"[You] made the first rain at his sundering [and that] is what I ask now for our alien masters... [that] we might sunder them fully and repay their cruelty [by] dispersing them to drown in the Topal." --Alessia requesting Kyne to save them from the Ayleids.

"So long as your blood and oath hold true, yet so shall my blood and oath be true to you... I am the King of Spirits, and you are the Queen of Mortals. As you shall stand witness for all Mortal Flesh, so shall I stand witness for all Immortal Spirits." --Akatosh to Alessia

Did You Know: To prevent Nixads from breaking into your moonsugar bags you should keep something with a bitter smell nearby? Coffee beans works.

Did You Know: Smudge is a drug that causes docility in Daedra? Although some Daedra willingly take it to make their dealing with mortals more successful, the Daedra Bahraxa recommended using it on Daedric captives.

Did You Know: In Battlespire if you try to talk to Clannfears they will express their frustration, and say they hate talking? Since that game they've gotten their wish, and haven't had to speak again, despite their ability to do so and multiple game appearances.

Pictured: Concept art of an Alit sitting.

"My husband's name is Bjalfi the Contemptible. My father said I was a fool to marry him, but I didn't listen." --Maeva the Buxom, shocked that Bjalfi the Contemptible robbed her shortly after their marriage and ran off to be a marauder.

Did You Know: Independently Apportioning Dynamo Cores act as the "heart" of Dwemer Animunculi? They consist of a pulsing red central gem surrounded by a Dwemer contraption. It acts as a reactor and distributor of the soul gem power to the steam boilers that power the machine.

Did You Know: When the Nords first discovered the Bretons, they thought they were a new type of Aldmer and immediately attacked? It was only when the oldest of the Bretons spoke in broken Nordic that they decided with horror that these were descendants of the fall of Saarthal, enslaved by the elves.

Did You Know: The Everflow Ewer, believed to be blessed by Mara herself, would never run out of liquid, even as it was decanted? The knight Garridan Stalrous was sent to retrieve it to end a drought, but it was destroyed during the quest by a Frost Atronach guarding it.

Did You Know: While getting dressed, an Ordinator has to recite the Litany of Three Virtues and the Forty-Six Canticles of Supplication, and pray to Nerevar twice? An initiate helping with the armor must also pray to Rilms, Meris, Aralor, Delyn, and Felms, and then chapel post-vesting prayer.

Oblivion Remastered is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2. This is the first time any version of Oblivion is available on any Nintendo console.

"Have you seen a land dreugh? We call them 'Billies'. Don't know why. Steer clear of them, though."

TESVI should let you adopt a cat you find as a pet, only for you to eventually be able to discover they are an Alfiq, and potentially recruit them as a follower instead.

One of the nice things about exploring the game files is finding little nice surprises that never made it into the games themselves. Like this little plesiosaurus in a fish bowl is just delightful!

Did You Know: The Prophet-Most-Simian Marukh forbade "trafficke with daimons" in the Alessian Doctrines? However, he never bothered to actually define what a "daimon" was, although the safe bet is he was referring to the Daedra.

If you have never played Morrowind before but like the more recent Elder Scrolls games, we'd like for you to sincerely give it a try and tell us what you think about it. The game is half off on GOG right now at $7.50, and available as part of Game Pass.

Did You Know: While sick with a fever in an insane asylum, Emperor Pelagius III issued a final decree outlawing death? He died shortly thereafter.

Today is Mad Pelagius Day, which means it's Sheogorath's Summoning Day! Today you can ask Sheogorath over to discuss any number of things, and even request services from him if you're brave enough. Or you could just share a cup of tea and some nice cheeses together, your choice.

"I used to be an assassin, just like you. These days, my skin is just too thin for that kind of work." --Lerexus Novation, discussing why he chose to leave his old occupation behind to become a merchant. He's also a skeleton.

Did You Know: Nix-hounds will become jealous if you show another nix-hound affection?

Did You Know: Every single interaction Lemkil has with another person revolves around him hating his daughters? He may even hire the Companions to assault them, despite them both still being children.

Today is the first day of Sun's Dawn. If you were born this month, your birthsign is The Lover! "To be loved and to be feared are different phases of the same moon." --Hanubina-ko "Today the Lover shall sweeten your journey as you confront your fate." --Emperor Uriel VII

Pictured: A wallpaper created for ESO's Gates of Oblivion story arc by Murat Palta.

Bruce Nesmith claims that Morrowind would not stand the test of time. What do you think? If you did not play Morrowind at release but have since then, did you enjoy it? If you have not played Morrowind in a long time but went back to it, do you think it holds up?

We have some things to giveaway! If you would like to receive our calendar, these posters, and our anniversary coin, just repost and reply to this post! We'll choose three winners in three hours.

"I relish the comeuppance at the hands of the despised humans. Despite everything, I cannot help but to think that a season under human rule would temper Dunmeri arrogance to a most salutary degree" --¥R, agreeing that Dunmer were too arrogant even by High Elven standards.

Yes, obviously the smell is another reason to use skeletons over zombies. Honestly though, if you're a necromancer, you're going to need a strong nose.

Did You Know: One reason that skeletons are so popular among necromancers is that by the time only the skeleton remains, the spiritual umbilicus has likely been severed? This means you will likely not have to worry about the previous user of the body fighting you for control.

"I'm Jayred Ice-Veins. Do you ever wonder why things look better without their skin on? For instance, you can only really see the bones when you take them out. You can hear them better that way, too." --Jayred Ice-Veins

"Snow is real pretty if you don't have to go out in it." --Female Dark Elves contemplating snow

We have recently learned about the passing of Marilyn Wasserman, a member of the Council of Wisdom, and the person the Goddess Mara is named after. She was a volunteer QA tester and the author of some of the instrumental texts that made The Elder Scrolls franchise.

The Developer Direct is live. While there isn't a good chance of any TESVI news, this is one of the shows where it's a possibility. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXn6...

Today is one of those days where the long wait for an update on The Elder Scrolls VI could finally be over. The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 could feature an announcement or new trailer related to TESVI, although we'd still put that at below a 50% chance for this year.

It was probably an early indicator that the Hero of Kvatch was insane that they were compelled to threaten, brag about themselves, tell a joke, and admire the person they're speaking to every time they have a conversation.

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"Guess I won't be visiting Kvatch." --Idle dialogue created for Imperials in TESIV: Oblivion.

"Elves are promiscuous by nature, you know. Everyone says so." --Barenziah

Did You Know: A common Dark Elf prank is to serve pony guar to outlanders? Although edible, it tastes like leather. As pony guar are too small to act as working animals, this is one of the primary reasons (besides pets and leather) Dark Elves keep pony guars at all.

"All she could remember of that dreadful time was seeing a huge shadow with burning eyes filling the sky. She was passed from hand to hand. Foreign soldiers appeared, disappeared, and sometimes reappeared. There were days, or it may have been weeks, of travel."

"I'm so hungry I could eat a Bosmer." --Idle dialogue for Imperials in Oblivion, contemplating eating a Wood Elf.

"Wood Elves. Why? What's the point?" --Idle dialogue for Dark Elves in Oblivion, contemplating the existence and purpose of Wood Elves.

"Glory to lord Sheogorath, for he has opened my eyes." --The dying words of Vexis Velruan, long after he melted his own eyes "into boiling pools of vitreous humor so hot that they left streaks of blistered skin as they ran down my face like burning tears"

I have a few errands to run, could you make sure no one touches my sigil stone for a little bit?

I wish there was a bit more exploration of the birthsigns for everyone else. For example, those born under the Shadow have the natural ability to turn invisible. This is the equivalent of anyone born during the month of May in our world being able to turn invisible.

To encourage infighting among the Daedric Princes, we are going to release their popularity rankings, as chosen by you all choosing to view their articles. In first place, we have Molag Bal, although Azura was directly below him. Unsurprisingly, third place ended up being Sheogorath.

Considering Glarthir is the most popularly viewed NPC article by far, Glarthir was in fact completely right. There was a giant unseen network of people spying on him and observing every aspect of his life. It was us. He just couldn't conceive of its true nature.

We have been granted access to even more from the estate of the Father of The Elder Scrolls, Julian LeFay. There is still even more we want to explore in-depth, and even more that we're working on preserving down the line, but today we wanted to share some high quality art scans. 1/4

We've been looking over the data, and we're ready to reveal the NPC you all visited the most for 2025. With absolutely no one coming even close to his view count, your favorite NPC as chosen by page views is Glarthir! In second place was Serana, and the bronze went to Varon Vamori.