Weekly Communication · Issue #025

Todd's Dispatch

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Todd Howard
Game Director & Chief Vision Officer, Bethesda Game Studios
Issue #025
Week of October 27, 2026
A Halloween Transmission: The Draugr Have Organized

Greetings, patient ones. It is I, Todd, and it is the spooky season.

"The draugr have, following the fine example of the Preston Settlement, organized. Their single demand is the right to remain dead on weekends. We find this reasonable. We find this, frankly, relatable."

In the spirit of the season, I can confirm that the ancient undead of The Elder Scrolls VII — the draugr — have formed a bargaining unit. They now rise to attack intruders only on a schedule, with proper notice, and they have requested a dental plan, which raises questions none of us are qualified to answer.

The fog team, I should add, lives for October. They have cranked the fog to a density previously thought unsafe. Visibility in the test build is zero. Three testers reported it as 'the scariest and most complete thing in the game.' They are not wrong on either count. Happy Halloween.

Todd Howard
Director of Seasonal Dread & Undead Labor Relations