The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Publishers: 2K Games (Windows/Xbox 360), Bethesda Softworks (PS3) Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Released in JP: July 26, 2007 (Windows/Xbox 360), September 27, 2007 (PS3) Released in US: March 20, 2006 (Windows/Xbox 360), March 20, 2007 (PS3) Released in EU: March 24, 2006 (Windows/Xbox 360), April 27, 2007 (PS3) Released in AU: March 23, 2006 (Windows/Xbox 360), April 26, 2007 (PS3) This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused items. This game has unused sounds.

In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Tom Cruise Uriel Septim VII is assassinated by the Mythic Dawn. Before his death, however, Uriel gives an Amulet of Kings to the player character, who is asked to stop the realm of Oblivion from taking over Tamriel. In the Knights of the Nine expansion, the Hero learns about the titular faction, that wants to obtain certain relics that can stop Umaril, a man who seeks revenge on the Nine Divines. In the Shivering Isles expansion, the Hero ends up in Sheogorath's realm in Oblivion, where he learns about the Daedric Prince's past.

To do: Tons...I mean tons. E3 Maps, including "E3Kvatch" cell and associated quests The many test maps, including DLC test maps. City of Sutch and references in the final game Unused Test items Unused models MANY unused spells, including ones that can only be obtained through "psb" command Unused Scripts Unused water types Unused Skies Unused Weather effects AI packages A good source of information [1]

Subpages

Unused Dialogue An incredible amount of unused dialogue. Bethesda might wanna do that one again.

Unused Maps Too much to list them on the main page.

Unused NPCs Unused and test NPCs that do not appear anywhere in-game.

Unused, Changed & Altered Quests Simplified or completely removed quests and questlines.

Add-ons

Shivering Isles Unused content found in the game's second expansion pack.

Unused Icons

Arena Armor

In early dev builds, the arena armor was split into three parts.

Blindfold

It seems the blindfold was intended to be an item at some point. In the final game, it's a hairstyle used only by the Blind Moth Priests. It's actually also the "default" hairstyle for NPCs in the construction set that will be used when their hairstyle is set to NONE.

Mythic Dawn Armor

At some point, the Mythic Dawn Armor likely was meant to be usable. Interestingly, the helmet icon is missing the mask. This item can be obtained in one of the test levels. Normally, the game treats it as a bound item, but bound items have their own objects and IDs.

Imperial Watch Armor

Like the Mythic Dawn Armor, this armor has its own unique icons for inventory menus, but aside from the shield (due to the fact that characters drop their shields to the ground as an item when they die), the armor cannot be picked up by the player due to it being marked as non-playable in the construction set. Even if you did manage to pick it up or add it to your inventory via the console, it would not appear in your inventory, and will not appear in the inventories or barter menus of any shopkeepers or lootable corpses wearing/carrying it, leaving the icons unused. The icons are correctly assigned to the items themselves, though, meaning that if you set them to be "playable" in the construction set, the icons will appear as expected.

Dark Brotherhood Executioner Rank

The Dark Brotherhood has an Executioner rank that the player skips over - the questline promotes you straight from Assassin to Silencer. Nevertheless, it has a graphic for your Journal's factions page.

Unused/Test Models

To do: Add a screenshot of the objects.

Basement Piece

The model named "Ungrdexit1room" has another duplicate model not used in the game, named "Ungrdexit1roomTEST" looks like an early version of the same object with untextured floors and pillars, with part of the final model merged inside the untextured faces. This models lacks any collision and was most likely used to test objects.

Unused Race

Unplayable Vampire race

A vampire race, found only in the Construction Set, with red eyes and very pale skin. The Vampire race has no attributes, skills, or traits for either gender. Only two NPCs are Vampires in the standard game, although neither can be met in-game unless spawned by console commands – one is called Dead Meat (ID: TestDeadMeat), while the second has no name (ID: TestErikNpc). This race was probably meant to be playable, but was cut early in development.

Unused Items

Notes

There is a certain number of various notes and letters that can be found in different building and private houses, meant to extend the lore of the game. While some appear in lots of different places, some do not appear at all.

All these notes (but Sealed Note, Shop Hours and Tavern Hours) look like scrolls of varying size when thrown out of inventory.

Image	Name & ID	Contents	Commentary
	Instructions 0006B5C6	I need 15 gross of your finest goods. I'll be by some time on Wednesday to pay for them. Our agreement was half now, half in 30 days.	Tamriel has its own names for days of the week so "Wednesday" should be "Middas". Additionally the word "gross" is grossly misused here and makes no sense.
	Sealed Note 00022173	You sleep rather soundly for a cold-blooded killer. That's good. You'll need a clear conscience for what I'd like to propose. For there is much I can offer you. The taking of a life has its own pleasures, of course, but the taking of a life for the Dark Brotherhood is an act worthy of immeasurable reward. If you're intrigued, and I suspect you are, come visit me at the ruins of Fort Farragut. If you survive the descent down to the bottom level where I reside, I'll know you're capable of all the Dark Brotherhood has to offer. L.L.	Seems like instead of meeting you in person, Lucien was supposed just to leave you a note. Besides, you were to find his secret hideout way earlier than in release version. Reading the note starts A Knife in the Dark quest and gives you a map marker of Inn of Ill Omen.
	Shop Hours 000C4284	Open from the eighth morning bell to the eighth evening bell.	Applies to any shop. Theoretically. When thrown out of inventory, it looks like Gray Fox wanted poster.
	Tavern Hours 000C47BD	We never close.	Applies to any tavern. Theoretically. When thrown out of inventory, it looks like Gray Fox wanted poster.
	Handbill 0006B5CE	Bay Roan Stables has what you need. Horses, horse, horses. Don't be content to walk. Ride with style on a Bay horse from Bay Roan Stables.
	Handbill 0006B5CF	The Lonely Suitor Lodge is ideal for all Bachelors and Bachelorettes. Our rooms are private and soundproof. Our staff asks no questions and tells no tales. Reasonable rates for food and lodging.
	Handbill 0006B5D0	When your mother-in-law comes to visit, put her up at Silverhome-on-the-Water. We offer moderately priced, clean rooms. Chamberpots are available for a small fee.	Silverhome-on-the-Water's prices are notably above average.
	Handbill 0006B5D1	Looking for a fair deal? Come to the Fair Deal! We won't cheat you, we promise. We buy and sell everything.	The Fair Deal will buy anything from you, but will only sell miscellaneous items and a single robe.
	Handbill 0006B5D2	Wizard's beware! If you are using supplies from some place other than A Warlock's Luck, you may be taking your life in your hands. Don't compromise your spellcraft. We won't.
	Handbill 0006B5D3	The Archer's Paradox has everything a hunter might need. If it's sharp and pointy, the odds are we have it, and at a better price than anywhere else.	The Archer's Paradox doesn't sell edged weapons, only arrows.
	Handbill 00071766	Eat at the Grey Mare tonight. Why cook your own meals when Emfrid can do it for you? We specialize in Orcish cuisine.	Emfrid has no special selection of food.
	Handbill 00071767	The Oak and Crosier. If you need to ask why, then you've obviously never dined there. We cater to the best.
	Handbill 00071768	Need a fur coat? Need new candles? Look no further than Northern Goods and Trade. We have the best from Skyrim and beyond.	Northern Goods and Trade does not sell clothing beyond a single pair of unique boots.
	Handbill 00071769	You can always find what you are looking for at Renoit's Books. Whether you need Barenziah's latest adventures or a guide to the city, we've got it.	Barenziah is an old woman by the time of Oblivion and her "latest" adventures took place over 30 years before the game starts.
	Handbill 00071770	Horses! Horses! Horses! You know you want one. Come to the Grateful Pass Stables and pick one out today. All horses are for riding only. Grateful Pass Stables does not condone selling horses for food under any circumstances.
	Handbill 00071771	A free bath with every night's stay! Only at the Two Sisters Lodge. Meals and drinks are extra.
	Handbill 00071772	Fine dining is a rare experience, unless you eat at the West Weald Inn. We use only the freshest truffles, and our goat's milk yogurt is considered the best in Cyrodiil.	Truffles nor yogurt are among the variety of food items in the released game.
	Handbill 00071773	Colovian Traders. We have goods from beyond Black Marsh. We buy and sell almost anything. Browsers are always welcome.	Colovian Traders will buy anything from you, but will only sell miscellaneous items and a single shirt.
	Handbill 00071775	Hammer and Tongs has been in business for 87 years. Seven generations of smiths have passed down their secrets to Agnete. If he can't forge it, you need to talk to the Last Dwarf.	"the Last Dwarf" refers to a character from Morrowind who does not reappear in this game. In Morrowind his existence was not well known.
	Handbill 00071787	COME! EXPLORE FAITH AND WISDOM AT THE CHAPEL OF MARA! The earnest believer may improve both spriit and mind with the dedicated clerics of Mara. Visit our altars for health and inspiration. Meditate upon the Mysteries of Nirn and the Nine in quiet contemplation. Seek instruction in Restoration and Speechcraft from our wise and patient trainers. "Praise us in our ministry, O Mara, that we may serve you and your people."
	Handbill 00071788	"YOU, MY CHILDREN, ARE BLEST OF ARKAY!" Citizens of Cheydinhal! Children, saints, and travelers! Come to the Chapel, and drink deep of the waters of the Spirit. The Altar of the Nine shall make you hale and whole! The Nine Altars shall refresh your spirit, and fill you with the Gods' glories! Arkay's servants shall train you in the mysteries of Restoration and Alteration! "Not a stone, stem, or spirit below but sings of Your Wonders!"	This location actually offers training in Alteration, Illusion, and Speechcraft.
	Handbill 00071789	TRACE THE STATIONS OF THE NINE AT THE CHAPEL OF STENDARR! Come! Contemplate the Nine and their Glories! Begin at the Altar of the Nine, where the world's wounds are washed away, and the corruptions of the spirit and body are made clean. Then step along the Stations of the Nine -- Stendarr, Arkay, Mara, Zenithar, Talos, Kynareth, Dibella, Julianos, and Akatosh -- and see what bright inspiration springs from Devotion to the Great Lords of All! "My heart and spirit are full! Where e'er my eye turns, there shines thy Glories!"
	Handbill 0007178B	CLASSES IN HEALING AT THE CHAPEL OF JULIANOS Training in the Restoration Arts is now available from Sister Marie Palielle at the Skingrad Chapel. Arrangements should be made with Sister Marie herself. Scheduling is flexible. And while you're at the chapel, don't forget... "Seek forgiveness for your sins, O ye faithful! Offend not against the laws of Man or God. For none but must tremble, when ye contemplate that Julianos is Just!"

(UESP]: [https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Notes)

Keys

A key that opens all locks is a master key. The problem is, it might not exist.

Image	Name & ID	Opens:	Commentary
	Aldos Othran's Key 000034E3	Aldos Othran's House in Cheydinhal	Since Aldos was evicted, he does not have the key to his house anymore. However, neither does the guard standing by his door.
	Bandit Key 000092BA	—
	Bruma Dungeon Key 00036261	Several doors and the Evidence chest in Castle Bruma Dungeon, and one door in Castle Bravil Dungeon	Usually janitors have keys for the dungeon but that's not the case for Bruma.
	Chanel's Key 000242B5	—
	Dagon Shrine Key 00033910	—
	Dareloth's Key 000534F4	Dareloth's House in the Waterfront District, Imperial City. Only available after The Ultimate Heist
	Display Case Key 00049D21	—
	Escape Route Key 00028EDE	—
	Imperial City Lighthouse Key 0009096C	Ladder from the Waterfront Lighthouse private quarters to the Imperial Watch Barracks
	J'mhad's House Key 00022BE0	J'mhad's House in the Temple District, Imperial City
	Jakben Imbel's House Key 00022BC8	Door to Springheel Jak's coffin in Jakben Imbel's House Catacombs in the Talos Plaza District, Imperial City
	Key 0003EE5D	—
	Leyawiin Chapel Key 00069B16	Both doors to Leyawiin Chapel Undercroft
	Lighthouse Key 0000A25E	—
	Lorkmir's House Key 00017776	—	Lorkmir's House is always open.
	Medrike's Key 0000C32A	—	Quest item.
	NW Watch Tower Key 00053FF4	Ladder to Captain's Quarters in the Northwest Watch Barracks in the Imperial City
	Prison Cell Key 00023FFD	—
	Ra'jhan's House Key 000177F3	?
	Ritual Key 00033911	—	Quest item.
	Sewer Gate Key 000274F5	—
	Skingrad Chapel Key 00069B17	—
	Southern Books Key 00026085	—	Quest item.
	TestKey 0000081D	—
	Valtieri's Key 000693D8	—
	Waterfront Sewers Key 00026089	—	Quest item.

(UESP]: [https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Keys)

Clothing

Unlike armor, this does not protect you. At all.

Image	Name & ID	Commentary
	Shop Keep's Shirt 000CBD33	Identical in appearance to the Blue Collar Shirt, found on Jensine (who is a shop keeper) and Luther Broad (who runs a boarding house). Also identical to Ernest's Best Shirt, which is found in the basement of Gweden Farm during The Siren's Deception quest.
	Hood of the Apprentice 0006A82D	Was likely meant to be given to you along with The Robe of the Apprentice upon acceptance into the Arcane University during Join the Mages Guild. Identical in appearance to the Grey Robe Hood, which can be found on Gnoll Mountain and acquired by killing Jeelius the Argonian Priest after saving him during Dagon Shrine.
	King of Worms' Hood 001885CC	Was likely meant to be worn by Mannimarco, along with King of Worms' Robes.

(UESP]: [https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Clothing)

Unused Spells & Effects

To do: Rearrange as a table, add icons, make it look nice. All the necessary icons and information are in the source.)

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: Document the "Script Effect" spells. Using the console to add all spells "psb", you can obtain a few spells that aren't in the Construction Set AT ALL, but DO appear in-game. (i.e One unnamed spell has an ability to freeze all NPC's but isn't listed in the CS.)

This list contains spells and magic effects that are listed in the Construction Set but are not available in-game. They can still be obtained via the console, but since these spells are not available for use for a reason, they may cause various issues like crashing to desktop due to undefined animation and particle files.

Alteration

• Lock - A buggy spell effect that locks (almost) any container or door it is cast on. Base magicka cost is 30. Some doors don't seem to be affected for some reason, and it doesn't work on any door that is already locked. Can be cast on already-open interior doors, though they can be closed without being lockpicked, after which they will no longer be locked. The interesting thing to note is that it has several warnings in the Construction Set saying "DO NOT USE", though there are two unused spells using it, detailed below. It was previously available as an effect in Morrowind, but likely removed from Oblivion due to being buggy, having the potential to mess with the AI, and the possibility of locking yourself in a building with no way to unlock it, and general lack of use other than training your security skill. Its effect ID is LOCK.
  • Easy Lock (Lock 12pts on Touch) - Journeyman-level spell. Creates an easy lock. Not available in-game. ID: A9805
  • Average Lock (Lock 25pts on Touch) - Expert-level spell. Creates an average lock. Has several warnings not to use this, just like Easy Lock. ID: A982D
• Minor Frost Shield (Frost Shield 15% for 45sec on Self) - Journeyman-level spell. This spell would have been given to you by Carahil, but she gives out scrolls instead. ID: 6EF34

Conjuration

No concrete clues have been found in the Construction Set about these spells, nor is it known why they were cut.

• Reanimate (Reanimate for 30sec on Target) - Apprentice-level spell, with the same usage as Staff of Worms. ID: 4A98B
• Superior Bound Armor (Bound Helmet, Bound Greaves, Bound Cuirass, Bound Boots, Bound Gauntlets for 40sec on Self) - Master-level spell, can be learnt with Spell Tomes DLC installed. ID: C7628

Destruction

• Corrode Armor (Disintegrate Armor 20pts on Target) - Novice-level spell. There is a "on Touch" version of this spell, with a different form ID. ID: 5DCC6
• Damage Agility (Damage Agility 1 pt on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C3FD
• Damage Endurance (Damage Endurance 1 pt on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C3FE
• Damage Intelligence (Damage Luck 5 pts on Target) - Journeyman-level spell. ID: 3C3FF
• Damage Luck (Damage Luck 1 pt on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C400
• Damage Speed (Damage Speed 3 pts on Target) - Apprentice-level spell. ID: 3C401
• Damage Strength (Damage Strength 5 pts on Target) - Journeyman-level spell. ID: 3C402
• Damage Willpower (Damage Willpower 3 pts on Target) - Apprentice-level spell. ID: 3C403
• Drain Agility (Drain Agility 5 pts for 20 secs on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C3DF
• Drain Endurance (Drain Endurance 5 pts for 20 secs on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C3E0
• Drain Intelligence (Drain Intelligence 14 pts for 25 secs on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C3E4
• Drain Luck (Drain Luck 5 pts for 20 secs on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 3C3E1
• Drain Speed (Drain Speed 10 pts for 20 secs on Target) - Apprentice-level spell. ID: 3C3E2
• Drain Willpower (Drain Willpower 10 pts for 20 secs on Target) - Apprentice-level spell. ID: 3C3E3
• Drain Skill: Light Armor (Drain Light Armor 5pts for 20sec on Target) - Novice-level spell. ID: 84B14

Illusion

• Darkness - Makes the area around the target darker, like an opposite version of the Light spell effect. Base magicka cost is 0. Like Lock, there are "DO NOT USE" warnings present for it, though unlike Lock there are no pre-made spells in the construction set that make use of it, requiring you to mod your own in if you want to see it in action. Casting it will leave the target black and shadowy even after the effect wears off, and this visual effect will remain until the game is restarted. Oddly, it's considered an offensive spell effect. The effect has an icon in the game files, though it does not display properly in-game or in the construction set. Probably intended as a Sneak aid, but removed due to the presence of the two more useful and less buggy Chameleon and Invisibility effects. Its effect ID is DARK.
• Chameleon (Chameleon 10% for 12sec on Self) - Novice-level spell. ID: 5DCC0
• Minor Invisibility (Invisibility for 6sec on Self) - Novice-level spell. ID: 5DCC1

Restoration

• Respite (Restore Fatigue 20pts on Self) - Novice-level spell. ID: 5E155
• Heal Minor Wounds (Restore Health 10pts on Self) - Novice-level spell. The Heal Minor Wounds spell that the player starts out with is a weaker (8pts) version with a different form ID. ID: 27442

(Source: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Spells)

Unused Diseases, Abilities, and Powers

To do: Tons. I'm mostly going by usage count in the CS for Oblivion.esm to determine what's unused for this section, but there are also abilities and powers and such that are used... by unused creatures, scripts and NPCs, or ones that only appear in test maps. As a result, I'm probably only scratching the surface here since I only remember a few of those. I also haven't included unused content from DLC other than Shivering Isles just yet. For that matter, might it be worth moving some of this content over to the Shivering Isles subpage? Some nicer formatting also couldn't hurt. Lesser powers still need to be added. Help would be welcome.

Like the spells above, you can add these to yourself or any other target with the addspell console command followed by the associated Form ID. Diseases and Abilities are always active, while Powers must be cast, though they are immune to Silence. Greater Powers can be cast once a day, but Lesser Powers can be cast as many times as you want and may or may not cost magicka. Neither will increase any skills when cast.

Diseases

• Ticklebritch (Drain Endurance 5pts, Drain Personality 15pts) - While this is not used in the base game, the official DLC Mehrunes' Razor adds one rather obscure way to catch it - by picking up a certain Hoe in Sundercliff Mines. The name of the disease and the fact that you catch it from a "hoe" (not to mention the name of the hoe's associated script: DL9DirtyHoeObjectSCRIPT) is probably a developers' joke implying that it is a sexually-transmitted disease. Form ID: 000CB5F5
• Elytra Hatchling Disease (Drain Fatigue 50pts) - Presumably would have been caught from Elytra Hatchlings in the Shivering Isles, but goes unused. Form ID: 0004418B

Abilities

• Atronach Frost - A script effect that would have added magic frost shaders to Frost Atronachs, much like the other Atronachs. For whatever reason, it's unused. Form ID: 0008DAA6
• Blade, Sneak, Security, Marksman, Acrobatics +2 - Judging by the Editor ID (DarkNightBless) and the fact that its effect name is Night Mother's Blessing, it was probably related to the Dark Brotherhood. Despite the name, it's set to use a script effect but does not point to any script, so it does nothing. Form ID: 000CBF18
• Chameleon (Chameleon 10pts) - Again, the Editor ID (DarkNightMotherFade) suggests a relation to the Dark Brotherhood, but it's not used by anything. Form ID: 0006BC17
• Dremora Powers (Fortify Magicka 50pts, Reflect Damage 30pts) - No Dremora have this ability, thankfully. Neither does anything else. Form ID: 0003E9AC
• Elytra abilities (Water Walking, Weakness to Magic 20pts) - The Editor ID (SEAbElytraHatchling) indicates this was intended for Elytra Hatchlings as a weaker version of the identically-named ability that all Elytra possess, which works the same way but also includes 50% poison resistance. Form ID: 0004418C
• End of Order (Paralyze) - The Editor ID (SE13AbParalyze) indicates it was meant for the Shivering Isles quest The End of Order, but it's not used there or anywhere. Form ID: 0001A7EB
• Fleece of Fire (Fire Shield 50pts) - The Editor ID is TestFlamingSheep01, so probably the result of some developer playing around with Sheep and fire magic. Form ID: 0005C0E4
• Ghost Resistances (Resist Disease 100pts, Resist Normal Weapons 100pts, Resist Poison 100pts) - Intended for the Shivering Isles quest Ghosts of Vitharn, though ultimately unused. Pretty standard resistances for ghosts to have, though the disease resistance is a bit strange since only the player can catch diseases. Form ID: 00050C8C
• Ghostly Immobility (Burden 1000pts) - Also intended for Ghosts of Vitharn, to keep the player from moving when Hloval Dreth attacks. This ended up being accomplished by forcibly equipping the player with a 1000 pound ring with the same name, rather than this ability. Form ID: 00097146
• Gnarl Health (Fortify Health 50-100pts) - Actually 3 abilities, one with a magnitude of 50, one with 75, and one with 100. Form IDs are: 00081D5A, 00081D5B and 00081D5C for the 50, 75, and 100pts versions respectively.
• High Elf Weakness to Fire/Frost/Shock/Magic (Weakness to Fire/Frost/Shock/Magic 50pts) - Again, actually multiple abilities. The final game has High Elves getting all of their weaknesses (25 to each element) from a single ability. Notably, these abilities are all at 50pts magnitude, which is twice that of the 25pts weaknesses that High Elves have in the final game. They also don't have a general Weakness to Magic in the final (though they did in Morrowind, as well as 50pts of Weakness to Fire), so these are possibly leftovers from a time in development when their weaknesses were closer to Morrowind's. Form IDs: 00047ADA for Fire, 00047AD9 for Frost, 00047ADB for Magic, 00047AD8 for Shock.
• Immune to Water Damage (Resist Water Damage) - This one is particularly notable in that it uses the Resist Water Damage effect, which doesn't appear in the game at all. "Water Damage" is actually damage from lava, though the effect doesn't appear to grant outright immunity as the name of the ability implies, despite the effect itself not having a magnitude. Form ID: 00066C43
• Lady's Grace (Fortify Personality 20pts) - An unused (as is made known by its Editor ID: BSLadyGraceUNUSED) version of the Lady birthsign, which normally grants +10 to Willpower and Endurance. Of note is that the Morrowind version of this birthsign had 2 separate abilities as its components - Lady's Favor (which granted 25 Personality) and Lady's Grace (which granted 25 Endurance), so it may be that the Oblivion version was originally going to behave this way as well. Form ID: 00022A3F
• Light Self (Light 100pts) - Intended for Namira's Daedric quest, probably for the Priests of Arkay before being replaced with simple torches. Form ID: 0005C020
• Mark Test Shock Shield (Shock Shield 100pts) - Pretty self-explanatory. Form ID: 00040BA3
• Mead Allergy (Paralyze) - Intended for the Dark Brotherhood quest A Matter of Honor, but the quest uses a different ability which does the same thing. Form ID: 0006555C
• Mooncalf (Fortify Personality 20pts, Fortify Luck 20pts) - An earlier version of the Shadow birthsign. Would have given a whopping 40 extra attribute points, 20 of which would have been to Luck. That's even more than Thief birthsign gives! No wonder it got nerfed. Form ID: 00022A4A
• Resist Magic (Resist Magic 50pts) - Its Editor ID of AbImpResistMagic shows that it was meant for imps. Not much else to say about it. Form ID: 0002B53F
• Resist Magic 25% (Resist Magic 25pts) - This one was for boars. Form ID: 0002B54E
• Shadowmere's Invisibility (Chameleon 5pts) - Apparently Shadowmere was supposed to be invisible at one point. Despite the name claiming Invisibility, it's actually a fairly weak Chameleon effect. Form ID: 00064F48
• Test Vampire Ability (Vampirism 50pts) - Clearly used for testing Vampirism. Form ID: 000262C5
• Wreath of Glory (Fire Damage 0pts) - The editor ID is TestFlamingSheep02. Again with the flaming sheep... At least one developer had some strange fascination with them, it seems. Perhaps they were also the ones responsible for Sheogorath's Daedric quest. Form ID: 0005C0E7

Greater Powers

• Nirn's Breath (Detect Life 100pts for 120sec on Self, Fortify Fatigue 200pts for 120sec on Self, Fortify Health 100pts for 120sec on Self) - This was to be the power granted by the Nirn Stone, a Doomstone that does not appear anywhere in the game. Form ID: 0006B6B1

Obscured Textures

Female Upper Body

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: How does the texture look with the re-release (after the rating changed)?

In the final game, when having no armor or clothes equipped, male characters appear with a loincloth on while female characters have both a panty and bra on. Many games from this era had the underwear as part of the skin texture, however, this is not the case here, as the breasts are actually fully textured (albeit without nipples). The discovery of these textures, alongside some gore-related content, lead to Oblivion being re-rated by the ESRB.

Oddities

The player's default name

Under most conditions (Unless caused by the "reference bug" [2]), the player is unable to see what their name is before the start of the game. However the player does have a name, but the character creation screen takes precedence and the name field becomes blank. In the construction set, the player's name is "Bendu Olo", who was the old king of Anvil. The name can be seen in Oblivion's E3 demos, as well as some early Morrowind screenshots, hinting that it's a placeholder used by the devs.

Female Dremora

In the final game, there is a single female Dremora in the Oblivion planes that the player can access. Strangely this Dremora is the only female one ever used in the final game, and she doesn't have any audio and thus doesn't make any noise when attacked or killed. If you use a high level charm spell to make her talk, she displays the default error trap message "I HAVE NO GREETING" instead.

Unused Door

In random Oblivion Plane 3 (the plane of Oblivion with a broken bridge leading up to five towers with the main tower in the center with two gates on either side leading to two other towers), off the map to the west, there is a long island in the lava. The island doesn't seem to have anything of interest except for a lone door, which doesn't lead anywhere when activated. What this door was for is unknown.

(Source: Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages)

Blood Potion

In random Oblivion Plane 6, there is a single Blood Potion placed neatly behind some tall rocks east of the entrance to the Blood Well. It weighs nothing and serves no purpose or function. It cannot be used by vampire for feeding purposes either. It is the only Blood Potion available in the entire game.

He Said, She Said

In Oblivion, there are quite a lot of characters in the game that get referred to as the wrong gender in dialogue. In the case of City-Swimmer, she even misgenders HERSELF in her own greeting, referring to herself as male. There is no in-game reasoning for these dialogue examples and it seems to either be that the developers made many mistakes regarding the character's genders, or changed a lot of the character's genders throughout development and forgot to re-record some of the dialogue referring to them. Affected NPCs include: Estelle Renoit, Salmo the Baker, Falanu Hlaalu, Mach-Na and Hal-Liurz (after seemingly noticing the errors in some dialogue about her, they removed all conversation dialogue about her from the game, even ones without referring to her gender).

Nerastarel's House

There is an abandoned house called 'Nerastarel's House' located in Skingrad, within which resides all manner of undead. No NPC named Nerastarel exists anywhere in the game and they never get mentioned by anyone. The only time the house's existence gets acknowledged is when Amusei mentions it during the quest "Lost Histories". Despite being abandoned, entering the house is considered trespassing.

Bugs and Bug Fixes

As with any good Bethesda game, there's going to be a lot of bugs that weren't squashed in the beta tests that made it to the final. And some that were introduced with future patches!

• Broken Candles - Only happens on patches after 1.2.xxx but does not have the Shivering Isles installed. The location of the mesh for the glitched candlestick CandlestickFloor01DarkFake. Instead of looking at the general Clutter path for a texture to replace the missing mesh, it would instead show up as a yellow diamond and a black exclamation mark. Other than test areas only accessible with console commands, the only ones that can be found in the base game are Eugal Belette's basement in Chorrol, Fort Hastrel, Fort Roebeck, and in Fort Redman. Bethesda patched this on the PC/XBOX 360/Playstation 3 by requiring The Shivering Isles to be installed.

• Mistyped weapons - The unused weapon found in one of the test cells (And can be accessed by a glitch) Mace of Doom is classified as a bladed weapon.

• Frostcrag Spire Glitch - There's a way in the Xbox 360 version of the game to access the test cell TestBrumaHouseMid which was reused as the cell for the Spire. You can also do this on the PC by just saving in the living area of the tower and then when you next launch the game just unselect Frostcrag Spire from the active plug-ins. When you relaunch into the game, you'll be promted that there's missing content, ignore it and load into the game anyway. You're now in one of the test areas and can now explore and exploit one of the houses for unlimited fame and sigil stones.

• Floating Paint Brushes - As the name implies this glitch will allow you to create paintbrushes that float in the air when you attempt to drop them. If you've managed to collect enough of them you can use them to scale walls and go out of bounds, leading to geography changes that are unseen when either going out of towns and exploring the outside world. Or scaling the walls into towns.