Where do you learn your Elder Scrolls Lore?

Taisynn · April 2016

As a roleplayer, I've always been facinated by the lore of the games I've played. I was a huge fan of D&D and Neverwinter/Fallen Realms and now I've gotten into the Elder Scrolls universe.

I'm wanting to learn more about the actual Lore involved with Elder Scrolls through it's various eras, Gods, and history. Where do have you picked up your knowledge?

(Within the game and it's tomes is also an answer; feel free to join the discussion)

My favorite source right now is the Youtube Channel Shoddycast. They have two full seasons on Elder Scrolls Lore including a video about how Elder Scrolls Online falls in line with the rest of the games.

The_Lex · April 2016

TamrielVault.com has a really great lore group.

Solid_Metal · April 2016

wiki and youtube mainly, heres one of the channel that discuss lore in TES and also other game : https:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iv4GItKvKQ

phaneub17_ESO · April 2016

Bubblegum wrappers.

Volkodav · April 2016

Morrowind,years ago.I read every book.My friends(two of them who played MW as well) and I would just sit and read every one we ran across,They'd come down while I was playing and whenever I found a book,we all huddled close to read it.
It was a lot of fun.

ListerJMC · April 2016

Mostly in-game, but also from online sources as long as it's supported by something in-game. The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages is a pretty good site to look through for information (en.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page).

I'm the kind of person to collect and read through all the lorebooks I find along the way in Elder Scrolls games, they're really interesting to me. I'm glad that in ESO they're all stored in my journal, in Skyrim in particular I ran out of shelf space so started stacking them on top of my steward's bed because I didn't want to leave any behind. Sorry, Marcurio!

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Zorrashi · April 2016

I used to do it from in-game books and such. Then I found the UESP wiki. Then I found Shoddycast.

Abeille · April 2016

Mostly in the games, reading everything I can put my grubby hands on and listening to every npc I can find. Because a lot of what we think we know is based on old tales and on character's opinions, with all their biases, I take everything I read and listen with a grain of salt, too. Also, I have a few friends I often discuss lore with, and we help each other when one of us is remembering something wrong.

Elder_III · April 2016

I'll second UESP.net as the best wiki for TES and a great source for lore.

ArchMikem · April 2016

The games, and the Wiki. One page leads to other pages which lead to other pages and I end up on a reading spree.

Taisynn · April 2016

Volkodav wrote: »

Morrowind,years ago.I read every book.My friends(two of them who played MW as well) and I would just sit and read every one we ran across,They'd come down while I was playing and whenever I found a book,we all huddled close to read it.
It was a lot of fun.

Ugg. I'm jealous. I wish I had friends like that! You are lucky!

C0wrex · April 2016

In-game, UESP, and ES Wiki

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Osteos · April 2016

I read the books. I find it really annoying when you are in the middle of one and the enemies respawn

UESP is a great source for everything ES!

Recremen · April 2016

The long hard trek of reading every book in The Imperial Library.

Shunravi · April 2016

Usually ingame. But I like reading up at UESP or the Imperial Library for a refresher.

UltimaJoe777 · April 2016

Yahoo! Search.

Aetherderius · April 2016

UESP all the way.

Vildebill · April 2016

UESP

And i've learned a lot from playing the old games as well.

Bossdonut · April 2016

In game books is where I learned all the lore. Pretty sure each game of the series has all the books. Eso has 2800 fluff lore entries. If it were to be put into a single book it would be about 900 pages.

AugustoCP · April 2016

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Wiki

Here. UESP is fine too, it's really just a matter of preference.

Shoddycast is fun to watch, but you really shouldn't base yourself on it, it's much too superficial. I imagine it's probably cringe worthy to real loremasters.

SantieClaws · April 2016

This one has been living in Tamriel for over 20 years in one form or another.

The lore and the life. They are inseparable.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Taisynn · April 2016

SantieClaws wrote: »

This one has been living in Tamriel for over 20 years in one form or another.

The lore and the life. They are inseparable.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

@SantieClaws, how do Khajiit feel about catnip? Or belly rubs? You are my favorite on the forum! My favorite Khajiit! ^.^

SantieClaws · April 2016

This one has said before that she cannot speak for all khajiit. All khajiit are not like this one. There are many khajiit that are noble warriors and sages. Many holy ones who understand the moons and stars. Santie is no warrior nor is she a sage and usually only sees the stars after a heavy night out at the Rosy Lion.

The life of this one was spent of the road with many travellers and a little toothy adopted orc sister. So maybe Santie has learnt the language and habits of those she has associated with along the way.

Santie is just Santie. Nothing more and nothing less. She likes to drink and dance and go fishing - usually the first two of these put off the fishies though yes.

This one does not know what is this 'catneep'. As for the belly rubs. Only if I know you really really well and we are both very drunk otherwise no one touches the belly unless they also wish for the touch of the claws!

Khajiitt admits she would not turn down the taste of the sweet sugar of the moons if it was offered to her. The one true weakness that all of my kind they share!

Yours with paws
Santie Claws