Am I correct that I read somewhere that a lot of Redguards prize and favor Dwemer armor or am I going crazy?

I've never heard anything of the sort, but I don't really know a huge amount about lore. I've read many of the ingame books etc but I don't remember anything about that.

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On-topic: The redguards seem to favor their own armour (Arabian inspired?) over the Dwemer, but then again there are a lot of Dwemer strongholds over to the west.

Probably no more than the Dunmer and Nords do.

All three races come from provinces riddled with Dwemer ruins, so it stands to reason that Dwemer armour is commonly worn (especially since the laws regarding the Empire's ownership of Dwemer artifacts is most likely no longer in effect, as both the Tribunal and the Septims are long-dead, meaning it's not just limited to bandits anymore).

It was outlawed, but you could still find tons of it in the Imperial City. And they didn't give a sh if you wore it or not.

"What in Sura-hoon is this Eastern nonsense? No true Raga, not Forebear, not Crown, not Lhotun'man, would ever risk his honor by donning the brass jaques of the Deep Devils. No No No. That's Hi-Na Otokomwen'reh or "even your grandmother's cows weep in hell". As I can tell you, for I am Ansei, all good Raga with honor favor Yoku porcelain, in plate or in scale. The Hatalii whisper that even if a warrior dies badly, if he goes to Tu'Whacca in the porcelain, then he need not hang his head for shame."

I actually do remember hearing of something about Redguards having a small obsession with the Dwemer. Their province is named after a Dwemeri Kings toss after all. Volenfell. But I cannot recall where I heard it or why it is so stuck in my head. That fighters stronghold in Oblvion comes to mind for some reason but that is it and i dunno if it even has any relevance at all.

Sry.

Seriously man, how do you come up with this stuff?

REDGUARDing your sig, no, the Maomer are not like the Maori of aotearoa ( new zealand ). I know because i am a Maori of aotearoa lol.

where is this from?

The words are my own nonsense, but the idea of Redguards using porcelain armor originates, I think, in the Tamriel Rebuilt mod.

I think your confusing it with a loading screen stating that Dwemer armor is highly sought after and highly valued in general.

No, I read it somewhere too. redgaurds seem to have a fascination with the Dwemer and their customs. I'll have to find the book.

yh. What you are both saying rings true to what I remember. I forgot about the name "Hammerfell" being dwarven inspired.

Thanks for the replies. I can rest assured I'm not loosing the plot.

I've just read that it is custom for a young Redguard's wanting to join a military career to have to brave aone of the many Dwarven ruins of Hammerfell before joining. but that additional to what I've read before though.

I'm not under the impression that the Redguards love the Dwemer armor more than any other race that commonly have soldiers in heavy armor, but because of the materials durability and quality it is generally well liked, both for warriors and collectors.

I was sure I'd actually read it within the lore somewhere.

Two other people have confirmed to me that they have also read it. Seeing what the other two have said has helped me recall it clearer. I definitely said that Redguards prize Dwemer armor / artifacts as part of their lore. This isn't to say they don't wear other armors or that other races are going to like Dwemer armor. But it is a part of Redguard lore.

Seeing that Redguards also have to brave one of the many Dwemer ruins of Hammerfell before enlisting into the military, kinda also makes sense why they may prize it. A redguard wearing armor obviously has it for battle reasons. I'm sure most have shown their honour back in Hammerfell by braving one of the ruins and is how many I'm sure get the armor. Perhaps the armor can be seen as a symbol of their success.

Also considering that Hammerfell comprises mostly of a large desert that sounds something like our Sahara and the inhabitable area is on the outskirts of this large desert, maybe the local made armors tend to be much lighter in design.

A Tuareg warrior from Mali which is a similar dress sense to how we see the Redguards from Hammerfell that feature in Skyrim
http://anthr.religion.nielsonpi.com/media/touareg_mali.jpg

That's a monkey lie cuz Redguards do like Dwarven armor.

"Tua no mongo, no shira? Need you nothing, friend? Do you have everything you could possibly want, you man of honor, Ra-Ansei? Or have the old mluo-crusts of whom you serve taught you nothing of the world; nothing of its ways. No atomo, no tro. Have your sheep-fathers-made-sheep-lovers not yet taught you that Raga honor won't put nukri-mluo in your pockets and the pretty women in the same places? Ha! Silly Ansei! Honor is a fine thing to hold when you are already holding much already! You are quick to blow your gold trumpet of your life made way, so I will do the same with no go tukta, no less good the reason. I am the Ansu-duptra, good Ansei. I am he who is made restless, and for that I do not blame you more than Sep would his itchy tummy. Mongora trai tukta do dura? You need the truth about those you call the Deep Devils? Those easterners who cannot stop throwing just as the northerners cannot stop shouting just as the not-so-easterners cannot stop dancing. The truth is in the coin, silly, and the coin is the truth of everything, the truth of T'Ra-mitana. So please Go-Ansei, good saint if you have friends who seek a Devil's golden husk, look me up on Stros M'kai where the moonlight shows least, the heat makes way, and waves sing their not-so-worst songs. And please do not begrudge an old pirate for his older ways! And if you should find me, make sure your memories-in-stone are deep-in-pocket, as my crafty Raga hands are quick and skilled, as any pretty tavern girl will tell you."

" Ha! Spoken like a true hi-Suroodeen, soft and useless as the metal he covets. A true Raga, a Rupt'sei Raga counts his honor on the heads he has taken from the infidels!"

Redguards are jihadists now huh?

Beth's language, not mine. Infidel is actually a Christian term.

Yeah. It means unfaithful. Christians used to be jihadists too. It's just that for some weird nonsensical reason the Christian world moved forward while the Muslim world moved back.

"Tro, a no tro. You're right but also not. My metal may be soft, but when I am struck I bend, and when things get hot, I shine and become liquid, and I slip through all the tiny cracks. You are Ansu-a-no-ans, too hard, too stubborn, and you like your stones crack and become dust. Heads make good chips for counting, but gold makes better marks for living. Heads are too large, and your enemies will always see you coming with them, can smell them, and even after you drop them the smell always sticks around. Makes for hi-mangai, the hard life. Life is too hard already without the weight of so many heads and the stink stink stink. I may wake up on Tu'whacca's side but I will always sleep on the side of Zeht."