Fantasy

Tamriel: Origins

Gangnamstein22

Wage war, forge empires, and uncover the secrets of the Elves who first shaped Tamriel’s fate.

Author's Note: Welcome to Tamriel: Origins, a deep-time Elder Scrolls campaign set long before the Empire, before the Septims, and even before written history. This world is rooted in the Middle to Late Merethic Era, a time of mythic wars, divine architecture, and rising Elven empires. In this setting, the Ayleids, Chimer, Dwemer, Falmer, Maormer, and more vie for power across a still-young Tamriel. Great Towers are constructed to shape reality. Daedric cults walk openly among mortal races. And the borders between gods and kings blur with every passing century. This campaign is built on strictly canonical Elder Scrolls lore, reconstructed from in-game texts like Before the Ages of Man, The Annotated Anuad, and The Monomyth. Some areas from later eras have been rewritten to reflect their ancient origins—or replaced entirely. Explore vast wildernesses, witness the founding of civilizations, and decide which myths survive into legend.

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Sweet‑Tongue Varo

Level 5 Nedic Bard -

A Nedic bard with a warm baritone voice, Sweet‑Tongue Varo weaves tales and songs to inspire hope and rebellion among the oppressed.

Details

Race	Nedic
Class	Bard
Level	5
Alignment
Pronouns	He/Him
Location	-5882, -1408

Skills

Acrobatics

Animal Handling

Arcana

Athletics

Deception

History

Insight

Intimidation

Investigation

Medicine

Nature

Perception

Performance

Persuasion

Religion

Sleight Of Hand

Stealth

Survival

Ispreparedcaster

Isspellcaster

Currencies

Gold Pieces	15
Silver Pieces	0
Copper Pieces	0

appearance

A lean man of twenty‑eight winters, with copper‑brown skin and long black hair bound by a crimson head‑scarf lined in bronze coins that chime when he bows. Hazel eyes glimmer with mirth behind faint crow’s‑feet—the mark of constant smiling. A sleeveless indigo tunic embroidered with river‑wave motifs drapes over a loose flax shirt; mismatched silver rings adorn every finger. Across his back hangs a lyre of pale hickory carved with moon‑shapes; a bone flute and hand drum jangle from a weathered satchel of dyed goatskin. Anklets of tiny bells accent soft sand‑leather boots, chiming softly as he walks. A simple iron dagger rests at his hip, its pommel wrapped in blue ribbon—the only memento of his vanished clan.

personality

Irrepressibly curious, Varo treats strangers as future characters for his ballads. He champions underdogs, mocking tyrants through clever satire. Though outwardly carefree, mention of enslaved kin sparks smoldering anger, expressed through cutting lyrics rather than blades. He delights in wordplay duels with scholars; respects warriors who fight to protect. Varo bargains shrewdly—music first, coin later—but never cheats those in need. He trusts intuition, following sudden inspirations “like river currents.” His greatest fear: losing his voice to Ayleid justice halls. Yet he would risk silence forever if one final song freed his people.

backstory

Born among Nedic fisher‑folk on the central Niben, Varo was sold into servitude after an Ayleid river levy. An elderly captive bard taught him the “Seven River Verses,” explaining that song preserves a people when swords fail. Escaping under moonlight, Varo wandered trading posts, earning coin with tales of distant Atmora and jeweled Pyandonea. Recently he learned his clan’s lost heirloom—a silver torque etched with reed patterns—surfaces in Garlas Malatar auctions. He seeks allies to infiltrate the Market Arcades and reclaim it. Behind the performance mask lies resolve: Varo smuggles coded freedom chants to Nedic slaves. He gathers rumors of Meridia’s relics, believing a prophecy claims a “singer of broken chains” will spark uprising when dawnlight meets river‑reed silver.

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