUB: Yokuda was the original home of the Redguards, whose departure is believed to be due to it sinking into the sea. Reasons for this range from natural disasters to revenge by a group of defeated Ansei.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:52 pm

SUB: The Ansei are a group of warrior-artisans from Hammerfell who practice the ways of the Spirit Sword, or Shehai. Master Ansei can forge blades from their very souls which can cut through anything.

SUB: Around the year 547 of the 2nd Era, despite a long history of enimity, Skyrim and Morrowind united to form an alliance that could defeat the large invading Akaviri force of Ada'Soom Dir-Kamal.

SUB: Ironwood Nuts come from the rare Ironwood tree, which can be found isolated groves throughout Skyrim. Keep looking.

SUB: "Heart of thorn... bones of the wild... in life, Forsworn...rise from death, Blood of our Blood." - Briarheart Ceremony
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:19 am

SUB: The vulpine Lilmothiit were believed to be related to the Khajiit and were natives of Black Marsh. They are believed to have become extinct.

SUB: The Dunmer were once known as the Chimer, or Changed Ones, before Azura cursed them with dark skin and red eyes for the Tribunal's betrayal.

SUB: The Maormer of Pyandonea, located far southwest of Tamriel, use snake-like magic to control sea serpents and have clashed with the Altmer for centuries. Their leader is Orgnum, an immortal wizard king.

SUB: Pyandonea, the home of the Maormer, is mostly covered in tropical rainforest. It is home to many water spirits.

SUB: The races of mer descended from the Aldmer: Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, Maormer, Orsimer, Ayleid. The Dwemer and Falmer were created separately.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:33 pm

SUBL: The races of mer descended from the Aldmer: Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, Dwemer, Maormer, Orsimer, Ayleid, and Falmer.
The Dwemer and Falmer did not descend from the Aldmer.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:37 pm

SUB: It is rumored that the Alfiq sub-race of Khajiit has the appearance of a common housecat. Their small size belies their affinity to powerful magicks.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:09 am

The Dwemer and Falmer did not descend from the Aldmer.

How so? :turtle:
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Brandon Bernardi
 
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:36 pm

Doesn't stop it from being super cool, though. If any other member thinks this submission was inappropriate, then feel free to let me know that it should be removed.

Oh, no, no, I really like it! Don't get me wrong. I just figured sourcing it different might look better on the loading screen though.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:18 am

How so? :turtle:
They descend from the Ehlnofey directly. http://i.imgur.com/WQREn.png is always good to refer to, made by Lady N.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:53 am

They descend from the Ehlnofey directly. http://i.imgur.com/WQREn.png is always good to refer to, made by Lady N.

Excellent! :tongue:
That explains some things I had confusion on.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:47 am

SUB: When the Necromancer's Moon eclipses Arkay, during the Shade of the Revenant, Black Soul Gems can be created through dark rituals. These are the only Soul Gems capable of holding the souls of men and most mer.

SUB: Hammerfell was originally settled by the Rourken clan of Dwemer upon the hammer Volendrung landing there, and is a translation of Volenfell from Dwemeris.

SUB: Fang Lair in Hammerfell was once home to a piece of the Staff of Chaos. The Eternal Champion acquired it from there during the Imperial Simulacrum.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:48 am

SUB: "Our hero, our hero, claims a warrior's heart." -- The Dragonborn Comes

SUB: During the Second Empire, Redguard society was divided into two main groups: The Crowns, who honored age-old Redguard tradition, and the Forbears, who supported the Empire.

SUB: Stros M'Kai, a small but important tropical island off the southern coast of Hammerfell, was home to a rebellion during the Second Era.

SUB: Tiber Septim once employed a dragon to aid in his conquest of Tamriel. The dragon, Nafaalilargus, was slain by the Redguard Cyrus.

SUB: In the province of High Rock, the 2nd of Sun's Dawn is celebrated as Mad Pelagius Day. It is also traditionally considered as the Daedric Prince Sheogorath's summoning day.

SUB: Morrowind's Tribunal was also known as ALMSIVI.

SUB: "Defy me, and you will know what it is to stand against a god." --Vivec

SUB: Yagrum Bagarn was the last known living Dwemer. His body was hideously bloated and deformed by Corprus disease.

SUB: "Nerevar, grab my spear!" -- Vivec erm...nevermind. :biggrin:

I think all of these are right. Don't know if any of them are good enough, though.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:02 pm

SUB:Take heart, the mighty hero cried! He Looked up at Dagon, and cursed his foul name. - Excerpt from the Fall of Dagon.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:38 pm

SUB: "Your mother obviously never told you never to accept a freely given gift from a summoned dremora,"- A Dremora, A Tragedy In Black

SUB: Molag Bal's plane of Oblivion, Coldharbour, is described as a dark mirror of Nirn filled with nothing but pain and suffering.

SUB: In Old Nordic tradition, Arkay is vilified as Orkey the Old Knocker, who cursed the Nords with shorter lives then elves, and at one point turned all of Skyrim's population six years old. Shor remedied this by placing the remainder of the curse on the orcs.

SUB: The animal totems and puzzle doors found within Skyrim's barrows are actually representations of the Old Nordic Pantheon. Kyne is represented as the hawk, and Tsun the whale.

SUB: Solstheim is an island northwest of Morrowind and east of Skyrim, populated mainly by Nords and mostly independent of the Empire. In 3E 427, it was host to Hircine's Bloodmoon hunt, where he and his werewolves stalked the island.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:07 am

They descend from the Ehlnofey directly. http://i.imgur.com/WQREn.png is always good to refer to, made by Lady N.

That makes very little sense.
I do not know a lot about the left-handed elves, but if they do not come from Aldmer, then they are elves in name only and not true elves.
All elves come from Aldmer.
I know for certain that Dwemer are from Aldmer stock, as they schism'd from the Aldmer due to religious differences and split off fairly early, before the Chimer.

Creation is subgradient.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:15 pm

Are you also adding new models ?
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:44 pm

That makes very little sense.
I do not know a lot about the left-handed elves, but if they do not come from Aldmer, then they are elves in name only and not true elves.
All elves come from Aldmer.
I know for certain that Dwemer are from Aldmer stock, as they schism'd from the Aldmer due to religious differences and split off fairly early, before the Chimer.

That graph is based on what we know for certain. LN is keeping safe here. We have no evidence that the Dwemer, for example, are descended from the Aldmer of Aldmeris. In fact, evidence even suggests that they never left Tamriel to being with, which would make it likely that they are descended from the Elhnofey directly. Ala the Elhnofey left Tamriel before becoming the Aldmer.

Just like "Atmoran" doesn't preclude all human populations, such as the Kothri and the Redguard, the "Aldmer" don't preclude all elven civilization.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:52 pm


They descend from the Ehlnofey directly. http://i.imgur.com/WQREn.png is always good to refer to, made by Lady N.
Sorry kajhits are elves ? They do not look like having much in common in look , culture and speech...
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:25 pm

That graph is based on what we know for certain. LN is keeping safe here. We have no evidence that the Dwemer, for example, are descended from the Aldmer of Aldmeris. In fact, evidence even suggests that they never left Tamriel to being with, which would make it likely that they are descended from the Elhnofey directly. Ala the Elhnofey left Tamriel before becoming the Aldmer.

Just like "Atmoran" doesn't preclude all human populations, such as the Kothri and the Redguard, the "Aldmer" don't preclude all elven civilization.

But we do.
Antecedents of Dwemer law talks about Dwemer law being descendant from Altmer law.
Not Aldmer, but Altmer.
Antecedent means that what came before, predecessor.
If Dwemer law comes from the Altmer, the Dwemer do as well.

Khajiit come from Ehlnofey (Or the first subgradiate thereof).
We know this because Topal the Pilot writes about them in Father of the Niben. Topal was an Aldmer, so this occured before the various schisms that led to Altmer, Chimer and Dwemer.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:32 am

SUB: "Remember this always, son of the north - a Nord is judged not by the manner in which he lived, but the manner in which he died." -Ysgramor
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:51 pm

SUB: While Saarthal was the first and oldest Nordic city in Skyrim, Bromjunaar, now known as Labyrinthian, is the largest and most well preserved.
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:05 am

Hey I could make use of this thread as well to add some personal lore based loading screens for my issgard mod? The arguments treated in my mod lore wise are about:


Nords
Ancient nords
Dragon wars
Atmora
Nedes
Stalhrim
Traditions
Totemic pantheon
Dragons
End of time
Blades
Akavir
Thalmor
Sea of ghosts
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:30 am

SUB: "Take heart, the mighty hero cried! He looked up at Dagon and cursed his foul name!" - The Fall of Dagon
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:30 pm

SUB: "The best techniques are passed on by the survivors" - Gaiden Shinji
SUB: Martin Septim sacrificed himself to drive Mehrunes Dagon from the world. This event signified the start of the Fourth Era.
SUB: "How very beautiful you are, that you do not join us." - Vivec to Molag Bal, The Thirty-Six Lessons of Vivec, Sermon Twelve
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Post » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:48 pm

SUB: "Take heart, the mighty hero cried! He looked up at Dagon and cursed his foul name!" - The Fall of Dagon
SUB:Take heart, the mighty hero cried! He Looked up at Dagon, and cursed his foul name. - Excerpt from the Fall of Dagon.
Beat you to it.
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