Michael Zenke is the third Loremaster for The Elder Scrolls Online. He started off as a Senior Writer/Content Designer in August 2011 before leaving in February 2015.[1] He returned to the writing team in August 2021 and succeeded Leamon Tuttle as Loremaster as of April 29, 2022.[2] He did writing for zones such as Auridon and Reaper's March, and the story quests for the Mages and Fighters Guilds.[3]
As editor of Slashdot games in 2006, Zenke defended Bethesda amid the ESRB re-rating of Oblivion and remarked on the change's chilling effect, which punished developers for content they did not produce.[4] Zenke has stated that he is not as experienced in the lore of the series as his predecessors were, and would not be able to do a "trump the Loremaster" game like Lawrence Schick had done years prior.[5] He has however engaged with the Elder Scrolls IP a lot and has experience solving narrative issues.[6]
Elder Scrolls Game CreditsEdit
- The Elder Scrolls Online — Lead Loremaster
BooksEdit
See AlsoEdit
- Michael Zenke's Posts — Various comments from Michael
- ESOU Podcast ft. ESO Loremaster Michael Zenke
External LinksEdit
GalleryEdit
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Zenke (bottom)
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Zenke teaching the lore to a group of enamored streamers
NotesEdit
- Michael Zenke previously suggested Pyandonea as an Adventure Zone before the system was scrapped.[10]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Experience - Michael Zenke - LinkedIn
- ^ ESO Live: April 29 at 4PM EDT—Meet Our New Loremaster & Explore High Isle - The Elder Scrolls Online
- ^ Michael Zenke Interview: Loremaster Of The Elder Scrolls Online
- ^ The Breasts That Broke The Game - Zenke, Michael (June 12, 2007)
- ^ ESOU Podcast #37 ft. ESO Loremaster Michael Zenke - TES, Lore & Necrom - (June 1, 2023)
- ^ ESO: Interview with Michael Zenke (2023) — The Imperial Library
- ^ @slavicsek (April 28, 2022) via Twitter
- ^ @slavicsek (May 24, 2023) via Twitter
- ^ @slavicsek (May 10, 2024) via Twitter
- ^ ESO Writing Team AUA