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For me, it's the quality of retcon that matters. Remember that the Maruhkati Dragonbreak was just an explanation on why there were virtually no events in the second millennium of the First Era.

I understand what you mean, though. Too many of them, even if they're actually good, can ruin the feeling ...

Yeah, Ebonarm hasn't been mentioned since Daggerfall. This retcon, while definite for the first time, is not something new. I'm kind of glad it happened, because I've never been able to place Ebonarm in any of the established pantheons.
Round hole, square peg. Those established pantheons are ...

Just to throw in this bit: In TESA: Redguard, set in year 2E 864, the word "gold" is used exclusively to refer to currency. Considering Redguard's lore belongs in the same era of development as Morrowind's (where "septims", "drakes" and "gold" are used interchangeably), I think it was intentional ...

Yeah, Ebonarm hasn't been mentioned since Daggerfall. This retcon, while definite for the first time, is not something new. I'm kind of glad it happened, because I've never been able to place Ebonarm in any of the established pantheons.

I give up. Lord Dregas Volar and his Daedric Crescent appear at a Dark Anchor. They do realise this is hundreds of years before the Battlespire even existed .
Daedric Crescents were destroyed at the Battlespire, not created. Nor is it stated anywhere that they were created for the sole purpose of ...

I agree that the new additions to lore far outweigh any contradictions that have arisen. I mean, for an example, ever since Redguard and the PGE1, we've been told there was an invasion of Thras, but the only answers answered were what and when (and even that was in question). All the little details ...

Keep mind, The Aedra are more than just the Divines. The people of Tamriel are the progeny of those who came before them. And gods, too, once walked as mortals (indeed, by the divine pact of creation, they ARE mortal). And what is a child but a physical and spiritual manifestation of oneself?
I ...

Avatars are usually defined as either physical or spiritual manifestations of gods (e.g. Jon Hawker in Morrowind, or Pelinal at Alessia's deathbed). I don't think the word should be used lightly. Every person on Tamriel could be considered as having a part of Aedric essence, but they're not really ...

Whoah, 95? That's incredible. Kind of makes me wonder which ones you answered wrong. :P

Also, thanks for "beta testing" my quiz. I made most of it when I didn't have any Internet connection so I couldn't check on all the details. Still, kinda sloppy of me.

About your feedback: I corrected all of ...

A well-thought-out theory, but I think the sample pool is too small for us to be able to make that claim without qualms.

It would be nice, though, for Cyrodiil to turn into the jungle-as-we-know-it at the end of ESO due to some end-game quest.

I've never heard Dagoth Ur say this one in-game, but it is in the game files, so:

"Omnipotent. Omniscient. Sovereign. Immutable. How sweet it is to be a god."

To add to your confusion here's an excerpt from "Mysterious Akavir":

' Ka Po' Tun is the "Tiger-Dragon's Empire". The cat-folk here are ruled by the divine Tosh Raka, the Tiger-Dragon. [...] Since that time the cat-folk have tried to become the Dragons. Tosh Raka is the first to succeed. He is the ...

I came across an ES Lore quiz on the net, which seemed like a fun way to pass my time. Not really satisfied, I did a little searching for other quizzes. They were all equally disappointing. Most of them had (extremely) poor grammar, were far too easy and contained fanart/fanfiction. So I decided to ...

I'm having trouble understanding this Ta'agra word from the context in which it was first mentioned. I've googled "Rhojiit" and found that some people believe it to refer to "Sabretooth cats". Could anyone lend a hand?

What? But that's a category of pages with UNwritten rumors...

Oh, nevermind...

Does anyone know where I can find a list of all the rumors in Oblivion? If not, could someone produce such a list through CS?

We can only guess what Akatosh and Lorkhan could even possibly want with Mundus.

On topic:
No, not at all, I meant Tiber killing Zurin. Besides, since Lorkhaj ihmself wasn't resurrected and an ample opportunity (the Armistice and his heart) was given, I take it something went wrong. The Tiber ...

The only person who can lite the Dragonfires is a Dragonborn, but no, one does not become Dragonborn by lighting the fire, one shows they are Dragonborn by doing so.

Well, I doubt there would be a situation were that many people were Dragonborn at the same time, it was just a very extreme example ...

Akatosh chooses Dragonborn not by their family, their personality, their goals, or their accomplishments, he chooses them because they need to be so.

If 10 people took the throne and lit the dragonfires within a weeks span, each from a different, unrelated, family, they would all be Dragonborn ...

How are they chosen? By whoever is the oldest kid or The Emperor's closest living relative.
For Dragonfires to work they all had to be Dragonborns. Are we even certain the criteria for lighting the Dragonfires was being Dragonborn and not merely a "Dragonborn Emperor"? I mean if it takes to be a ...

Wait, what? You imply that Remans and Septims (entire sets of rulers) were all are Dragonborns, but that being a Dragonborn is not hereditary? Then how are successors to the title of Dragonborn emperor being chosen?

As for the Blades, they were killed off in the Great War, that is why they couldn ...

I remember seeing somewhere that Alessia was being referenced as Aka. I can see now from the context that I clearly got that wrong (I mean the "mindless dragon" and Aka in the same paragraph pretty much give it away). So Pelinal is somewhat related to Akatosh, I admit that (although besides this, I ...

Martin was an avatar of Akatosh, not Shezzar. Therefore, not a Shezzarine. Same as the Dragonborn: The soul of a Dragon would be Akatosh's sole domain, not Lorkhan's.
You can be both, just as Tiber was.

Dragonborn and Shezzarine

Just as Pelinal was, well he may not have been dragonborn but he ...

(I wonder what one would call the deities given portions of Akatosh's power, like Auriel or Martin?)
I dont think I am understanding this question, they would be called Shezzarines.
Akatosh =/= Lorkhan

All that is really known about Shezzarines is that they are avatars of Shezzar sent to Nirn ...

Avatars of the missing Divine Shezzar, otherwise known as Lorkhan. Most of them heroes (I wouldn't dare capitalize it yet) who assisted Men in some way (and almost all had dealings with one of the Towers, but I digress). Very little is known about them as far a official lore is concerned ( in-game ...