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Our first crumb of The Elder Scrolls 6 lore is a Hammerfell quote dated 5 years after Skyrim
Bethesda has shared a brief piece of lore for The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, naming Hammerfell and dating the quote to 4E 206, five years after Skyrim. The clue adds a small point to the series timeline, but does not confirm when the game is set or what role the passage will play.
The words are attributed to Yazar, a Moth Priest serving High Queen Iradne, and describe a vision of “a future lost” and “a victory undone”. Hammerfell could offer new ground for exploration, as the region has featured in The Elder Scrolls Online since Daggerfall. The article notes that the series’ earlier games have had varied gaps between their settings, so the five-year interval may be significant or incidental.
In short
- A new lore quote is dated five years after Skyrim.
- It comes from Hammerfell and names a Moth Priest.
- The clue does not establish when Sentinel takes place.
Explained simply
The Elder Scrolls is a fantasy role-playing game series made by Bethesda, set across the continent of Tamriel. Skyrim, one of its best-known games, takes place in the northern province of the same name; Hammerfell is a neighbouring region to the west, with its own history and people.
The date 4E 206 belongs to the series’ Fourth Era, a way of marking time in Tamriel. Yazar is described as a Moth Priest, a religious figure associated with visions, and Iradne is identified as Hammerfell’s High Queen. The series has not followed a fixed timetable between games, so a date in the lore alone does not establish when the next game’s events happen.