Lore:Nede

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Contents 1 Indigenous Theory 2 Out-of-Atmora Theory 2.1 Skyrim 2.2 High Rock 2.3 Cyrodiil 3 References

The Nedes are an extinct (or absorbed) race of men whose origins, like those of the Aldmer, became lost and confused during Tamriel's violent history. Efforts to interpret surviving records and histories have given rise to two schools of thought. The first is that the Nedes were proto-Nords who migrated to Tamriel from Atmora and became modern Imperials, Bretons and Nords ^[1]. The other is that the Nedes were one of many human peoples indigenous to Tamriel, a minority on the Aldmer-controlled continent, and the closest relative of the Nibeneans of Cyrodiil.

[edit] Indigenous Theory

The Nedic peoples were a diverse collection of tribal groups ^[2] who lived primarily in the modern-day High Rock and Hammerfell as well as the area of Nibenay and Colovia known as Cyrod. They were indigenous to Tamriel, much like the Kothringi and, according to some mythic interpretations of history, all mortal life. They coexisted with the Aldmer, who dominated the continent in that time, and had some limited exchange with the men of Atmora to the north.

As more and more proto-Nords migrated south from Atmora and strained relations with the elves of Tamriel, the Nedes found themselves a persecuted people. The decadent Ayleid kingdoms enslaved their human populations, which revolted successfully once the aid of the northern invaders was secured. With the Ayleids of Cyrod overthrown, Alessia created a new society, which led to a great mixing of races and culture between the Nedics and the Nords, resulting in large part in the Cyrodiil we know today, complete with its environs.

The Direnni in High Rock interbred extensively with their Nedic neighbors, and these two peoples, together with some limited exchange by the Nords, represent the ancient parents of the Bretons.

[edit] Out-of-Atmora Theory

Orginally from Atmora ^[3], which is to the north of Tamriel, the Nedes settled in what is now Skyrim, and slowly spread into Cyrodiil and High Rock.

[edit] Skyrim

Migration out of Atmora was a tradition for the northern men. Migration occurred over hundreds of years, under a variety of different circumstances. Those who stayed in the cold regions of Skyrim became what we now know as the Nords.

[edit] High Rock

The Nedes gradually diffused in many directions, and settled over time in all regions of Tamriel, including modern-day High Rock. They interbred with the Direnni Aldmeri already living there and the Bretons were born. This process was gradual and peaceful. When the more militant men of Skyrim overthrew Elven dominion in the region, much of the population was of this mixed ancestry.

[edit] Cyrodiil

The Nedes who settled in Cyrodiil moved in unmolested by the Ayleid rulers of the region. They developed their own cultural identity completely divorced from that of the other Atmoran emigrants. Apparently, the Ayleids chose to suddenly enslave the race as a whole, perhaps because of man-mer warfare in the north. Soon after the start of the First Era, the Nedic slaves rebelled against their Ayleid masters. Under the leadership of the Slave Queen Alessia and with the support of Skyrim, the Nedes rose up and captured White Gold Tower in 1E 242 ^[4]. The Alessian Empire of Cyrodiil started in 1E 243 with the crowning of Alessia and the adoption of the pantheon of the Eight Divines, a fusion of Aldmeri and Atmoran belief. After the longest intermingling period of all, the Nedes in Cyrodiil became known as the Imperials.

[edit] References

1. ↑ PGE
2. ↑ Frontier, Conquest
3. ↑ Before the Ages of Man
4. ↑ Shezarr and the Divines

Races of the Elder Scrolls
Man:	Breton | Imperial | Nede | Nord | Redguard
Mer:	Aldmer | Altmer | Ayleid | Bosmer | Chimer | Dunmer | Dwemer | Falmer | Maormer | Orsimer
Beast:	Argonian | Imga | Khajiit | Sload
Akaviri:	Ka Po' Tun | Kamal | Tang Mo | Tsaesci
Divine:	Aedra | Daedra