Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Check out more leftover lore...
Weather Systems in Skyrim: youtu.be/FVZfpE_WYWw
Masser & Secunda: youtu.be/mEZDke4-sgk
Why is Bravil Poor?: youtu.be/ob_B4E2r8Xk​

00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Ores
05:30 - Volcanoes
07:27 - The Rift
10:10 - The End

Download the map featured in this video (.png/.xcf with layers)
drive.google.com/drive/folders/16SzPoqQPxTIE_6oaJbsevS-PVOzTRI3u?usp=sharing

This was layered from Caites's Survey map & mod:
nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/53040?tab=files
Which was layered from Tim Cook's topographic map:
nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/99804?tab=docs

Welcome to Geology in Skyrim! Between Elder Scrolls Online, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, there are a lot of really cool clues about what lies beneath Tamriel, and how it shaped the landscape. TESV - featuring the most accurate earth science of any TES game - features clues about how we can date the landscape, ores, and even tell a story with how simple things like ebony are placed. Did Red Mountain steal power from the Throat of the World? Is the Rift really a Rift? What about Eastmarch's geysers and hot springs? Find out this and more!

LeftoverPat Argonian made by LizardBusiness
twitter.com/LizardBusiness
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[RESOURCES]
u/Nathan_RH's geological survey writeups
reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/mymcwj/skyrim_geological_survey_master_thread

Nick Zentner
youtube.com/user/hugefloods
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[MUSIC] - in order
Outset Island - LoZ: The Windwaker
Leftover Lore Theme - LeftoverPat
Behold the Great Science Fi - Age of Mythology
Hymn in the Rain - calculon
youtu.be/cOoudQcvp3s?t=7130
A Winter's Tale - TES5: Skyrim
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