TES1: Arena

Descriptions of the stuff you can steal out of people’s pockets in Elder Scrolls: Arena. You have pilfered a dirty, sticky handkerchief. All your victim possessed was a greasy hairbrush. Your victim’s pockets were empty, except for some string and a bit of paper. You have pilfered a few worthless pebbles. Your victim had nothing […]

This section lists various rumors available from the NPCs in Arena. They are split into two categories: general and work related. The work related ones can call back to quests you’ve completed. General Rumors I do not want to sound paranoid, but I am convinced that our [title] has been possessed by the devil. This

This page lists the guilds and organizations you will encounter during Arena. The quoted section at the start of each is the description given about them in the game’s manual. The lines below are taken from the game data and are given to the player when they run into an opponent from each organization. The

There are two types of NPC occupations in Arena: special ones with unique greetings and sprites (listed first in this document), and more common ones for whom the greetings and sprites aren’t customized (listed second). There are several special occupations in Arena. Their introductions are all specific to the class, and they have unique sprites.

These messages are displayed when you enter the given location. They are based on the season and weather currently in game. Audience Chamber Summer You walk into the [title]'s audience chamber, noticing the fine trappings and furniture that decorate the area. A cool breeze wafts through the area, drying the sweat from your body and

These jokes are pulled, at random, into dialog for the jester class. Why did the [race] put the letters ‘T.G.I.F.’ on his boots? To remind himself – Toes Go In First! Most [race] family trees don’t fork! What do a [race] and a bottle of port have in common? They’re both empty from the neck

The main paragraph of text for each holiday is the description given for it. The bullet points underneath are used by citizens as part of randomly generated dialog about the holiday. New Life Festival Today the people of [city] are having the New Life Festival in celebration of a new year. The Emperor has ordered

This page contains exclamations from Elder Scrolls Arena. The dialog pulls them at random depending on the location. The nationality of origin isn’t marked in the files, rather, I assigned it based on the content. Nordic By Thorig's Beard By Olfor's Hammer By the White Wolf By the Frozen Wastes By the Hoarfather Mother of

This page contains messages given to the player when initially entering a city in Elder Scrolls Arena. Bracketed texts indicates a significant difference between the the description given in CITYTXT and the one in TEMPLATE.DAT High Rock North Point hails thee, traveler. We wish you goodfortune within our walls… Daggerfall greets those in search for