The Archive

The Archive is a special location located at the southeast most part of Kakariko Village. It can be reached by travelling up a blue crystal along the east wall and going up the tower and interacting with the cube. It is used primarily to archive items found through the Relics of Hyrule gameplay and offers displays of items collected. The Archive houses the Harp of Ages, along with the Tune of Currents.
There are multiple sectors found within that serve different purposes for the Archive. Many of Them navigate through the halls, and in some rooms a small floating crystal also wanders around. Among the many halls, there are displays that have an interactable crystal which scans the player's inventory for applicable items to that display. If anything is found, a copy of the item appears in the display. Once all associated items have been added to a display, the display provides information concerning those items.
The crystal automatically informs the player how many items are missing from the display in a notification. If the player has both the Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Knowledge, the name of the display will appear in a message box.
It is important to note that most displays require an item in the player's inventory to update, and some items will span multiple halls. There are some displays that will detect if the player has had the item before, such as a Songbook Page, or encountered a specific entity. Each hall has a storage container that can store items that resonate with that hall, for convenience.
===Main Hall===
This room contains access to the multitude of halls: the Hall of Monsters, the Hall of Life, the Hall of Prominence, the Hall of Prevalence, the Hall of Legends, the Hall of Rarities, the Hall of Devotion, the Hall of Literature, and the Hall of Memories. There are two other interactable orbs to use when the Archive is first accessed, and they are the Storage Sector and the way back to Kakariko Village.
In the center of the room, there are two pedestals that can be interacted with that will explain the Archive. Between these pedestals lies the Harp of Ages. Upon obtaining it, you will learn the Tune of Currents, which will allow you to warp from anywhere in Skyrim to the Archive and back when used. There is a Resonator that sits against the northeast wall, that when opened, will show an inventory screen. Placing an item in the Resonator will tell if the item belongs in the Archive, and if so, what hall it would go to and even ask if the play wishes to have the item be transferred to the storage cube within its specific sector or not.
===Hall of Monsters===
The Hall of Monsters is a hall that houses displays for monstrous creatures and constructs such as Stalfos, Darknuts, and Redeads. 
===Hall of Life===
The Hall of Life is similar to the Hall of Monsters, but instead houses living creatures such as Fairies, plants, Skulltulas, and Wolfos. These creatures walk around and are non-hostile to the player, and most are unreachable to them.
===Hall of Prominence===
The Hall of Prominence is a hall of unique items such as the Roc's Cape, the Goron Bracelet, and the Cobble Crusher.
===Hall of Prevalence===
The Hall of Prevalence is a hall of common items, such as Rupees, general armor, Forgotten Weapons, and Armos Weapons.
===Hall of Legends===
The Hall of Legends is a hall home to legendary, blessed, or holy artifacts. This hall houses items such as the Master Sword, the Harp of Ages and its songs, Pieces of Heart and Heart Containers, and the Ocarina of Time.
===Hall of Rarities===
The Hall of Rarities houses uncommon items, such as weapons and armor of various races of Hyrule, special arrows and bolts, and smaller notable items associated with Hyrule and its connected realms.
===Hall of Devotion===
The Hall of Devotion houses items that are sentimental in value, such as the Hylian Shield, the Hero's Armor set, and Zelda's Bow.
===Hall of Literature===
The Hall of Literature is home to lore and notes found within Relics of Hyrule. Unlike the other halls, this hall has bookshelves that search the player's inventory for the books and places them in the in the shelf automatically, removing them from the inventory. These books can be removed from the shelf returned by reactivating the shelf. There is also a section behind the entry sphere and storage cube for spare Songbook Pages and spell tomes.
=== Hall of Memories ===
The Hall of Memories houses models and recreations of various locations found within Relics of Hyrule. The Hall of Memories is separated into five sectors: The Minor Sector, The Ruins Sector, The Temple Sector, The Shrine Sector, and The Ruptured Sector. The main hall of the Hall of Memories is where the display for the Pictograph Box is located, along with book shelves for all the Pictographs taken, as well as displays for Kinolangdanzel, Morwitijaal, and Itnamzand.
===Storage Sector===
The Storage sector is a small sector within the Main Hall that acts as a regular storage area for the player's items. There is no restriction to what items can go into the Storage Sector; they can be from Relics of Hyrule or not.
===White Crystal===
This is not originally viewable in the Archive upon the first visit. This sector is a special sector that houses a few tidbits of items relating to Them, notably weapons, clothing, and models of celestial bodies. There is also a portable Resonator that the player can take with them, being stored in the Misc. category.
This location opens up after obtaining the Triforce of Knowledge.
==Lore==
According to Vylintyn's notes on Them, They appear in orbs of light and only watch fallen civilizations or civilizations ready to fl. Given the nature of the Archive, it is heavily implied that these glowing orbs of light are Archives that They use to chronicle fallen civilizations. The light hovering in Kakariko Village is specifically that of the Archive associated with Hyrule, which the player can visit.
Other orbs of light hovering over Lost Sky Crater and Itnamzand may be separate Archives, or the same Archive occupying multiple locations at once.
The nature of the Archive is unclear, as the core of the orbs of light consist of a spinning, shifting cubic shape. Interacting with the shape results in the player appearing in the Archive.
It is also unknown why the Tune of Currents transports the player to the Archive. Given that the song and the Harp of Ages are first found within the Archive, it is possible that They adjusted the song and the Harp to allow for quick transport to and from the Archive.
==Background and Inspiration==
The Archive was added in version 6.6.0 and was the culmination of months of planning and work. JKalenad had had the idea of a Relics of Hyrule museum for years, but did not have the technical skills to produce one. Ultimately, he felt confident that he could produce the Archive, and prepared it for 6.6.0.
The Hall of Literature was added in 6.6.1, and the Hall of Memories will be added in version 6.6.2 to complete the structure of the Archive's Halls.
The Archive was the first instance of SKSE scripts being used for Relics of Hyrule. Specifically, SKSE is used to report item and display names to the player.
JKalenad's plan for the Archive started with the addition of Kakariko Village and Them. He intended Them to be scholars, and for the glowing object in Kakariko Village to be a vessel in which They travel. Requests for compatibility with Legacy of the Dragonborn or a museum space of some sort gave JKalenad inspiration to create the Archive. JKalenad was vehemently opposed to official support for Legacy of the Dragonborn, and wanted to create a museum space of his own design.
The Archive went through several revisions before a design was settled upon. The first version was designed as a single location with parts of the Archive extending in myriad directions, seemingly defying gravity. This was scrapped because it would be too confusing. The second version was a large hexagonal room, but this was scrapped for being too open and hard to navigate. A Dwemer design was attempted, but the rooms were too familiar and also too small. Eventually JKalenad settled on a honeycomb inspired design, with large hexagonal rooms and retextured Dwemer walls. This design allowed for flexibility in designing Archive Halls, but also some familiarity. The walls were deliberately designed to be relatively plain to direct player attention to the displays.
The Archive's shape and nature are inspired by honeycombs (given Their insectoid appearance) as well as hypercubes and hyperspheres. The "doors" of the Archive are intended to be hyperspheres that serve as transdimensional transporters to each Hall. JKalenad intended for the spherical doors to expand when activated, to imply this nature further. The spheres were also inspired by gazing balls, lawn decorations that have a similar appearance.
Constellations can be seen on the walls of the Archive. Some are constellations from Elder Scrolls games, while others are real-world constellations. 
Elder Scrolls constellations visible in the Archive include The Apprentice, the Atronach, the Lady, the Lord, the Lover, the Mage, the Ritual, the Serpent, the Shadow, the Steed, the Thief, the Tower, and the Warrior. The Tower is notable for appearing in the small area dedicated specifically to Them, with one of its stars colored blue. 
Real-world constellations visible in the Archive include Andromeda, Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Cassiopeia, Centarus and Crux, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Orion, Phoenix, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Taurus, Triangulum, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, and Virgo.
==Gallery==
Images of the Archive in various phases of design. Clockwise from top left: A prototypical design for the Archive Center, with Dwemer aesthetics; a second design with new coloration, but ultimately redesigned displays; the Hall of Legends in a state of nearly finished design (note the gold crystal pedestals); the Hall of Prominence in a state of nearly finished design.
==Video==
none|thumb|300x300px|A video covering the Archive. Note that it does not include the Hall of Literature or Hall of Memories as the video was recorded before the release of 6.6.1.
==See Also==
They
Kakariko Village
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