Lore:Staff of Many Paths

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The Staff of Many Paths with fate threads swirling around the top

The Staff of Many Paths a powerful artifact named for the Many Paths, associated with the Daedric Prince Ithelia and filled with her power,[1] which had the ability to drain, hold, and imbue beings and objects with energy. The Staff was long guarded by the Oathsworn, followers of Malacath within their training ground of the Oathsworn Pit, until it was stolen by the Recollection, a Bosmeri cult that revered Ithelia. It is said that around the Staff strange things would often happen, weapons going missing, or initiates somehow thrashing a veteran trainer during their first lessons, causing the relic to be locked away.[2][3] The Recollection would use the Staff to imbue the Greensprig Seeds which Greenspeakers normally use to grow new sections of forest with Daedric energies that strengthened and corrupted the magic, creating Wildburn Seeds which they used to cause a thick jungle to cover much of the West Weald overnight, and to create the Wildburn, a magical corruption of the land that mutated living beings. The leader of the Recollection, King Nantharion, attempted to use the Staff to create a new Wildburn Seed, but the interruption of the ritual by the Vestige caused the Seed's energies to be released prematurely, destroying the Recollection's living fortress of Hoperoot. [4][5][6][7][1][8] At Miscarcand Nantharion attempted to use the Staff to drain the energies of the great Ayleid Well in order to restore Ithelia to her ancient power and create a Wildburn that'd cover all of the West Weald. Though Nantharion was slain, the servants of Ithelia retrieved the Staff and channeled the Well's power into her, restoring her ancient might.[7][1][9][10] The Staff was last seen during Ithelia's attempted takeover of Apocrypha, wielded by Torvesard, who used the artifact to drain the power of Hermaeus Mora and imbue Ithelia with it. After Ithelia was granted clarity by the Mirror of Truth and decided to put an end to her plans, a desperate Torvesard turned the Staff on his Prince, absorbing the combined power of both Ithelia and Hermaeus Mora into himself and imprisoning both. Torvesard used the Staff to channel his power in battle. After Torvesard's defeat the Staff vanished in a flash of light and the stolen powers were returned to their respective Princes, the artifact's fate is not known.[11][12][13]

Gallery[edit]

  • Torvesard, wielding the Staff of Many Paths

  • Torvesard, wielding the Staff of Many Paths

  • Torvesard, wielding the Staff of Many Paths

  • King Nantharion, leader of the Recollection, wielding the Staff of Many Paths

  • Leramil the Wise, wielding the Staff of Many Paths (center)

  • Altmer hero, wearing the Staff of Many Paths on her back (bottom left)

  • Staff of Many Paths summoning a Trolli Worm in promotional material

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Beragon's dialogue in ESO
  2. ^ Dulzush Forgefire's dialogue in ESO
  3. ^ Events of Victory Through Strife in ESO
  4. ^ Greenspeaker Darolith's dialogue in ESO
  5. ^ Greenspeaker Sorilen's dialogue in ESO
  6. ^ Events of Seeds of Suspicion in ESO
  7. ^ a b King Nantharion's dialogue in ESO
  8. ^ Tribune Alea Idolus' dialogue in ESO
  9. ^ Shardmarshal Vargas' dialogue in ESO
  10. ^ Events of King Nantharion's Gambit in ESO
  11. ^ Torvesard's dialogue in ESO
  12. ^ Ithelia's dialogue in ESO
  13. ^ Events of Fate of the Forgotten Prince in ESO
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