What is Akavir?ShinyCharizard said:
It's been said a couple of times in this thread.
I want to say the Orc homeland but I could be wrong.
Would you like the next Elder Scrolls game to focus on Elsewyr or Black Marsh?
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It's been said a couple of times in this thread.
I want to say the Orc homeland but I could be wrong.
From Skyrim it looks like then next ES is going to be in Summerset Isles (maybe with some Valenwood too).
The other races are going to have to put down whatever Devil the Aldmeri Dominion has made deal with to stop him/them taking over all of Tamriel.
Unless they do a very big history jump because the Aldmeri Dominion is a very big thing to just skip over.
If I had to choose between Elsewyr or Black Marsh though, I'd pick Black Marsh.
Just because the game would be very Dark Brotherhood, as assassination and spying is the big thing in Black Marsh.
The other races are going to have to put down whatever Devil the Aldmeri Dominion has made deal with to stop him/them taking over all of Tamriel.
Unless they do a very big history jump because the Aldmeri Dominion is a very big thing to just skip over.
If I had to choose between Elsewyr or Black Marsh though, I'd pick Black Marsh.
Just because the game would be very Dark Brotherhood, as assassination and spying is the big thing in Black Marsh.
I know you asked somebody else but my nerdiness couldn't resist answering you myself.Dragonbums said:
Akavir is the land of the Akaviri, not the orcs. The orcs live in Orsimer. I wouldn't see much point in going there, all the Akaviri suffered "dwemer syndrome", i.e. they all mysteriously disappeared or died out. I think the only reason to want to go is an infatuation with Asian culture, which they resemble heavily with their katanas and all that.
I would hope for Blackmarsh, if only because a swamp adventure sounds more interesting than a desert one, maybe we'd finally get more aquatic enemies than slaughterfish and those fucked up crab people.
Also, the tone (Existent entirely in my own head, yes) somehow appeals to me more. Morrowind had a kind of 'Chosen Hero in a Strange Land' thing going for it, Oblivion gave me a kindof 'Holy Warrior versus Hell's Army' vibe, and Skyrim was 'Mighty Warrior challenges Great Beasts', if any of that makes any sense. While the Arabian Nights thing might have something going for it besides a lot of sandy, abandoned palaces and giant snake fights, I'm thinking a swamp might give a gloomy, perhaps even frightening feel, like the dark side of Sheogorath's island in Oblivion. (Dementia, maybe?)
In a dark swampland full of monsters, I picture a much easier version of Dark Souls or something, traps and fiends lurking all over the place, but with treasures and wonder to be uncovered, and all of the grungy fuckers not coming back to life every time you stop to rest. (Not that it doesn't work for Dark Souls, I mean) Not sure what the hell the adventure's main story would be about, but I'm sure there's some more Elder Scrolls lore we can pick up, look at, and kick around like a hackey sack, as players generally do.
Also, the tone (Existent entirely in my own head, yes) somehow appeals to me more. Morrowind had a kind of 'Chosen Hero in a Strange Land' thing going for it, Oblivion gave me a kindof 'Holy Warrior versus Hell's Army' vibe, and Skyrim was 'Mighty Warrior challenges Great Beasts', if any of that makes any sense. While the Arabian Nights thing might have something going for it besides a lot of sandy, abandoned palaces and giant snake fights, I'm thinking a swamp might give a gloomy, perhaps even frightening feel, like the dark side of Sheogorath's island in Oblivion. (Dementia, maybe?)
In a dark swampland full of monsters, I picture a much easier version of Dark Souls or something, traps and fiends lurking all over the place, but with treasures and wonder to be uncovered, and all of the grungy fuckers not coming back to life every time you stop to rest. (Not that it doesn't work for Dark Souls, I mean) Not sure what the hell the adventure's main story would be about, but I'm sure there's some more Elder Scrolls lore we can pick up, look at, and kick around like a hackey sack, as players generally do.
Headsprouter said:
Thanks for answering guys.ShinyCharizard said:
I didn't even know about this Akaviri race.
The only non spoken race I heard of are the Mountain Gorillas the Sload, and some kind of fox creatures.(and the Snow elves but I don't really know how much that counts.)
So are the Akaviri dragon people? Or are they more like reptiles like the Argonians?
A lot of people on this thread are in favor of them following up with the whole race supremacy with the Aldmeri/Thalmor organization.LaughingAtlas said:
That or I think it would be interesting if they made the central plot of you finally getting down to the bottom of the whole Khajiit and Argonian hatred.
Have them form a mutual agreement and perhaps turn the wheels in what could be a revolution in the how the rest of the races view the Beast races.
One book I remember described them as reptilian or snakelike, I think, I can't remember, but you can see the ghost of one in Oblivion at one point and he looks and sounds like any regular imperial NPC. But I'm pretty sure they're more like men than mer(elves) or beastfolk.Dragonbums said:
That one looked like an Imperial because Bethesda didn't feel like creating a unique model for the Akaviri or something.Headsprouter said:
And more to the overall point there are no reliable sources of information on what they look like. All the"sources" found in game contradict each other on the exact appearance of the Akaviri I think.
Someone below me basically described them as snake vampires.Headsprouter said:
I wonder if they would make a good expansion pack DLC?
It's certainly very interesting.
However based on the wiki it doesn't seem like they went into that much detail with the people themselves. Outside of the bad rumors that surrounds the island they live on.
However if they put an NPC inside Oblivion then it is very possible someone on the team is working on more stuff for it.
Then again, it's really hard for any character to know about a people that see's you as lunch before anything else.
i actually predict that the next elder scrolls will in fact be in elsewyr. given that in skyrim it is told that the last active dark brotherhood sanctuary is in elsewyr. also the thalmor are trying to unmake reality by destroying the towers of existence, so not only does humanity not happen but never CAN happen and mundus is remade in the image of the elves. with red mountain, the bronze tower, the white-gold tower, and, if im right, eventually the throat of the world fall into thalmor hands, the only tower left is the entire khajiit race. or possibly it's just M'aiq the Liar who said that it was the entire khajiit race.but that's just personal speculation. then again this is all speculation until the next game.Dragonbums said:
Well, I'm not entirely sure I'll ever play another Elder Scrolls. I have become very tired of Bethesda's generic open-world RPG lites by now. But I can't deny how cool a setting Elsewyr would be. You have the glorious open deserts of the north, and the dense jungles in the south. There is also the option for there to be some tropical islands off the coast, which would fit well enough. Plus, Khajit culture always seemed pretty cool to me. So yeah, I think that would make a great setting.
I have to agree with 'ShiningAmber' on this one, I grow tired of traversing plains, forests and tundra; (still love Skyrim though) and who could resist a whole nation filled with Khajiit. Or Argonians for that matter, hell both would be great just don't make me choose.ShiningAmber said:
Neither Black Marsh or Elsweyr would be a good setting for the next Elder Scrolls game. The sheer cost of having to make all 17 forms of Khajiit, and all the various forms of the Argonians, would be simply too much for them to spend time on other pats of the game.
They would either have a game with almost nothing in it besides the Khajiit/Argonian NPCs, or a game that simply doesn't live up to the lore by not having them, both of which would be major disappointments.
They would either have a game with almost nothing in it besides the Khajiit/Argonian NPCs, or a game that simply doesn't live up to the lore by not having them, both of which would be major disappointments.
The first 4 ES games, Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion, all take place in a single 34 year timespan, with Arena beginning in the year 3E 399, and Oblivion beginning in 3E 433. Only Skyrim has a massive timegap of 200 years.Dragonbums said:
The Tsaesci aren't actually vampires. They are called vampires because they supposedly "ate the men of Akavir", however, both Oblivion and Skyrim show that humans were part of the Akaviri invasions of Tamriel, with humans being part of the Akaviri Dragonguard, meaning that the Tsaesci couldn't have actually eaten them. The Tsaesci's "eating" of man is believed to be metaphorical, as in "they consumed the humans of Akavir culturally, making the men of Akavir take their(the Tsaesci's) culture as their own".Dragonbums said:
