Marcella Varian (Invasion)

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For main article, see Marcella Varian.
For the realm under the same name, see Judhofkiin (Invasion).
For other uses, see Marcella (disambiguation).

## Marcella Varian

Marcella in the Throne Room.

 (by the Dragons)

*"We served Marcella, the Dragonborn-Goddess who known for her accomplishments in her mortal life as Empress of Cyrodiil. She is the Peacemaker of the Aedra, who brought peace or end wars with the planes of Oblivion."*
―Vlarentus Amnevius[src]
**Marcella Varian**, sometime preferred as **Marcella** is the Dragonborn-Goddess and the deity of the Ten Divines. As a god, she is worshipped by the Imperials and was considered the Divine-Mother of the Empire. She resides in the Throne Room in Judhofkiin, a realm in Aetherius.

## Related Quotes

* Judhofkiin: Visit the home of Marcella Varian, the former Empress of Cyrodiil at Judhofkiin in Aetherius. In order to learn how to defeat the Shamar the Ursuper, the Heroine must help the Dragonborn-Goddess with her realm's Underdepths strange activities.
* The Divine-Mother: After the Heroine met Marcella, she tell the Heroine that there's a recent events in Cyrodiil that an child had died due to the unknown somewhere in the Imperial City. After the Heroine founds that remains of the child, and the Snow-Elf founds and hunted down the Orc to near Bruma and defeats him. Once this is done, Marcella is mourned and glad that the child deserves justice, and awards the the Heroine her blessing.
* A Forgotten City: Marcella request the Heroine to investigate that an Imperial named Cassia to finder her brother when venturing into the Forgotten Ruins. After return to Marcella, she awards the Snow-Elf that a special tactic that was famous for defeat the Stormcloaks, a millennia ago.
* The Divine-Mother's Hope: After rewarding her tactic, Marcella asked the Heroine again for a favor, this time that her descendants went extinct by Shamar the Lord Usurper after he kills Titus Varian III. She tasked the Heroine to help General Avento to infiltrate the Orcish-controlled Imperial City and get to the palace with evidence. After General Avento was crowned Emperor, Marcella appeared and granted the Heroine a home in the Imperial City for free.
* A Dynasty Reunion: Marcella's advisor Raelana will inform the Heroine that Marcella wishes to see the Heroine at her quarters. Upon speaking to her, she will inform the Heroine that an family reunion took place between Marcella and her father, Caius Varian. However it appears that Caius's Ghost isn't reach the afterlife and sends the Heroine to help him.
* Moon and Star: Under her aspect, Nelilia Sedaleth, Marcella was set to hunt down the criminal in Skyrim after contracted by Mandyn Hlaalu. The criminal was reveled to be The Nerevarine, the legitimate reincarnation of Indoril Nerevar, which both Marcella and Nerverine track down and defeated the Dwarven Titan.
* Kagrenac's Tools: Marcella sends Risstun to track down the Tools of Kagrenac.

## Dialogue

### Judhofkiin

First encounter:

*"I heard you helped my advisor Raelana on her personal quest. And that I'm impressed mortal. However I greet you with sincerity and pose a simple question. Will you assist us further?"*
**What kind of help?** *"As a god, is my duty to serve the citizens of the Empire. I have Dragonguards at my disposal, and armies of followers. What I don't have, however, is a fresh perspective. Will you help a god?"*
**Yes Marcella, I can be your fresh perspective.** *"Good. I need assistance to investigate strange phenomenon under the Palace where I sense of a bad feeling in the Underdepths. To start, speak with my wife Jenassa in my quarters, which you "*
**Am I allowed in your chambers, Goddess?** *"Yes for this mission. You've been giving access to the quarters and meet my wife there, which she already there so you will find her. She can tell you more about the Underdepths."*
**What is the Underdepths?** *"Over a millennia ago, Jurvarr Stormcaller, a Greybeard, discovered a underground beneath my realm, originally called Dovahndor where a ancient order once resided in the Underdepths. In the end, the order was wiped by the unknown."*
**When I explore the Underdepths, there's a Nocturnal statue.** *"The Daedric Prince of Luck and Darkness. This concerns me a bit that there's a Daedric shrine in my realm. Do you see or heard anything involving Nocturnal?"*
**Yes, the Thieves Guild and a forge.** *"Thieves in my realm, and a forge. I always believed to be a rumored of a ancient forge called the Eagle Forge, some with the forge that still used for Ragnar, my blacksmith."*
**If I enter the Underdepths, now what?** *"What I've gathered from my advisor, Nocturnal influenced in the realm is low and hidden within the Palace. They also attempting to breach the realm, which it was super protective from the Daedra."*
Talking back to the Dragonborn-Goddess after discoving the Shrine and the Guild:

*This is bad and concerning. A shrine of Nocturnal and the Thieves Guild as well in the Underdepths? God. I fear there may be more astir than I imagined.*
**What you mean by this?** *"We know that a Daedric Prince and the Thieves Guild in the realm is very concerning. Even at much that the entrance of the Underdepths is blocked off by Divine energy to worn off invaders. It's best for to leave it alone and stuck in the depths for the unlimited time."*
**To me, the shrine and the Guild had appear out of nowhere.** *"Indeed. The Thieves and Nocturnal Shrine was at from the day I arrived. This realm is important to me. Even after my apotheosis, it's true that the realm is and always protect and safe for mortals just like yourself to pass through Aetherius."*
**I found that Haideoneus and Athan were involved.** *"What I've gathered from my spies, it became clear that Haideoneus's chief lieutenant Athan were unsuccessful various times trying to enter the realm. I'm glad it doesn't come to this. Thank you."*
### The Divine-Mother

*"Now that you helped me with the Underdepth situation. Now, I need more of your assistance once more."*
**What do you need?** *"Over the last few days, there's a recent events in my homeland of Cyrodiil that a child were killed by unknown, however my guess us that one of the King Shamar's Army. If I'm correct, I need you to the Imperial City that what are to track the Orc down and revenge the child's honor."*
**Sure my Lady, but what if these Orcs might find me?** *"There's a good possibility, but my advice to you is that you need to hide your face from the Orcish Legions, talk to my blacksmith if you need something to hide your identify."*
**I don't think I need help.** *"The situation that troubles me that you don't know if you taking the responsibility. All I'm going to say that there's not going to be easy for you to enter the Imperial City while there's Orcs patrolling the Imperial City, but be best your aware on this one. Good luck."*
After sneaking the Imperial City without notice:

*"I assumed."*
**I sneak through the City without noticing me.** *"Well done! You've arranged the child's justice and I'm proud of you. Here take this token, you deserve more than me."*
### A Forgotten City

*"Ah, , you gotten my message I've presume. Do you want assist me?"*
**You request to meet me my Lady.** *"Yes. While you away, I've send one of my mercenary named Cassia and her brother to an strong readings in the abandoned ruins that seem forgotten. I need you to go in the far south-west corner of Skyrim and meet Cassia, she can tell you what happened."*
**I finished my mission.** *"Good, can you tell me what happened? I feared for the worst, but I'm ready to hear it."*
**Cassia alive, her brother dead, and the city is haunted.** *"Oh my, I feel sorry for Cassia that she lost her brother in the haunted and forgotten city. Good thing that you figure out what happened to the city. May her brother rest in peace."*
### The Divine-Mother's Hope

*"You've done well in my service so far, and now I'm going to teach you one of my favorite tactic who help you aid your enemies, watch and learn."*
**What's next?** *"Now, some urgent matter that you know why I send you to the Imperial City and kill a Orc?*
**Yes, you did.** *"Well, as you may heard that my family, the Varians had been ruled for 854 years on the Ruby Throne. My grandfather, father, and uncle not dragonborn until I became Empress. Since then we inherited the Dragon blood because of me.*
**You seem sad, it's must a personal matter.** *"Of course, like I said before, my last descendant Emperor Titus III were killed by Shamar, and he usurped the Throne. Now, I need to restore the Empire, by elected a Emperor, but right now, we need to get rid of Shamar.*
**What you need me to do, Shamar must be stopped.** *"Yes, go to and meet with General Crassius Avento again, because he had plans for you.*
### A Dynasty Reunion

*"Here's my advice, if you repeat a lie long enough it becomes truth to unworthy liars."*
**My Lady, Raelana wishes to see you in your quarters.** *"Yes, I did say, I'm happy you here and the matter of fact that. Did she give you a reason why?"*
**Yes, she told me.** *"Good, as you heard by my advisor, she tell you that my parents were killed by the Stormcloaks in the Pale in Skyrim. Now my father's ghost now lured at the battlefield and stick, I need you to go to the location of the battle where my parents were last stand, and I..."*
**I'm sorry, my Lady, do you need privacy?** *"No. I just missed my dad, ever since I was a little girl, but his death hunts me, and still is. But I need you to make my father go to Aetheius with a home of Arkay. His priest will help you."*
**Yes, I will do it.** *"Good, I will wait until you return with my father."*
**I've found him and he's here.** *"Oh my, I can tell. Please lead me to him. Thank you so much, I will met him now, please take this weapon, I hope it suits you necessary."*
After return Caius Varian to the realm:

*"I see you've return. Good, have you brought back my father?"*
**I've found him and he's here.** *"Oh my, I can tell. Please lead me to him. Thank you so much, I will met him now, please take this weapon, I hope it suits you necessary."*
### Moon and Star

The following conversation is between Marcella (under her aspect, Nelilia Sedaleth) herself and Mandyn Hlaalu.

**Marcella Varian:** *"I believe you sent for me."*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"So I did, Nelilia Sedaleth. Hmm...amazing. You possess so much power, and no one could tell by looking at you. Back to business, As neighbors, Skyrim and Morrowind share more than a border. Our fates are intertwined. We must look out for one another. As such, when a famous criminal from Morrowind was spotted in Skytrim, I was dispatched by House Hlaalu to find him. Hoever, he is too deadly to face alone. I need a hero's help."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"If it a matter of justice, then I will gladly help."*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"Excellent. I'm glad we could come to an arrangement. I track to a village southwest of here called Little Vivec, but after that the trail went cold. However, you may have luck."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"Do you have any other information about the criminal?"*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"Not only is he a fearsome combatant, but he is silver tongued. If he begs for his life, do not believe a word he says. Before you go, take this ring. The criminal is known to wield enchanted blades, and this may protect you from them. Happy hunting, Ramis, and many thanks. You are doing both Morrowind and Skyrim a great service."*
In Kagrenar:

**The Nerevarine:** *"Ah, at last arrive. I've been expecting you, Marcella."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"You know who I am?"*

**The Nerevarine:** *"In a way,, I know you better than anyone else, Marcella. The weiht of destiny lies heavily on your shoulders. I can it in your stride. I carried it myself once, long ago. At first it was easy. It even felt empowering, to be so important to so many. But time passed, and I grew tired."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"The Nerevarine? You wee supposed to have disappeared."*

**The Nerevarine:** *"I did. You may have that I left on an expedition Akavir two hundred years ago. That much is true. Now that we here, we have a problem that I need your assistance."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"Okay, you have my ears."*

**The Nerevarine:** *"The answer to that lies in the these ruins of Kagrenar, named after the Dwemer's Chief Tonal Architect, Lord Kagrenac."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"And you think he left something here?"*

**The Nerevarine:** *"Not just something. When your ancestor Tiber Septim united Tamriel, he did so by using one of Kagrenac's weapons: a gaint golem called a Numidium. I destroyed a second Numidium two hundred years ago, but recently, I heard a that a third, lay dormant in this very ruin. Such a weapon is too dangerous to exist. I've come to destroy it. I could use you help."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"You have my aid, Nerevarine."*

**The Nerevarine:** *"Good, I'm glad to have it. Now if it awakens, let me deaw its attention, then give it everything you've got."*

After defeating the Numidium:

**The Nerevarine:** *"Well fought, Marcella. It seems that golem was not a true Numidium, but I thank for your aid nonetheless."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"I'm glad I could help."*

**The Nerevarine:** *"And help you did. You are quite impressive, Marcella. it has been too long since I could fight back to back with one I could call my equal. I have no riches to offer you as payment, but thank you again, Marcella. If you ever need advice, seek me out at the Shrine of Azura. Farewell."'*
After exciting Kagrenar:

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"Ah, there you are. I was beginning to worry you'd never leave that place at all. Now, if you so kind, could you return that eing I lent you."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"How did you find me."*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"Is it that surprising? House Hlaalu send me after this man for a reason. Finding people is what I do. Now the ring, please."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"It's payment for not telling me who my target was."*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"Ah, that. I nmy defense, I didn not lie. He was a criminal before he was the Nerevarine. He arrived on the shores of Vvardenfell in chains, you know."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"Oh that was one of your Tribunal that are the Hortator."*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"But names are titles matter little now. Just return the ring. I won't ask again."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"Hmmm, I don't think so, what you going to do about it. Mandyn?"*

**Mandyn Hlaalu:** *"A pity. Whatever lay in these ruins must have take nits toll on your mind as well as you body. For the Dragonborn to die in a such a state... tragic."*

**Marcella Varian:** *"Hmm, yeah about hat, I think you should take a look at me further, that might be the question after in the afterlife."*
After defeating Mandyn Hlaalu with suffering wounds:

**Marcella Varian:** *"By the Ten, Mandyn is good at combat, god... ugh... he didn't know that I'm Marcella Varian. Oh well, may you rest in peace."*
### Kagrenac's Tools

*"Oh you here. Good, I need more of your help."*
**Yes, I want to help my lady.** *Of course Risstun, as you can see. I've seen with you ever since you serve under my cousin, the High King of Hammerfell Kaydoc I. That he tell me that you're one of best mercenary in Hammerfell, correct?*
**Yes, you're correct.** *Good. You have Sunder, good. There's rumors that there's a Dunmer waiting for you in the Silver Blood Inn in Markarth. He can feel you on the details. When you done, please reach to me and tell me your success. Good luck Risstun, I'm blessing you with success, good luck.*
After retrieving the Tools:

*"You return and safe. Good. I'm hoping that you have the tools with you?"*
**My Lady, I've successful with the Tools.** *Oh my. You've the tools, and I see you've restored it to former glory. Since you're not god, I'm going to hold on the tools for safety and to return back to their resting place of origins. And that armor you got, you deserved it! Well done, here's a token of my thanks.*
**Thank you my Lady.** *You deserve a rest, I've no service of you right now, but in the future.*
## Combat behavior, skills and abilities

 RefID

 Pickpocket | 15

 * Godform (Ability)
* Peaceful Mercy
 * Fire Breath
* Frost Breath
* Slow Time
* Unrelenting Force
* Whirlwind Sprint

## Trivia

* Marcella is the only deity that appeared in another *The Elder Scrolls* series, which she appeared as both an Mortal and now an Ten Divine.
* It is possible that after Marcella become goddess, Reman, the Worldly-God and Talos as Goddess of War. Since Alduin is been defeated by Marcella Varian is never heard from again and Marcella began her existence as a Goddess back then.
* In the Creation Kit game files, she was labeled as "Marcella" instead of her full name. Because of since she ascended into godhood and giving settled for her new role, which she remained herself, she also appeared in her multiple aspects throughout her divinehood.
* Marcella is shown to be equipped with a number of artifacts, though they are not specifically mentioned by name. Mostly wielded on her sword is Dragonbreath, a weapon and previously seen in *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Varieties of Faith, the Empire v2*
2. ↑ *The Ebon Arm*

## External links

* Marcella Varian (Invasion) on SpartanMazdapedia Wiki