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This is our current official lore:
Introduction to Aldmeris
The 3rd edition pocket guide to the empire has this to say about Aldmeris
Virtualy nothing is known of the elven homeland. Its location, its
environment, its politics, its religion, even its curretn existence are
the stuff of conjecture. Translations of the ancient tapestries and
texts in the cyrstal tower of summerset have yielded only the barest
sketches of a beautiful but strange land. In no representation of
Aldmeris are there any trees or life but the Aldmer themselves. It
always appears as an endless city, built upon itself over and over
again, until no nature remains at all. The highest towers are reserved
for interring the dead, a tradition continued on crystal tower itself.
What has happened in aldmeris since the elves who settled in Tamriel
left is perhaps one of the oldest of all mysteries. For countless
centuries, adventurers have so "lost Aldmeris" only to return
disapointed, if they return at all. Some say that Aldmeris was sunk
into the sea by angry gods of the Aldmer. Others claim that the elven
homeland has left Mundas and will only return when the races of Mer are
united as one.
From this we can infer that the people Aldmeris would have, and has,
taken a distinctly different evolutionary path then the mer who settled
in Tamriel. And along with the racial difference comes a distinct
evolution of the language as well.
The endless city it is safe to say, has collapsed under its own weight
of development, and has been reclaimed by nature, the natural materials
used to develop much of the city have decomposed, giving way to lush
vegetation. The people have splintered off and grown into cultures of
their own, showing few ties to Aldver.
The terrain of Aldmeris, apart from the Grass land and forests of the
heartland Aldcarpio, is harsh and unforgiving. From the rough mountains
of Aldgriel, to the Sea of Ulskar, to the Volcanic Crater region to the
East, the land is as beautiful as it is dangerous.
Places
Corvus
In the ancient days of the aldmer, before the endless city or the
discovery of the sphere, Aldmeris was a land in turmoil. The armies led
by the ambitious Sious were marching on Corvus, the floating city which
was held aloft by Vichite, a rare gem from the most dangerous regions
of the crystal desert, it is said to form only the footsteps of the
gods. The people of corvus were not going to lie down and die, even
though they new they had no chance. They built the Klight towers,
watchtowers which would serve as their first, and last, defense. The
towers were built to last, to fire upon all but the inhabitants
themselves, they would use them to fight, and upon defeat, they would
leave the city to be destroyed by the towers, leaving it hospitable to
none. There towers worked and the city lie in ruins atop the floating
stone, a dead zone. Most have ceased to function, though a few still
guard the palace, a place which has not seen life for centuries. The
city is said to hold great riches for those who can brave the strange
mutant Aldmer which live there, or the rumored last survivors of
Corvus.
The crystal Desert.
Only referred to as a desert due to its harsh terrain, in reality it is
plagued by savage lighting storms that strike the Explosive Cichite
which make large portions of the desert constantly ablaze. Inhabited by
strange creatures which feed off the flame and lightning, which appear
to be made of the crystals themselves. There are tales of hallows in
which one may communicate with the expansive wisdom of the aldmer,
stored in the semi-intelligent Zurchite, and the legendary sentient
Lilichite. This was the site of the development of the most horrible
experiments conducted by the Twisted rebellion movement Gigith in the
early days of the aldmeri empire.
Races
The Races of Aldmeris are diverse indeed; a brief description of each one is listed below
Ulsmer ? Water elves, whose capital lies in the undersea kingdom of Ulsus.
Drethmer ? Light sensitive elves who escaped Aldver?s fall by fleeing
into the sewer and catacomb systems, they decorate their faces with
black tattoos to remind them of what their ancestors were forced to do
to survive. Leaders and elders use Red.
Crestmer ? The pure elves follow in the footsteps of the ancient mer.
Vesmerkaz ? Elves from the foreign flame, the live around volcanoes,
their capital located in an ancient crater, they are masterful
Geomancers.
Volsmer ? Elves of the forest, tribal by nature, but united under one
successful conqueror, they are green of skin, and paint their faces.
Senmer -
Appearance-The senmer are slightly larger than the other elves, they
have small, piercing blue eyes. A thin coat of white fur to help them
resisit the freezing temperatures of their home land.
Archtecture- The Senmer use large bricks for their cities. Their
buildings always arch on the top, to symbolize the ancient arch of
Silarver, that was destroyed in "The War of the Arch".
Religion- The senmer worship the three hearted god of Senayu. Not much
is known about Senayu, he was creator of the Senmer, it is said that he
had six arms. He is one of the Nine Divine in the Senmer form.
Government- The Senmer have three rulers, one to represent each heart
of Senayu. They have complete control over all the Senmer.
Language
Dictionary
Prefixes
Du ? Back again
Di ? Double, twice
Do ? For, forward
Oon ? Single, once
Vi ? Small
Vo ? Large
Mes ? Middle, ordinary
Sau ? Evil, pitch black (illumination)
Ayu ? Good, Philanthropic
Fa ? Free
Gri ? Jutting
Fi ? Down away from
Ku- To, towards, up
Ti - Turn, spin
Roots
Ald ? Relating to the continent, civilization, or people of Aldmeris
Kaz ? Flame, Ignited, Burning
Uls ? Water, submerged
Semblio ? Shadow
Semblex ? Image
Carpio ? Heart
Ulis ? Weak, Cripple
Halvis ? Greeting
Aad ? As
Dela ? Are
Impera ? King
Cryl ? Gem
Tyras ? Strong, Powerful
Amsi - Majestic, Awe inspiring
Vols ? Jungle, Foliage, Forest
Silar - Graceful
Sen ? Snow, ice
Chim ? Spirit
El ? Stone
Sil - Spire
Adabal ? High Blood, High royalty
Alt ? High or Grand
Mer ? Elves as a people
Cres ? First or pure
Dreth ? Shade, hidden, or forgotten
Kal ? Sky
Vil ? Mine or treasury
Wov - Worthless
Suffixes
S ? State, Quality, Act
Ra ? Male
Ro - Female
Su ? High
Si - Low
Ver ? Old, Ancient
Ves ? New, Alien (foreign)
Ses ? State, quality, or act of death
Us ? Beneath/Below
Is ? Above
Ul ? able to be
Os ? Action or process
Sample words
Fakaz ? Wildfire
Fakazos ? Arson
Silkalus ? Tall tower
Dreths ? Hidden or forgotten
Volsisos ? Growth (with plants)
Altvils ? Great treasure
Fisilas ? Clumsy, Dizzy
Sauchim ? Evil or dark spirit
Carpiulis ? Coward
Doves ? to move toward the future
Vesil ? spike
Disilar ? Cooperation/ coordination
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Something to add to the official lore:
The Volsmer
APPEARANCE
The Volsmer are a bit shorter than the other races. They have a pale
green skin and paint their faces with tribal codes and symbols. They
usually have large brown eyes and even sharp teeth.
HISTORY
The Volsmer are one of the newest and least advanced of the Aldmeris
races, they are isolated from the rest of the elves and prefer to avoid
contact with them, they are very territorial and defend their land at
all costs.
ARCHITECTURE
The Volsmer usually build small villiages rather than large cities, all
though they do have a few. Their buildings are made of wood, rocks, and
some other materials like glass they get from trade with the Cresmer,
the only race they keep in contact with. Their buildings are large and
simple, with one house per family. They have few market buildings, as
they usually just use stands. They are loaded with guards for every
city and are well protected.
ARMOR AND WEAPONS
The Volsmer usally wear dark brown and green light armor for camulflouge. They use small swords with tribal markings on them.
RELIGION
the Volsmer dont have any sort of god, theysimply appoint a ruler by
means of fighting skills, and follow his every command. The ruler rules
til death, then they every Volsmer male must meet in the largest
villiage and compete to be ruler, the males are required to do this,
and the females are required to watch. It doesnt involve death, as the
Volsmer respect one another, it is simply who bests the other. The
greatest fighter is appointed ruler til death. The Volsmer have a
shorter lifespan than the other elves, yet they keep their bodies in
excellent physical condition, they live about 150 years while most
elves live around 200 years.
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I just worked like a half an hour on that advertising and it didn't even post, do I have to start over?
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DarkAsmodeous
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You could have hit the back button, try it now.
Do you mean on ESF? Because we know that, we need you to post it here.
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Nope, didn't work, I went to post new topic and nothing happened.
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DarkAsmodeous
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Here or on ESF!
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Here! 
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DarkAsmodeous
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Then retype it! I always copy long pts before I send.
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Orodromis
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Seriously 
This is going to take forever.
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DarkAsmodeous
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Ok. You don't have to do it, no problem. The mod can die before it is
born and we cna all go take a nap. Mods are work, this needs doing.
Aether has volunteered if you like.
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Originally posted by DarkAsmodeous
Ok. You don't have to do it, no problem. The mod can die before it is
born and we cna all go take a nap. Mods are work, this needs doing.
Aether has volunteered if you like. |
Give him a break, man. He lost a lot of work, maybe he'd rather not try
and redo it all tonight... of course, who knows what time zone he's in,
but you get the point. Sometimes when that happens you just lose your
motivation for that little bit of time. Certainly no need to be THAT
harsh.
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DarkAsmodeous
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Sorry, your right, I just see this mod already on the rode to momentum
loss and death, and I hate to see that. Though he does still need to do
the work, I could have phrased that better.
I'm making rimmen for the third time today 
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I do agree it needs to be done, but you'll break the poor feller... or
chick. Heaven knows I can't ever tell on here, I get EVERYONE wrong. 
I'd do it, but I can't risk letting the lore board crew seeing me working with an Aldmeris mod...>.>
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Orodromis DID do the advertising! Why do you see us on the road to death? Are we bad leaders?
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That's not what he's saying, as far as I can tell. I think he just
means that not many people know of this mod, there really aren't many
people here besides you, me, DA, and Orod.. that guy.
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Oro will be posting his advertisement on ESF soon, and we also have Lavalampmaster.
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Aetherius
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They ARE the Aldmer, over time, the Aldmer evolved and branched into
different groups: Cresmer, Drethmer, Vesmerkaz, Ulsmer, Senmer,
Volsmer, Hosmer, Yokumer
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This I know, but after reading through most of the racial threads, it
seems the Cresmer haven't changed much, so I'm just confused on the
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DarkAsmodeous
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I'll poke in here.
They have changed, they eveolved just like the other races, they just
don't have a gimick, no one knows what the aldmer looked like.
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