Cyrodiil Commuter

Hi there! I'm Elyna Ashford a 27 year old breton traveling around Cyrodill. I'm going to write about the culture and the towns and tell you what i think about them. I can't wait to see what your towns look like!

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Places I've Been!

Starting out and my plans

Cyrodiil

Leyawiin

Bravil

Cheydinhal

Bruma

Chorrol

Imperial City

Skingrad

Why I'm not going to Kvatch

Anvil

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There is a Daedra Worshipper in Kvatch?! What do you mean? Who is it? Who do they worship?! Are you sure someone worships Daedra here. I don't believe that anyone of my neighbors could possibly worship those evil creatures.

There was a worshipper. As far as I know he stopped worshipping Sanguine a few years ago. I would reveal his identity, but I know all too well what having the label of Daedra Worshipper attached to you does. We were young and stupid and I'm sure that he regrets those days more than anything that came before or since. All I know is that he has repented and has given up Daedra worship and I will leave it at that.

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Welcome to Anvil!

I've finally made it to Anvil! So sorry again for skipping Kvatch but i did respond to a question about it and I'll link it so you can see some of my reasonings.

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Starting inside the walls of Anvil. The homes and stores are made with stone bricks and have clay tile roofs that give it a homely vibe. I don't know how to describe it as anything other than the sea. Everything about Anvil just shouts that it's on the shore. There is a main hub just like Chorrol. but the cool thing about the tree in the center of Anvil compared to Chorrol, is that it has seats around it. I took a picture of me just being able to relax under the tree for a while after a long journey.

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Like Skingrad, Castle Anvil is outside of the city walls. However, the walk to the castle is considerably shorter. the first picture I took is the city walls from the castle gate. Castle Anvil, can also be compared to Castle Chorrol in the sense that it has a smaller courtyard. Though let me tell you Anvil has put considerable effort into beautifying their courtyard. They made good use of the space with the sitting areas and added an element of nature with the shrubs and flowers.

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However nice something is there is always a rotten underbelly, and the docks are exactly that. Being completely honest, the docks need some work. Though the docks aren't as decrepit as the entirety of Bravil, it's coming close. The wooden planks that everything is constructed of is rotting away. Another thing that saddens me is the fact that every building out here is so small compared to everything on the inside of the walls.

That's the end of my tour through Cyrodiil so far. So I'll catch a wagon to Valenwood and we'll start this whole adventure all over again! Catch you guys across the border!

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Hello Elyna!

I wanted to suggest that you go to Kvatch sooner than later. I read your post about not being able to go to chapels and I think that's unreasonable. Whatever you did I'm sure it was a long time ago and the gods have forgiven you. All of that to say that our Priest, Martin is a wonderful man and I guarantee that he will let you pray at the temple of Akatosh. Have a wonderful day and I can't wait to see you here!

Hello there! I wasn't planning on going to Kvatch for a few personal reasons. the main one being I used to be friends with a worshipper of Sanguine and I nearly got my soul sold to another Daedra. I'd just rather not go there even if its been years and we've both most certainly changed. Regarding the chapels I'm only going to mention this once so here it is.

I'm not allowed in the Chapels because before I was born my mother sold my soul to Sheogorath. Not my fault and I truly didn't ask for it but the Gods don't see it that way. I don't blame them but it doesn't make me feel any better about my circumstances.

Anyway, that's why I'm not going to Kvatch along with the fact that i keep hearing steps and seeing things shift in the light. I'm so sorry but I don't think I could face that man any time soon, I think just thinking about it is making me more crazy than i put up with normally.

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Welcome to Skingrad!

Hey Everybody! I made it to skingrad! Its really nice here and I'm so ready to get off the road. I got held up by a bandit on the road and had to speak with the rangers after he "accidently" fell off a cliff. Anyway let's get into talking about Skingrad!

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I've got a thought about this city and it might not make any sense to anybody else but, if you were to ask me about Skingrad I'd say it was sort of like Chorrol. Let me explain, aside from the obvious like the stone bricks, it's mostly the vibes of the city. Everything here is Grand and large, the entire city screams of wealth. However, the city also has a problem of being very enclosing and suffocating when you are walking through the city. The homes and businesses are connected and have parts of the houses that hang over the road.

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You'll literally get lost in this city. Seriously lost! I spent two hours walking around looking for the castle only for a guard to tell me it's outside the city walls at the top of the hill. Though my feet are most certainly not happy my eyes definitely are, Even though getting to the Castle is quite the trek it was all worth it for the views. When I was up there it was such a clear day you could see Kvatch from the castle bridge!

Anyway my next trip is to Anvil and I wasn't planning on going to Kvatch. I'll explain why I won't on another post as someone recommended that I go. Have a wonderful day and stay safe everyone!

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Welcome to the Imperial City!

I've made it to the Imperial City! Now unfortunately I won't be able to go through all of the districts today as I have to rush through the rest of Cyrodiil to catch the wagon to Valenwood. But I promise that I will go into greater detail of what i missed when I get back to Cyrodiil. Here's a cool picture I took of the White-Gold Tower.

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I started out in the Talos Plaza District, and wow what a sculpture. I wasn't able to find a plaque for the statue but I'm 90% sure that it is a statue of Akatosh. Obviously the Imperial City, as much as I saw, has the best roads in the province. The buildings are also very well maintained and it appears that the walls are constructed with marble.

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The Second location that I went to was the Temple district. Its nearly impossible to explain the buildings and how they were constructed as the Imperial City was created by the Alyeids. Something that I've noticed here is that important buildings and structures are surrounded by marble pillars. I'm personally not sure if they were always there or if the pillars were added by the new empire. If someone knows you guys should leave a comment on the page and let everyone else know too!

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Here is my favorite location in the Imperial City. The Arboretum. I like this district as it lets me feel very close with nature while not having to watch out for bandits and highwaymen on the roads. I also like spending time here as it helps me feel closer to the divines, there are statues of all 9 divines here in the arboretum. It's nice to have these statues as I'm not able to go inside the chapels and the pilgrimage across Cyrodiil is quite difficult.

Anyway I'm going to head to my next location so I can be sure that I won't miss my wagon to Valenwood. I promise that I'll come back to talk about the rest of the districts.

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Welcome to Chorrol!

Hello Everyone! I've made it to Chorrol and I've got to say. Wow! It's Absolutely beautiful here. The Great Oak Tree is even better in person than I've heard.

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The buildings here are grand and very well constructed. The homes here are made out of stone bricks and granite as a base. Some of the buildings have stone pillars, though most buildings have wooden trims. Chorrol also has a beautiful central commercial area with the Great Oak Tree in the center.

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Like always the roads are well paved, in fact I'd say Chorrol has the best paved roads that I've seen in my trip so far. However, Chorrol does lose points because of the Castle's Courtyard. I'm sure the picture speaks for itself and I don't have to say anything. Which is good, because even if the photo didn't speak for itself im not sure i could add anything to it. The courtyard is small, cramped, and dingy looking. Maybe I came here on a bad day but I'll have to give the courtyard a 1 out of 5.

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Back Home in Bruma!

Ah Bruma! My beloved hometown. I'll try not to be so biased when i talk about Bruma, but who doesn't like talking about where they grew up. Anyways let's get started!

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The buildings here in Bruma are constructed by stone and logs, which makes sense as Bruma is located in the Jerall Mountains. You could almost say that Cheydinhal and Bruma homes have a similar Silhouette. Though the upper stories are built with logs and there are more windows near the center of buildings. The roads are well maintained though most of the effort goes to the terraces and stairs that have the guild buildings and some shops.

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Though I do have my biases for Bruma being the best city, I can admit that there are some places that could be worked on. One place being the castle Courtyard. Though I don't blame the city workers as it is extremely cold outside most days.

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Welcome to Cheydinhal!

I've finally made it to Cheydinhal! I'm going to try to go into more details from this point on. So let's get started!

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The buildings in Cheydinhal are similar in general construction to Leyawiin. Though the first stories here are built with stones instead of the material the second story is. The buildings have gorgeous trim that make great decoration in place of windows. As you can see in the picture there are windows on homes but they're primarily on the tower portion of the home. The roads here are nicely paved and maintained.

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Castle Cheydinhal is quite a distance away from the rest of the city, though this distance does lead to quite the view from the entrance gate. (I'll put in a picture at the bottom of the post.) Though the Courtyard and general construction of the building are quite standard, the trees and bricks provide some contrast and give the city one of the better areas that I've seen so far.

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Here is a quick photo that I took from in front of the Castle just a little bit off of the path. I think at this point is is safe to say that all of the chapels in Cyrodiil are the same so I'll refrain from talking about them beyond this point, though I will continue to leave a photo of it anyway. That's all I have to say about Cheydinhal so far, See you guys when i get to Bruma!

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Welcome to Bravil.

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I've made it to Bravil, and suffice to say, it unfortunately lives up to its expectations. Most of the buildings here are constructed like the shacks on the Imperial Waterfront. The roads are bumpy and are the furthest thing from maintained. There is a river running straight through the middle of town and the rope bridges look like they are going to collapse at any moment. The buildings here remind me of the cottages in Skyrim but worse.

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The Castle is again fairly standard along with the chapel. There is another rickety bridge heading to the castle, and i felt the furthest thing from comfortable when i was crossing it. The courtyard in the castle is nice and spacious, and they're at least trying to put some kind of flora to make it look nice here, though as much as they try nothing will make up for the Skooma Den in the middle of the city. I didn't spend a lot of time here as i felt unsafe in every regard but i did at least give it a look. Now we're off to our next city wich will probably be a long journey. I'll see you all when I get there!

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Welcome to Leyawiin!

Today we are starting in the south of Cyrodiil with Leyawiin. Now I'm not from here, and I haven't spent much time this far south. I also realize that it would probably be smarter to start in one of the northern cities like Cheydinhal, but if I were smarter, I wouldn't have dropped out of the Arcane University. 

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Starting off with the chapel, It's fairly standard (though I'm pretty sure that all chapels in Cyrodiil have to be the same building structure, so that isn't really a surprise). There isn't really much to say about it. 

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One thing I have noticed about Leyawiin is that the homes here are very colorful. I've seen colors spanning from green to yellow and even some red homes. Most buildings here are made of wood, which is not strange to me, as I was born and raised in Bruma, though it is far more swampy and humid compared to my beloved Jerall Mountains. I liked the side pathing that they built in the city, but the main footpaths leave a lot to be desired. I also think that some maintenance around the ponds in the city would do the town a whole lot of good.

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I wasn't allowed to take any pictures inside of castle Leyawiin, and I suspect that it will be the same for the rest of the cities in Cyrodiil. I didn't spend much time at the castle, but from what I saw before I was thrown out, it is fairly basic. The courtyard was fairly large though it was practically empty.

Though I got tossed out of the castle grounds I did have a lot of fun exploring Leyawiin. I like the greenery and scenery, I also love that the buildings are so colorful. Other than the roads and the rude castle staff I would definitely recommend a visit