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I repost this
here from the Forum Scholras Guild thread in general discussions, as
it was intended to be the first part of a series. HAve fun.
(Raptormeat, it would be great if youd also repost your reply, as I
was going to write my next "letter" in reply to it)
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Morndas, 25th of Sun's Dawn, Cyrodiil, the imperial libraries
Dear guildmembers,
as I am preparing to get the
Morrowind geographic survey expedition on the way for this spring,
let me share some of my thoughts with you. I was searching the
libraries for information on the geologic nature of Vvardenfell, and
its simply shameful, how little information there was to be found.
Actually I had the feeling that maybe a lot of information was
purposefully removed (I could not track down several references
mentioned elsewhere), maybe someone feared that this information
might be put to use against the province of morrowind?
Well,
still there is some information to be deduced from some maps I was able to find.
Theories
on the general nature of Vvardenfell and the surrounding inner sea
and
Considering the circular nature of the inner sea and
the volcanic nature of the island two possibilities for the
formation of this region of Tamriel need to be discussed.
formation by volcanic explosion:
We might
speculate that the inner sea is in fact the result of a gigantic
volcanic explosion in ancient times that has left a huge crater (a
caldera). Subsequent volcanic eruptions could then have created
Vvardenfell and Dagoth-Ur, slowly filling the Caldera. Against this
theory speak the gentle slopes of Dagoth-Ur, which would suggest a
rather basaltous nature of the magma, which in turn is not given to
explosive volcanism. On the other hand we know that Dagoth-Ur was
quiet for a long time in known history and the first eruptions were
quite devastating. A sampling and analyses of the volcanic materials
on the island which we will perform on our expedition should help us
to better understand their nature.
formation by impact of
a major heavenly body:
It is known to the sholars that
heavenly bodies (also called meteorites or shooting stars) sometimes
strike Nirn. A very great meteorite might have hit Tamriel and
created the crater of the inner sea. The weakening of the underlying
rock by this massive impact might have led to the intense volcanic
activity in these parts, which then created Vvardenfell.
The
mountainous areas that seem to surround the inner sea, speak for
this theory, in my opinion.
we might be able to validate this
theory if among the materials transported to the surface by the
Volcano we can find pieces of the special materials thes
"meteorites" are made of. I personally fafour this last theory, my
dear friends, as it seems more in line with the morphology of Dagoth
Ur that, as stated previously, seems t be of basaltic nature (we are
having some, albeit doubtful reports on streams of Lava running from
the mountain - impossible with more silicate magma!)
In
either case the event of the creation of the inner sea seems to have
been a major catastrophe that would have killed most life on Tamriel
and even all of Nirn. Therefore it must have been an event in the
very distant past long before written history, maybe even during the
very creation of Nirn by the Gods.
I would very much
appreiciate your thought on this matter. Can you think of any ways
we might substantiate one of these theories? Or might there be
another I have overlooked completely?
I shall write you
again soon with some more thought on this interesting place I am so
much looking forward to see.
I remain in thought and yours,
GhanBuriGhan
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From
geological standpoint, it looks like a caldera and quacks like one.
However, legends from the Lorkhan cycle speak of "god fallen from
the sky".
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Repost from
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Dear GhanBuriGhan,
"Subsequent volcanic eruptions could then have created
Vvardenfell and Dagoth-Ur, slowly filling the Caldera"
Interesting that you use the word Caldera, as there is an
Imperial town by that very same name between Balmora and Ald'ruhn.
The double meaning had never occured to me, and perhaps it means
nothing, but that remains to be seen. I have yet to visit so I do
not know anything of the surrounding environment, but as it is a
relatively recent Imperial town I doubt the name bears any relevance
to the origin of the Vvardenfell.
As you hint in your
letter, Dagoth-Ur was said to have erupted for the first time (in
recorded history at least) in 1E 668. Our artifact record shows us
that the Chimer and Dwemer were living on Vvardenfell well before
this date, so if the subcontinent was formed by volcanic explosion
(or, of course, by heavenly collision), I agree with your assessment
that it must have been long before there had been inhabitants
recorded as living there.
Perhaps Morrowind was once home to
Men before the Chimer exodus from Sumerset Isle? Maybe even men who
escaped from the Serpents of Akavir used to live there and were
erased by the cataclysm that created Vvardenfell? Meaningless
conjecture, but interesting....
Perhaps, and I find this
more likely, Vvardenfell was simply on the original plans for Nirn,
as crafted by Magus. Perhaps it has been as such always. As you say-
we will doubtlessly learn more when we are able to visit.
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Middas, 27th of Sun's Down, The imperial Geologic Society
Building, Cyrodiil
Dear friends,
the things
you mentioned have helped me remember a paragraph
from the
"pocket guide to the empire", copies of which cover a whole
dusty shelf within this library:
"The vast
Volcano of Tamriel, this giant mountain dominates the
north of
Morrowind. It is a small continent all to itself, riven from the
rest of Morrowind by the remains of a colossal crater. On a
clear day
(an exceedingly rare event), the peak can be seen from
Almalexia, 250
miles to the south. At the time of the Nord
Conquest, a Dwarven
kingdom flourished in the north of
Morrowind, the region now covered
by the Vvardenfell volcano.
Indeed, this vanished realm gave its name
to the mighty volcano
that obliterated it - Vvardenfell is a Dwarven
word meaning
"City of the Strong Shield". It is not known whether the
Dwarves
of Vvardenfell were destroyed by the first eruption of the
volcano, or whether they had already met the mysterious fate of
their
brethren across Tamriel (see Marobar Sul's Ancient Tales
of the
Dwemer for a full discussion of the disappearance of the
Dwarves).
Certainly, the Kingdom of Vvardenfell remained strong
at the time of
the Nord Conquest. The doughty Dwarves, secure in
their
underground fastnesses and united into one polity, were a
far more
formidable foe than the divided and feuding Dark Elven
clans, and
remained independent when the rest of Morrowind fell
to the Nords.
The volcano first erupted in 1E 668; this date, at
least, is well attested
in the written record. The eruption is
still recalled in the tales of
numerous peoples - to the Nords
it was "The Year of Winter in
Summer", to the khajiit, "Sun's
Death". Legend attributes its birth to
the fall of a god to
earth; whatever the cause, Vvardenfell has
slumbered uneasily
for thousands of years, regularly blanketing the
surrounding
region with ash. Providentially, the tall mountain range
between
Morrowind and the rest of Tamriel has served to protect us
from
the exhalations of Vvardenfell, restricting its ash storms to the
land of the Dark Elves, who seem made for life in its shadow. "
The falling god, while possibly a merely legendary
explanation for the
catastrophy of the eruption of 1E 668 would
truly sound to the
scientifically minded scholar like the
distant memory of a falling star
hitting the earth. Whether such
an event caused the eruption or not,
it must hav been unrealted
to the much older event that created
Vvardenfell and the inner
sea (the island itself was obviously in
existence before that
time as it contained said Nord city, but may have
been stronlgy
altered). The catastrophy, although large, of 1E 668
was not
nearly as cataclysmic as the one that must have created the
larger crater of the inner sea.
Should meteors have been
responsible for both events? That would
seem an incredible and
entirely mysterious coincidence.
In any case I shall definitely
have to approach and possibly climb
Dagoth Ur, despite the risk.
The answers should be fairly easy to find
there. Maybe more new
questions then answers in the end, but thus
is our fate...
The existence of the city "Caldera" is certainly
interesting. Maybe more
was once known about the origin of the
big crater than today.
Considering what is rumoured about the
advanced science of
the "dwarves" this may well be true.
GhanBuriGhan
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That is
delightfully interesting.
I must conduct more research
myself.
Interestingly enough it might have been the blast of
1E 668 that led the island of morrowind to drift away from the
mainland.
Maybe there is evidence of Dwarven ruins in the
oceans surrounding morrowind?
I shall most definutely explore
the sea bed around the island.
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Middas, 6th of
first seed, Imperial treasury
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My dear friends!
Here I sit my friends, amongst
riches few of you will have the power to imagine! The empire has
amassed treasures of the most extravagant sort, and I am awed by the
things I have seen: Precious stones, the finest armor, swords
shimmering with magic power, necklaces, tapestrys of gold and silver
threads... all heaped up carelessly in this immense vault of the
imperial treasury. And I have only seen what has been stored in the
hallways, what may lie behind the Mithril doors that I passed,
guarded by silent and watchful guards?
But I am not writing
you to make you yealous of our great empires treasures! The reason I
spent much time and many words to convince the imperial court to
allow me to descend to this vault is that among all the other
things, it also contains the best and most complete collection of
gems, ores and minerals from all part of the empire.
Among
the most famous exports of Morrowind seems to be ebony, and its
truly an wondrous material, highly valued for weapons and armor.
Here is a snippet I found in a booklet about some of the ingredients used for alchemy in Morrowind:
Raw Ebony
Raw ebony is one of the
most precious substances in the Empire, and most of the continent's
deposits are here on Vvardenfell. Raw ebony itself is an extremely
hard, durable, black glass-like substance, said to be the
crystalized blood of the gods. Raw ebony is protected by Imperial
law, and may not be mined or exported without an Imperial charter.
Ebony smuggling is a profitable but dangerous source of illegal
wealth on Vvardenfell.
Many of the inhabitants
seem to think that ebony, and also "glass" are directly
linked to the Volcano, and transported to the surface by its fires.
What does this tell us about the Volcano? The volcanoes in
other parts of Tamriel rarely produce minerals or ores in greater
quantitiy. These are found rather in old, deep rocks where the great
pressures and hot fluids of the depths have formed and deposited
them. If such things are indeed found in the deposits of Dagoth-Ur,
I believe it would lend credence to our theory of a metoer impact
associated with the formation of Vvardenfell itstelf and / or the
eruption of the volcano in 1E668. Such an impact could have
shattered the crust so much that ores and rocks from far below are
now being transported to the surface. Maybe some of these materials
even stem from the fallen star itself. We have little knowledge
though on the composition of such a thing.
Either way the notion
of the locals that it is "crystallized blood of the gods" might be a
distant memory linking it to the meteor impact, that has also been
described as a "fall of a god to earth"
The specimens I have
before me seem to be twisted and shaped like from great heat:
I am very curious what other minerals I may find here in
this collection and on the expedition to Morrowind.
Until
then,
GhanBuriGhan
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While I would
of course defer to my esteemed colleague Prof. Ghan in all matters
geologic, I may perhaps contribute my own small mite to this
discussion.
In my research in the very oldest Nord records,
I found ancient maps which showed no island in the north of modern
Morrowind -- just a region labeled "Dwemereth" which encompassed the
island of Vvardenfell as we know it as well as a rather wide swath
of what is now the mainland. Indeed, as best as could be made out
from the rather crude map, the coastline once extended some distance
further north than Vvardenfell does now.
I defer to my more
learned colleagues to determine the process of formation of the
geologic structures of present-day Morrowind, but I have no doubt
that in ancient times Vvardenfell was part of the mainland.
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"In my research in the very oldest Nord records, I found
ancient maps which showed no island in the north of modern Morrowind
-- just a region labeled "Dwemereth" which encompassed the island of
Vvardenfell as we know it as well as a rather wide swath of what is
now the mainland. Indeed, as best as could be made out from the
rather crude map, the coastline once extended some distance further
north than Vvardenfell does now."
Interesting point
from the Imperial Library's Tamriel Pantheon page:
(About
Vivec saving his people):
"He/she has saved the Dunmeri people
from certain death on numerous occasions, most notably when he/she
taught them how to breathe water (for a span) so that he/she could
flood Morrowind and kill the Akaviri invaders, ca. 2E572. "
Now, this is way after the eruption of the volcanoe and way
way after the first empire (its even after the second empire)...
actually, come to think of it, I don't even remember hearing about
an invasion during this time period <shrug>...
Anyway,
even though its relatively recent, etc, perhaps this is related to
why there is a ring of sea around Vvardenfell and Morrowind is a bit
smaller than it used to be?
In fact- I have an unrelated
question that probably no one will be ablt o answer. Where did that
Tamriel Pantheon stuff come from? There are no references, and I
don't think they are compilations of previously known info.... Plus,
they are all in the UESP as well. I've been confused by this for a
long long time....
EDIT: I see that the Tamriel Pantheon is
available in word97 .doc form from the UESP... maybe it was sent to
someone by a dev at one point?
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Jobasha has not heard that. Jobasha heard the Akaviri were
driven from Morrowind by the spirit of King Wulfharth in the
battle with Ada'Soom and not defeated until they met Reman
Cyrodiil's army. But all that was in the First Era so who can say?
If Vivec caused the drowning, it would explain the difference in
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"Jobasha heard
the Akaviri were driven from Morrowind by the spirit of King
Wulfharth in the battle with Ada'Soom and not defeated until they
met Reman Cyrodiil's army"
Me and Jobasha are just about on
the same page, then
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11th of first
seed Imperial Library. Maps division.
Dear Hasphat
Antabolis!
Amazingly interesting information, I thank you so
much. I have spent many hours among these dusty maps, but
unfortunately I have not found one nearly as ancient as the one you
describe. Once I arrive in Morrowind I shall see if I can talk the
dark elves into letting me into their own archives, maybe I shall
have more luck there.
But I do not doubt what you have told me,
although it may seem to complicate things a little. What do we know
about the sequence of events?
In reply to:
Middle Merethic era:
"The Chimer [ancestors of
the modern Dunmer, or Dark Elves], dynamic, ambitious, long-lived
Elven clans devoted to fundamentalist ancestor worship, followed
the Prophet Veloth out of ancestral Elven homelands to settle in
the lands now known as Morrowind. "
Late Merethic era:
"Nordic hero Ysgramor, leader of a great colonizing fleet to
Tamriel, (...)lands at Hsaarik Head at the extreme northern tip of
Skyrim's Broken Cape. The Nords build there the legendary city of
Saarthal. The Elves drive the Men away during the Night of Tears,
but Ysgramor soon returns with his Five Hundred Companions."
(TIL, History, Merethic era)
1E240:
Skyrim conquers Morrowind and High Rock.
1E401-1E415:
Indoril Nerevar and Dumac Dwarfking unite the Chimer and Dwemer of
Morrowind against the occupying forces of Skyrim.
1E416: Nords are driven out of Morrowind. Resdayn is
founded as united Chimeri and Dwemeri Kingdom.
1E668:
The Vvardenfell Mountain erupts destroying the dwarven kingdom
in Morrowind.
(TIL, History, First era)
Thus, the earliest Nord maps could be from the
late Merethic era or from any time before the eruption of the
volcano. The last entry would imply however, that a "Vvardenfell
mountian" was already present and not formed after the explosion
that formed the crater.
Thus historic record seems to imply only
one cataclysmic event (the eruption in 1E668). It seems difficult
however to reconcile this idea with the massive change of landscape
(creation of the inner sea) and a continued chimer tradition on
Vvardenfell as well as the evidence that points towards an impact as
stated in my earlier letters. And than there is the myth of a great
flooding of Morrowind (2E572, according to Dunmer tradition, as my
esteemed colleague Raptormeat noted - however this event is not
listed in the History of Tamriel!).
So here is my new
proposal:
Sometime during the Dawn era, a great heavenly
body (The Lorkan of Myth) strikes Tamriel and creates a giant
crater. The weakened crust allows the formation of a great volcano:
"Lorkhan is condemned to exile in the mortal realms, and his
heart is torn out and cast from the Tower. Where it lands a Volcano
forms. "
(TIL, History, Dawn Era)
However, the
crater at this time is not yet connected with the surrounding sea,
instead the ring of the crater extends its circle northward, in an
arch ranging from Blacklight to Firewatch. Probably this northern
dam is only narrow and not very high, just sheltering the lower part
of the crater from the surrounding sea.
The eruption of
1E668 or the accompanying earthquakes in its aftermath than shatter
the dam and the sea pours in (a truly catastrophic event, that many
chimer in the higher parts of southern Vvardenfell could
nevertheless have survived) which is remembered in the accounts of a
great flood which might later have been attributed to the now
popular Vivec. (TIL, Tamriel Gods, Dunmer gods)
The
hypothesis could be tested by measuring the sea depth in the north
of Vvardenfell and studing the sedimets on the sea floor in general.
What do you Hasphat, and my fellow scholars think?
On another note, my preparations for the expedition are
going well. We have stocked some amazing new magical instruments,
that will allow us to see deep inside the rocks, and I have also
ordered a small cartload of water breathing potions, to facilitate
our work on the sea bed.
Cheerfully yours,
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Ghan,
What do you Hasphat, and my fellow
scholars think?
I agree so much that I have nothing
to add. From what we have available to us, this seems to be a very
legitimate theory and I find no fault. I will try and do a bit more
research, perhaps I will be able to add something
Raptormeat
PS- By the way, my friend, I find it
interesting to note your decidedly scientific stance on these
matters. Quite interesting, and a refreshing change from the usual
type of "scholar" in Nirn...
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If Bethesda
continues using fan written material, like the books in TES III
taken from Xanathar's Library, who knows. Could be useful, and it is
good research.
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Something I
recently noticed in sermon 36 that kindof relates to this discussion
is this passage:
In reply to:
Dwemeri high priest Kagrenac then revealed that which he had
built in the image of Vivec. It was a walking star, which burnt
the armies of the Triune and destroyed the heartland of Veloth,
creating the Inner Sea
While most likely untrue its something to think
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OOC: who
the hell raised this thread form the dead??? Now I have to continue
it 
Dagon Fel, 25th of Frostfall
Dear
colleagues, excuse my long silence. Things have not gone as planned
- after the long voyge, almost in sight of Vvardenfell, my ship, the
"manifest destiny" (what an ominous name!) foundered on the sharp
rocks of the sea of ghosts in what was not even really a storm but
just a strong wind, and joined the many wrecks that allready litter
the area. It seems all of my crew and the other members of the
expedition fell prey to the terrible salughterfish, and some were
pulled under water by what looked like crab-men. Dreugh, they are
called, I believe. Until now I have not found any other survivors. I
was lucky enough to grab hold of a barrel and finally drifted ashore
on a barren island. I wandered around the barren island, but finally
I found a path, and was able to find my way to the Nord outpost at
Dagon Fel.
What a terrible blow to my plans for this
expedition. Well, I will try to make the best of the situation and
gather what data I can by myself. Finally I also seem to have found
a courier that can be trusted. This Nord is sailing to the mainland
tomorrow, and I hope he will be true to his word and deliver this
letter.
My fist observation concerns the Sea of Ghosts -
most intriguing for a geologist. Miles from the shore the sea is
littered by needle like rocks, extending just above the sea level -
How the nords manage to navigate these waters is beyond me, we were
certainly fools to even try. The Islands of the sheogorad
region,seem to be formed from granite, and are often bare, in many
places vegetation is missing. The most striking plants here are the
giant mushrooms, as large as trees.
The rocks in the sea of
ghosts, are intriguing - the only explanation I can think of is that
they are the result of erosion, dating back to the time when the
inner sea was formed - obviously these rocks must have been harder
then the material that surrounded them and were thus left behind. I
assume they are the remains of the large impact I have speculated
about - they must literally have fallen from the sky here when a
gigantic explosion shattered the hard granite bedrock that also
makes up the sheogorad islands. These islands might be all that
remains of the former continental shield in this region - I shall
see when I travel inland, but I assume on Vvardenfell itself, I
shall see mostly volcanic deposits.
Tomorrow I will take a
ship to Khuul - as interesting as the rock spires are, I hope that
this time my ship will not make any unduly close contact with
them...
Yours truly and undaunted,
GhanBuriGhan
P.S. All the magical equipment was lost as well - I will
have to do good old pickaxe work, I am afraid...
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OOC: who the hell raised this thread form the dead??? Now I
have to continue it
*points finger at Nazz*
I mentioned it in
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Yeah well...
well I had forgotten about it until you brought it up so its your
fault.
Besides I think the thread merits continuing.
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The
implications of this discussion have put me in a mood of profound
sadness, and hopelessness for the fate of our world. Does anyone
think it was a coincidence or a surprise that such a catastrophe
should occur during a battle? I am thinking about how many
individuals and factions there are who either live in or sometimes
visit Tamriel, who have the power to use a mountain as a weapon, as
if it were a stone from a sling.
How much safer and more
comfortable would we all be if this were not so?
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Cromwell
We used
to play for silver, now we play for life
Once for sport and once
for blood at the point of a knife.
Now the die is shaken, now
the die must fall
There ain't a winner in the game who don't go
home with all
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| Raptormeat |
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Freddo just
notified me that the thread deletion doesn't apply to this forum,
which makes sense. I was just playing it safe, I guess
So this will be my last thread ressurection.
Consider my
mistakes to be helpful reminders for your benefit!!!
Raptormeat
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Freddo |
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It now seems
like the old threads here might get deleted aswell. I'm not sure.
For the other forums it's 4 months of inactivity = thread gone.
But the old threads are still here. I'm not sure what to
think
But on the other forums the older threads are gone (except for Past
Games).
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Hall of Torque 
Remember the fishysticks!
Morrowind Chat 
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Well I'll keep
my fingers crossed and hold you accountable for whatever happens,
Freddo
Thanks for keeping us updated.
Raptormeat
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| Freddo |
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I'm 100% sure
now. The oldies here will be gone too. When, I have no idea.
EDIT: They are gone now. 
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Hall of Torque
Remember the fishysticks!
Morrowind Chat
Edited by Freddo (01/31/03 01:08
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| ryan |
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hahah, this is
great, keep it up.
-ryan
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i don't know
if this has been addressed or not;
but the town of Caldera
was most likely named for the mining operation located in the
colapsed parasitic cone. such are usually formed by larger volcanoes
and their subsidiary venting. easy access to Ebony vein.
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"Just some spittle in your face." ~ Vladimir
Harkonnen
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| Xanathar |
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Ah, a bump is
needed here...
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~Xayah Ayem Neht
Librarian at The Imperial Library
Member of The
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Burp, I mean
bump
Too snobish for me
(just not enough time really)
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The Scholars
Guild
A man steps on the pedestal of his God and asks:
What is the purpose of life?
The God answers: Purpose? I am
your GOD that is your only PURPOSE
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Hey, Ghan, are
there going to be any expeditions to Mournhold or Solstheim?
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~B
Assistant Librarian at The Imperial
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Forum Scholars Guild | The Modern Adventurer
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| phil_t |
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Well it seems
that there has been no word of the expedition since it reached
Morrowind
Hopefully they have not all been sacrificed to the Daedra by the
Dunmer savages
Does
anyone have any word on the matter?
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*Fellow of The Theoretical Whirling School Of
Vivec*
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To my fellow
colleagues in mind and soul,
I have spent years studying the
Dwemer ruins at Stros'Maki, also known as Hammerfall. It has come to
my attention that there are engines here unlike any I have seen
before. They appear to be the central source of all energy here. Yet
I have never heard of such devices being used upon the island of
Vvardenfell. This leads me to believe there was some source of
energy utilized by the Vvardenfell Dwemer that was not dependent on
such monolithic constructions.
As the center of Dwemer
activity was apparently within the crater of the volcano upon the
island, it is not unlikely that this source of power was located
there. Possibly this focused around the lava veins of the Red
Mountain, but there is another thing to consider.
There are
rumors of a celestial body falling there. It was not likely large in
size, as it would have left some trace. It is far more likely that a
small item of unusally high density crashed into this portion of
Tamriel. Moving at unusally high speeds, it created a massive
crater, now called the Inner Sea. As time passed, the penetration of
the meteor caused permanent damage. It rupture the lining between
the bedrock and molten rock, which did not heal over. Stress formed
Red Mountain, which in turn formed Vvardenfell.
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