TESting Your Knowledge

The trivia contest continues over at Bethesda Blog: "Name a god that appears in The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard."

TESting Your Knowledge

Here is the third question: "Mehrunes Dagon was defeated by Martin in the end of Oblivion Crisis. Dagon was also defeated in Mournhold back in the First Era. Who did defeat the Daedra Prince?".

The Tamriel Timeline is updated with events in The Infernal City novel. A little warning though, this section contains spoilers, if you haven't read or in halfway finishing the book, I suggest don't open the link.

TESting Your Knowledge

Bethesda Blog has posted their second question: "Which Redguard saint is shown with a sword through her halo?". Once again, the winner will get a copy of The Infernal City signed by Greg Keyes.

TESting Your Knowledge

Do you think you're an Elder Scrolls lore buff? Put your knowledge to the test: TESting Your Knowledge.

Scour Day - 2nd Morning Star

Scour Day is a celebration held in most High Rock villages on the day after New Life. It was once the day one cleans up after New Life, but has changed into a party of its own.

New Life Festival - 1st Morning Star

Today the people of Tamriel are having the New Life Festival in celebration of a new year. The Emperor has ordered yet another tax increase in his New Life Address, and there is much grumbling about this. Still, despite financial difficulties, the New Life tradition of free ale at all the taverns of Tamriel continues.

Old Life - 30th Evening Star

On the last day of the year the Empire celebrates the holiday called Old Life. Many go to the temples to reflect on their past. Some go for more than this, for it is rumored that priests will, as the last act of the year, perform resurrections on beloved friends and family members free of the usual charge. Worshippers know better than to expect this philanthropy, but they arrive in a macabre procession with the recently deceased nevertheless.

Saturalia - 25th Evening Star

The New Life festival comes a few days early in Wayrest with Saturalia, traditionally held on the 25th of Evening Star. Originally a holiday for a long forgotten god of debauchery, it has become a time of gift giving, parties, and parading. Visitors are encouraged to participate.

Chil'a - 21th Evening Star

Chil'a, the blessing of the new year in the barony of Kairou, is both a sacred day and a festival. The archpriest and the baroness each consecrate the ashes of the old year in solemn ceremony, then street parades, balls, and tournaments conclude the event.

Baranth Do - 18th Evening Star

Baranth Do is celebrated on the 18th of Evening. Star by the Redguards of the Alik'r Desert. Its meaning is "Goodbye to the Beast of Last Year". Pageants featuring demonic representations of the old year are popular, and revelry to honor the new year is everywhere.

North Wind's Prayer - 15th Evening Star

Today is the 15th of Evening Star, a holiday reverently observed by the temples as North Wind's Prayer. It is a thanksgiving to the Gods for a good harvest and a mild winter. The temples offer all their services blessing, curing, healing for half the donation usually requested.

Warriors Festival - 20th Sun's Dusk

Today is the 20th of Sun's Dusk, the Warriors Festival in Tamriel. Most all the local warriors, spellswords, and rogues come to the equipment stores and blacksmiths where all weapons are half price. Unfortunately, the low prices also tempt many an untrained boy to buy his first sword and the normally quiet streets ring with amateur skirmishes.

A new interview has been put up on the BethBlog. Pete interviews Greg Keyes, and The Imperial Library gets a mention.

Hel Anseilak - 18th Sun's Dusk

Hel Anseilak, which means "Communion with the Saints of the Sword" in Old Redguard, is the most serious of holy days for the people of Pothago. The ancient way of Hel Ansei is never practiced by modern Redguards, but its rich heritage is remembered and honored on this day.

Moon Festival - 8th Sun's Dusk

On the 8th of Suns Dusk, the Bretons of Glenumbra Moors hold the Moon Festival, a joyous holiday in honor of Secunda, goddess of the moon. Although the goddess has no active worshippers, the traditional celebration has continued through the ages as a time of feasting and merriment.

The Serpents Dance - 3rd Sun's Dusk

The Serpents Dance in Satakalaam may or may not have begun as a serious religious holiday dedicated to a snake god, but this day is a reason for a great street festival.

Broken Diamonds - 23rd Frost Fall

On the 23rd of Frost Fall in the 121st year of the third era, the empress Kintyra Septim II met her death in the imperial dungeons in Glenpoint on the orders of her cousin and usurper Uriel III. Her death is remembered in Glenpoint as the day called Broken Diamonds. It is a day of silent prayer for the wisdom and benevolence of the imperial family of Tamriel.

Witches's Festival - 13th Frost Fall

Today is the 13th of Frost Fall, known throughout Tamriel as the Witches's Festival when the forces of sorcery and religion clash. The Mages Guild gets most of the business since weapons and items are evaluated for their mystic potential free of charge and magic spells are one half their usual price. Demonologists, conjurers, lamias, warlocks, and thaumaturgists meet in the wilderness outside city, and the creatures created or summoned there may plague Tamriel for eons. Most wise men choose not to wander this night.

For such too long I have been away from TES. Early this year I bought Fallout 3 and fight not using the blade and spells but using gun. It’s something that I did not like previously. I played some great shooters only became bored after level 1 or 2. But FO3 changed that. It is a great game, as all Bethesda Studio games; still… for me it is not as great as TES. After the last DLC released and Bethesda said there would be no more DLC, for me FO3 era is done. So, I go back to TES. I replayed Oblivion again, a little bit Morrowind and even reinstalled Daggerfall. Now, I am extremely thirsty for anything Elder Scrolls. The news about novel is good, but I think it is just a "distraction." Bethesda has something else in its arsenal. Heh heh… Ok, I played Oblivion again after a long time, continuing my number-something character. And you know what, I keep pressing V for VATS when using bows. Oh dear… Anyway after roaming Cyrodiil again, I realized that TIL does not have a guide to each of the city, but TIL has the section called Geography and History, so I decided to make a guide to each of the Cyrodiil city. It is up now, The Cities of Cyrodiil. Well, there is nothing new, perhaps you already knew most of the information inside, but no matter, it is just for the completeness sake. It is not a walkthrough, but could be considered as spoilers. I wrote the events during the Oblivion Crisis using the commoner point of view not from the Champion of Cyrodiil. Hopefully, it would be useful.

Some overlooked events have been added to the Tamriel Timeline, also the Fourth Era page is created in anticipating the release of the first TES Novel, The Infernal City.

Cyrodiil Guilds. Well, it's old pages that I worked long time ago. I hope I can finish it soon. Just one more guild to be finished.

Khurat - 6th Hearth Fire

Every town and fellowship in the Wrothgarian Mountains celebrates Khurat, the day when the finest young scholars are accepted into the various priesthoods. Even those people without children of age go to pray for the wisdom and benevolence of the clergy.

Tales and Tallows - 3rd Hearth Fire

No other holiday divides the people of Tamriel like the 3rd of Hearth Fire. A few of the oldest, more superstitious men and women do not speak all day long for fear that the evil spirits of the dead will enter their bodies. Most citizens enjoy the holiday, calling it Tales and Tallows, but even the most lighthearted avoid the dark streets of Tamriel cities, for everyone knows the dead do walk tonight. Only the Mages Guild completely thrives on this day. In celebration of the oldest magical science, necromancy, all magical items are half price today.

You may want to pay a visit to The Temple Zero Society.

Harvest's End - 27th Last Seed

Perhaps no other festival fires the spirit of Tamriel as much as the one held today, Harvest's End. The work of the year is over, the seeding, sowing, and reaping. Now is the time to celebrate and enjoy the fruits of the harvest, and even visitors to the celebrated region are invited to join the farmers. The taverns offer free drinks all day long, an extravagance before the economy of the coming winter months. Underfed farm hands gorging themselves and then getting sick in the town square are the most common sights of the celebration of Harvest's End.

Appreciation Day - 21st Last Seed

Appreciation Day in Anticlere is an ancient holiday of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest for the people of Anticlere. It is considered a holy and contemplative day, devoted to Mara, the goddess-protector of Anticlere.

Pete attempts to clarify some things about the next Elder Scrolls game, MMO, etc: http://snipurl.com/qe9kb.

The Feast of the Tiger - 14th Last Seed

The Feast of the Tiger in the Bantha rainforest is like other holidays in praise of a bountiful harvest. It is not, however, a solemn occasion for introspection and thanksgiving, but a great celebration and festival from village to village.