Apuncrypha

Wordplays of Tamriel

  1. An old Nord priest and his apprentice are discussing religious subjects of high scholarly value.

    — Do you know the origins of our glorious Talos, my son ?

    — Not really… Do tell !

    — Well, after the reign of the Potentates, people of Tamriel knew of Tosh Raka, and they were jealous. So rose Talos : Akavir may have a Tiger Dragon, but Tamriel has a Tiber Dragon !

    (bis.) (The Tiger Dragon of Akavir, a.k.a. Tosh.)

  2. Lynn Haal is a Breton assassin, from Nordic fatherly ascendance. As a former legionary, he has had long years of practice in the field of slaughtering Elves. Retired after the Great War, he makes a living off his precious knowledge by accepting some assassination contracts. He quickly built himself a «good» reputation of a skilled and specialized Mer-killer.

    Moral: in order to kill Elves, you have to pay Lynn Haal.

  3. What were the Snow Elves called before there was any snow?

    Fall-Mer.

  4. What is the name of the school of magic Maormer use to make their vessels fade away into sea fog?

    Mist-icism.

  5. What happens when a Dragonborn travels to the Shivering Isles ?

    He learns a New Sheoth.

  6. (Herma Mora found an heretical painting.)

    Statue of Hermaeus Mora with Mara’s head