Lore:Mazzatun

Mazzatun
Type	Argonian Ruin
Continent	Tamriel
Province	Black Marsh
Region	Shadowfen (Reticulated Spine)
Appears in	ESO

Mazzatun ca. 2E 582

Mazzatun is a ruined city found in the region of Shadowfen, within the province of Black Marsh. Colloquially known as the "Puzzle City," Mazzatun is an expansive labyrinth of cramped walls, twisted hallways, and numerous dead-ends. The ruins are home to Tsono-Xuhil, a powerful, mad Hist tree that produces Amber Plasm, a strange substance that drives whoever ingests or bathes in it mad. The city was built and inhabited by its children, the Argonian Xit-Xaht tribe.

The city's summit was home to the Xit-Xaht tribe's uxith: nests lined the cliffside cradled beneath the Hist's whorling roots.

HistoryEdit

Mazzatun has existed for centuries, and—at least up until 2E 582—the Xit-Xaht never stopped building. Locals from neighboring tribes knew to avoid the ruins because "the Hist [was] crazy", and offered little information about the city to curious outsiders aside from warnings to stay away. This Hist of Mazzatun produced Amber Plasm, which is not typical Hist Sap: it was likened to chaotic creatia by a foreign scholar. This odd substance has wept from Tsono-Xuhil since time immemorial. When the Knahaten Flu broke out in 2E 560, a detachment of soldiers from Great House Redoran was sent to Mazzatun to clear out the Xit-Xaht, believing that they caused the plague. The Xit-Xaht later returned to the city.

During the Interregnum around 2E 582, the Su-Zahleel tribe was kidnapped by the Xit-Xaht and forced into slavery to continue Mazzatun's ever-ongoing construction. One of the Su-Zahleel tribesmen evaded capture and hired the Undaunted to kill the Xit-Xaht Tree-Minder, Na-Kesh, and free the Su-Zahleel from enslavement. The Undaunted trekked through the ancient ruins, rescuing the Su-Zahleel elders and defeating Na-Kesh at the city's summit. The Su-Zahleel elders recognized that Tsono-Xuhil was suffering. In an effort to begin to allow the Hist to heal, they sent it into a deep slumber that lasted for an indeterminate amount of time.

GalleryEdit

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  The sprawling roots of Tsono-Xuhil

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  Mazzatun

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  Inside the ruins of Mazzatun

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  The city's apex lies directly beneath the Hist

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  Tsono-Xuhil, the Hist of Mazzatun

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  Pools of Amber Plasm

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  The Xit-Xaht uxith sleeps beneath the tree's gargantuan roots

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  Xit-Xaht eggs

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  The Su-Zahleel heal the Hist

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  Arms and armor of the Xit-Xaht tribe

See AlsoEdit

For game-specific information, see the Elder Scrolls Online article.

BooksEdit

• Crafting Motif 45: Mazzatun Style by Armsman Omeeta, Stormhold Fighters Guildhall — A guide to crafting armor and weapons in the Mazzatun style
• Taken from an Interview with Retired Dark Elf Archaeologist, Drendisa Vedran by Drendisa Vedran — An interview on the Argonian ruins of Mazzatun