The very name “Akavir,” in fact, means “Dragon Land.” Then, of course, there are the dragons, Akavir’s most deadly and beautiful former native child. Contemporary scholars find references to pirates with rat-like features, and still others who appeared canine, suggesting Akaviri cultures yet undiscovered and perhaps extinct. Ships manned by bizarre beastfolk bewildered and horrified the earliest inhabitants of Tamriel. Their first appearance in history was as pirates, which we may now assume were also scouts for the eventual invasions. The mysterious land to the east of Tamriel has been our opponent numerous times, and still we know little about them.
“Thras and Pyandonea have been implacable enemies of Summerset and parts of western Tamriel for thousands of years, but the deadliest adversary - and most influential alien culture since the coming of the Aldmer and Atmorans - has been Akavir.
