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peony-plum · 1 year

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Skyrim civil war in nutshell

#elder scrolls #skyrim #ulfric stormcloak #skyrim civil war #april fools #elder scrolls fanart #elder scrolls memes #general tullius #stormcloak rebellion #imperial #skyrim memes #war never changes #I didn’t know what background I wanted on the second pic

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skyrim-forever · 1 year

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Alright which table you sitting at?

#skyrim #the elder scrolls #meme #tes #dark brotherhood #thieves guild #college of winterhold #thalmor #imperial legion #stormcloak rebellion #nazeem #just nazeem on his own :P #jarl balgruuf #the blades #the companions #dark brotherhood baby #forgive me for missing characters #bards collage isn't here because it is lame #I said what I said

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h3raklion · 2 years

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~low quality Skyrim memes~ 15th edition

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nerevar-quote-and-star · 1 year

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Ulfric Stormcloak: I went to Riften recently and a seven year old smoking a cigarette told me to go impale myself.

Lydia, leaning over to whisper to Leara: I thought Aventus quit.

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notgilderoylockhart · 2 months

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For Ulfric, for Skyrim

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jitters-barista · 10 months

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Me and general tullius: *kill Ulfric*

general tullius: “oh no, who could have done this?”

Me: …you?

#skyrim #skyrim memes #skyrim funny #general tullius #ulfric stormcloak #skyrim civil war #stormcloak rebellion

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aldruiel-scribbles · 11 months

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Since 70% of my LDBs tend to be a Snow Elf I was imagining the nords reaction to finding out that their dragonborn of legend is a snelf.

While we know that this concept (being Dragonborn) exists all throughout Tamriel, it has never had more presence or importance in a culture of a country like Skyrim. Perhaps another could be Cyrodiil, but even despite the dynasties/empires initiated by St.Alessia or Tiber Septim, imperials don't integrate Dragons into their cultures like the nords do. With their Dragon overloads of old, the dragon cult, dragon priests, true first dragonborn (it was believed it was Alessia until Miraak in TesSkyrim), then the dragon wars, dragon hunting, dragon mounts, even dovahzul (which the Atmorans seemed to be fluent given by the number of walls), their previous use of the Thu'um, Greybeards with The Way of the Voice, and last but not least the prophecy of the end times with Alduin's return.

It's a normal day like any other and then it happens, Alduin has returned. Dragons are attacking, and rumors spread about the dragonborn since the Greybeards summoning them. I mean everyone heard them and felt the earth shake at the power of their voice.

So here at this point, Nords start wishing for a second Talos to come by walking and save them, imagining this mega Chad Atmoran of legend vibing like Ysgramor, only to find out their savior is a motherfucking ELF. Can you imagine their faces? And one that looks like a pale as fuck Altmer. The majority of adults are veterans from the great war, their worship of Talos is forbidden, Thalmor are taking people, there's a civil war, and dragons are back. I can't think of the amount of profanities some Nords must've yelled. Specifically Stormcloaks. Both hilarious and concerning. And that's before they find out that the LDB is a Snow Elf, their ancient foes. Actual natives of Skyrim, while Atmorans had to do great feats of mental gymnastics to convince themselves that this was their land and they came back to claim it (which of course had nothing to do with the fact that they were fleeing from Atmora with its civil war and also it was freezing), basically gaslighting themselves into thinking it was their home and all elves were colonizers. So they still think that snelfs are invaders, and enemies.

I imagine their conflictive feelings towards their gods, and this milk drinker elf the gods chose to save the world. While also being in awe at the fact that they are witnessing an actual dragonborn killing dragons. It must've been so bizarre for them.

This kind of nuance was missing in the game, because we know, Bethesda knows, and everybody knows, that the Nords would've reacted (A LOT) to the race of the dragonborn, a being so integral for their culture. Especially if they were elves, even bosmer who are the least hated elves. They would've think it was a Thalmor plot or something like that at first.

With a few comments from people, and extra charisma needed to do things (that a human wouldn't have the need for) could've changed the story.

(P.S: And for Khajiits and Argonians is a whole topic altogether)

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matri4rch · 6 months

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"The Amulet"

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"Ulfric's voice echoed in his mind as the image of her face gradually dissipated into a clouded abyss of shadows and darkness. A chill ran down his spine as her godly form slowly slipped away from his grasp.

"Tell me who you are, spirit..." he pleaded, his voice barely above a whisper. "What do you want from me?" The silence that followed once again was deafening as she continued to retreat from his touch, her hands transforming into shimmering snow that engulfed him in its icy embrace before finally letting him go.

For what felt like an eternity, Ulfric's body drifted into the freezing abyss of unconsciousness. Then, as slowly as he fell under the spell, the Jarl of Windhelm slowly returned to Nirn as he opened his eyes once again. Squinting as a deep orange and red glow blinded him, warmth caressed his frozen skin. And the overwhelming silence was drowned by the faint sound of a cracking fire."

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dramaticpandabear · 1 year

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Alright time to create chaos and bloodshed by asking the ultimate question:

#elder scrolls skyrim #skyrim #the elder scrolls #elder scrolls lore #stormcloak rebellion #imperial legion #tumblr polls #skyrim civil war

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moodcrab · 1 year

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Fixing Skyrim's Main Quest

Part Two: Backstory

As a quick disclaimer, I intend to keep this as lore friendly as possible, so the only lore I will be tampering with is that which was introduced in Skyrim, all the previous games are off limits. Before Skyrim, a Dragonborn was a legitimate ruler of Cyrodiil/The Empire not the ultimate dragon slaying soul eater, Shouts were a Nordic art that was unconnected with the dragon language, and The Dragon War never happened. These will be the only lore I will mess with as they are exclusive to Skyrim.

The Chosen One

"Bad guy is bad. Bad guy do bad thing because prophecy. You good guy. Good guy stop Bad Guy because also prophecy." - Vanilla Skyrim

The issue with Skyrim's linear plot is you are the Last Dragonborn, whether you like it or not. In Morrowind, are you the Nerevarine because you fulfilled the prophecy or did you fullfil the prophecy because you are the Nerevarine? Both you as the player and the in-game characters can debate and philosophise this to your heart's content and none of you are truly wrong because it really does come down to your opinion. "I'm not the Nerevarine, I'm just some Argonian who read the prophecy then chose to enact it, and chose how I enacted it" Or "I am Nerevar reborn. I was sent by Azura, as was prophesied, to save Morrowind. It is undoubtedly so" are both perfectly legitimate outlooks.

Uriel Septim knows he is about to die because he has seen your horrible Oblivion face in his prophetic dreams, and *in his opinion* this makes you the one who will stop the Oblivion Crisis. It turns out he's wrong, Martin is the hero and you are just some guy who helped him.

But in Skyrim you are the Last Dragonborn. There are no ifs ands or buts about it. Even if you don't do the main quest and never encounter another dragon after Helgan, you will still learn words from word walls because you are still the Dragonborn. Every faction quest has a word wall locked in them, and the Civil War requires you to be Dragonborn. The dragon slaying and shouting mechanic simply couldn't exist if you were not, and that's what the game is about. A gimmick, not a story.

A Compelling Villain

The player character isn't the only victim to this linear plot. Alduin is going to eat the world. It doesn't matter if he wants to or not. It is prophesied therefore it is. Does Alduin have mixed feelings about the whole thing? Don't know, the game doesn't let us have a single conversation with him. Who knows, maybe Alduin sees you as the villain, an abomination that profanes his language and religion? Nope. Big black dragon is going to do the thing because the game says so, and you have to destroy him because the game says you're the only one who can do that. Alduin needs to have, I don't know... A motive? A personality? Anything to distinguish him from a run of the mill dragon.

The New Backstory

So here's the new Legend and Prophecy that is inscribed on Alduin's Wall, which seeing as the Old Dragonguard carved it as a warning for the ages is no longer hidden in a cave in the arsehole of The Reach, but is a prominent tourist destination of Skyrim.

Thousands of years ago in the Merethic Era, the Nords of Skyrim, still keeping to the old Atmoran tradition of animal totem worship, had many cults to the gods. Alduin gave the priests of The Dragon Cult power, and helped them dominate the society of Skyrim. Two of the priests, Konahric, a great warlord and his closest ally and friend Miraak, a powerful mage, saw the evil being done in the name of their religion and rebelled against Alduin. Kyne appeared to the dragon Paarthurnax and told him to teach Konahric and Miraak the Thu'um. Miraak used this knowledge to create a new word of power, dragonrend, which they use to fight and defeat Alduin, banishing him to Atmora. Konahric wanted to free the Nords but Miraak wanted to seize power for himself, so they fought, and the battle ripped Solthsteim from the mainland. The Akaviri Dragonguard carved this into their wall, with a warning that one day Alduin would return, and a Dragonborn would rise, like Konahric of old, to defeat him.

So the first big impact this has on the game is you are now only *maybe* a Dragonborn, who may potentially be this fabled second Konahric, but you are certainly not The Last Dragonborn. Bethesda loves to give you cool titles like this but we are doing away with the idea of The One and Only Last Dragonborn. People believe that the art of Shouting, which can be learned by anyone, comes more naturally to a Dragonborn, so you definitely stand out as a potential. Part of the game will be convincing different factions that you are the guy, but they already have strong opinions. The Stormcloaks believe it's Ulfric, the Imperials just to counter this say it's Mede, if you uncover the hidden Blades they will support you. We are trying to tie in the Dragonborn with the idea of righteous rule as it's portrayed in previous games, intertwining it with the Civil War. We will add new political factions you can join to convince such as the Penitus Oculatis and the Thalmor, as well as all the joinable religious orders mentioned in Part One, but if you join the dragon cult you may end up going down the path of... Siding with Alduin.

You see, I've only given you one side of the story. The side men wrote down years after the fact. Here's that old legend from our bad guy's point of view:

Thousands of years ago in the Merethic Era, Alduin, knowing his destiny as the World Eater, sought to save his dragon kin from this fate. As immortal beings of Akatosh, the very concept of ending, of dying, of no longer existing, is beyond terrifying to dragons, it's inconceivable. So, through his cult, he dominated mankind in an effort to subvert the events that would foreshadow his World Eating. He would personally see to it that the events of the previous games would not happen through dominance. But he was betrayed. The humans grew malcontent and unruly, two of his most trusted priests, who he himself favoured and personally granted the power of the Thu'um too, now waged war on his kind. One of them, the mage, created a twisted Shout that forced them to the ground with its evil, giving them an edge in the war... and only now that the humans had a chance to win did Paarthurnax, who was as a brother to Alduin, switch sides. Paarthurnax was entrusted with guarding an Elder Scroll, which he gave to Konahric as part of their deal. Dragonrend made Alduin fall from the sky, but Alduin is no mere dragon, he is a god. How can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence. They had no choice but to use the Elder Scroll. And Break the Dragon.

Dragon Breaks are a little bit dense to get into now, but put as basically as I can it means time shatters so that multiple outcomes become true all at once. In this case, Alduin is banished to Atmora and is sent forward in time and is killed and is unharmed all at once. This is why there are tales of Alduin during the time he is supposed to be missing from time, why the other side of this tale omits the Elder Scroll and says he was banished. Some people might say a Dragon Break is a bit of a plot cop out, but so is "an Elder Scroll did it" so live with it. When you get to this stage in the story - when you go recover the Elder Scroll - you no longer zap back in time and eavesdrop on the Tongues when you read from the scroll, instead you experience a vision of The Jills.

The Jills are the dragon daughters of Akatosh. If Akatosh/Alduin are gods, these dragons are angels. It's their job to put time back together after a Dragon Break. You have a long and deep conversation where the writers can flex their lore muscles like they did with Paarthurnax in vanilla. You need to convince them to allow you to speak to Konahric at the other end of the time wound. Konahric will teach you dragonrend with a warning about its hateful nature.

Alduin is furious at the betrayal, at the downfall of his kin at the hands of men, and is disgusted with what Tamriel has become in his absence. Not only does he no longer resist his role as World Eater, he embraces it with gusto. He will end this kalpa and let the new one begin. He resurrects his dead followers, the priests that remained loyal, and slain brethren to feed him souls.

Stay tuned for Part Three where I'm going to try to lay this all out from Helgan to Sovngarde.