Elder Scrolls Games Trivia

1. How many Tenets did the Dark Brotherhood originally follow?

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Five

The Five Tenets originally governed the Dark Brotherhood. They were as follows: 1) Never disrespect the Night Mother. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis. 2) Never betray the Dark Brotherhood or its secrets. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis. 3) Never disobey an order from a Dark Brotherhood superior. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis. 4) Never attempt to steal from a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis. 5) Never attempt to kill a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis. The Wrath of Sithis is a ghost which Sithis sends to attack those who break the Tenets.

From Quiz "Elder Scrolls" Quiz

Answer: Kagrenac

Zurin Arctus was Tiber Septim's battlemage, and he constructed a control device for the Numidium during Septim's use of it. In "The Elder Scrolls Online", Sheogorath mentions to the player character something about reassembling the Numidium about 300 years prior to Tiber Septim's time. And Dagoth Ur oversaw a reconstruction of the Numidium centuries later; he powered it with the Heart of Lorkhan, and renamed it Akulakhan.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: The Imperial City Prison

In "Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" you arrive by boat in a small port from the Imperial City Prison. In "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" you are approached by the Emperor Uriel Septim himself while serving your humble sentence. However, in both situations, you are not told what you're in trouble for, or how long your sentence is. The Cells of Hollow Hand is the area of Arkngthand you can find the Dwemer Puzzle Box, an early Blades quest item. The others are imaginary.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Dunmer

It is said that Sithis once came to a Dunmer woman who had five children. Sithis decreed that if she killed all of her children, she could marry him. The woman accepted and did as she was told. However, the people of her village learnt of her deed and chased her into a wooden building, which they burnt to the ground. It was many years later that the wreckage was removed, and the woman and children's remains were found. However, Sithis had granted the woman's wish, and her rotting corpse lived on, recruiting her finders as the first Dark Brothers and Dark Sisters.

From Quiz "Elder Scrolls" Quiz

Answer: The founding of the Camoran Dynasty

The Dragon Cult ruled over Skyrim during the Merethic Era and the Dwemer disappeared during 1E700. There have been three Akaviri Invasions - two during the First Era, and one during the Second Era.

From Quiz The Provinces of the "Elder Scrolls" Series

Answer: Skyrim

Skyrim is the home of the tall, fair-haired Nords, and is known to be mostly covered in snow year round. Lycanthropes seem to also be partial to this area, as there are many of them. Many of the tallest peaks in the "Elder Scrolls" universe are located in this province as well.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: Tiber Septim

The Empire has been in control of Tamriel for hundreds of years. The ill-fated emperor, Uriel, is the 23rd in the Septim family line of rulers. In "Morrowind", the Empire has a looser hold on politics than in other provinces.

From Quiz The Nirn Traveler: Volume 1

Answer: Pyandonea

Pyandonea is the densely vegetated land of the Maormer, a sister race of the Altmer likely descended from the same Aldmeri ancestors. Not much is known of this enigmatic land, save for the information gained during the Maormeri invasion of Summerset Isle in 2E 486, which resulted in an Alinoru incursion into uncharted waters near Pyandonea.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: Thieves' Guild

In "Morrowind" the Thieves' Guild is an Imperial newcomer to two already established Dunmer guilds. The Camonna Tong is seen as evil, and can not be joined. The Morag Tong is a legal assassins guild that is hidden beneath Vivec, and can be joined. In Cyrodiil, neither of these exist but the Dark Brotherhood does. It is a less formal, illegal, guilds of assassins.

From Quiz Lore of Tamriel

Answer: a fork

The Fork of Horripilation is seen in both "Morrowind" and "Shivering Isles". Both cases involve Big Head, a mad Argonian obsessed with forks and spears.

From Quiz The Nirn Traveler: Volume 1

Answer: The Nibenay Basin, The Great Forest, Colovian Highlands, The West Weald, The Gold Coast, Jerall Mountains, Valus Mountains, and Blackwood

The Imperial province is largely forested, mostly landlocked, and heralded as one of the most beautiful lands upon Nirn. Cyrodiil was recently plagued with a particularly viscous daedric assault that damaged some of the beautiful terrain of the province.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: Daedra

Daedra are formidable opponents. Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric Prince of Destruction, caused the menacing Oblivion gates. Inside the gates, Daedra could also be the toughest opponents to face. Daedroth are also reasonable opponents that you could find in Daedric ruins or Oblivion gates, and Dwemer were the local dwarven race in "Morrowind", before they disappeared many years ago.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Keeper

The Keeper takes care of the Night Mother. Their task is to protect and oil the corpse of the said Unholy Matron. Cicero may have previously been Listener, and he certainly wished to be!

From Quiz Lore of Tamriel

Answer: Alduin's rage

This is from "The Tale of Tongues", a song that bards may sing. The song can only be sung after the main quest is complete.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: "Daggerfall"

I had this game on computer. However, I first got hooked on "Elder Scrolls" when I played "Morrowind". "Daggerfall" was quite laggy and full of bugs, possibly because the size of the world (thousands of times larger than "Morrowind"). Elsweyr is the home province of the Khajiit, and personally I hope there will be a chapter based there, because I love the Khajiit.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Argonian

The Shadowscales are Argonians born under the sign of the Shadow. As eggs, the Hist decree that they are to be given into the possession of the Dark Brotherhood. They are then trained as elite assassins.

From Quiz "Elder Scrolls" Quiz

Answer: Thras

Pyandonea is the home of the Maormer and Akavir is home to the Tsaesci, Ka Po'Tun, Tang Mo and Kamal. There is debate as to whether Aldmeris even exists, or ever did exist.

From Quiz Lore of Tamriel

Answer: Burguk sends a thank you note

If you make the mistake of murdering Lurbok while not a werewolf, Burguk will send hired thugs. Lurbok is known to be the worst bard in Skyrim, and is a target of the Dark Brotherhood.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: Arena

The "Arena" game was 2D but very sophisticated for it's time. It was going to be a sports game but it turned into Role-Playing and started a great series. The Arena is very profitable in "Oblivion", and is a good source of items, training, and money.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Cheydinhal

Though there are Sanctuaries in virtually every Cyrodiilic city at the time of the Oblivion Crisis, the Hero of Kvatch can only enter the one he is enrolled in at Cheydinhal. He can, however, visit the corpse of the Night Mother beneath the statue of the Lucky Old Lady in Bravil.

From Quiz The Nirn Traveler: Volume 1

Answer: Three tools used by the Nerevarine to destroy the Heart of Lorkhan

Before the Nerevarine was able to launch an offensive on Red Mountain, the general-reincarnate had to locate the three tools of Kagrenac. Keening and Sunder were recovered from Dagoth Odros and Dagoth Vemyn respectively, while Wraithguard was acquired from Vivec.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Shadowmere

Shadowmere bears the symbol of the Black Hand, and is the incredibly strong and fast immortal steed of the Speaker Lucien Lahance. He appears in both the Oblivion Crisis and the Stormcloak Rebellion. During the latter, he becomes the steed of the Dark Brotherhood Listener, the Dragonborn.

From Quiz "Elder Scrolls" Quiz

Answer: Naenra Waerr

Naenra Waerr was an ancient with who created Umbra at the request of Clavicus Vile. Torasa Aram and Elhul Sathil are previous owners of the sword, and Umbra is the name of the spirit that is trapped within the sword itself.

From Quiz Lore of Tamriel

Answer: Kyne

Kyne is a regular one of the nine divines. Sheagorath is the Prince of Madness, Boethia is the Prince of Deceit, and Nocturnal is the Prince of Thieves.

From Quiz The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Cyrodiil

Answer: Health

"Velothi's Tower Shield" is a useful, but cheap, Light Armor shield that restores 10HP with every use. In fact, many shields - Light, Medium and Heavy have the same ability.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: A dagger

The Blade of Woe is given to the Dragonborn by Astrid during the Stormcloak Rebellion. It absorbs the health of its victims, and is made of ebony. The Dragonborn uses it to kill the dying Astrid, Mistress of the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, thereby sealing the Dark Sacrament on Emperor Titus Mede II's assassination.

From Quiz "Elder Scrolls" Quiz

Answer: Greywyn Blenwyth

The Crimson Scars were a vampiric assassin organisation, founded by Greywyn Blenwyth (the most powerful vampire assassin in Tamriel), that broke away from the Dark Brotherhood in order to destroy and replace them. Silarian and Rowley Eardwulf were members of the Scars, and Belisarius Arius was a Speaker for the Dark Brotherhood's Black Hand during the time of the Oblivion Crisis.

From Quiz Lore of Tamriel

Answer: Dragon Break

A Dragon Break is a situation where all possible outcomes happen simultaneously. The concept was created by writers who needed to get a definite ending from "Daggerfall", which had multiple endings.

From Quiz The Nirn Traveler: Volume 1

Answer: Rape

Molag Bal, the King of Rape, is the master of Coldharbour. He frequently interferes in mortal affairs with the sole purpose to harvest the souls of mortals and to bring mortals souls within his sway by spreading seeds of strife and discord.

From Quiz "The Elder Scrolls" - Dark Brotherhood Lore

Answer: Muiri

Muiri asks the Dragonborn to kill a bandit leader who caused her to lose personal integrity and the respect of her family. She also says she will pay extra for the death of the family member in Clan Shatter-Shield who exiled her.

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