Online:Cut Books

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This page lists books that were cut from Elder Scrolls Online before release.

Base Game

• The All Knowing Hist — A tract against lukiul
• Battleplans — Naga battle plans
• Black Horse Courier Handbill — Instructions for participants in races held by the Black Horse Couriers
• Blood-Inked Contract — An agreement between the Bloodthorn Cult and the witches of Hag Fen
• Book of Bloodfiends — A guide to dealing with bloodfiends and how to distinguish them from vampires
• Burned-By-Fire's Journal — An Argonian's journal
• Children of the Stars
• Collected Works of Wee-Zeeus by Merethic Society
• Drop Instructions — A smuggler's note
• Falsehoods and Fallacies of the Eight — A statement vehemently rejecting the Divines
• Hears-the-Wind's Note — An inconspicuous request from Hears-the-Wind
• Lens of the Golden Eye — Evangelism for Hermaeus Mora
• A Letter Home — An Argonian captive's letter
• Litanies of the Worm — A Worm Cultist's lost grimoire
• Lufiya af-Frandar by Merethic Society — A plaque describing Frandar Hunding's niece
• Note from Maryn — A note to a would-be assassin
• The Oath of Light — A poem dedicated to Ysmir's ascension to Aetherius
• On Soul Shriven by Mannimarco — A treatise on Soul Shriven
• Secret Dwemer Origins — Theorizing on the Dwarves' appearance in history
• Ysmir the Forefather, Volume IV — A mythical tale of Ysmir's ascension to Aetherius
• Reward for Dwarven Relics — A bounty for Dwarven relics

Test Books

Some books existed in the files for testing purposes.

• Argonian Bloodwine — A wine label
• Bardus' Notes — An enchanter's notes on various substances
• Battlehorn Select — A wine label
• IOU Honor Guard Armor — A letter of appreciation
• Julianos Firebelly — A wine label
• Pest Mudcrab — A complaint
• Placeholder Wine Label — A test book
• Shadowbanish Wine — A wine label
• Shaman's Journal — A shaman reveals the hole in his evil plot through text
• Silver Asp Antidote Recipe — An antidote for snake venom
• Supply Request: Stronger Sleep Potions — A call for supplies
• The Treasure of Clickyville — A clue to finding treasure in a test cell
• The tree is on fire! — A test book with simple directions
• Welcome to Clickyville — A letter welcome playtesters to a test cell
• You Lazy Workers! — A notice admonishing workers for unsafe conditions of their own making

Imperial City

• Anchor Maintenance Notes — The results of a Worm Cult engineer's inspection
• Astia's Journal — A legionnaire's notes on the soundness of her former comrades
• Bounty Contract: Wadracki — A written agreement regarding the terms of an accepted bounty for the Xivkyn, Wadracki
• Canuldil's Note — A husband's last words
• Canuldil's Plea — A High Elf's call for help
• Concerned Letter — Correspondence between skooma smugglers
• Creating Flame from the Powers of Aetherius — A damaged textbook
• Imperial City Intelligence — A palace employee's journal
• Imperial City Death Certificate — An inconspicuous death certificate
• Letter of Resignation — A letter from an Imperial bailiff to her employer
• Letter to Jhaziran — A reminder for a merchant to complete his obligated deliveries
• Letter to Littorn by General Aklash — A letter from a Daggerfall Covenant general to her Nord lover
• Narnolas' Notes — A Dominion scout's report on how to decommission the Dark Anchors in the Imperial districts
• On Valerianus Lentinus — A formal complaint about an overzealous temple guard
• Portal Memorandum — A memo from a high-ranking Worm Cultist to her underlings
• Ranger's Correspondence — Playful correspondence between two Legion soldiers regarding their Daedric kill count
• Scouting Report for Sergeant Abradun — A Daggerfall Covenant scout's report on the state of the sewers
• Scouting Report for Sergeant Belrud — An Ebonheart Pact scout's report on the state of the sewers
• Scouting Report for Sergeant Shaghila — An Aldmeri Dominion scout's report on the state of the sewers
• Service Reminder — A Worm Cult engineer appeals to his superior to allocate more resources towards the Dark Anchors in the Imperial City
• Sewer Strategy — A memorandum from a Legion Zero general to his subordinates
• Shadakul's Notes by Shadakul the Necrologist — A necrologist's notes on a disease introduced to the Imperial City with the advent of the Planemeld
• Curious Manifest by Jhaziran — An inventory of various alchemical items
• Stitching Flesh, Part 1 by Apprentice Veriasa — Apprentice Veriasa's notes on her research under the Imperial City's lead necrologist
• Stitching Flesh, Part 2 by Apprentice Veriasa — Apprentice Veriasa's notes on her research under the Imperial City's lead necrologist
• Zoragag's Plea by Zoragag — A Grahtwood Orc's letter to his uncle

Orsinium

• Mezhun's Field Journal by Mezhun — A Khajiit researcher's field notes on Riekrs.
• Secret Dwemer Origins — Theorizing on the Dwarves' appearance in history

Thieves Guild

• Ann's Folio - Top Sheet
• Banu's Ledger - Top Sheet — A test book
• Dossier on Vexa
• Dossier on Nicholas
• Dossier on Gwenneth
• Frikkhild's Diary
• An Invitation to the Whispered Ball
• Leave My Family Out of This
• The Lodge's Will Be Done
• Magistrate's Message — A letter from Magistrate Banu to Headman Cosh
• Molemir's Diary
• My Little Present by Headman Cosh — A letter from Cosh to a merchant
• Nothing To Fear
• Perhaps We Should Rethink This
• The Times Are Changing — A letter from Molemir
• Welcome to the Twilight Lodge
• Welcome to the Violet Lodge

Murkmire

A number of books, including the Tribes of Murkmire series, were present in the files as far back as Update 5 all the way back when Murkmire was intended to be an Adventure Zone. They were rewritten for Murkmire's release as a DLC in 2018.

• An Orc Weaponsmith In Murkmire — An account of Argonian weaponmaking methods from an Orc smith's perspective
• Tribes of Murkmire: Ghost People by Emmanubeth Hurrent, the Wayfarers' Society of Wayrest — A description of one of the many Argonian tribes within the region of Murkmire
• Tribes of Murkmire: Tribal Connections by Emmanubeth Hurrent, the Wayfarers' Society of Wayrest — Notes on Argonian inter-tribal relations

Gold Road

Several books were present during the Gold Road PTS, but were removed before the full release.

• Annexation Note
• Burnt Deciphered Text by Cariel

Other Cut Books

Other books have been present in other PTS cycles, but were removed prior to the full release.

• Reaper Construction Logs
• The Turtle and the Sloth

Returning Books

Some books are recurring appearances of previously existing lore books from older games, but were never put into the game.

• The Final Lesson, Part 1 by Aegrothius Goth — Two apprentices are separated
• The Final Lesson, Part 2 by Aegrothius Goth — Two apprentices are separated

Renamed Books

Sometimes, the name of a book is changed for the official release, but the contents of the text are otherwise identical to the final version.

• The Orc Council was renamed to Rkindaleft's Council of Chiefs.
• Winterborn's Note was once named Reachman's Note.
• Rules of Nikolvara's Kennel was once named Rules of Kennel Run.
• Uggamog's Letter was renamed to Letter from Thukhozod.
• Worried about Uchuiran was renamed to Letter to Mairrna.