Numidium

The Numidium, titled as Great Numidium,Events of "Journey to Aetherius."Letter from the Underking the Brass God or Brass Tower,The Book of the Dragonborn was a colossal humanoid golem created by the Dwemer,Dialogue with Baladas Demnevanni and Yagrum Bagarn said to have been a thousand feet tall.Letter from the Thieves Guild Two installments of  series,  and , involve the Numidium as a central element in their stories.
==First Numidium (Anumidium)==
The Numidium was designed by Kagrenac, a Dwemer Tonal Architect during the First Era,Dialogue with Yagrum BagarnProgress of Truth and was intended to serve as a god of sorts for the Dwemer people. There are many theories that propose that it was built to allow for the mortal plane's transcendence. The original power source was the Heart of Lorkhan, whose power the Dwemer had accessed using Kagrenac's Tools: Keening, Sunder, and Wraithguard. It was first used in the Battle of Red Mountain, when Chimer forces assailed the Dwemer stronghold and captured it after the mysterious disappearance of the Dwemer.Kagrenac's ToolsDialogue with Vivec
The Numidium was gifted to Tiber Septim by the Tribunal in return for Morrowind's semi-autonomy during his conquest of Tamriel. The Emperor ordered his Imperial Battlemage, Zurin Arctus, to construct a control device known as the Totem of Tiber Septim. The Tribunal did not include the Heart as a power source, due to it being the source of their divine power, so a new one called the Mantella was created and infused with Arctus' and another's powerful life energy. The Numidium was used by Tiber Septim to subjugate all of Tamriel, including the neutral Tamrielic royal families, in an attempt to eliminate anyone not absolutely loyal to his rule. An enraged Zurin Arctus attempted to halt the Emperor's mad conquest, and in the ensuing chaos, the Mantella was lost, and the Numidium was destroyed.Anonymous LettersThe Arcturian Heresy
During the events of , the Mantella was recovered and the Numidium was activated by an Agent of the Blades. As a result, a "Dragon Break" (a spacetime anomaly) occured. Subsequently, multiple endings of Daggerfall occured simultaneously: the Kings of Iliac Bay were defeated, preventing a major war; Orcs became citizens of the Empire; Mannimarco, the King of Worms, became a god; the Underking was laid to rest; and the Numidium itself was destroyed.
==Second Numidium (Akulakhan)==
During the events of , the second Numidium, named Akulakhan, was a partial reconstruction of the first Numidium and was powered by the Heart of Lorkhan. Its construction was overseen by the maddened Dagoth Ur, whose goal was to cover the entirety of the world with his Blight, a deadly disease that he used to infect, convert, and control the citizens of Morrowind, so that all mortals might be connected to the Heart and thus be controlled by Dagoth Ur.Dagoth Ur's Plans
However, in 3E 427, the Nerevarine arrived in Vvardenfell from the Imperial City prison and, under the guidance of Vivec, recovered Kagrenac's Tools and journeyed to the Red Mountain's fortress to defeat Dagoth Ur. Using the power of the tools, the Nerevarine was able to destroy the enchantments on the Heart, killing Dagoth Ur and destroying Akulakhan.Events in 
==Gallery==
Dagoth Ur - Quest - Morrowind.png|Dagoth Ur and Akulakhan
Akulakhan's Chambers (Numidium) - Morrowind.png|Akulakhan in its Chambers
Numidium.jpg|Akulakhan concept art
Numidiumwallconceptart.jpg|Numidium wall concept art
Divine Metaphysics 02.jpg|A drawing of Numidium from Divine Metaphysics
Morrowind - Anumidium Plans.png|The Anumidium Plans
==Trivia==
*The Numidium is referenced in the Prophecy of the Dragonborn as the "Brass Tower" and is shown on Alduin's Wall.
*In , Sheogorath mentions reassembling the Numidium to the Vestige, around 300 years prior to its use by Tiber Septim and around 750 years prior to it being rebuilt by Dagoth Ur.
*After the Dwemer's disappearance, the Numidium's blueprints were kept in Coldharbour's Library of Dusk until around the time of the Planemeld, when they were stolen by an unknown assailant.
*The Numidium can essentially be considered a much larger Dwarven Centurion; it appears to be crafted of the same metal, requires a significant power source, has generally the same face on its "head," and can be controlled by its master.
*In the prologue of , Abnur Tharn and the Vestige are searching for a special weapon to end the Three Banners War. He mentions that the Numidium could be the weapon they seek.
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