Is the normal use of the rake required but there is no one to use the rake? In fact, he said those words during the dragon-[censored] fight and you only remembered them later, a comforting memory that the Jills mended back into your timeline. What's the origin of their name? The original ordering of PGE1 wasn't really decided until its final, frantic days, except that we knew Morrowind would always be last, since that was DF's sequel. The Hlaalu used this to construct the Lighthouse, so that any of their countrymer that may have survived the storm could find their way back. More Talos despair would set in. I know you answered this from a meta perspective, but is there any in-universe reason Mankar and Vivec both say: From Sermon 19 "Your house is safe now, So why is it--", Terrifying? That said, there *is* an attempt at wordplay, consistency, and clues in the lore, so my brother above is right when he says Tosh-Raka is "Dragon Dragon." Lastly, how much of a Firefly fan are you? — The Song-Never-Sung-at-Twilight. In this context, it means 'gay samurai'. but I would really like an answer or a clue to a question that might prove or disprove many of my theories: Argonians: Reptile turned Humanoid by the Hist, Humanoid (Men/ Mer) turned Lizard by the Hist, Reptilian Humanoid before the Hist's influence, or purely created by the Hist? Michael Kirkbrides garbage ruins the UESP please dont let it ruin this wiki too? No ifs, ands, or buts. Because TES has the coolest cosmics. It refers to the Hist's response to the Crisis, and is one of Kurt's coolest ideas of the last year or so. As for the lists of cultural pantheons, they are not exhaustive - Dagon, it seems, plays a larger role in Nordic myths than the author (me) of Varieties of Faith was aware of. What are Nix-Hounds? It has made The Elder Scrolls into perhaps my favourite universe, and influenced the way I look at lore. Michael Kirkbride's undated posts. If the first era must “belong” to any one nation of Tamriel, then it is, of course, Cyrodiil. AVault did say it had a story worthy of being on stage, and Michael Mack (Cyrus) once thanked me for giving him words that "Black folks don't get to say" (referring to Cyrus' speech and the reversal of Son to the Father)... which broke my heart and made me puff my chest all at the same time. Why was Pelinal's homosexuality edited out of the Adabal-a? Landfall and the Infernal City (01/25/11). The Dwemer are special in their views. There I saw a number of cliff-racers soar by in haphazard fashion, and yet I failed to be able to count them. Wulfharth L Thus, it's my fault that the Asian analogues got eaten. I can safely say that Vivec is the most realized character in videogame fiction. Bonelord concept art by Michael Kirkbride (Morrowind). If he wasn't there, 90% of Dunmer culture probably wouldn't exist as it does now. Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:53 pm. Consider it a glitch. On the Elder Scroll that the Grey Fox altered in TESIV: Oblivion (08/01/14). For as far as any man's eyes, only High Hrothgar remained above the churning coils of dragon stop. (That probably doesn't help at all, really.). The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995 Pour info, Michael Kirkbride a quitté Bethesda pendant le développement de Morrowind. This page was last modified on 10 September 2020, at 17:49. Is saved for a future game or DLC. The barrens before him distort in the blur of their heat as he climbs the last hill, but his vision is clear. AND WHOA DID IT FLY BY FAST. And then mourn. Is this rake observed by no one since there is no light showing in the interior of the shed? Librarian Comment: This text was originally posted on the official Bethesda forums on September 12th, 2005. That kind of Maruhkati-talk gets you erased. They are arthropods. SirronRocks: What, in your opinion, is your favourite bit of lore within The Elder Scrolls, and why? This, coupled with the fact that His Holiness was never able to pronounce 'Guar' correctly (his troubles with the provincial Chimeric tongue is legendary), led to Septim finally callings them 'Tigers', from a fabled recollection of a storybook beast he loved as a youth. Finally, thanks for showing up, and here’s hoping for a mighty fine shindig. Well, okay, really big birds made out of the sun. They didn't know each other. They do not know it yet, those millions that work, rule, and commit their countless sins out there in the cradle of all written history, but he will save them. Fun! It can detect sobriety, blunting its edge the more clear-headed you are. Was Lleswer actually on Secundia, and if so, what happened to it during the Void Nights? These gems were purportedly part of the glass in the construction of the Seyda Neen. Designerspeak: I am aware of the tremendous amount of fan fiction devoted to Ebonarm (Dreadlord and such). A wine-knife is a weapon that you only pull when drunk. Speaking of avoiding questions, I obviously can’t talk about what I do or don’t know about the upcoming official TES projects coming out in the future, so we’re not going there either. We planned three of them. Michael Kirkbride AMA. Orichalc the name comes from Plato's description of Atlantis, the Most Famousest of Sinking Continents. Was KINMUNE the "Eye of Magnus" as represented in Skyrim? I've talked to people on this site in regards to beliefs that state 'what is written is law' and 'each is to take what they want', and in every case the reasons behind them are imaginatively wonderful and well thought out, but as one of the more celebrated 'Dreamers', where do you stand? Although their tapered ears bear a resemblance to that of mer, some scholars believe they actually share an ancestral relationships with the Nords, through the Atmorans. (09/23/14). In hindsight, probably a lot of it was wankery, but it was the first world-building that went beyond the Iliac Bay (the progenitors of Arena were almost gone to a man, so we didn't have their notes, so forgive any bad memory or perceived "lack of documentation"), and it was impossible to stop. "A single Wheel? 2. Someone go find it. Banned. Half a province surrenders to the Thalmor. This realm would be surrounded by the Void, just like Tamriel, in turn surrounded by Aetherius, and who's to say that the big hole known as the Sun doesn't hit their shores, as well? Edit: to Lorus, that's his bonewalker version, lost to the annals of most Tribune histories. Vivec's gift of "my head for an hour" wasn't an innuendo. On Nerevar's face being the Indoril helm: The Indoril masks were official, and they each depicted his true visage. Your point of view on his insane work does not matter. I have a few questions of my own, and I have also been asked to carry questions for people who are unable to make it. And, just like the varying accounts of how that Convention and its consequences have become murky with Time and myth, so too is Tiber's ascension to the first true Emperor of all of Tamriel. I know you've done a lot of unpaid creative work set in the Elder Scrolls universe (C0DA being an imminent example), but what other universes do you like to play in? They are also listed below. The Second Empire of Reman had its genesis in the first era, too, some 2000 years after the War of Succession, and it was far more significant than the tyranny of the early Nords. Can you shed some light on the Fruit of Green-Sap? Or is there anything you wished you'd had a chance to work on lore or design-wise (outside of the stuff you're working on now)? Wait. 23 replies . "The Ysmir line is dead and so is His stranglehold on the mythic. We need some restrictions to define our explorations before we go buck wild. On a "mer" name for the Left Hand Elves (03/22/14). Apparemment, Il continue à travailler sur le monde des Elder Scrolls pour lui-même (C0da en est un exemple) et, à ma connaissance, il n'y a aucun moyen de savoir si ce qu'il a créé depuis a été utilisé par Beth pour le développement de ses jeux ultérieurs (Oblivion, Skyrim et ESO). Accident? The heirs of King Harald, while they had many holdings in foreign lands, never regarded themselves as anything more than a strong and steady line of successful war-chieftains. Imperials would be all "See? “If the ultimate tower were to really exist, then that means that the exact number of cliff-racers that flew by has been recorded by the stars that support it. What's up with the Blue Star itself? Hell, even calling them nihilists would be wrong. Michael Kirkbride . Kurt edited the Sermons extensively, as did Douglas Goodall. More Talos despair. Or the section they saw as the unlikeliest to persuade (I'm looking at you, Elsweyr). "The Prophet of Landfall," a birthday gift for Kurt Kuhlmann: He has come down from the mountains, the chitin of his belly segments freshly painted in Faith. Is the Nerevarine canonically male? Think of the mystical power of Reenactment. from first dreamer-- wakes up. I don't mean in a sense like Star Wars which is fantasy set in a sci-fi-ish setting, but more like a more sci-fi take on fantasy. The Amaranth deserves its own topic, really. C0DA's background is introduced in the text Loveletter From the Fifth Era, The True Purpose of Tamriel, which brings some insight into a few aspects of C0DA's lore, most importantly the concept of the "Amaranth." And, well, an hour isn’t that long to write out proper long form answers, so I apologize in advance for being completely useless in most respects of this AMA. If one could misinterpret the name of their religion (they were said to be 'pious'), one might name it negalithic refusatronic world-navel-gazinism. Sometimes to their detriment, sure, but more often a hedged bet to ensure the survival of the current kalpa. Who is Michael Kirkbride, and why does he matter so much? Sadly, the Red Templars only made it into some onsite Runequest games I ran for the dev team in the earliest days. On writing Mankar Camoran's final speech (06/17/06). Aurbis. N, Are "Akatosh" and "Tosh Raka" etymologically related? Arctus H Best descriptions came from the edges, kaleidocules dancing myriadetada to the song of Nil. Beyond the barrens lay the Crescent of the Eighty and One Thrones, and all the villages that hang from it like a jeweled belt. "CHIM. When we accomplish this, we can escape the mockery and long shame of the Material Prison. It seems strange that the Hist would even need a political party to exercise control since they have control over Argonian minds. By creating the equivalent of an Nu-class Mnemolic, shrinking it instantaneously via a creatia tesseract array, and then projecting the resulting moth-talk well to a nil-point just outside the ego’s hull, an ASSN can slingshot the Paravant into era-streams without the needed energies of nearby aetheric bodies or shockpoint application. (07/29/05). Was also radical. That shit is embarrassing. Quadratic. Hello there, I'm writing some ES Lore article and I didn't found some informations that I need.. So, of course, the next thought was: "Screw that, what if Cyrus just fought everyone in Tamrielic history?" (At least not towards the magical hijinx; he was definitely used that way for the political stuff.) His fifth and second arms encircle his staff as his mandibles click out a small prayer. (08/07/05). The former was mostly me (Varieties was written in one night), the latter was usually Kurt (one does not argue with someone that can use examples from the Peloponnesian War to explain almost anything). Follow. Early concept art shows House Hlaalu with gems in their foreheads. What is your opinion on the Jone/Jode perspective of the moons, as opposed to the perspective that Masser and Secunda are Lorkhan's corpse? As some people know I'm not really a fan of the United Colors of Beneton approach to Tamrielicreation, which smacks of white guilt and offensery rather than some holistic form of beautiful inclusion. 5. RottenDeadite: For some time it seemed to me that the Elder Scrolls universe had a kind of Buddhist undertone. Followup: how do you know? which completely ran contrary to all my analysis. Was Duadeen half-Akaviri, as asserted by the Five Hundred Companions? That CAN'T be right" and "This period in history doesn't make logistical sense and/or is just too muddled and unlovely in description". That includes Landfall, the meaning of the Numidium, the Disappearance of the Dwarves, the House of We, the Digitals, Lorkhan’s relationship to the Talos, and the birth of the next Amaranth. That whole speech came from a section of said email where I attempted to get inside MC's head so I could understand how he might think, and how that thought would translate to his writing. (06/24/06). Dragon Shouts play an integral role in the story as you discover your fate as the Last Dragonborn. Perhaps I was mudcrab-tired. Hell naw, they're just too damn pretty to die. If you’ve not seen the lower case c0da stuff, you really should; the artists on them deserve some recognition and a wider audience. Made of crystal and solidified sunlight, with wings though they do not fly, and prows that elongate into swirling Sun-Birds, and gem-encrusted mini-trebuchets fit for sailing which fire pure aetheric fire, and banners, banners, banners, listing their ancestors all the way back to the Dawn. Grey Maybe. If you’ve not seen the lower case c0da stuff, you really should; the artists on them deserve some recognition and a wider audience. What is the Snow Whale's Joy Snow? Hello, everyone. Mortals have interacted with them. (An aside for extra credit: what in the Aurbis makes the Prisoner such a powerful mythic figure?). Is this rake observed by no one except the interior of the shed? i have been doing alot of research lately on the Tsaesci, they are by far my favorite race of all in TES, and i am just dying to find more on them. https://en.uesp.net/w/index.php?title=General:Michael_Kirkbride_AMA&oldid=2290998. It isn't "ruining" anything. Caspus: Might not be exactly a proper question, but I'm nowhere near as versed in some of the deeper lore stuff as some people in this thread are. (Actually, if you have some personal made-up worlds or stories or ideas that you haven't shared publicly... would you feel OK about sharing some kind of spicy details from any of those?). Michael Kirkbride AMA. I would guess Skyrim and or Atmora, but I can't place a date in that case. It was called the Mundus because of the word mundane. And with that we will regain the mantle of the imperishable spirit. If you look at Pelinal, that hoplite is the only one he gives non-familial affection to, and his retaliation against not just the Elves but the whole world after his lover's death is enough, I think, to infer the original intent. (08/20/10). That's the interwebs for you and good luck with it. King Hrol (seeker/Healer of Kingdom), "from the lands beyond lost Twil". Don't forget that gods can be shaped by the mythopoeic forces of the mantlers-- so Tosh Raka could be an Akaviri avatar of Akatosh with a grudge against his mirror-brother in Cyrodiil. It seems to have something to do with love (and especially self-love), but I don't really see that in Azura. There was also a special Daedric helmet version in the Morrowind Art Book, but its look depicted his more terrible aspect as Hortator and Padomaic champion. He never said) and we were good. Exploration of a cut idea about the Red Diamond after the Great War (02/23/14). "It's difficult to accuse someone of being wrong for asking the theoretical question "Is it possible, as is the case throughout this game, that some of the writings we find are exaggerated"? I thought the name was feminine. Only Todd's very wise decision to leverage the success of DF that Redguard even got a greenlight but, even then, nothing like the PGE was mentioned. In addition, Kirkbride wrote dozens of the series' in-universe books. The Eight Limbs (and their Missing Ninth) have always, always made sure there was a loophole. A big one, mind you, but maybe that's because a spaceship, too. What caused the Wanderers and Old Ehlnofey to split? It was therefore too fun not to add some orichalc into Yokuda's background. Nerevar, while betrayed or not, was still dear to ALMSIVI after death. (So is Akatosh, for that matter.) Since not-five can never be a true integer, what I saw was impossible. The Surrender of Alinor happened in one hour, but Numidium's siege lasted from the Mythic Era until long into the Fifth. After the proper sacrifices and rituals, a mass of Bosmer may transform themselves into “a pack of shifting forest demons and animal-gods, thousands strong....”. is it true that Michael Kirkbride took mushrooms and locked in for a week by himself to write Morrowind lore? I've noticed that a lot of your work has sci-fi undertones in it. Dominion lets the hope set in, declares small doubt in the finality of Talos' erasure. Il participe régulièrement à des expositions de groupe, dont la Royal Academy Summer Exhibition et le Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize. I talked with Kurt about a whole mental anguish thing that happened to the world of TES after Talos was shot out of heaven by the Thalmor. Elder Scrolls Games. That post of mine was just a sarcasm of an old player to make the likes of me smile to the question the OP asked in this thread. Akaviri are people of the continent, Akavir, which is to the east of Tamriel. Porcelain armor has exactly the exoticness that seems appropriate to the stone-worshipping people of the Hammerfell. Try to make the rake do something so special at being another tool that it supplants that tool so much that no one remembers when the rake wasn't just that tool all along. Being hugely embarrassed by almost stealing a name (I would let another slip— Nibenay— to my eternal huge embarrassment) I said nope nope nope we gotta rename Vivane. (12/25/09). Ex. As Alduin in Skyrim is far below a Daedric Prince, this has led many people to question the validness of Alduin … That they are combined in seeming redundance should suggest an intention. Like glass armor, its name confounds expectations, which inherently pushes it into the fantastic (and look how glass armor is accepted nowadays). From the [Giants] we learned wind, and in wind we learned vacuum, and in vacuum we found the Not Talk of Ooghama, shield-wife of the Debris, [who had] written everything on her that will ever be and we took all the spaces between the words and talked that way in secret. This page was last modified on 30 December 2020, at 07:17. They begin to see the diamond in their minds and are overjoyed. I can also say that Morrowind is the finest novel written in videogame fiction. You've got me to back you up. And for the last time (uh huh), Nedes != Atmorans. From Totemic Traditions in Atmoran Culture. That being the very core of this community, my question to you is this; going back to the idea of opinion and interpretation, what is your personal opinion on the idea of canon? It's Dagoth Ur, forced into the dirt by the mass-altering abilities of the Tools. Therein lies my take on the lamentable change in geograhical featuredom, as I always side on the magical Tamriel-as-malleable-landscape-by-the-will-of-heroes rather than real-world notions of glacial drift and unstable rainforests. It was about how Michael Kirkbride (one of the writers and designers working on Morrowind) wrote a series of in-game books called The 36 Lessons of Vivic. Witness the home of the Red King Once Jungled." You said that it took a week, but how much of that week was spent writing and doing other stuff? What are Nix-Hounds? And then, of course, this thing got scattered and spread among the tribes, so that eventually ashlander tribesmer would all be wearing earrings made out of the chainmail ringlets, each one hearing the profane whisper of Truth. Also in keeping with the recent Auribs as a musical stuff. 1) Erase the Upstart Talos from the mythic. There is one step beyond CHIM, but you're right in that it is not godhood. And that just got on everyone's nerves. Terrance Freakin Stamp. The UESPWiki – Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995, "earth and earth, where the meddlers take no stones except to blood, as blood IS blood, and to the cracking of bone, as bone IS bone, and so to crack and answer and fall before the one and one, I call you Dragon as brother and king". Another little known fact is that the Imperials often refer to Guars as 'Tigers'. During the Oblivion Crisis, the Bosmer were going to call a Wild Hunt to end all Wild Hunts, with every single mer in Valenwood going full monster. The origins of Giants is unclear, conflicting and sometimes disputed. I will put them in their own posts. When, like, talking about hell or demons, which they usually don't do at night when Oblivion is staring right over their heads. Elven cultures, however, do not distinguish between "Gods" and "Very Strong Ancestors". N'awyadin-It - Yokudan God of Expression Alarm. It was difficult to do that. Any culture that reveres or lives around trees and that had enough knowledge to know that the Hist were crazy Trees? Chorak’s successors never make it to the throne. Michael Kirkbride - Canon (-Lore)? (Remind me to relate the No One Wanted to Write the High Rock section later.). It's obviously happened before, so sabers sharp, and may your varliance shine bright. This is what separates TES from other games. Belief-engines, properly called the “Auxiliary Semi-Shockpoint Nilgularity”, provide energy for short dream-sleeve jumps in case a Vehkship’s main ego is damaged, allowing the C0DA Paravant to potentially get to the safety of a voidyard orbital. I've been playing(and in love) with the Elder Scrolls universe ever since Morrowind. The paint would set. Hollymarkie: I have two questions actually: one lore related, the other game design related. Varanu (edited): Hi MK :) I actually have a question that has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ELDER SCROLLS! But it's still there. And something pretty close to the famous theft of a famous thing. His presence fortifies the Wheel of the Convention, and binds our souls to this plane. Everyone here does know that the Ministry of Truth was Lord Vivec's biggest turd ever, right? Sup n’wahs, First, let me pimp some TES-related projects I’m working on, because this is my very special hour and I am filthy with power. Ruma gave birth to herself, and her father was the father. How else to show yourselves people of the exodus into the vital: pain?'. Only by the Hero's action does it become True. turned into "hold up the train, wait, ALL of these disparate cultures worship the same gods? from first dreamer-- wakes up. Children of liberty without end, and then the music lives forever as a pirate radio tuned against the rules of Heaven and the vulgarities of Hell. The Atmorans, who were the progenitors of the Nordic race, were said to be originally both large and intelligent. He is known for his works on the lore that exists in The Elder Scrolls universe. http://www.exoticindia.com/panels/ardhanarishvara_wa74.jpg. As one small voice within this community, I am ridiculously excited to get the chance to pick your brain. Nirn as we know it is only about 6000 years old, give or take. Ask Me Anything. Looks like others are bringing 'em back, though. House nobles embedded their flagship's glass in their foreheads, because Morrowind. That's just shoddy scholarship from a bygone regime. Furthermore, the human eras do not conveniently begin and end with a single empire each time. I then took it and went all Al Gore and turned it into the internet. That same hoplite gets killed, causing Pelinal to go on one of his crazed destruction sprees. (01/25/15). Does Paarthurnax have any knowledge of Durnehviir? And that would quickly make me boorish and prone to cliched Angry Youngster Angst. Plus dark elf ninjas because dark elf ninjas. AustNerevar (edited): First of all, you're amazing. These are a few notable comments from Michael Kirkbride on The Elder Scrolls setting. I will say that, CHIM or not, there is no evidence that either Talos nor Vehk achieved Amaranth. One reason for its bouncing order was that, after handing out sections as written, and slowly watching it congeal into a whole, the idea of "saving the best for last" ended up being more of a hope than what really happened. Prepare for some fun, I know the community prepared a few hundred or so questions for you. Start with this rake within these limits. Was awesome idea. The Alessian Order was a hugely influential religious sect in the First Era which preached strict monotheism. Septim A At its root, you might be on to a very cool idea. The infamous “Coronation Edition of the Pocket Guide to the Empire” is the best example of this revisionism gone mad. It was the first time I had encountered the idea of "black imperialism"...and it struck me big time, as something 1) new, 2) potentially dangerous if taken as commentary, and 3) potentially rad if taken as commentary. Totally different thing. Advertisement: Kirkbride wrote for both Morrowind and Oblivion, as well as for the Action-Adventure spin-off Redguard. ZOMGWTFGIANTFEATHEREDFLUTYRANTS.". firstborn-of-akatosh: uesp: That’s not how drugs work. 3) To the close dreamers, don't forget the Amaranth. sacrilege! Extraterrestrials in Elder Scrolls. People and proof-writers saw a book THIS BIG and just skimmed to their favorite section. The largesse of the Nords towards their ancient enemies is one of my favorite ideas coming out of Red Year. (01/16/10). That said, reducing them to endless wrongs is perfectly right, but they would have no doubt called that assertion wrong, too. Because Bosmer represent the idea that Women Are Always Beautiful and Men Are Always Short Ugly Trollish Creatures. I explored Nirn extensively, and occasionally I would stumble upon a book or note that would really go beyond the immediate game world and delve mysteriously into the lore-but would end up leaving me much more confused(and intrigued...). They're his family. Lots of things are objects. "None shall survive" has been a calling card for awhile, but that was only a hint to the more extensive "Nothing will survive. I may say lots of things, but Lord Indoril Nerevar the Hortator was my beloved from the get go during my tenure as MW's Art Director. Well MK thanks for doing this. It's deep, thought provoking, and fantastic. He wrote them while taking mushrooms and LSD, locking himself in his room for a week only to be discovered by Todd Howard who took this image. Archmage Voa and Saban were both mighty sorcerers, crucial to both battles at Hunding Bay. *Of course* raga porcelain is enchanted and blessed by the Gods through the hands of its craftsman, and thus a viable (and beneficial because of its lightness) form of protection. How the name "Mundus" originated (07/18/14). The idea that the raga are afraid of magic is just wrong. RUGH! In anticipation of another argument, let me say that Oblivion is not regarded by any culture as necessarily an "evil" place; neither is Aetherius a "good" one. It's the flowering of a statehood where the images you give birth to in your dream-- stolen (?) Same with daedra/demons (see nearly any myth about daedra or evil gods-- more than likely, it'll be referred to as a 'demon'). Canon or not, my two cents is that MC is completely right, and Tamriel is just another, albeit very special, realm of Oblivion. Apropos of nothing, I wasn't paid for Mankor's diatribe. As above, so below, and that's how you do it. Historically, the magical nature Nirn frowns on monotheism. (02/09/15), Who were the Red Dome Templars of Talos? If they did, Tamriel would be in their rearview mirror. With a side dish of "don't [censored] with us. When you consider a place like Tamriel, sometimes it's best to take titles literally. 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