The Khajiit's unique eating habits only add to their unpredictability. In Elsweyr, Moon Candy is the uncrowned king. Locals call moon candy "crystals of moonlight," but it means more to the Khajiit. Sugar cane is planted in a large area in the Elsweyr rainforest. After harvesting, local people will trade it with other provinces. It is a large export of Elsweyr. Although there is considerable demand for moon candy from other provinces, the biggest consumers are local residents. Although moon candy is highly addictive, it remains an integral part of Khajiit's life. Khajiit believed that by eating moon candy, he also ate a small part of the immortal souls of the two moon gods. The moment the moon candy touched their lips, the only word to describe their feelings was ecstasy...
Walking on the streets of major cities in Elsweyr, you will find that the streets are full of big cats shivering due to "sugar addiction". This irresistible fondness for moon candy gave Khajiit a "sugar tooth": candies, cakes, puddings and candied meats became the main foods in their daily lives, and each food was full of the taste of sugar. Newcomers to Elsweil are warned to be wary of the local food. Moon Sugar may have had a profound effect on the Khajiit, but its value in the eyes of other races is sometimes even greater.
Elsweyr has a very prosperous black market. There is a saying that goes well, "If you can buy it, you can find it in Elsweyr." Skuma is a drug that can bring pleasure to people and is addictive. It has been used by Khajiit for centuries. It is refined and improved and supplied to all parts of Tamriel. Skuma was extremely dependent and harmful, so the empire issued a ban, and the circulation of Skuma was banned in many areas of the continent. However, we know that even under the eyes of the Empire, the Khajiit will not abide by these laws for long due to their unruly and unruly nature.
When ancient humans and elves set foot on Tamriel's shores, they quickly discovered that Tamriel was already home to many strange orcs. Like the Argonians, the Khajiit are believed to be native to Tamriel, one of those races that survived the expansion of the Elves and Men. While other indigenous races were crushed by history, the Khajiit's changeable nature helped them survive.
Topal the Pilot, the Altmer explorer who once drew the map of Tamriel in the mysterious era, led his crew to sail along the Niben River, which was as clear as blue crystal. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, these ancient elven explorers encountered Tamriel's most terrifying land predators, the early Khajiit. This kind of cat-men preyed on almost all animals and caused a lot of trouble to the elves who settled nearby in the early days. For example, the ancient Bosmer knew to avoid parts of the Valen Forest out of fear of the "big jungle cat people".
From the encounters of these ancient elves, it can be easily inferred that although the Khajiit mostly live in the desert, they were once the mainstream civilization in southern Tamriel in ancient times.
The climate in Elsweyr is extremely hot, coupled with the hot desert winds, which often destroy crops. It is such a desolate and harsh place that it is hard to imagine that such a great race was born. However, this harsh life also made them strong enough to withstand the test of time.
When the first historians began to put history down on paper, the Khajiit kingdoms had become a force to be reckoned with in Tamriel. When Bosmer entered the First Age, there were 16 independent kingdoms in Elsweyr. Unlike ordinary human or elven kingdoms, these Khajiit kingdoms do not compete with each other for territory and influence. On the contrary, the ancient Khajiit were able to recognize each other's strengths and weaknesses. The 16 kingdoms cooperated with each other, lived in harmony, had a clear division of labor, and were all ruled by the celestial bodies in the night sky.
As centuries passed, these kingdoms lived peacefully here, jointly resisting disasters brought by outside forces. It is this rare unity that protects the local residents. Even the Alesian Empire chose not to expand to where Elsweyr is today because of fear of retaliation. The wood elves of Valen Forest also know how far east they have the guts to expand. . The Empire would never want to go to war with a strict and orderly nation like the Khajiit.
However, the law of Tamriel is that all good things must come to an end. At the end of the First Era, a catastrophic plague, the Terraxian Plague, broke out, completely disrupting the balance within the Khajiit.
The Terraxian Great Plague did not wipe out all kingdoms, and the surviving Khajiit formed two nations, each representing one of their sacred twin moons, both of which were completely different. One is a desert kingdom that advocates tribal warrior culture, and the other is a jungle kingdom that advocates money. Without the ruling power to control them, the two kingdoms began to compete for dominance, but it was always difficult to distinguish themselves.
It was not until 2E 309 that the two countries were finally united through a political marriage. To commemorate this historic moment, the two countries named this land Elseweil according to a Khajiit proverb, "The perfect society is always elsewhere (Elsewhere)". As the Khajiit nobles try to restore the land's vitality, which has been devastated by years of infighting, an outside threat arrives again, and Elsweyr is in danger of being destroyed.
In the Second Age, after a terrible epidemic called the Nahaten Flu, Morag Bal attempted to enslave all living beings in Tamriel, and the Khajiit faced death threats from the Lord of the Undead. In their darkest hour, the Khajiit are unexpectedly saved by an ally. The High Elf Queen helped Elsweyr end the chaos after the epidemic and restore social order. After saving the Khajiit homeland from extinction, the Khajiit of Elsweyr declared allegiance to the High Elves of Summerset, and joined the Wood Elves of Valen Forest in fighting against the High Elves. The elves form an alliance. Based on the friendship between them during this period, the First Ancestor China was born.
Within the Aldmeri State, the Khajiit are often the most ferocious warriors on the front lines. Due to their proficiency with swords and sharp claws, coupled with the Khajiit racial diversity, this race has gained a reputation as warriors that humans cannot match. In this way, it is not difficult to understand why the ancestors of the past dynasties have welcomed the joining of Khajiit.
In the centuries since Molag Bal's invasion, Elsweyr's fate has been in turmoil. Like its people, Elsweyr will not long settle for being led by the banner of one faction. Until now, the only true authority recognized by the Khajiit was the Two Moons and the Sacred Dance of the Two Moons, and the Mane. Mane Mane is the non-partisan spiritual leader and ruler of Elsweyr. The Khajiit do not have a standing army, and Mane Mane does not have the power to command an army. His power comes from the heart and will of the Khajiit, which often plays an important role in the fields of religion and tradition. Every few centuries, one and only Manane is born and brings peace to Elsweyr, but such good times always seem to be short-lived.
After being annexed to the Septim Human Empire, the Khajiit found some sense of security for a time, but then a rebellion broke out. Just like the skin that changes with the phases of the moon, it can be said that Khajiit is born with a desire for "change", but what if "change" doesn't mean good results?
In 4E 98, the Night of the Void occurred. Two months disappeared, and the Khajiit of Elsweyr fell into unprecedented panic and turmoil. Mather and Secunda reappeared two years later, and Thalmor of the Third Ancestor China claimed that they had used a powerful "dawn magic" to restore the twin moons. Regardless of whether it was Thalmer's fault or not, many Khajiit regarded Thalmer as their savior. In just fifteen years, the Empire's influence in Elsweyr declined rapidly, leaving them helpless against the coup that occurred in 4E 115. After the coup, the Elsweyr Federation was forced to disband. With the support of Thalmer, two kingdoms named after the ancient Anaquinas and Peletin joined the Elf Alliance. The Empire once again failed to stop the Thalmor from advancing towards it. When Titus Meder II came to the throne in 4E 168, he was left with an empire that was already in utter weakness. The glorious years of the Septim Dynasty seemed to be an ancient memory.
Now the Khajiit are once again happily serving the reborn Ancestral China, helping the high elves implement the interests of the elves on the mainland. With the addition of the Khajiit, the ancestral state of the Summerset High Elves naturally poses another threat to humans and all of Tamriel.
