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The Story of DaggerfallThe Numidium
After you retrieve the Emperor's letter, certain parties make sure that you know
the truth behind it. You receive several letters from these who sympathize you:
Dear Qwerty,
You have probably not heard the fairy tale of
Numidium, but you need to.
The legend dates back to the earliest parts of
the third era.
Numidium was supposed to be a giant so big his
hands could knock the moons from the sky. I do
not recall from the stories whether Numidium was
supposed to be good or bad, but the legends used
to scare me as a child.
The legends are, in fact, true. There was a
Numidium, and, if situations continue, he will
come again. The Totem of Tiber Septim is used
to control Numidium. However, legend has it that
great Numidium lost his Mantellan heart,
whatever that is, in the final with Tiber
Septim's Battlemage. Until his heart is found,
the Totem is useless.
A Friend
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Cool. So Tiber Septim was not as much of a war genius as we're
used to thinking. But what's the deal with the Imperial Battlemage?
Dear Qwerty,
I must tell you about the Totem of Tiber Septim, which
all covet. You must know the truth about what you are asked.
The Totem was crafted by the original Imperial Battlemage
of Tamriel, by orders of Tiber Septim. It is essentially a
means of controlling a gargantuan creature called the
Numidium. Without it, the Numidium would simply not
function. The Imperial Battlemage placed a seal on the
Totem so that anyone not of Septim lineage or possessing
a special supernatural affinity, such as himself, would be
instantly killed if they attempted to use it. The Totem,
with the rest of Numidium, was lost during the epic battle
between the Imperial Battlemage and his own creation.
A Friend
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Got it. But still no answer what's the Mantella.
Dear Qwerty,
Numidium was Tiber Septim's secret weapon in his
bid for supreme power: a thousand foot tall automaton,
a golem or an atronach of sorts powered by a gem called
the Mantella. The Mantella was infused with the life
force of Tiber Septim's Imperial Battlemage, and with
it, Septim crushed all who stood in his way. After the
complete and total defeat of all his opponents, Septim
began using Numidium to crush the neutral royal families
of Tamriel so that he could enthrone only persons he
knew to be loyal. His Imperial Battlemage was furious
at this use of his creation, and fought to reclaim the
Mantella. In the ensuing battle, both the created and
the creator were vanquished: the heart they shared
blown out of this reality into the netherworld they
call Aetherius. Numidium's body was scattered throughout
Tamriel and the Imperial Battlemage, without his life
force went into a semi-slumber in a subterranean vault.
In the centuries that followed, the Emperor's elite
soldiers, for generation after generation, collected the
pieces of the Numidium and became known as the Blades.
Tiber Septim's Imperial Battle Mage became known as the
Underking, and sent his forces out to find the Mantella.
Be warned, therefore. Those who search for the Totem of
Tiber Septim are searching for the mechanism the first
Emperor of Tamriel used to control Numidium. Should
Numidium return, he or she who holds the Totem will
control Tamriel's fate.
A Friend
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So now you know why everyone is so hyped about the Totem.
Next:
Who will control Numidium?.
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