The scholar-priests of the divine scribe, secretive though they are, are said to preserve an ancient tongue long forgotten to any but their order. It is no accident that Altmeri society is the most orderly and structured in Tamriel-it is the will of Xarxes himself. Not only does it preserve our history, but it captures and defines our auspicious lineage and ensures that every Mer knows his or her place in the hierarchy. Language, specifically the written word, is also of critical importance to the Altmer.
Be patient and work with other students to create and deconstruct glyphs to gain more insight into their interplay and true meaning. Only through repetition of words and phrases you have learned and the extraction of runes from glyphs will you obtain the knowledge you need to master more difficult runes. The language itself is undeniably connected in a fundamental way to magical energies, though its origin remains a mystery.Īs an aside for prospective students of Enchanting, do not become discouraged when you encounter a rune you are unable to decipher. One does not even need to fully understand the language to unlock the power it contains-not enough words exist or are known to truly speak it, but by studying glyphs and combining runestones, it is possible to grasp enough of the raw concepts to utilize it. The full form, the complete expression, conveys magic. Alone, a rune is inert, but magical potential is unleashed when combined with others in the appropriate syntax. Each is marked with a symbol consisting of syllables arranged together. Let us begin with the runestones of Enchanting. Is the very act of casting ideas into words an invocation? I present here evidence that may just support this admittedly radical position, which I hope the sapiarchs of the Crystal Tower will be enticed to expound upon or refute. Are languages in Tamriel more than a convenient means of communication? Throughout my studies, particularly in my ongoing research of the mysterious runestones, a theme of language explicitly interconnected with magic has surfaced with frequency that cannot be ignored.
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