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Lore:A Citizen's Petition

Lady  ,

It has been a week since my husband disappeared on the road near   and nothing has been done. It is bad enough that you permit a black market to operate so close to the trade road, but your complete lack of concern for the citizens of your city is appalling.

Need I remind you of the  ? The   of   exist at the sufferance of the people, in order to protect them. Where was your protection when my husband went missing?

I especially do not appreciate the insinuation in your last letter (written by one of your students, I assume) that my husband fell afoul of the local wildlife. He is a skilled tracker and hunter. The only beasts he's fallen prey to are those murderers and bandits outside our gates.

A concerned citizen,

Adan Kordrel
Online:A Merchant's Orders to His Guards

To My "Loyal" Guards,

I have been subjected of late to a large number of complaints and jeers at my expense. I want to make absolutely clear that anyone who mentions what happened at   again, whether in my presence or whether reported to me second-hand, will face a severe penalty. 

Wages will be docked! Extra duties will be assigned! And if you quit my service and spread these slanders in someone else's employ, I will have you taken before a priest of   and accused of spreading malicious rumors of   origin!

In short, I never want to hear mention of   again!
Online:A Recipe of Surpassing Danger

Collecting the ingredients necessary to create this unusual dish requires untold bravery and the fortitude to overcome surpassing dangers, but I assure you that the finished result is delicious and worth every death-defying moment you spend in search of these rare delicacies.

:1 dozen   eggs
:2 unbroken dreugh legs
:  silk, enough to form a large ball
:Fire   skins, six unbroken jides
:Seventeen   scales
:1 ghost-shadow mushroom, large
:1  , diced

Boil the eggs and legs in a pot or a kettle. If neither is available, use a basin. Then add ….

[Blood mars the rest of the recipe, making it illegible.]
Online:A Star-Gazer's Ramblings

The tomb of  ! At last! At last! The true gods are not silent. The true gods sing to us, if only we have ears to hear it.

I had thought my study to be purely academic. Supercilious fool. The belief that knowledge follows knowledge in a dour procession like a corpse held aloft—it was killing me. I said, "Death is inevitable, and living is indistinguishable from dying." How wrong I was.

How is it I have looked at the stars so many times and seen only light? Oh ecstasy, it is too much for me to bear!

We do not master the truth. The truth masters us. In the end, in my final hour, I have learned to serve. 
The end of knowledge is not knowing, but worship. Oh great Warrior, I lay my body at your feet.
Online:A Werewolf Hunter's Advice

Son,

If you want to go to  , I can't stop you. But take my advice—  never hunt alone. If you confront a lone werewolf, do not make the mistake of engaging it by yourself. The individual is never far from the pack, and the pack is always hungry.

Werewolves, for all their bloodlust and brute strength, are crafty creatures. Their howl can not only summon other werewolves, but also calls forth regular  . In some rare cases, the howl can even call  s into the fray. It is incredibly easy to be outnumbered by a lone werewolf. 

The best advice this seasoned werewolf hunter can give you is this. Cut the beast's throat before it can howl and call others to its side. 

Yours in love, 
Mother
Online:Blackcaster Notice

Notice

Citizens of   are advised to stay clear of the ruins known as  . 

Volcanic activity has been detected in the region since the defection of the  s, and we cannot guarantee the safety of any who venture there. 

Approach the area at your own risk.

—The Blackcaster Mages
Lore:Blasius' Unfinished Manuscript

While conquering the lands called the Deathlands (which later came to be known as  ), the  ns made no secret of their own self-proclaimed greatness. We should be cautious not to mistake such self-mythologizing for actual history, however.

Whatever their claims to greatness, it is apparent from the record that the Yokudans were brutal and thorough in their suppression of local peoples, leaving little more than blood and bones as a testament to the civilizations that preceded them.

It is no wonder then that the   "civilization" still bears the marks of that brutality to this day.

No greater symbol of the  's brutality was the self-proclaimed Emperor  . His followers proclaimed him as deathless. Indeed, he seemed to be born out of  , so bloody-minded was he.

It's said that his crypt is still located in  , venerated by his barbaric  .
Online:Caecilius' Journal

Sundas
Strange movements in the sky. I thought I saw the Guardians appear for a moment. The Warrior, the Mage, the Thief. And then they flickered and vanished. I have a sickening feeling deep in my stomach, as if this is an omen of things to come.

Consulted the tomes of the  . Nothing but vague prophecies of the stars falling from the sky, portending doom. Nothing speaking to this specific sign. 

We are afloat on a foreign sea, without a chart or astrolabe to guide us to safer shores. Our own Guardians have disappeared, abandoned us. 

:Woe to us, children of a bitter age.
:When our children fall, who will catch them?
:For they are all orphans,
:Their mothers died in childbirth, 
:Their fathers died in war.
:Like the beggar on the street, 
:They beg for food and receive scorpions.

Tirdas
We are truly damned. Armies of   have appeared in the foothills, attacking the precious  . 

Persons calling themselves the   have attacked in every place in  . It's a miracle   still stands. We have not heard anything from the city of   in too long. 

:Do not hope for a better future.
:Time is devouring itself.
:Oh you women in labor,
:Oh you who are about to give birth.
:Dash your children on the rocks,
:and poison your young ones.
:Who will stand when the stars fall?
Online:Closed Until Further Notice

I regret to inform you that   is closed until I can find a new clerk to replace that good-for-nothing nephew of mine. The lazy horker!

Please don't take advantage of the momentary absence of a trustworthy employee to rob my winery blind.

In the meantime, if you need something, feel free to find me at the   in  . And if you need a job, I'm sure we can work something out.

—  , Proprietor
Online:Daggerfall Covenant Missive

Recent disturbances along the trade route south of   are under investigation by   High Command.

Orders are to investigate a network of caves near the road, which the locals call   or  , and report back on any bandits found there.

Note that High Command considers recent rumors of   to be unsubstantiated. Such rumors should not be spread and should be treated with utmost skepticism.
Lore:Dead Sword-Disciple's Note

I don't understand. He came to us as a student. He made it to the last trial, and then he killed the master while the rest of us looked on, powerless to do anything.

How does he have such control over us? It is some sort of trickery. Some sort of poison, perhaps, spread throughout the school in secret, turning disciple against disciple.

With his dying words, the master told us to get word to   at the  . I have tried to escape, but the others have blocked my way. They will kill me before I ever make it beyond the walls.

If anyone finds this, please, turn back. Leave this place and warn the others. Get word to Kasura, if you can, that the school of blades at   has fallen.

As for me, death is preferable to what awaits me if I remain ….
Lore:Velehk Sain

Captain Velehk Sain, also known as the Pirate King of the Abecean, is an infamous   pirate known for terrorizing the   to the west of Tamriel. He and his crew are feared for their ruthless and sadistic raiding of Imperial and Elven vessels alike. His ship is distinctive, and legend has it that blood on the water signals his approach.  
 
History
Velehk Sain was already an established pirate on   by the time of the  , when he was summoned to   to serve  . In  , he was transported back to Tamriel to protect various dolmens. However, he was quickly banished by the   and the  s were lifted. 

A Dremora named Velehk the Destroyer was said to have been sighted on Tamriel circa  . 

Some time after this, he returned to Tamriel and continued his piracy. At some point in the  , four students of the   attempted to summon Velehk Sain using four enchanted rings and a gauntlet sculpture. They all died from severe conjurer's burn and their souls became eternally trapped in  . The College assumed their summoning had failed and put the four rings into safekeeping.  However, the Dremora had in fact been successfully bound to the sculpture, and in   the Last Dragonborn broke the binding by returning the rings to the gauntlet. Velehk Sain attempted to bargain by promising to reveal a stash of magically hidden treasure along the coast of  , which his crew had hidden after sinking an Imperial galleon in the   many years previous. It is unknown if the Dragonborn released the Dremora to return to his ship on the Abecean, or banished him back to the  . 

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Online:Defaced Mages Guild Reward Notice

Posted: 

Significant Reward for   parts recovered from ruins of  , for study by the   of the  .

[This poster has been defaced with a lewd drawing of a  , labeled "Melanion." Beneath the drawing is scribbled:]

Liars and cheats! I delivered six Dwarven gears and all I got was a lousy book. It was one I'd already read, too.
Lore:Defaced Nedic Prayer Book

A Prayer for Mercy
To the heavens above, we raise our eyes, our hands, and our hearts.

Do not turn your light away from us, not in our hour of need,

Instead, send forth the brightness of   and illuminate the darkness of the night.

You who bring order to the seasons,

Ever-shining Guide to the weary traveler.

Have mercy on us. 

Protect us from the invader who ravages, the famine that wastes, the fire that burns,

And lead your faithful ones toward your promised glory.

____

A Prayer for Those Who Have Pledged Their Souls to the Stars
These Souls we offer, the light of frail bodies

To the ever-burning light of  .

Guide these Souls through the long night

And let them not stumble in their ascent

Up the  .

Take these Souls, freely given,

As an offering of holiness,

And a pledge of faithfulness from  .

Do not forget us in our hour of need,

But be for us Guardians,

As long as faithfulness endures.

____

Warrior's Prayer
Greatest Guardian, Shining Warrior

Gird your armies with strength,

And let their spears fly true.

For the strength of your arms is great,

And the enemy trembles at the sight of your mighty shoulders.

Do not let us succumb to fear,

But only set your aegis before us and we shall stand unconquered.

____

Thief's Prayer
[The remaining pages have been torn out. In the back of the book, someone has scrawled the following:]

Oh, bastard stars,

Born in a brothel.

Your mother was a lewd woman.

Your father had a disease.

Men worshiped you and lost the appetite for love.

Women cried out to you and grew beards.

You led your children into pits,

And let them wander into snares.

  slaughtered them and took their women for concubines.

The Mer mocked them and took their men for slaves.

Their blood is on your hands,

It runs in rivers from your lips.

Oh silent stars, oh merciless stars,

Behold your reckoning is at hand;

At hand is the judgment for your transgressions.

The   has risen in the desert

And the   have brought forth flowers.

Let the people turn away from false lights;

Let them embrace true mercy.

For I have slept a thousand nights and never dreamed,

But by day I have heard the glorious singing

Of   and her Daughters, hope to all the Nedes.
Lore:Shardai Clan

Shardai Clan (also known as '''Faydra's Clan''') is a Daedric clan led by  . It is in the service of  , led by  . The clan is based in the  . It represents the vital, but impulsive and undisciplined element of the destructive principle.

Clan Shardai exiled a Dremora by the name of Xyria, who fell in love with an Argonian summoner named Xocin during the Second Akaviri Invasion. After reforming, members of the clan sought to hunt Xyria for her forbidden affections, leading to Xocin to attempt to summon his lover back to Nirn, though their fates remain ambigious. 

Along with   and  , the Shardai Clan aided Dagon in his invasion of the Battlespire during the  . At this time, the   and the  s were retainers of Shardai Clan. On Faydra's orders, the Flame Atronachs helped to invade the   along with their hated enemies, the  s. To prevent infighting, Faydra made a pact with  , forcing them to work together. This relationship did not hold, as an apprentice from the Battlespire, following the retreating Daedric armies, brought the atronachs into conflict over control of the realm. The unnecessary invasion of the Shade Perilous and the increasing rivalry between Faydra and Xivilai displeased Dagon.   of Dremora Clan made a deal with the Battlespire apprentice in an attempt to restore order to Clan Dagon. Faydra, however, could not be swayed, and was banished to the   by the apprentice through the utterance of her incantory neonymic. Meanwhile, Xivilai Moath was tricked into aiding the apprentice and brought his clan into open conflict with Shardai Clan. Following Dagon's banishment, Imago Storm assumed control and restored order to the clans.  

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Lore:Xivilai's Clan

Xivilai's Clan is a Daedric clan led by  . It is in the service of  , led by  . The clan is based in the  . It represents the ambitious, but occasionally overreaching and imprudent side of destruction.

During the attempted  , Moath was in the service of  , although nothing is known of the clan from that time. 

Along with   and  , Xivilai's Clan aided Dagon in his invasion of the Battlespire during the  . At this time, the   and the  s were retainers of Xivilai's Clan. On the orders of  , the Frost Atronachs helped to invade the   along with their hated enemies, the  s. To prevent infighting, Xivilai made a pact with Faydra, forcing them to work together. This relationship did not hold, as an apprentice from the Battlespire, following the retreating Daedric armies, brought the atronachs into conflict over control of the realm. The unnecessary invasion of the Shade Perilous and the increasing rivalry between Faydra and Xivilai displeased Dagon.   of Dremora Clan made a deal with the Battlespire apprentice in an attempt to restore order to Clan Dagon. Xivilai Moath was tricked into aiding the apprentice and brought his clan into open conflict with Shardai Clan. Following Dagon's banishment, Imago Storm assumed control and restored order to the clans. 

It is unknown what relation common   Daedra have to the clan. 

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Lore:Dremora Clan

The Dremora clan (also styled Clan Dremora) is a Daedric clan led by  . It is in the service of  , led by  . The clan is based in the  . It represents the principle of destruction as evolution, aspiring to arts and powers of ever-increasing potency and aesthetic refinement. The   have not always been in the service of Dagon, and indeed individuals have come to serve many  .

Along with   and  , the Dremora clan aided Dagon in his invasion of the Battlespire during the  . However, Dagon neglected to heed the counsel of Imago Storm, who advised against accepting the aid of the clanless Seducers. Storm viewed Dagon's tolerance of the antics of   and  , along with his acceptance of the Seducers, as an unfortunate divergence from his otherwise prudent policies. He saw the invasion as a failed move, and allied himself with an apprentice from the Battlespire in order to restore Clan Dagon to its normal stability following the unnecessary invasion of the  . He supplied the apprentice with the protection of the Dremora clan, along with the   of Faydra, Xivilai, and Dagon. The apprentice tricked Xivilai and successfully banished Faydra and Dagon to the  , which allowed Storm to take control of Clan Dagon and relinquish its hold on several realms. This ultimately resulted in the destruction of the Battlespire.  

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Lore:Clan Dagon

Clan Dagon is a Daedric clan led by  , the Daedric Prince of Destruction. The clan is based in the  .  ,   and   are all in the service of Clan Dagon.

During the  , Dagon attempted an invasion of the Battlespire. The clanless Seducers were accepted into Clan Dagon to aid in this endeavor. However, the conquered realms left the clan overextended.   of Dremora Clan disapproved of Dagon's acceptance of the Seducers and his tolerance of the antics of   and  , and viewed this as an unfortunate divergence from his otherwise prudent policies. Following the unnecessary invasion of the  , Storm allied himself with an apprentice from the Battlespire in order to restore Clan Dagon to its normal stability. He supplied the apprentice with the protection of Dremora Clan, along with the   of Faydra, Xivilai, and Dagon. The apprentice tricked Xivilai and successfully banished Faydra and Dagon to the  , which allowed Storm to temporarily take control of Clan Dagon and relinquish its hold on several realms. This ultimately resulted in the destruction of the Battlespire.  

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Lore:Faydra Shardai

Faydra Shardai is the leader of   that is in the service of  . She along with Xivilai Moath are Mehrunes Dagon's adoptive children.  Her Oathkin include Moath and  . Her   was once "Nepehkweh-kodo".  

History
Faydra Shardai has been in Mehrunes Dagon's service since at least the time of the Interregnum in the Second Era. Her Clan exiled a Dremora by the name of Xyria, who fell in love with an Argonian summoner named Xocin during the Second Akaviri Invasion. After reforming, Faydra and her kyn sought to hunt Xyria for her forbidden affections, leading to Xocin to attempt to summon his lover back to Nirn, though their fates remain ambigious. 

Faydra's clan served alongside the Xivilai and   during the occupation of the Battlespire. At this time, the   and the Hernes were retainers of the Shardai Clan.   On Faydra's orders, the Fire Daedra helped to invade the   along with their hated enemies, the Frost Daedra. To prevent infighting, Faydra made a pact with Moath, forcing them to work together.   This relationship did not hold, as an apprentice from the Battlespire, following the retreating Daedric armies, brought the Elemental Daedra into conflict over control of the realm. 

Moath's Clan was blamed for failing to stop the liberation of Shade Perilous, leaving Faydra's Clan with a higher status,  at least momentarily. After escaping the Shade Perilous, the apprentice made it into the Chimera of Desolation, where they thrust into the middle of a ritualistic hunt known as the Ritual of the Innocent Quarry. Here, Faydra's forces took the forefront of attempting to slay the hero (with Moath's forces providing additional support), though this attempt failed despite Faydra's Hernes cheating, which gave the apprentice the opportunity to add both the Armor of the Savior's Hide and the Spear of Bitter Mercy artifacts to their arsenal to use against Dagon's forces. 

The apprentice subsequently traveled to the Havoc Wellhead, a provincial governmental center housing Faydra and other Dagonic lieutenants. The increasing rivalry between Faydra and Moath displeased Grand Vizier   of the Dremora Clan. Indeed, Imago saw this sibling conflict as a cause for disaster, such as Moath instigating the conquest of the Battlespire  which may attract the attention of the other Daedric Princes (Nocturnal in particular),  and Faydra's failure to mend the situation.  As a result, Imago made ​a deal with the Battlespire apprentice in an attempt to restore order to Clan Dagon.  Xivilai Moath was tricked into aiding the apprentice and brought his clan into open conflict with Shardai Clan, and Faydra was banished using her neonymic. 

See Also
For game-specific information, see the Battlespire article.

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Lore:Imago Storm

Grand Vizier Imago Storm is the leader of  .  His Oathfather is  , and his clan is in the service of  . Imago Storm, his Vassal Lords, and the Dremora clan, represent the principle of Destruction as Evolution, aspiring to arts and powers of ever-increasing potency and aesthetic refinement.  

His Oathkin include   and  .

History
When he encountered an apprentice from the Battlespire at the Havoc Wellhead, Imago Storm allied himself with them. The escalating sibling rivalry between Faydra Shardai and Xivilai Moath displeased him as he saw it as a cause for disaster, such as Moath instigating the conquest of the Battlespire  which may attract the attention of the other Daedric Princes (Nocturnal in particular),  and Faydra's failure at the Chimera of Desolation which gave the apprentice the opportunity to add both the Armor of the Savior's Hide and the Spear of Bitter Mercy artifacts to their arsenal to use against Dagon's forces.  As a result, Imago made ​a deal with the Battlespire apprentice in an attempt to restore order to Clan Dagon.  Imago gave the apprentice half of Dagon's incantory name after the apprentice banished Xivilai and Faydra for him in order to make it look like Dagon had been banished by an army of invincible battlemages rather than just one. 

With the Prince banished to the   by the apprentice, Storm assumed temporary control of Clan Dagon and restored it to its normal stability. 
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Online:Cave of Sorrows

thumb||Skyshard outside the cave
 
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Notes
The Daedric writing on the shrine inside the cave says "LOVE THE GAUNTLET", and the writing on the altars reads "TASK MASTER", referring to  , as confirmed by the asset's furnishing name.
Lore:Priory of the Nine

The Priory of the Nine (originally the Abbey of the Eight) is a settlement in the   of  .

History
During the time of the  , the Abbey of the Eight was a center of worship of the  . It was led by an abbess and home to several initiates, along with an order known as the  . By  , it was within the territory controlled by the invading  . 

The settlement was renamed the Priory of the Nine after the apotheosis of   and the creation of the  . In  , it became home to the newly-founded  , an order led by Sir Amiel Lannus and dedicated to the recovery of the  . The knights saw many early successes and great fame, but began to dwindle away following the  . Sir Amiel, the last of his order, met his fate in   while embarking on a final quest to  . The location of the abandoned priory was eventually lost to history. 

In  ,   returned to   with an army of  s on a quest to destroy the worship of the Nine. The Divine Crusader, a reincarnation of  , was led to the priory by the corpse of Sir Amiel. With the guidance of the Nine and the spirits of the old knights, the Divine Crusader recovered all of the Crusader's Relics in order to destroy Umaril. Word soon spread, and the Knights of the Nine were refounded as volunteers flocked to the restored priory. The order ultimately defeated Umaril in  , and had plans to expand across  .  An   opened near the priory during the  . 

It is unknown what effect the   had on the settlement. In  , the Crusader's Relics were stolen by a group of bandits from   and taken to  . They were later reclaimed by the  .  

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Online:Shadowscale Deadeye

The Shadowscale Deadeye is an Argonian Shadowscale and a possible companion during the quests at Murkwater. She will help you if you use the Persuasive Will ability on Pale-Heart and ask for a companion with a bow. She can die in combat, and will disappear at the conclusion of the quests.
 
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The Shadowscale Deadeye will respawn if you relog during the quest.