Question about Dunmer Lore

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 1:02 pm

I have a couple questions about Dunmer religion/worship, and the Ashlanders. It's for my character in Skyrim that I'm RP (first time RP a character & having a blast)

Quick background

Saryn Urshilaku is an Ashlander with the Urshilaku tribe who was cast out for killing a tribesman out of passion. In exile he wandered the regions of West Gash, Northern Ashlands, & the Grazelands. He lives off the land using the skills & experience taught & gained by his Urshilaku warriors, honing them over time. Missing his tribe dearly but understanding he can never return, he left Vvardenfell where he hunted & roamed the Colovian Highlands. Nostalgia for his homeland caused him to return again to Vvardenfell. He arrived after the eruption of Red Mountain, seeing his home in ruins. Instead of heading north to Solstheim, he traveled west to Skyrim.

That's his back story in a nutshell, left out a lot of details but that's it. The questions I have are about the Ashlander tribes, & Dunmer religion.

1. Did the Ashlander tribes follow the Tribunal, or stayed worshipping their ancenstors?
2. Did the Ashlanders stay away from the political conflicts & affairs of larger organizations (the Imperial Legion, the Great Houses, the various guilds) & keep to themselves? Were they aware of current events i.e. the Civil War in Skyrim?
3. Anyone have a link where I can find more information about Ashlander tribes daily lives, customs, traditions etc?

Any information/answers will be very helpful & greatly appreciated!
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Jamie Moysey
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:57 pm

Ooh, I'm an RPer too, would be curious where you're RPing, though I hardly have the time to join another RP. ^^; (Unless you mean that you're RPing in the game! ^^)

First, http://www.imperial-library.info/content/pamphlet-ashlanders

A link to an article on the Ashlanders, written and compiled by Imperial Library scholars. C: This would answer all of your questions, I'm sure, so leaving that there should answer all of these questions.
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:57 pm

Thank you, that link is a goldmine of information & exactly what I was looking for!

I'm RPing this character in game, although I intend on getting back into it. I used to RP a lot when I played Morrowind back in the day but haven't RP'd in a story on the forums for a very long time!
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