Characters / The Elder Scrolls

This page is an index for the gods, races, factions, historical, and recurring characters in The Elder Scrolls series. For the individual games, see their respective pages:

• The Elder Scrolls: Arena
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
• The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

Note: Elder Scrolls lore is generally not clear-cut. Reasons for this range from biased in-universe sources intentionally only giving you only one side of a story, to sources lacking critical information or working from false information, to the implication that All Myths Are True, despite the contradictions, or that at least all myths are Metaphorically True. Out-of-game developer supplemental texts (frequently referred to as "Obscure Texts" by the lore community) are more trustworthy, but are frequently left unofficial and sometimes later contradicted. Because of this, it is entirely possible for two contradictory statements in the below examples to both be true. (And due to frequent events in-universe that alter the timeline, both may literally be true in-universe.)

Index by Category

• Races
  • The Races of Men^note Atmorans, Bretons, Imperials, Kothringi, Men of Akavir, Nedes, Nords, Reachmen, Redguards (Ra'Gada / Ra Gada), Rim Men, Skaal
  • The Races of Mer (Elves)^note Altmer (High Elves), Ayleids (Wild Elves), Bosmer (Wood Elves), Dunmer (Dark Elves), Dwemer (Deep Elves / "Dwarves"), Falmer (Snow Elves), Lefthanded Elves (Sinistral Mer), Maormer (Sea Elves), Orsimer (Pariah Elves / "Orcs"), Wood Orcs
  • The Beast Races^note Argonians, Bird Men, Dreugh, Fauns, Hadolids, Imga, Khajiit, Lilmothiit, Minotaurs, Sload
  • Other Races^note Other Tamrielic Races: Deep Ones, Dragons, Ehlnofey, Giants, Goblins, Hagravens, Hist, Nymphs, Ogres, Rieklings, Spriggans; Akaviri Races: Kamal, Ka Po' Tun, Tang Mo, Tsaesci
  • Creatures^note Alit, Ash/Corprus Creatures, Ash Hopper, Chaurus, Cliff Racer, Death Hound, Durzog, Fabricants, Guar, Grahl, Horker, Ice Wraith, Kagouti, Kwama, Liches, Mudcrab, Netch, Nix-Hound, Shalk, Silt Strider, Skeever, Slaughterfish, Trolls, Vampires, Were-creatures
• Divine Beings^note Pre-Creation Entities: Anu and Padomay, Lorkhan; Aedra: Akatosh, Arkay, Dibella, Julianos, Kynareth, Mara, Stendarr, Talos, Zenithar; The Tribunal and Dagoth Ur: Vivec, Almalexia, Sotha Sil, Dagoth Ur
  • Daedra
    • Daedric Princes^note Azura, Boethiah, Clavicus Vile, Hermaeus Mora, Hircine, Ithelia, Jyggalag, Malacath, Mehrunes Dagon, Mephala, Meridia, Molag Bal, Namira, Nocturnal, Peryite, Sanguine, Sheogorath, Vaermina
    • Lesser Daedra^note Atronachs, Aureal (Golden Saints), Aurorans, Clannfear, Daedroths, Daedric Titans, Demiprinces, Dremora, Forces of Order, Herne, Hungers, Lurkers, Mazken (Dark Seducers), Morphoid Daedra, Ogrim, Scamps, Seekers, Skaafin, Perthan (Spider Daedra), Vermai, Winged Twilights, Xivilai
  • Other Deities^note Alduin, The All-Maker, Anui-El, Baan Dar, Ebonarm, The HoonDing, The Ideal Masters, Magnus and the Magna-Ge, Numidium, Ruptga, Sai, Sithis, Trinimac, Tsun, Y'ffre
• Factions^note Alessian Order, Ansei, Blades, Clan Direnni, Cult of the Ancestor Moth, Dark Brotherhood, Dragon Cult, Fighters Guild, Great Houses of the Dunmer, Imperial Legion, Mages Guild, Morag Tong, Order of the Black Worm, Psijic Order, Thalmor, Thieves Guild, Vigil of Stendarr, Vampire Clans
• Historical Figures^note Cyrodilic Emperors and Regents: Alessia the Slave Queen, Reman Cyrodiil, The Akaviri Potentates, Tiber Septim, Pelagius Septim III "the Mad", Uriel Septim V; Other Historical Figures: Lamae Beolfag, Orgnum, The Snow Prince, Topal the Pilot, Veloth the Pilgrim, Ysgramor, Arch-Mage Shalidor, Dumac Dwarfking, Frandar Hunding, Gaiden Shinji, Iachesis, Indoril Nerevar, Jurgen Windcaller, Kagrenac, Morihaus, Pelinal Whitestrake, Umaril the Unfeathered, Wulfharth Ash-King, Ada'Soom Dir-Kamal, Vanus Galerion, Zurin Arctus / The Underking, Potema Septim, Rajhin
• Recurring Characters^note Barenziah, Divayth Fyr, Jiub, M'aiq the Liar, Mannimarco, Master Neloth, The Night Mother, Ocato, Shadowmere, Uriel Septim VII

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