Bethesda has released a brief teaser for The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, the next entry in its role-playing game series. It is the first new promotional material for the game since its announcement at E3 2018, and has prompted fresh speculation among fans about the story.
One detail drawing attention is the date 4E 206, placing the events five years after The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Since Skyrim borders Hammerfell, where Sentinel is set according to the teaser’s title, fans think the game could refer to events from the previous chapter, including the return of dragons to Tamriel and the civil war between the Empire and the Stormcloaks.
The teaser’s circular runic designs have also been compared with the Eye of Magnus, a powerful magical artefact featured in Skyrim. Its origins and purpose remain unclear in the series, while the Psijic Order takes an interest in the distant past and the so-called Old Ways. Skyrim also suggests that the order may have sent a unicorn into the future to save it from extinction.
These details have led some fans to theorize that Sentinel could involve a group attempting to travel back in time, perhaps using the Eye of Magnus. One possibility raised in the source is that they might seek to prevent the creation of the Elder Scrolls or claim them for use in a large-scale conflict. The teaser does not confirm these theories.
A report by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, cited in the source, suggests that players could still be waiting two years for The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel to arrive.
Sources: Everyeye.it.