In the post called "Tsaesci" I was discussing the different ways the Akaviri invaders could have gone through during the invasion that ended at Pale Pass, and made the assumption that they landed close to the city of Winterhold. As I was writing a new article about the Tamrielic invasion of Akavir, I stumbled upon a text that stated that the Tsaesci who fought at Pale Pass landed at the eastern shore of Morrowind. I tracked down the source to Akaviri expert and collector Countess Narina Carvain of Bruma. Thanks to her (I had to scrap an entire article that I had been working on for the last forty minutes, where I had analyzed several maps and texts) we now know exactly what happened.
The Akaviri forces where trying to establish some sort of base in Tamriel, and they arrived at the eastern shore of Morrowind in 1E 2703. They were well supplied and ready to move through the province. The Tsaesci must have passed the border at Riften to later move through the Jerall Mountains. However when engaging the forces of Emperor Reman up in the snowy mountaintops, the Tsaesci reinforcements where cut off by the poet and god Vivec, who had allied himself with the Dreugh. Therefor the Tsaesci had to fight the war from too sides. The red arrows indicate the movement of the Tsaesci, and the blue circle indicates the area where Vivec intercepted the reinforcements and made sure the Tsaesci could not retreat
Pale Pass itself was the command post where the Tsaesci generals issued their orders. A note was sent to the station, but it never arrived. In the note it stated that the food supply for the headquarter in Pale Pass was delayed for a month, and since the note was lost they all starved to death. Without any orders the Tsaesci had to surrender.
Someone is going to get knocked unconscious the next time I visit Bruma.
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thats cool
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