The Ash'Abah, Tamriel's Witchers (Essentially) - The Elder Scrolls Lore

[@ImperialKnowledge]

FYI: I know they are not literally Witchers, but there are some striking similarities. And I need some way to let people who never heard of the Ash'Abah know what kind of group they are before they click on the video. Otherwise there is no way to really get people interested in a word they never heard of. For example "The Ash'Abah - The Elder Scrolls Lore" could be anything. So yeah, the struggle of making titles for videos is real and I hope I didn't do too bad on this one.

[@patricialavery8270]

I believe Witchers are usually recruited from orphans,who have no social standing to lose.I'm a little rusty on that lore,though.

[@RainMasterLightning]

Good idea to make your video more accessible and interesting, especially to newcomers :)

[@fmc7774]

No man this is a perfectly fine title. It’s not clickbait lol they are basically witchers it’s a very good comparison. I probably wouldn’t have clicked on this video if it had a different title

[@bobSeigar]

It's a good allegory. Might be lost on some folks with ASD, but should be good nonetheless.

[@TheSkyline5467]

Not remotely click bait,.draws interest and properly outlines general topic

[@Threxer]

The more I learn about the Redguards the more I realize that they really are one of the most interesting races in TES. Really hoping that TES VI takes place in Hammerfell. Would love to see vast deserts after more than a decade of snowy Skyrim.

[@deadseven3474]

IMO they have some of the coolest lore in the entire series, it sucks that they're just the dark skinned pirate/desert race in most main series games. Them boys invented a nuke sword strike for fucks sake.

[@ShealaCZ]

Same.

[@MrTtoYou]

Always been my most favorite race lore wise.

[@Atok1111]

they will castrate them, just like they castrated nords in skyrim, and imperials in oblivion.

[@AL-nv4gk]

It's cool to dunk on a decade old game lol? Enjoy Redguard lore and hope for a game surrounding them by all means but dunking on a decade old GOATED game mind, cheh just not my bag.

[@NovoCognition]

"Toss a coin to your Ash'Abah, oh Desert of plenty."

[@ImperialKnowledge]

He take every lich, back into the glitch

[@patricialavery8270]

This explains Amren's obsession with his father's sword.I guess The Dragonborn and other TES heroes are kind of "witchers" dealing with undead or other unclean things.I notice Nords are often very averse to disturbing the dead.The followers Belrand and Erik the Slayer are not happy to invade tombs and the guards gripe about Saarthal.The rarely used Erandur,the Dunmer Priest of Mara, has a different attitude ,he has pity for draugr and considers it a good deed to give them their final rest.

[@curtiswong7280]

Quite ironic in the case of Erandur, as Dunmer are usually extremely strict about disturbing the ancestral dead.

[@patricialavery8270]

@@curtiswong7280 If you have him for a while you learn he was actually born in The Pale and had a very shady past.He was taken to the Vaermina temple when very young and after that spent a long time looking for a new life.

[@DominionSorcerer]

@@curtiswong7280 in addition to what Patricia said, it's also more specifically about their _own_ ancestral dead. The Dunmer couldn't care less about the dead of other races.

[@dcox3160]

The Delegation appreciates you releasing this content during Redguard History Month.

[@elgatto3133]

i like to think that mages might find their way among the asha'bah. Finding the way to purge unclean magics without destroying the flesh, or perhaps slaying the undead with a damage health spell so as not to harm the body. Outcasts do tend to flock together.

[@Tasuke]

I could see the Ash'Abah playing some kind of role in TES6, assuming it takes place in the areas between Hammerfell and High Rock at least.

[@thesaltysandvich9257]

Yeah finally someone is covering the Ash'Abah.

[@king4lyf91]

I've been waiting for you to cover the Ash'Abah 👍🏿

[@CatholicElectrician]

I’m definitely gonna go play through the Dawnguard quest line as a Redguard witcher with a scimitar and a silver sword

[@daizenmarcurio]

I just finished reading your TES Novel and I fkn loved it, the characters, story and also your interpretation on the size of skyrim and its cities. My favorite moment was definitely the wedding scene, it was really well put together. I can't wait for the sequels/prequels (if there are any)

[@spotsthecat7913]

What novel? Sounds interesting to read!

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Wait what, which did you read? If you are willing to give me some feedback on it and answer some questions which I am unsure about I would love to hear it! Please add me on Discord Zorkonov#7078 or Twitter @Notfarengar or Instagram @imperial_zorkonov so I can ask some questions and get some feedback if you are willing!

[@iannoice]

Where can I find this?

[@ImperialKnowledge]

@@iannoice I made a video a while back “I made my own elder scrolls novel” or something like that where I link to it. I cant link to it now, I am at a friends house

[@iannoice]

@@ImperialKnowledge Epic

[@torrent6181]

You make these stories sound so interesting. I would listen to you tell a whole audiobook of legends.

[@scumbad7953]

Absolutely love the Ash'Abah! Great to see you do a video on it!

[@Matt-md5yt]

this is awesome, glad you talked more about the Redguards. I think they are pretty neat. sounds like a fun playthrough in the games

[@trewajg]

I very much appreciate your resistance to the standard on KZbin regarding titles, and keep giving us truthful and engaging titles for the video. If it were another channel, the video would just be titled "Witchers in The Elder Scrolls????" or "Witchers in The Elder Scrolls are amazing." or some other clickbait cryptic shit like that.

[@ImperialKnowledge]

i really dont want to do that. I find this title to be borderline clickbait but I have no idea how else to convey how interesting the Ash’Abah are to someone who never heard of them. So yeah its a struggle

[@uhhshae]

The way you described how redguards bury their dead writes itself in terms of gameplay in dungeons and haunted areas of criminal graveyards

[@joenathan8059]

Anyway thats why i play a Redguard necromancer called the defiler

[@rafaelstephen719]

Blasphemy

[@fk9536]

Found out about this video through shorts, and cool video, I hope you keep making content.

[@ainathekhajiit]

Cool. My good friend @DavidCDrake is doing a let's play of Daggerfall roleplaying as an Ash'Abah. It's nice to learn more about them.

[@vladthedeathless9439]

Great video! Hope to see some videos about some of the newer ESO DLC?

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Maybe

[@3ly3lawy]

Their name sounds very similar to the Arabi word for ghosts Ashbah/اشباح

[@bora7494]

Great video. Thank you.

[@exciter3714]

I love your videos so much, mostly for me its like audiobook I even listen to all your videos at Work

[@jayberarchive6863]

Sounds like they’d make for a kickass joinable faction of TES6 is set in hammerfell

[@menaceofnorthmemphis]

Around 1:50 whats the music .

[@TheVioletBunny]

Nice, I don’t know much about this topic so interesting topic to choose !

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@killnj6071]

Continue chief you doing good

[@acolyte1951]

really hope tes 6 is in hammerfell

[@Akitsunesceilingfan]

I am here in hopes to answer your exam question, and to consume some wonderful edu-fiction.

[@jayl5032]

Going by Bethesda's track record, the new game most likely won't take place in Hammerfell, as they already did that. (Two different games featured locations from Hammerfell, not the whole country) Interesting video btw.

[@rafaelstephen719]

Rites of Tu’whacca

[@yokai333]

Sounds like my kind of redguard

[@mygetawayart]

i wonder if indeed the game is set in Hammerfell (and High Rock too i hope) that there's a whole storyline related to the Ash'Abah. It's reasonable to think that perhaps the Ash'Abah were asked to help fight the daedra in the Oblivion crisis. What if they fought so valiantly to have protected all of Hammerfell but died doing so, in one last act of selflessness and duty. What if, with a resurgence of the dark arts, we as the player character get to reform the Ash'Abah....what would that mean for our reputation? Would everybody in Hammerfell hate us? Would we get radiant quests from various kings of Hammerfell to investigate and dispose of various necromancers in the area?

[@40kbrit47]

Get them to do thier dirty work and still treat them like crap.

[@TheRockstarLegend]

PLAY ELDER KINGS 2! We would love for you to explain lore as you play through the game! More content !

[@ImperialKnowledge]

I am a TES: Total War kind of person hah. But ill give it a try

[@TheRockstarLegend]

@@ImperialKnowledge YESS! FINALLY!

[@ItsHimSlim]

While it think it's cool, I think it ruins the pre-eso redguard roleplaying since nearly every main quest requires killing undead. Now I'm forced to roleplay as Ash'Abah or a rogue Redguard who doesn't care about traditions.

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Not really as in other provinces a redguard killing undead would not be an outcast as people don’t care in other provinces. So unless you absolutely want to play a redguard traditionalist who is strict with religious stuff and thus has to see him/herself as an ashabah, you should be fine

[@ItsHimSlim]

@@ImperialKnowledge I was under the impression it was all undead, not just undead Redguards. I concede that may have been mistaken

[@ImperialKnowledge]

@@ItsHimSlim it is basically all undead but what I meant is that a redguard in skyrim/cyrodiil would be less traditional most likely so would be less bothered by putting them down. And the local population of nords and imperials also don’t care if you put them down. So unless you roleplay as a redguard who is very close to his/her traditions and faith, it does not matter

[@smogre5143]

Man for all the boring retcons ESO has it also has things like this which are definitely good additions

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Its mostly winners imo. There is some stuff I dont like but sometimes it feels like the writers at ZOS care far more about the lore than the writers at BGS (see TES Blades and some areas of Skyrim). Especially with the later expansions compared to vanilla. But there is some boring stuff yeh

[@liamcore7203]

Very fun info, thx. Is there lore about any sort of investigative agency that would be like 40k Inquisitors, or similar?

[@Janoha17]

Witch Hunters

[@ImperialKnowledge]

What kind of faction are they?

[@Janoha17]

@@ImperialKnowledge They are a character class in Morrowind and Oblivion.

[@ImperialKnowledge]

@@Janoha17 nah I meant the inquisitors from 40K bc I know absolutely nothing of 40k

[@Janoha17]

@@ImperialKnowledge Inquisitors are part of the Imperium of Man, hunting down incursions by Tyranids and Chaos Worshippers.

[@scipi_o]

redguards must be hate undead problem so much

[@YOda_55]

Their name is very close to the Arabic word اشباح which means ghosts

[@cat_astronaut_]

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[@levijackson767]

ESO lore has hit a new low in plagiarism. Like I don't remember this being a thing in Daggerfall. But I do remember whooping mummy ass (or more commonly getting my ass whooped by a mummy) Like why couldn't they have been a sort of vigilant of stendarr parallel instead of the despised yet regrettably necessary monster hunters (aka a Witcher rip)