» Sun May 01, 2011 9:46 pm
You may be interested in reading this:
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore%3a%50laces
Specifically the "Other Lands" bit. If you don't want to read it, I'll give a brief summary:
Besides Tamriel, there is:
Akavir: A continent to the east of Tamriel
Aldmeris: A continent that may no longer exist on Nirn
Atmora: A frozen wasteland to the north of Tamriel
Cathnoquey: An island kingdom between Tamriel and Akavir
Esrionet: An island kingdom between Tamriel and Akavir
Pyandonea: A small continent to the south of Tamriel
Roscrea: An island kingdom to the north of Skyrim, in the Sea of Ghosts.
Thras: A small archipelago.
Yneslea: An island kingdom between Tamriel and Akavir
Yokuda: A chain of islands that is all that's left of the Redguard homeland.
And here's a map of a lot of those lands:
http://www.imperial-library.info/maps/minibigmaproadslore31gv.jpg
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I personally think that after Tamriel, games will first take place in the lands on that map, and eventually Akavir. However, I think that Bethesda may always be able to use Tamriel, because if they make enough political and environmental changes to the continent, they could keep reusing provinces, with one in one game looking different than in another game.