<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> <div>> > Setting aside the potential violation of established canon regarding > > Follower immunity to daedra magic, the sidelining of the Yehudim (the > > equivalents of the Jews), the implication that not even one Tened buckled > > under the weight of despair and extinction, and the questionable historical > > accuracy of an entire ancient world worshipping Eli before the aedra/daedra > > arrived, I have two big objections. > > > The Tened people have been extinct for more than five thousand years. All > that anyone(with two exceptions) knows of them in the current age are shards > of pottery, a few crumbling ruins, and an oddly well-preserved scrap from an > ancient elf's travel diary. I have plans to write stories about the ancient > Tened and explore what their societies were like in their heyday, as well as > how they handled extinction. It would not be much of a spoiler to say that > they didn't handle it very well. Fair enough. > This is not directly from the mouth of Eli, or even an angel. Troud is > basically the ghost of a living person. The words that he says to Felsah > may not be entirely accurate. Yyyeah... *embarrassed shrug* I realized that about three hours after I sent my addendum. "You know, Hallan, he's not exactly an unbiased witness." Derp. I've had an idea or two about what the aedra/daedra side of the story might be. > > /"In memory of the Tened, who wouldst not be parted from the Truth, even to > > preserve their lives, I Who Am make this everlasting covenant with the > > Peoples of Scale and Feather. For so long as thou hast no dealings with > > those who wouldst name themselves gods in defiance of the Most High, I shall > > shield thee from their direct agency."/ > > > > Do you really want to make an entire race immune to the aedra/daedra, not > > because of faith, but just because of random chance of birth or curse? > > > The immunity is not so broad as you might think. It only covers magics > actively cast by an (d)aedra and directed at the shielded individual. And > being a reptile or bird is only part of the requirement of the covenant; if > a shielded individual ever worships the Lightbringer pantheon, or enters > into any deal with them, the protection will be immediately and permanently > stripped away. Hmmm. Strict. Drift was healed (from tetanus) by Akkala, yet kept the protection of Eli as long as he kept his focus on Eli first. Hallan </div> </div></body> </html>