Questions to ask Lawrence Schick

WhiteCoatSyndrome

For those people who aren't or can't go to PAX, what questions would you ask the Loremaster if you could?

Valrien

How does it feel to have something as badass as Loremaster for your official job title?

Vaoh

Why aren't you in charge of every position at ZOS? You'd teach our current Leads a thing or two about their own jobs...

Bossdonut

Why ain't peryite ever doing nothing. Is he a union worker?

Gidorick

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom , can we get an official sticky thread like this?

It'd be awesome to have a selection of lore questions from the forum users to be asked at the event.

Saltypretzels

If he has a monocle, does it actually do anything or is it just glass?

WhiteCoatSyndrome

As an aside, if any of you are going to PAX, feel free to steal any questions I list here.

• Can vampirism be contracted by animals—rats, deer, and so on? If so why are these never encountered?
• Where can I find the best chocolate in Tamriel?
• When and why did the Celestial Mage stop being depicted as female and start being depicted as male?
• Does High King Emeric have any children?
• How was raw Stalhrim made?
• For the Akaviri, what is the post-hyphen-name for (example: Savirien-CHORAK, Versidue-SHAIE) since it doesn't seem to be passed down from father to son? Is it the name of their vampire sire or some kind of title?
• What are the Dovah words for each of the constellations?
• We know amethysts come from the Alik'r. Where do the best rubies come from?
• What kind of bug(s) does Telvanni bug musk come from?
• What birthsign was Abnur Tharn born under?
• Why does Almalexia disprove of levitation magic?
• Are there any orders dedicated to wiping out Kotu Gava (giant mosquitoes)? If not why not, if so how does one join?
• What was the story with Queen Ayrenn and the bear?
• Savirien-Chorak—we know who his father was, who was his mother?
• How long do Durzog live?
• We have mortal names for the Thief, the Serpent, and four of the nine aspects of the Mage. What is the Warrior's name, and the other five aspects of the Mage?
• How does one join the Elder Council?
• How do Minotaurs and other seem-to-be-single-sex species reproduce?
• Who is the Drake of Crowns (anyone we've met in-game)?
• What types of Daedra are unique to the Colored Rooms?
• Does ice cream exist in Tamriel?
• Is Titus Valerius (of the Craglorn storyline) the ancestor of anyone noteworthy?
• Who or what is the ibis-headed creature depicted in Hew's Bane?

Ghanima_Atreides

My question would be: Will we ever go to Apocrpyha (Hermaeus Mora's realm)? If spellcrafting were ever to make it into the game, I couldn't think of a better connection than the realm of the Prince of Knowledge.

Legoless

WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »

We have mortal names for the Thief, the Serpent, and four of the nine aspects of the Mage. What is the Warrior's name, and the other five aspects of the Mage?

The Serpent has a mortal name?

WhiteCoatSyndrome

@Legoless: Yup.

Malazar. The Thief uses it at the end of 'The Missing Guardian' and I think the Mage calls him by it during the flashback in 'The Shattered and the Lost' too.

Wreuntzylla

How did the Argonians force the daedra to close many of their gates during the oblivion crisis, which no other race could do, with such awful racial passives?

Valrien

Wreuntzylla wrote: »

How did the Argonians force the daedra to close many of their gates during the oblivion crisis, which no other race could do, with such awful racial passives?

Guerilla tactics plus the swamp. The daedra simply couldn't deal with both of them together.

failkiwib16_ESO

Who made up and wrote down the story of The Lusty Argonian Maid?

Why did the dwemer disappear?

Was Talos the Hjalti or was he an imperial? ..and what race was he?

Which one of the stories about Queen Barenziah is the true one?

SantieClaws

This one was born and raised on the road. Far away from home with merchants, thieves and a khajiiti speaking orc sister for her family.

This one wonders many things about far away Elsweyr.

Are the fish as fine as the legends tell?

Did the other races travel or live there much?

This one knows of the warm sands and we also have warm forests. Do we also have some farmland because the sugar does not grow without the water yes?

Do we have saddles that do not pinch the tail?

Is much progress been made to fight the flu? Khajiit would on day like to see the homeland of her ancestors as she dreams of its many small portable treasures and a Fishmas dinner that Jone and Jode would truly be proud of!

Yours with lore paws
Santie Claws

WhiteCoatSyndrome

What does the Serpent do that makes him so important that the other Celestials can't or won't kill him? 'He's part of the natural order' is not really an explanation. Trees are natural; we're still perfectly happy to cut them down. Add to that he usurped his place in the sky, so he hasn't always been there and presumably the natural order was chugging along happily without him before that point. So what makes him special?

Aetherderius

I've got a few I'd like to know

• Is there a story-based idea as to how Bravil is going to be implemented into the game, since it's Oblivion location is currently occupied by the Eastern Elswyer Gate?
• What of Skingrad? We hear that Dark Brotherhood DLC will bring Anvil and Kvatch, but no mention of Skingrad.
• Nirncrux - how did it appear? Is it crystalline or is it an ore?
• Are the Wyrd Trees related in anyway to the Graht Oaks?
• Lawrence's opinion on Trinimac and Malacath.
• WHY does Sheogorath constantly reference cheese?! It was a throw away line in Oblivion, it shouldn't influence his entire personality.

MissBizz

Saltypretzels wrote: »

If he has a monocle, does it actually do anything or is it just glass?

@Saltypretzels You can see yourself if he has a monocle from this past ESO Live

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7D0_q6cfhsE&index=18&list=PLZng8hzxXSt6-402bM1G2UuZbtnlrMn0z

Warning: No mudcrabs were harmed in the making of this video. (I think)

Oh, and another ESO Live Loremaster Lawrence was on -> https://youtube.com/watch?v=3frodpmU0xo&index=5&list=PLZng8hzxXSt6-402bM1G2UuZbtnlrMn0z

Svalinn

For what reason at the time ESO plays there weren't any magical school as we were shown in the "future" tamriel with oblivion and skyrim ?

dodgehopper_ESO

Ghanima_Atreides wrote: »

My question would be: Will we ever go to Apocrpyha (Hermaeus Mora's realm)? If spellcrafting were ever to make it into the game, I couldn't think of a better connection than the realm of the Prince of Knowledge.

Personally, I'd rather take a jaunt to Aetherius and have a chit-chat with Magnus. I figure he'd be a better fellow to sit and have tea with than Mr. Squiggles.

dodgehopper_ESO

Aetherderius wrote: »

I've got a few I'd like to know

• Is there a story-based idea as to how Bravil is going to be implemented into the game, since it's Oblivion location is currently occupied by the Eastern Elswyer Gate?
• What of Skingrad? We hear that Dark Brotherhood DLC will bring Anvil and Kvatch, but no mention of Skingrad.
• Nirncrux - how did it appear? Is it crystalline or is it an ore?
• Are the Wyrd Trees related in anyway to the Graht Oaks?
• Lawrence's opinion on Trinimac and Malacath.
• WHY does Sheogorath constantly reference cheese?! It was a throw away line in Oblivion, it shouldn't influence his entire personality.

My personal guess about Sheogorath and cheese is the fact that they got Monty Python involved in ESO a la John Cleese. Its just a guess.

phaneub17_ESO

Can Argonians breed with any other race? Yes my mind went there!

YeOldeGamer

Next time you see Wrobel around the office could you please smack the crap out of him? Maybe knock some sence in his head? Pics please.

WhiteCoatSyndrome

What racial abilities do the Maormer and the Kothringi have?

DRXHarbinger

Did the dwemer actually dissappear or in the hunt for eternal life put thier souls into the automatons, peasants for spiders, working class for spheres and higher ranks for centurions etc?

MornaBaine

Why is it vampires in ESO look as they do when it is clear from the lore of the game itself that, at least in Stage 1 , they should appear as normal mortals? As evidence I present the line from the vampire quest from Lamae Bal herself that states:



Also there is the fact that Veradis Ravenwatch and the healer Heloise appear as normal mortals throughout the beginnings of the questlines associated with them.

SantieClaws

As far as this one recalls Sheogorath enjoyed the cheese long before the Cleese.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

MissBizz

Hey everyone! Just so you know they posted an official thread to ask questions in!

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/260950/questions-for-pax-east-panelists

WhiteCoatSyndrome

@MissBizz : Ooo, thank you!

MornaBaine wrote: »

Also there is the fact that Veradis Ravenwatch and the healer Heloise appear as normal mortals throughout the beginnings of the questlines associated with them.

If I remember Heloise's quest, she was in the process of turning, so not a full vampire when you meet her.

Verandis doesn't have that excuse however.

jellicles

Legoless wrote: »

WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »

We have mortal names for the Thief, the Serpent, and four of the nine aspects of the Mage. What is the Warrior's name, and the other five aspects of the Mage?

The Serpent has a mortal name?

Is it Bill?

ZOS_GinaBruno

Thanks guys! We'll be sure to go through this thread ahead of time and pull a few questions for Lawrence.

WhiteCoatSyndrome

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks guys! We'll be sure to go through this thread ahead of time and pull a few questions for Lawrence.