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Published: 2013-03-20 11:47:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 2699; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 11
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Description "Black slimy fingers. Black slimy words. Black slimy book. Black like the back of my eyes. But darker. Get these things out of my head!" - An unfortunate madman


Black Books , tomes of forbidden knowledge scattered across Tamriel by Hermaeus Mora to lure mortals into his grasp by transporting the reader into his realm of Apocrypha where a challenge is presented to them. Some have gone mad from the experience but those who passed the test were gifted with great power...
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Hrodwulf123 [2013-03-21 23:55:42 +0000 UTC]

Looks like a nod to H.P. Lovecraft.

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Ghanima-Atreides In reply to Hrodwulf123 [2013-03-22 00:41:39 +0000 UTC]

It very much is so! Bethesda games have had several Lovecraft references and Hermaeus Mora, his realm and his artifacts are straight out of his lore!

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Hrodwulf123 In reply to Ghanima-Atreides [2013-03-22 11:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Just like they did with the Dunwich building in Fallout 3.

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Ghanima-Atreides In reply to Hrodwulf123 [2013-03-22 11:26:33 +0000 UTC]

Yep, and there's a small town in Oblivion, Hackdirt, which is based on Innsmouth.

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