—Verita Numida, No soldier would strap this to their arm like a tower shield. No one will know until someone opens it. But what could an assassin summon that's worse than himself? This could belong to one of them. The questions with Morihaus is always, "how literal is too literal?" —Ugron gro-Thumog, Don't wolves feel a bit too obvious to you? This map is old, but it's not too old. This one belonged to a successful raiding captain, I think. Treasure chests found in the world have a chance to grant any set piece that can drop in that zone: Major quests have been updated to reward a. That might explain the bird figurine. It is no longer available in game. The Dwarves were extremely talented at keeping people out of places. His face would lend legitimacy to any official act. Maormer that strayed too close. Could this really have belonged to the Sixth House? I bet it's gray. But like all Thrassian magic, this power comes at a price. What if this is what they saw in their sky? —Reginus Buca, The torc seems incomplete because it is incomplete. Ah, a relic from the homeland! Considering the workmanship of the other pieces that make up this magical torc, I must wonder if the original focusing stone was replaced with an inferior one by some lesser artisan.—Ugron gro-Thumog, Common quartz, yes, but not in the context of this magical torc. We can only hope it wasn't still breathing when they sealed it in metal. I wonder if the Mages Guild could devise a test to determine if the dust actually originated in Oblivion? —Amalien. No, these figures are warrior-monks, not priests. Let me offer a more scholarly assessment: The mask's warlike design suggests a more aggressive posture--something that a Dragon worshipper might wear into battle. You're right about the size, Reginus. Ugh. —Reginus Buca, There are some alchemical practices that can petrify wood in a matter of hours. —Amalien, Much of the archeological evidence of the first Orsinium vanished during the thirty-year siege, but this looks like a relic of Chieftain Torug gro-Igron to me. It makes this hard to date, but it's real and it's old. A beautifully rendered one at that. I doubt the Dwarves recognized any distinction between song and sound, to be honest. It's ... disheartening. Odd considering how remote each civilization is from the other. The figures in the decorative scrollwork appear to be priests greeting the moons. No, it's still too big. —Gabrielle Benele, Daedric meanings often shift over time. I would say a quadruped. You have no imagination! The blue and green bands shift into each other hypnotically. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Odd that it doesn't include Auridon or Artaeum. —Amalien, For such a far flung and advanced civilization, we know very little about Dwemer daily life. —Reginus Buca, The author omits the fact that insignias had to be approved by the king himself and were withheld from those who were in Harald's poor graces. I doubt this started as a shoddy decanter. —Verita Numida, It may be hard to believe, but this is what passes for art in Coldharbour. —Amalien, Amalien gives the Dwarves too much credit. —Gabrielle Benele, Chimer military insignia stand out as unique among Mer since their designs didn't incorporate House sigils. This thing comes apart somehow, guaranteed. February 25, 2021 Leave a comment Leave a comment It's a chance cube, used in the ancient Altmer practice of creating stories in a group. Like the Dwemer? And as you all know, Almalexia serves as that city's patron deity. Fascinating. Resembles a rib cage, I'd say. These marks venerate the old gods: Boethiah, Mephala, and Azura. But this hardly seems Nord-inspired. This, then, is a token of high office from the short-lived peace of Resdayn, in the days of the First Council. This is clearly the upper hoop of one of Malacath's Brutal Bands! It's the Direnni Tower. Is that a unique property of grummite pearls? It wasn't common practice to have one unless a couple was truly having trouble conceiving. Good riddance. Item Description: Few can resist the instinct to tuck tail and scurry from this epitome of cool, feline ferocity on display. To merge traditional archetypes into new wholes? What little scholarship exists on the subject implies that the Sload do not treat their children well. Must have something to do with how the leather was treated. It's unlike any I've seen. It's frightening, honestly. Category Gallery. —Gabrielle Benele, Hmm. I suppose. —Verita Numida, The Sea of Pearls is known for the myriad shells that wash up on its islands' shores. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Heavy, oricalc screws with a ring for attaching rope or chain. —Amalien, A palatial portrait of the Direnni royal family! The last thing Cyrodiil needs right now is an arms race. Don't know if we can call this an antiquity. Is the Dwemeris inscription supposed to be instructions? But that's not all that noteworthy. Something corrupted its Aetherial resonance. —Amalien, These are incredibly small. I suppose the artist rendered it shortly after the northern half of the province consolidated under the Anequine banner. High Elf jurisreeves—inspectors of a sort—travel in groups of three, just as they have since the Aldmer first arrived on Summerset Isle. This might have been a focus--an orienteering tool! Surely, the existence of minotaurs is proof enough that chimeric creatures exist. See, the scabbard is made of thin wood staves beneath the fine leather, and the gemstones are precisely faceted in a style commonly found in Ayleid jewelry. This certainly features Ysgramor, flanked by Atmoran runes.The Draconic silhouettes and ruby inlays clearly indicate this chalice belonged to someone of high station. Some ancient scavenger, perhaps. The tradition supposedly ensured that everyone took their share, and no more. According to oral histories, the Orc clans and Goblin tribes maintained a truce within the Dragontail Mountains, but did not mingle. I read a journal account from that very festival stating that several different favors passed around, including ribbons for those whose families served in the All Flags Navy. —Amalien, I don't recognize the style of this doublet. A brilliant stone basin of some variety, eh? We don't fully understand where it came from, but that obelisk in Craglorn stirred up all sorts of arcane mischief. —Ugron gro-Thumog. You think this is one of the spirits they scrubbed from the pantheon? —Reginus Buca. Balreth sacrificed everything to protect his people from the Nede hoard. Just the way of the world. Most claim that the dunerippers we see now are a fraction of the size of those the first Ra Gada encountered. Akaviri? Perhaps one of the captains that was brought into Coldharbour was tortured in this device. At last! The color and texture on this tapestry are tremendous, despite its age. A piece of an even more elaborate puzzle? Check out ESO-Hub Now! I'd like to conduct some experiments on it. —Gabrielle Benele, I do. I see a crystaline residue inside. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Orcs of the past depicted historical figures in their armor. —Reginus Buca, I can confirm that the dirt within the lacquer is from Bankorai and that the blood soaked into it came from the same person, but I can't identify who that would have been. —Amalien, Each side has an extra token because this set is a variation known as Traitor's Dematah. Prior to the Dragon War, those brutes had little cause to contemplate their own mortality. Nonetheless, this would likely fetch a king's ransom in a Vvardenfell auction house. An unused booklet? The Elder Scrolls series are trademarks of Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. —Ugron gro-Thumog, I've never known an Orc to carry a staff that didn't look like it could double as a bludgeoning weapon if push came to shove. The augur shakes them up in a bag, then pours them out on the ground, looking for alignments and connections. Perhaps a meteoric ritual object?—Verita Numida, The hue seems too dark for meteoric glass. We should be extremely careful when handling it, if we need to handle it at all! Item Description: Nestled inside this massive stone edifice shines a glowing symbol of Auri-El, King of the Aldmer. This article is currently based on information from the Public Test Server, and may change before Greymoor's final release. Not in any fashion that a High Elf would take pleasure in, I wager. A journal unlike any other! A very popular variant among Dunmer nobles in the middle of the First Era. It seems like a mark of protection made with graht-oak, but it looks sinister in nature, as though whatever it was protecting the wearer from was a great evil. Can you imagine creatures like that making it into our waterways? —Ugron gro-Thumog, Tested the metal where the enamel paint was flaking. There are inadequacies there that can't be attributed to just time. Metallurgists tell me the Dwemer combined different metals to make their eponymous alloy. Given the markings, this could have been part of a torture rack within Heart's Grief itself. He seemed cheerful enough ... but I wouldn't put blood rituals past him. Perhaps this is hard evidence that Argonian children start off as Hist saplings? That kind of detail would take months to perfect. Arresting, as the demi-god himself. With the appropriate ritual, an ancient Chimer have been able to coax an atronach out of this thing. This map must have been made early in the First Era, shortly after the Ayleids withdrew to the Valenwood. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Yes, Argonians abandoned stonework milleniae ago, making this stake a true oddity. —Verita Numida, The hinterlands of Hew's Bane crawled with Maomer slavers in ther latter years of the First Era. But it can't be that. Given their penchant for bloodletting rites, these were likely created by the knightly order. Given the bizarre shape and the greenish hue of the metal, I'd say this is a relic of the Wild Hunt. Item Description: Bask in the beauty and grandeur of Cyrodiil and the Imperial City, unmarred by the Three Banners War. The Snow Elves apparently bred them to be able to withstand intense cold and lack of nutrients, but I've never seen parts of one separated from the living tree before! Meteoric-Iron was used to construct this monstrosity of war. I often wonder if that included singing. ESO-Sets, ESO-Skillbook and ESO-Housing are becoming ESO-Hub. I doubt any of the sixteen kingdom outside Pellitine would have had the resources to craft something like this. The beginning place for all the mer of Tamriel. Contrary to claims by the current chief, Stonetooth Fortress was likely built on the bones of Breton defenses. —Amalien, I have to disagree, Amalien. A few of the words were hard to make out, but with a little effort you can parse it out. The world is full of naturally occurring substances with fantastical origin stories. But, which animal? They likely let their instruments do the talking. Sorcerer kings ruled the Tamrielic heartlands for centuries, but I've never seen one of their crowns. That's a portion of Malacath's true name! I've seen the things the Dwarves made with it, of course, but I never imagined I'd actually see a device used by tonal architects in the course of their work. —Amalien. But what does it do? —Ugron gro-Thumog, I recognize the Stuhn connection, but this statue feels less devotional than other Stuhn-precursor carvings I've seen. The inscribed image depicts a hunting scene, of course. I've found a wealth of documents that describe the rulers' appearance and manner as identical. Come on! This knight might have died in the Gavaudon Troubles, just before the flight from Wayrest. He's half-wolf, half-crocodile, or something. This looks made out of some kind of stone, and though the inscription is faded, there's definitely something written on it. I wonder if this was a gradual shift that was met with resistance? —Amalien, Despite the object's age, the miniscule aspects of this music box seem to be in perfect working order. Is he meant to be Lorkhan? The serpent cradling the stone seems reminiscent of the ones I've seen in Craglorn's ruins. Item Description: The surveyor who succeeded in mapping the impenetrable marshlands of Murkmire made certain to note the migration of swamp leviathans. More likely, the runes were meant as a charm or prayer for protection in battle. —Verita Numida. —Gabrielle Benele. —Gabrielle Benele, And Giant territory, too! Perhaps this was their attempt to understand the red crystal. or machinery. This map outlines the territory claimed around the Bjoulsae River. Trust me on this one. The sound of distant drums and crashing steel fills the ears of the wearer, imbuing them with all the bitterness of Orckind and all the strength of Malacath. —Amalien. A jealous king traded him to Ne Quin-al as part of a pact of friendship between their two kingdoms. Dagoth written in Daedric runes. It resembles the work of Reman II's court painter, Emilia Polus. I think this brooch is a warlike thane's house-emblem. —Gabrielle Benele, This is no Bosmeri work. Ice infused with divine power, making it hard as steel! Manacles seem too kind a punishment for what goes on in that place. —Amalien, Despite it's age, this design doesn't look too different from modern day fishing rods. —Verita Numida, Yes, this is definitely First Council-era craftsmanship. for a time. —Amalien, This belonged to a fighter, not a priest. —Verita Numida, A Khajiiti djerid, 1E, twelfth or thirteen century. —Gabrielle Benele. —Gabrielle Benele, This appears to be an ancient badge of office. Apocrypha. These are magically inert and without mechanical locks, leading me to believe they were ensorceled shackles. The resources that went into creating a chart like this ... let's just say it would take far more gold than I'm likely to see in this lifetime. Makes one wonder how the Antiquarian's Eye managed to find it. I guess the cartographer wanted to express Summerset's primacy in the region. I am not suggesting there's a direct connection, but consider it if you must! It seems to be a scrap of regalia, one that would only be found on the uniforms of commanding officers aboard the All Flags Navy. —Amalien, I like to imagine myself as a smith during this time, following these directions. Perhaps their observatory is powerful enough to peer through to Aetherius itself? The Riddle'Thar cult swept a lot of Khajiiti myths under the rug during the Elsweyr reunification. Or maybe having a physical anchor made summoning the weapon easier. —Amalien, Molag Bal practices all sorts of bizarre alchemy in his Vile Laboratory. Icy stone would have been murder on the bum, but I suppose any cushioning would have disintegrated over the ages.—Amalien, It really makes one wonder how these children of the Aldmer managed the cold. Falinesti moved with the seasons, traveling to different parts of the Valenwood. Someone clearly packed it away with great care. I'm especially intrigued by this array of stones. But these stones absolutely possessed some magical potency. I think it's Boethra! —Amalien, Ah. This is a symbolic representation of the subject. What purpose would that serve? I'm sure Reginus and Amalien have opinions....—Ugron gro-Thumog, The sculptor clearly did not intend for the viewer to take this as a literal depiction. These snakes bear all the traits of early Maormer craftsmanship. —Reginus Buca, This is fascinating. A giant serpent's body is woven throughout. —Gabrielle Benele, The shape is a little vague, but these almost seem like the soles of shoes to me. —Verita Numida, Yes! Unless ... a Dragon itself suffered the sacrifice? You'll find little more than large bones and scraps of mammoth leather. An annotated draft of the political map of the kingdom of Rivenspire once belonging to the royal cartographer of Shornhelm. —Gabrielle Benele, I read about some mage from High Rock who tried to transport grummites to Tamriel so he could harvest them for pearls. Probably the work of some Telvanni apprentice!—Amalien, There's a far more plausible--albeit less palatable--explanation for this. —Verita Numida, The graht-oak of Silvenar produces objects like this from time to time, but only at the urging of the Silvenar himself. It's written in Aldmeris, signifying pride in their Elven heritage. Best not to assume, where Argonians are involved, but it stands to reason they'd use this for Hist sap rituals. I wager those teeth belong to rare quarry. —Reginus Buca, We've stumbled upon something truly dangerous here. —Gabrielle Benele, Fascinating! The insignia of the Knights of St. Pelin is pressed into the surface. You can feel the hairs on your arm rising whenever you touch it. Dwarven-make, obviously. King Emeric has a trove quite similar to this. Table of Contents show 1 Alik’r Desert 2 Artaeum 3 Auridion 4 Bal Foyen 5 Bangkorai 6 Betnikh 7 Bleackrock Isle 8 Clockwork City 9 Coldharbour 10 Craglorn 11 Deshaan 12 Eastmarch 13 Eyevea 14 Glenumbra 15 Gold Coast 16 Grahtwood 17 Greenshade 18 Hew’s Bane 19 Khenarthi’s Roost 20Continue Reading Ugron can shed some light on it this, I'm sure. —Reginus Buca, There are quite a few comedic works featuring a blustery, madcap brawler named Korm No-Toes. This gold statuette appears to be a representation of the Daedric Prince Meridia--the personification of the element of light, at least to the Ayleids. In that case, perhaps it belonged to a Xivilai torturer. The Alessian collapse struck High Rock harder than most, given the Bretons' natural stubbornness and distaste for a unified governing structure. Or a warning to keep the servants in line. We know he enjoyed traveling to survey his conquered territory. Category Gallery. Truly, a remarkable find! Bind on Equip. There wasn't any mention of an Orc settlement. —Reginus Buca, But why a Dragon skull? —Gabrielle Benele, Look closer. And a pattern! The metal here is bronze, not gold--a weapon of war, not a lord's decoration. Elder Scrolls Online Greymoor and update 26 is now rolling out for PS4 and Xbox One. Yokudan statuary normally features a metallic element. —Amalien. What a stirring landscape! This is obviously from a ring that belonged to a prominent member of Malacath's Brutal Breed, a cult that rose from the ashes of Orsinium around 1E 1000. You don't see many of these. Item Description: Skillful strokes create the boundaries and landmarks of Reaper's March on this map. The tip of the wand seems darker and more gnarled than the rest. Never seen anything like this, and I've spent many cold nights in Khajiiti tombs. You mean Dwarven vessels that "dive" through the realms of Aetherius and Oblivion? To the untrained eye, this sconce might appear to portray Kynareth, but it depicts nothing of the sort. —Amalien, Incredible! I can't even begin to speculate what these might have held together. I know that disappoints you, but I do know my engraving history. —Reginus Buca, It might be an early Laenius. An Elf tries not to get her hopes up.... How depressing. I remember that story. All spelling mistakes in this article are present in the in-game versions of the text. I just can't believe they fashioned it into a bowl. Magic swirls in the polished metal, defending the wearer from any attempts to slow their advance. The Atmorans wore them to show that they sought a glorious end in battle! What a welcome surprise! —Gabrielle Benele, No common warrior could afford a sword-hilt of mammoth ivory. Someone took great efforts to preserve this book. It prevented them from sinking to the bottom if they fell overboard. —Amalien, I've read that dense corals provided the entire foundation of Thras. Probably built to protect vulnerable components while allowing access to talented architects. Item Description: Experts continue to deduce the purpose of this device, but for now it serves as a memorable decoration. Certainly not meant for a person of Dwarven scale. It felt like something was sucking at the wound as I pulled away! Dwemer Face Marking Head Marking N/A Intermediate [?] It's possible that the Imperials finished construction on the Chapel of Zenithar by then. He'd have to be to guide a fleet the size of the first Ra Gada to undiscovered lands without losing any ships. I think this used to be a Dwarven rod of some kind; a device used to direct animunculi, or inscribe their strange maths on hard surfaces. Any thoughts? —Gabrielle Benele. Stories of the Firehide Clan's battles with the Yokudans in Alik'r persist in the oral tradition. I've got to say, the realism of this guar statue is positively uncanny! This was a Dragon Cult mask. It probably has to do with all this meteoric glass. The skalds of his day composed songs about his wealth and generosity. Though, despite mingling with Nedes, only pureblooded Direnni rose to power. Clasped hands? Yet here we have a stone as clear as glass--just as the legends claim. I've seen it before, trust me! This does neither, offering coverage to the kidneys, hips, pelvis, and little else. The ship portrayed on one side exhibits a later art style, as does the lettering on the other. If anything, it should feature sixteen stones to honor their cursed Daedric pantheon! It must have been marvelous. Its description was identical to the current one, except with one added sentence: "Whether they actually originate from Lyg is still up for debate among scholars." —Ugron gro-Thumog, Undoubtedly! While all the Tribunes are the subjects of religious adoration, Almalexia-worship cleaves closest to Tamrielic norms, stylistically. Can you imagine? I suppose Rislav's unlikely victory over Emperor Gorieus's legions were viewed as divine favor. I must admit to feeling some sadness while holding these badges. A Dwarven star chart! An armorer this skilled creating something so impractical ... it must be ceremonial. Item Description: Long removed from the Direnni Tower, give the holy light of Ada-mantia a place to shine forth from your abode. I wonder if any Giant burial grounds are marked on this map? Perhaps the jurisreeve tradition began as a religious order? Now the inglorious ruins are simple known as Doomcrag. The Nothing-Speaker tradition is still very much alive in the southern and central regions of the province. I can barely look at it without squinting! It's no treasure from a clam, I can tell you that. One member of a qurom is called the admanen, or "listening eye." I've never see a Dwarven key that actually looks like a key! —Reginus Buca, This lends a shred of credence to the so-called Almanac of Betony as more than florid Breton embellishment. Something used to rain fire down upon one's enemies. I'd rather not, personally. They're slaves. —Verita Numida, Analysis shows that the medallion is extremely old—early Merethic era or even perhaps before. Whoever wielded it must have commanded a great deal of respect. —Gabrielle Benele, Figures of Dark Elves at ease repose around the upper rim, supported in their indolence by those whom they have enslaved. They considered the numbers 3, 5, and 8 to be sacred. —Amalien, Singing? For once in your life, can you just appreciate the majesty of what our friend uncovered? —Ugron gro-Thumog, If that's true, then pity the poor cartographer who needed to redraw this map only a few years later. Item Description: Though this antique map doesn't note it, the Gold Coast was once called the Strident Coast.