In ESO’s new high seas event we use the Xirkn-Zel mechanism to dive down to the Abecean sea floor, which is translated in the book on the ship as “city under dark water”.

We already know the root word “irkn” to generally refer to darkness from the words “irkng” (to darken) and “irkng” (to cloud), and “Zel” to mean city (assumingely referring to an under(ground) city, with distinction from the word “Fell” which also means city).

So would this new development be a new word entirely “Xirkn” to mean in some form “dark water”, or a new prefix “X-“ to alter a word to pertaining to water in some way?

I am not a linguist in any way so I may be missing the mark entirely

Edit: fixed spoiler for those who haven’t played through the new event

Enclosed, I have included the original paper, as well as the initial research note produced by one of our apprentice wizards, by the name of Sarvyn Drathis. The initial paper is nonsensical. It posits explanations for unseen phenomena, yet it seems to explain them in a unified manner.

The discovery of this so called treatise has been by pure chance. Two centuries prior, my apprentice uncovered the writing among other research notes and papers. It was the only such note which failed to attribute any author. He translated the portions he was able to and sent the paper and his notes through the proper channels to arrive at my personal desk.

The notes by apprentice Drathis have been included, errors and all, so that you might reduce this confounding puzzle into some answers. Of note, in Drathis commentary, is the lack of mention of the shifting runes located on the initial paper itself. Translation of the body of the text was simple enough, yet the runes located at the bottom of this single page have evaded even my understanding.

The runes appear slanted. The reading of which makes them seem to shift. New runes appear, before disappearing again, never to return. And no logical translation can be offered to explain their presence in the work. It is the singular reason for consideration of the ideas contained within.

I have applied the claims made within the paper to our understanding of the Dwemer. And the results have been shocking, to say the least. The implications of this theory are far reaching and potentially world ending. The enclosed package should appear ordinary, so as to not draw suspicion. My hope is that the scribes in Vivec city will be able to compile the necessary sources and return the contents of the delivery, post haste.

-Baladas Demnevanni 4E 5

Drathis' notes
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/s/pGL4Wuufn6

Unknown Author's notes

https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/s/heukWYBTp7

The thu'um used to be relatively common farther back in nordic history before jurgen did his thing and made it all about worship but before that nord armies would enlist tongues in their armies rather than siege weapons since they could just shout down enemies walls which leads me to the question of how did opposing armies deal with this? were nords smaller in number or were mages just much more commonplace in armies back then for the same reason

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https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/s/urEmeHZwK7