Adipose Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Have modders ever reached a consensus on the physical appearance of the Akaviri? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeofaTsavo Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) TBH it seems that the armor and weapons have determined an Asian appearance for the Human "Akiviri" for most I've seen. I've read theories that claim the Akiviri assimilated (using the term "eaten") humans of common human ancestral stock, so I guess that they could look like any other humans and have just adopted the Akiviri cultural armors and weapons and never were a separate race, but an Akiviri subculture. Akiviri Janissaries, somewhat. I've also read that while hybrids are possible among humans and Mer, the maternal side largely determines the phenotype. Given an invading army with some finite number of Human akiviri, most likely predominately male, it seems to me that evidence of Akiviri humans being a separate race has been largely diminished by generations of dilution with no added influx of "pure" Akiviri human genetics. I look at the current Blades as wholly an Akiviri inspired subculture, with no racial component. The whole Akiviri thing is still largely unsettled to my mind. Edited July 14, 2017 by TeofaTsavo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adipose Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 TBH it seems that the armor and weapons have determined an Asian appearance for the Human "Akiviri" for most I've seen. I know, but the background is kinda vague. The common factor seems to be the "Blades", however, when portrayed in Oblivion (iIrc) they're multi-racial while their weapons, armor, and architecture are Asian...mostly Japanese. Is it established that the Blades trace their roots back to Akaviri culture? I just don't remember about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adipose Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Lol! I think we actually posted on top of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adipose Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 TBH it seems that the armor and weapons have determined an Asian appearance for the Human "Akiviri" for most I've seen. I've read theories that claim the Akiviri assimilated (eaten) humans of common human stock, so I guess that they could look like any other humans and have just adopted the Akiviri cultural armors and weapons and never were a separate race, but an Akiviri subculture. I look at the current Blades as wholly an Akiviri inspired subculture, with no racial component. The whole Akiviri thing is still largely unsettled to my mind. Yeah, mine too. For me, the Akaviri are the most interesting of all the cultures presented in TES. I'd like for Bethesda to develop a game based on Akaviri culture, just so we'd find out what they're all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeofaTsavo Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Does not help that I am a compulsive editor... To my mind the potential "wild card" for TES6 would be Akivir. Edited July 14, 2017 by TeofaTsavo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeofaTsavo Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) TBH it seems that the armor and weapons have determined an Asian appearance for the Human "Akiviri" for most I've seen. I know, but the background is kinda vague. The common factor seems to be the "Blades", however, when portrayed in Oblivion (iIrc) they're multi-racial while their weapons, armor, and architecture are Asian...mostly Japanese. Is it established that the Blades trace their roots back to Akaviri culture? I just don't remember about that. The blades trace their lineage back to the DragonGuard, part of the First Era Akiviri invasion, who swore to serve Reman after their defeat at Pale Pass. They served the Dragonborn Emperors as bodyguards, and when that line ended then became The Blades with a different mission. There were some Tsaesci in the Dragon Guard, but they seemed to eventually die off. Edited July 14, 2017 by TeofaTsavo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adipose Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Ah, okay, that settles that. So, is it established that the Akaviri do have an Oriental appearance? Regarding the Tsaesci, I'm just not a fan of snake folk. I suppose it's because I've killed too many Copperheads up around my house. Seriously, I've reached the point where, if I even catch a hint of snake presence, I jump first and check afterwards. Sorry, but snake folks are just kinda creepy. Otoh, when it comes to the non-poisonous varieties I give'em free reign about the place after I figure out what they are. Good vermin catchers for the most part. Way better than cats. Also, a lot of early Fantasy work depicted snakes as being assciated with evil gods, cultists, creepy temple mascots, and evil gods themselves. Check out Conan, Kull, etc. I probably developed some bad attitudes back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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