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Lore:Alfidia Lupus

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Doctor Alfidia Lupus
Race Imperial Gender Female
Born Second Era
Skingrad
Resided in Imperial City

Alfidia Lupus was an Imperial scholar who served as the Imperial Ethnographer for Potentate Savirien-Chorak from 2E 418 to 431. She wrote a series of texts which provided an overview of the general patterns and symbology used on the architecture, weapons, and armor of various cultures in Tamriel. The aim was to create introductory texts for the ethnographic courses at the Arcane University.[1]

During the development of these texts, Alfidia crossed paths with many notable figures of the time, which included King Logrolf of Skyrim, as well as Morian Zenas and Divayth Fyr when they were collaborating with research into portals to Oblivion.[2][1][3] She eventually became romantically involved with both of the mages. However, this developed into a love triangle, and she became one of the points of contention between Zenas and Fyr.[4][5][6][7][8]

At the climax of the portal experiments, Alfidia received a cryptic warning from the Argonian Desh-Wulm which she interpreted that the mage pair were at risk.[9] However she was too late and Morian Zenas had disappeared in Oblivion. According to his apprentice Seif-ij Hidja, Morian had become increasingly reckless during his jumps through the Oblivion realms and had ignored Seif-ij's pleas for Morian to return. Morian Zenas' final stop was Apocrypha where he stayed.[10]

In the final known text from her, Alfidia says she searched for Divayth Fyr to ask for his help. But instead found a copy of the Fragmentae Abyssum Hermaeus Morus in his quarters, which had apparently been used to summon Hermaeus Mora. She believed that Fyr had made a deal with the Prince for the entrapment of Morian Zenas.[10]

Soon afterwards, Doctor Alfidia Lupus herself disappeared and was not heard from again. In her absence, Seif-ij Hidja found several notes in his master's desk for her unfinished works on different cultural styles. He took it upon himself to organise these notes, emulating her writing style.[11] During this time period, Seif-ij Hidja became increasingly convinced that Alfidia had found her own way to Oblivion in pursuit of his master.[12]

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Crafing MotifsEdit

Authored by Doctor Alfidia Lupus
Name Description
Crafting Motif 1: High Elf Style Beginning notes by Doctor Alfidia Lupus for a series of pamphlets on the major cultural styles of Tamriel
Crafting Motif 2: Dark Elf Style Notes on materials and designs used in Dark Elf armor
Crafting Motif 3: Wood Elf Style Notes on materials and motifs used in Wood Elf armor
Crafting Motif 4: Nord Style Notes on materials and motifs used in Nord armor
Lore:Crafting Motif 5: Breton Style Notes on materials and motifs used in Breton armor
Crafting Motif 6: Redguard Style Notes on materials and motifs used with Redguard armor
Crafting Motif 7: Khajiit Style Notes on materials and motifs used with Khajiit armor
Crafting Motif 8: Orc Style Notes on materials and motifs used with Orcish armor
Crafting Motif 9: Argonian Style Alfidia receives a cryptic warning from an Argonian Elder of Wisdom
Crafting Motif 10: Imperial Style The final known words from Doctor Alfidia Lupus
Crafting Motif 46: Frostcaster Style A description of what Stalhrim Frostcaster armor and weapons should look like
Compiled from remaining notes by Seif-ij Hidja
Crafting Motif 11: Ancient Elf Style Compiled notes on the motifs and materials used by the Ancient Elves
Crafting Motif 12: Barbaric Style Compiled notes on the motifs and materials used by "Barbaric" societies
Crafting Motif 13: Primal Style Compiled notes on the motifs and materials used by Goblin tribes
Crafting Motif 14: Daedric Style Compiled notes on the motifs and materials used by various Daedra

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