There's 2 moons in skyrim?! : V

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:43 pm

I was in windhelm at about 2AM by the stables and I saw two moons..I would post a screenshot but I'm on ps3 an I don't know how to post them on here..has anybody else seen this?

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:52 am

Yes. Nirn (The Planet) has two moons, Masser and Secunda.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:16 am

There's always been two moons in the TES games. Every single one has had two moons.

If I recall the Lore correctly they are actually the bodies of two dead gods.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:57 am

I have, couple times now actually.

Spoiler

1st time I saw them I was actually in the Lunar Forge area and tried Smithing something because of the book "Notes on the Lunar Forge" said when the moons are aligned, blahblahblah you can enchant special crap, etc. Didn't work though sadly..

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:47 am

Do I feel dumb...thanks for the info

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:41 am

Wait, nirn is the planet were playing on?

Cheers

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:05 pm

IIRC Masser is a recolored Mars.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:44 pm

as others have said nirn is the planet not skyrim skyrim is just a northern province in the continent of tamriel. and there are two moons masser and secunda,

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:26 am

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh611/Trace9569/HPIM1458.jpg two moon's... I seem to be out alot more at night in Skyrim than Oblivion, I played 200 hr's before I noticed the two moon's in Oblivion. Oblivion was my 1st game.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:56 am

The moons are actually the dead body of Lorkhan (spelling?).

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:55 pm

The Elder Scrolls has always had two satellites in orbit around Nirn.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:18 am

Morrowind was my first TES game. I noticed the two moons, but never really gave it much thought. They can make for some nice screenshots, expecially if there's an aurora.

EDIT: Here's a screenshot, only one moon in this pic, but its one of my favorites.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198056584953/screenshot/469736071416701499

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:04 pm

It takes time to learn the lore of TES. I began with Oblivion and I'm still learning but it's getting better. Take a moment to read the books you find in Skyrim. Some of them give you quests too.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:32 am

It takes time to learn the lore of TES. I began with Oblivion and I'm still learning but it's getting better. Take a moment to read the books you find in Skyrim. Some of them give you quests too.

A lot of games I ignore the books, but the TES series and the BG and IWD series all have nice, informative and intresting in-game books. I'm also getting better at the lore, especially with Dunmer (my favorite race) and the Daedra.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:28 am

Noticed this years ago, and my first thought was "how is 2 whole moons that near to the planet not mess with the tide?"

Keep in mind that the theory that the moons are the corpse of Lorkhan is just a theory proposed in The Lunar Lorkhan, it doesn't mean its true. Masser could be a planet with Secunda orbiting it, and it could be Nirn's own "Nibiru" for all we know.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:48 am

http://www.imperial-library.info/content/cosmology

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:42 am

Wait, the world is named Nirn?! Okay, I was an ignoramus but somebody get to Whiterun and inform Heimskr!

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:22 am

The TES series is a gaming series that demands that you do at least some rudimentary research with regards to where you are and what's around you. Otherwise you just end up blundering around the place falling over things...

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:34 am

http://www.imperial-library.info/content/cosmology

Mind = Blown

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:45 am

Yes the two moons are called masser and secunda. Masser being the bigger of the 2.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:32 am

Wait, the world is named Nirn?! Okay, I was an ignoramus but somebody get to Whiterun and inform Heimskr!

Funny thing is, the person who wrote Heimsker's speech is the same person who had a hand in that :3. And by earth, Heimsker means "earth" in the sense of land.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:51 pm

I was in windhelm at about 2AM by the stables and I saw two moons..I would post a screenshot but I'm on ps3 an I don't know how to post them on here..has anybody else seen this?

This is the answer to those two moons!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSf9aEETnvE

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:14 am

They are called Masser and Secunda in Imperial, or Jone and Jode in Ehlnofex.
They are the body of a dead god, Lorkhan.

Its not a theory by the way.
The Mundus is a geocentric universe with Nirn square in the middle.
Everything orbits around Nirn, the moons the planets, the sun.
This can for instance be seen at the orrery in Oblivion.
Imperial Mannanauts have been to the moons, as have Altmer Sunbirds.
Khajiit dont need ships, they can just climb up there, as they have the sugar to do so.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:44 am

And they even have different orbits and moon phases in Skyrim. Pretty nice detail compared to Oblivion and Morrowind in my opinion.

» Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:37 pm

They ALWAYS said there are 2 moons.

But there is actually 3 and it's hidden on the other side.

It's called Nazeem.