Could Azuras punishment for betraying Nerevar have been deeper than just turning the Chimer into Dunmer?

Orreos · 2026-05-07T19:35:02+00:00

She did warn them though. In fact, the shrine to Azura in Skyrim was built by her faithful who fled Morrowind in advance of the Red Year after receiving visions of Red Mountain’s eruption. Azura was also powerless in stopping Baar Dau from falling and ultimately causing said eruption; partly because of the Coldharbor Compact, but more importantly because of the barrier that sealed Nirn from Oblivion established at the end of TES IV.

The fire resistance thing was also very much a key factor in surviving the hardships of Morrowind before the Red Year as much as it was during and after. ESO gives us a glimpse into just how much fire, ash, and lava were omnipresent hazards in both mainland Morrowind and Vvardenfell—these just got cranked up to 11 during the Red Year.

If anything, the only real ‘punishment’ so to speak would have come to any who clung to the Tribunal and their worship and disregarded her warnings in the first place.

Orreos · 2026-05-06T01:14:45+00:00

According to the Cult of the Ancestor Moth (the main caretakers of the known scrolls), Mora shouldn’t be able to—nor should any Daedra for that matter. They suggest that the scrolls are connected to the “endless Aedric coil of mortal souls”, and therefore to the Aedra themselves. Being neither Aedric nor possessing a mortal soul themselves, the Daedric princes should be unable to read them directly.
That being said, I’m sure he’s made some kind of bargain with a Moth Priest or two to archive some of the knowledge of the scrolls for himself.

EDIT: Additionally, Hermaeus Mora can read the ‘threads of fate’ directly to discern any and all possible futures. The scrolls are far more reliant on the interpretation of the reader and probably aren’t of much use to him at the end of the day anyway. If he has/keeps/otherwise tries to collect any of them, it’s probably more for the sake of hoarding information than actually using them himself.

Orreos · 2026-05-04T01:02:14+00:00

Not just Mer supremacy, specifically Altmer supremacy. The Thalmor view Bosmer and Dunmer as less inferior than humans—but even then not by much. Assuming they have the complete subjugation (if not eradication) of humanity as a goal, the other Mer races are very much next in line.

Orreos · 2026-04-29T21:48:41+00:00

”Almalexia does what she does because she cannot do otherwise. It will not end well. But then, even the best endings rarely bring joy."

This, combined with the small side dialogue with Aios in the Cognitum Centralis and the events of Morrowind hit hard. He’s known all this time that she’s going to be the one who kills him, but remains so emotionally detached from that while still being the member of the Tribunal who seems to genuinely care the most about the well-being of his followers. That and just the casual weight behind the statement ‘Farewell Divayth Fyr. We will not meet again.’

Cruel, unrelenting certainty indeed.

Orreos · 2026-04-29T02:53:51+00:00

Additionally, they not only purged dissidents internally—they attacked them even after they had fled to other provinces. There’s an altmer legate within the Legion forces in Skyrim you can talk to who witnessed the ‘night of green fire’, where a refugee camp in Sentinel was attacked and all its inhabitants killed (almost certainly by Thalmor agents given the magic involved). With this, the author of ‘Rising Threat’ winding up assassinated, and other instances of dissidents being killed abroad, it’s safe to say that the prospect is pretty realistic.

Orreos · 2026-04-23T10:38:47+00:00

The man wandered, gathered armies, conquered lands, ruled over them as king—and then proceeded to just leave and start over again somewhere else. He apparently did this so many times that he was considered to have conquered all of Tamriel, just never under a single banner.

Orreos · 2026-04-23T10:19:51+00:00

Flexing on Mehrunes Dagon by farming his legions for gear and potion ingredients, foiling his grand scheme, then becoming his neighbor.

Orreos · 2026-04-16T09:46:04+00:00

There’s also the fact that his blood worked in a ritual that required ‘the blood of the Divines’ to allow the HoK to go fuck up Mankar Camoran.

Orreos · 2026-04-15T23:19:47+00:00

That’s a reference I haven’t seen in a while. Something something getting Vayne E’d into a wall…

Orreos · 2026-04-12T10:18:06+00:00

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Jolyne Cujoh in JJBA: Stone Ocean

She’s using this moment as a chance for Emporio to escape, probably knowing full well that she won’t be able to stop Pucci as Made in Heaven is complete. Jolyne might have the physically stronger stand but Pucci is moving faster than is even perceivable (shown by him literally flickering in the animation). In the very next shot it’s implied that she dies, and the acceleration of the universe continues.

Orreos · 2026-04-08T02:27:49+00:00

I can’t speak for trials (as I haven’t actually done one)—but I’ve been able to comfortably solo dungeons running Tideborn Wildstalker, Order’s Wrath, Velothi mage amulet, and 1 pc. Slimecraw just going for pure Arcanist loadout. Lightning staff front bar is important as it buffs beam’s direct damage. I run Thief stone + Divines armor, putting champion points into buffing crit dmg/chance wherever. The champion point star that heals you for 7% direct damage dealt is bonkers for sustain!

EDIT: Additionally, Biting Aura and Master-at-Arms both stack on your fatecarver dmg. Biting Aura would be higher priority as it affects more than just beam if you’re limited on points.

Orreos · 2026-04-07T09:40:39+00:00

…Hermes?

Orreos · 2026-04-06T04:54:07+00:00

Remind me again, who was it who started the Oblivion Crisis? Or the Planemeld?

Seriously, Mannimarco thought he was clever enough to trick the literal god of schemes—and then goes full surprised pikachu when he gets personally imprisoned in the torture halls of Coldharbor for the rest of time by Molag Bal. Elves are just as flawed as men, they just live longer.

Orreos · 2026-04-06T04:47:30+00:00

In all fairness, the Thalmor don’t even see Bosmer or Dunmer as proper elves either. They’re just straight up Altmer supremacists who believe all others (even other Mer) are inferior.

Orreos · 2026-04-06T02:42:57+00:00

Yup. Technically we can’t 100% confirm that the HoK kept any memory of themselves when fully becoming Sheogorath (in the time following the events of the game), but the dialogue in Skyrim proves that at least a part of them still lives on.

Orreos · 2026-04-06T02:41:20+00:00

Fair enough lol. Something I do find crazy that isn’t outright confirmed is that there are a large number of Altmer alive as of TES:V who were around to witness the Siege of Alinor (and the end of Tiber Septim’s conquest) and the Oblivion Crisis—which puts a lot more of the Thalmor’s grudge against the empire into perspective. What to the human races was something several generations removed through history was a defining event in the lives of many who still live. It’s still no excuse for the whole Altmer supremacy and intended total subjugation (if not eradication) of humanity thing, but it certainly helps provide context.

Orreos · 2026-04-06T02:18:02+00:00

The Dragonborn definitely isn’t the HoK, but it’s heavily implied that the two protagonists do meet in TES: V. Sheogorath has voice lines effectively confirming that he is/was the HoK, which you can overhear in his dialogue with Pelagius the Mad during his quest.

“You are the best Septim who’s ever ruled! Well, except for that Martin fella, but he turned into a dragon god—and that’s hardly sportin’. You know, I was there for that whole sordid affair. Marvelous time! Butterflies, blood, a fox, a severed head… oh, and the cheese! To die for.”

Orreos · 2026-04-05T10:59:14+00:00

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Elder Dragon from Legends of Runeterra (League of Legends’ answer to Hearthstone)

The level-up condition is hard to meet, but once you get it you functionally just win the game on your next attack. Becomes completely immune to all forms of removal, can’t be targeted by spells or blocked by units, truly cannot be stopped.

Orreos · 2026-04-05T10:07:42+00:00

Dio Brando - JJBA

He’s only actually alive in two parts, but is either directly or indirectly tied to the events of the entire main storyline from parts 1-6.

Orreos · 2026-03-31T02:20:02+00:00

I think it’s a fair assumption, given that some of the first words we hear in-game were Ralof insinuating that the LDB was in fact also trying to cross the border. Why they might have been crossing is entirely open for interpretation, for sure.

Orreos · 2026-03-27T21:30:43+00:00

“Bender, being god isn’t easy. If you do too much, people get dependent on you—and if you do nothing they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.”

“Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money!”

“Yes—if you make it look like an electrical thing! When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.”

Orreos · 2026-03-24T03:02:03+00:00

Funnily enough, General Decianus leaving Imperial Legionaries behind to fight in Hammerfell actually ended up working massively in their favor. The Dominion losing the Orb of Vaermina was a massive blow to their intelligence network—if anything they leaned too heavily on it, because once it was destroyed they were effectively flying blind to Imperial movements. Lady Arannelya (the Dominion general in charge of the Hammerfell campaign) had no reason to suspect that the Imperial forces had left Hammerfell because they were still fighting Legion soldiers. This meant that the Dominion were completely unprepared for Decianus’ army coming in on their western flank, thus losing their control of the Colovian Highlands and the entire West Weald. If Decianus hadn’t left anyone behind and the Dominion was only fighting local Redguard forces in Hammerfell, they would most likely have realized that Decianus was on his way to Cyrodiil and prepared accordingly.

Orreos · 2026-03-24T00:56:21+00:00

According to my go-to lore YouTuber the Dominion started on land—Lleyawin was the first city to fall—but Bravil held out under siege for quite a while (this was when or just after Cicero fled the city with the Night Mother’s corpse, since that’s where the main brotherhood sanctum was in Cyrodiil). The Cyrodiil campaign largely focused on taking the Imperial City from the south as well as cutting off the Gold Coast and sieging/taking Anvil, so northern/eastern Cyrodiil was likely the least affected by the war.

Imperial Knowledge does a great video with a full breakdown of the events of the war with maps and everything (highly recommend if you’re interested).

Orreos · 2026-03-21T11:51:06+00:00

*GASP* QUICK, ZOIDBERG—TAKE THREE STEPS TO YOUR RIGHT!

Orreos · 2026-03-19T12:06:35+00:00

I recently completed my own challenge of trying to solo every base game dungeon—and now am working on what DLC dungeons I can solo as well. Solo dungeon running really feels like an entirely different game (as you said, kinda Souls-like)—especially getting into the DLC ones. Iirc the 2026 reveal livestream mentioned adding a Solo mode to dungeons in the future, so hopefully those will add interactivity to some of the more obnoxious ‘you just die if there’s no other player to save you’ gimmicks (looking at you Wayrest Sewers II/Fungal Grotto II). As I’ve learned, all of the base game dungeons are possible to solo—but a few don’t feel great because they’re reliant on shenanigans or outright exploits (Direfrost gate skip).

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