Cliffracers are flying predators native to Vvardenfell in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, released in 2002, and their distinctive cries became one of the game's most memorable irritations for players travelling across the island. Because the creatures attacked relentlessly and were difficult to avoid, veteran players began quoting and sharing the sound as shorthand for the game's hostile wilderness. It still circulates in gameplay clips, retrospectives, and Elder Scrolls memes, where a single shriek instantly signals nostalgia for Morrowind's unforgiving open world.