NFTs, or “non fungible tokens” as they’re abbreviated from, may be a new type of asset in investment terms, having exploded onto the Christies auction in 2021 in the famous sale of Beeples “Everydays: the First 5000 Days” for $69 million; but they’ve been around for much longer. They first came about in the form of Colored Coins, but this concept couldn’t be fully executed on blockchain. It did, however, lay the foundations for experiments that would eventually lead to the creation of NFTs.
The first NFT to be minted was “Quantum”, which was so on May 3rd, 2014, by digital artist Kevin McCoy. This development triggered a range of experiments and NFTs gradually become more mainstream around 2017 onwards. Although the NFT market is still developing, it has captured the interest of many creators and investors, and a lot of people out there want to learn how to create an NFT.
Of course, NFTs can come in a variety of themes. One that might interest you is the Elder Scrolls theme, from the creators of “Skyrim.” Below is a look at these NFTs.
What are the Elder Scrolls?
To understand the value of the Elder Scrolls NFTs themselves and why someone would want to collect them, it’s important to know what the Elder Scrolls are. Essentially, they’re a series action role-playing video games, with each one taking place in a fictional universe, on the continent of Tamriel. The continent is divided into a set of provinces which are inhabited by humans and by humanoid fantasy races such as elves and orcs. Games in the series include:
- Arena
- Daggerfall
- Battlespire and Redguard
- Morrowind
- Oblivion
- Skyrim
- The Elder Scrolls Online and Legends
- Blades
- The Elder Scrolls VI.
The Elder Scrolls NFTs
Of particular interest will be the “Elder Scrolls Legends” game, a free digital collectible card game. It’s a strategy card game, in fact, and features hundreds of cards. The abilities on the cards are unique and there are lots of keywords so you can diminish your opponent’s health, penetrate their defenses and steal bonuses from the shadows. Then there’s the Legends battlefield, which is split down the middle and features special lanes that provide players with extra levels of tactical depth.
Take a look at a popular marketplace such as OpenSea and you’ll find “Elder Scrolls Legends” NFTs on there. Although more keep appearing on the marketplace as the set updates, you can expect at least 22 different NFTs to choose from. Given the fact there are hundreds of different cards in the game itself, this number could easily go into triple figures, depending on how motivated the NFT creators are when it comes to producing them.
So far, the list of NFTs available includes:
- Dremora Adept (Daedra)
- Little Girl (Vampire)
- Bloody Hand Chef (Goblin)
- Quin’rawl Burglar (Khajiit)
- Dread Clan Fear (Daedra)
- Morag Tong Aspirant (Dark Elf)
- Ebonheart Oracle (Imperial)
- Descendant of Alkosh
- Astrid (Nord) “Unique)
- Invasion Party (Action)
- Thieves Den (Support)
- Brynjolf (Nord) “Unique)
- Lydia (Nord) “Unique)
- Adoring Fan (Wood Elf) “Unique
- Naryu Virian (Dark Elf) “Unique)
- Lucien Lachance (Imperial) “Unique)
- Aldmeri Spellwright (High Elf)
- Sails-Through-Storms (Argonian) “Unique)
- High Hrothgar (Support) “Unique)
- Razum-Dar (Khajitt) “Unique”
- Cicero the Betrayer (Imperial) “Unique”
- Ring of Namira (Support) “Unique).
Skyrim and the world of NFTs
Now there is speculation of whether “Skyrim” could enter the NFT world. “Elder Scrolls Legends” translates well into the world of NFTs, as it’s a card-playing game. Other games companies have proved it’s possible to create games on the blockchain, even with multiverses. This is highly challenging, and these projects have been in development for years before the companies have taken the leap.
The one thing these projects involving multiverses have had in common, however, is that they have high community involvement. This is quite different to “Skyrim,” which is a single-player game. The player feels little need to own anything inside the game, whereas in a multiplayer game, the game’s value comes from the environment and the players feel more of a need to own something within the game. Ownership in a single player game comes in the form of owning the game itself.
Some enthusiasts do see the possibility of creating an NFT from “Skyrim,” and they do this in the form of transforming characters from the Elder Scrolls universe into NFTs. If the games were to allow more creation of unique characters, an NFT could be in the making, giving fans the chance to truly own their characters.
NFTs are popular, and even the video gaming world is trying to grab a slice of the NFT pie for itself. The Elder Scrolls lend themselves well to the NFT world in some circumstances, and the series has potential to develop even more. A few adjustments will be necessary for it to make that further leap, however.
