Sorry need to ask. : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:08 am

I know Cyrodill is the Imperial land, Morrowind is the Dunmer land and Skyrim is Nord, but what are Elswyr, Black Marsh, Hammerfelland Valenwood homelands of, and also i just checked a map, High rock too. i know Summerset isle is High elf.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:57 am

Elswehr (spelling is wrong) is Khajiiti land, Black Marsh is the Argonian (various subspecies) and Hist land, Hammerfell is the Redguard land (and other race, long extinct, that I have forgotten the name of...), Valenwod is the Bosmer and Imga land, and High Rock is the Breton land and also where the majority of Orcs live.
Skyrim might also have Falmer.

You might be interested in http://downloads.ei-der-zeit.com/images/maps/nirn_edz.jpg of the whole of Nirn.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:14 pm

Elswyr: Kajiit
Black Marsh: Argonians
Hammerfell: Redguard (Not where they actually come from, but it's where they've been in Tamriel for some time.)
Valenwood: Bosmer
High Rock: Bretons

EDIT: Oops. Too slow.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:17 am

Where do Wood Elf's come from?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:44 am

"Wood Elf" is a term used by Imperials to describe Bosmer. They are from Valenwood.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:16 pm

Valenwood: Bosmer/ Wood Elf

Damn you torikton!

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:49 pm

Now that's strange if they are the same thing, then why are they two different races :/

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:24 pm

Where do Wood Elf's come from?

When a momma Wood Elf and any ole random stranger love each other very much....

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:59 am

When a momma Wood Elf and any ole random stranger love each other very much....

LOL, i know these questions might seem noobish to you Oblivion fans who have played for a few years, but i just switched from Fallout 3 to Oblivion so i'd like to know alot about lore

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» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:33 am

When a momma Wood Elf and any ole random stranger love each other very much....

And that's how the Mundus recieved Fargoth, the gift that keeps on giving.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:04 am

Now that's strange if they are the same thing, then why are they two different races :/

They're not two different races, they're two names for the same race. Ex: Wood Elf/Bosmer; High Elf/Altmer, Dark Elf/Dunmer...

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:31 am

Now that's strange if they are the same thing, then why are they two different races :/

they arent two different races. Bosmer is elven for "wood elf"

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:13 pm

Now that's strange if they are the same thing, then why are they two different races :/

They're not two different races. That's the point. It's like how "Indians" are also "Native Americans". Just two different names for the same people.

EDIT: Dammit. Too late.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:09 am

LOL, i know these questions might seem noobish to you Oblivion fans who have played for a few years, but i just switched from Fallout 3 to Oblivion so i'd like to know alot about lore

For answers to most of your questions, go through the forums http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=15282, and http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=195079 threads. Try and read everything in there, and if the links broken, search the http://www.imperial-library.info/ for it. That place is a god-send for studying Lore.

Good luck.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:17 am

Sorry, i mean in-game. In the game you can choose your race to be Bosmer or Wood Elf, lol jesus in like 5 mins 4 people post saying they aren't the same race

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:16 pm

Tamriel has lots of names for the same thing, sometimes. It's certainly true in the real world, where entire continents have poetic labels and names that are mythological or cultural references. District of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_(name), much?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:45 am

Sorry, i mean in-game. In the game you can choose your race to be Bosmer or Wood Elf, lol jesus in like 5 mins 4 people post saying they aren't the same race

Nope, you can't. Bosmer and Wood Elf are synomymous. Even ingame, there are no two such races, only one.
"Oblivion Description
The clanfolk of the Western Valenwood forests, also known as "Bosmer." Wood Elves are nimble and quick, making them good scouts and thieves, and there are no finer archers in all of Tamriel. Their ability to command a simple creature is well-known.
- http://www.imperial-library.info/races/wood_elf.shtml

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:03 am

Sorry, i mean in-game. In the game you can choose your race to be Bosmer or Wood Elf, lol jesus in like 5 mins 4 people post saying they aren't the same race

lol wut? in game they are called bosmer in the race selection screen. also, all these people said they ARE (not aren't) the same race.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:08 am

Uhgg im getting confused now. When you start in the prison and you choose your race it says BOSMER (highly intelligent, blah blah blah) Wood Elf (quick etc etc). And everyone is saying they are the same...sorry if im frustrating people.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:00 pm

it says "wood elf" in the description of the bosmer race. it doenst have both "bosmer" and "wood elf" listed in the race list (the arrows at top). they are the same. just like dunmer = dark elves and native americans = american indians, its just a different name for the same set of peoples.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:16 am

OMG I GET IT NOW :facepalm: :banghead:
I was getting Bosmer confused with Breton and Wood Elf's. Man i fail so hard, lol.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:16 pm

OMG I GET IT NOW :facepalm: :banghead:
I was getting Bosmer confused with Breton and Wood Elf's. Man i fail so hard, lol.

Ha, well that was difficult enough... :slap:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:39 am

I know Cyrodill is the Imperial land, Morrowind is the Dunmer land and Skyrim is Nord, but what are Elswyr, Black Marsh, Hammerfelland Valenwood homelands of, and also i just checked a map, High rock too. i know Summerset isle is High elf.

Black Marsh is Argonian.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:42 am

Black Marsh is also really known as Argonia. It's only Black Marsh in Imperial culture. All people of the root refer to it as Argonia in the common tongue and something unpronouncable to Imperials in their own language.

Just another example of something with two words to describe it.