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WiP Character Build: Kiahni the Khajiit

Tags: #Khajiit  #WIP  #Kiahni  #New  #Help with Lore 
  • January 23, 2018

    @Paws & @Dragonborn1921

    Thanks to both of you for your awesome explanations. XD I do remember seeing a bit on the wiki about the Khajiit's dependance on the moons when I was looking up what the Khajiit's homeland was, but I only really skimmed most of the article since I was just looking to put something really basic down for now. I do remember that there are several different sub-races of Khajiit, some appearing more human-like or more cat-like, and that it's determined by the phases of the moon or something like that. Ohmes-Raht or something like that, and some other similar-sounding names. The whole story about connecting to nature is more of a placeholder until I had learned what sort of conflicts were happening in Elsweyr (or Anequina and Pellitine, as I now know. ;P) so I could find something for them to disagree with. I'll likely still have them wanting to connect to nature, but that'll be more of a side-reason for moving than the main reason.

    I would like to know who the Bosmer are, but I assume it's either another name for the Thalmor, or another one of the elf races. I can just as easily look that up after typing this, though.

    Also, are there several moons? You said Masser and Secunda moons, but I've only ever seen one in-game. I could have just not been paying attention, though.

     

    @Dragonborn1921

    Feel free to drop it! Lol. I'm the type of person that reads the back of cereal boxes for fun, I don't mind reading your post. XD

    To answer your question, though, I'm not 100% sure what you mean by build, as I'm still new to the world of Skyrim roleplay, despite being experienced in other forms of roleplay, although I assume from previous knowledge that you mean the combat build, like what weapons she uses and her tactics for taking down her foes. Going by that definition, I guess you could say it's her build plus, meaning it's her build, but it also includes her personality and history..? I think it's closer to a character profile, but it's by no means official in any way.

    I'm basically answering these handy questions in the form of a google doc. Those questions are actually how I found this site, in fact, when I was looking up Skyrim Roleplay tips on google. XD Anyway, the google doc is very, very unofficial in that it's really just be getting a feel for the character in my head. When I actually post her online, I'll be making it look much nicer. It's kind of a proof-of-concept. It's kinda hard to explain, but I'm perfectly fine with scrapping everything I wrote down there and starting anew, because it's just an idea put on paper, not some fleshed-out character that's ready to be played. Although...I suppose I could play her the way she is, since I went a bit overboard...But, well, I don't plan to. XD

    I'll likely end up completely overhauling her backstory, and while her personality will remain mostly consistent, I might word it a bit better in the final version. 

    Also, I haven't gotten to this part yet in the google docs, but I imagine her being an archer-type who uses a dagger in close-range. Meaning, she shoots arrows until the enemy gets close enough to hit her, then she switches to the dagger and finishes them off.

     

    @Bonelord

    Thank you! I appreciate it. :)

     

    @General/Everyone

    I'm going to update the google docs pretty soon here with some ideas I've gotten from thing you guys have said. I'll write the updates in green text so you can tell what I've changed and strikethrough anything I'm deleting and turn it red. I'll also add a color key just in-case.

  • Member
    January 23, 2018
    The Bosmer is the formal name for the Wood Elves. And there are two moons, which if lore is correct, is actually the decaying body of Lorkhan, one of the main creators of Nirn/Mundus, the planet of the ES universe
  • January 23, 2018

    @Chris

    I see. And are both moons the decaying body of Lorkhan, or just one? And why is he decaying..?

     

    @General/Everyone

    By the way, I've been keeping an in-game diary using the Take Notes! mod for my characters to help me stay in-character, and was wondering about the whole first person/third person thing and Khajiits. I'm both fascinated and intimidated by the idea of trying to write like a Khajiit, and I've done a fair amount of research to figure out how to write like a Khajiit (This  has been the most useful source.) and I've tried writing a few entries like that just for practice, but it just doesn't feel right. I don't know why, but it feels like it disconnects me from the character in some way, ..? I don't think it'd do that if I was doing it right, though. It's hard to explain. I'd like to learn to do it properly, so if anyone could add some advice or tips the article might not already mention, that'd be helpful. That said, since Kiahni is learning to speak in 1st person, she might decide to write in first person just for the sake of practicing her speech, which could avoid the whole issue entirely, but I also want to learn how to do it for the sake of simply learning. What do you guys recommend? Should I write in 1st person, or third..?

  • Member
    January 23, 2018
    Both of them are, and well, he used up a lot of his power to create Nirn. The Nine Divines did too, and basically became the other planets. The Sun and stars were created when Magnus, Nirn's architect, GTFO'd with his kids, the Magna'Ge, tearing holes into Aetherius (the plane of existence surrounding Nirn), which leak magic
  • January 23, 2018

    Hmm. And why did Magnus flee..? Sorry, these aren't really relevant to my character, I'm just curious. XD

  • Member
    January 23, 2018
    Because he realized he'd basically die if he helped forge Nirn. Also Akatosh kinda ripped out Lorkhan's heart and shot it into Red Mountain, where it featured prominently in Morrowind.
  • January 23, 2018

    I see. So, Lorkhan died because he used up too much power creating Nirn, then Magnus, who had been helping Lorkhan, fled to avoid the same fate, and in doing so tore holes in Aetherius and leaked magic into Nirn. 

     

    Or, actually, did Lorkhan die because Akatosh ripped his heart out? O.o Which one happened first, him dying or him having his heart ripped out..? Like, was his heart ripped out of his corpse or was that how he died..?

  • Member
    January 23, 2018
    I believe he died shortly after the heart ripping. And we'll, it's never explicitly explained why Magnus fled, but that is probably the reason, as he basically laid out the groundwork. But considering the gods basically lost much of their power after, it's unlikely they'd be able to do much. Also, some of the Aedric spirits (Aedra basically being things like the Nine Divines, with Aedra meaning "our ancestors" in Elvish, as the ancient mer, the Aldmer, where most of the Mer descend from, believed they were once Aedra who became trapped in mortality or their descendents), basically chose to give up immortality, and became the Elfhoney, or Earth Bones, basically the laws of nature and whatnot
  • January 23, 2018

    I see. That makes sense. Thanks.

    I've noticed a lot of Elder Scrolls lore seems rather vague. I wonder if that's purposeful from the creators, or if it's just that they haven't gotten to developing it yet..?

  • Member
    January 23, 2018
    Well consider that a lot of lore we see in game is seen through the scope of various races perpspectives. Like there are a number of theories on the Khajiit origins, like one where they were elves who were changed by Azurah (as they call Azura)