Official Discussion Thread for "New 10yr Anniversary Wallpaper and Livestream"

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  • NotaDaedraWorshipper
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    Aliyavana wrote: »

    sorry last ping. edited the image and made some additions and corrections on the names. thank you for looking into the red circle npc

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    The woman next to Stibbons is purple and corporeal, doesn't look much like a ghost.
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  • Varana
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    Djennku wrote: »
    What happened to Jaxyx-Orrn's head? I can't make out a face, juat looks mushed. Then again, I'm zooming in on an iphone, so any tiny details are too blurry to make out, but I can see Xukas' head just fine.

    It has a peculiar perspective - they look upwards slightly turned to their right (our left), so we see only their head from half-below and mostly front-on/left side. It makes sense when you zoom in, it's just a weird angle.
  • Varana
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    Aliyavana wrote: »

    sorry last ping. edited the image and made some additions and corrections on the names. thank you for looking into the red circle npc

    t8c73um3o2k1.png

    Why is that Dunmer lady next to Stibbons labeled "Janne Emarie"? Janne Emarie is a Breton ghost, not a living Dunmer, afaik.
  • Xarc
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    It's nice to see such a picture, thanks ZOS
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  • Inari Telvanni
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    Varana wrote: »

    Why is that Dunmer lady next to Stibbons labeled "Janne Emarie"? Janne Emarie is a Breton ghost, not a living Dunmer, afaik.

    If you look closely, she doesn't seem to have pointy ears.
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    Though I agree it's not Janne Emarie. That NPC could not be less relevant to fit in such an important and celebratory painting.
  • Wodwo
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    Awesome piece - would we be able to get this either on the Bethesda Store as a poster, or without the ESO logo so we could print ourselves? I would love to hang this up at home!

    EDIT: Further question - is Lady Clarisse based on Kate Olson (Dee from It's Always Sunny)? She seems very familiar !
    Edited by Wodwo on March 5, 2025 2:35PM
  • Aliyavana
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    Varana wrote: »

    Why is that Dunmer lady next to Stibbons labeled "Janne Emarie"? Janne Emarie is a Breton ghost, not a living Dunmer, afaik.

    Human ears and similar dress. Plus she helped move stibbon’s and lady laurant’s relationship forward.

    Despite the gray skin the person is likely not meant to be Dunmer, but to depict them being undead. It was probably a stylistic choice to not make Janne look ghostly and instead look like a general undead person
    Edited by Aliyavana on March 5, 2025 4:25PM
  • ZOS_Kevin
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    Wodwo wrote: »
    Awesome piece - would we be able to get this either on the Bethesda Store as a poster, or without the ESO logo so we could print ourselves? I would love to hang this up at home!

    We'll have some news on this in the future. We have a few plans for the art piece, so keep your eyes open on our channels!
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  • LunaFlora
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    this is beautiful!🩷

    happy to see so many characters there.
    i love to see Amalien in there
    (plus put her in a future story)
    Edited by LunaFlora on March 5, 2025 4:41PM
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  • Rebirthment
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    One thing I like about this is Gwendis looking at Eveli almost as if she's tempted to join in the frantic herself but doesn't want to draw attention to herself or the Ravenwatch :p
  • ZOS_Kevin
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    We're going live now with our Senior Concept Artist, Lucas Slominsk @ https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

    Come join us for an artist chat!
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  • Varana
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    Aliyavana wrote: »

    Human ears and similar dress. Plus she helped move stibbon’s and lady laurant’s relationship forward.

    Despite the gray skin the person is likely not meant to be Dunmer, but to depict them being undead. It was probably a stylistic choice to not make Janne look ghostly and instead look like a general undead person

    Sorry, I disagree.
    In a world where there is a very prominent race of grey-skinned people, grey skin does not make her look "ghostly".

    For that to be Janne, we would have to
    - make her skin look dunmeri, instead of her being translucent
    - which is not what ghosts look like in the game, like, at all, ever
    - change her clothes: her right shoulder is covered in the picture, which is not possible with what she's wearing ingame, and more
    - promote a very minor random side character to prominence
    - assume that people interacting with each other in the picture need to do so ingame as well, which is clearly not the case.

    Instead of
    - in a background character, a person's ears don't look elven enough.

    The only thing that she has in common with Janne is that both have reddish hair (probably, it's hard to tell for actual Janne). Which is... not a lot?

    I'm not enough into red-haired Dunmers to come up with an alternative right away, but I'm pretty sure it's not Janne Emarie.
    Edited by Varana on March 5, 2025 8:39PM
  • Ilsabet
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    For anyone who didn't catch the stream, Lucas clarified that the woman next to Stibbons is meant to be a Daedric seducer in the guise of a random tavern-goer. Basically Stibbons getting into woman trouble again. :D

    This artwork is lovely and I was stoked to see Lucas Slominski in action again. The character interactions are a lot of fun and it's great to see so many characters represented.

    Particularly enjoying seeing our boy Darien getting some quality time with his besties. (And some bread.)
  • whitecrow
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    I assume there is a large version we can see somewhere?
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    Stuga is asking the question. :D
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  • Muizer
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    Djennku wrote: »
    Also, took a closer look at the mystery npc. Hairstyle is male nord, He's on the tip of my tongue but can't place him. Could also be breton.

    The vestige?
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  • Inari Telvanni
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    Aliyavana wrote: »

    Human ears and similar dress. Plus she helped move stibbon’s and lady laurant’s relationship forward.

    Despite the gray skin the person is likely not meant to be Dunmer, but to depict them being undead. It was probably a stylistic choice to not make Janne look ghostly and instead look like a general undead person

    New information from the artist:

    "[She] is an unnamed Dark Seducer. Just an invented character, because I didn't want to reduce a named NPC to a sexualized prop for Stibbons."
  • NotaDaedraWorshipper
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    Ilsabet wrote: »
    For anyone who didn't catch the stream, Lucas clarified that the woman next to Stibbons is meant to be a Daedric seducer in the guise of a random tavern-goer. Basically Stibbons getting into woman trouble again. :D

    If guised as random tavern goer, why greyish purple though? 🤔 Her necklace looks like the neck part of ESO's dark seducer's armour, which is a nice detail.
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  • ImmortalElf13
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    It's a nice call back to the Manor of Revelry in Coldharbour. Stibbons' seems to attract the strangest women.
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