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nerevar-quote-and-star · 2 months

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Okay, here are my current notes on the Markarth Incident. This is more of an evolution of thought rather than a final product, 'kay? 'kay. XOXO

4E 174 – The Empire recalls all Legions from the far corners of the Empire to participate in the final assault against the Aldmeri-held Imperial City. Every town and city not on the frontlines is left with a skeleton garrison.

The Reachmen of Western Skyrim chooses to capitalize on this movement. The Reachmen populate an area of Western Skyrim, Eastern High Rock, and Northern Hammerfell. Although they appear similar to the Bretons of High Rock, they are wholly distinct, worshipping gods completely detached from those of Breton culture. During the Second Era, they once ruled Cyrodiil as the Longhouse Emperors; in recent history, they have lived subject to other races, primarily the Nords, who rule much of the Reach. More often than not, Reachmen are second-class citizens, though very rarely have they received decent though not preferential treatment from a Nordic Jarl.

When the Empire recalls their Legions, the capital of the Reach, Markarth, is left functionally undefended. A Reachman leader, Madanach, takes this opportunity to seize the city and install a Reachmen government in place of the Nords. Madanach declares himself King of the Reach and succeeds the Reach from Skyrim. Contemporary Imperial documents show that Madanach sent emissaries to Emperor Titus Mede II in an attempt to have the Reach recognized as its own Imperial Province wholly separate from Skyrim. Titus Mede appeared to have taken this into serious consideration, though he was unable to give it his full attention as the Empire was planning their attack on the Imperial City.

Conflicting reports on the time frame of the Reachman takeover exist. Reports vary between the takeover beginning in Fourth Era 174 and 177 when the conflict was over. Contemporary Imperial and Forsworn documentation claim that Madanach’s rule was relatively stable, saying he was fair to the Nords, his people ousted from power, and allowed them to remain in the city so long as they recognized his government. It is said that live around Markarth continued in the same way as before, though under the Reachmen rather than the Nords. It may be important to note that Nord landholders who “mistreated” their Reachmen servants were put to death.

The Nordic perspective (as shared by Jarl Igmund in Fourth Era 201) claims that the Reachmen takeover was violent, leading to a chaotic period in which Nords were heavily discriminated against and no civil cooperation between races.

[Madanach’s version of events MAY be closer to the truth. N.B: During his rule, he seems willing to help a group of dissident Blades in exchange for a favor.]

The White-Gold Concordat is signed 11th of Sun’s Dusk, Fourth Era 175; Surviving veterans of the Battle of the Red Ring return to their homes, including large populations of Nordic legionnaires. Talos worship is outlawed. Talos temples are closed, though many continue to worship him in private. Ulfric Stormcloak takes offense to the banning of Talos worship, viewing it as a central aspect of Nord culture. His father, Hoag, the Jarl of Windhelm and Bear of Eastmarch, does not legalize Talos worship despite Ulfric’s religiosity. It may be that he wishes to avoid a conflict with the Empire. Jarl Hrolfdir of Markath, in exile by Madanach’s government, promises Ulfric and his supporters religious freedom should they take back the Reach from the Reachmen. This is in blatant disregard of the White-Gold Concordat.

Ulfric leads a militia across Skyrim to the Reach where they took back Markarth. A few Reachmen leaders were imprisoned, though others were killed, along with most of their warriors, though some were driven off into the surrounding wilds. The survivors in exile began to call themselves the Forsworn. They attack Nords and the Empire indiscriminately due to anger and feelings of betrayal.

Most of the Reachmen leaders are killed. However, allegedly at the request of the Silver-Blood family, Madanach is taken prisoner and held in the depths of Cidhna Mine. The Forsworn claim that the Nords, under Jarl Hrolfdir and Ulfric Stormcloak, took back the city through an excess of unnecessary violence, putting to death or imprisoning anyone who had even spoken to Madanach or said his name. It is also said that the family members of those who were deemed to be against the Nords’ rule were imprisoned or killed, even down to young children. Purported Imperial propaganda puts forth that Ulfric himself killed everyone in Markarth who would not join his cause.

It is true that there was bloodshed and death of innocents during the retaking of Markarth. The factuality of this claim can be traced to those Reachmen who survived the incident, sharing their experiences twenty-five years afterward.

Jarl Hrolfdir was assassinated during attempted peace talks with the Forsworn after the retaking of Markarth. It may be that the incident only grew violent after this point due to Nordic retaliation.

Why would Ulfric and Jarl Hrolfdir use that much unnecessary violence and brutality against the Reachmen if they intended to negotiate with them afterward?

Perhaps Igmund instigates the brunt of the violence against the Reachmen following his father’s death.

Jarl Hrolfdir was marked for death by the Dark Brotherhood. It is unknown who performed the Black Sacrament on the Jarl. It is possible someone from outside the conflict placed the contract on Jarl Hrolfdir’s head as a means of sewing chaos between the opposing sides (it could have been Igmund or Raerek [crack theory; maybe the brother was trying to Lion King his way into power and failed miserably? Or one of them opposed making peace with the Reachmen], or perhaps it was the Aldmeri Dominion?). Regardless, the Jarl’s death is the probable instigator for the deaths of many of the Reachman remaining in Markarth.

The Imperial Legion shows up not long after the city is retaken. They are seemingly thankful that Ulfric’s militia took back the Reach. When Ulfric lets them into the city, he asks that they recognize the free worship of Talos that Jarl Hrolfdir had legalized in the Reach; otherwise, the Legion would be fought off. The Imperial Legate (or general?) present at the time okays Ulfric’s request, effectively breaking the White-Gold Concordat. Again. Not long after, the Thalmor discovered this and took issue with this breach of treaty. They give the Empire an ultimatum: disband Talos worship in the Reach or prepare for the Great War to be renewed.

Ulfric and his followers are arrested and imprisoned by the Empire as Talos worship is again banned. The Empire must crack down on cases of Talos worship across the province. In consequence of the incident, the Thalmor gain access to Skyrim for their Justiciars through an Embassy. This is allegedly to enforce the terms of the White-Gold Concordat after it had been broken by the Nords in Fourth Era 176/7, but on an underground level, this allows the Thalmor to hunt, capture, and torture suspected Talos worshippers. The coming of the Thalmor Justiciars to Skyrim is technically a domino effect caused by Ulfric’s demand for free and open Talos worship.

Jarl Hrolfdir’s assassination happens during Ulfric and his supporters imprisonment. It may be possible that it was Ulfric OR one of his men who performed the Black Sacrament (though how could they do this while in an Imperial prison? Ulfric had to smuggle out his eulogy for his father’s funeral – what is the Imperial prison smuggling system like? Could any of them have had access to a dead body? Smuggled in or that of a fellow prisoner?). Whoever performed the Black Sacrament on Jarl Hrolfdir is the root cause for the retribution killings of the Reachmen. (Perhaps it was Thonar Silver-Blood?)

Ulfric is an uncooperative asset to the Thalmor, not because he ever cooperated with them in the first place, but because he is the (unintended) reason they have such a strong foothold in Skyrim now.

#yes I know the timeline is conflicted by different parties #but since tes lore is conflicting all the time i reserve to take what makes sense to me and run like oblivion #ulfric is at fault here not because he crazy killed people but because he was a stupid guy in his late 20s and he didn't get subtlety yet #i guess? also how long after his imprisonment/torture by the dominion was this? dude's head was HOT #kinda thought igmund would be the funny choice here but nah a silver blood makes more sense #everyone here is an idiot except hoag who had the good sense to NOT be a part of this #this is important now because leara is going to markarth in keeping count act ii and I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED HER TO MEET MADANACH #saw a thing comparing madanach to nerevar indoril as they both were the only ones to unite the warring tribes/clans/house of their people #i also need to take a crash course in reachmen and figure out what the HECK cael's deal is #neither cael nor the markarth incident were supposed to be in keeping count AND YET HERE WE ARE #gladly accept feedback and thoughts but also please don't hurt me lore is too messy and he said she said what even the crap to get mad abou #I didn't know you were keeping count #ulfric stormcloak #markarth incident #forsworn #the great war #the elder scrolls #tes #skyrim #mod post #stuff like this is why I don't do lore posts #lore #meta #maybe? dunno ANYWAY #aldmeri dominion #madanach

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fan-of-young-royals · 1 month

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I know Simon is so much stronger than me because that final fight in the music room would’ve been the Moment I decided to break up with Wille

#Now obviously there’s a lot of nuance to the situation but if I had been 16 in Simons position and dealing with all the other bullshit he’s #had to deal with that would be it. I would Not have been attending Willes birthday party #Also don’t get me wrong: I love Wille with my whole heart but if I was in a relationship with him and didn’t have that look into his mind #that we do as viewers and -once again- had been dealing with all that other crap it would be way too much to handle #That whole “how dare you compare Sara to Erik” thing did rub me the wrong way despite knowing what going through with Erik though #Anyways #simon eriksson #prince wilhelm #wilmon #young royals #yr s3 spoilers #saturns young royals thoughts

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green-tea-lemonade · 8 months

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if you think this is based off that one powerpuff girls comic youd be absolutely right

#art #digital art #procreate #homestuck #nepeta leijon #sollux captor #karkat vantas #warriorstuck #thats right were still on some warriors au shit and this train isnt slowing down one bit #sollux REALLY isnt a fan of the stars and quite frankly would be much happier dead as dirt than a potential afterlife dealing with them #nepeta knows this and because of that she doesnt really bug him about it unless she really has to #i think if i had the energy to do so i would really like to actually write something about them because it would be very fun #this is some solnep stuff too bc these two are besties even if shes annoying the crap out of him and he just chucks her out a window #nepeta practically has to drag him to every clan meeting and gathering bc he never really wants to go #welcome the clan of rejects and mishaps karkat pop a squat and stick around a while bc its all free entertainment

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teecupangel · 1 year

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I had to stay awake the entire time so here... Memes based on all the AC fics I wrote this year. (with link to each fic)

For the gen fics

Falconry

The Second

A Pirate's Son

Little Sparrow

The Anomaly

For the fics with pairings

fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum

The Pool ‘Incidents’

Badump Animus Destiny

The Marriage Interviews (For Purely Political Reasons… Absolutely)

Darim’s Most Embarrassing Week

A Break

The Pleasurable Suffering of Desmond Miles Series

Cantarella

Old Master

The King

The Rafiq of the Bad Weather Tavern

The White Aster of Masyaf

Zero Eclipse (Spoilers Ahead)

#i know i redid the cat third wheel one but malik deserves special mention with all the crap he had to deal with thanks to those two #at least faheem got to run away from those two dumbasses in alamut #should i tag all of the fics?#naaahhh #teecup writes/has a plot #teecup edits #this is what happens when i'm sleep deprived #and i now know a meme generator #altdes #my brain comes up with the dumbest things when i'm sleepy

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lilgynt · 3 months

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honestly fine with gale as far as how he responds and feels about counter violence to the capitol like i get why katniss is like i hate how he treats innocent human beings like they’ve personally responsible for his suffering and doesn’t know about taking a life up close like she’s right but also he’s thinking big picture during a war and doesn’t help most of his thoughts about the capitol or said war are proven right - like when he’s like is it safe to have everyone gathered here at the hospital and katniss is thinking yeah this can’t be healthy or encourage healing and he’s thinking no they’re gonna be targeted bc they can’t run and are useless for capitol use and bam what happens. he’s right in his own way half the time but what annoys the fuck me about him is him being like so pushy about his feelings even when he KNOWS katniss is completely oblivious to that kind of stuff and keeps blindsiding her with it and getting mad at her for not knowing what to do with that info even with the fact that she found out at like. the worst time of her life when she was stuck in a situation she would have a very hard time getting out of safely with everyone she loves and holds it against her she cares about peeta at all and the whole you only care about me in pain and all i could think is i’ll never compete with how much pain peeta is in so i lost it’s like so you understand how katniss operates is mostly out of concern and worry romantically wise bc she hasn’t had a chance to care about this shit outside of like oh who i am hurting/killing with my choices and then are STILL like im gonna kiss her then stop bc she’s obviously not into it at the moment for the right reasons and it’s like kissing drunk i get he’s like a teenager and is a dumb shit but also leave that girl alone for the love of GOD

#personal #like sorry! i’m gonna like peeta more where they have scenes #where katniss actively seeks him out after nightmares and refuses to let his hand go #where they spend their last free day just hanging out and cuddling and she’s like okay. to letting this moment go on forever #when she thinks about kissing him she’s like yeah it felt nice and had a suprising heat and i miss it now that i can actually think about #and in general seems like every moment isn’t spent feeling super guilty or worrying about his feelings #like that’s a large bit of it but more circumstancal than like. something that would happen with peeta #but with gale katniss is like i just want my friend back i feel bad i hurt his feelings like this #how can i make him feel better i wish it was like before and she’s constantly throwing out olive branches #and gale is upset with nearly choice she makes so yeah i get why she’s like okay yeah ill kiss him see if that helps #and in her mind it’s like peeta equals the capitol getting what they want and that path #holds so much danger and just. acceptance of the awful life ahead of her #so even if she does talk about his long eyelashes at length i could see why she’s like confused about feelings for him #and gale seems like okay picking him is picking a different life even she’s not actively picking him for him #does this make sense i don’t know but i get peeved during gale katniss scenes like give that girl a BREAK.#she’s been through two hunger games is obviously fucked up dealing with a lot of background drama and obviously cares about the people #around her stop being so fuckin mean #like they have nice scenes but it’s not their romantic scenes for sure #she feels safe with gale wants him around and they have nice banter but he keeps fucking it up with this i love you crap #even when he realized he likes her like damn.

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rosicheeks · 27 days

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Unfortunately relatable. I grew up in the church and have a lot of Christian trauma from that. I show up for special occasions for my parents… sometimes. But it’s uncomfortable from the moment I step through the door. Bigoted pastor, the self-righteousness disguising the prejudice, the political comments from the altar. Shots at young people left right and center as if the hell on earth wasn’t caused by the same older generation 90% of the congregation belongs to..

I miss being young in the choir and the youth groups and not struggling with it. It’s wild to look back at the younger version of me who was unshakeable in his faith and honestly just saddening.

I was texting my sister today about it and she said

“I 100% think ALL of us have a ton of religious trauma and everyone else in the family just doesn’t realize it cause they’re still drinking the kool-aid.”

I ran out of tag room and didn’t want to delete any 😭 seriously not lying I could write a book about all my thoughts and experiences

#I relate to all of this so much #and it’s so sad how many people truly have religious trauma #I still find myself lucky and privileged cause I know there are stories MUCH worse than mine #it’s really hard cause my parents still think I’m a Christian #honestly at this point I have no clue what i am #even if I end up still being a Christian that doesn’t help or heal all of the years of church trauma #but the hard part is still acting the part for my parents #growing up I always tried to fit into the good Christian girl mold #cause I know that’s what my parents wanted and I didn’t want to disappoint them #but once I started smoking weed and they found out? it went all downhill from there #their perfect angel fell from heaven #and I feel like ever since I haven’t been really their daughter…. I’ve just been living on the outside looking in to everything #it hurts looking back at all the years I spent brainwashed into believing that was the ONLY faith #it genuinely makes me sick to my stomach thinking about the fact that I went to a pro life rally #the thing I was talking to my sister about was how mental health was never talked about in the church #when I started dealing with it and went to my parents or the pastors or any adult really and told them what I was dealing with #wanna know what the first thing they would ALWAYS say? well have you prayed about it? the way they treated mental illness was that it was #YOUR fault cause God is punishing you for something…. that you need to pray or go to church so then God will eventually take it away #and the thing is I don’t necessarily blame my parents (which kinda sucks cause I want to blame someone)#but honestly it’s just the environment they grew up in too… like I’m 99% sure my dad has dealt with depression his entire life #but won’t get diagnosed or anything cause they always believe faith has something to do with it #which makes me incredibly sad cause I just think about how much my dad has suffered and how he didn’t need to #^^ I was typing this out when I was late to my family gathering hahaha but then I think my sister called or something so I had to stop #sorry this post is all over the place - I swear I could write a book about religious trauma #yesterday went ok surprisingly but today? TODAY is going to be so much worse #sure I’ll make a post about it later but I guessssss I should go to bed now? it’s 2am and I have to get up at 5:45 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃#and I have a fuuuuull day of fun Christian festivities while I’m dealing with all of this bottled up and unresolved crap from my past #please don’t get me wrong I love my parents and like I said I don’t blame them - they did their best #it just really sucks wondering what my life would have been like if I didn’t grow up in the church or in a super religious family #I wonder if when I told my parents I was depressed if they would have instantly brought me in to get help

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arklayraven · 4 months

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Learning something disturbing/triggering about what happened/happens to Zen from Mystic Messenger...and yeah...He's not my main f/o anymore but I still love and care about him. And I'm about to go murder everyone who dared do that to him.

#;little raven speaks #that makes me think of Asmo now too...and how often he had to deal with that crap as well...Also Mammon...fuck...

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walmart-miku · 5 months

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Hey parents don't purposely try to mess up ur kid when they're playing a game (project sekai for me) or doing smth bc it might not seem important to u but it's most definitely important to them at the moment.

#I was playing pjsk and my dad starting fucking attacking my sides and poking me until I had to set my phone done and physically make him sto #I know to him it's just all fun and games but he's gotta stop this I'm mad for hours after and ruins a good portion of my day #Like dude I was just trying to fc a song what ur deal man #And why are u touching me? I hate when people touch me unprompted #Leaves me feeling wrong for hours after #It's not even about messing me up #It's about the blatant disrespect #Bc I've told him before to not pull this kinda crap #And he still does #project sekai

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skloomdumpster · 1 year

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If there’s one thing that I feel like if Fate S2 get rid of it will be even better and that’s the time skip they had between S1 and this. There are a lot of details that I couldn’t accept or didn’t impact me as much as I want to due to them just telling instead of showing, in order to be explained about what happened.

Agreed and agreed and agreed.

This is part of an overall issue with season 2 where they: glossed over important characterization and developments that happened in the time skip, ignored what they plainly establish by 2x01 in order to move the plot along, dedicate zero time to their plot points by cramming into their season as many plot twists as they can, possibly and probably in order to not have a "predictable" season.

You can tell that up until 2x04 every single thing that happens on screen had already been theorized. Which is not a bad thing! It was theorized because the groundwork was there! That's the 101 of show don't tell! But then... Well, we can't have a season made up of everything the fans want or thought of, we need to inovate.

So from 2x05 onward, is pretty much a whole new season, Season 2+. And they CRAM in so many so many plot points in order to wrap it up in a somewhat decent manner.

Ideal season 2 explores the time skip, keeps all the plot points of 2x01 up to 2x04 and then instead of showing Andreas' death in the most uninspired manner, we remove the POV hierarchy and allow the camera to know things she doesn't, aka we watch the fight sequence in full, we make that whole garbage with Musa make sense (really, she runs around Andreas? the THREAT?), we have Sky kill Andres on screen taking the time it requires and finally end with Riven carrying Musa.

2x04 should've been 2x08 and the season finale, setting us up for a season 3 where Beatrix doesn't have her powers and is an orphan, Musa doesn't have hers either and we explore her background (really doesn't this woman have parents), Sky is grief stricken, Stella is coming to terms with her sexuality, Bloom and Stella are at odds, Andreas is dead in a much more horrific way if we had explored him bonding with Sky/Bea, Riven is holding Musa's secret, Terra finally realizes she's queer and that she has to deal with her failed friendship with Riven, etc etc.

Those are all things Fate attempts to cover from 2x04 onward, PLUS twenty different plot points.

Fate season 2 is great, except it's less a season, more a bullet points list encompassing two different seasons.

#fate the winx saga #fate: the winx saga #mymeta #answered #oh i have THOUGHTS on this #every single PLOT POINT is great #hell they make so much sense and they're SO COol #but almost none actually hit bc we dont have time to breathe #i would have CARED that Sam becomes a domestic terrorist if I had seen him have a personality for more than 10 minutes #hell i even cared with the 10 minutes imagine with more #i would have CARED about the samusa break up if I saw the timeskip and how close they are #I would have CARED much more about Andreas death if he was actually so close to being sky's dad #like sky says in the show #which btw is such a bogus line lmao #like honey when?? WHEN?? when he burned down your house with you inside? father and son bonding activities? sky go to therapy challenge #i'd have loved to see more of the monarchy dynamic #stella dealing with that crap #stella vs bloom show down that SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 30 MINS

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