#akaviri

[dalekofchaos]

Context

Return of the Dwemer.

the Dwemer returning just as suddenly as they left. Maybe go to a city and find it overrun with Dwarves and you have to escape and get together a band of warriors from both sides of the civil war in order to save Skyrim from annihilation or join the Dwemer. As part of the dlc you would get the option of having up to four followers.

Another cool option for a small add-on would be a homebase for your followers like in fallout: New Vegas. A fort where you could send them and make it a thriving community of followers

Post-Civil War. We get to see what happens after you win the Civil War. How Skyrim thrives after Imperial or Stormcloak victory. You crush the last Imperial or Stormcloak hold outs and execute the remaining generals of the losing side. If you helped the Imperials win, you could stop a Thalmor plot attempting to put Elisif on the throne to be their puppet. You could have Elenwen removed from Skyrim and decide who ultimately becomes High King/Queen Of Skyrim. Ultimately it comes down to Balgruuf or Elisif. If you helped the Stormcloaks win. You help Ulfric eliminate all opposition to his ascension to High King and help the Stormcloaks kill the Thalmor Justiciars and eventually burn the Thalmor Embassy to the ground.

Thalmor invasion of Skyrim some time in the future. Set up for a massive battle. You go to help the Legion/Stormcloaks, you have to recruit the remaining enemy Legionnaires/Stormcloaks. Basically every follower you've had and given crazy good equipment to us there. The Blades are all there if you rebuilt them. For some plot reason you have Talos's actual personal amulet which reduces Shout cool down by 100%. You ride Odaahving over the Thalmor Flagship, followed by Duurnehviir. Storm Call. Become Ethereal and leap off your dragon, landing on the deck surrounded by the leaders of the Thalmor. Pull out Wuuthrad. Go to town.

End result is that the Thalmor invasion of Skyrim is utterly defeated and their ability to attack Cyrodiil is severely crippled.

giving the Bard's College a bigger, more fleshed-out quest and adding the ability to play instruments would be neat. You could play instruments, there could be skill books that level your bard skills or song books that would be like spelltomes where you learn new songs. For quests you could have to perform in front of various audiences.

The Forsworn. There are hints throughout the game that they are planning something big, letters found in several camps etc. But other than the forsworn conspiracy there’s not much there. A branching quest line that builds off of that quest, about retaking the Reach or fighting against the Forsworn would be cool. Could even maybe spill over into a hold of High Rock.

For the Forsworn, it depends on what you chose for the Forsworn conspiracy. If you killed Madanach(and everyone in the prison) then you hear reports of the Forsworn planning a massive attack on the Reach planning to avenge their king and retake the Reach. It's clear the Forsworn will not stop these constant attacks on the Reach, so you have to put them down.

If you sided with the Forsworn, you get to help the Forsworn retake the Reach. Displace the Nords, killing the Silverblood family and retake Markarth. Madanach replaces whomever the Jarl was but as king. The Imperials would work with the Forsworn ran Markarth, but The Stormcloaks would not, so better to only choose this path if the Imperials win the Civil War.

The Last of the Snow Elves: Lost tribe of Snow Elves seeks to rebuild their civilization. They seek out other healthy tribes, search for a solution to heal the afflicted Falmer, fight to reclaim their ancestral home, and they seek revenge on those factions still working to eradicate them. This could certainly be a fairly long and interesting DLC. We could get into political shit with the descendants of Nords who still hold a grudge, could get another Elder Scroll on the scene by finding out one of them has the ability to undo the tricks of the Dwemer, some weird time travel shit to find out more about that Elder Scroll, more about the motiviations of the Dwemer.

Post-Paarthurnax Dilemma. If you sided with Delphine, you will aid in re-establishing a new guild of warriors 'Dragonguard' by allocating resources and taking over forts across the province, and prepare an incursion into the heartlands against the false Empire and their Thalmor masters. If you sided with the Greybeards, you will start a new academy for teaching the voice, and train a league of dragon-riding warrior monks set out to extinguish the undead legions of a resurrected dragon priest - a master necromancer and the teacher of Vals Varen and Lu'ah Al-Skaven - who wants to use the buried and recently-dead of Skyrim to conquer the province for himself.

Akavari. An Akaviri expedition arrives on the shores of Eastmarch, having heard the cries of the return of the dragons. They've come searching for the Dragonborn and to join in the hunt for dragons. You venture across the province on dragon hunts with several key new characters, testing your mantle against new dangerous species of dragons in new and old re-vamped locations.

After several successful ventures and proving yourself to the Akaviri captains, they proclaim you as their new leader, and advise you to forge your own kingdom in Tamriel. If you sided with the Empire, you must now usurp their claim upon Skyrim and push the remanent of Tullius' legion out by force, for the Mede Dynasty refuses to acknowledge your new seat of power in Skyrim. If you sided with the Stormcloaks, you must usurp Ulfric's claim as high king before the moot, and convince each of the hold's Jarls, either through favour or battle, to submit to your righteous authority.

I feel like The Dragonborn becoming Emperor could be for Skyrim, what The Shivering Isles was for Oblivion. See this post on what a Dragonborn becoming Emperor could look like

The Psijic Order. Magic in skyrim doesn't really feel too fleshed out, There could be quests that give you entirely different spells instead of the usual 5 spells plus reskins. It could have you solve the mystery on why they never had much screentime.

And at the end, it could have you restoring winterhold

Dragonborn Conquest. Similar to my Dragonborn Emperor concept, but doing it for the good of the people of Skyrim.

The premise would be that the Dragonborn is sick to death of this wretched Civil War. One side is subservient to the true enemy and the other side is full of racists. The Imperials have literal criminals as Jarls(Maven and Siddgeir) Stormcloaks have paranoid lunatics and the corrupt as Jarls. Both sides have good arguments, but both cannot be allowed to control Skyrim. So the Dovahkiin decides it’s time for the people to open their eyes and take Skyrim back for the people. Nords, Imperials, Redguards, Elves, Argonians and the Khajit.

The Dragonborn’s promises

The Khajit caravans get to gain entry in the cities of Skyrim instead of being forced on the outskirts

Restoring Talos worship

Argonians gain entry into Windhelm instead of being forced on the docks

The Dunmer will receive better housing than the Grey Quarter

All citizens of Skyrim will be treated equally under the new High King

Proper Jarls to rule and govern their holds and to maintain stability, peace and justice to their people instead of ruling out of greed or power

An end to the Civil War by any means necessary

An end to corrupt families like the Black Briars and Silver-Bloods

Rebuilding Winterhold

Giving The Reach back to the Forsworn

The execution of Ulfric Stormcloak and expulsion of General Tullius and the Legion.

The final promise. An end to the Thalmor Justiciar witch hunts and kidnappings and the forced removal of the Thalmor from Skyrim

So yeah, The Dragonborn should’ve been able to become High King of Skyrim and rule for the good of the people of Skyrim. Be able to handpick the Jarls for the good of the land and been able to side against the Stormcloaks, Imperials and Thalmor.

The Dragonborn's death is inevitable, but the Daedra are scheming to keep the Dragonborn's soul after his death, while the Aedra want to reward the Dragonborn with Soverngarde.

Was inspired by this

[lotusfaebell]

⊱ The Forgotten Races of Nirn ⊰

[tikattu]

sometimes, the villain gets the better of you.

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The prey approaches.

[scalecallerpeak]

To get back at Veshkunar, Vhilandu-Koshae, and co Inumizu broke out and freed the Dragongaurd traitor Zhusharxhi (left). Zhu takes it uppon themselves to torment Kali-Shirvak (right) due to being a relative of Kaolen-Baei, one of the dragongaurd members who impisoned Zhusharxhi along with Vhilandu-Koshae.

Kali-Shirvak is owned by @tharayya

[starshinesoldier]

I have Kaidan on the brain, so have a wip doodle.

[andrevalias-tes]

'Now light up the sky; that Almsivi and, more importantly, our enemies might see how bright our faith burns. For Stonefalls!'

-- Savlien Nevayn, before giving the command to loose a volley of firebolts at the Akaviri invaders

[aetherialfalmer]

Tsaescii of Akavir headcanons

They have a type of variety like the Khajiit, called Scalestock. (Bc Furstock is the Khajiit term) It often depended on the season/height of the sun that effected their appearance at birth. More human Tsaescii were adept at handling cold climates bc the suns warmth was mostly absent at their birth.

Their eye color varied but were mostly inhuman colors ranging from a vibrant brown, gold, red and jade greens.

Their Kiai is especially dangerous. Its a warcry with similar power to the Nord's shout. Their helmets were designed to allow the kiai to flow through a mouth opening.

For the more humanoid Tsaescii they would use warpaint patterns to look like scales or have snake like helms to compensate.

For a more scaled Tsaescii they would take breaks when "shedding" and would seek apothecaries for oils and salves to assist in the annoying process.

Most Tsaescii enjoy the heat, even the smooth skinned. It wasn't a surprise to see some meditate in the direct sunlight.

Most if not all can hiss but their mouth is only slightly open or nearly closed when doing it.

Their pupils are typically slit but it wasn't uncommon for a humanoid one to be born with regular pupils.

Certain scalestocks do have tails and they take great pride in them. Either accessorizing them or just taking good care of them. They hide their tails upon shedding and tend to emote with their tails if they have them.

Those without tails might wear a cloth around their belt to imitate one. They can get quite protective of it.

[5ampagvita]

beast or [arcane] for @tes-summer-fest ! 608 words.

Wrote this way too quickly in a bid to get my prompt done before 12AM lmao. I privately do a lot of speculation on Akaviri (particularly Tsaesci) lore with my bestie, because I’m Asian and by God I will get my rep in my fav silly lil fantasy games one way or another!!

This is a lil scene where my Cyrod-Tsaesci gal Sybil does a spirit summoning so that everyone’s fav fellow Kaidan can learn more about his past. Hope you enjoy!!

When Kaidan first sees it, he’s shaken to the core. The way the water bucks and claws at the air with seemingly nothing bending it, the way Sibyl’s eyes roll backwards against her will, the way otherworldly shouts ripple from the freezing lake and echo across the empty shores–it’s all so foreign, and it gives him the sinking feeling that his companion is playing with forces neither of them understand.

Still, Sibyl had assured him that she’d done this ritual a thousand times, and Kai himself would do anything to learn more about his past. He tentatively kneels beside his entranced friend, watching the paper lotus she’d cast onto the lake’s surface bob and splash against the water’s force.

The first hand, ghostly and golden, rises from the small whirlpool in front of them. It grips the wavering water as if it is ground, and it lends the spirit purchase. Sibyl, once death-still, begins to shake, murmuring words in the old Akaviri tongue, and each syllable beckons her ancestor to push further into the mortal realm, until finally, he is free of the lake’s grip, and stands on the surface of the water with the powerful poise afforded to such tangible history.

Sybil, all tremors, slowly comes down from her trance. When she’s gained her bearings, she rises to her feet, and to Kaidan’s shock, walks on the water to meet her ancestor.

She kneels before him in reverence. They share a few words in a tongue Kaidan doesn’t understand. Listening to their conversation feels like passing by a home someone else now inhabits–you belonged once upon a time, but now it is gone, and your heart aches.

The spirit gestures for Sybil to rise. After a few more words, she returns to land and addresses Kaidan.

“It’s your turn,” she whispers to him, placing a palm on his armored shoulder. He cannot feel the warmth on his skin, but the sensitive way she speaks sends it to his soul.

“But I don’t speak Akaviri,” he croaks.

Sybil gives him a smile full of mirth, but the kindness of it is tinged with pity. “The Waters are beyond such trifles. He will understand you.”

Kaidan sheepishly nods and rises to his feet. He briefly attempts to meet eyes with the ghost, but is faced with only the gaping maw of his helm. He recalls Sybil telling him that, like some Tamrielic cultures, a Tsaesci warrior is expected to be buried in his armor. He didn’t expect the armor to be so formidable.

The younger Akavir takes his first step towards the now-peaceful water, teeth clenched, expecting his boot to sink into the mud. But his foot stays above water, casting a strong ripple across the waves. With each stride, he becomes more sure of his balance on the lake, and finally closes in on the spirit, where he falls into respectful kneel.

Silence echoes across the waters. Kaidan fights the urge to look up to check that the man is still there–he fears seeming doubtful.

After seconds that feel like days, Sybil’s ancestor speaks. His voice is strong, and accented in a way that Kaidan’s never heard before.

“You may rise, young one,” he says. “I am Lieutenant Hailne-Shai.”

Kaidan heeds his words. “I’m Kaidan–ser.” His voice, usually strong and sure under his softness, shakes.

Hailne-Shai’s smile can be heard in his tone. “Sybil told me you have questions.”

The prompt fills Kaidan’s heart with joy. Now, here, he is not restricted to the books of Tamriel and vague extrapolation. His history is right in front of him, glowing, breathing. Welcoming him home.

[akaviri-dovah]

@an-orsimer-and-a-gentlemer is doing us an amazing favour with his Colovian culture headcanons. he's also got some interesting thoughts on the Akaviri/Tsaesci so that would be relevant too.

now if only we could find someone who does the same for the Nibenese...

Man I would love to see an Imperial redesign that really shows off what an interesting mix of cultures went into forming them. Like, ok. The Cyro-nedes seem to be where the italian/latin side came from. Tracks with Ayleidoon sounding vaguely faux latin at times. Ok, can buy that. Then the Nords came and were BIG in founding the Empire in its early years. So from there we get the far more nordic Colovians - with their germanic names and larger, more nordic, appearances. That is fairly represented I think. So so far so good? But there's so many other neat ways of taking it. Like; to start off with actual lore stuff we have how the Nibeneans are described. With their ornate silken robes and bright colours and extensive jewellery that just make me imagine almost ancient indian style clothing but mixed with ancient roman stuff. To say nothing of the extensive tattoos they were talked about as having and just got cut/forgotten about but ah well. But like... ok... here is where I really wish they got funky with the Empire... the Akaviri. Reman's empire had a HUGE population influx of Akaviri people. Most of his ruling council was Akaviri. There were enough Akaviri people that the Empire couldn't even support all of them continuing as soldiers so they founded the fighter's guild to keep up putting the one skill set they (a former invading army) had. But others went on to settle the Rim - become the Rim-Men - had an entire REGION named after them there were so many. But where is the Akaviri influence in modern Imperial stuff? IDK... I just think it would be cool if we got some more Akaviri things sprinkled through day to day empire stuff and appearances. Some ancient japanese haircuts here and there. Some Imperial nobles that trace their lineage back to the Potentate/Reman times and still have monolid eyes or otherwise more Akaviri-Imperial features. I think the Blades armor in Oblivion is actually a really REALLY cool design for this - like, if it had been the standard legionnaire armor instead of just blades. It has so many samurai looking flairs to it but if you look at the actual structure - especially the lorica style chest plate and the shoulders - its really just roman armor done in a japanese style and that is so dang NEAT!!

[lo-batteryy]

Constant noises of disgust

[skyrim-forever]

"but Eve we haven't even got elders scrolls 6 yet" DON'T CARE ANYWAYS

What other locations/kind of games would you like to see from the series? I really wanted a game with the Maomer, with the ability to go to Pyandonea.

Maybe the BBEG is a leviathan??? Sailing, snake magic, I think it has the potential to be a cool setting! And could be a way to break up the usual formal

[morihaus]

skyrim is like a white (or, western i guess, but for the sake of argument i think the devs had a certain player in mind) savior story about this exotic prophecy which places you as the hero of these people but then they just like, didn't even put the foreign people in the game. they're not even around. a bunch of old men with no ties to that culture and a group of secret service agents LARPing as that culture are the ones who brand you with that title. the closest thing to a tsaesci seal of approval you get is your blood opening a special door they made. because god forbid we "spoil the mystery" of the exotic east

[farshores]

Dragonborn Kaidan

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[scalecallerpeak]

I had to draw Ashe's human form too! Since being a Tsaesci he gains both a serpentine form (Rinkhal in his case) and a humanoid form.

Ashe does have tatoos to resemble the bands he has in snake form but they're more stylized swirls now

[animezinglife]

My new character currently has a backpack full of arrows.

Is it because she carries them that way, you might ask?

Mara’s mercy, of course not!

It’s because the Ivarstead guards have Stormtrooper aim and completely missed the two cultists wearing gleaming GOLD and instead shot the woman with fire-red hair you could not possibly mistake for them and turned her into their pincushion.