09-12-2008, 12:50 AM
Right. Basically this is a work in progress where I try to find all of the links to books which were written for the Black Marsh project and are still held in the Silgrad Tower Archives. KuKulza in particular contributed a phenomenal amount of work in this area, and I think as a tribute to him we should put at least some of his books in the mod. Many of them are very lore-heavy and extremely useful resources, they just need converting into a format that can be inserted into the game. HOWEVER, and this is a big HOWEVER, a lot of them were never properly edited. They contain spelling and grammar errors which need to be looked over very carefully. Some people at the time even suggested he rewrite some bits.
So here we go.......
BM - Savant's Notes on Black Marsh
TRULY ESSENTIAL READING. This is a magnificent piece of work by KuKulza that sets lore for all over Black Marsh whilst still sounding like a tourist guide.
Vvar/BM - Slave Tails
A chilling folk story told by former Argonian slaves... by KuKulza
Vvar/BM - Orphans of Arnesia
An epic fictional account about the Arnesian war. Some people wanted to change the end, thought it was too depressing. What do you think? The end is a bit too random for me. by KuKulza
BM - Saltrice Massacre
Another Argonian slave folk story by KuKulza about how a Hist Tree frees them from their oppressors. Needs a new name though, I think.
BM - Interview With an Argonian
A fantastic series of interviews with characters from Black Marsh - the one with a Naga bandit is hilarious! by KuKulza
BM - Kleptocracy
A book about how the Archeins the Imperials allowed to run Black Marsh are pushing it to the brink of disaster... non-fiction by KuKulza
BM - The Legion's Account of the Arnesian War
An impartial account of the last big war between Morrowind and Black Marsh by KuKulza. In three volumes.
Vvar - Morrowind's New Generation
A good guide to why House Dres split up after the death of the Tribunal and abolition of slavery. by KuKulza
Inside K'elinga
A creepy book about carnivorous plants by Ye Olde Bard. Genuinely spine-chilling!
Flora & Fauna- Vol 2
Flora & Fauna of Argonia
Posts from these two threads need merging into a single book about plants and maybe one about animals as well.
Community Literature
An interesting creation myth (possibly) by Brian S and a useful guide to defending your caravan by Coinneach
BM- The Battle of Argonia
A book about how the Cyrodiil Dynasty conquered Black Marsh way back in the First Era. by KuKulza
The Azguu'trak Remnant
An epic series about the Argonians and the Hist. Possibly unfinished - this needs a LOT of editing.
ArgoniaLit.- Year 397 of the Third Era
A series of diaries about the end of the Arnesian War. KuKulza wrote TONS about this stuff - the guy was a regular writing machine!
Argonian royal court & kleptocratic regimes
More about the regime in Black Marsh. Needs rewriting, perhaps someone could do it from the Royal Court's perspective? Needless to say, by KuKulza
Argonia lit.- Imperials' Guide to Argonian Tribes
More from KuKulza. An Imperial idiot tries to make sense of the Argonian tribes...
Argonia lit.- The War Path
The Arnesian War from a perspective this time sympathetic to the Argonians. Nice. by KuKulza
ATTACHED TO THIS POST:
My own Paatru (frog-people Argonian) creation myth
My own Hist creation myth (or mathematical record of the origins of the world)
Whew! I think that's everything I know of. We actually have a really impressive library there. It just needs care and attention before going into the game, and then the literature side of things is basically done!
So here we go.......
BM - Savant's Notes on Black Marsh
TRULY ESSENTIAL READING. This is a magnificent piece of work by KuKulza that sets lore for all over Black Marsh whilst still sounding like a tourist guide.
Vvar/BM - Slave Tails
A chilling folk story told by former Argonian slaves... by KuKulza
Vvar/BM - Orphans of Arnesia
An epic fictional account about the Arnesian war. Some people wanted to change the end, thought it was too depressing. What do you think? The end is a bit too random for me. by KuKulza
BM - Saltrice Massacre
Another Argonian slave folk story by KuKulza about how a Hist Tree frees them from their oppressors. Needs a new name though, I think.
BM - Interview With an Argonian
A fantastic series of interviews with characters from Black Marsh - the one with a Naga bandit is hilarious! by KuKulza
BM - Kleptocracy
A book about how the Archeins the Imperials allowed to run Black Marsh are pushing it to the brink of disaster... non-fiction by KuKulza
BM - The Legion's Account of the Arnesian War
An impartial account of the last big war between Morrowind and Black Marsh by KuKulza. In three volumes.
Vvar - Morrowind's New Generation
A good guide to why House Dres split up after the death of the Tribunal and abolition of slavery. by KuKulza
Inside K'elinga
A creepy book about carnivorous plants by Ye Olde Bard. Genuinely spine-chilling!
Flora & Fauna- Vol 2
Flora & Fauna of Argonia
Posts from these two threads need merging into a single book about plants and maybe one about animals as well.
Community Literature
An interesting creation myth (possibly) by Brian S and a useful guide to defending your caravan by Coinneach
BM- The Battle of Argonia
A book about how the Cyrodiil Dynasty conquered Black Marsh way back in the First Era. by KuKulza
The Azguu'trak Remnant
An epic series about the Argonians and the Hist. Possibly unfinished - this needs a LOT of editing.
ArgoniaLit.- Year 397 of the Third Era
A series of diaries about the end of the Arnesian War. KuKulza wrote TONS about this stuff - the guy was a regular writing machine!
Argonian royal court & kleptocratic regimes
More about the regime in Black Marsh. Needs rewriting, perhaps someone could do it from the Royal Court's perspective? Needless to say, by KuKulza
Argonia lit.- Imperials' Guide to Argonian Tribes
More from KuKulza. An Imperial idiot tries to make sense of the Argonian tribes...
Argonia lit.- The War Path
The Arnesian War from a perspective this time sympathetic to the Argonians. Nice. by KuKulza
ATTACHED TO THIS POST:
My own Paatru (frog-people Argonian) creation myth
My own Hist creation myth (or mathematical record of the origins of the world)
Whew! I think that's everything I know of. We actually have a really impressive library there. It just needs care and attention before going into the game, and then the literature side of things is basically done!