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Oblivion Quiz


“Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious...”
~ Michael stipe

Rules

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2. The first person to answer correctly will be responsible for providing the next question.

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[Amiee Kent]

I won the :turtle: in the last thread

Name all of Umbaccano's guards

[Lexy Corpsey]

Name all of Umbaccano's guards

Matthias Draconis, Surius Afranius, Umog gra-Marad, and Usheeja

[Ross Thomas]

Yup! Jollring the butler would of earned you a :icecream:
But take the :turtle: mirocu! Use it well

[RObert loVes MOmmy]

Yup! Jollring the butler would of earned you a :icecream:
But take the :turtle: mirocu! Use it well

Thanks

What item has these properties?
Reflect Damage 12%
Reflect Spell 10%

[JD bernal]

Thanks

What item has these properties?
Reflect Damage 12%
Reflect Spell 10%

Arkay, Protect me :bowdown: :ahhh:

'Tis the Ring of Namira. Fresh in my mind, since I just did that quest with my toon this eve.

[NIloufar Emporio]

Arkay, Protect me :bowdown: :ahhh:

'Tis the Ring of Namira. Fresh in my mind, since I just did that quest with my toon this eve.

Darn it, I put it right on your lap there :tongue:

Tossing the :turtle: to you

[Zualett]

How do you get to Ganonah?

[Adrian Powers]

Hmm... no one knows? :poke:

OK, I suppose it was kinda obscure. Ganonah is the name of the Oblivion world through the Kvatch gate, according to Kathutet, the one of the Dremora you meet in Paradise.

Giving the :turtle: a toss.

[Valerie Marie]

*catch*

These two nobles in Cyrodiil possess apprentice-level apparatus.

[biiibi]

Man, two peoples' questions in a row failed :glare:

The two nobles who posses apprentice-level apparatus (an extreme rarity, since over 99% of apparatus is novice) are Fathis Aren, Bravil court battlemage, and the Countess Chorrol.

:turtle: back up for grabs

[le GraiN]

Man, two peoples' questions in a row failed :glare:

The two nobles who posses apprentice-level apparatus (an extreme rarity, since over 99% of apparatus is novice) are Fathis Aren, Bravil court battlemage, and the Countess Chorrol.

:turtle: back up for grabs

I'll take that, and thank you very much.

This is a question about a book, which appears in Oblivion.

According to Khajiiti tapestrist Cherim, why don't Khajiit warriors like to wear Plate Armour?

Also, this is my 1,000th post! Yay, another star :celebrate:

[R.I.p MOmmy]

I'll take that, and thank you very much.

This is a question about a book, which appears in Oblivion.

According to Khajiiti tapestrist Cherim, why don't Khajiit warriors like to wear Plate Armour?

Also, this is my 1,000th post! Yay, another star :celebrate:

Because it gets too hot.

[Lakyn Ellery]

That's half a turtle, there is another reason.

[Isabell Hoffmann]

Oh, Geez.

It's too heavy, too.

The full text of the Armorer skill book in question follows, which ONLY exists within the private quarters of the First Edition book store. There is no other copy in the entire game.

Contemporary with Maqamat Lusign (interviewed in volume seventeen of this series) is the Khajiti Cherim, whose tapestries have been hailed as masterpieces all over the Empire for nigh on thirty years now. His four factories located throughout Elsweyr make reproductions of his work, but his original tapestries command stellar prices. The Emperor himself owns ten Cherim tapestries, and his representatives are currently negotiating the sale of five more.

The muted use of color contrasted with the luminous skin tones of Cherim's subjects is a marked contrast with the old style of tapestry. The subjects of his work in recent years have been fabulous tales of the ancient past: the Gods meeting to discuss the formation of the world; the Chimer following the Prophet Veloth into Morrowind; the Wild Elves battling Morihaus and his legions at the White Gold Tower. His earliest designs dealt with more contemporary subjects. I had the opportunity to discuss with him one of his first masterpieces, The Heart of Anequina, at his villa in Orcrest.

The Heart of Anequina presents an historic battle of the Five Year War between Elsweyr and Valenwood which raged from 3E 394 (or 3E 395, depending on what one considers to be the beginning of the war) until 3E 399. In most fair accounts, the war lasted 4 years and 9 months, but artistic license from the great epic poets added an additional three months to the ordeal.

The actual details of the battle itself, as interpreted by Cherim, are explicit. The faces of a hundred and twenty Wood Elf archers can be differentiated one from the other, each registering fear at the approach of the Khajiti army. Their hauberks catch the dim light of the sun. The menacing shadows of the Elsweyr battlecats loom on the hills, every muscle strained, ready to pounce in command. It is not surprising that he got all the details right, because Cherim was in the midst of it, as a Khajiti foot soldier.

Every minute part of the Khajiti medium-weight armor can be seen in the soldiers in the foreground. The embroidered edging and striped patterns on the tunics. Each lacquered plate on loose-fitting leather in the Elsweyr style. The helmets of cloth and fluted silver.

“Cherim does not understand the point of plate mail,” said Cherim. “It is hot, for one, like being both burned and buried alive. Cherim wore it at the insistence of our Nord advisors during the Battle of Zelinin, and Cherim couldn't even turn to see what my fellow Khajiit were doing. Cherim did some sketches for a tapestry of the Battle of Zelinin, but Cherim finds that to make it realistic, the figures came out very mechanical, like iron golems or dwemer centurions. Knowing our Khajiti commanders, Cherim would not be surprised if giving up the heavy plate was more aesthetic than practical.”

“Elsweyr lost the Battle of Zelinin, didn't she?”

“Yes, but Elsweyr won the war, starting at the next battle, the Heart of Anequina,” said Cherim with a smile. “The tide turned as soon as we Khajiit sent our Nordic advisors back to Solitude. We had to get rid of all the heavy armor they brought to us and find enough traditional medium armor our troops felt comfortable wearing. Obviously, the principle advantage of the medium armor was that we could move easily in it, as you can see from the natural stances of the soldiers in the tapestry.

“Now if you look at this poor perforated Cathay-raht who just keeps battling on in the bottom background, you see the other advantage. It seems strange to say, but one of the best features of medium armor is that an arrow will either deflect completely or pass all the way through. An arrow head is like a hook, made to stick where it strikes if it doesn't pass through. A soldier in medium armor will find himself with a hole in his body and the bolt on the other side. Our healers can fix such a wound easily if it isn't fatal, but if the arrow still remains in the armor, as it does with heavier armor, the wound will be reopened every time the fellow moves. Unless the Khajiit strips off the armor and pulls out the arrow, which is what we had to do at the Battle of Zelinin. A difficult and time-consuming process in the heat of battle, to say the least.”

I asked him next, “Is there a self portrait in the battle?”

“Yes,” Cherim said with another grin. “You see the small figure of the Khajiit stealing the rings off the dead Wood Elf? His back is facing you, but he has a brown and orange striped tail like Cherim's. Cherim does not say that all stereotypes about the Khajiit are fair, but Cherim must sometimes acknowledge them.”

A self-deprecating style in self-portraiture is also evident in the tapestries of Ranulf Hook, the next artist interviewed in volume nineteen of this series.

Read my meta-commentary thread about further questions like this, please.

[sam]

Oh, Geez.

It's too heavy, too.

The full text of the Armorer skill book in question follows, which ONLY exists within the private quarters of the First Edition book store. There is no other copy in the entire game.

Yup, take the :turtle:

[Queen]

"Songs of such closeness! Songs of almostness!"

Who might possibly speak this line?

[Jessica Colville]

"Songs of such closeness! Songs of almostness!"

Who might possibly speak this line?

Sure sounds like Big Head to me.

[jessica Villacis]

Sure sounds like Big Head to me.

That's the guy.

Here's your fork turtle. :turtle:

[Antonio Gigliotta]

That's the guy.

Here's your fork turtle. :turtle:

How 'bout.....

There's a heavy armor skill book hidden in the Chorrol Fighters Guild hall - what and where is it?

[GabiiE Liiziiouz]

There's a heavy armor skill book hidden in the Chorrol Fighters Guild hall - what and where is it?

There are two!. One is Fighters Guild History First Edition, which is in a locked display case near the entrance. The second is Hallgerd's Tale which is in a chest in the tower.

I know this because just recently I've been going around collecting all of the skill books in the major cities.

[Taylah Illies]

Enough time has passed and I know that's the correct answer anyway, so, next question:

Falanu Hlaalu, owner of All Things Alchemical in Skingrad, also owned an Alchemy store outside of the Imperial City that burned down. What was its name?

[Anna Krzyzanowska]

Enough time has passed and I know that's the correct answer anyway, so, next question:

Falanu Hlaalu, owner of All Things Alchemical in Skingrad, also owned an Alchemy store outside of the Imperial City that burned down. What was its name?

Sorry I'm late.

You were more right than I was - I had forgotten the Fighters Guild History 1st Edition (though I can see it in my mind now, sitting there in the case) and was thinking of Hallgerd's Tale.

The shop outside the IC was also called All Things Alchemical.

(Has it been established that it was Falanu's? I always assumed that it was intended to be, but I've never seen any specific mention of it in the game. I just assume that she was burnt out when someone became aware of her..... hobby. :hubbahubba: )

[Chloe Lou]

Sorry I'm late.

You were more right than I was - I had forgotten the Fighters Guild History 1st Edition (though I can see it in my mind now, sitting there in the case) and was thinking of Hallgerd's Tale.

The shop outside the IC was also called All Things Alchemical.

(Has it been established that it was Falanu's? I always assumed that it was intended to be, but I've never seen any specific mention of it in the game. I just assume that she was burnt out when someone became aware of her..... hobby. :hubbahubba: )

Correct! :turtle: !

[Naughty not Nice]

'kay.....

There's a non-journal quest in which you get to play matchmaker. Who can you set up with whom?