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'''Tamriel''' is the fictional continent where the events of [[the Elder Scrolls]] games take place.

Tamriel consists of nine provinces, each of these provinces corresponds with their own culture and race, with the exception of High Rock, which houses two distinct species:
*[[High Rock]], inhabited by [[Breton]]s, man/elf hybrids on the human side; also [[Orc_of_Tamriel|Orcs]] or [[Orsimer]], Elvish for 'Pariah Folk': Elves so ruined and corrupted that they are often mistaken as akin to goblins and/or trolls.
*[[Hammerfell]], inhabited by [[Redguards]], in the native also [[Redguards|Yokudans]], enterprising expansionists from the west, commonly mistaken for men, but not in fact related.
*[[Skyrim]], inhabited by [[Skyrim_Nord|Nords]]. Hardy men of the north and the only remaining direct and unchanged descendants of the original human 'Nedic' settlers from across the now frozen Sea of Ghosts.
*[[Morrowind (province)|Morrowind]], inhabited by [[Dunmer|Dark Elves]], otherwise in the Elvish [[Dunmer]], meaning 'accursed onesfolk'.
*[[Black Marsh]], inhabited by [[Argonians]], highly evolved lizard people, commonly looked down upon as beastfolk.
*[[Elsweyr]], inhabited by the [[Khajiit]], elf-like cat folk, also commonly looked down upon as savage.
*[[Valenwood]], inhabited by [[Bosmer|Wood Elves]], or [[Bosmer]] in the Elvish, meaning 'tree-sap folk', they are the Elvish products of blood mixing with men.
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To the distant south of Tamriel supposedly lies the Elven homeland of Old Ehlnofey, which was devastated in ancient times (hence the early migration of Elves to other continents, namely Tamriel).

==External links==
*[http://til.gamingsource.co.uk/ The Imperial Library] - Library of Tamrielic lore.
*[http://elderscrolls.com/ ElderScrolls.com] - Official [[Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda]] website.

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