Lore:Panther River

The Panther River is a long and slithered river located throughout the dense woodland of the southern Nibenay, in the province of Cyrodiil. It starts from the Lower Niben from the Nibenay Valley and delves much deeper into the outskirts of Blackwood. It evens flows past the provincial border and into the province of Black Marsh.   The river delta is called the Mouth of the Panther, and any sailor could tell you that it acquired its name from the sharp jagged rocks that resemble teeth. Sailors stay clear of the river mouth, especially when it is foggy.  
 

Geography
thumb|left|Docks on the Panther River
thumb|right|Lore:Bloodrun Cave|Bloodrun Cave
The Panther River is located on the edge of the Niben Forest, which is largely rainforest and temperate forest,  but has sparsely spread-out red autumn trees.  The Mouth of the Panther is located across the water from  , which is located on the southern end of the  . A little bit east of the mouth is a bridge that connects both parts of the  . From there, the river goes directly north until it makes a drastic curve down south, next to the ruins of  . Going further down it eventually turns east, where it diverges into two paths. The ruins of   sit right on the fork, and the southeast path continues past    and the   until it empties into  . 

The north path continues and switches east to another fork in the road. The north river goes toward more ruins, such as   and  . The east river passes several caves such as   and   until it reaches yet another split.   sits right here and it is the last Imperial fort of the river.  Eventually, the Panther River turns south and continues down into Black Marsh, past the provincial border.  The river runs through the easternmost region of Blackwood and drains into a basin next to the town,  .  At some point, it runs past the small village,   and continues down until its final fork, right next to the town of   and the city-state,  . 

The  s that live on the Panther River supposedly make a unique chirping noise, which makes them ideal for an   musical instrument called the  .  There are several rare fishes in the Panther River, such as the   and the  , but the most valued species is the  . 

History
thumb|left|Wendelbek
thumb|right|Pantherfang Chapel
In the early   in  , the settlement of Wendelbek was the site of a conflict in the  . King   of   led a combined force of  -worshipping  s against the traditionalist Barsaebics and drove them east toward Black Marsh, where they lived in exile from the Ayleid Empire.  A holy order known as the   built the   on the easternmost end of the Panther River from across Bloodrun Cave in the First Era. It served as a bastion of faith to the   and functioned as a cathedral, a fortress, and a testament to   strength. 

Sometime in  ,   of the   was tasked with the construction of   doomvaults and commissioned one built next to the Mouth of the Panther called  . The mage that was assigned its construction was later murdered so that the vault's existence was kept a secret.  The vault was later discovered during the   and ransacked.  Sometime around  , a group of adventurers discovered it again when they were led astray by a   under the guise of a mortal. 

thumb|right|The Forlorn Watchman
In  , the Emma May led by Captain Laughton was a ship that sailed north through the Niben River toward the  , despite the warnings of the crew. On the 14th of  , they were hit by a storm and so the Captain instructed the navigator to land on the inlet, the Mouth of the Panther. At the moment, the crewmate,   launched a mutiny and assaulted the captain and his only loyal crewmate,  . With his victory and new role as Captain, he tossed Laughton and Blakeley down to the gallows of the ship while they make their way to the inlet. Unfortunately for them, they were killed when the ship capsized and was torn to shreds on the mouth. 

By  , the people of nearby   would tell stories of the Forlorn Watchman, a   that looks out into the Niben Bay every night.  The rumor that was perpetrated was that he died in a horrible shipwreck. No one knows where he came from, nor why he looks sad.  The legend had prompted an   to investigate the ghost. The adventurer tracked the ghost to the coast at 8 P.M. and followed him to the ruins of Fort Irony, where they would look out into the bay. The ghost introduced themselves as Grantham Blakeley and pointed the adventurer to the Mouth of the Panther, where they found the Wreck of the Emma May. In the wreckage, the adventurer defeated the   of Gable the Traitor and avenged the Blakeley's death. The watchman thanked the adventurer with a treasure map to a hidden alcove deeper in the river. 

At around the same time, the   occurred throughout the provinces and some of their Oblivion Gates opened in the wilderness of Cyrodiil. One of these gates opened next to the Yellow Road, near the bridge over the Panther River. 
 

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See Also
For more information, see the Oblivion article.
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