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Are there any in-game examples of babies/toddlers or interracial breeding in the Elder Scrolls universe?
Mixed-race children like Jagar Tharn exist, but are exceedingly rare
The prototypical example of a mixed-race individual is Jagar Tharn, villain of the first game: Arena.
While there was a lot of in-...
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How can the Oghma Infinium be considered evil or dangerous?
The Oghma Infinium is not just a book, it's a Daedric artifact. The knowledge contained within the tome allow access to the artifact's energy, granting the reader a near god-like status. Moreover it ...
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Geopolitical Maps in Elder Scrolls Over Time
This is the closest thing I can find; This History of Tamriel: Every Decade is a video which maps out the events that happened throughout the history of Tamriel, including geopolitical boundaries. I ...
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Who declares the end of the end of the Era in the Elder Scrolls series?
Generally speaking, whomever is in charge
Dawn Era → Merethic Era
In the Dawn Era, the gods were actively creating Mundus and time worked non-linearly. Therefore, it's impossible to measure it. The ...
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Where the summoned creatures come from?
I cannot say if this was ever explained in either Morrowind or Oblivion, but it is later explained in the Skyrim DLC Dawnguard. The Plane of Oblivion you are looking for is Soul Cairn.
It is a ...
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What does this hand and number represent?
This is the base damage of your weapon — your fists — and is rated on the same scale as the base damage of other weapons.
The damage currently done when your character uses Hand to Hand can be seen ...
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Are you Dragonborn in any Elder Scrolls Games other than Skyrim?
Given this seems to be more of a lore question, it is good to make note that elderscrolls lore is complex in detail yet leaves some up to the players imagination and interpretation. I recommend ...
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Are you Dragonborn in any Elder Scrolls Games other than Skyrim?
Yes, Shouts and the player being Dragonborn are unique to Skyrim.
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Do the Skaal believe in reincarnation or not?
Well, if you take a closer look the statements aren't contradictory at all, in fact they tell the whole story.
The Shaman makes the statement of what to do to be worthy of joining the All-Maker when ...
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Does buying things from other peoples towns have any negative impact on them or other members of your guild?
Players can’t sell or craft items in another player’s Town, but they can check in with the local Merchant to see what wares they have on sale. Don’t worry about players buying up everything in your ...
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Where the summoned creatures come from?
All summoned creatures come from one plane of Oblivion or another. This is why the symbol associated with the conjuration school is an Oblivion Gate.
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Where the summoned creatures come from?
Summoning is a skill in the conjuration school of magic. The skill summon, will summon creatures from other planes. So yes you are still summoning the zombies and skeletons from another plane.
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Skyrim Lore: Is the Dragonborn lore of emperor lineage already existing in Oblivion or supplemented later for Skyrim?
To add to the previous answer:
Shouts do not exist as game-play mechanic in earlier games, but they very much exist in the lore from Morrowind onward. Children of the Sky tells of the Nords' ability ...
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Why is soul trapping black souls considered immoral in the elder scrolls?
The reason why is because when a soul is tapped in a Black Soul gem, the soul is transferred into a state of infinite torment within the Soul Cairn. They can no longer go to any other afterlife, and ...
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Are there any clues about the "location" of Sovngarde?
As I read a few book from The Imperial Library I noticed, that a lot of people go through a "validation" Process if they die, in wich a god or some divinity decides whether the person is worthy or not ...
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