Oblivion Remasteredhas brought a new generation of players to The Elder Scrolls 4, and through their diligence, we’re learning more about some of Oblivion’s least-explored areas, such as the Random Oblivion Worlds that connect to the various gates around Cyrodiil.
One user discovered a door to a non-existent location labelled “The Lost Citadel”, and now, a user namedXbuttongamerhas discovered a message in daedric script in another plane of Oblivion.
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The message appears at the base of a dome at the centre of a bridge inRandom Oblivion World 1, the plane of Oblivion that connects to the gate that appears outside the town of Bravil.
This message was present in the original Oblivion, but the original’s lower-quality textures may have made players simply overlook the message, as there’s no mention of it on the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages, the best resource for information about Oblivion.
The up-scaling used by Virtuos appears to have distorted the alphabet somewhat, but commenterIAmAGodHowCanYouKillAtranslates the message as “Mehrunes Dagon Beckons.”
This is certainly an appropriate message to find in the Deadlands, the terrible realm of Dagon. They provide a screenshot of their translation, which appears to be accurate despite the textures being distorted in the remastered version of the game.
This isn’t the only texture distorted by Virtuos' upscaling, as the Black Gate to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary in Cheydinhalerroneously features the Night Mother and seven children. The mythos of the Night Mother clearly states she sacrificed five children to Sithis, so this error is substantial.
Random Oblivion World 1 doesn’t contain much else of note, as, unlike Random Oblivion World 2, there are no unique weapons or armour present in this particular plane.
It seems likely we’ll continue to learn more about each of these maps, as exploring each of the gates present in Oblivion has never been a popular activity for players, meaning there could still be morsels of information left to uncover in these locations.
