The Akaviri(lore question)

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

Tried to find some answers ingame or on the discord server,but go no response yet.

Im not really familiar with TES lore(played a little bit of oblivion,a little bit more of skyrim and...eso ofcourse).
For eso,i had a interesting idea for a RP concept,but first i need to know more about the facts.
In this case,facts about the akaviri.
ESO takes place in the past,before the akaviri invaded tamriel.(edit:alright,missunderstood the timeline on the wiki)
But you can find akaviri armor and weapons in the game.
So i wonder,what role the akaviri play in this timeline.
Would it be impossible to find a akaviri in tamriel at this time,or was it just not officially confirmed,while still being possible?

I thought about making a guild,where people could roleplay as far descendants of the akaviri,with a fitting guild hall,armor and all that.
But i also dont want to mess around with the eso lore too much.

[Psyringe]

ESO plays mainly in 2E 582. The first recorded Akaviri invasion of Tamriel took place in 1E 2703, roughly 800 years earlier. Some well-known historical figures in the time between those two dates were descendants of Akaviri who stayed in Tamriel after their failed invasion.

So there shouldn't be any problem, provided that you are talking about the Tsaesci (there are other Akaciri races as well).

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

Was hoping to rp as a descendant of a human-akaviri(there have been human slaves in akavir,i think).
Maybe they could have taken some of them with them,when they invaded tamriel,and they escaped?

Well,i found someone who helped me a lot with this via pm.
Thank you too :)

[Darth Morena]

1st akaviri invasion was in 1E 2703, 2nd was recently, in 2E 572. We play in 2E 582. And Ebonheart Pact was estabilished after nords, dunmers and argoniand defeat akaviri. You should read dialogues more carefully.

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

I play in the daggerfall convenant only,and i dont think anything in my quests was about akaviri yet,i read all quests that i do.

I was reading a wiki,and a akaviri invasion was mentioned there.
Thought it was the only one that happened.
Most lore i know about online games,comes from the quests i do in the game,i usually dont read much about it outside of the game,unless i need it for RP or something similiar.

[Sly-Scale]

Sendrik původně napsal:

ESO takes place in the past,before the akaviri invaded tamriel.

Actually, ESO takes place just 10 years after the Akaviri failed to invade Tamriel. The Ebonheart Pact was formed in response to this event.

Almalexia (of the Tribunal), Jorunn the bard (now the High King of Skyrim,) and a group of Argonian shellbacks (it's unclear whether that's an insult or a simple description) repelled the Akaviri as they attempted to land their boats just near the town of Ebonheart.

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

Yes,i already know there are multiple akaviri invasions,i was missunderstanding the wikis timeline.

[ExiaRS]

ShMo původně napsal:

Sendrik původně napsal:

ESO takes place in the past,before the akaviri invaded tamriel.

Actually, ESO takes place just 10 years after the Akaviri failed to invade Tamriel. The Ebonheart Pact was formed in response to this event.

Almalexia (of the Tribunal), Jorunn the bard (now the High King of Skyrim,) and a group of Argonian shellbacks (it's unclear whether that's an insult or a simple description) repelled the Akaviri as they attempted to land their boats just near the town of Ebonheart.

Jorunn just claims to be Skald-King. He is not real High King of Skyrim (only on paper) because he only rules in Eastern Skyrim as Western Skyrim is separated and not part of his Ebonheart Pact.

[ExiaRS]

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Yes,i already know there are multiple akaviri invasions,i was missunderstanding the wikis timeline.

If you want to RP as Akavir descedant, magicka Dragonknight is obvious class choice and Imperial as race.

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

Im a imperial,but a stamina templar,should be alright aswell^^

Will try to get the akaviri armor and a katana greatsword as soon as possible.

[ExiaRS]

Templars are travelling knights and have nothing with Akavir.

In-Game Description (Dragonknight): These skillful masters-at-arms use the ancient Akaviri martial arts tradition of battle-spirit, and wield fearsome magic that pounds, shatters and physically alters the world around them.

Imperial + Dragonknight or you are not Akaviri descendant.

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

I dont buy that.

You dont have to eat japanese food or watch anime to be a japanese descendant.....
Dont forget that my character is mainly a imperial,with SOME akaviri blood,playing a dragon knight is not a,,must''.
I also dont think its good to generalize a certain race/culture in the game,there are khajit who speak,,normally''and there are also orcs who are cowards.

Also,if you try to make a akaviri inspired clan and you ONLY accept imperial dragon knights,you will notice that you wont get a lot of members.

ExiaRS původně napsal:

Imperial + Dragonknight or you are not Akaviri descendant.

I think youre taking RP a bit too far,telling me what class i HAVE to play.
Once more,the blood thats running trough your veins,doesnt need to have any influence on your personality or in this case,your class,but it can be a inspiration and a reason/excuse for your characters actions.
If we look at the classic fantasy stereotypes:
A paladin isnt always righteous,a mage isnt always smart,a warrior isnt always brave,and a hunter isnt always a lone wolf or mysterious.
RP would be really boring,if every player was just a walking stereotype.
On top of that,you will find all kind of races,as different classes in the game....

Anyway,my lore questions have already been answered,so thanks again,to the people who helped out.

[ExiaRS]

I don't know why you even opened a thread about lore and RP - so people can just type what you want to hear, right? Play as you want, right? Why then open thread :)?

I never said you should create guild and accept only Imperials and DKs but if you plan to be guild master as least try/should be a model to others. That's similar to Fighters Guild.

P. S.
There are serious RP guild who are very strict about lore FYI.

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

I opened this thread because i wanted to get more infos about the facts,regarding the akaviri.
Saying that you need to play a imperial DK to be a akaviri descendant,is not a fact,more of a personal oppinion.

About the guild master being a role model for others:
Yes,that surely could help,but it depends on the story of the clan.
For example,being a akaviri inspired clan,doesnt mean that you are,,pro akaviri''.
It also doesnt mean that you are the opposite,it could also be a mix of both.
To be honest,i dont have a complete backstory yet(wouldnt work without the facts anyway,thats why this thread was made).

ExiaRS původně napsal:

P. S.
There are serious RP guild who are very strict about lore FYI.

Yes,im aware,you can find such guilds in a lot of games.
I have no problem with that,but i must say that RP can sometimes be ruined,if some people involved,take it too serious.
I intend to take a more,,light hearted''approach.

[Darth Morena]

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Sendrik původně napsal:

Yes,i already know there are multiple akaviri invasions,i was missunderstanding the wikis timeline.

If you want to RP as Akavir descedant, magicka Dragonknight is obvious class choice and Imperial as race.

But akaviri are a snake-people, aren't they?

[Sir Seal The Slippery]

Depends.
When i was searching for pictures of akaviri(including official drawings),they looked kinda human to me.
Then there is also the akaviri ghost in oblivion who looks like a human,or the stone carvings in skyrim,that show humanoid looking akaviri.

There are different storys about them,some people said they propably took over the bodies of the humans of akavir that they have been,,eating'',some said it could be some kind of coexistance,others say that they simply kept human slaves.
Maybe they are also shapeshifting,i got no idea,really.