Province Lore Question

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 2:53 am

Which of the provinces of Tamriel has the most developed Lore? (One that has not been portrayed thoroughly in a game (i.e. parts of Morrowind, Cyrodiil, Skyrim).
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Miragel Ginza
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 7:35 am

I would say Morrowind, even though it is in Vvardenfell rather than the whole province. Loads of stuff to read up on ingame AFAIK.
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Rob
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:41 am

I wouldn't presume to guess. Each has a fair amount of culture and history behind it.
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Hayley Bristow
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 9:55 am

(One that has not been portrayed thoroughly in a game (i.e. parts of Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim).

That'd be Cyrodiil,

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Kayla Oatney
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:54 pm

Morrowind by a country mile. The history, culture and people of Morrowind have been explored in far more depth than what we've got regarding anyone else. Though we also know a lot about Southern High Rock and northern Hammerfell from TES II: Daggerfall. Skyrim and Cyrodiil come somewhere after that; we have a lot of ancient history from both. Could argue long and hard which we know better (retcons in mind!).
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 7:57 pm

That'd be Cyrodiil,

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I see what you did there. lol
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 2:25 am

That'd be Cyrodiil,

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Katie Samuel
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 7:38 am

It's a tossup between Morrowind and Skyrim, with Hammerfell third. Morrowind seems like it's more developed because it's lore is more unique than Skyrim's, and makes us pay attention. When you look at it, though, we know relatively little, especially about the thousand-some years between the War of the First Council and the Nerevarine's arrival.
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Chantelle Walker
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 11:23 am

It's a tossup between Morrowind and Skyrim, with Hammerfell third. Morrowind seems like it's more developed because it's lore is more unique than Skyrim's, and makes us pay attention. When you look at it, though, we know relatively little, especially about the thousand-some years between the War of the First Council and the Nerevarine's arrival.

I'd say it's also the fact that you can join the Great Houses that makes it feel more developed, simply because the existence of political guilds makes it feel more active.

It's why I dislike how you can become a Thane in every Hold.
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James Potter
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 10:46 am

Am I the only person who read the part about not being explored in-game?
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 1:06 am

Am I the only person who read the part about not being explored in-game?

seems that way lol :)
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Benjamin Holz
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 8:44 pm

Well, that would bring it down to Elsweyr, Valenwood, Alinor, and Argonia. Out of those... (to use a bit of a cheatish answer) I would say none of the above, frankly. That was the whole point of "A Dance in Fire" and the "Argonian Account": delving into areas that we know little to nothing about, outside of the Pocket Guides.

[EDIT: Ahh hell, due to the influx of literature on the Thalmor, I'll pitch Summerset.]
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