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BlueOakRogue β€” Sotha Sil and the Scribs

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Description "Young Sotha Sil, while playing in the egg mines, saw a number of scribs in a deep shaft, and he began to cast stones upon them, snickering as they skittered and scattered, until one of the scribs, lifting its head up in agony, cried out to Sotha Sil: "Please, please, have mercy, little boy, for what is sport to you is suffering and death to us."
And so Sotha Sil discovered that the idle of amusements of one may be the solemn tortures of another."
~excerpt from the 'Homilies of Blessed Almalexia'.

Pictured here as a young Dunmer to better relate with the 'Homilies'' audience, little 'Seht' learns a good lesson.
A rather precious scene, in my opinion, it kind of reminds me of maybe a lil' mer's picture book... or something to that end.
Watercolour! again.

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Comments: 29

The-White-Guar [2018-09-23 17:26:50 +0000 UTC]

Hi there!
My name is Andrew and I am the editor in chief of The Tel Mora Independent Press, a web-based publication focused on lore and art created by the TES community! I was wondering if you might allow me to make use of this wonderful image in the next issue? You will of course be credited and linked in the image caption.
If you'd like to see what we do, you can visit us atΒ www.telmoraindependent.net

Thanks!

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Nephandu [2018-02-18 12:46:30 +0000 UTC]

He's learning! Now he has to learn how to amuse himself by torturing humans, a far better sport.

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panterkin [2018-01-31 06:47:16 +0000 UTC]

aww! I always loved scribs

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Dreamer-In-Shadows [2014-04-30 20:41:26 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of Aesop`s Fable "The Boys and The Frogs".

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BlueOakRogue In reply to Dreamer-In-Shadows [2014-05-09 02:29:05 +0000 UTC]

I love it! Dunmer themed Aesop's fables!

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Dreamer-In-Shadows In reply to BlueOakRogue [2014-05-09 09:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes !

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matoraan [2014-02-07 18:49:34 +0000 UTC]

Nice picture, but you forgot one thing: Sotha Sil was still a Chimer at this point.

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BlueOakRogue In reply to matoraan [2014-02-07 19:04:37 +0000 UTC]

Actually, I didn't forget it. I considered painting him as a Chimer, but, because of the fact the Homlilies of Almalexia were written for the Dunmer people to relate to, I chose to represent him as one of them. In any case, I doubt that the Homilies were based on facts, rather created as moral fables for the a Dunmer people.

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matoraan In reply to BlueOakRogue [2014-02-10 19:25:45 +0000 UTC]

Alright ^^ I stand corrected. Folklore and morals are indeed subjective to the folks they're written for

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BlueOakRogue In reply to matoraan [2014-02-10 20:31:46 +0000 UTC]

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PaleCaesar [2013-12-07 10:51:44 +0000 UTC]

I like this one. That's good and nice part. ^^

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BlueOakRogue In reply to PaleCaesar [2013-12-07 16:04:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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FoolishLittleMortal [2013-10-20 18:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Aw man I can relate to this story.


I'm ashamed to admit it, but when I first started playing Morrowind (and keep in mind I played through the violent worlds of Oblivion and Skyrim first where every living thing is out to get you), I kept killing these Scribs 'before they had the chance to hurt me' ... Here I was thinking I was good at sneak attacking these strange creatures and then I found out how utterly adorable and harmless they were! *sobs* I felt so bad! ;_;

*grabs all the Scribs and snuggles them*. I'm sorry! D'8 <333333333333


Love this piece btw! Β 

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BlueOakRogue In reply to FoolishLittleMortal [2013-10-20 20:22:23 +0000 UTC]

Hey, they're giant insects!! *shudders*Β xD

Β though I never killed a scrib, I oooooh so almost killed a friendly guar. *sniffles just thinking about it* hehe


Thanks so much!! I think you made baby Sotha feel better...


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FoolishLittleMortal In reply to BlueOakRogue [2013-10-20 21:12:18 +0000 UTC]

Yes, but adorable ones! ;_;

I almost ended up attacking a friendly Guar too. But I found out on time it was nice. :3


You're welcome. Heh, he better feel better after my horrible story!

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BlueOakRogue In reply to FoolishLittleMortal [2013-10-21 04:36:44 +0000 UTC]

True 'nuff! Β 

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trainwiz [2013-09-26 03:12:03 +0000 UTC]

I always imagined young Seht as a gear.

Not like, gear-themed, but an actual gear. It'd make more sense that way.

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BlueOakRogue In reply to trainwiz [2013-09-28 02:14:28 +0000 UTC]

Interesting thought! I'm not sure how easily the young audience of the 'Sermons' would wrap their minds around that, though.

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Kwenos [2013-09-24 07:37:34 +0000 UTC]

Lovely scene so beautifully rendered!

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BlueOakRogue In reply to Kwenos [2013-09-25 01:58:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ever so much!

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Faasnu [2013-09-15 18:28:28 +0000 UTC]

This is really beautifully drawn! I love the details, his feet in particular.

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BlueOakRogue In reply to Faasnu [2013-09-15 18:52:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Them lil dirty feets!

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NorroenDyrd [2013-09-15 07:43:48 +0000 UTC]

Yet another stunning watercolour! I am uberecstatic over how you drew the scribs! And Sotha's pose!
MOAR!

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BlueOakRogue In reply to NorroenDyrd [2013-09-15 18:54:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! xD they're so darned cute, aren't they? Β 

...gawd, i cant stop laughing at that dancing pacman guy!

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NorroenDyrd In reply to BlueOakRogue [2013-09-16 08:32:02 +0000 UTC]

I love me some mood-lifting emotes.

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nazgul-G [2013-09-15 04:01:05 +0000 UTC]

I love the story and your art! I always wanted to see an illustration of that story.

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BlueOakRogue In reply to nazgul-G [2013-09-15 05:27:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! As soon as the image of baby Sotha entered my head I knew I wouldn't rest till I'd painted him.

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SlayerSyrena [2013-09-15 00:01:13 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, I love your Morrowind art so much! *__* This is beautiful and I love the story behind it.

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BlueOakRogue In reply to SlayerSyrena [2013-09-15 05:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! Morrowind is so exotic and detailed yet vastly open to interpretation. Love it.Β 

Β  Thanks so much for the comment- means a lot.

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