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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wait, did I tell y'all I wrote this little rogue rooster? Finally unlocked him the other day. VO knocked it out of the park, love this guy.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My carnivorous motel play “Truth or Consequences” is getting published! Shout out to 1319 Press and Fresh Ink! Insta announcement: www.instagram.com/p/DdEfzjSFIP...

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My guild beat heroic Vashnik tonight and the whole time all I could hear was Umwak from the Ewoks animated series. (We're 4/8 heroic!)

Snake-y boi boss from the 12.1 Venemous Abyss raid in World of Warcraft.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Repping the Thousand Eyes at the rally today outside the ZOS office!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So much about Heart’s Week, both the quests and developing the holiday as a whole, was about celebrating all the ways you can love. Nghi Vo’s “The City in Glass,” is going to seem like a weird pull for such a cozy quest line, but trust me. It’s deeply romantic in some really breathtaking ways.

The book cover to Nghi Vo’s “The City in Glass,” is presented beside a tall, tiger print Khajiit, a cat person from the Elder Scrolls Online.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Wait, here are some stealie screenshots I had tucked away! I'm fairly certain these were part of my very first batch.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Trying to compile everything I wrote on ESO (to the best of my abilities because no way am I tracking down all my antiquities/stealies). Here are the numbers for only the things already released!

Spreadsheet listing the amount of items written per each of the following categories:

Quests: x46
Books: x36
Songs: x4
Crafting Motifs: x7
Houseguests: x5
Assistants: x2
Pets: x11

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

First, if you liked Tanlorin and their companion questline, I recommend reading August Clarke's "Metal from Heaven." Class struggles, sex, violence, magic that comes from the toxic metals absorbed into your skin? Like, come on. Oh, and Vico Ortiz also voices the audio book...

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'll have more to say in the coming days, but for now I wanted to share a bit of my writing from the Night Market that I felt captured some of my feelings in this moment.

ESO's in-game system mail with a message titled, "For Your Insatiable Curiosity." It reads:

"Our Thousand Eyes remained unblinking in the face adversity! They dismissed us as pests without any regard for our drive! To discover the unknown is written in our very nature! It should be of no surprise that we, above all others, would be the ones to map and catalog and scurry across the districts.

Your efforts, dear Eye of mine, will be remembered long after the memory of you fades as all motes of light do in the eternal darkness that awaits us.

And yet! It is this day that you are celebrated! This era in which you have made your mark! Rage against those who would dismiss us—dismiss you! Rage! Rage! Rage!

-Molto the Whisperer
as transcribed by his speaker, Melandir."

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

be warned, this is dangerous knowledge to have given me

car salesman slaps roof of car meme where the salesman, labeled Tarponpet, is explaining that the UESP page for "Unidentified Creatures" can fit "so many of your weird little guys," to me, a writer on ESO.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Ridley, but we also call her Chicken or The Duchess when she’s in a foul mood.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Molto's vocabulary words has to be one of my favorite little hidden convo gems I've added to the game (a treat for folks who joined the Thousand Eyes). Meant to share this while Night Market was live, but alas! #ESOFam

A screenshot of the Melandir UESP page sharing the following sequence of dialogue:

What sort of knowledge does Molto seek?
"Molto has a deep love for mortals. To him, we're all so short lived, our cultures included. So, he holds most precious the little linguistic baubles that would otherwise be lost to time.
SWould you like to learn a few of these words?"
Sure. I want to learn a word / I'd like to learn another word.
"Mzalund! The bands of color that appear when heat treating Dwarven metal."
"Tinnerous! The metallic taste on the back of your throat when in the presence of Psijic portal magic."
"Alcupwo! The resonating hum made when Argonian snouts meet in intimacy and share the rhythm of their hearts."
"Tjored! The sticky feeling of walking across a floor dirty with pine tar."
"Ake hekohwoh'zha! A Ta'agra expression for when a scent is laden with memories."
"Wendaseli! The river-like gaps of light that appear when the crowns of trees in a forested area do not touch."
"Ekedo! One of many Yoku words used to describe the smell of rain when it falls on the parched bluffs of Hammerfell."
"Lepicalcos! The dark spots that begin to appear in your vision when reading an Elder Scroll."
"Tasciae! The alchemical residue that sinks to the bottom of potion bottles. It's often a sign of weak components or impurities."
"Libruscham! The feeling you get when you impulsively buy a book and then, upon returning home, realize you already own it."

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Celebrating 4 years at ZOS this week! This year alone has been huge for me! The Night Market (Thousand Eyes), Hearts Week, two new Argonian cultures, and our upcoming Trial!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

My guild finally got AOTC for Midnight Falls! L'ura was tough for our small guild, but what a fight!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Shout out to the amazing voice actors who brought our Night Market faction leaders to life! #ESOFam Tachien - Maggie Robertson Kharakhal - Brent Mukai Molto/Melandir - Xanthe Huyhn

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Xyn is back on the ESO store! Fun fact, when I wrote this freak, I had Tim Curry in mind and nowhere was that communicated, but somehow the voice actor understood the assignment. Happy belated birthday to Tim Curry (this past Sunday)! Rocky Horror rewrote my brain chemistry!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

She’s never going to talk to me again.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

My sister is taking her finals to become a doctor or whatever. Couldn’t be me.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Getting ready for the Night Market by preparing very important faction related materials! 🐀

A graphic showing Molto, the Deadrat leader of the Thousand Eyes faction, in front of a blue background showing rising stocks and an arrow trending upwards a la the "stonks" meme.

A graphic showing Molto, the Deadrat leader of the Thousand Eyes faction, in front of a red background showing falling stocks and an arrow trending downward a la the "stonks" meme.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

For the late night ESO crowd, dusting off my DK and getting him ready for the Night Market. What do we think of his new name?

screenshot of an ESO player character name, "Egg-Survived-Boiling," a level 50 Dragonknight.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In One Battle After Another you can spot my high school theatre teacher, J.Rod! Without him I doubt I would’ve pursued a creative field! Wild hearing his voice in this (and can’t imagine what it’s like to have Benicio call you by name)!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Ran through the quests with my partner over the weekend and pulled some lines that still crack me up.

Screenshot of in-game dialogue:

Kuzam-jo
I do hope you're able to help these struggling troupe members. A play without heart is just a polite conversation you wish to be free from.

Screenshot of in-game dialogue:

Ghadaz gro-Shakar
Seems like Essynia and I may start doing scene work of our own, if you catch my drift. Crossing the stage? Playing with props? Raising the curtain?

Screenshot of in-game dialogue:

Bigrok
Jeshi says he has some big surprise for us. Just in case it's the bad kind of surprise, the sort that ends in bloodshed, I am eating my favorite soup. You never know when it will be the last time you get to eat your favorite soup.

Screenshot of in-game dialogue:

Samara Gautier
Phenomenal. A toast then! To chance encounters! Whether they end in love or heartbreak, may they at least be memorable. And worth the price of the room!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It's been so heartwarming (heh) to see folks' reactions to our new Heart's Week event. It was such a joy to work on these quests and I'm proud of what we pulled off so excuse this indulgent post! #ESOfam

Screenshot of Tumblr post:

more seriously I actually really love how they handled Samara. there is not even a hint of the ultra-feminine temptress trope or performative sex appeal. she’s screwing with you. she’s having more fun than you. she’s having more fun than everybody. she’s not trying to seduce you at all, she’ll flirt a little for her own amusement but in a way that makes it very clear that she expects people to fall at her feet without her even doing that much to encourage them. she’s gatecrashing Mara’s celebration while visibly intoxicated and being unrepentantly playfully cruel. she’s very attractive but it’s all coming from the aforementioned. she’s an instantiation of roaming id and does not give a shit about anything unless it’s a source of entertainment right now. they gave us a female guise of Sanguine who is not trying to play succubus even a little and that’s so much better than I could have expected.

Screenshot of a Reddit post titled, "Hearts event has turned out to be a surprisingly delightful display of writing & voice acting. Bravo ZOS!"

post continues: I went into Hearts event a tad fatigued with events. (ZOS has been leaning on them hard for several years now.) After initially being slightly disgruntled over the usual fetch quests, that quickly turned into genuine amusement at the rather excellent writing and voice acting for the event characters and quests.

The distraught-yet-haughty Dreams-in-Scenes along with her troupe delivers some eloquent and quite amusing dialogue.

Samara's voice actress delivered honeyed-words-with-not-quite-hidden-fangs, and in doing so delivered both justice and thrill to the suspected true identity of said character.

And then there is the Blue Sash guild....Hilarious! Bigrok steals the show at the end with his 'armor testing' (lmao!) yet each of the four guild members brings both drama, introspection, earnestness and hilarity to the event.

And last but certainly not least: our big, huggable priest of Mara cat!

The writing is some of the finest I've come upon in ESO in quote some time and the voice acting is immaculate. Full marks to all involved. Bravo!

Screenshot of Reddit post titled, "whoever wrote this dialogue, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU"

attached image of Kuzam-jo, a Tiger print Khajiit who is a Priest of Mara, in conversation with the player, his dialogue reads: "What is love if not the mutual tending of a garden? This too is the wisdom of Mara's light. She does not judge who we love or how. She only wishes that we love with unbound compassion and empathy in equal measure."

post continues: the overwhelming hetero/amatonormativity on Valentines day in media has always been tough for an aroace like me. seeing queer folks and other forms of love validated through this little snippet made my day. Mara protects us all!

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

Two panels from the Manga series Chainsaw Man. Top panel depicts the titular hero, a monstrous man with a chainsaw for a head, holding a Blood Donation sign as he repeatedly shouts, “VAGYAH GYAH!” Bottom panel is a close up on his face and long razor sharp teeth.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I’ll be at MAGFest tomorrow chatting about the work that goes into respecting and incorporating diverse cultures into ESO and some details behind the development of the Tide-Born and Stone-Nest Argonians!

Screenshot of details for a MAGFest panel titled “celebrating diversity in a fantasy space.” Scheduled for Friday, Jan 9, at 11:30am in Panel 1 Cherry Blossom Ballroom.

The panel discussion will highlight examples from the Elder Scrolls Online.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

in my professional* opinion, boxers are guar coded *I cannot be trusted

an adorable boxer with brown fur and white paws lying on a grey couch with his face smooshed down, tongue slightly sticking out.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

They're letting me write a Trial and you better believe it's gonna get weird! (And there's lots of fun things coming up not directly showcased in today's stream.)

Portion of a screenshot from the Elder Scrolls Online road map featuring a new Trial called the "Crimson Veldt."

That one Leonardo DiCaprio scene where he whistles and points at the screen.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Wall Breaker title secured! Now to keep farming these bone shards.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Needed a title for a project and my partner, in all his accursed wisdom, recommended I give it an Isekai name.

black text on a white background. In bold, "Searching for my dad in a world where thoughts can kill: Do I have what it takes to survive??" Episode 101, titled "Pilot."

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

If you see this, repost with a vampire that is not Dracula.

Fennorian from the Elder Scrolls Online sitting at a desk taking notes about a bottle filled with red liquid. That background is a number of bookshelves and alchemical devices.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Went to my first OPTCG pre-release sealed event last night! Went 1-2 and snagged three promos for my Koby deck and even pulled the alt art for Nico Robin, my beloved.

Photo showing a collection of items from the One Piece TCG. Three Koby promos, a sealed booster box of Legacy of the Master, a Nico Robin alternate art rare and a Koby leader in a black deck box.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Oh! I hate this! (It was also not at all accurate, tonally or otherwise, which, like, no surprise).

Screenshot of a Reddit post where someone is asking ChatGPT to generate a backstory for the ESO companion, Tanlorin.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

My partner just got around to posting our March/April reads. Pitiful! But in my defense, I read a TON of plays (almost 30) between the two months. Just not something I log/track. @leobutcapricorn.bsky.social

Illustration of book spines on a green background, with manga titles on either side and a cat between the books, stretching against the fourth book. The books on the left are labeled "Andrew" and consist of The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu, A Luminous Republic by Andres Barba, and The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. The manga on the Andrew side are Gachiakuta volume 2-3, Gokurakugai 1-2, Dan Da Dan 10-11, and Chainsaw Man 16-17. The books on the right are labeled "Leo" and consist of Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton, Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, and The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. The manga on this side are Insomniacs After School volume 1 and Dan Da Dan volumes 5-6

An illustration of a book spine, a praying cat, and a gravestone on a blue background. The gravestone reads "RIP Andrew's month of April 4/1/25 - 4/30/25 didn't read a single book". The cat is praying facing the gravestone. The book is The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson and labeled Leo.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Last Friday I celebrated three years at ZeniMax Online Studios! In that time I've worked on four major releases and more quests and characters and events than I can count.

Banner art of recent Elder Scrolls Online releases. First, a banner for the upcoming Solstice release, second Tanlorin from the companion release, third, a banner for Gold Road from Summer 2024 and lastly a banner for Necrom from Summer 2023.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

My first play of the game and this is what it was:

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Unfortunately this is exactly the sort of thing that would get me back into Overwatch.

Various Overwatch characters in new cosmetic outfits that match the aesthetics of magical girl animes.

Examples of alternate ability effects made to reflect the aesthetics of magical girl animes.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

For the upcoming Seasons of the Worm Cult, I got the chance to design a brand new Argonian tribe, the Tide-Born! I'm so excited for folks to dig into their culture and that of a certain "ancient peoples," later this year! And, as always, you are welcome in Tamriel, and we all belong!

Key art for the upcoming Seasons of the Worm Cult Elder Scrolls Online release. A Nord warrior stands above a dead warrior whose soul is being pulled into the background towards a wall made of writhing souls.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I wrote this treasure because I’m a hot chip girlie

A treasure item from Elder Scrolls Online. It reads, “Spicy Nightshade Crisps. A small satchel of crispy Nightshade petals. A particularly potent snack that would leave mortals numb if not outright deceased.”

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

alright folks, this is where we landed. pretty happy with this set up! (if we had multiple outfit slots I'd also put together a slut-mog for the freaks)

ESO companion zerith-var previewing a custom outfit

ESO companion zerith-var previewing a custom outfit with weapon and shield drawn

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