Rainy day on the Whiterun tundra

Falmer mother and child

Werewolf

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started replaying skyrim and got really into erandur. sorry

finished chipping away at Tia's new ref

Bonnie my beloved

TES OC Tseharra

reachfolk jewelry arts

the plentiful silver deposits in the druadach mountains have inspired a rich metalworking tradition among the peoples of the reach. elaborate silver jewelry is the most prized accessory in a reachman’s wardrobe, including marvelous bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and more.

reachfolk art is renowned for its complex and ornamental style, mirroring the organic and variable qualities of nature. detailing such as filigree, interlace, and engraving reveal the high level of skill and meticulous craftsmanship of silversmiths. plant and animal motifs are seen in ring terminals shaped like thistles, wolf and deer heads, and most strikingly, open-mouthed serpents or dragons biting their own tails, perhaps as a reflection of peryite and his connection to the cycles of life and death.

one of the most famous examples of reachfolk jewelry is the “reach brooch”, which is an open ring brooch with a rotating pin. traditionally adorned with gemstones and ornate chip-carved designs for use by leaders and speakers, its utilitarian function as a clothes fastener has popularized the basic form of the reach brooch across tamriel. reachfolk clans follow unique customs for the placement of the brooch and the direction at which the pin should point.

silver torcs are another staple of the reach’s metal arts. designed with a rigid structure and a small opening that makes it difficult to remove, a torc is worn by a reach warrior for nearly their entire adult life, and thus becomes central to their identity. illustrations of legendary heroes and spirit-gods often depict them wearing or carrying torcs to represent their power. during the reign of the longhouse emperors, torcs were adopted as a status symbol by elite soldiers of the imperial legion, though they quickly fell out of favor after the death of emperor leovic.

i wanted to post the full picture but i only have the edit i made where the mom is smoking

You ever have a couple of characters who you wouldn't say you Ship but are definitely weird about each other. I have several personally

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Shadowgreen Cavern

i think one of the least used concepts in elder scrolls lore is its nebulous relationship to truth.

like something i do actually appreciate about that cunt kirkbride's writing in morrowind is that the mythology of the tribunal is allowed to be relatively ambiguous and there's room for poetry and fable and unreliable narrators. there's a strong general tendency in both fandom and dev to interpret lore quite literally and treat every text as reliable sources of fact about tamriel even when the text is like. fiction or written with a clear bias towards certain factions or prejudices.

the main example I'm thinking of is the 'notes on racial phylogeny' lore book. it's literally just racist pseudoscience and in a real life context would be considered unreliable and deeply offensive. but in tes, i rarely see anyone stop to actually consider that perhaps this lore isn't really a factual study of how bodies work but about how the imperial empire categorises the people it colonises and justifies it's supremacy. there's so much focus on determining the rules and metaphysical aspects of the world that there's no consideration that the way factions like the empire see the world is inherently flawed.

it's fun to think of a world where stars are literal holes punched in the fabric of the sky, or that water is made of memory, but i also think it would be a much more fun and flexible world if these theories are considered to be just a few of many lenses that people in tamriel use to try to understand their world. some of my favourite pieces of lore and world building are things like 'cherims heart of anequina' that imply a rich world of culture and art; i love the idea that tamriel has art and art critics and people who discuss ideas for other purposes than trying to figure out what's The Only True Lore.

Shrine to Hermaeus Mora

Hero of Kvatch but it's old smug woman. Watch carefully who you release out of imperial prison...

Our tes IV: oblivion oc with @buriedknight 🖤

playing the lyre