The ( Improved ) Emperor ' s Guide to Tamriel : Author Foreword The ( Improved ) Emperor ' s Guide to Tamriel is a book written by Flaccus Terentius to explain his adventures throughout Tamriel during the Second Era . It was written as an additional Guide book to . Content . Tamriel is embroiled in turmoil and insurrection . Catastrophe and war may be inevitable . The inhabitants I ' d call them savages and foreigners of the merge into great packs and seek to undermine Cyrodiil , to grab the great bastion of power for their own illegitimate causes . The Empire is in need of heroes and bravery , as well as cartographers , unimpeachable journeymen swift of foot and with wit at the tip of their quills . . . Venustinius Perquitienus . Fronto Maecilius . Helgreir Lute - Voice . All seasoned travelers , scribes , and emissaries with multitudinous volumes in the Imperial Library . And now Flaccus Torentius seeks to join their is added to their elite ranks . It is with great pride and honor that I was chosen by His Excellency Chancellor Abnur Tharn to provide our leaders with accurate verbal and pictorial evidence of the upheaval across Tamriel . Chancellor Tharn is wise and just , placing his trust in such an unworthy untested academic and granting me the power and title of Envoy - Scholar to the Empress Regent . This is testament to his incorruptible nature . [ Perhaps a little to unctuous ? ] It is my intention to create a guide both thorough and comprehensive in nature , while at the same time brief and compact so as to be easily accessible , yet also colorful and personalized , but offering critical and accurate observations . The Emperor ' s Guide to Tamriel was a sterling effort for its time , and young Emperor Leovic was justly proud of this gift to his flitting power . Such an undertaking is reflected in this revised and illustrated tome , as the many accurate parts of the original book are placed within their new contemporary context . However , since Leovic ' s time , Imperial lore keepers have been frustrated by the more egregious inaccuracies , just as many historians have winced at the outdated anachronisms , demanding a complete revision . Lament no more , all men of learning ! As Stendarr witnesses the tempest of my enthusiasm , my exploration shall gather accurate and recent evidence , written in an unbiased and meticulous manner to surprise and delight . Revelations about Tamriel ' s denizens and inhabitants will change your entire outlook on Tamriel - that I guarantee you ! The rolling pastures and inferior fortresses of High Rock . The strange customs and seething deserts of Hammerfell . The primitive Orc strongholds and rock screes of Wrothgar and the Reach . The incessant chill and bleak mountains of Skyrim . The choking gray ash and fungal delights of Morrowind . The fetid swamps and deviant lizard - folk of Black Marsh . The plague - ridden savannas of Elsweyr . The ancient audacity and graceful loftiness of Summerset ' s Altmer . And the fickle forest - dwellers of Valenwood . All the lands of Man , Mer , and more ! Any cobblestone , upturned rock , or gnarled tree not mentioned on these divinely inspired pages is not worth knowing about . [ These are all inaccurate but educated guesses . I ' ve never been farther from home than Bruma . ] The result is a guidebook so superior that previous publications of this nature have but two new uses : to fill the hearths or line the windows of an improperly insulated hovel . It is my heartfelt desire that I dare hope that you , gentle reader , may enjoy this interminable drudgery humble offering and , furthermore , may wish to convey your pleasant satisfaction to the publisher , so that the author ' s subsequent works may continue to grace the bookshelves of every library , center of learning , and perhaps even tavern of Tamriel . Assuming you peasants can read and aren ' t content to dribble on the pages while stabbing an excitable but dirty finger at my pristine paintings . I am but one nobleman and envoy , but I work for the edification of many . Flaccus Terentius 6th of Rain ' s Hand , 2E 578 , Bravil