How much would you pay to get your own character in The Elder Scrolls 6? (Bethesda)A charity auction to add your own custom character to The Elder Scrolls 6 is already up to the $10,000 mark.It has been nearly seven years since The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced and fans know as much about the game now as they did back in 2018 which is almost nothing.With Starfield mostly in the rear view mirror (aside from planned annual expansions), The Elder Scrolls 6 is finally Bethesdas next priority. Playable early builds were mentioned in an update last year, but weve yet to see anything tangible.In the meantime, Bethesda is drumming up interest in The Elder Scrolls 6 by holding a charity auction, allowing one lucky (and wealthy) player to add their own non-playable character to the game.Announced via the Bethesda Game Studios X account, the studio has partnered with the Make-A-Wish foundation, which is an American non-profit organisation that supports seriously ill children (mostly by helping them meet John Cena).The winning bid will go directly to Make-A-Wish so it can keep granting wishes, while the winner gets to work with Bethesda on creating their own character. Although theres no mention of whether this character will have any story significance.With this exclusive experience, youll work with the developers to create a custom character that will appear in the game, leaving your mark on the legendary franchise, reads the description on the website.Theres no mention of a closing date for the auction but, at the time of writing, the highest bid is at $10,450 (about 8,293). Were curious to see how much higher it could get though.More TrendingGetting to add your own character to a beloved franchise like The Elder Scrolls is certainly a dream come true for fans and were sure there are plenty of them with enough cash to raise that asking price even further.It is a silent auction, so we dont know who the highest bid belongs to, but we imagine theyll probably want to brag about it on social media as soon as its confirmed.As for the game itself, its been suggested by Xbox boss Phil Spencer that The Elder Scrolls 6 wont launch until 2028, and thats at the absolute earliest. New Xbox hardware could be out by the time the games ready, and perhaps the PlayStation 6 too.Despite once being described as an Xbox exclusive, Microsofts new multiplatform strategy all but guarantees The Elder Scrolls 6 will come to PlayStation, and possibly Nintendo Switch 2 as well. A popular rumour says therell be an Elder Scrolls 4 remake this year to placate fans (Bethesda)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy