Easter Eggs Morrowind
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Surely, in your travels through the world of Morrowind, you have noticed many things (Easter eggs) whose significance you did not understand. Here, I will provide interpretations of some of them:

  • The Slider
    The Slider is so well known that it would be a mistake to call him an Easter egg. Even though he was conceived by the developers with that intent. For those of you who may not know him, let me say: he is very interesting. This scamp lives in Caldera in the estate of Gorak. As you may already know, scamps can talk, but usually their speech is nonsensical. But that hasn't stopped The Slider from becoming a wealthy merchant, as merchants are usually nonsensical too. Perhaps because The Slider has a big business, he can afford to buy items at their actual price, without inflating the cost, according to market laws. Of course, The Slider's words carry no semantic weight. Curious. But really, what is a scamp supposed to do? Terrorize the countryside? Perhaps so. Anyway, I left The Slider alone with his gold and half a dozen orcs he lives with. After that, I went wandering around the West Gash area. But that, my friends, is a whole different story.

Here are the words of developer Mark Nelson (aka BlueDev) regarding this Easter egg (and Easter eggs in general):
"It would be nice to mention all the die-hard fans of our games. It would also be wonderful to mention all our friends, family members, etc. Unfortunately, we just don't have enough time to cover everyone. The Slider is a prototype of my best friend (who was an unemployed drummer [and alcoholic] at the time). So we do what we can. But we promise nothing. By the way, I believe you will accept the explanation about why The Slider and Crab Merchant sell items at their actual price. In short, bartering was made so that it could only happen with playable races (Bretons, Dunmer, Altmer, etc.), and was supposed to be impossible with any other creatures. In determining the prices of items, factors like NPC's relation to you, NPC's faction, player's faction, player's rank, and trading skill affect the final result. But creatures have no predisposition to factions, and they are not affected by the player's commercial skills. Hence, they will buy items at their actual value. If, however, you cannot sell an item to them at full price, be aware that this item may be damaged, hence the lower price."

  • Elton's Brand
    Elton's Brand is a fine sword, in my opinion, the best sword in all of Morrowind. Let it be known, this is the most hidden Easter egg in the game, and the chances of stumbling upon it by accident are zero. For instance, I learned about this sword through careful analysis of Syrielonwe's dialogues (She is a mage in the Mages Guild in Vivec). But more on that later.

To obtain Elton's Brand, you must have the Gold Brand in your inventory, be a vampire, and have exactly 11171 drakes. Do I need to remind you what the Gold Brand is? It is a one-handed longsword that you receive as a reward for completing the quest of the Daedric Prince Boethiah. Now, as I mentioned, you need to speak with Syrielonwe and complete her first quest, which involves killing her competitor and bringing her the key to this competitor's vault. You must not kill the competitor before this moment. If, however, he is already dead at the time of receiving the quest, you will not receive Elton's Brand. So, when you return to Syrielonwe for your reward, you must have exactly 11171 and the Gold Brand in your inventory (just drop the extra gold on the floor) to get a very strange message, in addition to the usual dialogue with Syrielonwe. Here is the normal dialogue with her:

"Great. Sometimes I feel like your tribe isn't so useless after all. You can keep everything else you found on him. Surely, you found something useful. If you want to help me again, find me some vampire dust."

After this dialogue, you will receive the following message:

"Go to hell, Carolina!"

After completing Syrielonwe's quest (Provided that Shashev is not killed earlier), a script named "bluescript" starts. This script checks if the player has a Gold Brand and 11171 drakes in their inventory. If so, the Gold Brand is replaced with an upgraded Elton's Brand, whose ID is "katanabluebrandunique".

But many questions remain. Why exactly 11171, and not some other number? Why "Elton's Brand"? What does Carolina have to do with it? Alvirdimus conducted some research on this Easter egg, the results of which were later confirmed by Mark Nelson (AKA BlueDev), who inserted this Easter egg into the game. First of all, 11171 references the birth date of Mark Nelson, November 1, '71. Secondly, Mark studied at Duke College, whose basketball team was called the "Duke Blue Devils". That is probably why he took the nickname "BlueDev". Additionally, in the NBA, this team had a player named Elton Brand (Translator's note: the point is that the original title of Elton's Brand is Eltonbrand). Concerning Carolina: the team "North Carolina Tarheels" are the most hated rivals of the "Blue Devils".

  • Eye of Argonia
    In one quest, you are asked to make a journalist, Trelas Varis, stop printing lies. Eventually, you find the place where he is hiding, and he asks you:

"What are you doing here? I suggest you weigh your answer as best as you can, as this office and what we do here is very secret. And we intend to keep this secret, even if it means you won’t leave here alive."

You can choose one of the following options:

"You need to stop printing lies about King Helseth."

"I apologize. I'm just an honest thief, and I don’t need trouble."

"I am looking for the Eye of Argonia."

"I made a mistake. I will leave and not tell anyone about this place. Honestly."

To finish the quest, you need to choose the first option. If your choice falls on the second, Trelas will say:

"I understand. You've made a serious mistake. I do not condone your trade - but I understand that a person in desperate circumstances - or a very greedy person - can resort to crime without being a notorious scoundrel. Very well. You may go. Yes, I would like to keep the location of our office a secret... but I will not kill you for it. Just go... and keep your mouth shut."

If you say number four, you will hear:

"'Honesty.' So you expected me to trust you? My experience of trusting adventurers like you has been rather disappointing in the past. But... this time you may go. Yes, I would like to keep the location of our office a secret... but I will not kill you for it. Just go... and keep your mouth shut."

And finally, if you choose the third option, he will say:

"Congratulations. You concocted an original and entertaining excuse. Absolutely incredible, but that doesn't make it any less so. However, I have never heard a plausible excuse before. Very well. You may go. Yes, I would like to keep the location of our office a secret... but I will not kill you for it. Oh, yes. Since our office is no longer a secret, we must move it immediately. But do not touch anything here and do not disturb me or my colleagues, or you won’t leave here alive."

In case you didn't know, the game that was supposed to be the second in The Elder Scrolls series was called "Eye of Argonia." It was conceived but never developed, as the Redguards were not too successful. Thanks to Alvirdimus for reporting this Easter egg.

  • Fishstick
    The Fishstick (Translator's note: refers to some fish snack) was popular on the official forum before the release of Morrowind. The old-timers of the forum had a habit of giving this stick to newcomers, welcoming them and posting an image of a pirate holding a fishstick. At that time, it was very funny. This tradition started by Captain Eldrad (Captain Eldrad) faded shortly before the release of the game. However, the developers immortalized it by placing a book in the game called "Guide to Fish Snacks." It is located at the shipwreck site in the Shigarath area. There is a map made by Freddo. You might ask, what is written in the book? It says the following:

"[This book seems to describe various fish dishes popular in Tamriel, but the pages are so smeared with sauce that it is unreadable.]"

  • The Great Lute
    Deep in the Sixth House Base, Hassurre, located south of Balmora, lies an item of terrible power: The Great Lute. It is the only great lute in the game, and its ID: miscdelute01phat points to the phrase "phat lewt," from internet slang meaning horrible plunder. This phrase is most commonly used in MMORPGs.

  • Indiana Jones
    In the ancestral tomb of the Omalen (north of Kogoruhn) lies the skeleton of a world-renowned archaeologist who was crushed by a large boulder. There is a diary of this person:

"Many days have passed since the collapse. I have had many wonderful adventures. I fear this is my last. I am not entirely sure what happened. Perhaps the collapse was due to a trap? But I didn’t hear a click, like some kind of device. Maybe it was just an accident, and I happened to be in the right place but not at the right time. But now I am here, and the collapse has half-buried me and broken my legs. In the first days, the pain was just unbearable. Was it? Who knows... In such a place, it is easy to lose track of time. Especially in such a position.

The pain has almost passed. Getting used to pain is a battle in itself. My time is running out. I will die here, in this tomb. There is no better place for a corpse to be.

Where my adventures have taken me! To places unknown to anyone. Many treasures, mythical artifacts, have been recovered by me. From long-lost cups to gemstones of incredible power to powerful religious artifacts, more interesting to madmen than ordinary people. At least these memories will go with me to the grave.

I will miss my father. Like me, he was an adventurer. We were alike, though fortune has smiled upon me more. At least so far. Now he will be by himself. And I won’t be taunted with jokes about my childhood pet. As for my students... how I loved to train them in various secrets, different mystical and unknown things. May they have success.

Though, I have company. Along with this broken body, in this pile of earth lies my tried leather armor, my blade, and of course, my special hat. I can't reach them, but I know they are safe here. I will not die alone.

Farewell, Indy."

  • Lake of Oblivion
    In Sharapli, which can be found a bit east of Ghostgate, there is an interesting body of water called the Lake of Oblivion. When you activate it, nothing happens. Hmm... Perhaps the developers simply forgot about it.

  • Pop Ye
    The skeleton of the famous Pop Ye can be found in the ancestral tomb of the Senim, which is located east of Dagon Fel, in the Shigarath area. You can also find the Ring of Finaster, about which you can learn more here. Forum legend has it that Pop Ye was an active member of the development team and died while they were working on Morrowind. And as a tribute to him, his skeleton was placed in the game.

But it’s time to put an end to this legend. And the best way to do this is to quote developer Gary Noonan (Gary Noonan). Here it goes:

"Have you ever encountered an NPC in Morrowind named G.T.? And a woman with him named Kar Albert? G.T. was named after my second shortened name GT. Kar Albert was named after my then-girlfriend. Pop Ye would be G.T.'s father. My real father died when we were working on the game. So, in memory of him, I made a grave for him in the game. You may notice a few more graves in memory of real people. As developers, we have certain privileges to add Easter eggs."

G.T. and Kar Albert can be found in Ald Daedroth.

Rock riders - do they need an introduction? No, they don’t, as we all know and hate them, seeing how the entire game is filled with them. Tribunal was a long-awaited break from these annoying birds, but it was too short. And then back to Vvardenfell. Fortunately for us, there were no monsters from the old Morrowind in Bloodmoon, and everything in Solstheim was new. Was it? It doesn’t mean there are live riders there, but there is one stuffed with straw in the great hall of the Skaal village hanging from the ceiling. The sight of these riders has become so commonplace that you might not even notice it. Thank goodness it was dead.

  • Wormgod – the Lord of all Pipes
    Developer Gary Noonan (Gary Noonan) aka Wormgod, decided to forever immortalize his nickname: he wrote it on Dwemer pipes that can be found in any Dwemer ruins. He did this in Dwemer language, so not everyone knows about it.

Rock riders - do they need an introduction? No, they don’t, as we all know and hate them, seeing how the entire game is filled with them. Tribunal was a long-awaited break from these annoying birds, but it was too short. And then back to Vvardenfell. Fortunately for us, there were no monsters from the old Morrowind in Bloodmoon, and everything in Solstheim was new. Was it? It doesn’t mean there are live riders there, but there is one stuffed with straw in the great hall of the Skaal village hanging from the ceiling. The sight of these riders has become so commonplace that you might not even notice it. Thank goodness it was dead.

But there is one thing that is even harder to notice - a ring in the beak of this rock rider. The ID of this item is "bmringview". This is "BlueDev's Ring of Viewing". This ring appears in the game only after you have completed all main Bloodmoon quests. What is it for? Using it, you can view lovely FMV of all Bloodmoon.

The Mystery of N'Gasta! Kvata! Kvakis!
This book can be found everywhere in Morrowind. Even Lord Telvanni Aryon is working on translating this "book of the necromancers of the Sload." Well, now we have the translated text of this book in our library. But before you read this, I must warn you: the way of the necromancer is difficult for the average person to understand. So brace yourself, as here is the text translated by Paul:

Paul: Some time ago in the game, I stumbled upon the book "N'Gasta! Kvata! Kvakis!" Studying Esperanto (Translator's note: Esperanto is an artificial language that includes elements from all major world languages. It was intended to facilitate understanding among people from different countries, but it did not gain widespread acceptance.) online, I found some similarities. Since the library provides a lot of information about this, besides the book itself, I tried to decipher it.

Unfortunately, the text has nothing to do with Morrowind. It is a convoluted version of the text in Esperanto taken from the Internet. The original text can be found here:

http://www.bahnhof.se/~fritzon/kvako/kvakpago.html This is called "Kva! Kvak!", and is an information leaflet from "La Ranetoj" (little frogs), Stockholm Esperanto Society.

Here’s what is written in this text:

Kva! Kvak! (also known as Kvako) is an informational sheet (or something like that) for "La Ranetoj" (little frogs). It is sent to members of the society and other persons who are in one way or another related to the activities of La Ranetoj. First of all, it contains information about the places of the monthly meetings, but of course, only concerning the very latest actions of the club. Also, sometimes it contains educational or other interesting material.

The internet version of Kvako (email and electronic version) is, on one hand, yet another channel of disseminating the content of the paper version. But on the other hand, and it’s not surprising, the content of the various versions does not always match one hundred percent. For example, in the paper versions, you can publish various illustrations, which, for copyright reasons, cannot be placed online. But with low costs, the internet versions can accommodate much more information.

These circumstances affect the web version of Kvako, which will also serve as the main homepage for La Ranetoj.

The original text was encoded using the x-system to replace the accents of Esperanto, and then change the characteristic sequences. Here’s the deciphered replacement:

Ahk - > e

Oix - > aux

so -> la (sometimes replaced in the middle of works)

auw -> oj (word ending)

jhe -> si

Note that all "de" combinations were removed from the letter. Funny!

Taken from here