#great house indoril

[iamnotshazam]

Hey, TESblr? Am I losing my mind, or is there no canonical reference to the Indoril helmet being specifically based on Nerevar's appearance? According to UESP, it comes from a metatextual Kirkbride post

Please tell me I'm wrong

I bring this up because St. Olms is the earliest guy in the lore with fully canonical Ordinator-mohawk-face appearance, on his shrines and banners, and he lived around the same time as Nerevar

[feivelynart]

Indoril Ilvy, ingame portrait for Tamriel Rebuilt

[nerevar-quote-and-star]

Okay, here are my current notes on the Markarth Incident. This is more of an evolution of thought rather than a final product, 'kay? 'kay. XOXO

4E 174 – The Empire recalls all Legions from the far corners of the Empire to participate in the final assault against the Aldmeri-held Imperial City. Every town and city not on the frontlines is left with a skeleton garrison. 

The Reachmen of Western Skyrim chooses to capitalize on this movement. The Reachmen populate an area of Western Skyrim, Eastern High Rock, and Northern Hammerfell. Although they appear similar to the Bretons of High Rock, they are wholly distinct, worshipping gods completely detached from those of Breton culture. During the Second Era, they once ruled Cyrodiil as the Longhouse Emperors; in recent history, they have lived subject to other races, primarily the Nords, who rule much of the Reach. More often than not, Reachmen are second-class citizens, though very rarely have they received decent though not preferential treatment from a Nordic Jarl.

When the Empire recalls their Legions, the capital of the Reach, Markarth, is left functionally undefended. A Reachman leader, Madanach, takes this opportunity to seize the city and install a Reachmen government in place of the Nords. Madanach declares himself King of the Reach and succeeds the Reach from Skyrim. Contemporary Imperial documents show that Madanach sent emissaries to Emperor Titus Mede II in an attempt to have the Reach recognized as its own Imperial Province wholly separate from Skyrim. Titus Mede appeared to have taken this into serious consideration, though he was unable to give it his full attention as the Empire was planning their attack on the Imperial City. 

Conflicting reports on the time frame of the Reachman takeover exist. Reports vary between the takeover beginning in Fourth Era 174 and 177 when the conflict was over. Contemporary Imperial and Forsworn documentation claim that Madanach’s rule was relatively stable, saying he was fair to the Nords, his people ousted from power, and allowed them to remain in the city so long as they recognized his government. It is said that live around Markarth continued in the same way as before, though under the Reachmen rather than the Nords. It may be important to note that Nord landholders who “mistreated” their Reachmen servants were put to death. 

The Nordic perspective (as shared by Jarl Igmund in Fourth Era 201) claims that the Reachmen takeover was violent, leading to a chaotic period in which Nords were heavily discriminated against and no civil cooperation between races. 

[Madanach’s version of events MAY be closer to the truth. N.B: During his rule, he seems willing to help a group of dissident Blades in exchange for a favor.]

The White-Gold Concordat is signed 11th of Sun’s Dusk, Fourth Era 175; Surviving veterans of the Battle of the Red Ring return to their homes, including large populations of Nordic legionnaires. Talos worship is outlawed. Talos temples are closed, though many continue to worship him in private. Ulfric Stormcloak takes offense to the banning of Talos worship, viewing it as a central aspect of Nord culture. His father, Hoag, the Jarl of Windhelm and Bear of Eastmarch, does not legalize Talos worship despite Ulfric’s religiosity. It may be that he wishes to avoid a conflict with the Empire. Jarl Hrolfdir of Markath, in exile by Madanach’s government, promises Ulfric and his supporters religious freedom should they take back the Reach from the Reachmen. This is in blatant disregard of the White-Gold Concordat. 

Ulfric leads a militia across Skyrim to the Reach where they took back Markarth. A few Reachmen leaders were imprisoned, though others were killed, along with most of their warriors, though some were driven off into the surrounding wilds. The survivors in exile began to call themselves the Forsworn. They attack Nords and the Empire indiscriminately due to anger and feelings of betrayal.

Most of the Reachmen leaders are killed. However, allegedly at the request of the Silver-Blood family, Madanach is taken prisoner and held in the depths of Cidhna Mine. The Forsworn claim that the Nords, under Jarl Hrolfdir and Ulfric Stormcloak, took back the city through an excess of unnecessary violence, putting to death or imprisoning anyone who had even spoken to Madanach or said his name. It is also said that the family members of those who were deemed to be against the Nords’ rule were imprisoned or killed, even down to young children. Purported Imperial propaganda puts forth that Ulfric himself killed everyone in Markarth who would not join his cause. 

It is true that there was bloodshed and death of innocents during the retaking of Markarth. The factuality of this claim can be traced to those Reachmen who survived the incident, sharing their experiences twenty-five years afterward. 

Jarl Hrolfdir was assassinated during attempted peace talks with the Forsworn after the retaking of Markarth. It may be that the incident only grew violent after this point due to Nordic retaliation. 

Why would Ulfric and Jarl Hrolfdir use that much unnecessary violence and brutality against the Reachmen if they intended to negotiate with them afterward?

Perhaps Igmund instigates the brunt of the violence against the Reachmen following his father’s death.

Jarl Hrolfdir was marked for death by the Dark Brotherhood. It is unknown who performed the Black Sacrament on the Jarl. It is possible someone from outside the conflict placed the contract on Jarl Hrolfdir’s head as a means of sewing chaos between the opposing sides (it could have been Igmund or Raerek [crack theory; maybe the brother was trying to Lion King his way into power and failed miserably? Or one of them opposed making peace with the Reachmen], or perhaps it was the Aldmeri Dominion?). Regardless, the Jarl’s death is the probable instigator for the deaths of many of the Reachman remaining in Markarth. 

The Imperial Legion shows up not long after the city is retaken. They are seemingly thankful that Ulfric’s militia took back the Reach. When Ulfric lets them into the city, he asks that they recognize the free worship of Talos that Jarl Hrolfdir had legalized in the Reach; otherwise, the Legion would be fought off. The Imperial Legate (or general?) present at the time okays Ulfric’s request, effectively breaking the White-Gold Concordat. Again. Not long after, the Thalmor discovered this and took issue with this breach of treaty. They give the Empire an ultimatum: disband Talos worship in the Reach or prepare for the Great War to be renewed. 

Ulfric and his followers are arrested and imprisoned by the Empire as Talos worship is again banned. The Empire must crack down on cases of Talos worship across the province. In consequence of the incident, the Thalmor gain access to Skyrim for their Justiciars through an Embassy. This is allegedly to enforce the terms of the White-Gold Concordat after it had been broken by the Nords in Fourth Era 176/7, but on an underground level, this allows the Thalmor to hunt, capture, and torture suspected Talos worshippers. The coming of the Thalmor Justiciars to Skyrim is technically a domino effect caused by Ulfric’s demand for free and open Talos worship.

Jarl Hrolfdir’s assassination happens during Ulfric and his supporters imprisonment. It may be possible that it was Ulfric OR one of his men who performed the Black Sacrament (though how could they do this while in an Imperial prison? Ulfric had to smuggle out his eulogy for his father’s funeral – what is the Imperial prison smuggling system like? Could any of them have had access to a dead body? Smuggled in or that of a fellow prisoner?). Whoever performed the Black Sacrament on Jarl Hrolfdir is the root cause for the retribution killings of the Reachmen. (Perhaps it was Thonar Silver-Blood?)

Ulfric is an uncooperative asset to the Thalmor, not because he ever cooperated with them in the first place, but because he is the (unintended) reason they have such a strong foothold in Skyrim now. 

[astralzeraphias]

I served you faithfully once, Lord Nerevar, and you repaid me with death.

[thenopequeen]

Been thinking about the psychological warfare of being the Hortator. About how if you're the champion who goes out in front of the army and challenges the enemy to send out the biggest badass they've got, you aren't just Fighting, you're Performing. It's about intimidating the rank and file. It's about making the best and bravest afraid to be called out to fight you next time. In that scenario, fighting without armor is a Flex, if you're good enough to make it work. The art of Nerevar with a high frill (I've chosen to believe that's a mark of Hortatorship) and a loincloth? Yeah, he fought Tongues like that. People who can dragon shout. Breath fire and ice. And he was some dude with a spear. And his whole chest out.

What I'm saying is, the First Council freed Resdanya with the power of Friendship, Loyalty, Staggering Violence, and the Neritties

[emrysthegoodwitch]

"They're basically the ultimate sellouts."

The Elder Scrolls podcast in reference to house Hlaalu during the 3rd Era

[toskarin]

the great houses rule because you're like, wow, the ones in vvardenfell suck but at least there's two more outside of here so maybe I'll find the good one. and then they're indoril and fucking dres

[igorlevchenko-blog]

Untitled Morrowind Piece (2013)

Another over-paint of Rembrandt's, that is: I took a painting and painted over it (need to get this point across, I feel). Not much to tell beyond that. What Great House does it depict, one can only guess. The ambient maroons suggest Redoran; clothes—Hlaalu or Indoril.

[trickstarbrave]

TCS FRIDAY BABEYYYY

i just wanna talk about steren because i love him. sorry for what will no doubt be rambling u_u @the-elder-polls i will be including art and stuff as necessary bc i love my boyyyyyyy and ive drawn him a lot

he's technically a nerevarine. he isnt nerevar's reincarnation though, instead nerevar (trans) and voryn had a kid by accident and well. steren is the reincarnation of THAT child.

first lifetime in his early life he was born at kogoruhn and raised in house dagoth. The cover story is nerevar was on a pilgrimage for azura and voryn had a drunken affair with a woman. steren is born, voryn fakes the death of the random woman, now he has a son. very few people know the truth. nerevar wanted to raise him but he was originally born a commoner and while he's strong enough to protect himself, he wouldn't put it past anyone with a grudge to target a literal infant just to spite him. nerevar still visits often though, under the guise that of course he'd be nice to his closet friend's son

steren was born a few years before the war of the first council though. tensions were getting high between the chimer and previously quiet dwemer, and house dagoth being the spies for the chimer by and large discovered what kagrenac was up to. you know the rest (mostly). nerevar and voryn die, the tribunal become gods, the dwemer vanish, everyone becomes dunmer except ayem and half of vivec... tribunal had caught on though that steren was nerevar's son as well though and they think it is particularly cruel to kill nerevar's only child just because he's of house dagoth blood. so they pretty much wipe his memories for the most part and have him raised in house indoril.

steren grew up in house indoril, and eventually realized he was of house dagoth. he confronts vivec who had become a sort of mentor to him, and vivec tells him to leave it in the past. he was spared because he was an innocent child. house dagoth were destroyed because they were traitors. they had to be purged from morrowind. there is nothing in the past that will give steren the answers and comfort he wants and will only lead him to his doom. this goes over as well as you would expect with him leaving house indoril and looking for answers alone. at some point he got married and had a kid, but his mission was about uncovering the secrets of house dagoth the tribunal tried to bury and learn more about his parents. he's killed during a collapse of some ruins. his wife takes the kid and promptly leaves morrowind, fearing what the temple may do now that steren is dead

family line continues for a while, and during this time nerevar's ghost has been watching over them. he felt too bad leaving his son all alone in the world, so he silently watched over him, heartbroken. then steren died and nerevar followed his child, his child's child, and so on. up to the third era where steren is reborn to a dying woman on the run from some illiac bay nobleman. after she dies, steren goes to an orphanage. unknown parents, born under a certain sign, fulfilling the prophecy. he's arrested when, after leaving a house he was robbing, he stumbles upon a dead body at the completely wrong time. the trial is shit because this is the TES universe (guilty until proven innocent is canon fsr, dont let me ramble about why we'll be here all day) and he develops a fear of large crowds having their eyes all on him (idk what thats called). he stays 3 months in prison before being pardoned and shipped to morrowind. despite it being his home province he never heard great things about it.

he follows the storyline pretty closely. except that this is my world so mods like tamriel rebuilt are canon for me. he joins house hlaalu and the mages guild. he's really freaked out by all the sleepers who know him by name saying weird shit calling him 'prince' or some shit so he decides to take the opportunity to visit the mainland when the mages guild asks him to. on the mainland he does a bunch of stuff but finds vissamu and an ancient tome from house dagoth. he doesnt know why but he cant let go out of the house dagoth stuff. its familiar. but it also makes his heart ache.

more importantly though on the mainland is he comes across a dunmer who didn't know what house or family he was from. a nearby temple has you gather ingredients for a ritual to summon an ancestor spirit. steren does it correctly and then after seeing the guy happy to know who he is and able to build a relationship with his deceased family, asks the temple to do the same for him. an ancestor spirit is in fact summoned but before they can reveal who steren is, nerevar shoos them away. all steren knows is it fails but the priest sees what is clearly saint nerevar watching over him and tells him he doesnt know why it failed but that he is watched over well. steren hears a voice urging him to go outside and does so. there, nerevar reveals himself, able to communicate with him now, and tells him he stopped the spirit. she wanted to come and talk to him, but she was a woman of house dagoth (voryns mom specifically) and nerevar feared what might happen if his lineage was revealed to others. steren is kinda freaked out, asking if he'll go insane like some of the sleepers he sees, but nerevar assures him he wont let that happen.

back on vvardenfell steren continues his questing. gets corprus, cures corprus. goes to kogoruhn and finds at the old family hearth a bottle with what was originally his baby teeth as well as locks of hair from both parents, typical things to leave near the family hearth for protection. steren takes it with him, not knowing why he's so attached to it.

after getting the ring though he gets his past life memories back and realizes he's not nerevar reborn. he has memories of "uncle nerevar" in his first life. he demands answers, crying, and nerevar comes clean that no, he isn't nerevar reborn. nerevar didnt want him doing this either, but azura has no other options because nerevar refused to reincarnate and apologizes to steren. but steren asks how he can wear the ring then and nerevar is quiet before explaining that while he was alive he asked azura to modify the enchantment so that nerevar and his descendants can wear the ring. that steren's other parent was always nerevar, but nerevar couldnt be open about that fact because he couldnt bear the thought of his own child being killed

fighting dagoth ur is particularly painful because dagoth ur recognizes steren as his son but well. he's still insane. dagoth ur thinks steren is too corrupted and blinded by the tribunal who stole him away and brainwashed him, but dagoth ur can kill and remake him, just like he did his brothers. then he can bring back nerevar, purge the empire from morrowind, and live together as a family, proud and openly. defeating him was not easy emotionally or physically tbh, but steren did win.

also at some point he got trueflame. i havent figured out when he did the tribunal dlc quite yet. it might be while he was on the mainland if im being honest but i feel like almalexia would def spill the beans on who he is. maybe he takes out the assassins, comes back, gets the ring, and then goes to deal with the rest of the stuff from tribunal.

after daogth ur's defeat, azura comes to usher nerevar to moonshadow. spirits arent supposed to remain in the realm of the living for too long and he risks being completely destroyed. nerevar is worried, but steren assures him he'll be fine, and nerevar goes to rest. then azura says she'll give steren any gift within her power to him as a reward for doing such a difficult task, and steren says he just wants to be with his parents again. azura frowns and says she cant bring back the living. steren knows. azura is even more upset because steren is not that old for dunmer and is already asking to die. but instead of killing him she sends him to another world where his parents ARE alive. and also 200 years in the future where theyre together in hopes steren can be with his parents and live happily there. she's going to let this worlds nerevar and voryn have the memories of steren's world too so it wont be weird.

mephala though intervenes with the reasoning "you can just send people to different worlds and time periods. you'll fucking break the dragon." and drops him off not in mournhold but in blacklight, outside of a brothel where the reincarnation/child of vivec (named vivienne, who belongs to @wellthebardsdead) is currently being kept. in this world nerevar was the nerevarine, azura restored him to his status, voryn reincarnated, i wrote about them getting together here. steren, strongly resembling voryn, is taken in by force and fed poison to both diminish his strength and keep him from healing the injuries from dagoth ur. but he and vivienne save up money from tips and escape. steren couldnt take his ring or sword but he figures the brothel madam probably pawned them off and he should just gtfo of morrowind before the temple figures out theres two copies of nerevar's ring and sword and if theres an impersonator running around. they hop on a boat like a day or two before voryn and nerevar track down the brothel in blacklight to look for steren.

they get off the boat in.... SKYRIM!!! surprise, vivienne is the dragonborn too. he and steren are very close but very shy about admitting the fact theyre in love. theyre both traumatized and afraid of hurting the other or being rejected. im sure you can imagine.

look at how cute they are...

also since steren isn't the dragonborn he doesnt do much of the msq. he is more like a follower but he has some side content he does. he joins the companions, contracts lycanthrope (thanks hircine, not helping steren's opinion of daedra at all), ends up doing the forsworn conspiracy and after breaking out of the mine the forsworn take over markarth. vivienne does the thieves guild and steren helps with that bc he does know some dwemer from being taught it by both nerevar as a ghost and voryn when he was a kid. also he did the mages guild in morrowind so he knows a lot of dwemer stuff. oh steren also got fucked up by the heart of lorkhan a little and during the peace talks he did make the throat of the world start shaking when he got violently angry. steren is also not at all impressed with delphine (he already didnt like the blades for obvious reasons)

oh they also adopt a scrib. named mr scribbles. its later revealed scribbles is a girl but (sorry i cant draw bugs well)

alduin is defeated and vivienne comes back. steren was worried sick but is happy to have his beloved back. they confess, its cute, and steren gifts him a necklace he made with traditional house dagoth craftsmanship

shortly afterwards though miraak's cultists show up and despite what they want they have to go to solthsheim and deal with it..... ugh. while all this is going on nerevar and voryn arrived in skyrim and were trying to track their son down sort of on a wild goose chase. by the time they catch up steren and vivi are on their way to solstheim.

on solstheim they try to keep a low profile. steren uses a bandana to keep the big red star on his face covered. vivienne ends up getting turn grey and cold like vivec which doesnt help the vivec allegations. after he's turned steren starts getting some gold patches on him too (i forgot the red star like an idiot sorry)

one of vivienne's clients though survived the purge that voryn and nerevar did. his name is sen dres and he's been hiding out on solstheim getting enough political power to either go to skyrim and find vivi or get vivi when they come to solstheim. sen hates steren thinking steren is the one who convinced vivi to leave and his plan is to kill steren and take vivi back to morrowind to live with him forever. when he finds out vivi is the reincarnation of vivec he wants to force him to become vivec too because then he can have a god as his slave/husband. i hate sen dres so much. anyways he manages to get steren and vivienne alone and convinces vivi if he comes quietly they'll leave steren alive. only to promptly stab steren straight through the stomach and leave him there to bleed out while vivienne is gagged so he cant shout and drugged.

nerevar and voryn do arrive in time to help steren and heal him up. they were told by the house hlaalu dude actually what sen dres' plan was because that guy saw steren had the tattoo of a house hlaalu grandmaster and he doesn't want a potential high ranking member of house hlaalu to die. they get steren to safety and with the rest of the dragonborn gang rescue vivi and the two of them are happy together again while recovering :))) and steren gets to see his parents

steren and vivi also end up getting married eventually. yay!!!!!!

other stuff i couldnt figure out where to put it-- at first the good three think vivi is vivec. mephala sent steren to vivi to see if he'd betray steren to alleviate his own suffering. but vivienne did not, instead he took care of steren and wanted to escape with him. boethiah and azura both try to kill vivienne though. and molag bal thinks vivienne is vivec and should be married to him ugh. do you see why steren hates daedra.

[falmerbrook]

Do you have any headcanons about Dunmeri hair customs? Like, how the different Great Houses + Ashlander Tribes distinguish themselves?

Up to getting this ask, I only had a vague headcanon about Chimer vs Dunmer hairstyles, but this one got my thoughts chugging during work today!

My general thoughts on the Chimer vs Dunmer is that Chimer hair styles were typically looser, messier looking, and "wild" than modern Dunmer, who typically keep their hair more controlled and away from their face. With Ashlanders being more traditionalists and assumedly having had less change in their culture over time, they probably have styles more similar to the Chimer than the Houses in the modern day.

Now some ideas for the Houses:

Indoril - Their general piety means that style trends almost always originate in the Temple in one way or another, and other styles are seen as tacky. Almalexia and her court are common sources for trends and styles. If she does something new with her hair, the style is quick to spread throughout Indoril cities. Since her hair is typically shown in a kind of dramatic up-do, I can see this being a popular kind of look among Indoril women in general. Accessories are common, even in common day-to-day styling.

Redoran - Their strong connection to the military and warrior-hood means that practical and simple styles that keep hair short or otherwise out of the way (tied up, braided, etc.) are more common. Fancy or hard to maintain styles and accessories are seen as gaudy and trashy. While Almalexia has a lot of influence of Indoril styles, Vivec has more so with Redoran.

Hlaalu - trends and customs change fast and are highly influenced by foreign trends compared to the other houses since there is more cultural exchange going on. What other cultures have more influence depends on the era, with Imperial trends obviously having more effect under Imperial occupation and Nordic trends having more effect during the Ebonheart pact for example.

Telvanni - In general I picture their whole aesthetic and clothing styles as (from an outside perspective) psychedelic and tacky and bizarre looking, so I imagine their hair is the same. Tall, complex styles, sometimes even requiring magic/enchantments to stay in place, eccentric tastes, unnatural dyed colors, etc. Telvanni clothing and hair aesthetics appear very gaudy, impractical, and opulent to outsiders, but are often a status symbol among their own.

I don't have any strong ideas for Dres, Sadras, or Dagoth unfortunately.

One last thought I have is about mohawks, because Nerevar and the Ordinators are depicted with one. At first I thought that the connection to Nerevar would make them a popular style among Indoril, but I also wonder if their connections to Ordinators would instead make them associated with the military or police (in the way a buzzcut can irl in certain contexts) and would therefore be avoided or used as a hair style based on someone's association with that aesthetic. Maybe that would make them more common among Redoran (although a shorter version so they wouldn't get in the way)? Perhaps while they might have a militaristic connotation among the houses, they are actually genuinely popular among Ashlanders, who maintain the same style influences that Nerevar himself might've back in the day.

I'm not great with hair designing/styling in general (example: I keep my hair super short because I don't want to deal with it lol) but I tired with some general ideas. Maybe I'll come back this weekend and doodle some examples when I get the chance! Thanks for the interesting idea to ponder!

[ask-neloth]

Thoughts on the Nerevarine?

Oh, I have many. I would caution you against asking such open-ended questions in the future. Specificity and precision will give you the answers you seek far more directly. Unless your goal was to hear me ramble endlessly. 

My personal interactions with the Nerevarine were limited, and I have held no great place in my memory for any of it. I voted in favor of their becoming Hortator, and then they were off… Truth be told, I barely remember what they look like. They were Dunmer. At least I think… Maybe they were wearing a helmet…  It matters not. 

As for the so-called ‘prophecy’ propagated by those bug-eating Ashlanders, I suppose it did the trick. The Sixth House was eradicated and Morrowind was saved from the Blight. Whether or not the Nerevarine was Indoril Nerevar reincarnate, well, there is no definitive proof. I have my doubts. But the function of prophecy rarely cares for the individual. Much like your question, prophecies are vague by design.

[allthingstamriel]

Stonefalls

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The ashfall from the volcanoes of the Velothi Mountains and from great Ash Mountain itself is Stonefalls' bane and benefit, fertilizing the soil where the land isn't too arid to grow crops. It was here that the recent invading army from Akavir met its bloody end.

"We're here because of me. So many have died. I've shamed myself and my house. There's no guarantee we'll survive what comes next. Whether we do or not, you must promise me something..." – Indoril Tanval

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[changelingsandothernonsense]

OC Fridays you say? @the-elder-polls Hello! Naturally that means I'm going to take some time to gush about Josh...because whilst he shares a name, vocation and sarcasm as the NPC found in Dragonborn, he's pretty much his own thing at this point. Teldryn Ensirhaddon-Sero is a Dunmer- naturally, though he is half Ashlander ( Erabenimsun) on his father's side whilst his mother grew up in Redoran lands though her family did not answer to a Great House until moving to Hlaalu lands in the late forth era. Not long after he was conceived his parents fled to Cyrodiil, where he spent the first four years of his life before his mother returned to Blacklight once his father disappeared on a smuggling job. (Born 3E 370- 57 at the start of Morrowind, 268 by the start of the Dragon Crisis). He was well educated, and speaks four languages- Dunmeris, Cyrodiilic, Aldmeris and modern Altmeris. He picks up Ashland and a secret fifth thing later on. He ends up getting mixed up in the Camonna Tong which is how he ends up in Cyrodiil where he is subsequently arrested (murder, arson, treason, more arson). He spends the next 33 years being moved about various prisons and work camps in the Heartland until he is deported back to Vvardenfell and given a strange package.

Josh does not believe that he's the Nerevarine- not in any meaningful sense. What he does think he is, is an Imperial puppet. Yes he technically fulfils the prophecy but there were tweaks made to his official records so that he could "fit it more". Namely in how he was stricken from his mother's family records upon their ascension to House Hlaalu. Yes he fits but he wonders if the destruction of his homeland was a part of the Emperor's plan. He knows for certain that he is not the reincarnation of Indoril Nerevar. What he is, is a descendent of the war lord who ended up being a good host once he slipped on that ring and it didn't give him a big enough aneurysm. Deep down, he thinks anyone could have done the job. He was just convenient. Teldryn drinks- a lot and the habit has gotten worse as he's gotten older. He'll go through stints of sobriety (usually when mourning) and ends them in even longer binges. He developed a taste for skooma when he was on one of those binges and has been trying to avoid the stuff ever since. He ends up getting hooked on Sleeping Tree Sap during the Dragon Crisis and the whole thing gets worse once Sydari (my Dragonborn) gets lost in Sovngarde. He's a pain in the ass. Some Art Some early Josh (3E 427)

Some post Corprus infection Josh (3E 428-29)

And jumping to pre Dragon-Crisis Josh - 4E 199.

[nerevar-near-and-far]

Nerevar, Moon-and-star,

across the Ashlands came.

Upon his hand, at Her command,

a ring by Dwemer craft engraved.

All the Tribes, and Houses Great,

our peoples near and far,

when his words heard, planned march forward,

under Indoril banner raised.

[aladaylessecondblog]

Red Mountain Waffle House, pt. 27

BREAKING: KING HELSETH IS DEAD!

[A short biography on the life of King Helseth, detailing mainly his ascension to the throne of Morrowind]

The wedding of King Helseth, as if it were not eventful enough, has yielded yet another ill fate: the death of the King.

A contact within the Morag Tong confirms that there was an outstanding Writ of Execution on the King's life, the funding of which came from the recently revived Indoril Nerevar.

The King's sister, Queen Morgiah of Wayrest, says, "I am only surprised it didn't happen sooner. Helseth was always one to reach beyond his grasp, and now he's paid for it with his life. How can a man so brilliant be so stupid?"

Queen Mother Barenziah is assuming regency, until another ruler is found.

When asked if she would seek to become Queen of Morrowind, Morgiah responded that she was not. This leads the country to ask: Who is going to be the next ruler of Morrowind?

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SHATTERED MARRIAGE! ALMALEXIA FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM VIVEC!

Goddess Almalexia has filed for divorce, citing infidelity.

"Vivec may be a perfectly suitable god, but he is a miserable husband," Almalexia said in a stunning interview. "That business with Molag Bal was one thing, given his sphere. But this? This? Am I to be made a fool in my own marriage? No."

When asked if she knew the identity of her husband's paramour she nodded.

"I will not be revealing his name - at least, not at present. But I will say that he isn't from one of the Five Great Houses."

Betting pools have opened on the identity of this mysterious man, ranging from daedric princes to Dwemer ghosts, which says much about the current state of Morrowind.

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"Guess who's back, bitch?"

Sadara walked into the Waffle House closely followed by an ascended sleeper.

"Well aren't YOU a sight for sore eyes," Jiub said. "Got all fancy though, huh? Big man got you being tailed by a guard?"

"He's a bit paranoid," Sadara replied, "Considering...everything."

"Not coming back to work here, are you? Nah, that's a dumb question. If you're sucking the big man's cock you've got no need to work."

"I'm not sucking his cock! And no, I don't. I'd come back a few nights a week but I don't think Nibani's eager to have me back."

"Maybe she would be. We haven't been able to keep a waiter since you left. Turns out not a lot of folks want to work in a Waffle House dealing with ordinators all night."

"And the Sixth House--?"

"Funny thing, that," Jiub replied, "After you left we started getting less of 'em."

There was a pause.

"I thought I'd show up in person for this. I thought since...you know, I'm doing better now, I should do you a favor. You've saved my ass a bunch of times."

"You've saved mine too." Jiub laughed. "What's the favor?"

She took out a business card and handed it to him.

"The Sixth House is looking to break into the, ah, weed market. Funny thing is they've only got smugglers, but no one who actually knows how to grow the stuff, so they're making decent money off it but they're spending a bunch moving it around. You understand why I thought of you."

"Sure do." Jiub gave a bit of a grin. "Funny, isn't it? Wouldn't have thought that moving up here would do either of us this much good."

Sadara, on seeing Nibani emerge from the back room, ordered some coffee and a few waffles and tried not to look up at her.

"No kidding, right? If I'd known it would be this easy I'd have done it sooner. But...it's come out fine. Still getting used to not having to struggle, though. Having more than one person I can rely on."

"Same here. I've had someone visiting..."

"Jiub! I thought you said you'd never hook up with anyone."

"I'm not hooking up. He's not into sex either." Jiub shrugged and went to work on her waffles.

"Well tell me, who is it? Who's grabbed you up?"

"Sotha Sil. He comes up here because it's nice and quiet, and he beat my ass for ruining his perfect record. Seems he got a bit obsessed..."

"Not stalking you, I hope." Sadara said. "But he doesn't seem the type."

"Nah, it's not like that. He keeps visiting, thinking I don't notice him staring. He did ask me to keep battling him on Pokemon Showdown though...he's still kinda salty I kept beating him and he claims to want to get better."

"Well ain't that cute..." She laughed.

"But it's wrong!" Jiub paused, and then also laughed. "Sorry, had to do it."

"Excuse me."

Nibani's even voice sounded off then, and Sadara tensed up.

"I paid for an order, and I'm not making trouble," she said quickly.

"I'm not kicking you out," came the terse reply. "But I would like to know what exactly you did to change Azura's mind."

"You talk to Azura personally?"

"She speaks to her most faithful--my point is, is that I wonder what you did."

"It's not what I did, it's what Nerevar did. Or promised to do, rather." Sadara paused. "Something to do with Lorkhan's return, and the Good Three agreeing to help him if he agreed to their terms."

"He was always her most faithful...though why he should be dallying with the Sharmat--"

"Oh he's always done that." She gave a slight laugh. "Almalexia told me that, when I was in Mournhold. She had this agreement with Nerevar that he could get what he needed outside of the marriage, should she not want to give it to him. And there were certain things he did with Voryn that...she didn't especially care for."

"And now?"

"And now he's doing it again."

She made a face.

"Well--that's not my business. My point in coming over here though is--"

"You want me to come back?"

"Is it so obvious?" Nibani asked.

"Jiub was telling me. Is it that bad around here?"

"The ordinators have been getting rather annoying of late." Nibani glanced outside, and grimaced. "And here come some more of them. You here with a sleeper, that's going to cause problems."

"Don't worry." Sadara smirked. "I've been practicing hand-to-hand combat with Nerevar. They want to fuck with me, they got another thing coming."

"This is unwise," the ascended sleeper with her said, "Lord Dagoth wouldn't want--"

"Lord Dagoth'll be fine with it." she said, "I've done stupider things."

"I can vouch." Jiub put away some of the glass bottles as the door opened.

He DID miss this.