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The Elder Scrolls: Blades will be permanently shut down — March 28, 2026
The servers for the Elder Scrolls game Blades will be permanently shut down on June 30, 2026. In-game purchases were disabled alongside yesterday's announcement, and store prices have been reduced to 1 gem or 1 sigil. Alongside a one-time gift of both currencies, store purchases are now effectively free while the game remains online.
Blades first launched as an early access mobile game in March 2019. It has not received any content updates since 2022. For now, the game remains available to download for free on Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. The planned PC and VR versions were never released.
This will be the second Elder Scrolls game to become lost media, following the shutdown of the card game The Elder Scrolls: Legends in January 2025. Blades follows a growing trend of live-service shutdowns, where games vanish entirely once servers go offline. This has prompted backlash from preservation efforts such as Stop Killing Games, which argues consumers should retain access to what they've paid for. When Blades shuts down, the only remaining live-service Elder Scrolls games will be ESO and Castles.
If you'd like to help document the game before it is too late, you can help the UESPWiki by contributing to the Blades Namespace Completion Project. In particular, we have a list of pages which are still missing in-game screenshots.
ESO Update 50 Details and ESO Crossplay Update — March 26, 2026
ZeniMax have released a stream discussing some of the changes coming to ESO in Update 50. The stream focused on various player experience improvements. Some of the changes will include:
- Motif Sourcing Improvements: motifs in the Crown Store now tell you where to obtain motifs in-game without paying Crowns for them.
- Exemplary Deconstruction: exemplary items can now be deconstructed.
- Vampire + Werewolf Bite Quests: Shrines of Molag Bal renamed to Shrines of Lamae Bal, alongside related quest dialogue. This was a lore mistake brought up on the forums and ZOS had promised to fix. You can now flirt with the vampire and werewolf NPCs. The Priest of Arkay cure is now zero gold to match the zero Crown cost. The Crown Store cure may be eventually removed, but will be kept for now.
- Transmute Stations: Now found in Mages Guilds across Tamriel in capital cities, reskinned to not look Clockwork/Dwemeri.
- Guild Mail: Guild Leader (and ranks with perms) can send mail to guild members via the guild interface based on individual ranks or everyone, with a 14-day expiration duration and a max of 5 guild mails that can be sent at once.
- New Golden Pursuit for newer players.
They also briefly touched on plans for ESO's eventual crossplay update. The challenges for crossplay are being carefully weighed, with some issues like how to handle the economy being major issues that need to be explored before it releases. As such, crossplay will not be available until at least next year.
In Memory of Camelworks — March 14, 2026
We are very saddened to learn of the passing of Camelworks. He did a lot to spread love of The Elder Scrolls and its lore throughout the community, and all of our interactions with him were extremely positive. Although I only had a few direct interactions with him, he without a question was willing to assist us with our own projects to the most of his ability.
We wish the best for his friends and family. His family are asking to share your fond memories of him, and we hope that you do.
The attached image is from the Gamer Talent announcement of his passing.
Marilyn Wasserman Passes Away — January 26, 2026
Marilyn Wasserman, a Council of Wisdom member and the namesake of the Goddess Mara, passed away on 5th January. She was a volunteer QA tester and the author of some of the instrumental texts that made The Elder Scrolls franchise, such as the Daggerfall books The Real Barenziah, Biography of Queen Barenziah, and King Edward.
She was a founding pillar of The Elder Scrolls mythology and we send our condolences to her family.
2025 Year in Review — January 12, 2026
We've released our look back at 2025. That was our 30th anniversary, and we're looking forward to even more! Inside this retrospective we take a look at what you have all been enjoying from our site, which in this case was mainly our old Oblivion pages for some reason. We also talked about our ongoing war with bots to bring you site stability. That battle has been heating up, so you may want to read up on what is happening.
We also took some time to look back. One of the biggest news story out of our site this year was developing an NPC for The Elder Scrolls VI. The cause for that charity campaign was to honor the legacy of one of the biggest contributors to the Elder Scrolls community, Loranna Pyrel. Over the course of the last year, we sadly lost many more important people to Elder Scrolls, including even the Father of the Elder Scrolls himself, Julian LeFay. This year we included a memorial section to honor the people who helped make The Elder Scrolls that passed away in 2025.
There are other important check points on our journey over the last year, including us beginning to host The Independent Fallout Wiki (a team we're very honored to want to partner with us), which we hope you enjoy reading about. Above all else, we want to thank you for choosing us to be your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995.
—The UESPWiki
Jim Ward Passes Away Aged 66 — December 10, 2025
Jim Ward, the talented voice actor and radio personality who voiced Mannimarco in The Elder Scrolls Online main quest, has passed away this morning at the age of 66. He previously retired in 2021 due to health issues, as he was diagnosed with both COVID-19 and Alzheimer's, leaving him unable to continue voice acting. He resided at the Silverado Beverly Place Memory Care Community in Los Angeles, CA for the remainder of his life. His passing was announced by former radio colleague Stephanie Miller, who received an email from his wife about the news. We send our condolences to his family and all the fans who enjoyed his work 🕯️
Ward had roles in other Bethesda games such as Dr. Klein in Fallout: New Vegas and Old Longfellow in Fallout 4. He was also known for his roles in many cartoons and games from the 2000s, such as Doug Dimmadome & Chet Ubetcha in The Fairly OddParents, Captain Qwark in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, Perceptor in the Transformers: War for Cybertron games, Professor X in Wolverine and the X-Men, and Diamondhead & XLR8 in Ben 10.
Skyrim Anniversary Edition on Switch 2 — December 9, 2025
The Anniversary Edition upgrade for Skyrim is now available on the Nintendo Switch 2, complete with a reveal trailer featuring beloved Skyrim grandma Shirley Curry. This version includes the three official expansions (Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn), all Creation Club content, and enhanced resolution, improved load times, and optimized performance (as compared to Nintendo Switch) that take full advantage of the Nintendo Switch 2's advanced hardware.
Owners of the Anniversary Edition on the original Nintendo Switch can download the game for free on Nintendo Switch 2, while owners of the base edition on the original Nintendo Switch can purchase the "Anniversary Upgrade" to then download the game on Nintendo Switch 2.
LotusofDoom's Extra Life Charity Event — December 5, 2025
Be sure to join and donate to the yearly Extra Life charity event run by the Tales of Tamriel LotusOfDoom over at https://www.extra-life.org/participants/LotusOfDoom this weekend! UESP will be matching donations up to $2500, donating some rewards as well as participating in the streams.
UESP Celebrates 30 Years! — November 7, 2025
Hello everyone, we are proud to announce that this month marks the 30th Anniversary of the UESP! 🎂 For three decades now, the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages has helped to keep the Elder Scrolls community up-to-date with all the latest information and contribute to the documentation of the franchise, first as an FAQ that began in the autumn of 1995, and later as a wiki starting in 2005. It has continued to grow and evolve since then, now standing at over 115,000 articles!
We would like to give a large thank you to all the editors and readers who have contributed so much to this project and made the site what it is today. We really don't know what else to say, since the club of sites that have been around that long is very, very small. Our gratitude towards everyone in the community cannot be stated enough!
Thank you for letting us be your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995 
Here's to many more years to come! 
Battle for the Writhing Wall Event Begins — October 13, 2025
The Battle for the Writhing Wall event for ESO's Seasons of the Worm Cult story has officially begun as of today, and will continue until the Writhing Wall is destroyed. All players of the game can help contribute to progression for the event, but only 2025 Content Pass owners can complete related content on Solstice. Starting on October 13, visit Skordo the Knife at the Stirk Fellowship Camp or the Sunport Rampart Camp to sign up and do your part in the war against the Worm Cult. The Battle for the Writhing Wall event must progress through three unique themed stages before you can bring down the wall and enter Eastern Solstice.
UESP-designed character to be in TES VI — October 9, 2025
Together with our friends at The Imperial Library, we at UESP had the incredible opportunity to meet with Bethesda to design a character for The Elder Scrolls VI. Honestly, many of us went into the meeting pretty nervous and unsure of what to expect, but now we're all extremely excited for what's in store.
The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era board game expansions announced! — October 7, 2025
Chip Theory Games' board game The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era is getting a set of five new expansions, referred to collectively as "Heroes of Tamriel"! Looks like Deslandra is setting her eyes on Elsweyr and Summerset. The crowdfunding campaign is going to start on the 14th of October.
See the announcement video and official announcement for more information.
Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Physical Edition Teased — September 29, 2025
Bethesda has teased a physical release of the Deluxe Edition of Oblivion Remastered with an image posted to social media. It appears that physical copies will be available for purchase starting on October 13, 2025, a date previously listed on the websites of various online video game retailers.
ESO Season of the Worm Cult (Part 2, update 48) Available on PTS — September 15, 2025
Elder Scrolls Online update 48 is now available on the PTS server for play testing. Part 2 of the Season of the Worm Cult includes a new zone (Eastern Solstice), a server wide Writhing Wall Event, and a variety of other quality of life features and bug fixes. Our ESO Build Editor has been updated with the item and skill data for testing builds and you can check out our Skills and Set data from the update as well.
ESO Feast of Shadows (Update 47) Released — September 3, 2025
ESO update 47's dungeon pack, the Feast of Shadows, is now available on all platforms. Featuring two new dungeons, Black Gem Foundry and Naj-Caldeesh, Feast of Shadows expands the Seasons of the Worm Cult storyline while also introducing new dangers, secrets, and rewards.
Terence Stamp Passes Away Aged 87 — August 17, 2025
Terence Stamp, a veteran English actor with a career in film spanning six decades, has passed away this morning. Stamp voiced Mankar Camoran, one of the main antagonists in Oblivion. He was also known for his role as General Zod in Superman, and as a favor to Todd Howard said "Kneel before Todd" (seen in the Making of Oblivion Documentary) in the same tone as his iconic line from the film.
His performances have earned him Golden Globe and Cannes Film Festival awards as well as Oscar and BAFTA nominations. "He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and a writer that will continue to touch people for years to come," his family stated. Stamp had only done about ten voice roles throughout his career, but his performance as Mankar Camoran is widely considered one of the most iconic roles in the franchise to date. He will be dearly missed.
Julian LeFay Passes Away Aged 59 — July 22, 2025
Elder Scrolls co-creator Julian LeFay, the core game director, programmer, and designer at Bethesda Softworks in the 1980s and '90s, has passed away tonight. LeFay was considered the chief imagineer behind The Elder Scrolls series during his tenure of the studio, being the project director behind Arena, Daggerfall, and Battlespire, contributing to the programming, gameplay mechanics, and lore design of the series. An in-depth statement has been posted by OnceLost Games, a company Julian co-founded, as well as a tribute posted by Bethesda, penned by Julian's friend and successor Todd Howard.
We would like to wish him peace, and for him to know he will not be forgotten.
ZeniMax and Virtuos Hit by Major Layoffs — July 17, 2025
ZeniMax Online Studios, the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online, has been affected by a sweeping round of layoffs done inside Microsoft. On July 2, Microsoft announced they were shelving an unannounced MMO at ZOS, affecting over 200 developers. Matt Firor, the founder and head of the studio, also announced his departure from the company, being succeeded by Jo Burba on July 14.
The studio had been working on a new AAA game codenamed Project Blackbird since 2018, with many Elder Scrolls Online alumni being tasked to work on the project. According to reports, development on the game had been coming along smoothly, with a release date set for 2028, and its gameplay impressed executives at Xbox. The cancellation of the game by Microsoft came as an unexpected decision to the team, most of whom have since been laid off. The ZOS United-CWA union has since released a statement regarding concerns with pay and benefits related to the layoffs.
Virtuos, the studio handling development on Oblivion Remastered, also announced a series of layoffs on July 17. Approximately 7% of Virtuos' workforce worldwide was affected due to the layoffs. We at the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages wish all the talented developers affected by the layoffs the best of luck in their future endeavors, and thank them for all their hard work in making the world of The Elder Scrolls come to life.
Julian LeFay Health Update — July 17, 2025
Julian LeFay, the Father of The Elder Scrolls, is entering the final days of his life from his battle with cancer. His team at OnceLost Games is asking for people to celebrate his life and offer well wishes to his family, and we encourage you all to do so. You can find the official announcement here.
The team, volunteers, and readers of The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages have all dedicated countless hours to exploring this world he built. We wish to thank him profusely for his creation that we have spent some of the greatest moments of our lives in, and are immensely saddened he will not get to to see his ideas for The Wayward Realms reach us all in their final form.
Ars Technica Article on the UESP — May 2, 2025
Ars Technica has just released an article about the origins, history, and development of the UESP featuring interviews with its founder, Dave Humphrey, and two of its longtime editors, RobinHood70 and Dillonn241.
Tamriel Rebuilt Releases Grasping Fortune — May 1, 2025
Tamriel Rebuilt is a mod for Morrowind which adds the mainland of the province to the game, piece by piece.
Today marks the release of version 25.05, Grasping Fortune, which centers on the Hlaalu capital of Narsis, a nexus of immense wealth and cruel injustice. Surrounding the city is the vast and dangerous hinterland of Shipal-Shin, whereas a number of Hlaalu and Redoran towns dot the shores of the Thirr River in the Coronati Basin region downstream of Narsis.
Features include:
- 410 brand-new exterior cells of landmass – this is about a third the size of vanilla's Vvardenfell island. Aside from the vast metropolis of Narsis, the area includes the desert canyons of the Shipal-Shin region, the densely settled agricultural hinterland of the Coronati Basin, and the canopied mushroom forest of the Othreleth Woods.
- Over 870 new cells of interior locations, of which slightly less than 200 are for Narsis alone. Another ~140 are hostile dungeons of several variants: in addition to vanilla dungeon types, there are also the brand new Skyrender hives, an Ayleid dungeon, and a Remanite fortress.
- Over 270 new quests, featuring questlines for nearly all vanilla factions – most especially House Hlaalu with over 40 new quests, including a Grandmaster sequence – but also the brand-new Ja-Natta Syndicate, an unscrupulous criminal faction challenging the local Thieves Guild.
Download links and detailed information about new features are available on Tamriel Rebuilt's website.
Oblivion Remaster Confirmed — April 21, 2025
The existence of Oblivion Remastered has been confirmed by Bethesda following days of leaks. First spotted in court documents in 2023, the long-awaited remaster is set to be announced via livestream on Twitch and YouTube tomorrow at 11am EST (3pm UTC).
Update April 22: The game is now available on:
ESO's First Season Pass Announced — April 12, 2025
The details of The Elder Scrolls Online's shift to seasonal content releases have been revealed with the announcement of the 2025 Content Pass and Premium Edition. The pass will include the already-released Fallen Banners dungeon pack, the upcoming zone of Western Solstice (due to be released in June), the newly-announced Feast of Shadows dungeon pack, and a zone expansion into Eastern Solstice for the story finale. The in-game Writhing Wall event was also announced, and will involve each megaserver working towards the goal of bringing down a magical barrier on Solstice. The pass also includes the usual slew of cosmetic items, which can be obtained by purchasing and/or pre-ordering. Similar to previous years, the new Premium Edition includes the base game along with all existing Chapters.
In addition to new story content, a new subclassing system was announced. Existing characters will be able to obtain skill lines from up to two other classes. One skill line from the character's original class must be retained, but the other two can be replaced as desired. It will not be possible to obtain more than one skill line from a particular class. Subclassing will be available immediately if you already have a level 50 character of that class once the system is released.
Following the successful results of the Vengeance campaign in Cyrodiil, further PvP testing has also been announced.
You can find more details on the official site. A recording of the 2025 ESO Direct announcement can be viewed on YouTube.
Moth Priest Loremaster's Archive Released — March 6, 2025
A new Loremaster's Archive has been released, providing yet another interview between the community and characters within the lore of The Elder Scrolls Online. The latest Archive is an interview with Sister Chana Nirine, one of the Moth Priests responsible for reading and interpreting the Elder Scrolls themselves. Notably, Sister Chana's answers include several new lore texts detailing the history of the scrolls and the origins of the Cyrodilic tradition of reading the prophecies contained within.
You can see the Loremaster's Archive on the official site. We also have a copy of it here.
The Elder Scrolls: Legends has been shut down — January 30, 2025
"Drip, drip, drip. Memory melts. I've futilely tried to freeze what I can, but what is Forgotten cannot be recalled. Only drips, glimpses of stories untold, remain. Memory melts into legend, but legend never dies." —Kellen
The servers for the Elder Scrolls card game Legends have been permanently shut down on January 30, 2025 at 10am EST. We at UESP have had a great time with the game and bid it a heartfelt farewell. If you want to talk about your greatest matches, recollect your best moments, seen weird interactions between cards, or just want to chat about the lore and art, you can join us on the Discord server to reminisce the final moments of the game.
We are still busy documenting and archiving the game. There are still many things that can be done after the shut down. We have back-ups of the game files, many many screenshots, and recollections of the players that can be used to fill in the last bits of information to preserve the game to the fullest. If you want to help, head over the Legends Namespace Completion Project or the Discord mentioned above.
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Arcanists are spellcasters who wield runic spellforms learned from a tome touched by the forces of Apocrypha, the Oblivion realm of Hermaeus Mora. This tome is both the source of knowledge from which the arcanist learns of the spells they wield and the vector through which these spells are cast. In other words, their power is derived from the book itself: knowledge alone is one thing, but arcanists are unique in that the tome they wield is integral to their spellcasting. All mages use runes of some kind, but the runework wielded by arcanists is extremely elaborate on top of producing unique feats of spellwork. Some arcanists have been known to use their power to scry or manipulate the very threads of fate. Scruut, a Watchling fate auditor in the service of Hermaeus Mora, believed that influencing fate in this manner was a power not meant for mortals, and that it could potentially result in the undoing of the mortal that did so.
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- ... that the Elder Scrolls Online boss Trapjaw was originally a crocodile before it was changed to a wamasu in Update 12?
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- ... that the three Daedric runes on the cover of Morrowind are A S V, which stand for Almalexia, Sotha Sil, and Vivec, respectively?
- ... that Sheogorath holds the record for having the most recurring appearances? He has appeared in seven separate Elder Scrolls games, with his most recent appearance being under the mortal guise of Theodor Gorlash in Blades?
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