Lore Snippets

Post » Mon May 21, 2012 8:30 pm

Here we come up with little snippets of lore too small to be a story.

The deepest cave ever found was under the Dwarven ruins of Izalnuf, where the Dwemer attempted to delve into the centre of Nirn. No man has found the end, as a unfortunate magma flood has made it impossible to delve down through the lower levels.

The greatest artifact of Yokuda was the Blade of Lightbreaking, named because it was so sharp it was said to be able to cut light in half. It dissapeared along with the rest of Yokuda.

Destruction magic is frowned upon by Psijiics, due to it only being useful at doing harm.

The worst warrior of NIrn was said to have been Skjar the Wounded, who fought in 17 battles, and almost died in each one, without a single kill to his name. He lost his legs, an arm and his eyes in combat, and after he retired had to be carried around in a cart by his son.
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Post » Mon May 21, 2012 8:09 pm

The longest ever duel was fought between the legendary legionnaire Titus Alinorius and the feared vagabond Hjar the bloodied. It lasted for 6 consecutive days and spanned all of Falkreath Hold.

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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 4:08 am

"Nibenese poetry is the third worst in Nirn. The second worst is that of the Sload of Thras. During a recitation by their Poet Master N'gaaka the Flatulent, of his poem, Ode to a Small Lump of Green Soap I Found in My Armpit One Midsummer Morning, four of his audience members died of internal hemorrhaging, and the president of the Thrassian Arts Nobbling Council, survived by gnawing one of his own arms off..
The very worst poetry on Nirn died along with its creator, Arriana Tarius of Sutch... in the destruction of the city Kvatch.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 5:34 am

During the third era, Cyrodiil sported a gentlemen's club renowed for its annual feast at which a great variety of meats from magical, mythical and rare creatures were presented.
The minotaur broth was considered exceptionally haute cuisine and served in its own skull.

The custom more or less died out after a disastrous feast shortly after the Oblivion crisis, when the mother of a spider Daedra (barbequed, with mint sauce) materialised into the dining hall to exact revenge.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 6:25 am

The Pride of Tel Vos was the supply ship Tel Vos sent to aid fallen Winterhold soon after Red Mountain erupted.

Potentate Ocato's Battlemage was a mysterious figure. It is said he or she fought against the Argonian uprising in Morrowind and successfully handled different diplomatic issues. This soldier and advisor vanished soon before the death of Ocato, and authorities either refuse to give information on this fellow and his fate, or simply do not, or no longer, have any.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 12:04 am

Tiber Septim was renowned for his profound love of durians. It is said that to mark the signing of the Cyrodiilo-Morrowind Armistice, Vivec hosted his new liege at a grand banquet featuring the odorous fruit in every course.

Old Nordish, the language of Pre-Reman Skyrim, has 17 words for joysnow.

Argonians can sneeze without blinking.
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Post » Mon May 21, 2012 7:39 pm

It is said that pushups came into existence after the Hoonding perceived that Nirn had slighted his honor and challenged the soil to a Yokudan shoving match. Modern Raga contend that Nirn lost.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 3:33 am

The Telvanni's mushroom tower, which is oddly a uniform trait among the differing wizard-lords, emits a pheromone that drives away cliff racers.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 12:11 am

Barenziah was Nirn's first memosporic porm star.

In the middle Second Era, an elk was placed on the Throne of Tamriel due to popular vote. The Elder Counsil was not pleased, and has considered democratic elections to be high treason against the Empire ever since.

Titus Mede II is afraid of clowns.

The dwemer's moniker of "the dwarves" stemmed from a Nordic uphemism about their tiny,thin, shriveled [[VEHKMUATRA]]

Thalmori rations are sweetrolls and cakes.

Karliah wears colored contacts to make people question her lineage.

Bran-Shei does yoga to make himself look younger. You didn't think it was the Telvanni bloodline did you?
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 3:48 am

Dunmer have an ash-filter in their noses, which they use to make sure the ash they breath is pure and thus grumpiness.

Hist sometimes use their roots to do naughty things.

Bosmer think Imga taste the best.

Uriel Septim VII invented hair-restoration magic.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 7:00 am

In the middle Second Era, an elk was placed on the Throne of Tamriel due to popular vote. The Elder Counsil was not pleased, and has considered democratic elections to be high treason against the Empire ever since.

Ahh, those were the days...
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 2:52 am

Counsil should be Council. EFFFFFFF!
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 2:51 am

Some of the most prized artifacts of the Altmer are Auriel's Arrows. Said to be shot from Auriel's own bow, there are a few dozen in existence, most of them held in Summerset Isle. The greatest heroes of the Thalmor are given these arrows instead of medals.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 7:43 am

During the Great War, several Thalmor administrators of conquered territories were strung up by their tongues and then killed via violent rectal prolapsing. No one has ever caught this horrible serial killer.

To prevent the altmer from being seduced by mannish [censored]s, altmer children are magically altered so as to never have puberty.

The prolific breeding habits of the Dunmer has resulted in them being immune to a number of common sixually transmitted diseases.

To discourage breeding with the Dunmer, the Aldmeri Dominion has classified impregnation by a dunmer as an STD.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 2:52 am

The Old Yokudans have a god of forgetfulness. Every Yokudan will tell you that they know the name, but it's slipped from their memory at the moment.
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Post » Mon May 21, 2012 11:33 pm

For a noble breton to come of age they must first succesfully overthrow their nanny through political plotting.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 1:26 am

Uriel Septim VII invented hair-restoration magic.

Ocato did that. I dunno about Muriel's magic skills, but he surely was a lazy ass.
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 7:52 am



Ocato did that. I dunno about Muriel's magic skills, but he surely was a lazy ass.
Muriel? Then where is Courage?
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Post » Tue May 22, 2012 3:10 am

Muriel? Then where is Courage?

They said he returned to Cyrodiil some time before the Oblivion crisis...
I'm sure he's dead now.
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Post » Mon May 21, 2012 10:19 pm

Courage the Cowardly Dog, despite his moniker, was actually a dunmer exile from Morrowind. While he was a celebrity in Cyrodiil (Colovia in particular), for being an actor, his life was brought to a swift end by being [censored] in the [VEHK] by a spider daedra's [[MEPHALAMUATRA]] in a most luscious and depraved manner.
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