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"How much?" said the stranger with the forked beard, waving his hand in a wide circle.
"200 septims," replied the old man.
"Great, great. Floe, put this all in the cart."
"Wait, I thought you meant this book?"
"The Waters of Oblivion, how interesting. Have you ever visited it?"
"What? No! Of course not! Who would?"
The hunchback named Floe was working really fast, too fast, as all the books crept into the bottomless cart, never quite filling it.
Yes, crept, walking on their pages! The bookkeeper was going insane. For a moment he thought he saw the twinkle of a fiery eye under the hooded robe of Floe, and was that a tail behind his robe.
"It's a lovely place, you would like it."
"No, not really."
"Floe, hurry up, we don't have all day!"
The hunchback was now tearing the whole place down, stone by stone, as the stone happly walked into the cart.
"What sort of insanity is that?"
"Yes" was all the stranger said.
And the legs of the bookkeeper walked him to the cart of madness, never to be seen again...
Thus started the collection of Sheogorath, one bookshop at a time, until eternity. And an endless stream of bookkeepers started working endless nights for an encyclopaedia that would never be read by mortals.
Welcome to the home of the Encyclopaedia Oblivionicus. This site was started as a place to house the Unofficial TES IV: Oblivion FAQ and all the information that was held in it. But not only is this site the home of the FAQ, but it will eventually also be one of the best sources for game information on TES IV: Oblivion as well as some other specifics.
This site is, and will always be, a work in progress as more and more information becomes available and is found in the world of Tamriel.
Use the menu to the top left to navigate the site. If you get lost, we have provided a site map for you to use. Browse and enjoy the world of The Elder Scrolls!
News
Good and bad news
Ixidorsbane | August 8, 2006 @ 5:00 pm CST
Well first the good news. I am finally posting some news!
First off, voting is open! Jeremy Soule has been nominated for a VMA in the category "Best Video Game Score." You can go cast your vote at GameTrailers or Xfire. Make sure you watch the MTV VMA's on August 31, 2006. In addition to the VMA's, Oblivion has also made the list for the 2006 Golden Joystick Awards, so go vote at Golden Joystick. Finally, G4 TV has nominated Oblivion for their G-Phoria 2006 Best RPG and Game of the Year.
I know it's a little behind in the times, but the Vile Lair official download is available at OblivionDownloads.com, and you can find a review for it at Gamehelper.
The French and German Beta patches are also now available for download. Go over to the official website's downloads section to get them.
Oh, and on a small side note, in the August issue of PC Gamer UK, Oblivion was ranked #1 in their Top 100 Games Ever in PC Gamer UK. Just thought you would like to know, if you haven't heard.
Finally more reviews have come, CVG has an interview with Todd Howard about the Dark Brotherhood, and The Game Feed has also posted their own review of Oblivion.
And now the bad news. As you can see, it has been a while since I have last updated the site. This is due to the fact that currently I am the only one working on everything, and have gotten burnt out doing so. Offline life issues don't help much either.
So until I can find the time (and perhaps people) to continue, updates to the site will be on a temporary hold. I hope this won't be too long of a thing, so be sure to check back every so often to see if I have gotten anything new done. Sorry, and thanks.
Mehrunes' Razor released, some reviews and an interview
Ixidorsbane | June 27, 2006 @ 3:25 pm CST
The latest official plug-in for Oblivion has been released, Mehrunes' Razor for the price of $2.99 USD. This may seem a little much being $1 more than any of the other plug-in's but seems fully worth it when you look at what actually comes with it. A new kick ass weapon, a Morag Tong assassin, and the largest dungeon yet in Cyrodiil. I would say that is well worth three measly dollars.
Gamehelper Consoles has also posted a review of the Mehrunes' Razor plug-in, and Monitor Magazine Online posted one about Oblivion a little while back. Todd Howard has also recently talked with GDC Radio about next generation development.
Oblivion Patch released, plus a new Affiliate and more reviews
Ixidorsbane | June 7, 2006 @ 12:15 pm CST
Bethsoft have now released patches for the English version of Oblivion for PC. They are multiple versions to be downloaded, depending on where you live (USA, UK/Europe/Australia). An update for the Xbox 360 version will be available for download on June 07 (again English version only). Read the full patch notes here and download the patches here.
Also, we are proud to welcome the Greek Oblivion Guild to our ever growing list of Affiliates.
Oblivion has also been awarded another Editors Choice by Impulsegamer and ByteSizeReview has given it their Platinum Award. Both XGP Gaming and The San Diego Source have posted their own reviews of the game, while GameProducer.Net have posted an interview with Gavin Carter about his role a producer in the gaming industry.
New Affiliate and reviews
Ixidorsbane | May 25, 2006 @ 4:00 pm CST
Please help me welcome RPG-Galaxy to our ever growing list of partner affiliates! They are a German based site dedicated to some of the larger, and most popular RPG's out and in developement, Oblivion being one of them.
Some other reviews of Oblivion have also been posted on various site including The Armchair Empire, CGN and an interview with Ashley Cheng at Mygamer.com.
New plug-in and video and some reviews
Ixidorsbane | May 23, 2006 @ 10:30am CST
Well, the latest official plug-in has been released for purchase. The Thieves Den can be downloaded at OblivionDownloads.com and on Xbox Live.
For those who received the newsletter, in it are links to the latest Oblivion trailer from E3 2006. The Lo-Res is here (29.4 MB WMV) and the Hi-Res HD version here (72.7 MB WMV).
Both Game Over and Gamingnext have posted reviews as well.
Another award and article
Ixidorsbane | May 9, 2006 @ 3:00pm CST
The Globe and Mail has awarded Oblivion their Editor's Choice Award with 5 out of 5 stars, and GamePro has published the article "64 Most Amazing Moments in Oblivion."
A little bit of everything
Ixidorsbane | May 8, 2006 @ 5:30pm CST
Urg, sorry about the long delay in between updates. Much has been going on lately, in my life, on this site as well as in news about Oblivion. Let's get started.
Starting with some of the bigger news that's happened, the official plug-in The Wizard's Tower has been released and is available for purchase at OblivionDownloads.com, and the Beta Patch for Oblivion has also been released for download (read the notes about the patch here).
Also, to the anger of many fans, the ESRB has changed the rating of OBlivion from Teen to Mature, due to more excessive gore than expected as well as there being a nude texture left over on the game CD (though never used anywhere in the game itself). You can read the full story at GameDaily BIZ.
Some more awards have been presented to Oblivion as well as the usual conglamoration of reviews. PixelEFX has awarded Oblivion its Editor's Choice Award, and GamingTrend gave it their Gold Medal Award. GameDaily has posted six diaries as well as an interview. RPGVualt has concluded their week long developer interview. Elderscrolls.net has a new interview with Douglas Frederick, President of Vir2L. There have also been reviews from the following: BonusStage, Just RPG, IGN (for Oblivion mobile), DailyGame, Probe Magazine, The Gamers Temple, HappyPuppy.com, SignOnSanDiego.com, GRRLGamer.
Help Barbaros Boston! He is writing his Ph.D. thesis on "Interactivity in Virtual Environments" and has chosen TES IV: Oblivionas his case study. All he needs is for Oblivion gamers to go and take a quick questionnaire regarding the game.
Now onto updates to the site itself. I have been working my butt off, but seeing as it's only me doing the work around here right now, things are going slower than I would like, but I do have somethings for you to use.
- The menu to the left has been reworked some.
- I have redone the Cities pages, but much information is missing. More will be coming soon.
- A Regions section has been added which will eventually show points of interest included in each region of Cyrodiil.
- The Bestiary has been updated to include just about all of the basic creastures you'll find in Oblivion (images of the creatures will be coming soon).
- All of the Character pages have been completed.
- The Gear section has been added with the following pages complete: Armor, Weapons, Unique (Equipment), Books, Plants (Ingredients), Animals (Ingredients), Exotics (Ingredients) and the Spell List.
- Basic outline's have been completed for the Main Quest, Dark Brotherhood, Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Thieves Guild, Arena, By Region, Daedric and Master Trainers.
I haven't gotten around to updating anything that was already existing on the site, like the Facts List, or the Unofficial FAQ yet, but they will be done as well eventually. Please have patience with me as I try to do all this on my own.
New affiliates, an Editor's Choice award, a new contest and more reviews
Ixidorsbane | April 20, 2006 @ 12:00pm CST
Ok, first off, we have added 2 new affiliates to our ever growing list on the left. Please help me welcome both ElderScrolls Oblivion and Talos Plaza (German) to the family! I have also gone through the site and updated the W4O.com links and banners to reflect their change to Chorrol.com.
Onto Oblivion news, more reviews have surfaced all over the internet, and even another Editor's Choice award, this time from RPGFan. Digital Audio Video, Games Xtreme, GamersInfo.net, Gamers Mark, Island Gamers, XBX, SCI FI Weekly, GameBoyz, Game Vortex, TrulyObscure and International House of Games have all posted the latest reviews.
And finally, a new contest has been announced by About.com. They are offering a free Oblivion Game Guide to the top 10 best cheats, tips or other information concerning Oblivion. Read more about the contest and its rules here.
Reviews and The Orrery
Ixidorsbane | April 18, 2006 @ 4:45pm CST
Game Industry News, Xbox 2 News, Mygamer.com, Extreme Gamer and The A.V. Club have all posted their own reviews of Oblivion.
Also, the latest official plug-in is now available from Bethsoft. You can now get The Orrery for you game through Xbox Live and OblivionDownloads.com.
Record breaking sales, and more reviews
Ixidorsbane | April 11, 2006 @ 12:45pm CST
Oblivion has already reached record breaking sales, with over 1.7 million copies sold for the PC and X-Box 360 since the games release, only a few weeks ago. For the full press release, head over here.
Along with the new record, another in the making is the most Editor's Choice awards received, this time from GameZone! Some other reviews have been posted by The Village Voice, Xbox Gaming League, Gaming Age, GameAxis, Gamerz-Edge, GamesFirst, GamePlasma, Blogcritics.org, VG Resource Center, Gameguru Mania, ActiveXbox.com and HardGamers (French).
More reviews and awards, plus the first official mod
Ixidorsbane | April 4, 2006 @ 11:10pm CST
Oblivion has been at it again! Firing Squad have thrown their in vote and given Oblivion another Editor's Choice Award. BullzEye, USA Today, Game Revolution, GameBrink, Gamer Within, Lawrence.com, Amped IGO, Next Level Gaming, GameBattles, Cheat Code Central, 3D Gamers and boomtown have all given their own reviews of Oblivion as well.
Also, one of the biggest moments we have all been waiting for has come at last! You can now download the first official mod for Oblivion, Horse Armor, from www.OblivionDownloads.com.
Another Editor's Choice and more reviews
Ixidorsbane | April 3, 2006 @ 12:10pm CST
Oblivion has earned another Editor's Choice award, this time from Jive Magazine. 1UP has posted a review of the game, and GameDaily continues their coverage of Oblivion as well.
The reviews and awards just keep coming
Ixidorsbane | March 30, 2006 @ 7:10pm CST
Sorry for the delay in news, but Oblivion is addicting. The site will be getting some updates in the next week or two so keep your eyes out. For now just site back and play Oblivion, or just read some more of the tons of reviews and awards that Oblivion has received!
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More reviews and awards
Ixidorsbane | March 24, 2006 @ 11:50am CST
Oblivion grabbed an Editor's Choice Award and a score of 9.5/10 from TeamXbox! Eurogamer, GamePro, UGO and Yahoo Games have also all posted their reviews of the game.
New affiliate added and another preview
Ixidorsbane | March 23, 2006 @ 1:15pm CST
Check out our new affiliate, Oblivion Online!
There has also been another review of Oblivion released, this time by Telefragged.
New Previews
Ixidorsbane | March 22, 2006 @ 5:00pm CST
Three new Oblivion previews have been posted on the official site. One from GameDaily, one from Games Radar and finally one from Atomic. Enjoy!
OBLIVION NOW AVAILABLE!
Get out there and get your copy! That is, for those in the US. Sorry Europe, but you will have to wait a little longer.
"One day left" countdown video released and TES CS for PC now available
Ixidorsbane | March 20, 2006 @ 3:15pm CST
The "One day left" countdown video has been released, and the Construction Set for the PC version of the game is now available for download here. And as a bonus, many will be pleased to hear that there in an online tutorial for the new CS, TES CS Wiki!
"Two days left" countdown video released
Ixidorsbane | March 19, 2006 @ 10:20pm CST
The "Two days left" countdown video has been released.
"Three days left" countdown video released
Ixidorsbane | March 18, 2006 @ 6:45pm CST
The "Three days left" countdown video has been released.
"Four days left" countdown video, new interview and another affiliate added
Ixidorsbane | March 17, 2006 @ 2:30pm CST
The "Four days left" countdown video has been released and can be found in our library as well as a new interview with Pete Hines at Telefragged.
Also, another affiliate has been added to our growing list. Welcome OblivionPT, a Portuguese Oblvion fan site. If you would like to join as well, just go here and send me an e-mail.
New countdown video and another book released
Ixidorsbane | March 16, 2006 @ 5:30pm CST
The next countdown video has been released, as well as The Mysterium Xarxes - Book Two.
New Affiliate
Ixidorsbane | March 15, 2006 @ 9:15pm CST
I would like to welcome Blood and Shadows to our list of affiliates.
New Countdown to Oblivion Video and three more X-Boc 360 screens
Ixidorsbane | March 15, 2006 @ 5:20pm CST
Another countdown video has been released by Bethesda entitled "Six days to go" and three new screens have been added to the library.
New X-Box 360 Screens
Ixidorsbane | March 14, 2006 @ 12:45pm CST
Six new X-Box 360 screens have been added to our Image Library as well as a new countdown video from Bethsoft.
Encyclopaedia Oblivionicus Now Online!
Ixidorsbane | March 13, 2006 @ 4:30pm CST
Let me be the first one to welcome you to the newly built site dedicated to the Encyclopaedia Oblivionicus! Here is where you find tons of information on the soon to be released game, TES IV: Oblivion. Everything from the Unofficial FAQ can be found using the menu to the left, plus much more to come when the game is released.
Unfortunately, for now, many of the pages are under construction, so please be patience with us, for they will all be filled up eventually. Check back often for more information to be released.
