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This is a list of the random notes and letters that are added by Order of the Dragon. In addition, a list of books can be found here; a list of recipes can be found here, and a list of quest-related notes can be found here.

BroadsheetsEdit

Order of the Dragon adds a few broadsheets distributed by the Black Horse Courier.

Name (ID) Text Location
A New Force in Cyrodiil

(0102D629)

A NEW FORCE
in Cyrodiil

After the events of recent days and the admission of the Imperial Council that it can no longer guarantee the safety of the citizens of the Empire on its own, our reporters have gone to look for information about our "new protector".
In response to our critical reporting, the competent Imperial authorities were not particularly cooperative. Still, it could be determined that the official bodies have very detailed information about the new group. We were able to find out that the paramilitaries are followers of a religious order that has supposedly existed for a long time, but so far only acted in secret.
So can we assume that the safety of the Empire is in the hands of non-believers in the Nine Divines, fanatics who have possibly secretly manipulated imperial politics for years? Then you can probably assume that the Imperial Council only worsens the situation of the Empire. The chancellor should seriously ask whether the Empire is on the right track!
The Black Horse Courier will not cease to discover the background of these developments and bring light into the dark past of this order. Currently, several of our editors deal with the study of historical records of the Imperial court scribe, which have recently been released for public inspection.
If the particulars of the officials agree, and actually have often worked together successfully in the past with this group in secret, then maybe we can find documents about it that contain perhaps further information.
As always, the latest developments will be published in the next edition, because you have a right to know to whom the Imperial Council has sold your safety!

Curse or Blessing

(0102D62A)

CURSE OR BLESSING?
Secret Society in Cyrodiil


The last few weeks have been very eventful for all citizens of Cyrodiil. The reporters of the Black Horse Courier researched for days without sleep to gather together as much information about one of the topics that have captivated us the most: The question of the new presence of a seemingly ancient community in the Empire.
A review of the Imperial court scribe's recently-released documents, formerly classified as secret, was amazing: almost 300 years ago, a delegation of monks came over the sea from the distant lands of magic, also referred to as the "Namadash". This small group of spiritual men managed to make their voices heard by the then ruler Katariah.
In subsequent years, the Empress always set greater confidence in these men and allowed them to establish their order in Tamriel. She even supported the monks in this endeavor and admitted them to live and act in hiding. For a long time only the Empress and Elders knew of the existence of this community, which grew steadily.
What prompted the Empress to put such great faith in the foreigners and so easily give them the privileges of a secret society, it is not clear from the records. Even if it is not for us to question the actions of the great Katariah, there remains an unpleasant aftertaste.
What we are to do now with this community that simply calls itself "The Order"? Is it a blessing to us in times of need? Or will it prove to be a curse that further destabilizes the balance of power in the kingdom? To clarify this, this Black Horse Courier reporter has done research in old records on the way to meet these people in person. For this purpose, he toured the entire Imperial province in the footsteps of the Order.
You can read the trip report in the next issue, which also reveals exclusive parts of the mystery of the sudden appearance of the Order.

On the Trail of the Order

(0102D62C)

ON THE TRAIL OF THE ORDER
A short documentary
The search for the Order led the Black Horse Courier reporter through the whole Imperial province. Again and again they met with witnesses who have already had contact with the Order: Simple villagers and farm workers who had been helped by the Order in different ways. It drew a very positive sentiment regarding the Order in many parts of the province.
Finally, the reporter reached a branch of the Order, well hidden in a grove located on the Niben. There they received him, offered food and accommodation. They were friendly and courteous and told us a lot about this amazing community. Nevertheless, we were asked to visit the headquarters for an official statement.
Thus, the stronger of the good hospitality reporters made their way into the Valus Mountains, where the headquarters of the Order should be. Some of you, dear readers, should know the Valus Mountains. But you do not really know. When you climb up the paths now, you may enjoy an entirely new impressive sight: Out of nowhere, a gigantic fortress has now appeared.
Where did this structure come from so suddenly? It's not that it was built overnight. Rather, it has been standing for more than 200 years on the flank of the Valus Mountains, but the Black Horse Courier has brought it to light. Only their presence has so far been covered by a magic that they successfully hid from the eyes of the ignorant. This magic is now dried up and we have now clearly demonstrated the result.
Why the Order decided to go public after all these years of concealment, we hoped soon to clarify. The reporters of the Black Horse Courier went into the fortress of the Order with these and many other burning questions. But access for foreign orders is allowed only in a small area, the "Hall of Strangers". The actual fortress may not be entered. So for the time being the reporter decided to stay in this hall, a kind of hostel, which operates at its gates.
What comes next in the mountains to the Order you will learn in the next issue. It includes an interview with a senior member of the Order, which provides an exclusive insight into the life of a once close-knit secret society.

  • In the living room of Jelin's house.
Exclusive Interview

(0102D62D)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
with Elias Heldar, Steward of the Order
At the request of the Black Horse Courier's reporter, Brother Elias Heldar agreed to answer questions in the Order's fortress. After Heldar had been given permission by the Order's central administration, the conversation could start in front of the large open fire in the cozy "Hall of Strangers".
Black Horse Courier: Master Heldar, we are pleased to have an opportunity for this interview. Our readers would like to learn more about the Order firsthand. For this we thank you.
Elias Heldar: The pleasure is all mine. The Order also wishes that the people of Cyrodiil understand it better and have no unnecessary fear of it and cherish its members. We hope that this conversation will help.
Black Horse Courier: Let's start with a very basic question: What is the Order all about? And why are we only now learning about it?
Elias Heldar: To put it briefly, the modern Order is a mixture of elite group, community of faith and paramilitary fighting force. In the early years, the spiritual was clearly central, and life in seclusion served our isolation from foreign influences. Later, the combative aspects increasingly gained in importance, but the services of the Order are not open to everyone and there are strict rules by which we intervene.
Black Horse Courier: You have, however, expressed this in very general terms. Can you perhaps be more specific? How does the Order operate exactly, and how is such a large organization funded?
Elias Heldar: It has never been hard for the Order to break even. This is due to the modesty of its members and the modest wealth that has accumulated through the generosity of its patrons. As for our activities, the Order has performed primarily humanitarian missions in the years of concealment and provided for victims of war or natural disasters. In recent times, we realized that indirect support alone cannot cope satisfactorily with some crises. As part of the Order's renewal, the military aspect came to the fore. The Order's troops are sent to combat operations if the Order's leadership is convinced of the need.
Black Horse Courier: For whom the Order is working now?
Elias Heldar: As a of the realm-sponsored association, Order is in the service to the Empire. In the past we regularly received orders from the Imperial family, but the Order also always operated independently. Since the end of concealment we want to be there without exception for everyone and anyone who can come to the Order with their concerns. However, we cannot promise any help, as our options are limited.
Black Horse Courier: It sounds as if the Order, a kind of private secret service of the Imperial House, would become a state within a state. Are there military and the official guilds available for the Order? Isn't there a lot of mistrust?
Elias Heldar: You are wrong. The Order had good connections to the Imperial family most of the time, but was never its instrument. The Order could always decide whether or not it accepted orders. We have never done anything that would violate our beliefs. Even today we do not see ourselves as a state within a state but as a charitable organization with many areas that tries to support the stability of the empire. We have already worked secretly together with the Legion, Mages and Fighters Guilds in the past without them knowing that the support comes from the Order. But it is true that with our contact some suspicion falls to the public looking at us. We hope to prove to all doubters with time that the Order has only the best in mind for the realm and its people.
Black Horse Courier: We are definitely eager to see what this new old company holds in the future for us. And the Black Horse Courier will always have an eye on the Order. We thank them for this insightful interview, Master Heldar.
Elias Heldar: I have to thank you, that we may use your platform to bring the people closer to our work. May the light be with you all.


GeneralEdit

Name (ID) Text Location
A Knight's Poem

(010504D3)

Christine, Fairest
In the distant night when I was asleep,
I heard in my dreams,
like a noble warrior called out to you.
But, alas, only today was I aware
that I myself was the one stretching.
Enough for my heart not tarry longer,
it sings to you with all my blood,
my pain,
me pushing relentlessly makes you
a coward without courage.
However, I write this down,
give the parchment my longing again that,
only after you long for me to paralyze
all the other thoughts, for my love,
full of innocence and desire,
demands your lips do you mean by the to complain.
But, alas, will I also overcome
the fear to give you this letter,
instead of taking it to my grave,
only to disappear as my love in it?
This will show me my longing,
before whom I always ran away.

A Treasure Hunter's Note

(0105C88A)

I have observed them for two whole days and would argue that they have discovered the statuette now. Worse, they should now be in Jalana's camp, but just to be sure I'll venture into the cave and search for the statuette. Skent's luck may be with me.

An Intimidating Note

(0106C985)

They were here!
Last night, like a shadow, they came over us and took Melin. The bodies of Anidel and Marben lie here next to me, and if I had not fled like a cowardly deer at the first sign of danger, I would surely now be beside them. The arrow that they shot hit me in the shoulder; I was lucky I was just hurt and not killed.
It is a keepsake. They will come! And take me with them. To the castle. The castle of the Assassins!
Mephala stand by me!

  • In a small camp occupied by two dead bandits.
Announcement

(0103B994)

Announcement!
Ryyzi misses his fish.
Ryyzi fish was in well, and now fish gone.
Who stole fish should return fish!
Ryyzi also give plenty of water.
Whoever find fish also get plenty of water.
His fish perch. Palm size. Yellow-black.
Likes to swim in water.
Ryyzi

Bleached Note

(0103F497)

How many times do I have to tell you? Listen, I am fed up now and I'll write it down for you, but don't loose the note, or I'll beat you silly, savvy!?
So, you have to find the headless sphinx. When you find it, you're off between the front legs and begin to dig, savvy?
So, don't even ask me where our camp is. If you forget it again, I'll personally make you a head shorter, savvy?

Building Permit

(0102770D)

With the present letter,
Decision of legal validity has been reached for the application for the building project in the locality of Weye by the Order of the Dragon. The local citizens are advised not to hinder the workers or to work contrary to the will of the Office of Imperial Commerce in any other way.
This is an official decision. Any and all inquiries and applications must be submitted in the Office of Imperial Commerce in the Market District.
Signed,
Vinicia Melissaeia
[The following is also written on a small piece of paper that is stapled to the document in a sophisticated way:]
Dear Champion of Cyrodiil: your request to us has hereby been granted. To officially sign off the work, this document must be attached to the building site visible to everyone.

  • Acquired after applying to the Office of Imperial Commerce to build the Order Outpost.
Deed

(0103645A)

Blessed be Mephala,
we are His flesh.
Blessed be the sun and the sand!
May His holy gaze testify that the bearer of this document is allowed to have the Ferroul family's land. He should call it his own and all who dwell there will only be allowed to remain if the bearer of this deed allows it.
So speaks the Sublime.

  • On a crate in the Headhunter's Lodgings in Kathar.
Desert Map

(01056C7F)

[A map to a location in the desert.]
Draft of a Letter

(01060F4E)

Clemente,
You do not know me, but my concern is of utmost importance. Don't shove my message aside as you are wont to do with ordinary petitions.
I... am... a type of chronicler. As such, I have discovered something amazing. Below your mine, what your slaves call 'Dead Mine', is the entrance to a... grave. I must insist that you grant me access to it.
Otherwise, I'll see to it myself that your mine is forced to close.
Ihoar

Dragon Knight's Letter

(0104B451)

... I'll get you out of there, I promise. By Talos, it's a shame that I have to ignore the code, but your innocence is obvious. I do not understand why the Grand Master sees things differently.
I already have the teleport scroll for to you, only that damned magician requested such a huge amount of gold that I need to tap into a few... sources for the scrolls that will get us both out of the dungeon.
But don't worry, I'll do it. Just leave it to me!

Dry Note

(01005F98)

Whosoever wishes to join the dead, should place in the sarcophagus the following:
- a human femur
- a set of calipers
- a repair hammer
- a silver dagger
- a torch
- an undisturbed parchment

The gate will open straightaway to the thoughtful, and the dead will welcome him with open arms.

Faded Note

(01004719)

...the damn lever in the cabinet rusts after each washing. The wet dishes do the mechanism no good at all. I really must send for someone skilled in the knight tower to look at this....

  • On the floor just inside the entrance to the sewers below the Order Manor.
Fig Cake

(0101A749)

Fig cake sought!
No, it has not been stolen from me, I need someone to bring me one. Report to me - Inol Hlaren - and earn a whopping reward.

Forgotten Note

(0103052B)

...on it and simply put the potions into a box that only I can open. The combination for the combination lock is one that I cannot under any circumstances forget:
First Digit - Number of towers in our castle.
Second Digit - Number of Kathar's city gates.
Third Digit - Number of palm trees by the small oasis near the old fort.

Fugitive's Note

(010400D6)

Thus, they will never expect it. Here, just outside Kathar's gates, I'm safest. By morning, I'll hold out here under the ledge. The Dark Elves remain in their homes during the day, while we slaves have to work in the rice field. Maybe I'll be up in Bam Adul.

  • In the desert near a large stone pillar.
Fugitive's Note

(0106C188)

I am safe here. The Assassins on the tower will never discover me. Only at night will I sneak into Kazbai to steal a couple of bananas and to replenish my water.
You will never catch me. NEVER.

  • In the ruins of an old tower overlooking Kazbai.
Fugitive's Note

(010400FA)

They have followed me like a shadow for two days. So far I could always escape them, but I do not know how much longer I can hold out. My feet are quite blue and my eyes droop constantly. I must soon take a longer rest, or I shall die of fatigue rather than by an assassin's knife.

Rally!

(0103F165)

First collect more warriors. And then take Bruma in a stroke!
Attack from the east and strike a breach in the crumbling walls. Your magic should be put the rickety town watch out of action in an instant. I'll take care of the rest. Take along only the men you have hired. This will certainly be the most difficult of all tasks.

High Priest's Note

(0105A62E)

... tears, but all desire does not help; my mistakes must be atoned for. Mephala is my master. ...
... no longer sufficient. I can no longer bear the sight of the misshapen bodies of my servants. They are ghouls, but their minds are so small that they do not understand even a word of command from me. ...
... have released them into the temple. This is no longer a prison for them, but I must here alone listening to the echo of my thoughts. But Mephala will have mercy, when he sees how compassionate I am. The ghouls allowed to live, but no longer exist as slaves. The Mephala, the wise, gracious, MUST agree....
... does nothing. HE gives me neither death nor freedom. I cannot!
... free myself. Against Mephala's will, I will catapult myself out. I'll place myself against His will, deride him, laugh at him. Ha, ha, ha.
... is not working. Without such an ingredient, the sud lacks the explosive power to break the chains that keep me here. The brick walls will not withstand it, but the rock that surrounds the entire temple is too solid.
... ingredient, I'll never get out. But this ingredient - it is still more remote than freedom. It lacks the life-blood of a giant worm, a guatarru. The beast that guards the temple is said to be a guatarru. Thus Mephala, the Cruel, said. Such a misfortune. To get out, I have to go out. What a macabre joke!

Important Instructions

(010458FF)

When you're lying in wait for the Dragon Order, remember that the leader is to be captured alive.
Inform the Others!

(01011800)

Sjan,
Inform the others,
we have a new "long pig"
in the desert. It has shown up in
Serai with clothing you don't see in Kathar,
but a head full of sandcrawler shit
called "rumors". I have
set Tjoso on this idiot.
Still, bring Skonor and Market with you.
I want to strike as soon as possible
before someone else diminishes the roast!

Insignificant Note

(01025F06)

... have just seen Talvanus lay a piece of meat, probably from a ghost antelope, on the altar, and revealed a staircase just behind the empty bookcase. The threshold was slippery from all of that sand, so I could not concentrate and so cannot say what is right at the bottom of the stairs. Maybe it is not even visible from the window.

Instructions

(010307D2)

A discouraging message to flee prevention? I don't care. Visual background for the illiterate? I don't care. Use one of MY illiterates for the latter? Definitely not. Who shit into your brain, you moron? Go and milk the competition. Tarver comes here by tomorrow, he only has scraps on offer anyway. Grab one of his furs, but in such a way that Tarver believes the bastard ripped him off. Then bring it to Groma - he dismembers anything as long as you are paying for it.

Jalatar's Note

(0100E321)

The wind tastes foul today. I wish I did not have to spend the whole day sitting on this tower and staring into the distance. Mephala! Out there, there was only sand - that was so and that will always be so.
And anyway, who says that the undead will ever attack from the silver mine and the temple? Foolish talk!
But Jalatar is not stupid. Of course I've taken precautions - you never know. My belongings are safely hidden west of the village in the stones at the bottom. If someone tries to snatch it away, up here on my tower I'll see it from afar. Well then, I'm gonna continue to keep watch.

  • On Jalatar's corpse (which is at the top of a tower overlooking Sula).
Journal Page

(01057546)

[The date is illegible.]
I have followed the N'wah to the temple here in the crevice. The S'wit is gone. For me, this probably means that I have pursued him for several days in vain. Mephala knows: Anyone who has ever gone in there, came out only in parts.
When examining the door, I found a key. Who knows, maybe I'll get some water for it in Kathar. Damn, I'm thirsty as a dried Kagouti. ... ... I could drink some water over there... ...at least until I have found fresh water...

  • In a hole in the desert.
Journal Page

(01061038)

... forced to seal the mine shaft. ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... Dunmer might also eat Bretons, who knows? ... hope they do not look further... ... ... ... ... ...
Mephala protect us!

Letter

(010523EC)

Any,

You're the heart of my soul
and every moment I linger without you is like an eternity,
worse than a march into the Bam Na'dshit.
Your eyes are for me like the rubies of Natak,
the firelight sparks my will to wander
through all of Bam G'nur's worlds at high noon.
Because you hold the torch of life,
which leads me to do and achieve everything.
It doesn't matter what pain and humiliation I must endure.
This fire burns hotter than any earthly flame!
I love you.
Duuian

  • In a basket under a table in House Vlares.
Letter

(010523ED)

Any,
I love the smell of your hair,
as sensual as Bam Adan,
in the deepest night time.
The taste of your skin,
that is as sweet as the clearest water
all mountain springs in the world,
after an endless march,
through all the gardens of the Spider Lord.
Every word from you is like a drop
of the sweetest wine.
Every moment I had with you
can be together,
like a small moment in eternity,
in the paradise of the ancestors.
I wish I could be with you
every second of my life.
Duuian

  • In a basket under a table in House Vlares.
Letter

(010523EE)

Any,
I love you so much
that I want to sacrifice myself
in the knowledge that Mephala
gives us the infinite afterlife.
For no greater sacrifice
can ever be made to him.
And we would be immortal,
together forever.
Sometimes I think you must be
one of his demons
because of the torment that you do
to my mind and heart
when you're not with me.
It is the worst torture,
and yet -
I love you.
Duuian

  • In a basket under a table in House Vlares.
Letter

(010523E1)

Duuian,
When are you coming today?
Please come.
It's temple time and father
has not yet asked me
to accompany him.
I miss you as much
as the night measures the moonlight,
and the blood the sand.
Please, please come today.
I'm going with A'ntirya tonight
into the House of Dreams.
If you don't come
I'll dream only of you!
Kisses
Any

  • In a small chest on a table on the lower floor of the Hlaaluas' house.
Letter

(010523E2)

Duuian,
Just take me,
and let us go away.
Where there are water and skooma,
there's a place for us.
I no longer live in this world,
because that's all just a nightmare.
The truth of who I am,
is a life with you.
And even if we take all of Skent's curses,
and transform you into the most
disgusting of all arachnids.
I would love you,
even if you poisoned me.
Because I told you,
this body and this spirit
no longer live -
in this world!
I love you!
Any

  • In a small chest on a table on the lower floor of the Hlaaluas' house.
Letter

(010523E2)

Duuian,
I would say any spell.
Swear every curse,
and drink all the poisons
in the world.
If it means being together
with you.
Should I be blind,
deaf, lame.
I fail the hair,
and pale my skin,
into people-white.
Never! Never!
Would my heart from thee!
Even if you dragged me away.
You - and I
Together.
Are determined
for this being.
No matter what kind of world.
Let me now, please,
not wait for you.
Any
P.S. Do you know
you are the only being in my life
to which I've said please?
But for you, I would even
go to my knees.
Kisses!

  • In a small chest on a table on the lower floor of the Hlaaluas' house.
Letter From "A."

(0103CE73)

Well, listen.
The last was probably a mistake.
I don't know you!
And you also don't know me!
Let's not jeopardize this harmony again!
- A.
P.S. I have not touched your stuff and just took just a water.

  • In random containers.
Letter From "B."

(0103EC71)

I hope we'll each other again soon.
- B.
P.S. you look really cute when you sleep.

  • In random containers.
Letter From Djany

(01043786)

To my 'Champion of Cyrodiil',
That was a very exciting night.
Your 'story' really is worth a hundred gold coins.
'Mythic Dawn', 'Dark Brotherhood' - 'The Emperor of Cyrodiil'! No, that was glorious.
You should be a bard.
A little something for you is attached.
We should kiss the moon together again.
I have not laughed like that in a long time.
E Mephala de alan,
you dragon knight!
Djany

  • In random containers.
Letter From "Id'Sha"

(01043784)

Show up sometime if you want to earn the gold again.
- Id'sha

  • In random containers.
Letter From "Jiki-Iko"

(01043779)

Large error.
Yesterday you believed his talking bread.
Stay away from me! You!
Jiki-Iko

  • In random containers.
Letter From "K."

(0104377B)

Well, yesterday, that was probably a little impetuous.
I hope you remember just as little as I do.
Good!
Let's leave it at that.
K.

  • In random containers.
Letter From "Landlord"

(0104378D)

Listen, you squatter!
I have no idea who you are and why you showed up in my bed last night!
But you pressed twenty gold coins in my hand and told me: I'll take the bed.
Here you go.
I wanted to just stay out of trouble and I spent the night with my brother.
I hope when I come back you're gone!
My house is not a hostel!
Go to the arena, as there is a flophouse for people like you!
E Mephala de alan,
Not your 'Landlord'!

  • In random containers.
Letter From "MaSydJun"

(0104378A)

Sire,
You should not kiss the moon, if you can not bear it.
Take skooma, Sire.
Moon sugar is the skooma of the poor.
You believed in your lunacy that the Serai was a sphere of Oblivion and beat up a palm tree.
I have made sure that the damage is remunerated.
Forgive me, Sire, that I had to charge it.
Respectfully,
MaSydJun

  • In random containers.
Letter From "My Star"

(01043785)

Yesterday was just wonderful.
I am not saddened that you did not stay -
I have left you a little gift.
In love,
Your 'star'

  • In random containers.
Letter From "T."

(0104377F)

I have no idea who you are or what you're doing in my bed. But apparently yesterday I had an attack of mercy and thought I was helping a stray.
Well.
I'm going to go eat something and I hope that when I come back, I no longer find you in my house!
Regards.
- T.

  • In random containers.
Letter From the Oasis Dweller

(01000DA9)

Today I will look at the thing. The blacksmith who has camped out in my oasis simply talks too much. I really need a few hours to myself again. The old cemetery seems quite right to me.

As soon as the sun rises, I will leave to the south. While one can indeed see the ruins from the oasis, the light plays pranks at times and a distant goal seems to be so close that you think its within your grasp.

I have packed enough water; I would not want to die of thirst out there.

  • In random containers.
Letter From "Unknown"

(0104377E)

Aaaaah!
You're a -
Yesterday I believed you were a -
But you're not - and I'm not -
Let's tick off this as Mephala's test and go our own ways from now on. And in different directions!

  • In random containers.
Letter to Djani

(01011801)

Djani,
The loot is hidden
as you wanted.
You know the house, the one
with the savannah mutt
that always runs
by the arena settlement?
Behind their house is a tree.
Its second branch has Bam G'nur's directions;
follow them up to the big rock.
From there you can see a smattering
in the sand directly ahead
To their left is not enough grass
up to the stones. There is something of a
path. Follow the 'path' till you nearly
touch the cacti to the right.
Between the first three cacti -
you'll find the treasure.

  • On a crate in an abandoned house in Sula.
Letter to Fjon

(01011802)

Fjon,
I have buried your share in the old
tower of the ruins by the river.
Directly to the settlement, but don't walk
all the way there.
When you pass on the hill village,
you'll come to a cactus field on your right.
South of it lies a dried
riverbed. If you follow it to the sea,
you'll see some houses at some point.
Just on the other side there is a hill,
and on it is the old tower.

Letter to Kelma

(0105DD78)

Dear Kelma,
I am aware that you cannot love me, but I ... I want to ask Mephala himself for his blessing. Your shiny hair brightens my dreams every night. I could never forget you.
To prove to you my love, I give you this map that shows the way to my buried gold. I enclose my world at your feet.
I put my world at your feet, dear Kelma.
Your dear friend,
Malven

  • On a table inside the Sphinx.
Letter to Sjor

(01011803)

Sjor,
I have buried a gift in the sand.
You know where Angashal jumps?
There, go to the 'good side', not
where they hunt us. Follow the Angashal until
you are standing almost front of palm trees.
Staring between the dunes, you'll see in
the distance a large rock through the valley.
When you reach the rock, turn away to the
south. But not over the dunes. Go through
the valley, until you stand before a small temple.
There, to find two stones pillars embracing.
Go to other side of the columns and twenty
steps up the large stone.
There I have buried it.
Much joy,
F'anfor

  • On a table in the basement under the Arena.
Letter to Vjin

(01011804)

Vjin,
I've buried, west of the village,
where the lone cactus stands.
Simply go to the great gate,
turn left, stand on the rocks there,
then you will see the cactus!
When you're closer to it, you'll see
another in the distance. When you reach it,
look around a bit until you see the next
one on the hill. A large rock is located
at the same height in the southwest.
You'll find it directly in front of you!

  • On a table in the hags' house in the Arena.
Magic From the Corpse Books

(01004405)

From the three volumes 'About Corpses', your derive the knowledge to summon an undead knight of the Order of the Dragon.
In order for the spell to work, you must create a skeletal skull on the altar in the crypt of the Shrine. You can also place multiple skulls on the altar at the same time and repeatedly call the knight to you in this way.

Mulbar's Note

(0105FCDC)

... although a simple thief, he will not get the chest open. NOT!
The key is well hidden, though here in the house, but he will not find it anyway. Even if he gets me! Pah! He will not open my chest. Never!
The key will remain in the dark, even if he lets the sun into the house.
He can still look so well, that are... [the text goes on further, but mainly deals only with the fact that Mulbar's key cannot be found.]

My Certificate

(0104378E)

Certificate
The bearer of this certificate has acquired the ability to breathe water out of air and completed a course for twenty gold coins in the House of the Moon.
Great Mage of the Faculty
Giff Giff Curly-Tail

  • In random containers.
Necromancer's Poem

(01009694)

From nature-pressed calcium,
divorced forever from oppressive burden.
O my lovers' leg bone, where would I be without you?
What am I, if I had not
peeled Ulbart's face from his skull? Got my mind so lonesome, so alone,
as Ulbart's leg, O my love.

  • In an empty sarcophagus on the upper level of the Wolf Temple.
Note

(01040B9A)

E Mephala de alan! We thank you for water and gold, and give you your life for this time!
  •  ???
Note

(0104FDCF)

I buried my treeasure. Nobody will fin it. This I bettt! I think I'm nearly sittin on it.
  • On a sandbar off the coast of Mephala's realm.
Note From Deserted Camp

(010099A5)

What a damn mess! I've been sitting here for weeks now - an arm's length away from my dreams - and rotting, because a disgusting sand dreugh has spread out down there. I mean, I could of course removed it without any trouble, but the critter spits of sand in your eyes, which is dangerous for the dog. Before I dare go down there myself, I'll need some protection for my eyes.
But shit, I've been waiting so long now that the cattle warps times and nothing happens. My water supplies are running out. If I did not go to the cactus every day to wrest some of their cool waters, I would have died here long ago died of thirst, I'm sure. Luckily I remembered that you must not tear the spines on those things. You just have to make a small hole on the lower shaft into the outer skin and you can fill an empty little bottle.
Nevertheless, I'm getting mad; unimaginable treasures safely hide down there in the temple and I stand in front of it and cannot get away clean. Aach shit, tonight I'll go down and try to quietly sneak by the sand dreugh.

Note From the Dead Mine

(0106A778)

I have stolen your treasure, you damned assassin. Mephala throw you in the Shuk Mo'tul! Your incompetent sand eaters will never catch me. Never!

  • In an open chest at the end of a mineshaft in the Dead Mine.
Note From the Pyramid

(01003779)

[This paper would fall to pieces if you picked it up. The writing is spidery and hard to see, but strangely enough it is written in your language.]
21 years now I have been crawling through these accursed walls in search of an exit. It's pitch dark and when I should actually find someone and the parchment under these lines has not yet passed the breath of death, it will surely be difficult for the finder to decipher my scrawl. But what can I do? All around me is darkness. Why didn't I take a damn torch into this grave, or at least some fire to light the torches on the wall? Well, now I'm probably the only one here who is still alive. Unfortunately, I cannot get into the next level, to investigate. There is a door which can be opened with the correct stone panel. So I stumble around here, looking for the exit or at least some light.
[Here the letters become blurred with ancient dust.]

  • In a room in the first level of the Pyramid.
Note on the Pillar Puzzle

(0103F3B2)

[This note is from me. I made it when I undid the four pillars puzzle in Mephala's realm and a voice rang out. It said the following:]
The way is clear! The door to the temple is now open, the one that sees the sun when it rises over the spirit gate in the morning.

  • Acquired when you solve the four pillars puzzle.
Note to Fjinni

(0106AA21)

Listen, Fjinni,
If Yol will not reveal what he mixes into his Daedra-damned stuff, I do not want someone drinking it with us.
Recently, little Koiko lost his legs when he tasted that. And what Malid did to Jubin beggars all description.
I do not care how cheap it is or what it provides for customers. I need guests who will come back and not be found somewhere with a broken neck the next day just because they think they're a flying sarni, or Skent knows what else.

Notice!

(0106A744)

NOTICE
Iglaf Yrdol, esteemed Alchemist of Galu Oasis, has unfortunately passed away. His granddaughter now wishes to sell the building and its contents.
Interested parties may obtain further information at The Limping Sandrunner.

Notice!

(0106A747)

NOTICE
Iglaf Yrdol, esteemed Alchemist of Galu Oasis, has unfortunately passed away. His granddaughter now wishes to sell the building and its contents.
Interested parties may obtain further information on the bulletin board in the tavern at the arena.

  • Enabled after you read the previous notice (see above).
Nyana's Note

(0103F5F6)

Listen,
this is all so exciting!
South of you, you'll find a temple ruin.
Apparently it is a Dunmer Temple of Ned but I have found out that must be nonsense.
Ned is described as Mistress of Bam G'nur.
Nowhere is she connected to Bam Ukaltan or Bam Nadshit.
So I'm sure this must be a Temple of Skent
Do you know even a single Bam of his?
We know the Bam A'dshet of Anaydayama and the Bam G'nur of Ned
Where is the Bam of Skent, Tagnar?
I'll tell you where it is. It is the Bam Nadshit! The country of the sand witches.
And this is his temple. Can you imagine what knowledge is concealed there in the sand?
All the questions in the master's temple?
There I will prove to you that Mephala's servants are still a reality.
Maybe even more. I have gained incredible insights.
Between you and the ruins, there is a small Serai with a well.
There, I will stock up my stash of water.
Bring that with you when you come down.
Nyana

  • In a hole dug in the desert.
Ode to the Antelope

(01058499)

Ode to the Antelope
Oh ghost, oh ghost, oh antelope,
you are beautiful,
even without feet.
From hoof up, to nosetip,
you're white, shining in the heat.
Oh ghost, oh ghost, oh antelope,
what have for dapper touch
were your meat not so
delicious,
So you're only in sight
magnificent.

  • On a table in Noon's house, in the Arena.
Official Building Permit

(01027711)

With the present letter,
Decision of legal validity has been reached for the application for the building project in the locality of Weye by the Order of the Dragon. The local citizens are advised not to hinder the workers or to work contrary to the will of the Office of Imperial Commerce in any other way.
This is an official decision. Any and all inquiries and applications must be submitted in the Office of Imperial Commerce in the Market District.

  • Posted outside the Order Manor once contruction is started.
Pelagius' Note

(0105F5D8)

... these fools have taken my shield to present it to Mephala. This plague must have robbed them of their reason....
Perfume-Soaked Letter

(010117FE)

Rumalia,
You must forgive me,
but my duty binds me
to the Imperial court.
Great dangers throw their
Shadow over our beloved
Uriel VII and therefore will
I later return to Chorrol
to give our passion
a new flame.
Forgive me.
In eternal love,
Relius Curio

  • On a skeleton out in the desert.
Practice Room Note

(0100C2C3)

(In some faint markings, what is attributed more to the hand of the scribe than the ravages of time, the following lines are written here.)
No one has practiced here for half a century and already one decides to seal the room. Supposedly, the magic would be in here too. Pah! I've been cleaning here for 30 years - was only the dust, I had to get rid of - but of magic I've seen nothing. The fine gentlemen who looked around here should look in Alinor or Stros M'kai, since there are real miracles to inspect, but not in this cellar. Even the local Fighters Guild has more magic than this room.
But why am I upset? The passage is bricked up - so no one here listens to me anyway. Pah!

  • On the floor by the pedestal in the Order Manor practice room.
Relsav's Map

(010405FF)

[Map to a location.]
Rune Scroll

(0101031A)

Ilikalal kom tralbil hil malal em tremb. Kamsonal hem schicksa bung tremi tralbil. Al tralbil jul kullmanil im jul galbil kom schnackla himkli em prob.
HAKTEMA IN ILKALAL.
Bramsi him oelbli blang sxjip. Eb blamma groppla klimnis. Intrimni humbril kom tralbil hil malal. Okkla gramma em tremb.

Rune Scroll

(01010327)

Em tropi kanmpela schim trofu hat semi et lepi klampu zemndra hanseaae el trunbu. Grof munldre ham zena seb rflo holni im trp bramsi hum fli okkla gramma em tremb.
HAKTEMA IN ILKALAL.
Fukli gujam en drimbla glip jaili ghji gdlo hamd reswa pold wys.

Rune Scroll

(01010328)

Ilikalal kom tralbil hil malal em tremb. Kamsonal hem schicksa bung tremi tralbil. Al tralbil jul kullmanil im jul galbil kom schnackla himkli em prob.
HAKTEMA IN ILKALAL.
Bramsi him oelbli blang sxjip. Eb blamma groppla klimnis. Intrimni humbril kom tralbil hil malal. Okkla gramma em tremb.

Rune Scroll

(01010329)

Ilikalal kom tralbil hil malal em tremb. Kamsonal hem schicksa bung tremi tralbil. Al tralbil jul kullmanil im jul galbil kom schnackla himkli em prob.
HAKTEMA IN ILKALAL.
Bramsi him oelbli blang sxjip. Eb blamma groppla klimnis. Intrimni humbril kom tralbil hil malal. Okkla gramma em tremb.

  • On a sacrifice altar out in the desert.
Salacia's Treasure Map

(01023535)

[This is a map of a part of the desert. Seems to be an area that is located north of Kathar. Clearly you can see an X that someone must have scrawled there without much care.]

Sale of the Yrdol Estate

(0106A746)

The Yrdol estate, along with furniture, stands for sale.
For the low expenditure of 20,000 gold pieces, the buyer receives:
-the house
-Master Yrdol's alchemy instruments
-diverse weapon racks
-the furniture (beds, chests, cupboards, shelves, etc.)
-Sirgal, the housecat

Sand-Covered Journal Page

(010048CF)

- 51st Day -
It has now been over a month. I think I can slowly dare to approach Kathar again. I must only take care that the damned Ordinators not see me.
In any case, I should stock up my supplies. The thing I was able to take is nearly exhausted and I must stop by Talvanus'. I'll break his filthy neck. Who said the curse is lifted. That oily comedian; I'll show him what it means to make false promises to me.
'Oh, I'll help you,' he said. 'I'll take the curse from you, and the spirit will no longer trouble you.' I can still see the sneaky grin sitting on his face.
Nobody crosses Zhoran Impulapis!

  • In a small unmarked camp in the northwest corner of Mephala's realm.
Sandy Note From a Camp

(0100B41B)

---Day 1---
I have finally found the ruins. This damned desert is not large, but the light reflections are quite beautiful. Especially when one loses sight of the village, it is almost impossible to keep one's orientation.
---Day 2---
Shit, I'm sure I've gone around these old walls a hundred times, but I still cannot find the entrance. Woe to the courtier, if he lied. I'm going to punch his face when I meet him again.
---Day 3---
What should I do? My water is running low and I still cannot find the entrance. It must be somewhere in here. I didn't pack much extra much from the cold wet because I believed that I would find enough here.
---Day 4---
Thirst! I am so damn thirsty that I have already begun eating the sand, though there really is nothing to spew. Besides, I need rigid all the time on the sea. A whole ocean of water and I will die miserably of thirst here. Shit, if I can't find the entrance tonight, I'll break camp tomorrow morning and return to the village. Once I am stronger, I'll seek out the miserable traitor who sold me this map for five hundred pieces of gold.
---Day 5---
I have found it! The map was worth all the gold. Now I'm swimming in water, I'm rich! Rich!

  • In a small camp near some desert ruins.
Secret Note

(010445D4)

[The writing is illegible and the paper ancient. You surmise that this page has been hidden here for a long time.] ANNOUNCEMENT!
This is a test! You lazy bastards will now show what kind of wood you are carved from! The Emperor does not need sleepy snotnoses, but knights who have not fallen on their head.
I hid a few potions above the seat of the honorable Champion of Cyrodiil. The first person who reads this announcement and brings down the potions may keep them.
And alas, I caught one of you as he stashed this note! I'm making tracks, understood?

  •  ???
Sister-in-Law!

(010117FF)

Rumalia, Sister-in-Law,
What does this mean, that you must
escape? I'll tell anyone,
that you were dead,
you don't joke about something
like that. Why did you
sell your house? Your brother
and I are full of concern.
I hope this letter reaches
you in time before
you commit a blunder.
Regards
Fjanar

  • On Rumalia's skeleton, in the desert.
Skooma Thief's Note

(0103B981)

Fjalan,
I have the keys to the 'Darling Moon', so take good care!
Follow the street from the Serai up to the four skulls.
If you reach the water, then you're too far!
Stop at the skulls, turn toward Bam G'nur, and
keep going straight until you reach the four palms.
Now turn away from the water and continue straight up the path,
until you come to the source.
Just off to the right of the spring are three stones.
Take a shovel with you!
Djambo

Skooma Thief's Second Note

(0103B98C)

Fjalan,
Good, you did it!
You can find two attached.
I've thrown the third party to the courtyard
into the water in the oasis.
You can swim, right?
I'll now head off for Bam Adshet.
We'll see you there.
Djambo
P.S. Don't forget: It's the house with the steps!
Otherwise, you stay right there!

  • Doesn't appear in game.
Sleeping Man's Note

(0106C992)

I've fled out to the furthest corner of the desert, and this bitch is still on my heels. I cannot believe it. It seems to me like Mephala himself is always one step ahead. But I will not give up.
I have kindled no fire, so as not to draw attention to myself. But my eyes are slowly closing; I'm afraid sleep will overpower me soon. I just hope I could depend on him.

Tattered Note

(0101D261)

I knew it! You'll find a hidden valley here, and I have brought us to it. The Assassins will never find us here. And who knows, maybe there's even something to find here? We will look around more closely tomorrow; we have had long days on the road and our water supplies will not last forever. We must rest, or we'll collapse without the Assassins doing a thing.

Tattered Note

(0101D260)

Who would have thought? A rotting coffin sitting in the middle of the sand... and what do we find in it? A mummy! Those things are damn popular with the merchants who camp out in the arena. If we can unload it, we're rich! But for now we'll stay here, at least as long as our water is sufficient and the Assassins do not find us. Unfortunately, the pyramids are either sealed or buried. And we will not set foot in this cursed Wolf Temple. A howling comes out of there that we'd prefer not to hear from up close. That's why we walk with the shadows of the surrounding rock wall all the way around the whole valley in the course of a day.

Tattered Note

(0101D25C)

Watch out, I hid the mummy behind the bush growing in the crevice in the north of the valley and put our belongings into it. In two weeks we will have found a buyer for the rotten thing. Then we'll come back and take it to the sea. Until then, keep your feet still, understand? The Assassins will not catch us! Not us! With the money we get for the mummy, we're getting out of here. Maybe on one of these ships that search for other islands.

Tattered Note

(0104481D)

Forgetting the time, yes, of Akatosh himself!
These dogs have trapped us here and we can do nothing but cry, while the silence envelopes us all.

Thadiv's Note

(0106A76F)

I have found the hiding place of this wretched filthy guy Alberto. But if I dismantle it now, all will suspicious me. I have to wait for the right moment. And then I'll pull the lever behind the boxes in the dungeon.

The Empire's Treasury

(010114BB)

... so vast that all the scholars of the Empire would spend their lives counting the septims and yet not manage even half.
I was once in one of its chambers and secret passages teemed there. The ceiling of the room, I could see, was supported by four columns, and there was a loose stone in one, which opened a passage. How many rooms may well be there in total?

To Tagnar From Nyana

(0103F46D)

Tagnar,
You will not believe it, but I have a secret
Mephala's servants aired.
It's not a legend! Forget the gold of their masks,
this is nothing compared to the trail that I came across.
I think I even know how they resurrected a man.
Now I need your help.
But be careful!
Remember the oasis of Bam Ukaltan,
where the big turtle, in the south, crawls out of the water.
On her head I'll immediately send you my whereabouts.
It is too risky for me to call you directly.
Hurry up!
Nyana

Unfinished Statement

(0103C29F)

Something strange is going on. Our last patrol has not returned. Have the Imperial patrols discovered us? Stay away from the roads for the time being, but...


Spell ScrollsEdit

These are spell scrolls - they have no text, but simply cast a spell when used.

Name (ID) Spell Location
Banish Fear of the Undead

(01057A4D)

Banish Fear of the Undead
Battle Cry of the Dragon

(0103F364)

  • Restore Health 25, 30 secs
  • Fortify Strength 25, 30 secs
  • Reflect Damage 10, 30 secs
  • In various places.
Capture Sahaula's Spirit

(01011FA1)

Capture Sahaula's Spirit
Cyrodiil Teleport Scroll

(0103D17E)

Teleport you to the Order Castle.
  •  ???
Draconic Ice Breath

(0103C4FC)

Draconic Ice Breath
Dungeon Teleport Scroll

(0104B453)

Teleport you to the Order Castle dungeon.
Spirit Trap

(010174B0)

Capture animal spirit in a spirit stone.
  • In various locations, and in random containers.
Teleportation

(0103FDA0)

Teleport you to Hainab's Gold Mine.
  • In a chest in the mine.
Teleportation Scroll

(010301E7)

Teleport back to Cyrodiil.