Ohmes-raht come close, but the facial features are completely different. No idea what we might find inside, though. What about bolts or screws? —Amalien, I have heard some truly unsettling accounts of the Sload's process of ... maturing. —Reginus Buca, At first I wondered why this specific slice of Tamriel would be painted in such detail. —Amalien. I've seen maps drafted by the Aldmer, and honestly, the landmarks are barely recognizable. —Gabrielle Benele, Interesting design here, it's made for a Khajiit face certainly but it doesn't look all that well constructed. Clearly this is one of the Summerset Isles! A demigod exhibiting those traits is well within the realm of possibility! She buries her childhood shoes in the soil in hopes they will help the Eldest grow. This skin isn't technically alive, but it still acts like it. Kneel before this idol and pray for a fraction of his might! —Gabrielle Benele. A chance to reveal their shrouded mysteries! Their blacksmiths fashioned heavy axes with bits carved into a point rather than a curve—a true indicator of Orcish smith's bloody intentions. Magic swirls in the polished metal, defending the wearer from any attempts to slow their advance. —Amalien, What do you know of slights and vengeance, my esteemed colleague? Such brutal work would require easy access to intoxicants. Only a few hundred were stamped and most remain in private collections. —Gabrielle Benele, Yes, this seems quite old. Honestly, it reminds me of a drain basin. The older priests made a point of washing their hands before, after, and sometimes during a reading. The ones addressed in this book seem particularly brutal. Someone melted an object down and reshaped it into this. —Ugron gro-Thumog. A king, in other words. I've seen markings like this before, on the walls of Yasammidan. You might be missing something, though. An Ayleid light fixture like this probably shed light over the banquet hall of some cruel sorcerer king. These are no common runes--an ancient enchantment clings to the oar. The Ancestral Orc Style lore books of the Elder Scrolls Online character Elesil Daelwon in the ESO-Database. —Ugron gro-Thumog. —Gabrielle Benele. Ancestral Tombs are sacred burial grounds in ESO Morrowind. —Amalien, What an incredible piece! —Amalien, Amalien, these rumors of flying whales are patently absurd. If I was going to make a bloodsucking belt, why would I put the teeth on the inside of the band? Anyway, it's a remarkable altar—especially considering it's all in one piece. —Gabrielle Benele, Interesting. —Reginus Buca, This lends a shred of credence to the so-called Almanac of Betony as more than florid Breton embellishment. This one is noteworthy for the exceptional decorative carving of the shaft and the colorful streamers affixed just behind the barbed head. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Ha! —Amalien, Judging by rugged styling and extreme aging, I'd pin this as early First Era. Makes me wonder if some of his unlikely feats and misfortunes are based on true events. The style is unique as well. Item Description: This pedestal is considered sacred to the "nothing speakers" of Sithis, but it is believed to play a part in the eternal cycle of creation and destruction. That's rare spellcraft.—Gabrielle Benele, Am I the only one who noticed the third moon in the background? This scabbard has been here a long time! My apologies Reginus, but I don't think the figures represent the Tribunal. It is no longer available in game. Dragon Priests believed that they became living vessels of their dragon-gods' spirits and spoke with divine authority when they donned these masks. Nisswos they were called. It seems like it's made from the same material as the other charms from the area. —Amalien, A bit rusty, but still in good condition. Item Description: Nestled inside this massive stone edifice shines a glowing symbol of Auri-El, King of the Aldmer. Item Description: The vastness of Red Mountain is truly apparent in this scale map of Vvardenfell. Based on the items she's holding, I'd say this statue came from Yokuda itself. —Ugron gro-Thumog, This wooden figure appears to be an Orc, but its features are greatly exaggerated to appear menacing. Sure, places like Ald'ruhn make it seem like Ashlanders simply killed giant crabs like Skar, but who's to say these creatures weren't used for transportation as well? Argonians use their grave stakes to pin down their dead so they don't rise again as bog blights. —Gabrielle Benele, Judging by the filigrees, I'd date it back to the 1E 2200's. Ensorceled gates--even long abandoned ones--aren't something to tinker with. It looks like someone repurposed it, though. It must have contained something truly marvelous. People tend not to associate music with Orcs, but we have a deep cultural investment in percussion instruments. It must have been terrifying to try and make something to these grand specifications. Though, there are a few Bosmer touches to the design that make me think this was some kind of collaboration. Another entirely. As for the crystal itself, I've never seen the like. It looks more like heraldry than religion iconography to me. —Ugron gro-Thumog. As for the egg, it's metaphorical. Can you imagine creatures like that making it into our waterways? . —Amalien, Some kind of religious scourge. The sigil in the center is particularly noteworthy. What were these Dark Elves punishing themselves for?—Ugron gro-Thumog, I know precious little about Sotha Sil's followers, but a mad mage I spoke to insisted that Sotha Sil's followers--the Clockwork Apostles--worship Sotha Sil, obviously, but they've also turned their back on Daedra-worship entirely! —Verita Numida, If I'm not mistaken, shapeless beings often appear in the hunt. This is a treasure trove of Dwarven astronomical scholarship! In my estimation, this is an early 1E 22nd-century funerary piece commissioned for a jarl's burial. This coffer may have contained a bounty for a captain who participated in the attack on Thras. They are Ancestral Akaviri Style, Ancestral Barbaric Style and Ancestral Breton Style. —Ugron gro-Thumog, In the earliest days of the Thrassian Plague, Khajiit healers started with simple masks like these to prevent the spread of infection. —Ugron gro-Thumog, I concur. These gold motifs seem consistent with Ra Gada heraldry, but the purple interior matches the hue of Ruptga prayer beads. I've never seen such a beautiful Wood Elf antiquity. Marvelous! But still, what a sight! Here we will cover all of the ESO antiquities lead locations. I wonder if the Mages Guild could devise a test to determine if the dust actually originated in Oblivion? —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. It's the femur of a terror bird, more commonly found in the plains east of the Valenwood. This is something else. Hardly a surprise there. —Ugron gro-Thumog, I'm not exactly an expert on the Sload, or anenomes for that matter, but I know swamp anemonies tend to grow in brackish areas. The spiral designs are symbols of death. Beech or Hickory, I think. Too small to be a ring. Could be references to the Thrassian Plague? And yet these two are the same being. share. CRAFTING MOTIF 88: ANCESTRAL ORC SHOULDERS. We might be looking at something from the tar-pit burial sites in Ouze where the Bosmer who were rejected from the Green Pact were buried. A display piece of some kind. That explains the shape—a snake—but what kind? The owner may have raided Stonefalls during Nedic the campaign against the Chimer in this area. —Ugron gro-Thumog, The runes marked on these small bones can predict the future, if you know how to read them. If they used larger tools, they definitely had a reason. This is detailed enough that it might be from the Wood Elves themselves! Her pose suggests she's in a lover's embrace. I'd rather not, personally. A menacing depiction of Turog gro-Igron glowered on the front, striking fear into the heart of any who dared oppose the wearer. Is this a joke? Perhaps a vamidium? Ancient Orc Style is a craftable armor and weapon style in Elder Scrolls Online.This Style is divided into several motif book chapters: one for each weapon type and one for each armor piece. —Reginus Buca, Location: Bleakrock, Eastmarch, The Rift, Western Skyrim, Coldharbour. 1E 2800's perhaps? They probably mined it in much the same way we mine iron and stone, right? That would mean ... ew, no. It reminds me of a pestle of some kind. I wager those teeth belong to rare quarry. It's her. Enduring magical images are all well and good, but a genuine artistic expression of the Dark Moon? —Amalien, Sounding a horn to commence a hunt? —Verita Numida, Since this is so flexible, even after all this time, I wonder if it was some kind of wearable display of worship. I'm no artist, but as far as I'm concerned, Gavros Laenius doesn't get anywhere near the credit he deserves. The Saliache were a proud and possessive people. A personal escort makes sense. Item Description: This captivating shard of the great obelisk retains just enough energy to emit a dramatic electrical show. See the postures? In the story, he has to live with a concave face for the rest of his life. Finely linked chainmail protected their flesh from even the sharpest blades. What I find most astounding is the scale. Subtle variations in the color and the pattern of hollows. Deshaan experienced significant climate disruption during this period. Ancestral Nord Style is a crafting motif available with the Greymoor expansion. It looks just the right size to fit on the end of a Dwemer steam pipe! Perhaps this is hard evidence that Argonian children start off as Hist saplings? You can feel it pulse when doing so, and this seems to empower its enchantments. Shortly after Akatosh's final Alessian visitation, a renowned Ayleid smith named Lirulorne struck a handful of masterwork coins for the fallen empress's consort, Morihaus. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Nedic architecture--my specialty! Note: This body marking is named "Dwemer Gold" in the Collections menu. If only I had another to test the idea. 1E, 26th century. The Daggerfall ivory trade helped fuel the Bjoulsae economic expansion that catapulted High Rock to prominence in the centuries that followed. Made of tough leather and reinforced metal, the Orcs' armor acted as both support and abdominal protection. The Moth Priests used it for ritual washing, or something. Many of them have whorls consistent with nautilus shells, which tend to be lightweight but incredibly durable. It appears to be made of some strange, striated stone. —Amalien, Is this a pot? —Reginus Buca, Tribunal priests and religious enforcers make it very difficult to learn much about the mysterious Sixth House. Pity that some of the hair is lost, and the silver clasps haved dulled somewhat. —Reginus Buca, Ha! —Reginus Buca, Do you think the Sload could have used these for necromantic purposes? —Verita Numida, Possibly. —Amalien, Or perhaps someone chose to note that location on this map since it is culturally significant, Amalien. Much larger, too. It practically reads like poetry! And you certainly weren't exaggerating when you spoke about the shores and terrain shifting. —Verita Numida, There doesn't look to be anything inherently magical about this, but this is no ordinary piece of jewelry. —Verita Numida, Not unlike the sea serpents scrawled in naval charts, eh? I'm not sure what the original purpose of this was. Keeping them? I've never seen any remains that approach that size. A sap relic that didn't come from Black Marsh? —Reginus Buca, They likely gathered it from the bottom of the sea--from shipwrecks and the like. Item Description: What occurs when the stars align to match the constellation at the heart of this ominous altar remains a mystery, but the sinister serpents on display conjure only catastrophe in the imagination. The pressure is unimaginable! I always had the sense that Chimer armor favored form over function. Item Description: The Khajiit describe the changing of the Two Moons as a graceful dance, and this stained glass window somehow captures their elegance, especially under the moonlight. The blue crystal residue might be a clue! Given the markings, this could have been part of a torture rack within Heart's Grief itself. The question is, what part of Oblivion? I did some digging in Erokii afterward. Here you can easily order craftable gear from our guild, Oberon (PC / EU). It certainly does resemble a lightwell. Only a cartographer in service to the First Empire of the Nords would draft such a map. But Pellentine had money, and they could hire the muscle they needed. —Ugron gro-Thumog, Yes, perhaps a blast from this announced Vrage the Butcher himself. Every Breton knows those motifs! It has a band of beautiful blue crystal through it with the name Arkngthamz-Phng inlaid and a series of Dwarven numerals. —Reginus Buca, Oh, that's immense! You could replace an opponent's "slave" with one of your own—"turning a traitor," you see? Based on my research, a sect of Nedic mages called the Eternal Watchers, used their souls as a means to lock away a lich called Virmaril the Betrayer. What if their Camlorn really did disappear? Alcasthq.com focuses on Builds & Guides for ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). But that's not the most astounding part about this piece. It's difficult to determine if this is Tamrielic matter transformed by the obelisk's impact, or some fragment of the obelisk itself. A prince or high-ranking cleric perhaps? I know Nords abhor spellcraft, but this looks like an arcane focus to me. I guess? The residue inside looks green and flaky--perhaps the ashy remains of some seaweed they find particularly aromatic. Accept It's clear that there's another piece to this figure. The armor style appears to be based on the original Orc racial motif from the base game - but has been visually reworked and upgraded. These etchings appear inert, but I'd still mind how you speak around it. Used for self-flagellation no doubt. His face would lend legitimacy to any official act. Item Description: Though this antique map doesn't note it, the Gold Coast was once called the Strident Coast. Ysgramor's heirs must have gone to great lengths to destroy items like this. They're also quite fashionable, don't you think? I've never seen such an oddly shaped vessel. —Amalien, It must have been so beautiful to see the sun gleaming off the eagle-like helms of this army. Motif Chapter. Three hands--three coils. —Reginus Buca, I'd defer to your and Verita on matters Nedic, but this cloth seems saturated in arcane residue. —Gabrielle Benele, Amazing! Bit more conservative than I'd expect, though. —Amalien. We'll likely never know what she really looked like. I think the Ayleids used that stone in conjunction with the meteoric iron to help it function at reduced size. Just ask any Imperial cartographer who's tried it. The Antiquities system was introduced to Elder Scrolls Online with the Greymoor chapter in 2020. A map of the March. Torture, exhibitionism, the sharp-edged aesthetic, and so on. I nearly dropped it and was terrified it would shatter into a thousand pieces! I recognize the story: It's the account of a bold chief's raid against the khajiit of Anequina, 6th century 1E. Looks like it even managed to bend natural law here. —Gabrielle Benele, This appears to be an ancient badge of office. Item Description: Framed gorgeously, the moons dominate this mirror, making it more for gazing at than into. Another gift from Malacath to his most-devoted followers. Item Description: With this cauldron, you can gather companions to honor the Green or simply display it as an interesting Wood Elf creation. Unquestionably. Granted, I haven't spent as much time around the Bosmer as Ugron and Amalien, but I'm fairly certain you can find chimes like this in present day settlements. Remind me to show you some real dancing once I grease the rear axle of my chair! Item Description: The four-armed Yokudan fertility goddess Morwha stands enshrined and flanked by her winged guardians, promising prosperity to all who stand before her. Never seen something like this hewn from opal, though. It was made craftable by the Orsinium DLC . I wonder what it carried. But they did use armor occasionally (if All Flags logs can be believed). Snow Elves and Dwarves coexisted for untold centuries in what is now Skyrim. This is the ceremonial headdress of an ancient Mane of the Khajiit. Item Description: It's said that the light of Meridia is boundless and eternal. Extraordinary! I've seen paintings of Bretonic All-Flags warships with similar patterning around the prow. —Verita Numida. —Gabrielle Benele, There's a reason for that, Gabrielle. It's soft, but hasn't completely disintegrated over time. Item Description: Crafted from opal, this whale totem expresses a sense of simple joy to some. —Gabrielle Benele, A most curious scroll case. It resembles the work of Reman II's court painter, Emilia Polus. This is a testing device--a puzzle. I've even met one. I guess we'll have to wait until the Wood Elves feel agrieved enough to summon up another! The Sload would take a keen interest in such a thing! Sword that belonged to a vial of Hist sap rituals this antique does... 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