Online:Fable of the Dragon

Book Information Fable of the Dragon
ID	8025
See Also	Lore version
Collection	Scholarium Scribblings
Needed for	The Wing of the Dragon
Locations
Found in the following locations: Atop pedestal in front of the Wing of the Dragon in the Scholarium (Quest Related) (map)

Fable of the Dragon

The story of Mizbi and the Dragon in her head

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Riddles were meant to be solved and Mizbi the Bard knew the answer to every one of them. The Dragon in her head made sure of that.

Mizbi and her Dragon came to the grand temple Ja'zennji Siir, where gathered the finest philosophers of the sixteen kingdoms.

The bard commanded their attention with a great shout and asked, "What is it that can be broken with only a single word?"

The wise minds waxed and waned with wonder. The Moon monks of the sixteen kingdoms begged Mizbi for the answer, but she kept quiet and held them in suspense.

"Silence!" said Mizbi, illustrating her point. The Dragon roared with delight and showed her wings, carrying Mizbi away.

The Dragon next landed Mizbi in a monastery, circled by Claws ready to strike.

"You are strong and spry, surely able to tear me to shreds," said the Dragon through Mizbi. "But are you swift enough to know what it is that dies by devouring itself?"

The Claws puzzled over this. Two moons rolled through the sky, and still they had no answer.

When at last Mizbi told them, "A torch!" their last light went out with a hiss.

The Dragon then landed Mizbi north at a rain-kissed oasis between two graht-oaks.

She fell into a circle of Moon Singers, whose songs shackled the Dragon and pinned Mizbi in place.

At the Dragon's urging, she managed to ask them, "Before I am split by the might of your song, I ask you: what must you keep after giving it to someone, or else it will be made worthless?"

The singers stopped their song to puzzle through it. Their shadows grew long and day passed to moonless night.

"A promise!" was Mizbi's answer. Freed from the Moonsinger's songs, Mizbi and her Dragon flew safely away.

The pair fled south and fell to rest at last in a grove of willows. Mizbi clutched her aching head, which was overfull of riddles. They were being chased for Mizbi's mischief. The Dragon knew of a sanctuary through a door between worlds nearby. She would show Mizbi through if she would answer one more riddle on her own.

"What has a wide mouth yet never speaks with its own voice?"

"Me," snapped Mizbi, "for with you living in my head, I am only compelled to speak with your voice. Just try and say it is not true!"

Mizbi's own mouth opened wide, and the scaled Dragon slithered out. "Speak with your own voice then and tell me the true answer!" she demanded.

But Mizbi did not answer the riddle. Instead, she laughed with relief. "The healers were right. The pain was all in my head!"

And though Mizbi did not supply the true answer, the Dragon deemed her words clever enough to grant entry through the magic door.

Furnishing

Fable of the Dragon
Category	Library (Literature)
Quality	Superior
Limit Type	Traditional Furnishings
Bind	Bind on Pickup
Behavior	Interactable, Light, Visual FX
Acquired
Caal in The Scholarium for 000040004,000
Description
A beautiful replica of the Fable of the Dragon, taken from the shelves of the Scholarium beneath Eyevea.

Fable of the Dragon

Purchase

The following achievement is required to purchase this furnishing:

Achievement		Points	Description
	Signature Script Mastery	15	Learn each of the Signature scripts listed below. Signature Scripts can be found in many places, but primarily from daily World Boss rewards, the daily Cyrodiil reward, and daily Fighters Guild quest rewards. Also available on vendors at the Scholarium and Infinite Archive.

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