TESO Map & Lore

Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 3:48 am

http://elderscrollsonline.com/en/map/tamriel

Each of the provinces has some tidbits that come with it. Im still looking through it all, but feel free to post interesting findings.

So far, Auridon is Rivendel and its buildings are un-poetic

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:21 am

It's very derivative, isn't it?

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:14 pm

Wait, why are Eastmarch and the Rift touching the Inner Sea? And wasn't the volcanic tundra said to be a remnant of the Red Year (I could sworn it was mentioned during Skyrim's development)?

And what we can see in Auridon falls directly under the BATW clause (some of what is written can be somewhat fitting and interesting, but what they show...).

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:30 am

I actually enjoyed the texts about auridon. I had hoped the place would look more magical, more mythic and primordial, but I liked how their society has been portrayed. Very rigid and conservative; incredibly hierarchal - titles such as kinlord seem to indicate rank or maybe caste - and everyone must bend to authority (even the trees must accept their given position). Also nicely portrayed was that altmer accept this hierarcy and ruling system as natural, and necessary perhaps, as even the apparently lowly enchanters (they seem to be equivalent to blacksmiths maybe?) accept their position in the hierarchy and perform their work with pride.

The comment on architecture was interesting I thought in that it mentioned aetherial observatories which reflects the academic tendencies of the Altmer, and the xenophobia was hinted at with the remark about using only building materials from alinor. The handbill seemed outright propagandist and nationalist which is what I'd expect from the aldmeri dominion, with its glorious talk of ruling tamriel with peace and prosperity.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:54 am

A lot of the writing could be a bit more... exciting? I dunno. A lot of stuff manages to say almost nothing at all worth reading. Some cool stuff there though.

The snake altar thingy in High Rock is interesting..

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:44 pm

They aren't. That part of Morrowind is pretty thin anyway, perhaps too thin as represented on this map but there's still visible space there.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:04 am

“We must work together to find common ground with our allies. This has been simple with the Redguards, who tend to worship the Divines, though they do have some strange ideas about them that seem to come from the intermixing with their ancestors’ gods. Only the staunchest traditionalists still worship the Yokudan gods, and even then there are parallels with the Divines"


That's kind of icky. But then again.. Imperial sources.. *fingers crossed*

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:49 am

It should say who wrote it. Chances are it was by a Breton, I dont think any of the stories are by Imperials

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:19 am

Yeah, it's a Breton priest of Zenithar it seems.. lame.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:55 am

Eh, people are entitled to complain that things are boring, but what I've read so far on this map all works out lorewise. Some people still complain about the factions being impossible, but from what I've read so far, the ESO devs clearly understand the stresses that the Daggerfall Covenant would create. That's been pretty clear for a long time, actually, but hey, this is further affirmation.

Actually, you can hear a whisper of the volcanic tundra in http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Warrior from the Beggar, Thief, Warrior, King series. Along with that, it includes the first mention of jazbay berries — which only grow in Eastmarch.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:57 am

If you look at the maps of the areas, the brighter part goes all the way to the Inner Sea (and the strip seen on the main map is way too thin). In the Eastmarch one you can even see a marker very close to the shore of the IS.

Missed that - though since it tells us about a valley in "north-central Skyrim" it doesn't work for Eastmarch.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:20 am

Will yall ever find anything about ESO that you won't complain about? Overall it's bringing more new stuff to the series than ever before. I personally enjoyed all the new tidbits.

Thought the blacklight thing is a little concerning.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:10 pm

The series is famously filled with falsehoods. What's important is that the volcanic region and jazbay berries were glimmers of truth.

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Post » Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:41 am

A game which would bring the entire WW2 arsenal, zerlings and reveal that the Divines are actually Reptilians (no, not connected with Argonians) would also bring more new stuff than ever before...

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