#endangeredelf

[varondiil]

🔥 Least favorite / most frustrating quest in an Elderscrolls game,

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Ugh. Just…I was going to think about this for a moment but literally the first thing that popped into my head was the quest in windhelm, Blood On The Ice in Skyrim.

Fuck that quest. I love it, honestly; I mean, a murder mystery? How awesome and refreshingly mundane in a world of dragons, giants and elves. I love those quests, the ones that are mundane but still thrilling and in depth. They add character to the world and force you to act in a manner other than hacking and slashing your way through most problems(which most things in TES can be solved through).

But also??? That quEST IS JUST SO DAMN GLITCHY. I waited exactly 24 hours like the quest wanted and by the time I came back to catch the killer it glitches so the dude was immortal, couldn’t be killed, and if I tried to catch him he’d shout for the guards, making ME get arrested instead INSIDE OF HIS HOUSE, IN THE ROOM WHERE THERES FUCKING CORPSES AND PROPOGANDA AND EVIDENCE THAT HE DID IT.

In a more general light, I find many of the skyrim quests rather frustrating simply for their lack of depth. I mean, don’t get me wrong; I adore Skye in, the gameplay is thrilling, the combat immersive, and the sheer aesthetics thrilling.

But it’s lacking in proper plot and challenge, there’s little if any replay value after finishing most of the main quests. I mean, of course there’s variety and you can create lives and patterns and personalities for your characters but there’s so little in the way of dialogue and actual interaction with characters that a lot of the world feels…vibrant but hollow? If that makes sense.

I love skyrim, definitely my favorite in terms of aesthetic value and enjoyability. Plot wise, Morrowind will always be my fave; I rebought it like…..a year and a half ago, and I STILL have yet to finish the main questline(granted, for the first few weeks I got sidetracked binging the bloodmoon campaign which, fyi, is NOT a forgiving experience if you’re only level four.)

….I really got off kilter with this one and let my mind go where it will oops. But, yeah. Specifically, most frustrating quest is Blood On the Ice simply because of how time sensitive and buggy it is. Generally, most of the plotlines of base-game Skyrim annoy me, but thank god for dawnguard and Dragonborn.

[varondiil]

🔥 Most frustrating part about TES lore.

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— huh. You know, I’m actually not quite sure? I mean, I know I’ve been greatly frustrated by quite a few things encountered throughout the series, but attempting to actually recall any of them I draw a huge blank. Perhaps this is not the MOST frustrating to me, but the simple ambiguity surrounding many of the dates, and the sheer vagueness surrounding the descriptions of them?

Like.

Attempting to create Varondil I actually ran into so many problems with figuring out dates. I am aware very little if any records from the Merethic era still persist to the modern day, and so of COURSE in-game nobody would know exactly the dates and timeline of the early age. But it would be nice if Out of Game, lore-wise, we as players could know definitively the specifics surrounding many of the events.

Frankly, the sheer lack of information on the snow elves is incredibly disappointing. I mean, the dwemer and ayleids followed suit only centuries after, yet many of their works still persist into the modern day that enable us a rather complete picture of their respective cultures, beliefs and great works. With cultures such as the Lilmothiit(fox folk) of Argonia and the Feathered Men of Cyrodil for example its understandable, because their societies were little more than primitive tribes at the time; not much of their works remained because they did not have many works to begin with.

I mean, it could be attributed to both the severity upon which the Nedes’ genocide ran, and the fact Snow Elves preferred mountainous regions which I’m sure to this day hide hidden ruins of theirs, but it would be nice to, y’know, have some hidden histories to be able to read to get a bead on their culture and specific influences.

And this is just one SPECIFIC instance of my frustration surrounding the ambiguity of much of early-eras within TES. I’m sure if I put time and effort into it I could list more, but, for the moment, this example sufficiently relays my point.

[varondiil]

// Question, I've read your Lore and About pages and noticed that Varondil is called the 'Elf King' is he really a king, like the snow prince who fought at mount Mosering? Or something else? I got kinda confused when I read the lore ^^;

— Actually yes, he was! The details aren’t entirely worked out as of yet, but he presided over an ancient kingdom in the Jerall mountains between Skyrim and Cyrodil shortly in the beginning in the first Era. It didn’t have any Falmer, mostly Ayleids actually, as he succeeded his father as a Noble when he passed and began conquering neighboring territories. So he was sort of a conqueror-king, not having a very LARGE territory(mostly just a few mountain valleys and their villages) but a king nonetheless.

Of course, the kingdom is dead now, thus “Elf-King of None” being used sort of as a taunt by some of the elder vampires that know of it. (Some of the most ancient of the clans in his canon knew him in passing and use it as a jeer because he’s an enemy)

Hope this clarifies things! Feel free to shoot another ask if there are still details that confuse you.

[boarchasers]

[Mafrewel, Boar-Chasers]

Contrary to popular belief, the Nords of Skyrim were capable of intellectual debate, albeit not the kind sanctioned in Imperial halls. There was, for example, the matter of which was better, Honningbrew or Black-Briar, an argument which could go on all night at increasing volume. The civil war was another, often ending in bloodshed on one or both sides.

And then there was this.

‘All those books are addling your brain. Always said that would happen, I did. Books are for people who know how to use them, that’s what I said.’

‘It’s true.’

‘It’s wrong.’

‘How would you know? You’ve never been there.’

‘It’s my area of expertise. Nobody knows more about them than me.’ Trond -- guardsman, family man and, at that moment in time, the authority on international pastries -- folded his arms. ‘If it’s not got icing, it’s not a sweet roll. That’s a fact. That’s a law of reality. Can’t break them.’

‘I’m telling you, they don’t in Cyrodiil, and that’s why the one I gave you didn’t have any. Why would I eat the icing and give you the rest?’

‘Because you’re criminal scum?’

‘Shut up. Hjolrin, you came to meet me. Did that sweet roll ever have icing?’

Trond’s debating partner was taller, slimmer and sporting a lot more hair than the guard, but there was a definite family resemblance in the shape of the nose and jaw. He turned to their third companion, another brother by the looks of it, and tugged his elbow. The man presumably named Hjolrin grunted.

‘Dunno. Don’t think so.’

‘Haaki’s always been your favourite. You are not a reliable witness. An outsider, that’s what we need. An unbiased observer.’

It was not a market day in Whiterun. The streets were mostly empty, apart from Haaki’s pair of dogs bounding back and forth the cobbles. Only one figure shared the street with the brothers -- too slight to be a Nord, probably elven, but they couldn’t make out any other features at their current distance. Trond hurried forwards with both brothers and dogs in close pursuit.

‘Hey, you! Citizen!’

[marshfirc]

Relationship+ Ancano

Muse’s relationship with an NPC.

     — The most exasperated look crosses the Argonian’s face at the mention of Ancano. “𝓘 despise him, to put it simply. So arrogant, walking around the College like he owns it. If I could wipe that smug look off of his face, I’d do it in a heartbeat.” A change of tone, now, as her voice drops to just above a whisper. “𝔗his whole ‘being treated as lesser’ simply because I’m not Aldmeri is frustrating. I’ve proven myself more than enough times to be just as capable of wielding magic as any mer, but…” A sigh. She crosses her arms. “𝓘’m still not ‘good enough.’ Not for the likes of him.”

[crownedwithashes]

[ ♛ ] endangered-elf!

my opinion on;

character in general: Mafrewel is a pretty interesting take on a Snow Elf OC, imo, in that he’s batshit insane and a little unpredictable, and I kind of love the fact that you can see the start of a Falmer devolvement in his appearance. how they play them: Consistent characterization and amusing dialogue make for a memorable muse and ensure you aren’t in for a boring read. The sentence structure of the mun’s writing can be a bit choppy and confusing, at times, but it takes nothing essential away from the overall presentation of Mafrewel.the mun: Friendly, and easy to talk to. A bit of a sweetheart, really. I don’t know much more than that.

do i;

follow them: Yessirrp with them: Sure dowant to rp with them: You know itship their character with mine: Beyond a platonic context? Since I’ve closed shipping on this blog, I’d have to say no. Rowan would feel absolutely no chemistry with Mafrewel, either way. 

what is my;

overall opinion: ➶➶➶➶➶Give Mafrewel a shot if you haven’t already! What a fun muse.

[marshfirc]

                 @endangered-elf con’t from [x]

     --- At the sight of the blade she pauses, keeping her hands in his sight (or lack thereof) to appear less threatening. “𝓘’m only exploring,” she continues. “𝓘 didn’t know you were even here. Honest.” His hostility is well-deserved, though, since he’d been kept at the College for so long against his will. She’s not here for him, though; oh no, she’s here to examine the items the Dwemer left behind.