Lore:Azadiyeh

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The Unveiled Azadiyeh
Race Redguard Gender Female
Resided in Satakalaam
Satakalaam
"Honor your ancestors. He who permits their words and deeds to languish breaks his own blade and casts it to the burning wind" —The Unveiled Azadiyeh[1]

The Unveiled Azadiyeh, the Songbird of Satakalaam was a renowned and well-known Redguard historian and cultural scholar of the Crowns, traditionalists dedicated to preserving their Yokudan roots.[2] She authored numerous texts of a scholarly,[3] religious, artistic,[4] agitative,[1] and didactic nature,[5] detailed various locales of historical significance to her people,[6][7] and critiqued the politics of Sentinel, High King Fahara'jad and Daggerfall Covenant.[1] She was also a spellbinder.[8]

History[edit]

High Temple of Satakalaam
High Priest Zuladr

Little is known of Azadiyeh's past. She was a Crown follower of the Yokudan pantheon from Satakalaam, who eventually became known as a scholar and author, earning her title Songbird of Satakalaam.[2]

At some point she attended a sermon by High Priest Zuladr of the High Temple, who condemned womanhood as inherently wicked, citing examples like the Temptress Shakhari and Queen Jezerei. He argued that monsters like hags and hagravens are all women and therefore wicked. She questioned this view, pointing out that men have also committed atrocities, such as Grandee Kwarizm who killed his wives, and noting that typically male creatures like ogres, giants, and minotaurs are also considered evil. Even Sep, the God-Deceiver, was male. Confronting the priest about his bias, he called her immodest. Undeterred, she challenged him further by disrobing and asking if this was the wickedness he feared. He reacted with desire, but she pushed him away, emphasizing that a true woman doesn't share her gifts with those who don't respect them. Her account of these events was published under the title Hags, Harpies, and Hagravens.[9]

Following Hammerfell's decision to join the Daggerfall Covenant, she authored Plea for Open Eyes in an attempt to dissuade her people from supporting King Emeric's war efforts and instead advocate a return to their traditional ways.[1] She also authored Blessed, Blessed Satakalaam, an ode to the Yokudan pantheon,[4] and Sentinel, the Jewel of Alik'r, a retelling of the Yokudan legend surrounding the establishment of Sentinel,[3] The Hunger of Sep, a tale of Yokuda, the ancestral Redguard homeland, warning of the dangers posed by the Time of Ending.[10] She also penned Ghosts of the Old Tower, recounting the tale of Captain Fayda, which she presented to a vizier seeking her wisdom,[8] as well as Zakhin's Many Heroes, a didactic tale for children.[5]

In 2E 582, she answered questions regarding the topics of Redguard culture through correspondence. Among the topics she addressed were the Redguards' stance on the potential connection between Tava and other gods of similar spheres and iconography from different cultures, and their views on the Maormer King Orgnum of Pyandonea and possible links to the Redguard deity Satakal. As a Crown Redguard, she claimed that Kyne and Kynareth are merely shadows of Tava, images seen dimly through the dust of Cyrodiil and the snow of Skyrim, considering Nordic and Cyrodilic understanding faulty and misguided. She also stated that Meridia has no connection whatsoever to Tava. Similarly, she deemed Orgnum merely a mortal, asserting that he would not remain undying when faced with the true Satakal. She was also asked for information about isolated Redguard communities such as the Ash'abah, the Silverhoof Horsemen, and the Exiled Sun-Eaters of Numaneh. However, she refused to provide details about the last, as telling their tale is forbidden by tradition.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Plea for Open Eyes — The Unveiled Azadiyeh
  2. ^ a b c The Unveiled Azadiyeh Answers Your Questions — The Unveiled Azadiyeh
  3. ^ a b Sentinel, the Jewel of Alik'r — The Unveiled Azadiyeh, Songbird of Satakalaam
  4. ^ a b Blessed, Blessed Satakalaam — The Unveiled Azadiyeh, Songbird of Satakalaam
  5. ^ a b Zakhin's Many Heroes — The Unveiled Azadiyeh
  6. ^ Rahni'Za, School of Warriors's loading screen in ESO
  7. ^ Tombs of the Na-Totambu's loading screen in ESO
  8. ^ a b Ghosts of the Old Tower — The Unveiled Azadiyeh, Songbird of Satakalaam
  9. ^ Hags, Harpies, and Hagravens — The Unveiled Azadiyeh, Songbird of Satakalaam
  10. ^ The Hunger of Sep — The Unveiled Azadiyeh, Songbird of Satakalaam
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