Morrowind:Ald Sotha

	Daedric Ruin:; Ald Sotha; (view on map) (lore page)
	Daedric Ruin:; Ald Sotha; (view on map) (lore page)
# of Zones	3
Daedra Lord	Mehrunes Dagon
Occupants
	Dark Brotherhood, Daedra
Console Location Code(s)
	Ald Sotha, Upper Level; Ald Sotha, Lower Level; Ald Sotha, Shrine
Region
	Ascadian Isles, [6,-9]

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Ald Sotha

Ald Sotha is a shrine to Mehrunes Dagon, located on a scenic island just east by northeast of Vivec.

The shrine is an expansive Daedric ruin. A couple of leveled daedra and other hostile creatures roam the exterior of the ruins. You may also encounter the witchhunter, Nathala Herendas, and the knight, Mivul Urvon. Both will talk with you should you choose to do so. Nathala has a silver staff as well as a wide variety of spells at her disposal while Mivul wears bonemold armor and uses a long blade.

The entrance to the interior of the ruins requires a wade offshore into the surrounding waters, which are infested with slaughterfish.

The interior of Ald Sotha has three levels: the Upper Level, the Lower Level, and the Shrine. The entrance to the interior brings you into the Upper Level of Ald Sotha, which contains two leveled Dremora Lords and three hostile worshippers, who are protecting Severa Magia located in the Lower Level. In the Lower Level you'll find three leveled Dremora, and Imperial assassin Severa Magia. You'll also find a number of books, potions, scrolls, and a bottle of Ancient Dagoth Brandy in the chamber where Severa is located. The Shrine contains the altar to Mehrunes Dagon, the mage Llandrale Varam, a leveled Dremora, and a leveled Daedra. Behind the statue on the altar is a chest containing 500 gold and the Shoes of St. Rilms; there are two additional chests behind the altar containing a variety of potions, scrolls, books, and other loot. On the altar you'll find a grand soul gem, a diamond, and an ebony broadsword (which is cursed).

Eno Hlaalu, the Morag Tong leader requests that you execute Severa Magia, the Dark Brotherhood Night Mother. There are six Threads of the Webspinner objects here, used in the special duties Morag Tong quest by Eno Hlaalu. A Tribunal Temple quest requires you to get the Shoes of St. Rilms from a locked (50) chest here.

Related QuestsEdit

Morag TongEdit

Threads of the Webspinner: Find 26 Sanguine items for Eno Hlaalu to receive a nice reward from Mephala.
Execute Severa Magia: Execute the Night Mother of the Dark Brotherhood within Ald Sotha.

Tribunal TempleEdit

Shoes of St. Rilms: Recover these precious artifacts of the Temple in the depths of Ald Sotha.
Mehrunes Dagon of the House of Troubles: Renew the pact with Mehrunes Dagon by visiting his shrine.

MiscellaneousEdit

Roland's Tear: Find five of these rare flowers for the alchemist Aurane Frernis.

PeopleEdit

Name	Race	Class	Level	Health	Magicka	Fight	Location	Notes
Llandrale Varam	Dark Elf	Mage	25	126	182	90	Shrine	Key to chest with Shoes of St. Rilms
Llathise Dralas	Dark Elf	Warrior	25	244	118	90	Upper Level	Ebony Shield
Mivul Urvon	Dark Elf	Knight	13	132	106	70	[6,-9]
Nathala Herendas	Dark Elf	Witchhunter	13	82	176	70	[6,-9]
Nidara Herandus	Dark Elf	Agent	16	113	112	90	Upper Level	Trainer
Nilas Brilyn	Dark Elf	Crusader	15	147	110	90	Upper Level
Severa Magia	Imperial	Assassin	25	168	168	90	Lower Level	The Night Mother

NotesEdit

Nilas Brilyn is wearing Bonemold armor, and carrying a long blade. He also knows a number of spells.
Nidara Herandus is wearing Netch Leather armor, is carrying a Master's Probe and two Master's Lockpicks, and is wielding a short sword.
Llathise Dralas is wearing a mixture of Imperial armor, including an Imperial Silver Cuirass, carrying an Ebony Shield and wielding a long blade.
The Night Mother, Severa Magia, is wearing netch leather armor, and is wielding a Daedric Tanto and several Daedric Darts. She also holds the Glove of Sanguine Swiftblade, the Ring of Sanguine Fluid Evasion, and the Amulet of Sanguine Nimble Armor.
The chamber of the Lower Level where Severa Magia is located holds a number of scrolls, a bottle of Ancient Dagoth Brandy and two skill books, The Wolf Queen, Book VI (Sneak) and Chance's Folly (Security). Above the table there is a secret platform that can be reached by using Levitate spell. You'll find two chests and six potions there.
The mage, Llandrale Varam, wields a Silver Dagger, and wears the Ring of Sanguine Red Wisdom, the Ring of Sanguine Transcendence, and the Ring of Sanguine Transfiguring. She has a random potion, uses a wide variety of powerful spells, and also holds the key to the chest containing the Shoes of St. Rilms.
If you are a thorough scavenger, you will find, among other items, a Daedric Tanto and two cursed Dwemer Coins.
According to the Archcanon Tholer Saryoni, at Ald Sotha Vivec rescued Sotha Sil, the only survivor of the minor House Sotha, from the armies of Mehrunes Dagon.
Ald Sotha also appears in ESO.