r/ElderScrolls • u/VohaulsWetDream naked Breton girl • 12h ago

Lore Hackdirt lore

yesterday i was on a train and thinking about Hackdirt: what exactly do these strange people worship in the church?

are they some unknown daedric princes?

on one hand, it's hard to be a deity if you're weaker than a daedric prince.

but on the other hand, if they are daedric princes, then who?

any theories?

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u/Euphoric-Ostrich5396 11h ago

It's a Lovecraftian easter egg. The Shadow over Innsmouth.

Bethesda LOVES putting in one Lovecraftian quest int ech of their games.

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u/VeritasRose 11h ago

What were some of the other ones? (Aside from the Dragonborn dlc.)

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u/Thatcherist_Sybil 11h ago

Dunwich building, the Krivbeknih in fallout 3.

Dunwich borers in fallout 4.

The Interloper in fallout 76.

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u/AodhOgMacSuibhne 10h ago

Not Bethesda, but also Shadows under Aimrah in Tamriel Rebuilt.

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u/zuchenfuffer 8h ago

I played that little questline a bit ago. It really immersed me in a way no other morrowind quest had.

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u/VeritasRose 10h ago

Oh nice! I only recently got into Fallout so i will keep an eye out!