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- BOOKS FROM PREVIOUS GAMES THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN ESO
- So I've always been aware of the fact that ESO had done this and how they explained it off as some Apocrypha related crap, but what made me decide to make this list was when I discovered the text 'The Battle of Red Mountain' was not only in the game but had been severely edited (retconned) so as to fit the setting. After this it came to my attention that abhorrent amount of books from other games had been edited in similar manners. So here is a list of books from previous games that should not have been in ESO but were put in anyways.
- 2920: The Last Year of the First Era
- This series according to the Interview with Three Writers (https://www.imperial-library.info/content/interviews-3-writers) is canonically written by Carlovac Townway, a contemporary of Waughin Jarth, an active writer during the late third Era.
- The Battle of Red Mountain
- This book is a record of an interrogation of a Dissident Priest personally overseen by Vivec. It contains incredibly secret information and in Morrowind, can only be acquired directly from Vivec or stolen from his secret Library. In the last paragraph of the record, Dagoth Ur's reawakening, the Empire's dominance over Morrowind, and the player's Nerevarine are mentioned. This is just left out from the ESO version.
- Bravil: Daughter of the Niben and Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay
- Bravil is written by Sathyr Longleat, the same author of the Daggerfall book 'Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay' which casually mentions the Third Era. ESO also includes this book but just leaves out its mentioning of the Third Era and rebrands the author “Sathyr Longleat the Elder.”
- The Doors of Oblivion
- A chronicle of Morian Zenas' life written by his apprentice Seif-ij Hidja. Originally in Oblivion, it is menioned that the two were trying to gain access to the ruins of the Battlespire in the middle of their journey. This is left out of ESO's version.
- Father of the Niben
- The Father of the Niben is a collection of an author's annotations on an ancient Aldmeri record. In the Introduction, the author, Florin Jaliil mentions he is a contemporary of Waughin Jarth, a late third era writer. The ESO version removes said introduction while still holding onto Jaliil's annotations.
- The Final Lesson
- The original version of this book mentions the Septim Dynasty, this mentioning is cut from the ESO version.
- Fire and Darkness: The Brotherhoods of Death
- This book mentions Carlovac Townway, a late third Era writer. As ESO had already tried to retcon Townway's works to the second Era, this line is still in ESO's version. See 'Sacred Witness' as well.
- The Horror of Castle Xyr
- Why would an Imperial Guard garrison (especially one with an Argonian lieutenant) be in Interregnum Era Morrowind, much less welcomed into a Telvanni Fortress? Morrowind had no Cyrodiilic influence until Septim's conquest. Canonically, necromancy on non-Elves was considered an acceptable practice prior to the Septim Conquest, so there is little reason for there to even be an investigation.
- The Lusty Argonian Maid
- I don't think this one even requires an explanation.
- Ruins of Kemel-Ze
- This book mentions Seyda Neen, which in Morrowind, is very clearly an Imperial settlement. It is even mentioned that there is an Imperial Garrison stationed there which would mean that this book would undoubtedly have to be set after the Septim Conquest. The book also mentions an “Empress” as the expedition's source of authorization over the local Imperial administrators, meaning she is the sovereign ruler. Given there were no Reman-Era female sovereigns, and an Alessian party gaining authorized access into Morrowind is a laughable notion, this Empress would have to have been Septim-Era.
- Sacred Witness and The Brothers of Darkness
- Sacred Witness mentions the author personally met the authors Pelarne Assi and Ynir Gorming (the author of Fire and Darkness: mentioned previously). Likewise Pelame Assi is the author of 'The Brothers of Darkness,' a book that originally mentions Tiber Septim but conveniently not in the ESO version.
- Varieties of Faith in the Empire
- In Morrowind this text refers to Tiber Septim as a god, as well as mentiong Zurin Arctus, meaning it had to have been written during the Third Era. In ESO these mentionings are removed and the book relabeled Varieties of Faith in Tamriel (which strangely adds upon many descriptions while also removing other conflicting portions of the original text).
- Frontier, Conquest, and Accommodation: A Social History of Cyrodiil
- This one just takes the publication date 3E 344 and changes it to 2E 344!
- The Amulet of Kings
- This book still mentions “Nine Divines” in ESO.
- Harvest's End, 3E 172 or Tal Marog Ker's Researches
- Book first introduced in Battlespire with the former name, the year is also included in Morrowind's version 'Tal Marog Ker's Researches.' ESO calls it 'Harvest's End' and just completely removes the date. It should also be mentioned that the book references an important human character from Battlespire.
- The Legendary Sancre Tor
- ESO version just removes all mentioning of Tiber Septim. Authors in the world of ESO seem to have a strange tendency to slightly edit their books several centuries later.
- Magic from the Sky
- Original version mentions the “Third Era,” ESO replaces it with “Second Era.”
- The Death Blow of Abernanit
- The original version of this book flat out states the siege of Abernanit occurred in 3E 150 and that the story itself was written 50 years later. ESO just cuts this from the book.
- The House of Troubles
- Book makes mentioning of Imperial Law being enforced in Morrowind and Imperial Garrisons being stationed there.
- The Lunar Lorkhan
- The Lunar Lorkhan is a book written by Fal Droon, the author of the Dragon Break Reexamined which was apparently written in the Fourth Era. Though admittedly there is some weird temporal phenomenons going on with that book.
- Ruminations on the Elder Scrolls
- Book written by Septimus Signus sometime around the events of Skyrim. In ESO because transcription error.
- Shezarr and the Divines
- Original version mentions Tiber Septim, cut from ESO of course.
- The Alik'r
- Books like this are seriously making me question whether ESO is supposed to take place in some sort of false reality. Basically this book, originally featured in Daggerfall, speaks of the author Enric Milnes being inspired to travel the Alik'r desert by his old friend Weltan. At the end the author states that as he is writing this book during the War for Betony (about concurrent with the setting of Daggerfall). ESO just replaces this line stating the Alliance War is occurring instead!
- Opusculus Lamae Bal ta Mezzamortie
- Original version places the date of publication 3E 105, Online changes this date to 2E 105.
- The Night Mother's Truth
- This book was written by Gaston Bellefort, whose skeletal remains can be found along with a hastily scribbled note within the Falkreath Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary in TES V. Though who knows perhaps the body and note are 1000 years old.
- A Less Rude Song
- This text, introduced in Morrowind, was clearly written as a follow-up to Rude Song in Daggerfall. Rude Song mentions Barenziah being queen in Wayrest (late third Era).
- Ancestors and the Dunmer
- The original version of this text released in TES III literally has an editors note stating that it was an outdated information guide for foreigners, written shortly after the Armistice between the Empire and Morrowind, and makes mentioning of the Ghostfence. ESO's version removes this note, and the mentioning of the Ghostfence, and labels it “Ancestors and the Dunmer (Abridged).”
- Ancient Tales of the Dwemer
- “Dwemer History and Culture” states that the ancient tales of the Dwemer were first published in 2E 670, about a century after the events of ESO. Not only this but the ESO version includes one of the critical publisher notes written in the Morrowind version, implying the play series that apparently had caused centuries of disinformation (to the point where Hasphat needed to write a book addressing this in the late Third Era), was debunked a hundred years before it was even written.
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