The Stories of Tamriel: Jorunn the Skald-King

Post » Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:03 pm

http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2012/12/03/the-stories-of-tamriel-jorunn-the-skald-king

It's an interesting read, but it states that during the Akaviri invasion of Skyrim and Morrowind, it was Jorunn that enlisted the help of Wulfharth rather than Almalexia, as described in The Arcturian Heresy. Specifically, it says that the Greybeards summoned him, which is either new/a retcon, or an unintentional mix-up with Wulfharth's encounter with them later in the Second Era where he is "blasted to ash."
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Post » Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:53 am

Hm. Every time they have a chance to do something interesting with the story, they seem to miss it, don't they? I liked the idea of Almalexia having been the one to summon Wulfharth, because it would either show A ) a mythic stamp of approval on the Ebonheart Pact that's (again) actually cemented in existing lore, or B ) that the Tribunal are mucking with Shor's heart to force Wulfharth to their side, in which case the Ebonheart Pact has an interesting element of subversion to it. As it is, we're back where we started- a confusing mishmash of historical enemies.

And what's this nonsense about Argonians at Red Mountain? Why would the Hist give a damn if Skyrim and Morrowind are full of snow demons? In fact, you'd think they would be glad to see the Dunmer get overrun.

I want to like TESO so much because the storyline would have so much potential with some extremely minor tweaks (setting it in the 1st Era rather than the 2nd would be another key example), but every time I try to give it the benefit of the doubt, ZOE lets me down. :\

I think I'm just going to chalk this up to a propaganda piece written for the Ebonheart Pact, like the Aeneid was for Rome, and pretend that none of it is meant to be gospel.
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Post » Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:49 am

Hm. Every time they have a chance to do something interesting with the story, they seem to miss it, don't they? I liked the idea of Almalexia having been the one to summon Wulfharth, because it would either show A ) a mythic stamp of approval on the Ebonheart Pact that's (again) actually cemented in existing lore, or B ) that the Tribunal are mucking with Shor's heart to force Wulfharth to their side, in which case the Ebonheart Pact has an interesting element of subversion to it. As it is, we're back where we started.

And what's this nonsense about Argonians at Red Mountain? Why would the Hist give a damn if Skyrim and Morrowind are full of snow demons?

I want to like TESO so much because the storyline would have so much potential with some extremely minor tweaks (setting it in the 1st Era rather than the 2nd would be another key example), but every time I try to give it the benefit of the doubt, ZOE lets me down. :\

I think I'm just going to chalk this up to a propaganda piece written for the Ebonheart Pact, like the Aeneid was for Rome.

Exactly. The Argonians' appearence was what irked me most. The Dunmer were even busy with their Argonian slavery so why would they want to help? I hope it is just a propaganda piece, though I doubt it. Pfft, "Argonian Phalanx" my saltrice.

EDIT: Something else I just noticed is that the article implies ascension to the throne is governed by heritage rather than the Moot; "Prince Jorunn grew up knowing that his elder sister, Nurnhilde, was fated to take the throne. The Moot only appoints a new High King/Queen when there are no apparent heirs, my bad.
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Post » Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:25 am

The involvement of the Argonians in this story was acceptable in my mind, but only because of http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1427242-a-counter-blaste-to-perfidy/.
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