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DAWNBREAKER

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Compilation of the concepts I've been doing for project tamriel

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Rararyn Radarys encounters stray nix hounds along Balmora's eastern quay. The creatures must've swam up the canal to wander into Balmora's back alleys while pursuing cave rats (mind you Balmoran rats are verily the fattest on all Vvardenfell).

Digital painting. Made in Krita (5.1.5). Feel free to repost. Always looking for a commission to paint.

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WIP wednesday miscellaneous Dunmer Male probably house Telvanni twink

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Ancient Nord Human Sacrifice via crushing

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Crusader's Relics.

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Knights of the nine DLC.

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Clavicus Vile

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall

Art by Mark Jackson

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He's so me fr

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i think one of the least used concepts in elder scrolls lore is its nebulous relationship to truth.

like something i do actually appreciate about that cunt kirkbride's writing in morrowind is that the mythology of the tribunal is allowed to be relatively ambiguous and there's room for poetry and fable and unreliable narrators. there's a strong general tendency in both fandom and dev to interpret lore quite literally and treat every text as reliable sources of fact about tamriel even when the text is like. fiction or written with a clear bias towards certain factions or prejudices.

the main example I'm thinking of is the 'notes on racial phylogeny' lore book. it's literally just racist pseudoscience and in a real life context would be considered unreliable and deeply offensive. but in tes, i rarely see anyone stop to actually consider that perhaps this lore isn't really a factual study of how bodies work but about how the imperial empire categorises the people it colonises and justifies it's supremacy. there's so much focus on determining the rules and metaphysical aspects of the world that there's no consideration that the way factions like the empire see the world is inherently flawed.

it's fun to think of a world where stars are literal holes punched in the fabric of the sky, or that water is made of memory, but i also think it would be a much more fun and flexible world if these theories are considered to be just a few of many lenses that people in tamriel use to try to understand their world. some of my favourite pieces of lore and world building are things like 'cherims heart of anequina' that imply a rich world of culture and art; i love the idea that tamriel has art and art critics and people who discuss ideas for other purposes than trying to figure out what's The Only True Lore.

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Did You Know: Daedric armor is extremely rare in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind? Daedric armor is so rare that some of the Daedric armor pieces only appear in a single instance in the game.

Interestingly, Divayth Fyr owns a full set of Daedric armor, minus the helmet.

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Dementia Street Decor

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Help! I need animal control for this alchemical creature!

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Duke

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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the bigger the hat, the more important the dwemer