Daggerfall Books

Here are all the books from The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, sorted based on the type of the book. This section was composed by both Qwerty and Xanathar.

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1. Biography

• Galerion the Mystic - Asgrim Kolsgreg
  A short story about the first Archmagister of the Mages Guild.
• The Madness of Pelagius - Tsathenes
  A story about Emperor Pelagius III Septim. In conjunction with other historical accounts, might prove worth reading.
• The Real Barenziah - Anonymous (complete)
  A must read! Very long. Pretty raunchy in some places. Contains a prehistory to the plot of TES:Arena. Features Tiber Septim.

• A Tale of Kieran - Vegepythicus, editor
  An amusing story, worth reading.
• Fools' Ebony - Frincheps (complete)
  An interesting, somewhat funny reading. Contains some lewd hints, but nothing explicit. Rather long.
• Ius, Animal God - Buljursoma
  Amusing reading. Obviously composed by some crazy mind...
• King Edward - Anonymous (complete)
  A must read! Good story with well-executed characters. Very long!
• The Asylum Ball - Waughin Jarth
  More about late Pelagius III Septim. Might be an apocryph.

• A History of Daggerfall - Odiva Gallwood
  A surprisingly unbiased overview of Daggerfalll, and the Iliac Bay area in general.
• Brief History of the Empire - Stronach (complete)
  A nice account, covers the whole 3rd Era, from the conquests of Tiber Septim to the reign of Uriel VII. Retells the storyline of TES: Arena. The composition and the tone of this work reminded me of "Annals of Kings and Rulers".
• The Fall of the Usurper - Palaux Illthre
  Another inquiry in political history, this work discusses how the defeat of Camoran the Usurper was arranged by the joint forces of High Rock, led by Dwynnen.

• A Dubious Tale of the Crystal Tower - Bibenus Geon
  An eons old joke about an actor who was hired by a Zoo. Interestingly enough, The Crystal Tower of the Summerset Isle is featured in Arena, and it indeed has a menagerie with a Snow Wolf.
• Banker's Bet - Porbert Lyttumly
  An old joke about a person who made living off of bets.
• Healer's Tale - Anonymous
  A well-known medical joke. Contains a minor gameplay hint.
• Jokes - Butha Sunhous
  Mostly old ones. Gives you an idea of different races of Tamriel though.
• Rude Song - Anonymous
  Not so rude, but quite naughty. A rare example of poetry.
• The Arrowshot Woman - Anonymous
  An ancient blonde joke.
• The Epic of the Grey Falcon - Anido Jhone, editor
  A popular joke about a shipwreck survivor.

• Ark'ay the God - Mymophonus the Scribe
  How a shopkeeper called Ark'ay became a god. Looks like a folk tale. Essentially invalidated by later theological constructs.
• Mara's Tear - Zhen
  Child's fairy tale.
• Oelander's Hammer - Krowle
  Child's tale but it directly references "The Ebon Arm".
• The Ebon Arm - Witten Rol
  A story about Reymon Ebonarm, the God of War. In the game there are shrines devoted to him. He's mentioned in other books. I've heard a rumor about the unjoinable faction called "The Citadel of Ebonarm".
• The First Scroll of Baan Dar - Arkan
  An story about mysterious Baan Dar, The Bandit God. In the game there are shrines devoted to him.
• The Legend of Lovers Lament - Croll Baumoval
  A romantic legend.
• The Sage - Aegrothius Goth
  A story about a great mage who spent numerous years learning and researching, finally settled in the Kurallian mountains in High Rock and started teaching younger Mages. Looks like this story was initially meant as a gameplay hint, but I don't know about anything of the like in the game.
• The Story of Lyrisius - Bresne Smythe
  A story about a hero who had a gift from Boethiah, a shield called Fearstruck.

• A Scholar's Guide to Nymphs - Vondham Barres
  How a nymph made a scholar abandon his scholarly ways.
• An Overview of Gods and Worship - Brother Hetchfeld
  A naive introduction into theology. Contains gameplay hints on interaction with temples, but these are obvious.
• Broken Diamonds - Ryston Baylor
  The story beyond the holiday of Broken Diamonds, which is celebrated in Glenumbria Moors.
• Confessions of a Thief - Anonymous
  I guess this book was initially meant as a gameplay guide for thieves...
• Divad the Singer - Destri Melarg
  Tells about Divad, son of Frandar Hunding. Must be taken only with other stories about Redguards and Sword-singers.
• Etiquette With Rulers - Erystera Ligen
  A brief explanation of how nobility of High Rock is organized. Reading this book in the game does not raise one's Etiquette skill.
• Fragment: On Artaeum - Taurce Anselma
  The isle of Artaeum is where the headquarters of Psijic Order are.
• Ghraewaj - Tidasus
  The legend about the origin of harpies, which connects them to the worshippers of Great Daedra Nocturnal.
• Holidays of the Iliac Bay - Theth-i
  Very gameplay-related list of Breton and Redguard holidays, with a brief explanation behind each.
• Invocation of Azura - Sigillah Parate
  Written by a Daedra worshipper. Contains critical gameplay info!
• Legal Basics - Anchivius, M. Z. F.
  A brief codex of Iliac Bay law. Quite relevant to gameplay.
• Mysticism - Tetronius Lor
  Tells about the origins of the magic school of Mysticism, which lies in the Psijic teachings.
• Notes For Redguard History - Destri Melarg
  Summary of Destri Melarg's magnum opus about Redguard Sword-Singers.
• Of Jephre - Anonymous
  A legend about Jephre, the Wood Elven god.
• On Oblivion - Morian Zenas
  Lists all Great Daedra. Contains a minor gameplay hint.
• On Lycanthropy - Varnard Karessen
  A collection of gameplay hints thinly disguised as a book.
• Origin of the Mages Guild - Salarth
  How Vanus Galerion made Magic available to everyone. Describes the structure of the Guild, which is not relevant to gameplay.
• Redguards, History and Heroes - Destri Merlarg
  This version tells mainly of Frandar Hunding.
• Special Flora of Tamriel - Hardin
  A bunch of hints for PotionMaker users.
• The Alik'r - Enric Milres
  Impressions of a poetic nature who seems to have fallen in love with the Alik'r Desert of Hammerfell. Reminded me of Herbert's "Dune".
• The Brothers of Darkness - Pellarne Assi
  Tells how the religious organization called Morag Tong evolved into a business called Dark Brotherhood.
• The Faerie - Szun Triop
  A book about creatures that never made it into the game.
• The Light and The Dark - Irek Unterge
  This work is the precursor to all the theology that surfaced in and after TES:Redguard. It mentions the struggle of the two entities, Order and Chaos, it also mentions et'Ada... In other words, The Monomyth and its aspects evolved from this book.
• The Old Ways - Celarus
  Looks like the mission statement of the Psijic Order.
• The Memory Stone - Makela Leki
  Personal diary of Leki, one of the Redguard warrior-saints. Connects tightly to Destri Melarg's cycle about Sword-Singers. Leki (or, rather, her image) played a major role in TES: Redguard.
• The Wild Elves - Kiergo Chorvak
  Describes a rare breed of Elves that was never featured in Daggerfall, but resurfaced later. Contains the only mention of Cyrodiil before TES: Redguard.
• Vampires of the Iliac Bay - Anonymous (complete)
  Like "On Lycantropy", it's a players' guide to being a vampire.
• Wabbajack - Anonymous
  Confessions of a crazy person who met Sheogorath. Contains a useful gameplay hint!
  
  
• A Compilation of Redguard History
  This is another version of Redguards, Their History and Their Heroes. A complete set that contains Notes For Redguard History; Divad the Singer; The Memory Stone; Redguards, History and Heroes; and another book that does not exist in the released Daggerfall. Lord Kinbote (aka. Omniscia) provided me this complete set. He extracted, from the Daggerfall Preview CD.

The works in this section would have ended up elsewhere if not for one common trait - extreme political bias. They all describe events in obvious favor of one of the political forces of the Iliac Bay.

• Biography of Queen Barenziah - Stem Gamboge, scribe (complete)
  An "official" version of Queen Barenziah's early years. Approach this book only after reading "The Real Barenziah".
• The Pig Children - Tyston Bane
  A vigorous anti-Orcish pamphlete.
• The War of Betony - Vulper Newgate
  A ridiculously pro-Daggerfall account of the war.
• The War of Betony - Fav'te
  A ridiculously pro-Sentinel account of the war.
• Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay - Sathyr Longleat
  A glorifying story about the past and present of Wayrest, with of-so-subtle bashing of Daggerfall.

• Bothdorji Scroll - Anonymous
  Found in one of the quests in Daggerfall. Its purpose is summoning a Fire Daedra.