A 10-year-old debate among The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim fans has finally been ended, courtesy of a former Bethesda developer that worked on the game. This week, Bethesda surprised fans with the reveal of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition, the latest re-release of the game for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X featuring a boatload of new content. That said, this wasn’t the only surprise Skryim fans got this week. Taking to Twitter, the aforementioned developer, Joel Burgress, finally confirmed the suspicion of many fans, which is that foxes do lead players to treasure, but not by design.

Alright, so inspired by @NPurkeypile’s bee post yesterday, here is one of my favorite bits of Skyrim oral history - the myth of the treasure fox.

I’ve told this story before in talks/etc, but I don’t think I’ve shared it with twitter. Here goes. pic.twitter.com/7uaUlbpmQ8