Project Tamriel

Infragris wrote:Got bored today, made a little doodle for a Hermaeus Mora shrine. I don't know how readable this picture is, sorry. Sort of kind of based on depictions of Ganesha.

For the Daedra statues, I'd like to get away from the classical standing pose that the other statues all use. I picture them as old, bronzed shrines in an Indian or Japanese fashion, only approachable from the front, with ornate, brightly colored backdrops.

Infragris wrote:For the Daedra statues, I'd like to get away from the classical standing pose that the other statues all use. I picture them as old, bronzed shrines in an Indian or Japanese fashion, only approachable from the front, with ornate, brightly colored backdrops.

Saint_Jiub wrote:The Head of the All-Muhks

Saint_Jiub wrote: Speaking of Ganesha, does anybody remember what entity this MK picture was supposed to be? It's called The Head of the All-Muhks, and I remember speculation (possibly fueled by MK himself?) that it was supposed to be Clavicus Vile. I know dog imagery is his thing, but it would be kind of cool to incorporate some of the obscure lore here. Otherwise, maybe a Marukhati spirit or guardian of some sort?

Infragris wrote:Nice use of the spider theme. The legs and such. For the rest of it, I'm going to propose a small social experiment: why don't we try to find out what exactly happens if we never speak of it again for the rest of our lives?

Infragris wrote:...

Nice use of the spider theme. The legs and such. For the rest of it, I'm going to propose a small social experiment: why don't we try to find out what exactly happens if we never speak of it again for the rest of our lives?

Infragris wrote:It was your Dagon concept that gave me the idea: it reminded me a lot of depictions of Kali, another god of destruction and energy. That and Oblivion's statue of Mephala with all the skulls.

I also remember that picture being identified as Clavicus. It seems a bit over the top for mainstream cults, but one maybe of the deepwood Nibenese cults could worship All-Muhks.

The knightly orders, as they are present in design documents and planning up until now, need some rethinking. The current knightly orders are based on two sources: the old Daggerfall lore which had an order per Divine with its own quests and progression, and the Oblivion knightly orders like the Knights of the White Stallion etc. Implementing the Daggerfall knights was, in hindsight, maybe not such great idea: this concept of knighthood is very much based in the Breton/medieval Europe setting which we wish to move away from, and has little relevance for Cyrodiil. The Oblivion knights draw from the same inspiration, and were (in my opinion) not the most relevant addition to the game. If possible, I would like to scrap these factions in favor of more culture-specific groups.

There are a couple of other mentions of Cyrodiilic knights, like the upper ranks of the Legion, the Blades, and the Red Templars. These have a more military identity, and in the case of the Blades adhere more to a far eastern/samurai aesthetic - no problems with these.

My proposal would be to cut any ties with the knights as depicted in Daggerfall, and retool the knightly orders as circles/lodges of nobility dedicated to a saint or multiple saints. This would give these groups a more overt Imperial identity, focus on fleshing out the Saints of Cyrod, and (if we add them mostly in Colovia) counterbalance the weird Nibenese totem-spirits with a typical western type of religiosity.

Opinions?

I think this version could also be used as a base for a new warship model, since the current one is utterly useless. Thoughts?

worsas wrote:

I think this version could also be used as a base for a new warship model, since the current one is utterly useless. Thoughts?

The current warship is also a tad too big. I have always been wondering what they are used for, being these obviously resource-intensive beasts. Are the imperials involved in any kind of open sea conflict?

Infragris wrote:Made another statue, based on TR concept art. This one can serve as Talos/Tiber Septim, but it can also be added here and there in the world. If there's one dude the Imperials should have a lot of statues of, it's ol' Tiber. Think I'll see if TR want to use it for Ebonheart.

I still suck at texturing, though.

Saint_Jiub?