Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24.44.141.89-20131113224543/@comment-216.9.29.185-20170117081917

Guys. Serpent-like men = armor. The Tsaeci are heavily themed on medieval Japan. They use scale armor. So you can see how legends would recount them as "snake" men. Second, the only akaviri to ever come to tamriel were the Tsaeci. So saying that the temple was built by "Akaviri" is the same thing as saying it was built by the Tsaeci. The truth is, the books from the elder scrolls change all of the time. Just like real life, the authors don't always know / write the truth. I personally they are more man-like than beast, and the snake like descriptions are due to their armor / history with the assassinations. My guess is they are a type of Asian-looking men. I would almost go as far as to say they are essentially "Japan". The blades repurposed armor / katanas would hint as much as that. All evidence in game (outside fo books) depicts them as men.