Telvanni Towers : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:23 am

To me, the Telvanni towers are awefully reminiscent of certain underground graphic art from the seventies.

Also the briges and stairs remind me of an 80s cartoon called "Jason and the Wheeled Warriors" by Jean Chalopin.

» Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:08 am

I love the Telvanni Towers.

You mean Jayce/Jayze or what the heck it was?

» Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:02 am

I think the Telvanni are pretty original. I mean, sure, you can point to Smurfs, but there's a world of difference.

Although interpreting them as smurfs is odd. Is Divayth Fyr Gargamel, Papa Smurf, or a synthesis of the two?

» Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:53 am

No. The skeksis and the Telvanni behave almost identically, and the Morrowind announcement sketch by MK conjures the same imagery as the Emperor's tower in the Dark Crystal. It's ok to give credit to the source.

Indeed, the resemblance between the original Telvanni wizard robes and the Skeksi's is striking. I really wish they'd incorporated it into the game..