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Did You Know: Borgas, the last High King of Ysgramor's dynasty, died childless? This would prove to be disastrous for Skyrim, leading to a fifty year civil war that split Skyrim, and led to them losing their holdings in High Rock, Cyrodiil, and Morrowind.

Did You Know: According to Dhark, if a Khajiit dies from falling out of a tree, the Khajiit's family must "take their revenge by toppling the tree, shattering its branches, and casting them to every part of the forest"?

Did You Know: The word "Khajiit" was based off of the Japanese word "Kenjutsu"? Vijay Lakshman, who named the Khajiit, took inspiration from his thirty years of martial arts experience and wanted grace and agility to be an intrinsic quality of the race.

"The bonds of friendship weave a net that will catch you when you fall." --Rada al-Saran

Did You Know: To become citizens, young Nord men traditionally have to hunt an ice wraith? This feat normally takes weeks for an individual to accomplish.

"If you only knew the things Sotha Sil was capable of … you'd want to kill him too." --Sotha Sil's Shadow

Did You Know: High Rock has no male equivalent to the "Dowager Queen" title? There have been a few cases throughout High Rock's history of a person going from being addressed as "King" to "Mister" upon the death of his wife.

Did You Know: Although Velehk Sain is an immortal Daedra in the service of Molag Bal's efforts to conquer Nirn, he really isn't that interested in it? His only true passions are all maritime in nature, and he truly just wishes to sail on the ocean, do a little piracy, and obtain some booty.

Did You Know: Jagar Tharn replaced Uriel Septim VII for an entire decade? This period, known as the Imperial Simulacrum, saw rapid and irreparable damage to the Empire from his extremely destructive tax policies, neglect, political oppression, and general mismanagement.

"Damn! He's finally gone completely bonkers! Thanks for the tip. Now stand aside and let the Guard do their work." --Guards reacting to you showing them Glarthir's List of Death

Earlier today we had to temporarily restrict some features across UESP and our sister sites due to the critical vulnerability with PHP. Our sysadmins worked quickly to secure the sites and install the patch, and everything should be fully operational again!

Pictured: The Isle of Betony circled in red. Its strategic position at the mouth of the Iliac Bay caused a conflict between the kingdoms of Daggerfall and Sentinel when the island's ruler asked to become a vassal of Daggerfall in return for protection from pirates.

Did You Know: "Chim-el Adabal" translates to "royalty [Chim] high [El] spirit [Ada] stone [Bal]", meaning "the spirit stone of high royalty"?

"Don't ask Reachfolk for directions." --A survival tip if you find yourself lost in the Reach provided by one of the residents of the Reach.

Did You Know: You were originally going to become the Count of Kvatch, and eventually the Duke of Colovia, in the cut nobility questline of Oblivion? You would also become a seated member of the Elder Council in the process.

"Once, we were great." --Beredalmo the Signifier contemplating the history of the Direnni Clan.

Did You Know: Sea Elves deliberately release Reef Vipers in the Summerset Isles? This is a deliberate effort to cause an ecological disaster for the High Elves, due to the Sea Elves intense hatred for them.

Did You Know: You are able to use a torch underwater if you have an active water walking effect?

"As I prepared to leave Skyrim, I could feel a change in the air, sense the trepidation of some of the good Nord people. Many seemed unhappy with the Empire's continued presence in their land. And the outlawing of the worship of Talos has only strengthened that division." --Abdul-Mujib Ababneh

Did You Know: According to the Anuad, the only other survivors of the twelve worlds of creation besides the Ehlnofey are the Hist?

Noth: "If Lord Sheogorath invaded your mind, how would you greet him?" Vestige: "I'd simply tell him to leave my mind." Noth: "Inhospitably mulberry, yet effective! Your boldness may indeed check the Mad God's fickle nature. But Noth suggests you remain polite, even when you say no."

One of the quirks of The Elder Scrolls franchise is that due to its commitment to keeping so much to only being discovered directly through what you can observe in the games, sometimes there are things throughout the series that are just never elaborated on. 1/several

One of the most prominent symbols of The Elder Scrolls series can now have an article naming it. ...And because nothing can ever be simple, another piece of merchandise has referred to it as the "Seal of Akatosh"...

One of the quirks of The Elder Scrolls franchise is that due to its commitment to keeping so much to only being discovered directly through what you can observe in the games, sometimes there are things throughout the series that are just never elaborated on. 1/several

It is seen all over the place, there is even text discussing it (for example, PGE1 informs us the symbol comes from the red dragons slave mounts used by the Akaviri, and there are other references to the dragon's appearance on banners for example).

One of the quirks of The Elder Scrolls franchise is that due to its commitment to keeping so much to only being discovered directly through what you can observe in the games, sometimes there are things throughout the series that are just never elaborated on. 1/several