#dunmer nightblade

[hbeeez]

Quick sketch of my dumner nightblade Scelyth

[muiri-noir]

meet my dunmer nightblade, Dramisi 🌺

[album-aurum]

Nightblade

commission

[basket-of-potatoes]

My friends' characters from ESO. Our team completed achievements in a lot of dungeons. That was a fun time :3 You know I'm going to stretch this out into 5 posts because I made each character separately :D

[galdorcraeft]

I discovered a Dunmer Mod for BG3 today and was able to recreate the young version of my Dunmer way too well..... This guy exists since YEARS and I never liked the TESO ingame long hair. To see a character you have this long in such a great graphic is beyond anything one can put into words. I guess I need to learn how to get good screens from BG3 now ;; GODDAMN HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS MOD

Art by zencultist on Twitter

[nighting-crow]

Emrys: "I need to learn some morals and values." Sorayne, gesturing to Dog: "Look at the cat and tell me there's a god!!" Dog: "He made me in his own image"

[the-elder-polls]

pretty pwease tell us about kanbael 🤲🤲🤲

i cannot genuinely begin to explain to you how stupid kanbael is. i adore him but there is not a single thought in his head at any given time

he's an ashlander. he's also a buoyant armiger. how is he both of these things? he thinks the tribunal are just really into roleplay.

he considers vivec his best buddy.

he evades the whims of daedric princes by simply not understanding what they're on about and going about his merry way

he roleplays as the dunmer batman, aka the scarlet judge, by loudly announcing "THE SCARLET JUDGE IS HERE!", exclusively speaking in the third person (ex: "the scarlet judge thinks you are being rude!"), and beating people with a hammer

despite being a nightblade, he is a tank and also exclusively uses two handed weapons

his clan is none the wiser to his various shenanigans

have kanbael swimming, kanbael and his guar and his smaller guar, kanbael pouting on a pier, kanbael going for a relaxing swim, kanbael looking normal for once in his life, and kanbael sweeping a mushroom

[yansurnummu]

oh shit I guess we're doing pinned posts now

hi I'm Rory/Yans and I don't know what video games are

AO3 // Pillowfort (18+)

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I mostly post about Elder Scrolls with a focus on ESO but sometimes throw in other stuff for flavour. This usually includes Critical Role, Baldur's Gate, Destiny, cool art I like, and probably others once in a while. I occasionally post nsfw art & fic that will be tagged #yans after dark.

Tags:

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Fic Archive:

ESO:

To the Horrors I've Known and Loved (2023 - Ongoing)

Like Winter (2022 - Ongoing)

A Variation of the Truth (Completed; 2022)

Oblivion:

The Blood of the Coven (Completed; 2016)

Destiny 2:

Destiny Oneshots Collection (2018 - 2021)

My ESO OCs:

Dralvayn "Drals" Arano (he/him)

Dunmer // Arcanist

My cranky old wizard. To the Horrors I've Known and Loved is his story, where he gets put through the horrors and learns the power of friendship.

He's gay/demisexual but he doesn't discover that until partway through the fic, and even then he has a ways to go before he allows himself nice things. He becomes hopelessly in love with Azandar, and later on has a bit of a thing with Zerith-var. He starts out kind of an asshole but he will get better. Probably. He's my little chew toy :)

(tag)

Asha-ammu Kaushad (they/them)

Dunmer (Ashlander) // Nightblade // Vampire

Asha is my precious little princess who I would die for. Like Winter is sort of a character study, following the progression of their relationship with Donobhan, and told from his point of view.

They're nonbinary & transfem, and very shy and a little awkward. They love fungi & dwemer architecture.

(tag)

Donobhan Ravenfriend (he/him)

Reachman // Warden

Don is my sweet boy. He was originally of the Spiritblood clan but left when he couldn't go through with the Vateshran's Rites. He loves nature and has a lot of wisdom about the ways of the world & life & death but is also kind of an orange cat and sometimes his head is empty. His best friend is his guardian wolf, Calahan.

(tag)

Sadryn Favel (he/him?)

Dunmer // Warden // Werewolf

Sadryn is a hot bisexual mess whose favourite pastime is being a public nuisance. He's like 22 and will never die. He has a twin sister, Serysi, who belongs to @tilliphont. She's a grumpy butch and the two of them would die for each other but will probably kill each other first before that happens. The two of them were born to a Telvanni family that expected a lot from them and they ran away from that bad situation at some point. They also have a pet bear named Sujamma.

If he stopped for longer than 2 seconds to look inwards he would probably have a weird gender but alas he is going 5000mph and has a substance abuse problem so we may never know. He's got a big ol crush on Ember but she thinks he's stinky.

(tag)

Auredil (he/him)

Altmer // Templar // Vestige

Auredil is my canon Vestige and gay disaster. A Variation of the Truth is sort of a tragedy that alternates between his point of view (past) and Lindir's point of view (present). Auredil was once a captain in Queen Ayrenn's navy (First Auridon Marines) where he fell in love with Prince Naemon and he and Kinlady Estre became good friends. After the events of Auridon, Naemon shuts Auredil out which drives him to make a pact with Meridia while in a bad mental state, thus being granted his Templar abilities and the rest of the main quest being set in motion.

(tag)

Lilanwe (she/her)

Altmer // Necromancer

Lily is trans & bisexual and could be a villain if she was just like 12% more evil. But instead she chose to be niceys and is just kind of a little morally dubious sometimes.

She was once a promising mage and scholar who, after her brother Auredil's disappearance, fell in with the wrong crowd and turned to necromancy and the Worm Cult. They meet again on opposite sides of the conflict, and Auredil convinces her to leave the cult behind and help him fix everything. She has a penchant for being headstrong and righteous, and after the Planemeld and Auredil's (supposed) death, she goes on a revenge quest to eradicate the remains of the Worm Cult. As a treat.

(tag)

Coralantar (he/they)

Maormer // Sorcerer

Coral was a powerful storm witch who joined up with the Sea Vipers when he was young and wanted to get away from Pyandonea, but quickly recognised the atrocities the raiders were committing. After meeting Auredil in Khenarthi's Roost, he turns on the Vipers from the shadows and eventually works with the Eyes of the Queen as a spy. The Desert is a Memory of the Ocean is sort of an unfinished sequel/spinoff of Auredil's fic, in which Coralantar and @tilliphont's Galen find themselves lost in Elsweyr in the aftermath of defeating Molag Bal and have to work together to piece together what happened.

(tag)

[salemelas]

OC Masterpost

hihi! having to redo this because my previous one got borked, and posting it publicly so that i can link it easier without redirect issues (^^ゞ y'know how tumblr is, etc etc.

warning: this post is very long and has multiple images! (and speaking of those images, this site was used to create the tokens seen below.)

◈ Elder Scrolls

Rildras Moon-and-Star

Male, he/him

Dunmer

The Nerevarine, Nerevar reborn

Father of Vedyra, grandfather of Vedathyr, son of Nedrala and Azura

Former husband of Dagoth Ur

Husband of Voralen

May be a demiprince, but hates the daedra (and admittedly also the aedra) with all his heart

Sword warrior and destruction caster

Retired to a life of being a mushroom farmer after raising his daughter to adulthood

#oc moon and star (tag is attached to post)

Dagoth Vedyra

Female, she/her

Dunmer

Scion of House Dagoth and Founder of the reborn House Dagoth

Daughter of Rildras and Dagoth Ur, mother of Vedathyr and Strides-Through-Ashes, granddaughter of Nedrala and Azura

Arcanist

Scholar with a focus on the dwemer, especially their disappearance

#oc vedyra (tag is attached to post)

Dagoth Vedathyr

Male, he/him

Dunmer

Heir to House Dagoth

The Last Dragonborn

Member (not the leader!) of the Companions, werewolf

Dual-handed warrior

Son of Vedyra, grandson of Rildras and Dagoth ur, great-grandson of Nedrala and Azura

Mercenary much to his pleasure, legendary figure of history much to his displeasure

#oc vedathyr (tag is attached to post)

Voryn Voralen

Male, he/him

Dunmer

The Sharmat, Voryn Dagoth reborn

Father of Vedyra, grandfather of Vedathyr

Husband of Moon-and-Star

#oc voralen (tag is attached to post)

Nedrala

Female, she/her

Dunmer

Ashlander exile from the Urshilaku Tribe

Former consort and chosen of Azura

Potter by trade

Mother of Rildras, grandmother of Vedyra, great-grandmother of Vedathyr

No tag yet

Strides-Through-Ashes | Dagoth Nehota

Female, she/her

Argonian

Found by Vedyra as an abandoned egg

Shadowscale aspirant, assassin

Adopted daughter of Vedyra, biological parents unknown

Member of House Dagoth

No tag yet

Dagoth Tsabi

Female, she/her

Khajiit

Found by one of Vedyra's scouts as the sole survivor of an ambushed khajiiti caravan

Vedyra's apprentice for dwemer studies

Illusion and restoration caster

Scholar with a focus on dwemer technology

No tag yet

Dagoth Nenyael

Female, she/her

Altmer

Joined House Dagoth after being abandoned as a teenager by her family in Morrowind following a tryst with a dunmer boy that resulted in a pregnancy

Mother of Cyrellas

Vedyra's apprentice for arcane studies

Arcanist

Scholar with a focus on Apocrypha and Hermaeus Mora

No tag yet

Dagoth Cyrellas

Male, he/him

Altmer and Dunmer

Born into the reborn House Dagoth

Son of Nenyael

No tag yet

Dagoth Dralyn

Male, he/him

Dunmer

Was once a of House Redoran, but was exiled for sympathizing with Vedyra's desire to rebuild House Dagoth; was subsequently welcomed into the House Dagoth Reforged with open arms

Restoration caster

Dabbles in a little bit of every trade that he can get his hands on

No tag yet

Lyrius | Wades-Through-Deep-Waters

Male, he/him

Altmer

Hero of Kvatch

Listener of the Dark Brotherhood

Was adopted by two argonian fishermen after his parents died in a shipwreck off the coast of the Black Marsh

Has worshiped Sithis since he was very young, as that his adopted parents worshiped Sithis

Dual dagger fighter

Accidental daedric prince

Lover of Lucien Lachance

#oc lyrius (tag is attached to post)

Kanbael

Male, he/him

Dunmer

Vestige

Champion of Vivec

Nightblade, dual-hand wielder nonetheless

Devout believer in the Tribunal

Part of the Thieves Guild

No tag yet

Konahrik

Nonbinary, they/them

Atmoran Nord

Other names include Hlirlef, Malaar, Silkoraav, Sosaalkro

Dragon Priest dedicated to Vulthuryol

Partner of Miraak

#oc konahrik malaar (tag is attached to post)

Rhoinuthal

Nonbinary, he/him

Dwemer

Full name is Rhoinuthal Du-Izvunrynn Ryunzcharn Khouthld Krevratch Nchul-Irhabgar Badrunz Anchamgar Chradzech; "Rho" for short

Cousin of Dumac

#oc rhoinuthal (tag is attached to post)

Kyzuzgnak

Male, he/him

Dwemer

Bodyguard of Rhoinuthal

#oc kyzuzgnak (tag is attached to post)

◈ Dungeons & Dragons

Vesper Dysgeyma

Nonbinary, they/he

Tiefling (Mammon)

Demigod of Umbra, god of the dead and dusk

College of Spirits bard

Lawful neutral

Joined the party to help them kill a despot king seeking immortality, stayed for the food

#oc vesper (tag is attached to post)

◈ Dragon Age

Talasan Mahariel

Male, he/him

Dalish elf

Hero of Ferelden (main)

Lover of Zevran

Father of Kieran and the glorious Barkspawn

Two handed weapon warrior

Brokered for peace between the Dalish and the werewolves

Sided with the mages

Sided with Prince Bhelen and Paradon Caridin

Saved Connor with the Circle of Magi's help

#oc talasan mahariel (tag is attached to post)

Andromache Surana

Female, she/her

Circle elf

Hero of Ferelden

Lover of Leliana

Spirit healer and blood mage

Brokered for peace between the Dalish and the werewolves

Sided with the mages

Sided with Prince Bhelen and Paragon Caridin

Sacrificed Isolde to save Connor

#oc andromache surana (tag is attached to post)

◈ Baldur's Gate 3

Vharis Zhendiae

Male, he/him

Drow

Dark Urge

Paladin of Vengeance

Lover of Astarion

Rejected the Urge

Twin brother of Luminara (my boyfriend's Dark Urge, who is not listed here for the reason of not being my OC)

#oc vharis (tag is attached to post)

Red

Nonbinary, they/them

High elf

Dark Urge

Assassin rogue

Lover of Karlach

Rejected the Urge

No tag yet

Not yet added:

Dragon Age: Garrett Hawke; Inquisitor Athevera Lavellan; Inquisitor Ilrian Lavellan, Rook

Mass Effect: Ariane Shepard

Baldur's Gate 3: Azran, Serene

[madamefluffnstuff]

I have since decided; here's a list of all of my current ESO characters!

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 1. Ebonymist - My main and longest running Vestige. She's a Khajiit Nightblade with a black tabby coat and baby blue eyes. Eye of the Queen and Champion of Anequina and Blackwood. Bows and arrows are her specialty, along with alchemy (specifically Invisibility potions) and lockpicking. However she's not part of the Thieves Guild or Dark Brotherhood. 

She's a very sweet and motherly Khajiit who firmly believes in the Found Family trope. Her friends are her family, her gaggle of pets are her family, Taznasi and co. from The Stitches are her family, etc. Her most recent "adoptees" are Fennorian, Ember, and Isobel. Razum Dar and her were as close to being a couple without actually being a couple. Now Ebonymist is working up the nerve to confess her feelings to Bastian Hallix. 

She tends to be more on the sentimental side, holding on to anything of value (like her Urn from Coldharbor, a shield that was gifted to her by a friend who fell in battle, Jakarn's dagger he gave as thanks for helping, the like).  As well as pretty much any remotely shiny object or fascinating knick knack she finds. She collects.

2. Brenda Steel-Heart - Tall, blonde, can hold her mead, and can swing a greatsword with the best, Brenda is a Nordic Dragonknight warmaiden. She is fiercely loyal to the Ebonheart Pact and her homeland of Eastern Skyrim. In fact Brenda's loyalty is so strong and she's helped the cause so much, Prince Irnskar has dubbed her "The King's Arrow".

The concept of family and friends is weird to her- she doesn't remember her biological family (since Mannimarco wiped her memories), and she moves around so much she doesn't have time to make friends. Instead she considers her fellow Pact soldiers her Shield Brothers and Sisters. Centurion Gjakil and his wife Irna are the closest thing Brenda has to a "family" family, after she helped save their farm. (And her dogs, of course! All five of them.)

As far as romance goes, her heart is open. Woman or man, lady or lord, Dunmer or Nord, she doesn't care. Strangely enough she has a thing for Dark Elves. Specifically one Morag Tong assassin. Which would definitely be breaking some protocols if word got out, so they have a long distance relationship and exchange letters as often as they can.

3. Ursalie Fanstiana - Bretons are known for their innate ability for magic. Ursalie is no exception. She is a skilled mage in her own right, though she is just starting out and getting her feet under her. "Dark" magic and crystal magic seems to be her specialty, but she has been known to summon the odd unstable minor daedra or two (whether its intentional or not is unknown). 

She is terribly shy and has always had trouble making friends. Her summoned familiars are her more preferred company, though she's been making more efforts to open up more. Unfortunately her lack of experience in friendships has led to a few mishaps of not reading the room; Poor Ursalie has fallen for Jakarn's silky smooth words on more than one occasion, and Darien Gautier's shameless flirting has had her staying up overthinking conversations more times than she cares to admit. Crafty Lerisa has been helping her though.

Ursalie is the least developed of my Vetiges, as I haven’t played much of the Daggerfall Covenant storyline yet but I still adore her.~

4. Reldaleyna and Peliion - Reldaleyna comes from a long line of respectable  Altmer mages. From a young age she excelled at the arcane arts, and was trained by her grandparents in the art of upper echelon etiquette and borderline royalty manners. She is very popular amongst her family's circle of nobles. 

Peliion, on the other hand, is a feral gremlin of a Wood Elf with absolutely no concept of social graces or presence of manners. He claims he was raised "in the woods" (which would not be entirely unusual for a Bosmer, but he also claims he was raised by wolves). Thankfully very few people take his claims seriously.

They are dating and very much in love. 

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Special thanks to @gortrash @arisenlicious and @alaxon <3

[sharffffff]

Taren Velas

I have finally gathered together enough attention span to be able to talk about my favorite child, my scion of Mephala, my Vestige - Taren.

Art by https://x.com/madnessdemon

Name: Taren Velas

Race: born Dunmer, got Soul Shriven, now is in a weird state of being thought of as mortal by some while keeping a lot of daedric traits

Age: 35 at 2e582

Gender: Agender, they/them

Backstory

Their story wasn't known to them as well until much later in their life, so the very fact of discovering their roots was almost overwhelming for Taren. But what are those roots?

Taren's mother, Feldsii Dres, was a House Cousin of House Dres and was stuck in that rank, while having ambitions to climb as high as she could until, to quote her, "one of those s'wits gets scared and sends Morag Tong after me!" This ambition, however, wasn't enough, and as she focused her attention on attempts to claw her way through House hierarchy, her saltrice farms weren't performing as well as before, and that stopped her from progressing even more.

Feldsii, however, saw only conspiracies against her, not her own faults, and decided to use raw power against them. Who were these "they"? I doubt even Feldsii knew an answer to that.

So, when 13th of Frostfall came around, Feldsii gathered everything needed for the ritual and prepared for her trade - her soul in exchange for a child from Mephala.

Now here's a thing - while demiprinces are not very well known, mostly only heard of from the mention of Fa-Nuit-Hen in 36 lessons of Vivec, the fact that majority of offspring of Princes don't gain any of their parents' properties is known even less. Feldsii knew of the first fact, but hasn't even considered the second.

Mephala, of course, knew why Feldsii wanted that child - to intimidate the neighbors with the threat of a demiprince - and found it very amusing that Feldsii was ready to seal the deal without even understanding the finer details of it.

But as much as Mephala found amusement in the future strife of these mortals, Webspinner also cared for dunmer, and blessed the child with heightened agility and stealth, knowing that the secrets this child gathers would make their way to her, in the end. After all, it would be just a mortal, and their lives are deceptively short.

Feldsii, however, now had a lot of time to spend hoping that her plan wasn't for nothing, all while her saltrice farms produced less and less, and talks around House leadership to actually derank her to Kinsman or even Lawman. Feldsii was ignorant to these talks, all of her plans hinging on this child, who she hoped would be a demiprince with enough power to instill fear into competition. She hadn't considered that an infant would have to grow, or that it could be not a demiprince at all.

So when the child was born a normal dunmer, not sporting any features that would relate it to Mephala, and had nothing special going on at all, Feldsii got mad. Very mad. She felt as if she was betrayed, and ordered the servants to get rid of the child - she didn't care how, she didn't care what was going to happen to it, she just wanted it gone.

Feldsii was found dead less than a month later. Morag Tong writ said that she has become a liability for the honour of the House and had to be removed.

The child, meanwhile, was given to one of the branch families under House Dres - Velas, to be exact. Ilen Velas was the only representative of this family in this part of Morrowind, and while always wishing for a child has been childless so far. So he took this as a sign from the ancestors, gave Taren their name and took them under his wing. He didn't know where Taren came from, and raised them as his own child.

Taren was raised well and their skills were recognized early on, with affinity to both magic and stealth they were taught the art of the nightblade, of how to become one with the shadows and how to gather information. Ilen Velas was one of the few members of House Dres who were not focused on agriculture and instead on espionage, and decided to teach everything about his trade to his adoptive child. Ilen was also strongly against slavery, although for all the wrong reasons, but this aversion rubbed off on Taren as well, and grew into abolitionist ideas later on.

After completing the base part of their training, Taren was sent to test out their skills, as gathering information is always important, and any missed conversation could spell catastrophe and ruin for the entire House. And the bustling port city of Davon's Watch was one of the best places to overhear any conversation.

What Taren didn't expect, however, were cultists of the Worm. They were captured while listening to the heated argument between two dunmeri nobles, got sacrificed to Molag Bal, and died.

But it's never that easy with the Worm Cult, is it? They imprint your Anuic Soul onto a Daedric Vestige and send you out into Coldharbour, no longer mortal. This was the first time Taren found themselves feeling... different, but they put it off as a side effect of becoming a daedra - which, you know, fair.

But each time they were exposed to Spiral Skein they felt more and more weird, as if the Chaotic Creatia within them wanted to sink into that fragment of Mephala's domain and emerge anew.

So, when the opportunity came, when they found themselves deep into Spiral Skein, they let go - and discovered a new piece of themselves. They felt a lot more... arachnid, with ability to sprout eight spider legs from their back - or, if they concentrated enough, to fully change form into a Spider Daedra. That, however, took way too much out of them, and that was here, in Spiral Skein - so they didn't risk using it in other places unless it was really necessary.

But now Taren knew something more about themselves, all while being left with more questions than answers.

And now time for a couple screenshots!

Taren and their nice Nix Ox Foyada

Taren in their armor, they are dressed like this most of the time to hide their identity, it is embroidered with runes that help Taren blend with shadows

[scarletpath]

I would like to think that fantasy worlds inspired by DND are all linked in some strange way. Like alternate universes. That in each one, there is a different or even a similar version of each character. Heck, even the gods in games like ESO and WOW are all very connected to the ones in DND.

So I had to make Zyn (My Drow Assassin/Bard Tav) in ESO. So, I made him a Nightblade (Obviously) But the more I played with him in there, the more I mused how this version of him is not like my Tav, Zyn. I see him more playful and confident. A follower of Mephala (Oddly enough, as much as Tav Zyn hates Lolth, I can see him more accepting of Mephala) He comes off as more daring. Eventually, I'm going to get him into the Dark Brotherhood. I couldn't help but make him into a Vampire because my main is a werewolf.

But amusing ideas formed in my head. Imagining a non Vampire, disgruntled Astarion, working in the Thieves guild. Because he use to be part of a wealthy family until they were betrayed in someway and he was cased out with nothing. Being part of the thieves guild is his way of getting revenge. And Zyn showing up, thinking that working in the thieves guild pairs well with the things he does. Astarion is not pleased at all with this. Some sinister Dunmer who worships a creepy demon spider lady shouldn't be allowed such freedom in the guild.

To his dismay, they get paired up on some missions. Though, Zyn will be more focused watching his back as he teases him. Just seeing his reactions and hearing him go off is a lot of fun to him. But he actually really cares for him. And eventually (Begrudgingly at first with Astarion) they get much closer and Zyn becomes more protective of him. And no, Zyn won't bite him. He's too precious. But that doesn't mean he won't show his more vampire side to him. In WOW, they're just really cute together. Astarion of course being a Blood Elf and Zyn being a Nightborne Elf. Astarion showing Zyn the whole world because his kind couldn't leave their protected city in the past 10,000 years. So almost everything intrigues him and excites him much to Astarion's amusement. Zyn got himself his first mount, that he really loves and thinks it's cute but it's a Grinning Reaver. He has strange tastes.

[sjolldorei]

Been paying more attention to my eso alts recently, got a proper build and set up for most of the main gang! here's a little run down because im proud of my lovely babies:

Sjoll Sunguard, Dunmer Templar

A proud and beautiful solitary elf. Currently uses a 1-bar setup with the Oakensoul Ring to be a powerful healer with ample personal damage output! Is also my main, does all the crafting and the heavy lifting 💪

Lash'Kur, Orsimer Nightblade

A lovely lad who's a bit of a sneakthief in his spare time, built with DPS and daggers in mind but also enjoys being a stamina-focused healer on his back bar! Always there to support the group :)

Draws-Attention, Argonian Dragonknight

The softest dad this side of black marsh, raised his child alone and will do anything to keep him safe. A fire-breathing, magicka-using, scale-enforcing tank who loves to smash his foes into the dirt 😌

Thaln Darkweave, (???) Sorcerer

Born as a dunmer, is now made of stars, it's a bit confusing but just don't think about it too hard <3 A sweet baby boy who's desperate to make the 'light armour magicka tank' dream happen. It will happen. Promise.

Laela Of the Storm, Maormer Warden

Struggles to find people to get along with, but is very thankful for the few friends he has managed to find <3 Harnesses frost magic to damage and support, but also has enough knowledge of natural healing magic to get by.

really hoping to get into some rp with some of these eventually! loving this game more than ever atm, always happy to talk about it🥴

[biinarysttars]

Making a quick masterlist of all of my TES OCs so that if someone feels compelled to ask me about them they have the names to do so :)

Arena

Evelara Wicking, the Eterenal Champion - a smart, stubborn, and dedicated member of the Imperial Court. She is a Breton Nightblade. Her parents both died following her unjust arrest-- so her desire to eliminate Jagar Tharn is borne not only out of loyalty to the Empire, but out of pure, unadulterated spite and hate.

Ivyrandil Athaere - a sexual deviant Altmer Healer cast out by his noble family after literally being caught with his pants down. He likes making potions and being a cunt to people (and loves being knocked down a peg.)

Ereld - a 16-year-old Bosmer Barbarian who was adopted by a small Nord village. He spent his whole life trying to make his village proud before opting to travel with Evelara and Ivy.

Daggerfall

None yet ;) I will add them when I play the game!

Morrowind

Travlse, the Nerevarine - a carefree Dunmer Withchhunter. He can find the silver lining to any situation, and while he seems completely self-serving, there is nothing he wouldn't do for someone if they asked.

Vivyne Faewatch - the future Queen of Morrowind, following the events in Tribunal. She is kind of a hopeless romantic, and is stubborn and patient beyond measure. She has a good heart and knows right from wrong, and she doesn't care who she pisses off about it.

Alavesa Faewatch - a baby that Vivyne found abandoned close to the end of the initial plot of Morrowind. Alavesa spends her first year or so of life travelling with Travlse and Vivyne.

Oblivion

Ko'Yana, the Hero of Kvatch - an ex-slave Khajiiti woman hailing from Morrowind. She was completely fucked over by the new Queen's sudden and poorly-implemented anti-slavery laws, and forced into a life of crime. She was arrested promptly following a hit she took out on a member of the Imperial Court. Usually I design a custom class with a focus on unarmed combat & destruction magic for her.

Everlara Wicking - a close friend of the late Emperor, and wife to his second-born son. She'll wring Mehrunes Dagon's neck herself if she has to, and she'll protect Martin with everything she has.

Skyrim

Etheara Reverie, the Last Dragonborn - an empty-headed manual labourer that travelled to Solstheim in a last-ditch attempt to revive Raven Rock Mine. In doing so, he encountered a Daedric force far, far beyond his mental ability to grasp, and he pays for it.

Vanyarintil Korothaeus, a False Dragonborn - a strong and silent chosen of Hircine. He was travelling to the Imperial City and overshot by a good bit, and ended up stumbling into a raid at the border and was arrested. He has a natural talent for learning Dragon Shouts, so it was thought for a very long time that he was the true Last Dragonborn. Also I may be making him transfem but I'm not sure how that impacts the story, or whether it impacts the story so we'll see.

Melanarto Korothaeus, a False Dragonborn - a passive and quiet priest of Mara. He travels Skyrim preaching her word, always returning to Windhelm to stay with his close friend, Revyn Sadri. They are very close. When he was a child, he happened upon a dying dragon that gave him an amulet. This amulet has the ability to absorb and keep dragon souls, so it was thought for a very long time that he was the True Last Dragonborn.

Kyryi Orah - a Maormer man that was somehow stranded off the coast of Winterhold. Because of the historical tensions between the Maormer and the Altmer, he assigned a keeper: Ancano. Somehow, his circumstances are simultaneously a dream come true and his worst nightmare; all he has ever wanted was to study magic-- but why did it have to cost his family and whole world?

Terarae Isevryn - a commanding officer in the Imperial Legion. She is a Snow Elf, but her family clan (which was large at one time) adored travelling and adventure-- so they were on the other side of the continent during the conflict with the Dwemer. Now, she is the last member of her family, and had returned to Skyrim with the hopes of being embraced by her people. But since the Falmer had become what they did, there was no place for her-- so she threw herself into the easiest work she could find: the military.

Aster Reverie - an innkeeper on Solstheim. He didn't want to let Etheara travel alone at first, so he and his fiancee moved with him and set up an inn near Tel Mithryn. He seldom hears from his twin anymore.

Anira Mirlayn - an innkeeper on Solstheim. She never had many plans for the future, so when her finace suggested moving to Solstheim to be close to his brother, she agreed. She is bright and friendly, able to draw any recluse from their shell.

[robotslenderman]

Eurovision Semifinals 2

I just found this in my drafts from 2022 Eurovision and I thought I was hilarious so I'm posting it.

I have no idea what past me is talking about half the time. Altho it's interesting to note how my tastes have changed over time - I'm quite fond of Finland's song now and I LOVE Estonia's 2022 song (I HOPE, I HOPE, I HOPE) so was genuinely surprised to see I didn't like them so much at the time.

You know, when I was a kid my parents used to always put presenters and hosts on mute and say they were unbearable to listen to. Believe it or not, I have made it to 30 being largely sheltered from the tyranny of hosts.

Now I get it. I absolutely get it. Every time the three stooges show up I feel like I'm being treated like a four-year-old. Exaggerated facial expressions? Constant "WOW!" vibes? Overdramatic acting? That's how you act when you're trying to entertain four-year-olds.

At the risk of sounding like my mother I got spoiled with British presenters --

"my name is Chicky! Chicky Chicky Chicky!" oh my god please shoot me I was being facetitious when I made the comment about four-year-olds that was NOT AN INVITATION --

oh wow the guns on Laura.

Anyway I'm going to tune this two out until the show starts and oooh, Finland. I always like the aesthetic of Finnish musicians.

Finland -- And right away we're treated to IT. And English. And -- actually I take back what I said about Finnish aesthetic. The balls and lights are cool but the raincoat and shirtlessness are not. Decent song, much better than most of last night, so marks go up, but was ultimately less interesting than the really big hole I'm digging in Minecraft to keep my ADHD happy while I watch this, and therefore fails the Minecraft Hole Test. 6/10

Israel -- I was about to wonder if this song being really gay was deliberate or not then the limp wrist showed up. This is super gay. Sadly, the gay is not enough for it to compete with the Minecraft Hole, which distracts me for most of the performance, so fails the Minecraft Hole Test. Song is decent, costumes cool, and the gayness gives it an extra point, but I've already forgotten the song. 6/10

Serbia -- I feel like I'm watching a Christo-Vulcan 007. But at least it's not in English. The performance is cool and has successfully made me look up from my Minecraft hole. Song itself is okay, once again, wouldn't change the radio away from it. The flowers are super cool, the costumes are also great, like the aesthetic. Passes the Minecraft Hole test. 7/10

Azerbaijan -- So apparently these slower songs are ballads, which honestly I don't mind. This one has cool atmosphere, and he's not singing in English, so bonus points for that, but my attention goes back to the Minecraft hole. Wait. No. That sounds like English? I genuinely can't tell. I do briefly look up at the way they've lit up the waterfall tho. Song itself is beautiful so I'll probably get it afterwards, but performance is dull and docks points. 7/10

Georgia -- So these guys have Willy Wonka and a pirate and a dude in an Elizabethan collar. And my Dunmer Nightblade as drummer. Hm. For a moment I look to see if this'll get interesting or not, then return to the Minecraft hole. I briefly look up when my computer monitor drops some LSD and -- okay that chest compartment with the diorama is really cool, but not cool enough to salvage this. Points added for cool costumes and the unique presentation, but the song itself sucks. 5/10

Malta -- Very pretty. Lady at a piano classic aesthetic again. Like the -- shit, I forgot what the mist stuff is. Song gives me "will either be great or meh" vibes this early in, but then the Minecraft hole wins again. 5/10

Break time. Minecraft hole takes all my attention. Except for the brief sighting of what I think is Maneskin, which stands out to me bc @ryttu3k has been treating me to Ethan Torchio gifs for the last year. Yep that's definitely Maneskin. Maneskin passes the Minecraft Hole Test, it turns out. The hosts do not.

San Marino -- I didn't even know this was a country. Delightfully, the song is not English. I love this guy's outfit -- OH MY GOD IT'S THE COWBOY GUY. his hat has SEQUINS. He passes the Minecraft Hole Test. Also this is very gay. And I love the purple guitar -- WOW I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS ACTUALLY GAY UNTIL THEY DID THAT. God I keep expecting queerbaiting only to get actual queers, this is AWESOME. 9/10

Banana host is caught gazing lustfully. Banana host has excellent taste, if not in clothes. Australia's performance is apparently delayed, from what I've heard it's probably because of the clothes. Time to see our friend and boy!

Australia -- Come on, darling, don't let me down, you have a Minecraft hole to compete with! Also wow his voice is DEEP, I thought he was like sixteen. Nice voice, nice costume, performance itself is meh. Altho the swirling mist is a nice touch. Like that little headshake when he takes the veil thing off. Ultimately fails the Minecraft Hole Test, but was pleasant to listen to and I liked it. 7/10

Cypress -- Oooh, pretty aesthetic. Like the way the song is starting. Aaaaand then the song starts and the hole wins. 5/10

Ireland -- Oooh, I like the energy of this. Then the singing starts and I'm like "nah" and get back to digging my hole. Also starting to get really annoyed by singers yakking after the song. Australia did it too, Jesus, give the audience a moment to have some afterglow! 5/10

North Macedonia -- English. BOO. Song is a bit slow at first but then picks up and I quite like it and AAAUGH SHE TALKS AFTERWARDS TOO SHUT UP. Fails Minecraft Hole Test. 7/10

Estonia -- Minecraft hole is so interesting I almost miss whose turn it is. More English. Confused as to why Estonia suddenly likes American country but it's very Johnny Cash. Decent enough I guess. 6/10

Ah shit Banana Host is back. Cue Toreador discussion about beauty. and oh god there's a baby no make it go away. They make up for it with a dog. and then there's another baby. ew.

Romania -- More fucking English. They make up for it with a LITTLE bit of Romanian, as a treat. It's meh. 5/10

Poland -- Sigh. More english. Fairy lights are pretty but song is meh. Energy picks up but somehow makes it sound worse. I do love the poeple dressed up as, what, drowned spirits? That's so cool. Quality goes up a bit towards the end but wow this guy is obsessed with rivers and stuff. I guess it beats another goddamn love song. But yeah those spirits are really cool. And of course he talks at the end. 5/10

Montenegro -- The Minecraft hole is starting to bore me so I'm wandering off to build a ship in Starbound now. And it's... more English. And she talks at the end. 4/10

Belgium -- This is going to be English isn't i -- yep it's English. Love the dude's jacket but it's the only interesting thing about the song. He's also a talker. 4/10

I think I'm judging harsher tonight because I'm getting bored and also because SO MUCH FUCKING ENGLISH

Sweden -- More English. My mother said she thinks this one'll win but I don't see it at first until it picks up and then it is actually really nice. Presentation isn't great -- that green is awful -- but wow this song is actually pretty good now it's picked up. Also dang she's gorgeous. (please don't be a talker please don't be a talker please don't be a talker ah fuck she's a talker) 6/10

Czech Republic -- English. And singing in an American accent, no less. Yeah I think I'm done for the night because I'm pretty "meh" over just about everything that's been on tonight except for the gay cowboy. Eh, it's not too bad I guess. Maybe I'm just hangry. 6/10

Anyway I'll do a score/pass post next.

[sephiratales]

Before I got busy with Baldur's Gate 3, a little update about my ESO char

From left to righ, up to down :

Zeruel Nervillié : Altmer, magic arcanist. New oc, she lived in Apocrypha for a long time and works to catalog the knowledge.

Anomaril Relvas : Dunmer, stamina necromancer. Former Disney prince type that turned bad after the death of his fiancée.

Misha Maestrel : Breton, magika nightblade. Street kid, morally grey, is it even his real name?

Nallia Ravenwatch : Nord, magika sorcerer. Eldest daughter of Liv and Verandis. Often got in trouble.

Melinoe Ravenwatch : Nord, stamina dragonknight. Youngest daughter of Liv and Verandis. Always trying to protect her sister.

Liv Steelmaiden : Nord, stamina templar. Vestige, former adventurer and savior of Nirn, now retired. She lives with Verandis and their daughters in Skyrim.

Darcy Castell : Breton, magika warden, vampire. Old blasé man, he lives since too long for this crap.

Kalissandre Copperwing : Breton, magika necromancer. After a difficult teenage life, she is now a noble and protects King Emeric. Rumors said she is known as the Necromancer of the King.

Capucine Auriciel : Breton, magika templar. Former Dagon cultist, now living in Galen after finding her lost family in the Firesong tribe.

Drachan-Karr : Redguard, stamina sorcerer. Mercenary, she has a tavern where people can find all sorts of jobs, but she draws the line at murder. Lives with the Khajiits that saved her.

The Oronthïe twins : Eldariel (magika necromancer, former vampire) and Auril (magika warden), childhood friends of Ayrenn. Both Eyes of the Queen.

Ver'drani : Dunmer, stamina nightblade. Thief, spends her time in Hew Bane's with the Thieves guild. Always runs into trouble.

Elvi the Tiny : Bosmer, stamina warden. Member of the Z'en, she lefts them after her mount was corrupted by Maarselok and she did not want to kill it. Join the Dominion army.