LE Oriental Skyrim

[HallLytton]

I was just roaming the interweb when I came across...

 

http://dragonporn.ldblog.jp/tag/%E6%9D%B1%E6%B4%8B%E9%A2%A8

 

...and it occurred to me that there's a butt-load of oriental-themed armor and building mods out there... so why no full conversion? It just seems unfortunate, given how fascinating and unique many of these pieces can be. They'd look superb in a compilation.

[ltknight88]

or even an asian race option...

[HallLytton]

That would be as good a beginning as any... Actually, the Bretons could be converted to an Asianic race without interfering with lore too much... I've always considered Asians to be kinda mystical, and the Bretons are the most mystical of the human races of Tamriel. Frankly, it seems kinda odd that there are three Anglo-saxon type races and an African-type race, but no Asians or Hispanics anywhere in Tamriel. Not that I'm going to harp on Bethesda for being racially exclusive with their lore; it's their story and not mine to tell. But I think the cultural diversity could add a lot of interesting facets to the tale, even make Tamriel seem larger.

[AfroGamerNinja]

That would be as good a beginning as any... Actually, the Bretons could be converted to an Asianic race without interfering with lore too much... I've always considered Asians to be kinda mystical, and the Bretons are the most mystical of the human races of Tamriel. Frankly, it seems kinda odd that there are three Anglo-saxon type races and an African-type race, but no Asians or Hispanics anywhere in Tamriel. Not that I'm going to harp on Bethesda for being racially exclusive with their lore; it's their story and not mine to tell. But I think the cultural diversity could add a lot of interesting facets to the tale, even make Tamriel seem larger.

 

Nords are germanic, Redguards are Moorish, Imperials are Romans (duh) and I think Bretons are more like Middle Age-ish Europeans, I think.

[Rennn]

 

That would be as good a beginning as any... Actually, the Bretons could be converted to an Asianic race without interfering with lore too much... I've always considered Asians to be kinda mystical, and the Bretons are the most mystical of the human races of Tamriel. Frankly, it seems kinda odd that there are three Anglo-saxon type races and an African-type race, but no Asians or Hispanics anywhere in Tamriel. Not that I'm going to harp on Bethesda for being racially exclusive with their lore; it's their story and not mine to tell. But I think the cultural diversity could add a lot of interesting facets to the tale, even make Tamriel seem larger.

 

Nords are germanic, Redguards are Moorish, Imperials are Romans (duh) and I think Bretons are more like Middle Age-ish Europeans, I think.

 

 

Nords are more Scandinavian than Germanic, and Bretons have Celtic influences as well. You're correct that Imperials are Roman and Redguards are Moorish, and you were very close about Bretons.

 

Am I the only one that got the vibe that Khajiit were hispanic? Elsweyr seems similar to South America in climate, and the although it's a different location, Spaniards used to have a broad commercial empire (which would make sense given that Khajiit mostly show up in Skyrim as traders).

Still, that doesn't really help people who want a human race instead of the khajiit.

 

For their part, the Akaviri are asians. I'm not sure to what full extent the Akaviri exist in lore, but their entire aesthetic was based around Ancient Japanese Feudalism.

If there was an asian race, it would be lore friendly to call them Akaviri. Unfortunately, Akavir was conquered by the Tsaesci, so their culture mostly died out or was assimilated. The Imperial Blades take much of their aesthetic and weaponry.

 

Akaviri themed stuff, from Skyrim and Oblivion:

 

http://i1-games.softpedia-static.com/screenshots/Skyrim-Mod-Akaviri-Dai-Katana_1.jpg

 

http://oblivion.nexusmods.com/images/1003565-1231070885.JPG

 

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120612152034/elderscrolls/images/1/1f/AkaviriKatana.png

Edited July 10, 2013 by Rennn

[HallLytton]

Riiight... The Moors. That would make more sense for the Redguards, because not all of them are really all that dark-skinned... And, hell, the Moors cut a pretty big swath in their day.. But, yeah, Akaviri folks would be way more lore-friendly, but they don't exist in Skyrim, and it would seem like an enormous task to build a whole other locale. Replacing existing content just seemed easier, and you couldn't keep an asian theme 100% legit in this series without resurrecting the Akiviri... Or, I dunno, presupposing a few escaped genocide and began a reclusive recovery of their culture. Anyway, the Bretons (Breton=Briton, yeah.) just seemed, from a thematic standpoint, to fit that sort of magical wu-shu kinda role best, of the three existing human races. (And @Rennn: Yeah, the Kajit have a distinctly Spanish accent, that's for sure. Always have, near as I can remember, even as far back as Morrowind.)

[Rennn]

Riiight... The Moors. That would make more sense for the Redguards, because not all of them are really all that dark-skinned... And, hell, the Moors cut a pretty big swath in their day.. But, yeah, Akaviri folks would be way more lore-friendly, but they don't exist in Skyrim, and it would seem like an enormous task to build a whole other locale. Replacing existing content just seemed easier, and you couldn't keep an asian theme 100% legit in this series without resurrecting the Akiviri... Or, I dunno, presupposing a few escaped genocide and began a reclusive recovery of their culture. Anyway, the Bretons (Breton=Briton, yeah.) just seemed, from a thematic standpoint, to fit that sort of magical wu-shu kinda role best, of the three existing human races. (And @Rennn: Yeah, the Kajit have a distinctly Spanish accent, that's for sure. Always have, near as I can remember, even as far back as Morrowind.)

 

I wasn't saying that someone should add the continent Akavir, just that if someone makes an asian race or converts one, it would be lore friendly to call them Akaviri. I was also defending Bethesda, as their lore does include asian-style cultures and people.

 

Besides, you can make Redguards who aren't dark skinned very easily, so they still fit as Moors.

[HallLytton]

Oh, I see. True enough. And I just ran a search for Akaviri mods here on the Nexus. Turns out there's quite a few. I guess I didn't find any before because I spelled it "Akiviri" by accident... I can be a bit lyxdesic like that sometimes. Kinda renders this mod-request moot.

Edited July 10, 2013 by HallLytton

[KaptenN]

 

Riiight... The Moors. That would make more sense for the Redguards, because not all of them are really all that dark-skinned... And, hell, the Moors cut a pretty big swath in their day.. But, yeah, Akaviri folks would be way more lore-friendly, but they don't exist in Skyrim, and it would seem like an enormous task to build a whole other locale. Replacing existing content just seemed easier, and you couldn't keep an asian theme 100% legit in this series without resurrecting the Akiviri... Or, I dunno, presupposing a few escaped genocide and began a reclusive recovery of their culture. Anyway, the Bretons (Breton=Briton, yeah.) just seemed, from a thematic standpoint, to fit that sort of magical wu-shu kinda role best, of the three existing human races. (And @Rennn: Yeah, the Kajit have a distinctly Spanish accent, that's for sure. Always have, near as I can remember, even as far back as Morrowind.)

 

I wasn't saying that someone should add the continent Akavir, just that if someone makes an asian race or converts one, it would be lore friendly to call them Akaviri. I was also defending Bethesda, as their lore does include asian-style cultures and people.

 

Besides, you can make Redguards who aren't dark skinned very easily, so they still fit as Moors.

 

 

Actually it wouldn't be lore friendly at all to call an asian race "Akaviri". The Akaviri are described as a snake people, if I'm not mistaken. Whether they had snake-like bodies or only snake-like heads with arms and legs like the rest of the races is unclear. What is clear is that they revered dragons and that is the reason why the imperial symbol is a dragon. They once conquered and ruled Tamriel, you know, which is also why the blades have inherited some of their culture. Either way, there has been little to no contact with the Akaviri people since the ones who ruled over Tamriel died out.