Submitted by Lady N on Sun, 09/19/2010 - 19:22
These links lead to archived threads backed up here on TIL.
- Aedra (10/23/06) - some background in Magnus' relation to Mehrunes Dagon and their involvement with Lorkhan.
- Aedra, Daedra, and Gods (05/01/04) - explains the fundamental differences between the Aedra and Daedra and provides and intro to the Psijic Endevor.
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Amulet, Amulet, who put her in the amulet? (06/23/06) - starts out wondering whether it was Akatosh or Shezarr who presented Alessia with the Amulet of Kings. Quickly moves on to cover the nature of the Akatosh/Lorkhan dichotomy and divinity in general. - Concerning the Dreamsleeve (06/10/09) - explains the nature and origin of the Dreamsleeve.
- Creation of the et'Ada (05/18/04) - explains the nature of Lorkhan.
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Daedric Chain of Command (07/27/04) - clarifies the various ranks of Daedra and nobles. Apperances by both Tedders and Sheogorath. - Happy Birthday, my love (09/01/06) - a happy birthday and good bye message from Vivec Michael Kirkbride.
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Made Up Word Round Up (06/19/06)- collects and explains many of the terms specific to the Elder Scrolls. Also, immortal jellyfish. - Nu-Manita Intercept (09/22/05) - explains towers and leads up to the Oblivion crisis. Can also be found in the obscure texts.
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Reman I (06/14/09) - a thread about the nature and origin of Reman I. Features Hasphat Antabolis. - Symbolic Collage (08/15/07) - explains the "symbolic collage" featured in the 36 Lessons.
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Ta'Agra Phrases and Expressions (12/26/05) - Douglass Goodall (Jobasha) talks about Ta'Agra, the Khajiiti language. -
Time and Place Inconsistencies (05/09/08) - clarifies the inconsistencies relating to Empress Tavia's banishment and Princess Morgiah's marriage. -
The Thief goes to Cyrodiil (06/10/03) - covers a lot of metaphysical topics. Also available in the obscure texts section as "Vehk's Teaching." - The Trial of Vivec (02/26/04) - an epic roleplay with Michael Kirkbride, Ted Peterson, Ken Rolston, Kurt Khulman, GT Noonan, and various lore forum regulars. It is divided into several threads due to length. A summary can be found here.
- What kept the Daedra Away? (05/06/06)- deals with what kept gates to Oblivion from opening while the Amulet of Kings was lost. Also a great discussion on the nature of and contradictions in lore. Ted Peterson (Sheogorath) pitches in.
- World-Eating 101 (12/05/08) - A fascinating discussions structured around the premise that "the Dawn Era was the End of the Previous Kalpa. The new Kalpa begins with the first day of the Merethic Era." Official texts from this thread are also available in the Obscure Texts section.
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Wulf = Talos (09/03/05) - an interesting thread about Wulf, as well as the nature of Talos' divinity.
Below are archived posts by various developers. They are sorted alphabetically by first name and a topic overview is provided for each quote. Some quotes are obviously outdated - I have kept them for the insight they provide into lore development.
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