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Lore:Shadowscales

The   are an order of   assassins originating in  . Argonians born under the sign of   are taken at birth and offered to the   where they are trained in the arts of stealth and assassination. Shadowscales can identify other members of the order by special medallions. They are typically made of brass and inscribed with the likeness of Sithis, the Dread Father.  Any Shadowscale who lives to come of age is accepted into the Dark Brotherhood as a full member of the family.   They may also leave the Brotherhood to serve the Argonian people in Black Marsh.  They act with impunity there, and some are said to serve as personal assassins to a King of Black Marsh,   but no such king is thought to have ruled since the height of Argonian civilization in ages past—if at all—and the monarch's role as commander of the Shadowscales is said to be overstated. 

Shadowscales follow the same   traditionally followed by members of the Brotherhood,  although they are a distinct set of rules. For example, a Shadowscale cannot kill a fellow Shadowscale even if they are not members of the Brotherhood. However, breaking a tenet of the Brotherhood invokes the  , and forgiveness is possible if the family member survives the encounter. If a Shadowscale breaks a tenet, it is viewed as treason and the perpetrator will be put to death. This is usually carried out by the  , who will send an unaffiliated assassin to carry out the execution.  During contracts, Shadowscales seek to kill their targets swiftly. Prolonged and torturous kills are generally frowned upon. 

Some Shadowscales were opposed to the formation of the   in the  , with some even turning traitor and fleeing Black Marsh.  However, some Shadowscales fought on the Pact's side during the   invasion of   in   by liberating the town of  . 

With the closure of the training facility in  , and the death of the   in  , it is possible that the Shadowscales have been entirely wiped out.   

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For game-specific information, see the ESO article.

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Lore:Alcaire

is a region on the south-central coast of  , on the north shore of  . Alcaire borders   to the west, the   to the north, and   to the east.  The largest city in the region is the city of Alcaire. The regional deity is  . The dominant vampire bloodline in Alcaire is the Lyrezi.  

Before  , an eponymous polity ruled the area but following the Warp in the West, the region became a part of the kingdom of  .  

The climate of Alcaire is described as pleasantly mild and dry, with farmers and fishing villages depending upon the favorable weather and bountiful harvests.  

 
History
In  , Durcorach the Black Drake and his Reachmen invaded the province of High Rock from the Western Reach. Eventually, the Black Drake reached Alcaire, which resulted in people evacuating to the city of Wayrest, hoping for protection from the Reachmen. Eventually, the Siege of Wayrest began, which occurred for 57 days. The crowded conditions in Wayrest were a small price to pay for the protection of Wayrest. Because the Reachmen lacked siege weapons or battleships, the Siege of Wayrest ended in a stalemate, forcing the Reachmen to advance westward to the city of Daggerfall. Wayrest and the citizens of Alcaire were saved, and the Reachmen were defeated at the city gates of Daggerfall. Out of the battle came the First Daggerfall Covenant. 

Culture
Alcaire celebrates   (middle Tamrielic for "Tiber's Day") on the 24th of Mid Year, honoring its most famous son, Tiber Septim, with a great party   It is said that one Hjalti Early-Beard was born within its borders, and that Hjalti would go on to become  .   Despite this, it is also said that the Emperor never returned once to his beloved birthplace. 

During the New Life Festival, Alcaire locals are known to enjoy sword-pies, a hearty meat pie served with a miniature bone sword cooked inside, recovering the sword is said to grant the luck of Magnus. 
Notable Locations
Alcaire - The largest city of the region
Firebrand Keep 
Grimham - A city in Alcaire
Koeglin Village
Moravagarlis - An Ayleid ruin that was inhabited by the Bonesnap tribe of goblins.
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Notes
The region shares its name and approximate geographical location with the Second Era   duchy of  .
In the Skyrim quest The Ghost of Old Hroldan, the eponymous ghost holds a dialogue with "Hjalti", and makes reference to the time they spent together as students of "the sword masters of Alcaire".
Despite being referred to as an "island kingdom" in The Arcturian Heresy'', Alcaire was ruled by a lord. It was also located on the mainland.

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Lore:Brindisi Dorom

was ruler of   and was killed during the destruction of the city by   on 12 Sun's Dusk,  . 

In an attempt to end the Four-Score War, Dorom paid the Morag Tong to assassinate Emperor Reman III, but the Tribunal preferred to instead end the war with battle and diplomacy, so Sotha Sil intercepted the ship containing the payment before it reached its destination. 

Mehrunes Dagon's attack on Mournhold was an act of revenge by his former mistress, Turala. The Duke banished her upon discovering that she was pregnant with his child,  and she wandered across Tamriel until ending up in  ,   where she joined the   of witches. When the coven was destroyed, she was tricked into believing that the Duke was responsible and invoked Dagon to take revenge. 

The Duke is commemorated by the plaza that bears his name in the rebuilt city of Mournhold. 

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Lore:Bloodworm Helm

The   is the necromantic crown of the famed lich Mannimarco,  who magically constructed it out of trollbone.  Although beautiful to behold, many find the artifact repulsive due to its morbid nature.  The helm grants the wearer greater skill at Conjuration,  as well as the ability to turn the undead,  drain the essence of enemies, and summon a skeletal minion.  If the wearer is undead, their attacks are also made more powerful. 

Mannimarco left the helm behind when he ascended to godhood during the  . 
 
History
By   the helm had come into the possession of a Nord necromancer named  , who had established a lair in an ancestral tomb in the Molag Amur region of Vvardenfell.  Batou was killed by the Nerevarine, who then sold the helm to  . Torasa put the helm on display in the Mournhold Museum of Artifacts.  It was later obtained by the Mages Guild, and transported to the Arcane University in Cyrodiil for safekeeping. 

In  , Mannimarco returned to the affairs of mortals and attempted to destroy the Mages Guild. The   dissolved in the ensuing attacks on the guild, and Master-Wizard Irlav Jarol took the helm to the abandoned   in Blackwood with a group of researchers to study the artifact in an effort to better understand how Mannimarco could be stopped. The expedition went against the advice of Arch-Mage  , who feared for the group's safety. Traven was proven correct when Irlav's experiments resulted in the summoning of many dangerous Daedra; Irlav himself was slain by a hostile Dremora. The Order of the Black Worm then launched an assault on Fort Teleman to recover the artifact for Mannimarco, but they were held at bay by the Daedra. A member of the Mages Guild was sent by Traven to recover the helm, and stumbled into the ongoing battle. The mage successfully infiltrated the ruins and took the helm from Irlav's corpse. It was then brought back to the University and returned to a secure place in the Arch-Mage's Tower. 

Sometime in the Fourth Era, a necromancer was collecting items for his lair that ranged from trinkets to artifacts that fit the morbid and macabre. He had become fixated with obtaining the artifacts of Mannimarco; the Bloodworm Helm and the Staff of Worms. An apprentice was tasked with retrieving the former, to which they brought the Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw, confusing one skull helm for another. He recruited a new apprentice named Naara after this ordeal, who then attempted to slay him and take the artifacts he had found for her own ends. This would be her downfall, for the apprentice was trapped within the room which had been turned into a puzzle. Should Naara want to take the artifacts, she would have to earn them by using them to figure out the puzzle to be freed from the trap. 

Circa  , the Last Dragonborn located a necromancer's lair at Gallows Hall and completed the puzzles set out by the place's former owner, thus earning the right to claim Mannimarco's artifacts and the lair itself. 

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See Also
For game-specific information, see the Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim articles.

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Lore:Chrysamere

, also known as the '''Paladin's Blade, the Blade of Blades, and the Sword of Heroes,  is an ancient adamantium claymore artifact with offensive capabilities only surpassed by its defenses.   It has magical properties which, unlike most weapons, are defensive in nature; it lends the wielder health, boosts their resistance to fire, and reflects some damage from spells.    It is unaligned, and is not a Daedric artifact.  
 
History
Circa  , a number of visual replicas designed in Chrysamere's image were seen throughout  . 

During the  , a scribe in the city-state of   in Elsweyr learned that Chrysamere had re-surfaced somewhere on the continent. Using this information, the   was able to acquire the sword from an unknown dungeon.  

In  ,   was rumored to have obtained Chrysamere in the Iliac Bay after putting a stop to an arch-lich that was raising an army of undead,  though possibly first had to retrieve the legendary blade from the   branch that had stolen it. However, there are conflicting accounts that the artifact centered around these events was actually a different one altogether; the Staff of Magnus, the Necromancer's Amulet, or the Warlock's Ring.  A different source conflicts this occurrence, instead claiming that the Agent received Chrysamere from the King of  ,  , in exchange for the Totem of Tiber Septim. 

In   the Imperial Legion tasked the   with recovering Chrysamere and the   from some thieves. The Mail was in the possession of an expelled member of the Legion, while the sword was in the possession of Draramu Hloran, a powerful sorceress found in the   near  . The Nerevarine dealt with the thieves and returned the artifacts to Varus Vantinius, the Knight of the Imperial Dragon on Vvardenfell.  The Nerevarine later challenged Vantinius for the title of Knight of the Imperial Dragon; the two dueled in the arena of Vivec, and Vantinius was slain, allowing the victor to claim both artifacts from his corpse.  Later that year, the cuirass and blade were sold to  , who put them on display in her Museum of Artifacts in Mournhold. 

Chrysamere reemerged around  , when the Warrior came across blade during their journey.  Sometime afterwards, the blade was wielded by a Nord known as the  , who died with the blade at   in Skyrim. In  , the paladin's spirit was encountered and slain by the  , who then claimed Chrysamere. 
 

Notes
Though its origins are a mystery, Chrysamere's creation had to occur sometime after the invention of claymores by the Highland Bretons. 

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See Also
For game-specific information, see the Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Skyrim, ESO, and Blades articles.

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Lore:Ebony Mail

The Ebony Mail is a Daedric artifact created by the Daedric Prince Boethiah. In appearance it looks like an ebony suit of armor, or often simply a cuirass. It can either be medium or heavy in weight. The artifact grants its wearer resistance to fire and magical attacks, magical protection from physical blows, quieter movements and the ability to poison enemies who get too close. The artifact was created before recorded history by Boethiah, and it is Boethiah alone who determines who should possess the Mail and for how long a time.  

History
The origins of the Ebony Mail can be dated sometime after the death of Lorkhan in the Dawn Era, whose heart was torn out by Trinimac, and shot with the bow of Auriel to the sea.  The blood that poured from the Heart of Lorkhan is now a precious material known as ebony,  which is what the Ebony Mail is made out of. Khajiiti myths that predate the Riddle'Thar Epiphany refer to it as the "death-shroud of Lorkhaj", which Boethra wears on nights of the Ghost Moon, and "wages war beyond the Lattice". 

The Ebony Mail was uncovered in Black Marsh by the Eternal Champion during the Imperial Simulacrum. The location it was retrieved from was forsaken by the spirits, and is where Boethiah stored the artifact after stripping it from her previous champion, Helath Stormbinder. 

Just before the events of the  , an unknown agent of the Blades in the Iliac Bay area summoned Boethiah in a search for power. In return for killing an innocent spellsword who had displeased the Prince, the agent was gifted with the Ebony Mail from a worshipper of Boethiah. 

During the play A Hypothetical Treachery, a group of adventurers (Malvasian, Inzoliah, Dolcettus and Schiavas) recover the Ebony Mail from the legendary   of Valenwood. In the end, Inzoliah alone is left alive and sells the artifact to the king of Silvenar. 

In  , the Nerevarine was sent by the Tribunal Temple at the request of Archcanon Tholer Saryoni to make a pilgrimage to Mount Assarnibibi, where Molag Bal oversaw the ninety-nine lovers of Boethiah, who gave birth to Almalexia. Upon completing the pilgrimage, the Nerevarine received the Ebony Mail and brought it to Tholer Saryoni. The archcanon wouldn't accept it, saying it would be put to better use by the Nerevarine.  The Nerevarine later sold it to  , who put it on display in the Mournhold Museum of Artifacts. 

Sometime after the end of the  , circa  , the Warrior came across the Ebony Mail in their journey. The method of its acquisition is conflicted, however; some claim that it was obtained from the plane of Oblivion known as the Abyss, while others believe it was looted from a chest. 

In  , Boethiah tasked the Last Dragonborn with assassinating the Prince's previous champion and his group of bandits. The Dragonborn retrieved the Ebony Mail from the corpse of the ex-champion. 

Previous Owners:
Helath Stormbinder 
Anonymous Worshipper of Boethiah

Anonymous Champion of Boethiah

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See Also
For game-specific information see the Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Skyrim, and Blades articles.

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Lore:Goldbrand

The   is an ancient artifact created by the dragons of the North which takes the form of a golden katana. According to legends, they bestowed the blade upon the Nordic warrior Sivdur, (ancestor to the modern Battle-Born clan)  who was sworn to protect them.  It contains the power of the Daedric Prince Boethiah,  and burns those that it strikes. 
History
In  , the Nerevarine discovered the sunken shrine to Boethiah beneath the waves, west of the small village of Hla Oad in the Bitter Coast region of Vvardenfell. The Daedra was upset that his shrine had been allowed to remain in ruins, and ordered the Nerevarine to erect a new shrine in return for the Goldbrand. The Nerevarine funded an Orc sculptor to create the shrine at  , a landmark northwest of Gnaar Mok. When the statue was complete, Boethiah rewarded the Nerevarine with the Goldbrand.  The blade is said to have been able to be empowered under mysterious circumstances and dubbed Eltonbrand.   It is unclear if the Nerevarine pursued this transformation, or if it was sold to Torasa Aram and put on display in the Mournhold Museum of Artifacts later that same year. 

In  , the Champion of Cyrodiil visited the Realm of Boethia and partook in the Tournament of Ten Bloods. After defeating all nine of Boethiah's Chosen in mortal combat, Boethiah declared the Champion as his Chosen One, gifting the Goldbrand as a boon. 

In  , Goldbrand was wielded by a   named Reive, who was in the service of Thalmor general  . Reive was slain by the  , who may have wielded the Goldbrand at the Battle of the Red Ring while impersonating Emperor  . This led to a pervasive rumor that Titus II wielded it at the battle, although this has never been officially confirmed by the Imperial government.  

Sometime after the Battle of the Red Ring, Goldbrand was returned to the tomb of Sivdur located somewhere in the mountains near Windhelm, though only speculation remained as to who did so.  The blade was to be a reward to who could bring the head of Sidvur's betrayer, the Dragon Priest Magrathi, who had slew Sidvur's brother over a property dispute.  Circa  , discovering the notes of a slain researcher at the Sacellum of Boethiah, the Last Dragonborn took on the task of retrieving the blade. with Magrathi's tomb defiled, and his severed head at hand, Sivdur's tomb allowed entry, and Goldbrand was claimed by the Last Dragonborn. 

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Notes
The wielder of this artifact is sometimes referred to as "Goldbrand" by devotees of Boethiah. 
Eltonbrand is an Easter egg created in reference to the real American basketball player named Elton Brand. For more details on the Easter egg, please see the related page.

See Also
For game-specific information see the Morrowind articles for Goldbrand and Eltonbrand, and the Oblivion, Skyrim, and   Goldbrand articles.

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Lore:Mace of Molag Bal

The  , also known as the '''Vampire's Mace''', is a     attributed to  , the Lord of Domination and Enslavement. Its enchantment drains the stamina and magicka of its victims and transfers them to the bearer. It also has been known to have the ability to transfer an enemy's strength to its wielder or trap their soul. It has been said to be a good weapon of choice for vanquishing wizards.  

Many legends surround the mace, but its origins can be traced back to when Molag Bal deceived an  ish blacksmith and enslaved him in pits of  . The blacksmith was turned into a   and forced to forge the mace.  

Due to Molag Bal's penchant for meddling in mortal affairs, he grants the mace to those he deems worthy but has also been quite free with his artifact. Molag Bal assumes that when such a powerful artifact falls into mortal hands, a trail of death and destruction is sure to follow.   Some believe the mace to be an object of Daedra worship.  Molag Bal's followers refer to it as the '''Master's Mace''',   and often swear by it.   

During Molag Bal's attempted   circa  , he was witnessed wielding the mace himself, and utilized it while dueling the  .  In the events leading up to the   an agent of the Blades received the Mace of Molag Bal in exchange for eliminating a heretic mage.  In  , the mace was also awarded to a supplicant who dispatched a lazy   minion named   for not wreaking the havoc and terror he was created for.  During the Oblivion Crisis, Molag Bal spread corruption by having the Champion of Cyrodiil incite a local pacifist to murder; again, the mace was given as a reward.  Sometime after the end of the  , circa  , the Warrior came across the mace in their journey. The method of its acquisition is conflicted, however; some claim that it was obtained from the plane of Oblivion known as the Abyss, while others believe it was looted from a chest.  In  , Molag Bal presented the mace to the Last Dragonborn for helping to capture the soul of a priest of Boethiah. 

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For game specific information see the Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and Blades articles.

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Lore:Masque of Clavicus Vile

The   (also known as The Masque of Clavicus) is a helm which makes the wearer more popular wherever they might go. Much like other Daedra and their artifacts, Clavicus seems to retain ultimate control of the Masque and may recall it without warning. 

The best known story of the Masque tells the tale of Avalea, a noblewoman of some renown. As a young girl, she was grossly disfigured by a spiteful servant. Avalea made a dark deal with Clavicus Vile and received the Masque in return. Though the Masque did not change her looks, suddenly she had the respect and admiration of everyone. A year and a day after her marriage to a well connected baron, Clavicus Vile reclaimed the Masque. Although pregnant with his child, Avalea was banished from the Baron's household. Twenty-one years and one day later, Avalea's daughter claimed her vengeance by slaying the Baron.  

In the events leading up the Warp in the West, an agent of the Blades summoned Vile seeking power, and was tasked with assassinating a rogue werewolf that was terrorizing some of the his associates. A worshipper of the Prince rewarded the agent the Masque for completing the task. 

Sometime in the late Third Era, the Nord necromancer, Sorkvild the Raven, searched Vvardenfell for the Masque. He occupied a wizard's tower near   rumored to belong to N'Gasta, a Sload that was once in service to Vile.  By  , Sorkvild obtained the artifact and began terrorizing Dagon Fel. The Imperial Legion tasked the Nerevarine to slay him, and the Masque was claimed from Sorkvild's corpse.  

Circa  , Clavicus Vile sent the Champion of Cyrodiil to retrieve Umbra from a Bosmer named Lenwin, who was from the small settlement of  . Barbas, Vile's Hound, advised the Champion against bringing him the sword, foreseeing that it would bring ruin to the Prince. It is unknown if the Champion went through with the prince's request to return the sword and receive the Masque in return, or if the Champion kept Umbra for themself. 

In  , Clavicus Vile tasked the Last Dragonborn with retrieving the Rueful Axe from Sebastian, who had reclaimed it. He was residing in a cave named   in  , Skyrim. In return, the Dragonborn requested that Vile would forgive Barbas, whom he had banished to Tamriel. Vile gave the Dragonborn the option to, either keep the Rueful Axe and use it to slay Barbas, temporarily vanquishing him to the Void, or going through with the original deal in which Vile would take both Barbas and the Axe in return for the Masque of Clavicus Vile. It is unknown which option the Last Dragonborn chose. 

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See Also
For game-specific information, see the Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim entries.

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Lore:Ring of Khajiiti

The Ring of Khajiiti (sometimes just Ring of Khajiit or Ring of the Khajiiti) is an ancient Daedric artifact, many centuries old, dating back to at least the Second Era.  It is associated with two Daedric Princes, Meridia and Mephala, who have both been known to offer the Ring in return for service.    It is said that the ring makes the wearer invisible, silent, and quick. 

The Ring was originally owned by Mephala, until it was stolen off her arm by Rajhin, the renowned burglar who later became revered as the Thief God of the Khajiit.   Using the Ring's powers, Rajhin became the most successful burglar in Elsweyr's history.  It is even said that Rajhin stole a tattoo from the neck of Empress Kintyra as she slept.  Eventually, after making use of its power too freely, Rajhin was abandoned by the Ring and left exposed to his enemies.   

In  , the Agent of the Empire was offered the ring by Meridia in return for killing a sorcerer that broke an arrangement with her, to which the Agent agreed. In  , Mephala tasked the Nerevarine with assassinating a member of the Morag Tong who was killing without obtaining writs. In return for dealing with the rogue member, the Nerevarine was awarded the ring.  In  , the Champion of Cyrodiil was tasked by Meridia to cleanse a cave of necromancers; once this was accomplished, Meridia awarded the Champion the Ring.  In  , the Ring was owned by the Khajiit trader Ri'saad, who gave it to the Dragonborn as reward for retrieving a precious shipment. 
 

Previous Owners:
Rajhin

See Also
For game-specific information, see the Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim articles.

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