Lore:Sea Sload

B'Korgen, a Sea Sload

Sea Sload render

Sea Sload are a species of Sload that are known to be even more reclusive than their Thrassian cousins. They are known to rule realms in the Sea of Pearls, with one such realm being the undersea kingdom of Ul'vor Kus. In addition to necromancy, the Sea Sload are also skilled in the arts of alchemy, shadow magic, and mind magic, as well as other arcane disciplines.^[1]

Unlike regular Sload, which organize themselves in small kingdoms, Sea Sload often tend to form cabals among themselves to achieve common goals, which then break up or reform as those goals change.^[1] They utilize various deep sea creatures as servants and soldiers, which they address through a combination of the guttural Sload language and mind magic.^[2] The Yaghra, which were created from crustacean-like bottom feeders, are their most common servants.^[3] Yaghra Striders appear to revere the Sea Sload as their gods.^[4]

In appearance they are more colorful than typical Sloads, possessing bioluminescence and long antennae. Overall they resemble nudibranchs (or sea slugs) more than land slugs.

History[edit]

In the mid-Second Era, the Sea Sload were thought to be near extinction by the Sapiarchs of the Crystal Tower.^[1] However, several sightings of Sea Sloads of the Abyssal Cabal on Summerset Isle were made circa 2E 582.^[3]

Alternative Outcome[edit]

The Psijic Order had the means to scry secrets from fate lines beyond the bounds of Tamriel. Among these secrets were tomes that spoke of alternative timelines and realities, where certain key events transpired differently.^[5] One of those tomes spoke of a reality where the Sea Sload of the Abyssal Cabal succeeded in conquering the Summerset Isles, setting themselves up as governors and enacting great changes in Altmer society. Under the oversight of K'Tora, the victorious Sea Sload used Mind Magic to turn the Sapiarchs into their servants, having the order take on the mantle of "mindshapers" and use Mind Magic on the inhabitants of the Isles under the pretext of helping them deal with woes and stress, in order to gradually seize control of the population. In addition to the "reshaping" of minds, the Sea Sload B'Korgen instituted a program of Fleshcrafting which the Altmer were "urged" to join so their bodies could be given aquatic features and weapons in preparation for a coming invasion of mainland Tamriel, Yaghra were also taken by B'Korgen as apprentices, learning the magic of fleshcrafting for themselves. Those with magical inclination were "advised" to journey to Cloudrest, where the Sea Sload Z'Maja trained cadres of students in the ways of Shadow Magic. These efforts were made in preparation for a future invasion of mainland Tamriel.^[6]