Nord Cultures (Guide)

Skaal

We are bound to this land, like a great pine with roots that run as deep as the tree is tall. - Frea, Skaal Shaman

The Skaal are an offshoot tribe of Nords living in a village in northeastern Solstheim. They are known as a trusting and hospitable people, welcoming strangers into their village without any suspicion. Their village is located to the east of the Isild River, along the Felsaad Coast just north of Lake Fjalding. The Skaal believe Solstheim was originally part of Skyrim, which was turned into an artificial island during a climatic battle between Dragon Cult loyalists and rebels, with the Skaal being descended from the loyalist faction. Multiple Dragon Cult ruins were uncovered during the Fourth Era, which included carvings that corroborated the oral history preserved by the Skaal. The scholar Tharstan came to the conclusion that the legend described in the Guardian and the Traitor was likely true with the additional archaeological evidence supporting it, and the Skaal formed a distinct culture overtime thanks to the isolation gained from the conflict.

• Skaal Overview

Atmorans

..There are no longer any true Atmorans in Tamriel, however, many players claim to trace some of their ancestry or family traditions back to the Atmoran age.

Atmorans (Atmoranir in their own tongue), also known as Bron (Dovahzul, meaning: "Northmen") or Kuldood (Dovahzul, meaning: "Sons-of-Snow") in the dragon tongue, are a race of humans who originated from the continent Atmora, located north of Skyrim across the Sea of Ghosts. They migrated to Skyrim in the Late Merethic Era, because of wars and dwindling resources in their homeland. In ME 320 they founded their most notable colony, the city of Saarthal. After the Return and the Atmoran-Falmer War, they became the dominant race of the province.

• Atamoran Overview