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Nagahide Welwa Ravager question
Belegnole
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Hi all, just a quick question to those who may have ideas about the new Welwa mount.
Why is it represented as a reptile when previously it looks like a mammal?
Don't get me wrong as I do like it even though it rides like a hardtail on a washboard gravel road. I just like the look of the furred version a bit better.
Then there's the name which I admit I hadn't thought about until just now. Nagahide? I mean I get the joke, I think. Either it's a intentional misspelling of a trademarked fake leather, or were back to making things out of Argonians...Possibly both.
Why is it represented as a reptile when previously it looks like a mammal?
Don't get me wrong as I do like it even though it rides like a hardtail on a washboard gravel road. I just like the look of the furred version a bit better.
Then there's the name which I admit I hadn't thought about until just now. Nagahide? I mean I get the joke, I think. Either it's a intentional misspelling of a trademarked fake leather, or were back to making things out of Argonians...Possibly both.
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Malkiv✭✭✭✭✭Naga is serpent or snake. Hide is skin. Serpent skin welwa. /threadPC-NA | PvP (Gray Host & BGs) | PvE (vTrials & vDGs)6 -
Nairinhe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Because the Hist made it so, I guess.
As I understand it, it's more like a welwa-shaped lizard, like argonians are human-shaped (approximately) or bear-lizards shaped like bears. Hist likes that kind of stuff.4 -
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✭✭✭✭Sometimes Argonians want to travel a long way for a long time, and how do people do that? On mounts! And so useful lizards become Lizard Steeds of proven shapes, and then Argonians can ride, tall in the saddle and proud!" —Ukaspa of Lilmoth
In Elder Scrolls, the Hist not only made Argonians but also made other animals from Lizards based on animals in across Tamriel. Like Horses, Bears, Wolves, Cats, and Guar.
You can find them in the Xanmeer crown crates but this idea is based on established lore long before crown crates were a thing.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Xanmeer_Crate
The "Nagahide Welwa" is said to be made by the Hist Tree of the Naga-Kur "Dead-Water" TribeAs stablehands across Tamriel can attest, the ravager comes by its name honestly, destroying anything that moves between it and its master. Scholars speculate that the blue Hist of Dead-Water Village brought forth this green-hided breed.Edited by Iccotak on January 30, 2021 9:24PM3 -
Belegnole✭✭✭✭✭
The "Nagahide Welwa" is said to be made by the Hist Tree of the Naga-Kur "Dead-Water" TribeAs stablehands across Tamriel can attest, the ravager comes by its name honestly, destroying anything that moves between it and its master. Scholars speculate that the blue Hist of Dead-Water Village brought forth this green-hided breed.
Thanks, I knew there had to be some "lore" that spoke to it.0
