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The Elder Scrolls (also called simply Elder Scrolls) is a computer role-playing game series developed by Bethesda Softworks. It is often abbreviated TES.

The main four Elder Scrolls games, Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, and Oblivion are known for their open-ended gameplay and their huge environment. The newest part of the Elder Scrolls series is Oblivion. Oblivion was released in North America on March 20, 2006 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360.

The Elder Scrolls, Chapter I - Arena (1994)
The Elder Scrolls, Chapter II - Daggerfall (1996)
The Elder Scrolls, Chapter III - Morrowind (2002)
The Elder Scrolls, Chapter IV - Oblivion (2006)

Two expansions packs for Morrowind exist, Tribunal (2002) and Bloodmoon (2003).

Also, there are some off-shoots that are not role-playing games, but employ the same game universe:

The Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire (1997)
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (1998)
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar (2003)
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Stormhold (2004)
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey (2004)
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion Mobile
(2006)

TES Travels games Dawnstar and Stormhold run only on Java-enabled cell phones. Shadowkey has been developed for the N-Gage. Morrowind was released for both the Microsoft Windows and Xbox platforms. Oblivion has been released for the PC and the Xbox 360. Other games are available only for the PC.

The World of The Elder Scrolls

The world of TES is known for its attention to detail, realism, and the long, complex lists of names, dates, and places. They constitute its extensive history and the vast, interconnected structure of its various societies, cultures, and religions, which is more than what most players would know.

Furthermore, there is no one compilation of all information pertaining to TES, and, within the games, historical references are often vague or unsure. Players are encouraged to draw their own conclusions about situations and events for which the records are few and incomplete or when competing viewpoints obscure the truth. This has spawned a subculture amongst TES players of history and philosophy aficionados called loremasters who frequently engage in long-winded and convoluted online debates as to the specifics of theological insights or economic patterns.

The Elder Scrolls games take place on the continent of Tamriel, a large landmass divided into nine provinces. An exception is The Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire, which takes place in Oblivion, an alternate dimension ruled by the Daedra. It is known that there are continents besides Tamriel in the Elder Scrolls universe, but there is yet to be an official game that takes place in one.

The nine provinces of Tamriel are:

Cyrodiil
, inhabited by the Imperials
Black Marsh
, inhabited by the Argonian
s
Elsweyr
, inhabited by the Khajiit
Hammerfell
, inhabited by the Redguards
High Rock
, inhabited by the Bretons
and the Orcs
Morrowind
, inhabited by the Dunmer
or Dark Elves
Skyrim
, inhabited by the Nords
Summerset Isles
, inhabited by the Altmer
or High Elves
Valenwood
, inhabited by the Bosmer
or Wood Elves

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Games - The Elder Scrolls

The World of The Elder Scrolls

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