What lies beyond the shores of Tamriel?

Post » Tue May 17, 2011 4:51 am

Tamriel is, of course, the setting for every single Elder Scrolls game. But is there something else? Somewhere on the other side of Nirn? I do know about Akavir, but all the men there were eaten by the Serpents of Tsaesci. Yokuda sunk into the sea, and nothing is really said about Atmora. My main question is, are there other places on Nirn similar to Tamriel?
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Jarrett Willis
 
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 1:08 am

No.

Tamriel is very special. All life started there; "http://www.imperial-library.info/obscure_text/nu-hatta_nu-mantia.shtml#5" And it shall end there. "None shall survive."
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Emilie M
 
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 9:05 am

Tamriel is, to the best of my knowledge, the only inhabitable continent. Both Akavir and Yokuda are island chains. Atmora was, perhaps, a continent, but it froze completely over. Then there's whatever set of islands the Maomer and the Sload inhabit. So whether you sail north, south, east, or west, you'll find nothing like the starry heart that is Tamriel.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 7:22 am

Nothing anyone can tell you, the elder council can come up with whatever it wants, so yeah, do'nt believe in written histories or letters :P
Nobody knows, how can anyone tell what akavir is, or atmora? Could all just be "we are the center of the world" thing.
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 11:38 pm

Yes there is more then Tamriel and Akavir.

Dont forget the Sload isle.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 2:32 pm

Don't forget Pyandonea, though from what I've read that's more of a forest over the ocean than an actual above water landmass.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 5:41 am

Akavir is a continent--not a series of islands. Here is TIL's http://www.imperial-library.info/akavir/index.shtml Aside from the inhabitants, this may be the land most similar to Tamriel in terms of climate, etc.

Yokuda was a continent but was mostly destroyed or sunk in a disaster. It now exists as a few islands of varying size, I believe. "The continent of Yokuda is no more, but it was once a place where rocky, barren hills were matched by the fecund combination of sophisticated agriculture, politics, and warfare. It was a harsh environment, training the Yokudans well for their lives in Tamriel. The Yokuda civil wars of the 4th and 8th centuries prepared them for their future conflicts, and the unwelcoming desert of Volenfell only yielded fruit and grain because of the experience the Yokudans had in their even more arid homeland. " from http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/other_lands.shtml on TIL.

Atmora is a frozen continent lying north of Tamriel. Not similar to Tamriel.

Thras is home to the sload, and is a chain of coral islands... probably atolls.

Pyandonea is another island kingdom, populated by the Maomer. Their last attempt to invade Tamriel was crushed by a storm--a storm likely cooked up by the Psijics.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 1:46 am

What about Old Ehlnofey? Or does it not really exist physically?
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 6:24 am

No. Aldmeris (Old Ehlnofey) http://www.imperial-library.info/obscure_text/nu-hatta_nu-mantia.shtml#5. All that is is a confusion of what happened in the Dawn.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 2:55 pm

Ahhh you're all right... there are infinite possibilities in the Elder Scrolls Universe, as of now. Just imagine what the Europeans were imagining hundreds of years ago... They could grasp the possibility of other civilizations on other continents, but they had yet to witness them in their fullest.

If you ask me, the cititzens of Akavir (which isn't just a chain of islands, I'm pretty sure. There are chains of islands between Akavir and Tamriel, but Akavir is a continent similar to Tamriel's size) probably view Tamriel in the way the citizens of Tamriel view Akavir - with rivalry, mystery, ignorance, facination, fear... They're asking all the questions that are being asked about them. Ya get me?
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 2:17 pm

Oh yeah, a li'l clarification of my first post: while Tamriel is special in the sense that it housed the Convention, I've read/heard talk of Akavir being a myth echo of Tamriel. I don't know just how far this echo mimics the Starry Heart of the World, though.
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 11:48 pm

AHH!!! You just confused my brain...
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 8:29 am

http://www.imperial-library.info/obbooks/mysterious_akavir.shtml:

Examine Tosh Raka the TIGER-Dragon; his very name and actions likens him to Talos/Aka. The fact that Tosh Raka changed from a Tiger to a Dragon is interesting in itself.

Hell, SERPENT-folk attempted to eat the DRAGONS of Akavir.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 2:16 am

946000, see my plot idea in Ideas and Suggestions #80. I'd like your say on it.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 1:30 am

My take on your idea. Posted it in that thread too.

Personally, I feel it would be the Tsaesci before the Ka Po Tun. They've attacked before and, considering they are homotheistic, i.e., they revere themselves as gods, I feel they would be the perfect antagonist rather than the Ka Po Tun. That said, considering the particulars concerning Tosh Raka and his actions, he'd be a decent candidate too. I just feel the Tsaescie make more sense.

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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 1:29 am

Akavir is extremely interesting, even though it's just a video game world. It's almost like the concept of life being on other planets...
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 5:52 am

North of Tamriel: Snow and certain death
South of Tamriel: Elves riding sea serpents and certain death
East of Tamriel: Talking Asian Snakes/Tigers/Monkeys/Demons and certain death
West of Tamriel: Redguards that decided not to go ape[censored] on Tamriel thousands of years ago...and trade opportunities
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 9:57 am

Tamriel is, of course, the setting for every single Elder Scrolls game.

Ever heard of http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Battlespire:Battlespire?
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Alexander Lee
 
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 12:43 am

Ever heard of http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Battlespire:Battlespire?


Or the Shivering Isles, lets stick somewhat closer to home. :)
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 6:49 am

Or the Shivering Isles, lets stick somewhat closer to home. :)

I'm not referring to the spinoffs or the expansions when I made that statement. I am referring to Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind and Oblivion, which took place in Tamriel, and yes, you get to "visit" Oblivion a few times in the game. I guess the real answer is that it is possible there can be places similar to Tamriel in faraway lands, but the Empire only tells us what it knows.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 3:14 pm

Indeed it could so be, but personally I dont think there is more then we know and something more.
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 4:36 am

North of Tamriel: Snow and certain death
South of Tamriel: Elves riding sea serpents and certain death
East of Tamriel: Talking Asian Snakes/Tigers/Monkeys/Demons and certain death
West of Tamriel: Redguards that decided not to go ape[censored] on Tamriel thousands of years ago...and trade opportunities

lol, yeah. Except West of Tamriel is also certain death, because Yokuda supposedly sank long long ago...

Do the elves really ride sea serpents?
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 11:54 am

lol, yeah. Except West of Tamriel is also certain death, because Yokuda supposedly sank long long ago...

Yokuda did sink, but some of it is still there, but it's an archipelago and an island slightly smaller than the Sheogorad. See http://www.imperial-library.info/maps/West-CentralTamriel3.bmp map for reference (although the current state of the island is different).
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 11:08 pm

There's always the Pyandoneans. The sunken Yokuda, Atmora, and Akavir. And only certain Tsaeci were eaten, I thought. The serpent folk, monkey folk, and dragon folk. The men of akavir were eaten by the Tsaesci. Oh, i think I forgot the ice demons too... Anyway, there's still so much to explore in tamriel, why destroy all potential for future games just satisfy tamriel-bored gamers. Especially with the common knowledge that Akavir, Pyandonea, and Atmora are all so mystically and unusually unusal. I think Tamriel will just have to do, ma'boy...
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Post » Tue May 17, 2011 3:15 am

I think I'm confused on your meaning of Tsaesci: the Tsaesci were only the serpents. And I don't recall any of them being eaten.
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