Oblivion:Instructions: the Gray Cowl

Book Information Instructions: the Gray Cowl
ID	00014740
See Also	Lore version
	30		1.0
Related to	Turning a Blind Eye
Adds topic(s)	Nocturnal's Cowl
Locations
Found in the following locations: A chest in the Shrine of The Moth

Instructions: the Gray Cowl

by Office of the Unseeing Eye

Notes about the most famous of Nocturnal's artifacts

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The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal shrouds the wearer's face in shadow. No light or magic of detection can penetrate its depths. To look upon Nocturnal's face without the cowl is to view the depths of the void. A man would lose his mind to see it.

Recently it has come to light that the Gray Cowl has gone missing. This must be at the whim of Nocturnal, for she could reclaim it easily. The Lady of Shadows has seen fit to reveal that a curse is laid upon the Gray Cowl. Whosoever wears it shall be lost in the shadows. His true nature shall be unknown to all who meet him. His identity shall be struck from all records and histories. Memory will hide in the shadows, refusing to record the name of the owner to any who meet him. He shall be known by the cowl and only by the cowl.

I am directing a triad of Moth priests to investigate this tale. They shall determine the truth or falseness of the story. They shall determine the present whereabouts of the Gray Cowl, be it in Tamriel, Oblivion, or beyond. All curses can be broken, even those laid by Nocturnal. The triad shall determine how this curse may be lifted so that the Moth priests may safely weild [sic] the Gray Cowl.

Office of the Unseeing Eye