Easter Eggs (Morrowind)

Easter Eggs are generally pop culture references and other fun topics the developers place into the game for players to find, and of which do not have any large direct impact on the game's progression.
==Cultural references==
===Developers===
The Dwemer Script appearing in this game, predominantly on the Dwemer Pipes, is a reference to one of the Developers, Gary Noonan. The Imperial Library Aldmeri Alphabets
===Duke Blue Devils===
Mark Nelson, aka BlueDev, was a developer working on Morrowind who placed references to the Duke Blue Devils Basketball Team. One such reference is the character Tarhiel, which is mentioned later below, whose name is a reference to Duke's arch-rival: the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Eltonbrand is a sword named after the former Duke player Elton Brand, which requires the player to acquire Shashev's Key (meant to sound like the Duke Coach Krzyszewski), and have exactly 11171 gold which is either the score of a Duke victory or Mark's birth date.
===Final Fantasy===
In the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a room called Kefka Burial, which is a reference to Kefka, the antagonist in Final Fantasy VI.
===Fishy Stick===
Fishy Sticks are normally used on the Bethesda Forums to welcome new members. Morrowind recognizes this, and included Capn's Guide to the Fishy Stick, which is entirely unreadable.
===Icarus===
When starting out from Seyda Neen, players will often encounter a Bosmer called Tarhiel who will quite literally fall from the sky. From him can be obtained the Scroll of Icarian Flight, and his journal, which reveals a story similar to the legend of Icarus.
===Indiana Jones===
In the Omalen Ancestral Tomb, a skeleton can be found seemingly crushed under a rock, grasping for a ruby. Its identity is revealed after reading his supposed journal, titled A Dying Man's Last Words. This adventurer, "Indie," is a reference to Indiana Jones.
===Latin===
A deceased former Census and Excise governor, Processus Vitellius's name can be translated to mean "The process of vigilance." This was likely done due to him working for Census and Excise which is an organization dedicated to managing census counting, and for tax/excise purposes for the Empire.
===Nineteen Eighty-Four===
The Ministry of Truth, which hangs over Vivec, is a reference to the Ministry of Truth in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the game it is a prison, but in the novel it is more of a disinformation department which modifies records.
===Pokémon===
There is a body of a Peke Utchoo and his accompanying note. Peke Utchoo is a reference to the very popular Pokémon Pikachu. There are also a few areas named after Pokémon such as Marowak's Spine and Weepingbell Hall.
===Sun Tzu===
The book by Zurin Arctus, The Art of War Magic (which also appears in and ), is a reference to Sun Tzu's famous book, The Art of War.
==Previous games==
===M'aiq the Liar===
M'aiq the Liar is a recognizable name in franchise. He has appeared in Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and , and serves as a sort of line between the developers and the players.
One particular thing he says in Morrowind is about Weresharks, in which he says: "I have only met one, but he was afraid of the water." This is a reference to were-creatures from , belatedly returning in the Morrowind expansion .
When asked about multiplayer, he replies with a clear reference to L33t speak, as well as the want for multiplayer in the game, he says "M'aiq does not know this word. You wish others to help you in your quest? Coward! If you must, search for the Argonian Im-Leet, or perhaps the big Nord, Rolf the Uber. They will certainly wish to join you."
===Battlespire===
Tal Marog Ker's Researches contain a detailed description about the events that transpired during .
In Tel Fyr you can find a Daedric Sanctuary Amulet that teleports you to a realm of Oblivion in which a Dremora attacks you wielding a Daedric Crescent an important weapon in Battlespire.
==References==
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Category:Morrowind: Easter Eggs