"The Elder Scrolls: Total War" is a total conversion of Medieval 2 Total War - Kingdoms. It gives you a glimpse into the world of The Elder Sсrolls, as the head of one of the 20 factions fighting for dominance over Tamriel...
Akaviri Tsaesci
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This means we will get Akaviri playable in custom battles?
Yes
Technically the Tsaesci are'nt some snake-humanoid people? But i will dont ask too much i dont do the job so pretty nice work guys ^^
Actually, a lot of humans were integrated into Tsaesci culture and adopted as a part of their own race.
They are actually asian people. The imperial emperor bloodline has akavir in it. So more evidence that ots not snake people
The "snake people" thing wasn't ever really clear in the books ingame. Are they half-human, half-snake? Do they just have scale and/or snake eyes? Or is the snake only a major entity in their culture, which they often represent in art? I always pictured the Tsaesci as a mix of different Asian culture. And the Asian representations of dragons look more like a snake than the western one, so it would make sense to assume that they are Snake-worshipping humans (or very close to humans in the Elder Scrolls universe).
Actually there is one in-game book I know of that I came across while playing Oblivion. I remember it very well, because the precise nature of the Tsaesci always seemed so mysterious, with contradictory descriptions, and the details in this book, "2920 Morning Star Book 1" were so clear. When I saw the comments on here, I hunted down a link on-line where you can read the "book", and its description of an arena duel between "Prince Juilek", the son of Emperor Reman III, and "Savirien-Chorak", the son of the Emperor's Akaviri Tsaesci advisor, Potentate Versidue-Shaie. It very clearly describes them as "snake people" with thin faces, deceptively thin arms, scaled skin, and tails.
The account of their duel includes various references to the Akavir's unique anatomy, and how he uses it in combat. Are there humans in Akavir that were conquered and assimilated by the Tsaesci long before they ever invaded Tamriel? Likely, yes. Especially if its true that some Cyrodillic nobles have Akaviri blood, since it suggests that the species can interbreed (creepy as that is!) Here's the link:
Imperial-library.info
I was always under the impressions they were snakes from the waist down.