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This place is House of Orsimer Glories, the place to be for knowledge boners and lorcasms. It is managed by Teineeva.
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Last Post by Vezrabuto

April 15, 2018

Catalogue of Questions

Feel free to browse this catalogue, maybe there already is an asnwer to your question. If that is not the case then go ahead and start a new discussion, ask your question(s).

Sex in Tamriel
The Stars, Gods and Myths
Heart Stones, Fragme...
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Last Post by Karver the Lorc

April 6, 2018

Questions System Announcement!

Hey there, folks! Just a quick announcement.
As part of House of Orsimer Glories’ spring cleaning (yes, even Orcs clean), we’ll be doing a major overhaul on how things work here.
First off, we’ll be disbanding the Expedition Committe...
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Last Post by The Long-Chapper

March 13, 2018

Welcome to the Lore group! Guidelines and tools

Welcome to the place for all things TES Lore on the Tamrielvault. This page will group all of the services the group provides for easy access. Furthermore this should clear the group page from all of those featured (sticky) pages that keep cropp...
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Last Post by Paws

February 22, 2018

Monthly Lore discussion: A gathering of Explorers

Welcome to a bit of a trial discussion this time. And yes, I am aware that these have become less and less "monthly" as we've gone on with them but well... Too bad, I'm a solo host and my schedule sometimes gets a bit rough :P
For this edition of the o...
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Last Post by Karver the Lorc

December 18, 2017

The Archives

Welcome to The Archives, a dusty heart of House of Orsimer Glories. Here you will find tomes long forgotten by history or recently written. Every article created in The Tamriel Vault's Lore Group is arranged according to their associated tag beneath ban...
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Last Post by Hasir

January 12

Lesser Known Figures of Tamriel: Terrfyg

In Kodlak's journal, which you get from the desk in his room. it mentions a previous harbinger of the companions named Terrfyg, who is said to be the one who either cursed or blessed, some members see it differently than others, the companions with the ...
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Last Post by Hasir

January 9

Argonian Jel

Since the Elder Scrolls began, several races have emerged and, over time, their legend and history has grown. One such race is the Argonians, or as they would have themselves be known, the Saxhleel. Their native language, Jel, originates from ...
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Last Post by Medieval

December 1, 2019

Two Parts of a Whole Make a Soul

In Aurbis (the universe), souls take on an almost material substance in the form of an outlet of an ancient magic. This substance can be harvested, applied, used, abused, enslaved, empowered, transformed and transferred. Soul gems can be used ...
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Last Post by Dragonborn2121

November 4, 2019

Research: Southern Elsweyr

Also known as Pellitine, this land's complex history stretches back into antiquity. Long ago, Khajiiti aristocrats ruled the southern kingdoms with grace and refinement. Now, in the wake of Knahaten Flu, criminals, Imperial remnants, and Khajiiti patrio...
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Last Post by Paws

October 15, 2019

Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees?

Penitent, know that the secret knowledge of the world has a guardian. Know that every triumph you achieve in your daily life, every quiet moment of success, is recorded by the One Who Watches. The great tree of life tracing the Altmer people is kept and h...
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Last Post by Paws

June 14, 2019

Research: Elsweyr

Of all the far-flung provinces of this great Empire, none may be quite as welcoming as Elsweyr. Don't let their beastly countenance fool you. The Khajiit are, by and large, a friendly and gracious people, eager to host visitors and entice travelers with...
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Last Post by Golden Fool

June 12, 2019

The Missing God: Looking for Lorkhan

Justiciar Thorien and I had a nice, interesting and long debate recently regarding the Missing God. I was inspired by that discussion to make a slightly more coherent and easier to refer to topic on the subject. Throughout this article I refer to this dei...
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Last Post by Golden Fool

May 1, 2019

Legendary Figures: Morihaus

That Morihaus was the son of Kyne was a solid truth... according to the Song of Pelinal, that is. Is that true? What does it even mean to be a Son of Kyne? The Song of Pelinal talks about Morihaus as being both a bull and a man-bull, rasing the question...
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Last Post by Paws

April 18, 2019

Khunzar-ri and the Demons

The book, Khunzar-ri and the Demons appears in Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr prologue quest, The Demon Weapon. It's an oral tale, told to us by Khajiiti Moon-Singers. It tells a story of dragons in Elsweyr and how a legendary hero of the Khajiit and his ...
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Last Post by Paws

March 31, 2019

TES 25th Anniversary Discussion - Favourite Book

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls, the Lore Group would like to know what is your favourite book from any TES game? It can be a single story or a series of volumes - there are thousands of in-game books to be read and enjoyed.
Mayb...
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Last Post by Paws

March 13, 2019

Lorebook Discussion: Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi

With ESO Elsweyr on the horizon and the likelihood of more Khajiiti lore coming with that, now seems like a good time to revisit and discuss some of the things we already know about the cat-folk. The format here is pretty simple, we'll start by taking a l...
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Last Post by Justiciar Thorien

March 4, 2019

Lore question involving Altmer

I am currently playing an Altmer warrior (2-H Sword, Heavy Armor, Restoration, Heavy Smithing), and having a good time playing him.
I thought about next trying an Altmer stealth character (Stealth, dagger, alchemy, Illusion.)
Would the Altmer "stealth c...
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Last Post by Paws

November 11, 2018

Research: Murkmire

Idea here is exactly like Karver's Research: Summerset - A place to put screenshots, lore snippets, and discussions of Murkmire lore. I'm a bit late to the party but it's fun to explore at one's own pace. So if you've got ESO and you're exploring Murkmire...
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Last Post by Dragonborn2121

November 2, 2018

Nocturnal: Goddess of Witches

A single tall tree stood in the middle of the clearing, every branch thick with crows, watching the procession without moving. The lead witch placed the torch at the base of the tree, and her seventeen followers formed a circle and began their slow, str...
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Last Post by Vezrabuto

October 30, 2018

How Altmer view the Dead and Necromancy

I dont know if I should even post this here or if it falls under the "When asking a question, please don’t make it simple. By that I mean questions that can be answered through a single link or questions that have no possible answers." Rule but i co...
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Last Post by Justiciar Thorien

October 26, 2018

Research: Summerset

Research: Summerset

So with the new expansion for ESO out and the land of Altmer being open I think it’s the appropriate time to look at the gems and jewels of their Lore and boy, just from the first hour of playing there have been several intere...
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Last Post by The_Lex

October 18, 2018

Talos' Doctrine or the Lack of It

Talos, the Ninth Divine. There always was one thing that sort of bugged me, especially after Skyrim was introduced. By now pretty much everyone knows what Tiber Septim achieved, how he became a god, because frankly, that is pretty much everything you ge...
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Last Post by ShadowMancer

October 5, 2018

The Shadow of Rajhin: The Khajiit Who Stole The World

Did Rajhin Use Shadow Magic To Reach Godhood?
In Elder Scrolls when people often reference a god who stole his power there are usually talking about Vivec or to a lesser extent Talos (which is strange since they both steal\stole just as much). But there ...
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Last Post by Aysleph

September 28, 2018

History of Relations Between Redguards and Nords

Perhaps this is a simple question but I’ve been wondering about the relationship between Redguards and Nords. A historical run down of interactions and such would be very beneficial but if not I’m mainly interested in their ties in the 4th era around the ...
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Last Post by Justiciar Thorien

September 28, 2018

The Old Gods of the Reachmen?

While this question may have been answered somewhere in the bowels of the Lore Group, I have a question. Aside from Hircine (Due to Hagraven influence and the whole antlered/horned skin helmets some Forsworn wear), what gods do they worship? I recall some...

Hasir posted a new discussion Lesser Known Figures of Tamriel: Terrfyg in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
In Kodlak's journal, which you get from the desk in his room. it mentions a previous harbinger of the companions named Terrfyg, who is said to be the one who either cursed or blessed, some members see it differently than others, the companions with the ...
- January 10
Hasir replied to Sotek's discussion Argonian Jel in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
This is really interesting, I might use some of these words in a chapter of the story that I am writing.
- January 9
Medieval replied to Kyrielle Atrinati's discussion Two Parts of a Whole Make a Soul in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Interesting Kyrielle Atrinaty, by the way I'm posting a post was made 9th january 2013, anyway nice topic. Some questions comes to my mind, a soul could be considered as a kind of magic fuel I guess, using life's force of someone. I wonder If different be...
- December 1, 2019
Medieval liked Kyrielle Atrinati's discussion Two Parts of a Whole Make a Soul
- December 1, 2019
Dragonborn2121 replied to Paws's discussion Research: Southern Elsweyr in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Sorry Phil, meant to reply earlier but only just got around to reading all the stuff you'd linked so far. I was particularly interested in The Dark/Sky Spirits just thought that the unique view the Khajiit have in regards to the various deities is particu...
- November 4, 2019
Paws replied to Paws's discussion Research: Southern Elsweyr in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Dragonborn2121 said:
I was going to drop a meaningful comment but who cares when we have adorable little Mages, truly this is what we all wanted out of Elsweyr. Actually it really was so...meaningful comment will come later after I get a chance to read t...
- October 25, 2019
Dragonborn2121 replied to Paws's discussion Research: Southern Elsweyr in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
I was going to drop a meaningful comment but who cares when we have adorable little Mages, truly this is what we all wanted out of Elsweyr. Actually it really was so...meaningful comment will come later after I get a chance to read those books, seems like...
- October 24, 2019
Dragonborn2121 liked Paws's discussion Research: Southern Elsweyr
- October 24, 2019
Paws replied to Paws's discussion Research: Southern Elsweyr in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Just a small update today after questing in Black Heights, a village of artists in Southern Elsweyr. The cats of this place have a tradition of painting their stories on the Wall of Life. It's really cool, there are rocks and walls covered in little paw-p...
- October 24, 2019
Paws posted a new discussion Research: Southern Elsweyr in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Also known as Pellitine, this land's complex history stretches back into antiquity. Long ago, Khajiiti aristocrats ruled the southern kingdoms with grace and refinement. Now, in the wake of Knahaten Flu, criminals, Imperial remnants, and Khajiiti patrio...
- October 23, 2019
Mr. Edd liked Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees?
- October 15, 2019
Paws replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
I remember that, it's in the Gold Coast iirc. A very nice touch. I also quite like that Aranias wasn't a Bosmer, that race never mattered or was never even a consideration.
I think both is the answer. Or rather, each and every graht oak is as much ...
- October 15, 2019
Golden Fool replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Of course I remember Aranias, and yes that is an amazing questline. I love that in one of the dlcs you can talk to Mel Adrys about how he was saved by the Wilderqueen and the only explanation he got was to thank you. Even after losing herself she still re...
- October 15, 2019
Paws replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Of course you knew that, Golds! Y'ffre is their god of the now, tyiing her directly with the aspect of time that is the present. For the Bosmer, time is like a story and the spinning of stories is central to their culture and belief. Remember Aranias and ...
- October 15, 2019
Golden Fool replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Before reading this I had no idea that Jephre (Y'ffre) was considered a god of time, which is interesting. I really hope that if the next TES game is set in Summerset or Valenwood, that Bethesda doesn't just have them worshiping the Eight, since it would ...
- October 15, 2019
Paws replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
It's interesting you mention the Skaal, Deebs. As you say, they're the ones who positively identify Hermaeus Mora the Daedric Prince with Herma-Mora the Woodland Man of Nordic mythology. I think there are only a couple of sources to draw upon that referen...
- October 14, 2019
Dragonborn2121 replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
I mean, that's the main thing really, hadn't heard of half these sources before reading this article so none of the connections that you made in the article would have been things I could even think about. 'The Onus of Oghma', 'Aubric Enigma 4', 'Tu'whacc...
- October 14, 2019
Paws replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
It's cool, Deebs! I doubt there's much left to be said anyway after the workshop discussions. I intended to write it again and make it more accessible by starting with Old Mora, but then realised that would make it unlikely I'd ever do an article focusing...
- October 11, 2019
Dragonborn2121 replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Awesome to see this finished Phil, I'll try and think of a deeper comment too drop at some point this weekend but I think I said most of my thoughts (truly I am a master of words :P) in the WiP so I have less to say here. But this is a really interesting ...
- October 11, 2019
Dragonborn2121 replied to Paws's discussion Xarxes, Oghma, Time... and Trees? in the group Elder Scrolls Lore:
Awesome to see this finished Phil, I'll try and think of a deeper comment too drop at some point this weekend but I think I said most of my thoughts (truly I am a master of words :P) in the WiP so I have less to say here. But this is a really interesting ...
- October 11, 2019

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Arbalist · December 26, 2017

Anyone know the race of Nataly Dravarol, Skyrim's cartographer?
A-Pocky-Hah! · October 10, 2016

Has anyone reposted/reupdated the scaled map of Skyrim post by Exuro? That article was useful for trying to measure the travel distances in my stories.
Veloth the Prophet · September 8, 2016

Ha anybody checked out the full translation of Calcelmo's Stone? Pretty interesting.
Curse Never Dying · June 14, 2016

I like what you've done with the place Karver gro Phil.

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Justiciar Thorien · May 17, 2016

I see.
Mirric · May 17, 2016

CB and Roleplaying are the Largest from what i can tell.
Justiciar Thorien · May 17, 2016

The largest?
Mirric · May 17, 2016

This group has exactly 1200 members.
Karver the Lorc · May 1, 2016

Brought Orcs unto heaven....made my day
Tom · May 1, 2016

My Lord Hermaeus Mora, your realm has been pillaged by the hordes of Boethiahn extrusions. We have sinned and brought orcs unto heaven. So passes the blasphemous triumvirate, upon a river of gangrenous tears.
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