Lore:Breda

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New Life Herald Breda
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New Life Herald Breda
Race Nord Gender Female
Resided in Windhelm
Appears in ESO
Breda as seen outside Windhelm
"Everyone celebrates the New Life their own way. I do so love the variety." —Breda[1]

New Life Herald Breda was a Nord cleric and lumberjack renowned for organizing and coordinating the New Life Festival celebrations across all of Tamriel in 2E 582.[1][2][3]

History[edit]

Breda as the New Life Herald

During her youth, Breda was a travelling adventurer. Among her companions was Borbuga of the Seamount Clan.[1][4] Later in life she worked a lumberjack, managing the Knotty Pine Timber Mill.[5][1] She was also a cleric,[2] and was known for her annual pilgrimages to Eastmarch during the New Life Festival. These journeys were a joyful reunion with her festival friends.[5] She herself partook in some of the celebrations in the past—cliff jumping, anchor tossing, and even drunken echatere racing, although the latter had to be canceled in Orsinium.[1]

In 2E 582, during one of her pilgrimages, she was asked to help officiate the Festival,[5] becoming the New Life Herald and helping to arrange celebrations across Tamriel.[1][2] She was well-acquainted with many other festivity organizers,[1] including her former adventuring companion Borbuga,[4] Aubatha of Bergama,[6] and Tumira of Rawl'kha.[1]

During her tenure she advocated for the importance of these festivities and opposed politicians like Housecarl Mudgeon, who criticized the festival for its perceived frivolity and hedonistic behavior during times of great peril, arguing it contradicted the teachings of Jhunal and Stuhn.[5] She operated from a camp by the walls of Windhelm, helping to coordinate the festivities and rewarding those willing to offer help.[1][2] She was also known to be an associate of the enigmatic Impresario.[2] Aside from the joyful celebrations of the Bosmer,[7] Nords,[8] Dunmer,[9] Orcs,[10] Bretons,[11] and Khajiit,[12] and the commemorative celebrations of the Redguards,[13] Breda helped to coordinate various charitable works. These included the Altmeri custom of donating to charity for orphans of war,[14][15][1] and the Argonian effort to collect fish to feed the destitute and poor.[16][17][1]

Her camp also hosted representatives from the Imperial Resettlement Project, which aided Imperial refugees and arranged the more solemn celebrations of the Old Life Festival.[18][19][20] They also worked to ensure the donations of food and emergency supplies to people living in the coldest reaches of Skyrim.[21]

Breda's Bottomless Mead Mug, associated with the New Life Festival celebrations, was named after Breda herself.[22]

See Also[edit]

Books[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Breda's dialogue in ESO
  2. ^ a b c d e Philius Dormier's dialogue in ESO
  3. ^ Events of The New Life Festival in ESO
  4. ^ a b Matron Borbuga's dialogue in ESO
  5. ^ a b c d Meet This Year's Officiate - Breda — Breda
  6. ^ Aubatha's dialogue in ESO
  7. ^ Events of Mud Ball Merriment in ESO
  8. ^ Events of Snow Bear Plunge in ESO
  9. ^ Events of Lava Foot Stomp in ESO
  10. ^ Events of Stonetooth Bash in ESO
  11. ^ Events of Castle Charm Challenge in ESO
  12. ^ Events of The Trial of Five-Clawed Guile in ESO
  13. ^ Events of Signal Fire Sprint in ESO
  14. ^ Events of War Orphan's Sojourn in ESO
  15. ^ Ormurrel's dialogue in ESO
  16. ^ Events of Fish Boon Feast in ESO
  17. ^ Gentle-Heart's dialogue in ESO
  18. ^ Selvari Abello and Petronius Galenus' dialogue in ESO
  19. ^ Events of A Charitable Contribution (Imperial Charity) in ESO
  20. ^ Events of Old Life Observance in ESO
  21. ^ Events of A Charitable Contribution (Deep Winter) in ESO
  22. ^ Breda's Bottomless Mead Mug collectible description in ESO
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