Some creatures, or vegetals, have been mentioned in the lore, but haven't appeared yet in the games (at least, I think they didn't appeared). Some of them would fit, in my opinion, in Skyrim.

Do you think we'll encounter them in the game?

I give here a list, with few words about what i found about them. Some of them were mentioned by a Nord called http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Briring but since I use the French version of Morrowind, it is possible that alterations appeared in their names due to double translation. If you find such mistakes, please post the corrections, so that everybody can follow. Also, if you find other creatures (in the widest possible meaning) which were mentioned in the lore and would deserve appearance in Skyrim, please post them too.

Clockwork Dreughs

They http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:36_Lessons_of_Vivec,_Sermon_36 dreugh-shaped amphibious counterparts to the Dwemeri war machines, fashioned by the Tribun Sotha Sil.

Ironwood trees, Black Ironwood trees

They are mentioned in http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Special_Flora_of_Tamriel. Black ironwood trees are very rare Skyrim-specific trees famous for their nuts. Perhaps their wood is strong enough, or has special alchemic properties which makes it suited for crafting of weapons of armor, but this is purely hypothetical from me.

Snow hawks

Perhaps it's exagerated to say they have been mentioned, but there is a city in Skyrim called Snowhawk (look at the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Whispers_of_Death). Then, the hypothesis of the existence of eponymous animals lies just one step further from whence this puts us. Moreover, perhaps their introduction could allow for falconry in Skyrim, which would be a very nice stuff, very well suited to Skyrim's sphere, in my opinion.

Emperor crabs

It is not accurate that it was never seen before. In fact, it has never been seen alive before. The famous Skar of Ald'ruhn is one of them. Perhaps it would not fit in Skyrim, but well in offshore areas, such as Roscrea...

Royal mudcrabs, colossal mudcrabs

Mentioned by Briring in Morrowind. Bigger than the usual ones, and more dangerous.

Blind slaughterfishes

Mentioned by Briring. Bigger and more dangerous than the common ones. Perhaps their supposed blindness is a clue they live in deep waters, where light doesn't reach?

Electric slaughterfishes

Mentioned by Briring. Could make interesting opponents, in my opinion.

Wild Nix hounds

Mentioned by Briring. Bigger and more dangerous than the common Nix hound, it could perhaps appear near the Eastern border.

Red-haired rat

Mentioned by Briring.

Well, I am aware that if they aren't already in Skyrim by now, it isn't likely that they'll be introduced, except perhaps in DLC or expansions. It would perhaps require much work and time to make models for them, for their moves, for related ingredients and for their interactions with the existing ecosystem.

So what do you think? Should they be included?

I definitely want to see Snow Hawks.

That's a great list, thanks for the research.

From the descriptions I would guess that Snow Hawks and Ironwood Trees are the most likely addition.

Fear not...the Skyrim version of MMM will bring all these creatures to life...and more.

I've always wanted to see a live Emporer Mudcrab, ever since I realized they were using one's shell as the Redoran headquarters in Ald Ruhn. It would be cool if you were on tiny island only to realize that the [censored] is moving and that it isn't quite an island at all.

I want to see more creatures and overall, plus some new vegetation. Not just enemies, but also non-threatening creatures like squirrels, birds, racoons, beaver, etc.



Booo....I want 'em in vanilla.

The more the merrier!!

I agree with you. This is the only way to know how the devs thought them. Although some mods are masterpieces and really make the game better, the original work from the devs endows them with more legitimacy than any mod could do. The vanilla ones are the official ones, in some sense, and anything new introduced by the mods, as wondrous as it could be, isn't in my humble opinion to be counted among the Elder Scrolls lore on a par with the official content.

This is the reason for which I really hope the devs will manage to put them in, either before 11.11.11 or afterwards, in official DLC or expansions...

The ones I prefer among all these are clockwork dreughs, snow hawks, and emperor crab. But I think they would be more suited for DLC and expansions. For the machines and giant crab, because I think they would fit in an expansion allowing us to explore offshore areas, for the snow hawk, because I think it would be great with a falconry mini game or something alike, and nothing near that has been mentioned so far, so it is not very likely to be in, I think. However, we always may have good surprises...

not many people will object to having more content, as long as it isn't horrible. I am in favor for pretty much all of those. except emporer mudcrab.

I want to see the snow whales that shoot joy from their blowholes. That would be one interesting experience.

Yes to everything but the Nix hound.

I find it quite funny to see that more than 10 % among the people who casted vote used the "This is a useless possible choice" option...