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| Artaeum | |
|---|---|
| Type | Island |
| Continent | Tamriel |
| Province | Summerset Isles |
| Appears in | ESO |
- "Misty hollows filled with gregarious nixads. Hidden lagoons containing singing waters, clear as fresh-blown glass. Flowers that whispered secrets when the wind blew, and stones with names too long for mortal tongues to speak. Such was the island of Artaeum."—Vanus Galerion
The Isle of Artaeum (/ɑːrˈteɪ.əm/ Ar-tay-um) is the third largest island of the Summerset archipelago, located off the southwest coast of Summerset Isle,[1] south of the Moridunon village of Potansa and west of the mainland village of Runcibae. Artaeum is the home of the Psijic Order, the oldest monastic group on Tamriel.[2] It has a tendency to vanish from Nirn, being placed in a pocket realm for centuries at a time by the magic of the Psijics.[3] It is said that this plane exists in a place harder to reach than even Aetherius or even realms "beyond" it, where even the magic of the Sea Sload can't reach, thus allowing for the Order to research the truths of Aurbis without interruption. It is said that even the Daedric Princes do not know where Artaeum is located, though the Psijics maintain telepathic contact with certain oracles of the Wyrd to gain information on Tamriel's affairs, and the island's location can be discerned if one finds such an oracle and traces the connection back to the island itself, even allowing for a portal to it to be opened.[4] The island is protected by the Psijic Order's warding magic and only those that the Psijics have attuned to the wards can enter. Permanent portals leading to Artaeum, wherever it might be, exist in certain Psijic ruins in Summerset such as the Keep of the Eleven Forces.[5][6][7]
The Isle of Artaeum has idyllic orchards and clear pastures, still and silent lagoons, misty woodlands, and the unique Psijic architecture that seems to be as natural as its surroundings. The Ceporah Tower is a relic from a civilization that predates the High Elves by several hundred years.[2] It is the location of the Dreaming Cavern, which Sotha Sil once used as some sort of portal into the realms of Oblivion,[8] but which has since been sealed off by the Psijics.[9] The Isle of Artaeum was once removed from the world in a similar fashion to Umbriel,[10] but reappeared about 500 years later. The Isle of Artaeum once again disappeared around 100 years before the civil war in Skyrim, and has not been seen since.[11]
Directly beneath the island's Ceporah Tower lies the Dreaming Cave, which houses a portal that can be used to travel to any realm of Oblivion and beyond, and is described as the place where all the magicka and other energies in Artaeum pool, like water dripping from a chain.[6]
The Isle of Artaeum was home to Mannimarco, the leader of Necromancy in Tamriel.[12]
GalleryEdit
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A view of Artaeum's landscape and the Ceporah Tower
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Concept art
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One of the shrines on Artaeum
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The Colosseum of the Old Ways
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The Dreaming Cave
ReferencesEdit
- ^ The Mystery of Artaeum — Penewen, Advisor to the Court
- ^ a b Fragment: On Artaeum — Taurce il-Anselma, 3E 400
- ^ Vanus Galerion's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Oracle Marieve's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Lilatha's dialogue in ESO
- ^ a b Ritemaster Iachesis' dialogue in ESO: Summerset
- ^ Valsirenn's dialogue in ESO: Summerset
- ^ 2920, Rain's Hand — Carlovac Townway
- ^ The Doors of Oblivion — Seif-ij Hidja
- ^ The Infernal City — Greg Keyes
- ^ Tolfdir's dialogue in Skyrim
- ^ Mannimarco, King of Worms — Horicles