The Books

Speaking as an historian (my degree is in History), the perpetual question is "How did this condition develop?" Unlike any other CRPG, "Daggerfall" provides a society with a rich background. This background is supplied in the form of books and treatises on various aspects of history and society, including many humorous pieces. As you will discover, Tamriel did not just spring into existence from nothing. It is replete with histories, legends, myths and all of the things you would expect to find in any society.

There are 90 books available in the game (not including the German version of Arkay, The God). You can find them as treasure, read them in Libraries or Guildhalls, or buy them from Bookstores, Pawnshops or General Stores. Some have useful information, but most are simply to provide background and atmosphere to the game. The following table of links will bring up the text of all of the books available in the game, plus works composed by players.

There is one work, a fragment from the "Book of Bugs," which is not listed here. I wrote it and posted it to the "Daggerfall" discussion group on AOL about 2 years ago, but neglected to retain a copy (or inadvertently deleted it). Written in Biblical style, it was a humorous attempt to explain the problem of the crates and boxes in player houses that kept gobbling treasures and the attempts by the programmers at Bethesda to deal with it. If anyone out there has a copy, I would really appreciate your sending it to me so I can include it here.

If anyone would like to submit their own work, I will be happy to consider it for inclusion on this page (as long as it is in keeping with the guidelines of Hometown AOL).

The Books of the Game (from \arena2\books)

The First Scroll of Baan Dar
(bok00000)
The Madness of Pelagius
(bok00042)
The Healer's Tale
(bok00072)
A Tale of Kieran
(bok00001)
The Real Barenziah
(bok00043)
Of Jephre
(bok00073)
Fragment: On Artaeum
(bok00002)
The Real Barenziah, Part II
(bok00044)
Fools' Ebony, Part the Oneth
(bok00074)
The Wild Elves
(bok00003)
The Real Barenziah, Part III
(bok00045)
Fools' Ebony, Part the Twoth
(bok00075)
Redguards, History and Heroes
(bok00004)
The Real Barenziah, Part IV
(bok00046)
Fools' Ebony, Part the Threeth
(bok00076)
Ark'ay The God
(bok00005)
The Real Barenziah, Part V
(bok00047)
Fools' Ebony, Part the Fourth
(bok00077)
The Faerie
(bok0006)
The Real Barenziah, Part VI
(bok00048)
Fools' Ebony, Part the Fiveth
(bok00078)
Oelander's Hammer
(bok00007)
The Real Barenziah, Part VII
(bok00049)
Fools' Ebony, Part the Sixth
(bok00088)
The Pig Children
(bok00008)
The True Barenziah, Part VIII
(bok00050)
Etiquette With Rulers
(bok00079)
The Old Ways
(bok00009)
The Real Barenziah, Part IX
(bok00051)
Invocation of Azura
(bok00080)
Ghraewaj
(bok00020)
The Real Barenziah, Part X
(bok00052)
The Arrowshot Woman
(bok00081)
A Scholar's Guide to Nymphs
(bok00021)
On Oblivion
(bok00053)
Banker's Bet
(bok00082)
The MemoryStone
(bok00022)
The Sage
(bok00054)
The War of Betony
(bok00083)
Legal Basics
(bok00025)
The Light and the Dark
(bok00055)
The War of Betony
(bok00084)
The Brothers of Darkness
(bok00026)
Confessions of a Thief
(bok00056)
The Alik'r
(bok00085)
Special Flora of Tamriel
(bok00027)
Vampires of the Iliac Bay, Part I
(bok00057)
Divad the Singer
(bok00086)
Brief History of the Empire, Part I
(bok00028)
Vampires of the Iliac Bay, Part II
(bok00058)
Notes For Redguard History
(bok00087)
Brief History of the Empire, Part II
(bok00029)
Biography of Queen Barenziah, Vol. I
(bok00059)
Biography of Queen Barenziah, Vol. III
(bok00089)
Brief History of the Empire, Part III
(bok00030)
Biography of Queen Barenziah, Vol. II
(bok00060)
King Edward, Part I
(bok00100)
Brief History of the Empire, Part IV
(bok00031)
A History of Daggerfall
(bok00061)
King Edward, Part 2
(bok00101)
The Epic of the Grey Falcon
(bok00032)
A Dubious Tale of the Crystal Tower
(bok00062)
King Edward, Part III
(bok00102)
Holidays of the Iliac Bay
(bok00033)
An Overview of Gods and Worship
(bok00063)
King Edward, Part IV
(bok00103)
Broken Diamonds
(bok00034)
Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay
(bok00064)
King Edward, Part V
(bok00104)
The Legend of Lovers Lament
(bok00035)
Wabbajack
(bok00065)
King Edward, Part VI
(bok00105)
On Lycanthropy
(bok00036)
Galerion the Mystic
(bok00066)
King Edward, Part VII
(bok00106)
The Story of Lyrisius
(bok00037)
The Ebon Arm
(bok00067)
King Edward, Part VIII
(bok00107)
Origin of the Mages Guild
(bok00038)
Rude Song
(bok00068)
King Edward, Part IX
(bok00108)
The Asylum Ball
(bok00039)
Mara's Tear
(bok00069)
King Edward, Part X
(bok00109)
Mysticism
(bok00040)
Jokes
(bok00070)
King Edward, Part XI
(bok00110)
The Fall of the Usurper
(bok00041)
Ius, Animal God
(bok00071)
King Edward, Part XII
(bok00111)

Player Compositions

A Dubious Tale
(by yours truly)
The Tale of the Broken Beer Keg
(by Tarald, Lord of Smeg)