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Badger [ edit ]

A copperback badger

Badgers are small omnivores that live in Elsweyr and the Gold Coast.[1] They primarily eat burrowing rodents, though given the chance, they'll steal chickens, bantam guar and kwama scribs from farms.[2] They are cranky and irritable, and thus make terrible pets.[2] Three species of badger are known: the red copperback badger,[3] the brown brindle badger[4] and the black Colovian badger.[2]

Found in: ESO

A baliwog

Baliwogs are aquatic-dwelling creatures that frequent the lakes, rivers and bogs of the Shivering Isles. Their meat is a common local dish to the residents of the Shivering Isles. A fully-grown adult Baliwog can deliver a nasty blow from its claws, a swing from its tail or a potentially deadly bite from its razor-sharp teeth. It spreads many diseases and can regenerate health when exposed to water. They are related to Grummites and Scalons.[UOL 1]

Banekin [ edit ]

A Banekin

A small lesser Daedra resembling a winged humanoid with mottled gray skin, a tail full of ridged spikes, pointed ears and horns on their heads. Banekin are associated with Molag Bal and use powerful shock spells in combat. They can speak Tamrielic, and are sometimes used as familiars by powerful wizards.[5] Banekin are agile daedra. Aside from being able to use their claws and tails full of ridged spines, they can use spells to weaken their foes as well as make them nauseous.[6]

Found in: ESO

Bantam Guar [ edit ]

Bantam Guar

Bantam Guar are small, docile creatures native to Morrowind, that are part of the scuttler family. They are also commonly called "ugly chickens" due to their appearance and behavior, and like chickens, are raised for eggs and meat. Despite the name, they are not related to guar. They are, however, related to cliff racers and cliff darters. Unlike their cousins, bantam guar cannot fly.[7]

Found in: ESO

Basilisk [ edit ]

A basilisk eye

Snake-like creatures that inhabited the forests of Valenwood prior to the Aldmer's arrival to the province.[8] Their eyes are used in academical concoctions to cure paralysis. Basilisk Powder is a type of explosive powder capable of poisoning those caught in its range,[9] though it is unknown if it is derived from or merely named after basilisks. Brassilisks are named similarly, as they are mechanical imitations of snakes.

Found in: Daggerfall, Lore

Bat [ edit ]

A bat

Bats are found flying in caves and dungeons, traveling in groups. They are associated with Vampires, as Vampire Lords can transform into a cloud of bats, or use bats to attack enemies in combat. See also: Giant Bats.

Found in: Redguard, Skyrim, ESO

A threatening bear

Bears are large, vicious predators that will attack people if found infringing on their territory. They are impressive creatures, much larger than the average adventurer, especially when standing up on their rear feet. Bears have two main types of attack: biting, or standing up on the rear legs and mauling you with their paws. They live either in the wilderness or in their cave lairs.

Found in: Daggerfall, Bloodmoon, Oblivion, Skyrim, ESO, Blades

Bee [ edit ]

A bee

Bees are yellow-black insects which live in hive colonies in forested areas. Both the bees and their hives are commonly used as ingredients in alchemy, as well as the Honey they produce.

Found in: Skyrim

Beetle [ edit ]

A beetle

A small insect.

Found in: ESO

A type of a bird whose feathers are used for both quills and decorative purposes.[10][11]

Found in: ESO

Bliss Bug [ edit ]

A Bliss Bug

Bliss Bugs are small insects resembling Torchbugs. They are native to the Shivering Isles and glow with a magical amber light. The insect is named for the city of Bliss, a district of New Sheoth which serves as the capital of Mania. Bliss Bugs are occassionally found on Tamriel in places where Sheogorath's influence is particularly strong. Their thoraxes are useful in alchemy.

Found in: Skyrim(CC)

Blue Sandcrab [ edit ]

A blue sandcrab

Blue sandcrabs are light blue crabs that live on the shores of Stonefalls.

Found in: ESO

A bloodfiend

Bloodfiends are feral vampires. The process of becoming a bloodfiend typically begins when a vampire starves, loses their sanity and turns feral. However, the term "bloodfiend" also refers to other vampiric abominations that do not experience an infection with an incubation period as most vampires do.

Found in: ESO

A bloodknight

Bloodknights are vampires who have absorbed the power of several other vampires. They are larger, stronger and faster than normal vampires. Bloodknights have a difficult time restraining their more base instincts, giving them a beast-like quality. They usually operate in service to Vampire Lords. Lady Essenia of Greymoor Keep managed to create her own bloodknights by alchemically blending the bloodlines of several vampires, using Azure Plasm as a catalyst. She would then infect vampires with this mixture, infecting her subjects with a strain of vampirism she dubbed Chaotica Vampiris. Unlike Porphyric Hemophilia or Sanguinare Vampiris, Chaotica Vampiris only affects those already inflicted with vampirism.

Found in: ESO

Boar [ edit ]

A boar

Boars are small, relatively slow animals with dangerous tusks. They are found in Plains, Swamps, Forest, and Rainforest regions. Related to the Bristlebacks of Solstheim.

Found in: Oblivion

Bog Blight [ edit ]

A Bog Blight

Bog Blights are Argonian zombies that can be found in Murkmire. They are usually found near Argonian grave-stakes and may rise if the grave-stakes are disturbed. They are known to rush people and then explode, possibly a result of their corpses being left out in the swamp water.[12]

Found in: ESO

Bone Colossus [ edit ]

A bone colossus

A massive necromantic creation made of bones. They can summon weaker skeletons when they roar.

Found in: ESO, Legends

Bone Hawk [ edit ]

A bone hawk

Bone hawks are undead birds found circling Castle Volkihar. Its body is similar to a regular hawk, but its head is an exposed skull and black feathers.[13] Bone hawks appeared in the Imperial City while it was ravaged by the Daedric forces of Molag Bal during the Planemeld.[14]

Found in: Skyrim(DG), ESO

Bonelord [ edit ]

A bonelord

Bonelords are a form of revenant that is usually found protecting the tombs scattered throughout Morrowind. Bonelords can curse their opponents' attributes (Endurance/Speed), are immune to Normal Weapons, and resistant to frost, poison, and shock.

Found in: Morrowind

Boneman [ edit ]

A boneman

Bonemen are skeletal undead found within the Soul Cairn, where they serve the Ideal Masters for eternity. They are often ghostly, and can be tinted black or red.

Found in: Battlespire, Skyrim(DG), ESO

Bonewalker [ edit ]

A bonewalker

Bonewalkers are a form of revenant that guards the tombs throughout Morrowind and can be summoned by magic users. Though not as powerful as other undead, the Bonewalker is feared for the terrible curses it can bestow upon its foes. Bonewalkers are resistant to frost, poison, and shock attacks.

Variations: Lesser Bonewalker, Greater Bonewalker

Found in: Morrowind, Legends

A bonewolf

Foul beasts, not of this earth. These are creatures brought into existence by black magic. They are a mockery of the true and good wolves that roam this land.— Risi Ice-Mane

Bonewolves (or Bone Wolves) are an undead type of wolf haunting the old tombs on Solstheim.

See also: Draugulf

Found in: Bloodmoon, Skyrim(CC)

Bounder [ edit ]

A Bounder

Bounders are horned bipedal creatures native to the part of the Western Reach region that overlaps with Hammerfell. They are part of a reptilian species, their relatives being Wickeders and Clawrunners. These creatures collectively have appear to have backs that are lined in plates of armored scales, pointed mouths that are almost as large as the rest of their body, and they all have an area of exposed gums visible from their face. Bounders have the ability to paralyze their opponents. Their skin is known to have powerful alchemical effects.

Found in: Shadowkey

A brassilisk

Brassilisks are fabricants resembling snakes. They are created from interconnected metallic squares, with exposed copper wiring that allow for their snakelike movements. Some are created with wings to mimic the Sep Adder. They are a popular choice as pets among the denizens of the Clockwork City. They can be powered by either soul gems, animo cores, or steam power.

Found in: ESO, Legends

Bright Moons Lunar Moth [ edit ]

A bright moons lunar moth

Fuzzy insects that can be found hovering all across Summerset Isle and Elsweyr.

Found in: ESO

Bristleback [ edit ]

A bristleback

Bristlebacks or Tusked Bristleback are large tusked boars that can be found on Solstheim, and are known for their amazing ability to reflect magical effects used against them. They are often used by Rieklings as mounts.

Found in: Bloodmoon, Skyrim(DB), Legends

A bull

Bulls are male cattle, which are herbivorous livestock. They are often raised on farms and can be slaughtered for their meat. In Tamrielic folklore traditions, a bull's ossified member is considered as a charm for good fortune and can be found across Tamriel. To the Ra Gada, the symbol of a winged bull was considered to be important enough to placed in their tombs. The aforementioned symbol is also seen in the Adabal-a, where Morihaus is referred to as a winged bull. Among the Reachmen, the Bull-Heart Warriors use their skulls in rituals, while the Dreadhorn Clan considered the bull to be their emblem after beginning their alliance with the Minotaurs and embellished their belongings with bull symbolism.

Found in: Redguard, ESO

A burnt spriggan

A mysterious variant of spriggan that appeared on Solstheim after the destruction of the Hirstaang Forest following the Red Year. They have the ability to harness fire.

Found in: Skyrim(DB)

Butterflies come in many varieties

Butterflies are diurnal insects with colorful wings. Nets are sometimes used to catch them. Migratory monarch butterflies are a common sight across all of southern Tamriel, and are seen in the northern provinces during summer. In contrast to the Ancestor Moth, which represents the past, monarch butterflies are said to represent the souls of the present. Blue butterflies are common in Skyrim. Butterflies are often associated with Sheogorath, and serve as a sign of his influence. The buildings of his Shivering Isles are essentially sentient as they are actually made out of butterflies. Pyandonean swallowtails once swept through and sung in the Imperial Palace.

References [ edit ]

Note: the following references are not from official sources. They are included to provide a rounder background to this article, but may not reflect established lore.