What may be one of the most well-known Oblivion references in Skyrim is the appearance of Lucien Lachance, the Speaker for the Black Hand during the events of Oblivion's Dark Brotherhood questline. Skyrim's Spectral Assassin Is Oblivion's Lucien Lachance
As such, this will only be addressing characters who died between the events of Morrowind or Oblivion and Skyrim and are present to be encountered in the game proper. Other characters may have been around during earlier points in Tamriel's history, but weren't specifically shown in any other Elder Scrolls game.
Related: Skyrim: Why Does Alduin Attack Helgen?Ĭharacters such as the mage Neloth are one of the rare exceptions, having managed to survive through the events of Morrowind - where he first makes his appearance - and Oblivion to return in Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC. As a result, many characters from the previous games, especially the races of man which are notably short-lived compared to elves, aren't alive by the time Alduin returns to Tamriel. The events of Skyrim take place around 400 years after those of Oblivion, with Morrowind in turn being set only a few years before the Oblivion Crisis. More than once, the Dragonborn travels beyond the mortal realm or otherwise summons figures from beyond the grave, allowing certain NPCs to return from death itself.Īs the latest entry in the Elder Scrolls franchise, both timeline-wise and as far as officially numbered titles go, Skyrim connects itself to the tail end of the series' lore.
There are a handful of returning characters from games such as Morrowind and Oblivion, the Daedra being perhaps the most prominent of these, but there are quite a few mortals who make surprising returns as well in the form of spirits or undead. Like many other games in the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim is packed full of references and Easter Eggs to older entries in the franchise, and its NPCs are no exception.
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