The most recent and authoritative map of tamriel, from the elder scrolls anthology for guidelines on the lore section, see uespwiki. The numbered eras follow a clearer structure, with the first era ending in 1e 2920, the second era in 2e 896, the third in 3e 433, and the fourth continuing at. The actual events of the elder scrolls online take place in 2e 582, with the. May 11, 2020 elder scrolls 6 may be a long way away, but some recent news has us thinking it could be inching closer. Most say it was created by lorkhan and the divines played roles in its creation. This is the first time the elder scrolls universe will be presented in mmo form, and the gigantic backstory built up over. The app is an incremental work, which contains all skyrim books, books that can be found and read inside the game, but when youre playing you do not really want to read, since you want to kill things. The elder scrolls series has an incredibly rich lore present in all of its games, through ingame books, manuscripts, dialogue, and more. A history of the elder scrolls series the elder scrolls hub. On top of that, the elder scrolls online takes place right in the middle of the series timeline, with skyrim taking place a thousand years into the future. My theories and hypotheses on the dwemer language and possible solution to divine metaphysics and the egg of time. Arena 1994 speaking of evolution, the elder scrolls. Reasons for this range from biased inuniverse sources intentionally only giving you only one side of a story, to sources lacking critical information or working from false information, to the implication that all myths are true, despite the contradictions, or. Jun 10, 2019 elder scrolls is a series that spans countless years and has a rich back story.
Elder scrolls 6 may be a long way away, but some recent news has us thinking it could be inching closer. The alessian empire lasted the longest, spanning two millennia. So we thought we should explore the lore and story of the time between oblivion and skyrim in this. The theme involving foods, tastes and gastronomy continues from the previous novel and continues to blow my mind how creative greg keyes is in making the cuisine feel truly alien and lovecraftingly. Over six months ago i set myself the endeavor of learning the lore and cosmology of the elder scrolls universe for the purposes of revising its profiles on the wiki, which were on a truly awful state. The aldmeri dominion is recreated after the events of the elder scrolls online, with both valenwood bosmer and summerset isles altmer combining forces, and the elsweyr confederacy khajiit striking a treaty with the dominion. Elder scrolls is a series that spans countless years and has a rich back story. Elder scrolls timeline the elder scrolls online wiki guide ign.
Greymoor, the latest adventure in the elder scrolls saga. Appocrypha is a unique lore explorer focused on the epic fantasy world of the franchise the elder scrolls, a universe with magic, dragons, elves, humans. In the fourth era, the reach is the southwestern hold of skyrim. The timeline page is a record of all notable events known to occur in the elder scrolls universe eras. In this series of articles, i will introduce you to the lore of the elder scrolls series. Nirn is the planet which all other celestial bodies revolve around, save magnus. Browse our collections to the left, or join the discussion on the storyboard above. This is a page for listing tropes applying to the various races in the elder scrolls. The uespwiki your source for the elder scrolls since 1995. The community has lore questions about dragons during the time of the elder scrolls online, and we h 01112019 lore loremasters archive dragonhold. The complete elder scrolls timeline the era between oblivion. Currently in preproduction at bethesda game studios, the acclaimed developers of skyrim and. Elder scrolls universalis is a noncommercial project created by a fan of bethesda softworks games for the players community of europa universalis 4. Elder scrolls timeline the elder scrolls online wiki guide.
The elder scrolls is a series of action roleplaying video games primarily developed by bethesda game studios and published by bethesda softworks. The elder scrolls series of games has built a massive pool of lore, all of which will serve as a resource for the forthcoming mmo, the elder scrolls online. The elder scrolls is known for its attention to detail, including extensive lore and back story. Reading books within this collection increases the players mages guild rank. It is within the boundaries of the plane of mundus. Greg keyes pays respect to the elder scrolls lore with consummate skill, introducing some new characters and concepts without breaking any lore. Also, conceivably, somewhere down the line after fallout 4, of course a new elder scrolls game will come out. I may even enlighten you lorefanatics on a few subjects that you have probably never heard about. A dragon break, sometimes referred to as an untime, is a temporal phenomenon that involves a splitting of the natural timeline which results in branching parallel realities where the same events occur differently, or not at all. According to rule 8 for user made mods and edits of pds games, the esu is an absolutely free modification. To give players some perspective on where elder scrolls online falls into that timeline, we have built this table. This occurs in real life frequently, but this also occurs in the elder scrolls lore. Featuring almost 300 books related to the worlds lore and available for exploring once players have accessed the mages guild.
The elder scrolls series has spanned many games and has a long and rich story with tons of lore. The world and lore has expanded and continues to sprout on to new platforms. Lore shows that the sanctuary in falkreach was technically the last sanctuary in all of tamriel. Elder scrolls timeline the elder scrolls online wiki. In the world of the elder scrolls, the answer to that question is just within reach. Completing a subcollection grants more points than individual books. Ten ton hammer an elder scrolls lore primer for noobs.
Arena went through some famously massive changes even before it was properly begun. Fallout 3s main quest is definitely my biggest gripe, beyond that he didnt have a huge influence in the elder scrolls, beyond the dark brotherhood. The elder scrolls online is a mmo spinoff of the elder scrolls franchise. Armies of revenants and dark spirits manifest in every corner of tamriel. This article focuses on the creation of the universe and planets, as well as the first few years of supposedlyremembered history. The series focuses on freeform gameplay in a detailed open world. On the very same day, i published this blog in its original state, a poorly organized collection of posts copypasted from various blogs and. A timeline of significant world events in the elder scrolls backstory and series note. Timeline elder scrolls fandom the elder scrolls wiki. The heirs to the camoran throne begin to fight over the valenwood throne. Dragons have finally arrived in the elder scrolls online. Aug 27, 2018 the timeline of the elder scrolls universe is divided into four agesexcept there are also two ages before those, and one of them is entirely nonlinear and yet somehow manages to contain a.
Uesp has a very detailed timeline with links to even more detailed articles. This results in a return to the nonlinear timeline of the dawn era. There are several unnecessary words in the text which are obviously fragments left over from revisions, but they are part of the book, so please do not remove them. Home contacts territories geography astronomy theology races and species famous personas and heroes botanics bestiarium factions and guilds timeline arcane wars and conflicts miscellaneous. Uesp timeline as some else mentioned the specific time period youre looking for is the interregnum in the second era. A chilling evil from the first era awakens, and skyrim needs heroes. Oct 11, 2015 in the world of the elder scrolls, the answer to that question is just within reach. The elder scrolls have been near and dear to our hearts for decades, and this page is to share these games with all of our fellow players. For the series main character index, see here note. For this reason, dates are recorded as 1e, 2e, 3e or 4e to represent the four. I may even enlighten you lore fanatics on a few subjects that you have probably never heard about. The complete elder scrolls timeline the era between. Jan 28, 2019 appocrypha is a unique lore explorer focused on the epic fantasy world of the franchise the elder scrolls, a universe with magic, dragons, elves, humans. Undoubtedly, the author meant to say third era in the title, not first era.
The third era timeline the unofficial elder scrolls pages. The elder scrolls is a series of action roleplaying video games primarily developed by. Major events in the elder scrolls timeline pc gamer. See more ideas about elder scrolls lore, elder scrolls and skyrim. Lore books the elder scrolls online wiki guide ign. Feb 14, 2014 elder scrolls is a series that spans countless years and has a rich back story. To give players some perspective on where elder scrolls online falls into that timeline, we have built this table with some of the most notable events in elder scrolls history. Nov 24, 2016 this series seeks to introduce gamers to elder scrolls lore. Aug 30, 2018 a brief timeline to illustrate how long each of the cyrodiilic empires spanned throughout time. On the very same day, i published this blog in its original state, a poorly organized collection of posts copypasted from various blogs and threads on. The dawn era lacks any sense of time at all and the merethic era has few specific dates. This series seeks to introduce gamers to elder scrolls lore.
Tes lore illustrated a timeline of the elder scrolls games. Are battlegrounds gameonly or do they actually exist in elder scrolls lore. From bethesda game studios, the awardwinning creators of skyrim, comes the elder scrolls. Explore the snowswept region of western skyrim, discover tamriels hidden history, and face an ancient vampiric threat as part of a yearlong story. The elder scrolls series are trademarks of bethesda softworks llc, a zenimax media company. There is new lore that has been added with the release of the elder scrolls online, but i will remain quiet on those topics until i can be sure that bethesda will consider them canon. Tes lore illustrated a timeline of the elder scrolls. The soulburst, which was the precursor to the planemeld the main event for eso, occurred when varen aquilerious attempted to light the dragonfires without being dragonborn.
The elder scrolls and the tamrielic timeline by loreseekers podcast march 10, 2018 may 7, 2019 the scrolls contain records of all past and future events, but they cannot be read without a severe price madness, blindness, even death. Lorebooks in elder scrolls online refers to special books that are part of shalidors library and increase the mages guild rank of the player. A brief timeline to illustrate how long each of the. It is the planet hosting all mortal life, as well as some immortal life. As the year comes to a close, wed like to reflect on the fantastic year blades has had and the people who made it possible. The dark heart of skyrim beats from the depths in the elder scrolls online. Now, skyrim looks to the future to its ultimate version. The elder scrolls speak of the past and the future. The numbered eras follow a clearer structure, with the first era ending in 1e 2920, the second era in 2e 896, the third in 3e 433, and the fourth continuing at least until 4e 201. All the credit for lore of elder scrolls universalis goes to. So my theory on the elder scrolls timeline depends on how they wanna treat the dark brotherhood.
The timeline page is a record of all notable events known to occur in the elder. If you destroyed the sanctuary, cicero was not there and therefore the night mother wasnt there and neither was the keeper. Near the southwestern corner, the capital markarth, formerly a dwemer stronghold, emerges from the living rock of the druadach mountains, which transition into the jerall mountains near the holds southeast corner. Return to the clockwork city and the isles of madness are now available in the library. Feb 27, 2011 fallout 3s main quest is definitely my biggest gripe, beyond that he didnt have a huge influence in the elder scrolls, beyond the dark brotherhood. Reasons for this range from biased inuniverse sources intentionally only giving you only one side of a story, to sources lacking critical information or working from false information, to the implication that all myths are true, despite the. Godly or immortal beings refer to the planet as the mortal plane. The timeline of the elder scrolls universe is divided into four agesexcept there are also two ages before those, and one of them is entirely. Balancing the needs of their players against the needs of the lore is quite a daunting task. Reasons for this range from biased inuniverse sources intentionally only giving you only one side of a story, to sources lacking critical information or working from false information, to the implication that. Morrowind, oblivion and skyrim all won game of the year awards from multiple outlets. Featuring almost 300 books related to the worlds lore and available for exploring once players have.
The series is known for its elaborate and richly detailed open worlds and its focus on freeform gameplay. Thalmor, red year, mede dynasty, great war elder scrolls lore duration. The elder scrolls is a series of action roleplaying open world epic fantasy video games primarily developed by bethesda game studios and published by bethesda softworks. The vast majority of the games that are set in specific time periods occur at the end of the third era, with six games in only 50 years. Shalidors library is a comprehensive collection of lorebooks available in elder scrolls online. The series has sold more than 58 million copies worldwide. A period of near constant war and there is almost no record of it. At the end of a dragon break, the timeline reconnects making all possibilities and outcomes truth. Just a few weeks ago, news on the elder scrolls 6 front was virtually nonexistent. It takes place in the year 2e 582, making it the earliestset game in the series. True fans of the series are sure to spend many an hour learning more about the fictional though incredibly interesting world of tamriel. I mean, dont get me wrong, emils at his best when he goes dark the dark brotherhood was interesting enough, and tranquility lane was the best quest in fallout 3.
The various historical periods throughout the existence of aurbis are differentiated into various eras, each of arbitrary length according to the conclusions of significant political occurrences such as the end of a monarchic dynasty see the second era and the fourth era or the. The third era timeline the unofficial elder scrolls. Ive searched but never found a simple timeline of history. A timeline of the elder scrolls games in the order of when they are set on the elder scrolls timeline along with the years of their release. To give players some perspective on where elder scrolls online falls. Now a vastly popular mmorpg, the elder scrolls series has come a long way since the arena combat game released in 1994. Welcome to the imperial library, your source for elder scrolls lore since 1998. The events of the elder scrolls unfold on the vast continent of tamriel, located on the planet of nirn one of the planes of existence in the realm of mundus.