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Name |
Ancestral High Elf: Axes |
|
13 |
- Amalien
- This book has some kind of material spread on it. It's almost waxy in appearance. It must have been some kind of resin to preserve the pages … and it seems to have done the job!
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Type |
Motif Chapter (Ancestral High Elf Style) |
Difficulty |
Simple |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Ancestral High Elf: Belts |
|
13 |
- Amalien
- I love the sass in this entry! I don't think it was necessarily meant to be funny, but the "needlessly large buckle" part made me laugh out loud!
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Type |
Motif Chapter (Ancestral High Elf Style) |
Difficulty |
Simple |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Khenarthi Skooma Pipe |
|
250 |
- Reginus Buca
- A beautiful piece. Someone very meticuously [sic] carved this to resemble a winged-cat, but still took the time to make it a functioning pipe, though it's thicker than most modern ones.
- Amalien
- This has to be Khenarthi, right? I wonder if all pipes made around this time were modeled after her. Or if they started as idols and then turned into pipes along the way? It looks like this one is holding something in its claws.
- Reginus Buca
- Upon closer inspection, I wonder if these were made ironically. Khenarthi is said to carry the souls to the Sands Behind the Stars. Perhaps she's carrying the soul of someone who indulged a bit too much.
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Type |
Treasure |
Difficulty |
Simple |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Ancestral High Elf: Helmets |
|
13 |
- Amalien
- It must have been so beautiful to see the sun gleaming off the eagle-like helms of this army. While reading this, I could picture it with such clarity! I wonder what that means ….
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Type |
Motif Chapter (Ancestral High Elf Style) |
Difficulty |
Intermediate |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Ancestral High Elf: Staves |
|
13 |
- Amalien
- I like to imagine myself as a smith during this time, following these directions. It must have been terrifying to try and make something to these grand specifications. The pressure is unimaginable!
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Type |
Motif Chapter (Ancestral High Elf Style) |
Difficulty |
Intermediate |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Ancient Fishing Rod |
|
1,000 |
- Reginus Buca
- Despite its age, this design doesn't look too different from modern day fishing rods. The embellishments are certainly unique, though. A lot of Khenarthi specific imagery. I doubt the additional weight made it any easier to fish.
- Verita Numida
- Keep in mind, the Khajiit of this area were renowned fishermen. Their innovations vastly exceeded others of the time, and they took it very seriously. These embellishments were likely a token of respect and reverence rather than functionality.
- Amalien
- There are stories of a famous fisherman around this time named Fazjum. In one of them, he caught a Desert Sucker the size of a horse that was terrorizing the waters. He was said to have a fishing rod exactly like this!
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Type |
Treasure |
Difficulty |
Intermediate |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Pilazjo's Training Blade |
|
5,000 |
- Reginus Buca
- Pilazjo was a legendary Khenarthian Rawlith Khaj master who trained from an early age on the Isle of Three Temples. A jealous king traded him to Ne Quin-al as part of a pact of friendship between their two kingdoms. Common practice at the time, but very difficult for Pilazjo himself. The warrior left a collection of blunted training swords in his home adeptorium as a reminder to the hadaliit he left behind. These swords became precious heirlooms—locked away in adeptoriums throughout Elsweyr.
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Type |
Treasure |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Sweet Khenarthi's Song |
|
N/A |
- Gabrielle Benele
- I've always loved Khajiiti needlework. The color and texture on this tapestry are tremendous, despite its age. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I suspect that winged figure is an artist's depiction of Khenarthi--the Khajiiti goddess of the wind.
- Ugron gro-Thumog
- Yeah, it's Khenarthi. She seems to be ushering that spectral Khajiit somewhere--presumably the Sands Behind the Stars. Khajiiti and Nord theology both present Kynareth as a guide to paradise. Odd considering how remote each civilization is from the other.
- Reginus Buca
- It's not odd at all! Choice plays a central role in the process of death and rebirth for both Nords and Khajiit. Both have to earn their way to paradise. Kyne and Khenarthi reward courage and faithfulness respectively. A personal escort makes sense.
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Type |
Furniture |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Cat's Eye Prism |
|
N/A |
- Reginus Buca
- From the design of the plinth, I'd date this back to early First Era—at least a millennia before the Thrassian illness laid Elsweyr low. I doubt any of the sixteen kingdom outside Pellitine would have had the resources to craft something like this.
- Verita Numida
- Odd to find it in Khenarthi's Roost, unless Khenarthia was a client state of Pa'alatiin by that point. As for the crystal itself, I've never seen the like. I've found similar opal spheres used in Magrus worship. Perhaps a meteoric ritual object?
- Gabrielle Benele
- The hue seems too dark for meteoric glass. This metallic banding is curious too. It's almost like they were trying to keep something contained in the sphere. Seers might have used it as a scrying stone. It follows, given the Magrus connection. Curious.
|
Type |
Furniture |
Difficulty |
Master |
Lead |
|
|
Name |
Hecatomb Tassets |
|
N/A |
- Ugron gro-Thumog
- This is a strange, hybrid design. Normally an encompassing piece like this would strap under the ribcage to protect the abdomen and extend down past the legs. This does neither, offering coverage to the kidneys, hips, pelvis, and little else.
- Ugron gro-Thumog
- There are a series of holes spanning the entire circumference of the waist, presumably for fastening. It's excessive in my opinion. This many points of contact wouldn't improve stability much and be more prone to buckling. I can't see another function.
- Amalien
- Maybe it was stitched in place? They seem about the right span for stringing a leather cord through. What about bolts or screws? We are only seeing a small piece of a bigger picture. I'm sure it'll all make sense when put together!
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Type |
Mythic Item Fragment (Bloodlord's Embrace) |
Difficulty |
Master |
Lead |
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