Lore:Arcane Knot

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The Arcane Knot

The Arcane Knot is a dangerous and deeply unstable mystical object of incredible power. It is said that if reality can be thought of as a great glass mirror then, when that mirror breaks, the result is many mirrors, many realities. The Arcane Knot is said to possess the power to treat the mirror as if it never broke, to connect the different realities and even allow one to cross over from one to the next.[1]

The Knot's influence can have various effects such as granting the one holding it incredible power, causing the size of their physical form to increase, or spawning Glass Atronachs, but it is deeply volatile and will eventually consume the holder and everyone around them, infusing them with Temporal Splinters that build up into a destructive Arcane Fracture, and draining and eating away at them until they disappear into the Knot itself.[1][2][3][4] It is said that even momentary exposure to the Knot can cause one's very animus to shatter and thus surviving in its presence for any period of time is impressive.[5]

For a long time the Arcane Knot was held deep within the Lucent Citadel in Fargrave, its origin and intended function were completely unknown[5] and even among Fargrave's Daedra there were only a select few that could remember the citadel[6]. In 2E 582 an expedition of Mirrormoor Daedra attempted to retrieve the Arcane Knot, as their leader believed it belonged to them. A group of adventurers defeated the Daedra and retrieved the Arcane Knot, surviving its influence long enough to contain its chaotic power within the Null Arca, a Daedric device created to suppress dangerous magical objects. With the potential calamity the Mirrormoor Daedra could've caused with the Knot prevented, the contained object was taken away for study by Scribes of Hermaeus Mora.[1][7][5][8]

Gallery[edit]

  • The Arcane Knot attached to an adventurer

  • The Arcane Knot contained within the Null Arca

  • The Lucent Citadel, where the Arcane Knot was held

Notes[edit]

  • The Arcane Knot and the Lucent Citidel are associated with the Daedric Prince Ithelia. The context as for why the Lucent Citadel and the Arcane Knot are mysterious is that Hermaeus Mora wiped her from memory. When she was freed, the defenders of the Lucent Citadel were reawakened.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Keshargo's dialogue in ESO
  2. ^ Neletai's Notes in ESO
  3. ^ Seeker Manadra's Expedition — Mercator Ambustus
  4. ^ Arcane Knot's description and function in ESO
  5. ^ a b c Scribe Nairoline's Letter in ESO
  6. ^ Journal of Melus Marsicus in ESO
  7. ^ Neletai's dialogue in ESO
  8. ^ Events of The Knot Awaits in ESO
  9. ^ Gold Road Preview—Lucent Citadel & Mirrormoor Incursions from the official ESO website
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