History Fridge / TheElderScrollsIVOblivion

* You can tell Falanu Hlaalu what the fine for necrophilia is in Cyrodiil, which implies you know what it is. You also start the game in prison...

** Why is the fine higher in Morrowind? The Dunmer place a strong emphasis on ancestor worship, so they wouldn't be too happy with defiling corpses.

** But you ''can'' (temporarily) kill him with the Wabbajack, an artifact of Sheogorath. He's powerful, sure, but you haven't got the hang of being a Daedric Prince yet.

** "Allowed" the destruction of Kvatch may not be ENTIRELY accurate, so much as that, by and large, higher powers in the Elder Scrolls series can't/don't interfere with each other. They can push events to raise a champion of Akatosh, they can subtly nudge fate so that key figures survive (explaining why key NPCs can't be killed), but they generally can't, say, stop Dagon from opening a gate from his realm (Online establishes that, within their planes, a Daedra is basically all-powerful).

** There are other signs that point toward Martin's hero status; it is ''his'' [[DoomedHometown hometown (Kvatch) that is destroyed]], he is the receiver of TheCall ([[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive which knows where he lives]]), [[ThereCanOnlyBeOne he is the one thing that can light the dragon fires and prevent the apocalypse]], and ultimately, he [[spoiler:performs a HeroicSacrifice, sealing his status as a MessianicArchetype]].

* To progress the main quest, at one time you need to get blood from a Daedra, which you get by dismantling one of the Daedric artifacts. If you finished the ''Shivering Isles'' questline before this point, the Player Character has become one of them (Sheoggorath), yet there is no dialog option to suggest Martin to use the Hero of Kvatch's blood for the ritual. While many players pointed it as pure GameplayAndStorySegregation, this actually makes sense InUniverse: the Hero of Kvatch probably assumed that telling the other they were one of the Daedra (i.e. the highest ranking demon lords in the ''Elder Scrolls''' mythology), especially during a crisis involving another Daedra, would pass for either a poorly timed attempt at humor, or just madness (either way, nobody would believe them).

* The Gray Cowl of nocturnal was stolen from a Daedric princess, how a mortal do that? And how it was conveniently was cursed for the user? And then you get the idea of maybe that thieves guild is instead the Nocturnal Cult, this start to make sense in Skyrim.

* The Gray Cowl of nocturnal was stealed from a Daedric princess, how a mortal do that? And how it was conveniently was cursed for the user? And then you get the idea of maybe that thieves guild is instead the Nocturnal Cult, this start to make sense in Skyrim.

*** It's very doubtful that necrophilia is such a common occurence in Cyrodiil that the PC would see someone brought in for it after a day or so in jail. Especially as Cyrodiil as a whole doesn't have even a quarter the population a modern city does.

* The Golden Saints, despite their angelic appearance, are haughty and disdainful, while the Dark Seducers, despite ruling over a land of treachery and secrets, are rather kind. Why is this? Consider their charges: Golden Saints rule over a group of creative, fussy artists, and probably need a firm hand to keep them in line. Whereas the Dark Seducers also rule over the suicidal and depressed, and a kind face can do wonders for such people. Not to mention a smile is said to open many doors, which is useful for furrowing out secrets.

** It also may have to do with the fact [[RealityEnsues men and women are in fact biologically different.]]