The Elder Scrolls: Who Is Vivec?
The world of The Elder Scrolls is deep and full of lore. The series has plenty of interesting characters, shocking events, and unique stories, unlike anything we’ve ever seen before in gaming. Of all the playable races, the Dark Elves have a fully-fleshed-out backstory with one controversial figure at the heart of it.
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Vivec became a legend to the Chimer, the ancestors of the Dark Elves, and later the Dunmer, but to understand the man, you have to go back to his early life. Vivec’s story has many ups and downs. The warrior-poet was partly responsible for the disappearance of the dwarves and certainly found a way to leave his mark on the Dunmer people.
Vivec was born in Mournhold to a netchiman. His dad hunted the flying Netch commonly found in Morrowind. Vivec would go on countless hunts with his dad and enjoyed spending time with his father.
Vivec was eventually orphaned and lived on the street. Completely illiterate, he focused on the arts, specifically singing and dancing. Vivec was a notorious gang leader in his teenage years, and his group would do anything for money. It was when he met Nerevar that his life changed for the better.
Nerevar was working as a caravan guard when he met Vivec. Nerevar could tell that there was something special about Vivec, so they quickly became friends. Vivec realized Nerevar had great ambitions and joined him on his quest. Shortly, after Nerevar married Almalexia and became the Hortator (read: leader) of House Indoril. Indoril was one of the six great houses of Morrowind at the time, along with Redoran, Telvanni, Dres, Hlaalu, and Dagoth. Being the leader of a great house was a very big deal, and being close friends with one also had
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