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Shalidor's Library is a collection of 297 books that becomes available once the Mages Guild has been joined. Reading one of these books grants reputation points towards your rank in the guild, while reading all books in a collection gives you a large boost in your guild reputation. Some of these books are tied to a specific zone, while others can be found all around Tamriel, usually in 3 to 5 locations, and even in the DLC zones. Every time a book is read, it is added to the library and can be read at any time by accessing the game menu.

Once a collection has been completed, reprints of these books can be bought from Mystics. These serve as furnishing items and can be placed in your home and read at any time. It should be noted that reading guild reprint books do not increase your Mages Guild level in the same way reading books found out in the world do.

Many books are anachronistic and were not actually written until the future. This is explained with places like Gandranen Ruins, which pulls books from across time.

Upon completing the Mages Guild quest line, another collection called the Eidetic Memory is unlocked. This library lists all the remaining books, letters, and notes not included in Shalidor's Library.


Alik'r Desert LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Motalion Necropolis Report
Maffud A thief's report regarding the difficulties encountered when looting the Motalion Necropolis
Redguards, History and Heroes, V. 1
Destri Melarg A summary of Redguard history, focusing on Frandar Hunding
Redguards, History and Heroes, V. 2
Destri Melarg A summary of Redguard history, focusing on Frandar Hunding
Redguards, History and Heroes, V. 3
Destri Melarg A summary of Redguard history, focusing on Frandar Hunding
Sacrilege and Mayhem in the Alik'r
Doctor Tazhim of the Bureau of Outlander Affairs A Report to the Royal Family of Hegathe
The Salas En Expedition
Lady Clarisse Laurent An academic study into the ruins of Salas En
Sentinel, the Jewel of Alik'r
The Unveiled Azadiyeh, Songbird of Satakalaam Yokudan legend surrounding the establishment of Sentinel
Tu'whacca's Prayer
A traditional Redguard prayer
Varieties of Faith, Crown Redguards
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the pantheon of the Redguard Crowns
Varieties of Faith, The Forebears
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the pantheon of the Redguard Forebears Alik'r Desert:


Auridon LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Crimes of the Daggerfall Covenant
Aicantar of Shimmerene, Sapiarch of Indoctrination Dominion propaganda decrying the Covenant
Fang of the Sea Vipers
Telenger the Artificer An Aldmeri Dominion report on the Maormer threat Auridon:

Summerset:

Kinlord Rilis and the Mages Guild
High Incunabulist Valaste of the Mages Guild Essay dispelling common misconceptions surroundings the formation of the Mages Guild
  • Firsthold Castle, Firsthold (map)
  • Overlook Inn, Firsthold (map)
  • Firsthold Fighters Guild, Firsthold
The Lay of Firsthold
Poem dedicated to the founding of Auridon
Life in the Eagle's Shadow
A journal recounting the rise of the Aldmeri Dominion in the Second Era
Regarding the Ebonheart Pact
Aicantar of Shimmerene, Sapiarch of Indoctrination Condemnation against the Dunmer and their allegiance to the Ebonheart Pact
The Rise of Queen Ayrenn
Nuulehtel of Skywatch A brief account of Queen Ayrenn's life and history Auridon:

Northern Elsweyr:

Thalmor Handbill
Aicantar of Shimmerene, Sapiarch of Indoctrination Thalmor pamphlet offering guidance for interacting with Khajiit and Bosmer allies Auridon:

Summerset:

Varieties of Faith: The High Elves
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the Altmeri pantheon Auridon:

Summerset:

Why Don the Veil?
Jingoistic pamphlet condemning Queen Ayrenn and her allies


Bangkorai LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Life Barbaric and Brutal
Arthenice Belloq The first chapter in an account of abduction and slavery at the hands of the Reachmen Bangkorai:

The Reach:

Aspects of Lord Hircine
Juno Procillus, Academy of Chorrol Transcribed statement detailing the five aspects of the Daedric Prince Hircine
Bangkorai, Shield of High Rock
King Eamond King Eamond's Final Address to His Troops
Living with Lycanthropy
Guidance on living a productive, peaceful life while afflicted with Lycanthropy Bangkorai:

The Reach:

The Glenmoril Wyrd
Lady Cinnabar of Taneth A description of witches of the Glenmoril Wyrd
The Legend of Fallen Grotto
A cautionary tale surrounding the worship and summoning of Hircine
The Posting of the Hunt
A document announcing a ritualistic hunting of a mortal by Daedra
The True-Told Tale of Hallin, Pt. 1
Prince Fahara'jad First part of a tale about Sword-singer Hallin and his defense of Ojwambu
The True-Told Tale of Hallin, Pt. 2
Second part of a tale about Sword-singer Hallin and his defense of Ojwambu
The Viridian Sentinel
A children's story surrounding the legend of the Viridian Sentinel


BiographiesEdit

Title Author Description Location
Ayrenn: The Unforeseen Queen
Headmaster Tanion of the College of Aldmeri Propriety A biographical book on Queen Ayrenn of Alinor Cyrodiil:

Summerset:

Galerion the Mystic
Asgrim Kolsgreg A biography of Galerion, a Psijic who founded the Mages Guild Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

Great Harbingers of the Companions
Swyk the Long-Sighted Chronicle of some of the leaders of the Companions Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Jorunn the Skald-King
Helgreir Lute-Voice, Bard of Windhelm A biographical book on High King Jorunn of Skyrim Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

The All-Beneficent King Fahara'jad
The first chapter of a biography of King Fahara'jad
The Illusion of Death
Fragmented account of Prophet Marukh's encounter with the spirit of Alessia
Trials of Saint Alessia
Excerpt from a greater work detailing the creation of the Amulet of Kings Auridon:

Blackwood:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Gold Coast:

Stonefalls:

Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 3
His Majesty King Emeric An autobiographical account of the life of King Emeric of Wayrest Auridon:

Galen and Y'ffelon:

Glenumbra:

High Isle and Amenos:

Stonefalls:

Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 6
His Majesty King Emeric An autobiographical account of the life of King Emeric of Wayrest Auridon:

Galen and Y'ffelon:

Glenumbra:

High Isle and Amenos:

Stonefalls:

Triumphs of a Monarch, Ch. 10
His Majesty King Emeric An autobiographical account of the life of King Emeric of Wayrest Auridon:

Galen and Y'ffelon:

Glenumbra:

High Isle and Amenos:

Stonefalls:

Coldharbour LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Life of Strife and Struggle
King Laloriaran Dynar Notes for the personal memoirs of King Laloriaran Dynar, "Last King of the Ayleids"
The Black Forge
Kyngald Nazkrixor A report outlining the construction of the Great Shackle
Chaotic Creatia: The Azure Plasm
Doctor Rhythandius An academic study into Daedric summoning and Azure Plasm
Exegesis of Merid-Nunda
Phrastus of Elinhir Thoughts on a rare manuscript Coldharbour:

Unzoned:

I was Summoned by a Mortal
Kynval Zzedenkathik of Clan Deathbringer A humorous tale of a Dremora's summoning Coldharbour:

The Deadlands:

The Library of Dusk: Rare Books
An inventory of rare manuscripts
The Lightless Oubliette
Kynbriefing for the Lightless Oubliette
Oath of a Dishonored Clan
Lyranth A Daedric oath Coldharbour:

Deadlands:

Protocols of the Court of Contempt
Judge Xiven Protocols for a Daedric court


The Whithering of Delodiil
Unknown An Ayleid legend surrounding the rivalry between two cities and their Daedric patrons Coldharbour:

Hammerfell:


Daedric PrincesEdit

Title Author Description Location
Aedra and Daedra
Anonymous Overview of the basic differences between Gods, Demons, Aedra, and Daedra Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

Telvanni Peninsula:

Boethiah's Proving
Anonymous An account of a fatal summoning of Boethiah Auridon:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

Fragmentae Abyssum Hermaeus Morus
Fragmented mythical account of Ysgramor's encounter with Herma Mora, the Woodland Man Apocrypha:

Cyrodiil:

Invocation of Azura
Sigillah Parate A work written by a priestess of Azura arguing the superiority of Azura to other Daedra Princes Cyrodiil:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

Vvardenfell:

Modern Heretics
Haderus of Gottlesfont An account of one researcher's visit to the shrine of the Daedric Lord Azura Apocrypha:

Cyrodiil:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Opusculus Lamae Bal ta Mezzamortie
Mabei Aywenil, Scribe A brief account of Lamae Bal and the Restless Death Malabal Tor:

Alik'r Desert:

Eastmarch:

The Dreamstride
The Mysterious Alchemists of Vaermina A description of the nature and effect of Vaermina's Torpor Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

The House of Troubles
Chronicle of the Daedra who decided not to submit to the Tribunal Clockwork City:

The Deadlands:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Telvanni Peninsula:

Vvardenfell:

The Spawn of Molag Bal
Brief description of Molag Bal and his relationship to Vampires Cyrodiil:

Imperial City:

The Totems of Hircine
Werewolf tales regarding artifacts of Hircine

Windshriek Strand - Malabal Tor

  • Farthest North along beach from Skullbreaker boss

Deshaan LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Pocket Guide to Mournhold
A traveler's guide to the city of Mournhold
Dark Ruins
Cyrillo the Deranged A Dunmer describes his obsessive search for hidden Daedric ruins The Deadlands:

Deshaan:

Dwemer Dungeons: What I Know
Kireth Vanos, Dungeon-Delver Extraordinaire A description of Dwemer dungeons
Kwama Mining for Fun and Profit
Dorayn Redas, House Hlaalu An instructional guide to Kwama mining
  • Barn, Deepcrag Den
  • East of the gate to Shadowfen, southwest of Deepcrag Den
  • Behind a large boulder directly south of the large ruin southeast of the Urshilaku Camp Wayshrine, Vvardenfell
Legend of the Ghost Snake
Bonorion the Wanderer Observations on the Mabrigash tribe Summerset:

Deshaan:

Sanctioned Murder
Mjahlar Virian Extract from the journal of a retired Morag Tong assassin Deshaan:

Telvanni Peninsula:

Vvardenfell:

Shad Astula Academy Handbook
Introductory pamphlet for new students at Shad Astula, Academy of Magic In and around Narsis: Bottom floor of Varlas House (map), Seron Denelu's Home (map), at an Abandoned Home (map), and on the nearby island (map)
The Judgment of Saint Veloth
Magistrix Vox A description of a relic of Saint Veloth
The Living Gods
Durillis the Theologian Praise for the Tribunal
War of Two Houses
Drelisa Hlaalu, House Historian A Hlaalu account of an armed conflict with House Dres in 2E 559


Divines and DeitiesEdit

Title Author Description Location
Gods and Worship in Tamriel
Brother Hetchfeld, Associate Scribe at the Imperial University, Office of Introductory Studies An overview of how the presence of Gods affects temple life worship Cyrodiil:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

Monomyth: Dragon God & Missing God
Excerpt of a theological book containing the common creation myths Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

Monomyth: Lorkhan and Satakal
Excerpt of a theological book containing the common creation myths Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Monomyth: "Shezarr's Song"
A theological book containing the common creation myths Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

Monomyth: The Heart of the World
A theological book containing the Altmer creation myths Cyrodiil:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

Monomyth: The Myth of Aurbis
Excerpt of a theological book containing the common creation myths Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Nine Commands of the Eight Divines
An overview of principles relating to ethics and worship under the Imperial pantheon Blackwood:

Eastmarch:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

The Anuad Paraphrased
Early religious book providing a simplified version of The Anuad creation myth from the Mythic Era Auridon:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

The Lunar Lorkhan
Fal Droon A theory about the moons Masser and Secunda
Vivec and Mephala
Informational book about ALMSIVI and Mephala Rivenspire:

Vvardenfell:

Dungeon LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Arx Corinium: First Seed Report
Centurion Pontius An Imperial officer's journal outlining the difficulties in the construction of Arx Corinium
Burning Vestige, Vol. I
Warlock Endil A study focusing on Mehrunes Dagon and his supposed attack on a clan of witch-hunters
  • City of Ash I, on a table in the lower hut along the entrance path
Civility and Etiquette V. 5: Undead
Coristir An Altmer guidebook outlining the correct social protocols when dealing with the undead
Civility and Etiquette: Wood Orcs I
Coristir, Sage Sojourner An Altmer guidebook outlining the correct social protocols when dealing with the Wood Orcs Cyrodiil:

Grahtwood:

Wrothgar:

Josef the Intolerant
Ilitha The tale of a prejudiced gladiator
Soul-Trapping I: An Introduction
Warlock Elinyon Musings on soul-trapping
Tempest Island Briefing
On the growing Maormer threat to the Altmer during the Alliance War
The Art of Kwama Egg Cooking
Belami Llevarso An Introduction
The Binding Stone
the Office of the Canonreeve of Corrections On escaping physical barriers and the Binding Stone Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

The Thief God's Treasures
Wafaruz the Veracious Spitter On Rajhin's Daedric prizes and exploits Cyrodiil:

Hew's Bane:

Rivenspire:

To All Who Pass Through
Dutheil An Oblivion architect discusses his greatest creation
To Posterity
Hafara On the Direfrost witch-hunters
War Weather
Ancient Maormeri treatise on weather magic Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

Wayrest Sewers: A Short History
Hilaire Beanique The first volume of a history of the sewers of Wayrest Cyrodiil:

Stormhaven:

What is Volendrung?
Gurour Discussion on the mythical artifact Volendrung
Where Magical Paths Meet
Warlock Aldaale On the benefits of Conjuration Glenumbra:4th cave in,on right near the lamp on floor

Telvanni Peninsula:

With Regards to the Ebony Blade
A Morag Tong memorandum on the Ebony Blade

DwemerEdit

Title Author Description Location
Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer, I-A
Marobar Sul How a boy escapes his kidnappers Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer I-B
Marobar Sul How a boy escapes his kidnappers Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer II
Marobar Sul Book 2 of an incomplete series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

  • On top of a barrel (map) at Lowland Bandit campsite

Stonefalls:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer III
Marobar Sul Book 3 of an incomplete series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer IV
Marobar Sul Book 4 of a series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer V
Marobar Sul Book 5 of an incomplete series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer VI
Marobar Sul Book 6 of a series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer VIII
Marobar Sul Book 8 of a series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer X
Marobar Sul Book 10 of a series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

Ancient Scrolls of the Dwemer XI
Marobar Sul Book 11 of a series of fictional stories about the Dwemer Cyrodiil:

Rivenspire:

Antecedents of Dwemer Law
A historical account of the development of Dwemer law and custom from its roots in High Elven culture Cyrodiil:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Dwarven Automatons
Herebane, Nord A guide to Dwemer Constructs Cyrodiil:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

Dwemer Inquiries Volume I
Thelwe Ghelein, Scholar Part of a series of scholarly essays on the elusive Dwemer Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

Dwemer Inquiries Volume II
Thelwe Ghelein, Scholar Part of a series of scholarly essays on the elusive Dwemer Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

The Rift:

Dwemer Inquiries Volume III
Thelwe Ghelein, Scholar Part of a series of scholarly essays on the elusive Dwemer Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

Guylaine's Dwemer Architecture
Guylaine Marilie Guylaine Marilie's outdated summary of historical Dwemer architecture Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Eastmarch:

Malabal Tor:

Stros M'Kai:

Eastmarch LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
All About Giants
Bonorion the Wanderer Observations on the Giantish Peoples of Skyrim Eastmarch:

The Reach:

Western Skyrim:

The Brothers' War
On the duel between Jorunn the Skald Prince and his brother Fildgor Eastmarch:

Western Skyrim:

The Crown of Freydis
Taleon Mythmaker A history of the second royal crown of Skyrim Eastmarch:

The Reach:

Western Skyrim

Dreamwalkers
Raynard, Academic of Mournhold An essay on Dreamwalkers and the Dreamstride
On Stepping Lightly
Narsis Dren, Treasure Hunter A warning on what to expect in the ruins of Skyrim Eastmarch:

Vvardenfell:

Western Skyrim:

Orcs of Skyrim
Thora Far-Wanderer A history of the Orcish settlers and strongholds of Skyrim Eastmarch:

Western Skyrim:

Second Invasion: Reports
Diary surrounding the Battle of Windhelm during the Second Akaviri Invasion
Spirits of Skyrim
Isstille the Scholar On the guardian spirit of the Haunted Wood
The Stormfist Clan
Thora Far-Wanderer The rise and fall of the Stormfist Clan
The Ternion Monks
Elgad the Scribe On the diminishing Ternion Monks


Glenumbra LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Warning to the Aldmeri Dominion
Erystera Ligen A Daggerfall Covenant ultimatum delivered to the Aldmeri Dominion Glenumbra:

Northern Elsweyr:

Guide to the Daggerfall Covenant
A history and overview of the Daggerfall Covenant Galen and Y'ffelon:

Glenumbra:

High Isle and Amenos:

Schemes of the Reachmage
Gabrielle Benele, Wizard A Mages Guild record of findings on Angof the Gravesinger
  • Red Rook Camp
    • In tent on south side of camp
    • In damaged building on north side of camp
    • On boulder at base of cliff on west side of camp, near Frederic Helomaine
The Code of Mauloch
A description of the unwritten rules of the Orcs
The True Nature of Orcs (Banned Ed.)
Book detailing the Orsimer race and their origin
The Werewolf's Hide
an Unknown Packleader A werewolf's greatest asset Glenumbra:

The Reach:

True Heirs of the Empire
Erystera Ligen Propaganda for the Daggerfall Covenant
Varieties of Faith: The Bretons
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the Breton pantheon Galen and Y'ffelon:

Glenumbra:

High Isle:

Varieties of Faith: The Orcs
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the religion of Orcs
Wyresses: The Name-Daughters
Glargargil the Speaking Oak A song of Jephre and the Wyrd Women Glenumbra:

Galen and Y'ffelon:

High Isle:


Grahtwood LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree
Beredalmo the Signifier The story of Green-Sap, the Tower of the Bosmer
Ayleid Survivals in Valenwood
Cuinur of Cloudrest, 4th Tier Scholar of Tamrielic Minutiae Thalmor report on the Ayleid Diaspora in the First Era
The Book of the Great Tree
Excerpts regarding the First Tree of the Elden Grove
Common Arms of Valenwood
Mistral Aurelian Teriscor An overview of Bosmeri philosophy regarding weapons and armaments
The Devouring of Gil-Var-Delle
Fastor On the mysterious destruction of an ancient Valenwood township Auridon:

Clockwork City:

  • Northwest of Clockwork Crossroads Wayshrine, near Phillic Valtieri

Grahtwood:

In the Company of Wood Orcs
Sisarion Extract from a Bosmer's journal recounting his experience with Wood Orcs
The Legend of Vastarie
Afwa, a Student and Friend On one of the most infamous necromancers of the Second Era Grahtwood:

Northern Elsweyr:

Varieties of Faith: The Khajiit
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the Khajiiti pantheon Blackwood:

Grahtwood:

  • East of Southpoint, on the bench next to the priest
  • Southern Southpoint
  • Eastern Southpoint

Northern Elsweyr:

Southern Elsweyr:

Varieties of Faith: The Wood Elves
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the Bosmeri pantheon
War Customs of the Tribal Bosmer
Mistral Aurelian Teriscor What to expect from the warriors of the Valenwood forests


Greenshade LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Gifts of the Nereids
An anecdotal account of the nereids
The Eldest: A Pilgrim's Tale
Religious rites of the Bosmer
The Green Pact and the Dominion
A discussion of how the Green Pact affects the Dominion
The Ooze: A Fable
A children's tale from Valenwood
Visions of the Green Pact Bosmer
Morvas Andrys Insights into the worldview of followers of the Green Pact
The Wilderking Legend
Unknown An ancient legend of Valenwood
The Wood Elf Gourmet, Ch. 1
A wood elf recipe
Woodhearth: A Pocket Guide
A brief history of Woodhearth
Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi, Pt. 1
Clan Mother Ahnissi How a Khajiit explains the origin of the world
Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi, Pt. 2
Clan Mother Ahnissi How a Khajiit explains the origin of the world


Legends of NirnEdit

Title Author Description Location
An Accounting of the Elder Scrolls
Quintus Nerevelus, Former Imperial Librarian An author's report on the Elder Scrolls and his subsequent entry into the Cult of the Ancestor Moth Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Imperial City:

Malabal Tor:

Tamrielic Artifacts, Part One
A summary of ancient artifacts Alik'r:

Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

Tamrielic Artifacts, Part Two
A summary of ancient artifacts Alik'r:

Cyrodiil:

Eastmarch:

Malabal Tor:

  • Inside a large tent at the back of the beach southeast of Jode's Pocket
Tamrielic Artifacts, Part Three
A summary of ancient artifacts Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

The Adabal-a
Morihaus The memoirs of Morihaus, consort to Alessia and Taker of the Citadel Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Gold Coast:

Malabal Tor:

The Amulet of Kings
Wenengrus Monhona Chronicles the creation of the Amulet of Kings Alik'r Desert:

Eastmarch:

Imperial City:

Malabal Tor:

The Cleansing of the Fane
Fragmented script from a member of the Alessian Order Alik'r Desert:

Gold Coast:

Malabal Tor:

West Weald:

The Exclusionary Mandates
The dictates of the Marukhati Selective Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

The Last King of the Ayleids
Herminia Cinna Chronicles the downfall of the Ayleid Empire in the First Era Alik'r:

Cyrodiil:

Malabal Tor:

The Order of the Ancestor Moth
A Temple novice's initiatory pamphlet on the Cult of the Ancestor Moth Alik'r Desert:

Blackwood:

Cyrodiil:

Eastmarch:

Malabal Tor:

LiteratureEdit

Title Author Description Location
16 Accords of Madness, Vol. VI
Hircine's Tale Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

The Rift:

Crow and Raven: Three Short Fables
A series of morals Bangkorai:

Clockwork City:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

Myths of Sheogorath, Volume 1
Mymophonus Magical myths about the Madgod himself Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Fargrave:

Myths of Sheogorath, Volume 2
Mymophonus Magical myths about the Madgod himself
The Homilies of Blessed Almalexia
Almalexia A series of children's fables, each with its own moral Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

The Legendary Scourge
A short story and poem about Scourge, the mace of Malacath Bangkorai:

Reaper's March:

Wrothgar:

The Lusty Argonian Maid, Volume 1
A fragment of a bawdy play Bangkorai:

Reaper's March:

Murkmire:

The Lusty Argonian Maid, Volume 2
A fragment of a bawdy play Alik'r:

Reaper's March:

Murkmire:

The Red Book of Riddles
Small collection of riddles Bangkorai:

Reaper's March:

The Rift:

Wabbajack
Story of one man's summoning of Sheogorath and descent into madness Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

The Rift:

Magic and MagickaEdit

Title Author Description Location
Arcana Restored
Wapna Neustra Cryptic instructions for the restoration of Arcana Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Guild Memo on Soul-Trapping
Vanus Galerion, Archmagister Emeritus Vanus Galerion's proposal on the use of soul-trapping magics Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Liminal Bridges
Camilonwe of Alinor A Discourse On The Theory and Praxis of Traveling Between Mundus and Oblivion Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Magic from the Sky
Zeroli Jarol Treatise concerning Ayleid Wells, Welkynd Stones, and Varla Stones Cyrodiil:
  • Next to an altar in the middle on an island, in the middle of the lake southeast of Fort Dragonclaw (map)

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

West Weald:

Manual of Spellcraft
An introduction to magic and the Mages Guild Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Summerset:

On the Detachment of the Sheath
Arch-Prelate Fervidius Tharn An explanation of an aspect of Aurbis Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Proposal: Schools of Magic
Gabrielle Benele, Daggerfall Mages Guild A proposal to change the Mages Guild study program
Reality and Other Falsehoods
Summary of the basic principles of Alteration magic Blackwood:

Cyrodiil:

Stormhaven:

The Old Ways
Celarus the Loremaster A guide to the Psijic Order and their beliefs Clockwork City:

Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Summerset:

Wayshrines of Tamriel
Beredalmo the Signifier The origins of the Wayshrines of Tamriel

Malabal Tor LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Nereid Stole My Husband
A cautionary tale Malabal Tor:

Southern Elsweyr:

Ayleid Cities of Valenwood
the Esteemed Historian Homfrey at the University of Gwylim, 2E 455 An excerpt of a text about the downfall of Ayleid civilization in Valenwood
Green Lady, My Lady
An ode to the Green Lady
The Humor of Wood Elves
Telenger the Artificer A collection of Bosmer jokes
Pirates of the Abecean
A tale of a pirate crew's encounter with the infamous Crimson Ship Blackwood:

Malabal Tor:

Southern Elsweyr:

The Red Paint
How Orcs make their war paint
The Voice of the People
On the rise of a new Silvenar, Voice of the People for the Bosmer
The Wedding Feast: A Memoir
Naral, also known as Baretail A memorial Bosmeri wedding feast Malabal Tor:

West Weald:

The Woodsmer
Tale of an encounter with the mythical Woodsmer
Valenwood: A Study
Archivist Endaranande An essay on the Bosmer and their importance to the Aldmeri Dominion


Myths of the MundusEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Werewolf's Confession
Captain Philmont of the Oldgate Lancers, Daggerfall Covenant Army The confessions of a regretful lycanthrope Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Before the Ages of Man: Dawn Era
Aicantar of Shimmerene Chronicle of the major events of the Dawn Era Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

Summerset:

Before the Ages of Man: Merethic Era
Aicantar of Shimmerene Chronicle of the major events of the Merethic Era Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

Summerset:

Ebony Blade History
A warning to whomever would seek to wield the power of the Ebony Blade Deshaan:

Grahtwood:

Stormhaven:

Noxiphilic Sanguivoria
Cinna Scholasticus An overview of a vampirism strain common during the Second Era Cyrodiil:

Deshaan:

Stormhaven:

Ruminations on the Elder Scrolls
Septimus Signus, College of Winterhold A philosophical view on the role of the Elder Scrolls Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

Sithis
On Sithis, the start of the house Cyrodiil:

Gold Coast:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

The Consecrations of Arkay
Punctilius Tyrus The beliefs and practices of the Order of Arkay
The Firmament
Ffoulke A book of constellations and their meanings
The Pig Children
Tyston Bane Discusses the history of the Orcish threat in the Iliac Bay Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Oblivion LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Darkest Darkness
A description of various Daedra Cyrodiil:

Greenshade:

Imperial City:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

On Oblivion
Morian Zenas A guide to Oblivion and the Daedra Cyrodiil:

Deadlands:

Greenshade:

Imperial City:

Rivenspire:

On the Nature of Coldharbour
Phrastus of Elinhir A lecture on Coldharbour
Spirit of the Daedra
A look into the Daedric mindset Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

The Book of Daedra
Excerpts from a lengthy tome describing the nature of each of the Daedra Apocrypha:

The Deadlands:

Greenshade:

Imperial City:

Rivenspire:

The Doors of Oblivion, Part 1
Seif-ij Hidja The chronicles of Morian Zenas' journey through the realms of Oblivion, penned by his apprentice Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

The Doors of Oblivion, Part 2
Seif-ij Hidja The chronicles of Morian Zenas' journey through the realms of Oblivion, penned by his apprentice Cyrodiil:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Shadowfen:

The Slave Pits of Coldharbour
Instructions for Dremora taskmasters in the service of Molag Bal Cyrodiil:
Varieties of Daedra, Part 1
Aranea Drethan An analysis of Daedra forms, focusing primarily on the Dremora The Deadlands:

Greenshade:

Rivenspire:

Varieties of Daedra, Part 2
Aranea Drethan An analysis of Daedra forms, focusing primarily on the Dremora The Deadlands:

Imperial City

Rivenspire:

Poetry and SongEdit

Title Author Description Location
Flesh to Cut from Bone
A sea shanty Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Eastmarch:

Galen and Y'ffelon:

Gold Coast:

Hew's Bane:

High Isle and Amenos:

Malabal Tor:

Ode to the Tundrastriders
Unknown A poem dedicated to giants Alik'r Desert:

Malabal Tor:

Proper-Life: Three Chants
Marching songs of the Alessian Order Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Gold Coast:

Reaper's March:

  • Southwest from Fort Grimwatch Wayshrine, beside a skeleton in an old campsite (map)
  • Inside Fort Grimwatch, on a hard-to-reach ledge above the entrance to Khaj Rawlith (map)

The Rift:

Song of the Askelde Men
A traditional Nordic poem about a ghost stalking those that killed him Bangkorai:

Reaper's March:

The Battle of Glenumbria Moors
Song on the famous 1E 482 battle between the Alessian Empire and the Direnni Alik'r Desert:
  • Sep's Spine, and also at a ransacked campsite southeast of it

Malabal Tor:

The Book of Dawn and Dusk
A collection of sayings and aphorisms attributed variously to the Tribunals and to their saints and servants Alik'r Desert:

Cyrodiil:

Eastmarch:

Malabal Tor:

The Cantatas of Vivec
A book of gospels in the form of epic songs Alik'r Desert:

Eastmarch:

  • The island southwest of The Thief stone (one on the island, and three more surrounding on the shores of the pond)

Malabal Tor:

The Five Far Stars
Zershishi Mus-Manul Ashlander poetry Alik'r Desert:

Malabal Tor:

The Warrior's Charge
An old poem of the Redguards that deals with the constellations Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

Words of the Wind
A volume of verse collected from Ashlander wise women Bangkorai:

Cyrodiil:

Reaper's March:

Reaper's March LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Looter's Paradise
the Silver-Haired Shadow A treatise on Reaper's March's history of banditry and rival feuds
Cohort Briefing: Arenthia
Centurion Iunius Ocella An Imperial officer's briefing on the planned occupation of Arenthia
The Eagle and the Cat
Lord Gharesh-ri, Speaker for the Mane A description of the outbreak of the Knahaten Flu Reaper's March:

Southern Elsweyr:

Elven Eyes, Elven Spies
Zwinthodurr Roun-dar A cautionary pamphlet warning of Aldmeri Dominion spies in Elsweyr Reaper's March:

Southern Elsweyr:

Litter-Mates of Darkness
Moon-Bishop Hunal An essay surrounding the dro-m'Athra Northern Elsweyr:

Reaper's March:

Master Zoaraym's Tale, Part 1
Gi'Nanth About the Temple of the Two Moons in Elsweyr and its students Northern Elsweyr:

Reaper's March:

Southern Elsweyr:

Master Zoaraym's Tale, Part 2
Gi'Nanth About the Temple of the Two Moons in Elsweyr and its students Northern Elsweyr:

Reaper's March:

Southern Elsweyr:

Moon-Sugar for Glossy Fur? Yes!
Rathuni-la Dawnwhisker, Daughter of Azurah A pamphlet dismissing claims that moon-sugar is bad for a Khajiit's health Northern Elsweyr:

Reaper's March:

The Moon Cats and their Dance
Clan Mother Ahnissi A story of the Khajiit Northern Elsweyr:

Reaper's March:

Southern Elsweyr:

Yours for the Taking!
Catonius Libo, Aide-de-Camp to General Lavinia Axius A call for Colovians to join the Legion of the West Weald


Rivenspire LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Bloodfiends of Rivenspire
Nalana, Advisor to House Tamrith A report on the vampiric Bloodfiends of Rivenspire Blackreach:

Rivenspire:

The Reach:

Dire Legends of the Doomcrag
Nalana, Advisor to House Tamrith A collection of local legends surrounding the Doomcrag
House Ravenwatch Proclamation
Count Verandis Ravenwatch A House Ravenwatch pamphlet denouncing Baron Wylon Montclair and the Lightless Remnant Blackreach:

Rivenspire:

House Tamrith: A Recent History
Chancellor Regina Troivois, the Department of Interior Affairs A treatise on House Tamrith of Rivenspire
Northpoint: An Assessment
Chancellor Regina Troivois A treatise on House Dorell of Rivenspire
Shornhelm, Crown City of the North
Lord Wylon, 39th Baron Montclair On Shornhelm and the House of Montclair
The Barrows of Westmark Moor
Sathyr Longleat the Elder On the conflicts surrounding the burial grounds near Rivenspire
The Horse-Folk of Silverhoof
Doctor Nabeth al-Gilane, Khefrem Academy of Yokudan Heritage On the lost tribe of Yokuda, the Horsemen of High Rock
The Remnant of Light
Beredalmo the Signifier Translation of an Ayleid tract
The Story of Princess Eselde
Thinly-veiled propaganda from House Tamrith Summerset:

Rivenspire:


Shadowfen LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Mother's Nursery Rhyme
A dark nursery rhyme surrounding the Night Mother and her five sacrificed children Shadowfen:

Southern Elsweyr:

A Shallow Pool
A poem regarding the Hist
Dust's Shadow
A short tale of a Dark Brotherhood assassination
Fair Argonian Maiden
A lewd Argonian poem
Freedom's Price
A tragic tale of forbidden love between a Dunmer slavemaster and her Argonian slave Blackwood:

Murkmire:

Shadowfen:

On the Knahaten Flu
Archivist Neleminduure A description of the Knahaten Flu Northern Elsweyr:

Shadowfen:

Southern Elsweyr:

Remember Me
The tale of an Argonian seeking to understand his nightmares
Suril's Journal
Suril A Mages Guild research journal documenting field studies in Black Marsh
The Right Mattock for the Job
An ogre attack on a mine
The Ruby Necklace
A warning goes unheeded


Stonefalls LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Ancestors and the Dunmer (Abridged)
A guide for foreign visitors to Morrowind Stonefalls:
  • Northern Othrenis
  • Just west of Othrenis
  • On the eastern platform, Othrenis
  • On the southern platform, Othrenis

Telvanni Peninsula:

Argonians Among Us
Sil Rothril An overview of the Argonian race from a Dunmer's perspective
The Brothers of Strife
Nili Omavel On the ancient conflict between Nedes and Dunmer
The Great Houses and Their Uses
Tel Verano Appraisals of the Great Houses of Morrowind Stonefalls:

Telvanni Peninsula:

Vvardenfell:

Guide to the Ebonheart Pact
A history and overview of the Pact
Mottos of the Dunmeri Great Houses
Vilyn Girith A Dunmer rebukes his son for lacking common knowledge Stonefalls:

Telvanni Peninsula:

Nords of Skyrim
Hrothmund Wolf-Heart An essay professing the finer qualities of Nords Stonefalls:

The Reach:

Western Skyrim:

  • Jarl Morryn's Cabin (map)
Varieties of Faith: The Argonians
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College An excerpt of Varieties of Faith in Tamriel regarding the Argonian belief system Blackwood:

Stonefalls:

Varieties of Faith: The Dark Elves
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College A summary of the Dunmeri pantheon
Varieties of Faith: The Nords
Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College An excerpt of Varieties of Faith in Tamriel regarding the Nordic belief system Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns:

The Reach:

Stonefalls:


Stormhaven LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Founding of the Spirit Wardens
Janise Muric, Third Warden of the Faithful Circle A brief account of Abbot Durak's early life and his encounter with Azura
Once
Beredalmo the Signifier A bitter-sweet ode celebrating the achievements and failures of the Direnni clan Stormhaven:
Orcs: The Vermin Among Us
Absolon Sorick A racist pamphlet criticizing the Orcs and their membership in the Daggerfall Covenant
Our Calling, Our Pledge
Abbot Durak A brief overview of the Spirit Wardens and their ideology
Sacred Rites of the Stonechewers
Nellic Sterone A description of the Stonechewer Goblin tribe
The Bretons: Mongrels or Paragons?
Phrastus of Elinhir An essay surrounding the ancestral roots of the Bretons Galen and Y'ffelon:

High Isle and Amenos:

Stormhaven:

Wrothgar:

The Knightly Orders of High Rock
Lady Cinnabar of Taneth A description of Breton knights Galen and Y'ffelon:

High Isle:

Stormhaven:

To Dream Beyond Dreams
the Omen of a Hundred Prophecies The autobiography of the First Nightcaller Fargrave:

Stormhaven:

Tower of Adamant
Hrerm House-builder, Bards College, Solitude A Nord architect's notes on the construction of the Adamantine Tower
Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay
Sathyr Longleat the Elder A history of the city Wayrest, circa 2E 582 Galen and Y'ffelon:

Stormhaven:

High Isle and Amenos:


Tamriel HistoryEdit

Title Author Description Location
Ayleid Inscriptions Translated
Beredalmo the Signifier A series of Ayleid phrases and their translations Auridon:

Blackwood:

Cyrodiil:

Glenumbra:

Gold Coast:

Stonefalls:

Eulogy for Emperor Varen
Lord Abnur Tharn, Chancellor of the Elder Council A lament for a dead emperor Blackwood:

Cyrodiil:

Gold Coast:

  • Inside the ruins southeast of Kvatch

West Weald:

Frontier, Conquest
University of Gwylim Press, 2E 344 Details the presence of humans in Tamriel before the original Nordic conquests thought to bring humans to Tamriel Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Rivenspire:

Stonefalls:

History of the Fighters Guild Pt. 1
Detailing the events leading up to the foundation of the Syffim, now known as the Fighters Guild Auridon:

Glenumbra:

Stonefalls:

Cyrodiil:

History of the Fighters Guild Pt. 2
Detailing the events leading up to the foundation of the Syffim, now known as the Fighters Guild Auridon:

Cyrodiil:

Stonefalls:

House Tharn of Nibenay
Count Opius Voteporix A volume describing the noble Imperial family of House Tharn Blackwood:

Cyrodiil:

Origin of the Mages Guild
The Arch-Mage Salarth Where and how the Mages Guild started
Return to Orsinium
Immigration-Wife Uulitag gra-Orsinium A rallying pamphlet urging Orcs to return to Orsinium
  • South of Bruma in Cyrodiil, near the remains of a stone building
  • Wrothgar, east of Shipwreck Cove next to a boat near a waterfall
The Order of the Black Worm
Evoker Brucille Mages Guild Report: The Order of the Black Worm Cyrodiil:

Imperial City:

The Second Akaviri Invasion
Yngmaer Raven-Quill, Historian Royal of the Bards' College, Solitude A description of the Second Akaviri Invasion

The Rift LoreEdit

Title Author Description Location
Clans of the Reach: A Guide
Ehcelmo A cautionary guide to three Reachmen clans The Reach:

The Rift:

Rivers of Profit in Riften
Eyes-With-Intent A Thieves Guild report on potential business opportunities in city of Riften
Songs of the Return, Volume 5
Part of the traditional legend of Ysgramor and his Five Hundred Companions
Songs of the Return, Volume 27
Part of the traditional legend of Ysgramor and his Five Hundred Companions
Songs of the Return, Volume 49
Part of the traditional legend of Ysgramor and his Five Hundred Companions
The Road to Sovngarde
An overview of the Nordic afterlife Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns:

The Rift:

The Wandering Skald
A song on being a skald Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns:

The Rift:

Bookshelves in Western Skyrim

Thenephan's Mysteries of Mead
Daria Thenephan On the intricacies of creating and consuming Nord mead The Reach

The Rift

Touch of the Worm's Tongue
Record of an experiment
Unexpected Allies
Commentary on the Ebonheart Pact by a Nord soldier


The Trial of EyeveaEdit

Title Author Description Location
A Gift of Sanctuary
A twisted tale of a boy's encounter with a duck
  Baandari Trading Post Mages Guild
  Sentinel Mages Guild
  Eastmarch Mages Guild
Circus of Cheerful Slaughter
A book of nonsensical repetition
  Elden Root Mages Guild
  Wayrest Mages Guild
  Mournhold Mages Guild
How the Kwama Lost His Shoes
A children's poem about a clumsy Kwama
  Vulkhel Guard Mages Guild
  Daggerfall Mages Guild
  Davon's Watch Mages Guild
Robier's Vegetable Garden
A tale of a creature in the garden
  Marbruk Mages Guild
  Shornhelm Mages Guild
  Stormhold Mages Guild