Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-10906938-20140628034226/@comment-11324811-20140629205540

(Alright bitches, I'm here to talk lore and type shit.

The Atmorans are the ancestors of Nords and descendants of Giants who left Tamriel for Atmora, with the men in Tamriel becoming Nedes. The Return was when the Atmorans returned to Tamriel because Atmora was freezing over. Sea Ghosts, literally, are ghosts who lead ships astray and either lead them into the Storm of Separation or make them sink by some other means. It is thougt that the ghostly balls in Yngol's Tomb in Skyrim are sea ghosts. I presume Sea Ghosts are similar to Sirens from Greek Mythology, in that they have some property that makes people want to follow them, which is why Yngol followed the assholes and didn't just keep going. Sea Ghosts don't attack in known lore.

Another point is that Sea Ghosts did not appear on a ship to Yngol himself, rather 'wrestled' with Ysgramor, and in their rage, led Yngol to die in a storm. From the Sea-Ghosts page,  it is said that Sea-Ghosts actually distract sailors, leading them to make mistakes and decisions they wouldn't.)