Gonna be honest, as someone who first played Morrowind after Oblivion and Skyrim, all three of these games are more alike than they are different.

In spite of this, their Ruki connection is the lifeblood of these settlements, and losing it can have disastrous consequences, as is the case with the sad state of Uruda.

ounded along important trade routes or at the site of valuable resources, these cities are primarily populated by foreigners at any given moment, as the Ruki inhabitants are generally transient in nature.

Pictured here is a scene from one of Umbigal's Ruki towns, specifically the declining city of Uruda.

Although fashions and cultural practices vary between tribes, all make use of great wagons and dome-shaped tents, capable of withstanding the powerful winds of Umbigal’s plains.

In contrast, the Ruki are horsemen and pastoralists, hunting great swarms of bison while maintaining their own herds of domesticated cattle.

The Southrons meanwhile have a cultural fear of the ocean, a phobia they share with the Ruki. Their influence instead takes the form of efforts to attract trade and exploration to their homeland, making Southern Umbigal into a premiere hub of commerce.

Northern Lu’egal, or Northrim, have a close connection to the sea and sailing, seeking out opportunity and adventure on the open ocean and being the most directly responsible for Umbigal’s outsized influence within Aegeroth.

Although multiple subdivisions exist within both groups, the most noteworthy split is between the Northern and Southern Lu’egal.

Lu’egal tend to have more interactions and influence with those outside of Aegeroth, frequently bringing home ideas and practices from the rest of Aegeroth. Although more isolated, the Ruki are by no means hermits, having many interactions with their Lu’egal cousins, both hostile and peaceful.

The albi were the first to come to Aegeroth from the Dark North, a desolate land with no earth and no sky. They arrived in Umbigal, a large island filled with steppe and valleys. Over time the albi split into two broad groups, these being the sedentary Lu’egal and the nomadic Ruki.

Their green hue is a result of having blue blood, an anatomical quirk widely believed to be related to the practice of magic.

The albi are a human-like species from the desert world of Aegeroth. They have ashen hair, green-tinged skin, and ears that curl and discolor ever so slightly at the tips, giving them the appearance of dry leaves.

I sometimes wonder if Oblivion Remastered was a test run for a surprise drop of a bigger title though.

However, some later writings contradict this, implying Tamriel to be much smaller.

Any. Just get me out of here.
(Although probably not the Ayleid Empire. Or the period of the Knahaten Flu)