Morrowind:Concept Art

This page contains concept art which was released during the production of Morrowind.

Summerset[edit]

Initial game cover art created by Clyde Caldwell before Daggerfall launched in 1996, from when The Elder Scrolls III was still going to be named Tribunal and taken place in the land of Summerset. The game would later be retitled to Morrowind and moved to that locale.

Original Sketch
Demon Sketch
Revised Sketch
Final Warrioress
Final Wizards
Final Concept
Final Art

Morrowind[edit]

Morrowind Concept Map
by Kurt Kuhlmann
An overall map of Tamriel showing the location of the island of Vvardenfell
Vvardenfell Concept Map
by Michael Kirkbride
The first sketch of the game, released by Bethesda around Christmas of 1998 (labeled "The Ashlands" in the artbook)
A close-up of a Silt Strider
Image of Silt Strider
Early concept of Guar. One preview websites for the game labeled this creature as a "Rotumbo".
Scrib. This graphic was used in-game as a sign on certain taverns, for instance the South Wall Cornerclub in Balmora.
Shalk. The game's final design would be bulkier than this slender rendition of the fiery insect.
Sload, a race that was cut from Morrowind
Nix Hound
Kagouti
Alit
Early concept of Vivec
An Ashlander
Two Redoran house Dark Elves
Alt shadowless version
A Dark Elf Morag Tong assassin
Alt colorless version
An Ordinator
Alt colorless version
Some Dunmer in a market in (presumably) Gnisis
Imperial guard
Vivec in battle with the Ruddy Man
Vivec in battle with City-Face
A fighter or hunter armed with a harpoon-like weapon
The town of Balmora
Sketch of the town of Ald'ruhn
The carcass of Skar, the fixture of Ald'ruhn
Sketch of an Ashlander scouting mask
Bonemold Helmet
Bonelord
A sketch of Gnisis
A sketch of Silt Striders crossing the West Gash
Ald'ruhn's politic houses
A well-armored figure clad in Dreugh Armor
An early sketch of Sadrith Mora
Another sketch of Sadrith Mora
A Cliff Racer flies by a mushroom tower
Telvanni mushroom architecture
Telvanni mushroom architecture
The Gateway into Sadrith Mora
Telvanni Council House
Telvanni mushroom architecture
"Redoran Strider Port"
A sketch of a Silt-Strider
Sketch of Emperor Parasols, giant, man-sized, mushrooms
Sketch of a city gate in Pelagiad
A helmet of a Redoran Watchman
River-Newt Armor
Holamayan, refuge of the Dissident Priests
Vivec
Vivec, colored
Temple imagery
Ashlands
Corkbulb
Keening interfacing with Wraithguard
Akulakhan
Early Dagoth Ur concept
Dagoth Ur, Netch, Dreugh, Mudcrab, Kwama Worker
Bull Netch
Dwemer concept art
Dwemer Ruins
Dwemer Observatory
Dwemer Ruin Entrance
Dwemer Ruin Exterior^(?)
Dwarven Sphere
Dagoth Ur Mask design with visage of Dagoth Ur to the right of mask
Early Wood Elf concept art
Mountain Orc
Orc profile with helmet
Another Orc profile, without helmet
Orc height comparison
A concept for a proposed line of figurines
A concept for a proposed line of figurines
House Dres elf concept art
Sload Airship
Sload Skyport
Morrowind sketchbook page, featuring a Sload druglord
Tribunal Temple Shrine
Saint Aralor
Saint Nerevar
Saint Rilms
Saint Seryn
Saint Felms
Saint Olms
Saint Llothis
Saint Veloth
Vivec
Hunger concept art
Hlaalu Attire
Indoril Attire
Redoran Attire
Netch Leather
Daedric helms
Daedric armor
Some kind of helmet
Foreign helms
Foreign helms
Foreign helms
Foreign helms
Native helms
Native helms
Native helms
ALMSIVI - The Tribunal
Almalexia
Dark Elf in full bonemold armor
Ashlanders hunting a netch
Gnisis dwelling
Redoran and Ashlander buildings
Ashlander camp
Daedric Shrine ruins
Dunmer Stronghold
Ghostgate
Ghostfence
Ash Slave
Ash Ghoul
Ascended Sleepers
Ash Priest
Ash Vampire
The effects of Dagoth Ur's Corprus disease
Mobile Corprus form
Advanced Corpus infection
Telvanni Dust Adepts
The Palace of Vivec
Temple and Ministry of Truth
"Vivec's Birthday"
Telvanni wizards
Telvanni wizard
Telvanni wizard, now in color
Telvanni wizard
Telvanni wizard
"Sketches of game elements to be used in initial screenshots, and the resulting shots"
"Proxy dog"
"Clannfear Daddy"
A Scamp, with hooks keeping the eyes open
A Scamp, showing their mouth sewn shut
A Scamp, in much better shape than the last two
Kwama Forager and Kwama Worker
Kwama Warrior
Dunmer warrior of Great House Dres
Ordinator: Indoril Bonesaint
Standard Client House armor
Dark Elf armor
Dunmer profile sketch
Dark Elf profile sketch
Dunmer profile sketch
Dunmer profile sketch
An early sketch of clothing
Skylamps (Left)
Early Daedroth concept art based on Egyptian god Sobek
Uncensored Winged Twilight model
Uncensored Winged Twilight model
Member of Clan Indoril wearing a cloak and half-sided mask with a sword on his back
Depiction of a Dark Elf Warrior from the back cover of the Xbox version of Morrowind