Bethesda has announced a promotion with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to offer fans of The Elder Scrolls franchise what it calls a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” By taking part in the promotion, players will be able to create their own NPC in the upcoming The Elder Scrolls 6.
To take part in this, fans can place a bid for this opportunity by taking part in a silent auction in the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Mid-Atlantic page. Currently sitting at $11,050, the money would go to the famous charity.
“One winner will have the opportunity to work with the Bethesda Game Studios development team to create a character to appear as a video game NPC in The Elder Scrolls VI,” reads the description of the auction.
“With this exclusive experience, you’ll work with the developers to create a custom character that will appear in the game, leaving your mark on the legendary franchise.”
It is worth noting that details about being able to create your own NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6 are sparse; while the winner of the charity auction will likely get a lot of say over what this NPC ends up looking like, their name, and even where in the open world game they’ll appear, there will also likely be some restrictions. However, it is also likely that Bethesda might decide to commemorate this special NPC with a small quest featuring them.
The Elder Scrolls 6 was originally announced all the way back during E3 2018. While the majority of the show revolved around Bethesda’s other titles, a small teaser was shown to let players know that the company has begun work on The Elder Scrolls 6 in some capacity.
We learned quite a few things from the short teaser, including the fact that The Elder Scrolls 6 will likely take place in a new environment we haven’t seen since The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.
Bethesda exec Pete Hines had previously referred to The Elder Scrolls 6 as being a big and ambitious game. Back in 2018, he had also revealed that the game would still be quite some time away. A few years later in 2023, Xbox boss Phil Spencer spoke about the upcoming RPG as well, saying that it was still over five years away from release.
Despite Bethesda’s silence over the game’s details, however, we have managed to learn a few key things here and there. A former design director from Bethesda, for instance, revealed that the game would feature the same levelling system as The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. This means that players that use specific skills will start getting specialised in those skills, making them stronger. For instance, using a 2-handed weapon continuously will make the character better at using other 2-handed weapons as well.
When he was asked back in 2023 about why The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced so early, a former Bethesda developer revealed that Todd Howard wanted to assure fans that there was indeed a new single-player entry in the franchise that was being made.
While we still don’t know when The Elder Scrolls 6 will be coming out, or even what platforms it might come to, Bethesda revealed back in 2024 that development on the game was well under way. Early builds were being prototyped and tested internally, according to the company.
In the meantime, here are 15 things you might not have known about The Elder Scrolls 6.
