Sadly, former Bethesda developer Julian LeFay passed away a couple days ago at 59 years old after a battle with cancer. He was one of the really old-school guys, working on Arena, Daggerfall, and Battlespire before leaving the company in 1998. Julian is immortalized as the namesake of the god Julianos.
Although I prefer the "modern" direction of The Elder Scrolls from Redguard/Morrowind onward, which was necessary for its survival, the franchise wouldn't be where it is today without Julian. Daggerfall remains one of the most fascinating pieces of media to me. TES is my favorite franchise and it's given me countless hours of joy and awe. I'm not sure that would've been possible if Julian LeFay wasn't there in the beginning. He is called "the Father of The Elder Scrolls," after all.
RIP to the legend.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/General:Julian_LeFay
https://www.ign.com/articles/julian-lefay-f...t-due-to-cancer
https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1948047731429159330
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/o...has-passed-away
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/juli...sed-away-at-59/