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Apocrypha is a zone in The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom and the realm of the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora. It is directly connected to the Telvanni Peninsula through portals and is a part of the Shadow Over Morrowind story.[1] Apocrypha is a large island floating in a black sea of infinity cut through by many waterways and dotted with various structures, temples, cloisters and libraries. Daedra of Hermaeus Mora, including Seekers, Tomeshells, and Lurchers inhabit every area of the realm. The two sections of the island, Chroma Incognito and the Endless Library, one a land of red-orange hues and the other green, is separated by mountains impassable where it not for the Orphic Tunnels that run underneath.
Background[]
- ""The realm of Hermaeus Mora is a sprawling archive stacked from its very roots to the top of its towering shelves with the shadow of mortal knowledge. It is a certain death sentence for those who cannot stop themselves from turning the page."—From Studies in Apocrypha by Morian Zenas"
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Apocrypha is the Oblivion realm of the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora who rules over the land he uses to collect and catalogue a vast array of knowledge from all places in the Aurbis. At the center of the accessible landmass of Apocrypha is Cipher's Midden, a sanctuary from the ungoverned and inhospitable landscape of the rest of the realm inhabited by the Scribes of Mora. In return to access to the infinite knowledge stored in Apocrypha, the ciphers tend to the archives and assist in cataloging and sorting. Many scholars and mages visit Apocrypha and do so in solitude, seeking their own knowledge for their own ends, but few mortals find themselves becoming a cipher. In Cipher's Midden, the scribes are given a safe haven and a place to form a community based on knowledge and mutual veneration of Hermaeus Mora.[2]
Locations[]
- Main article: Locations (Online)
The following are locations accessible in Apocrypha and, with the exception of unmarked locations, are discoverable on the map. Points of Interest serve as locations with unique side quests, while cities serve as the centralized areas with multiple sublocations and act as a hub for services and merchants. Explanations of the types of locations are provided in the main locations page.
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Quests[]
- Main article: Quests (Online)
Apocrypha features a series of zone story quests and unrelated side quests. The zone story quests are shared with the Telvanni Peninsula and tie into the overarching Shadow Over Morrowind story, but it is not necessary to complete the story quests for zones prior to those in Apocrypha. Side quests are non-sequential and can be completed in any order, except where one carries on from another. Repeatable quests can be completed multiple times: weekly for arenas and trials and daily for all others.
- Fate's Proxy
- Keeper of the Fate
- Spirit of Fate
- Fate's Lost Dream
- A Hidden Fate
- Conclave of Fate
- A Calamity of Fate
- An Unhealthy Fate
- Chronicle of Fate
- Akacirn the Deathless
- Castoff Destinies
- Destiny's Tide
- Escape of the Sane
- Forgotten Glories
- Hungry for Knowledge
- Lost in Thought
- Madness in the Wind
- Numinous Grimoire, Volume 1
- Numinous Grimoire, Volume 2
- Numinous Grimoire, Volume 3
- Piteous Envoys
- Turning a Page
- Under Malign Stars
- Tempting Fates
- The Fateweaver Key
Characters[]
- Random encounters
- Elodique Ondre – A spectral mage trapped in a soul gem.
- Traveling merchants
- Mazishasa
– On the road from Syzygial Rostrum to the Tranquil Catalog Wayshrine.
Creatures[]
- Generic
- Critters
Item Sets[]
- Main article: Item Sets
Item sets are related armor and weapons that, when worn together, provide unique benefits. Overland sets can be acquired from world bosses, world events, delves, public dungeons and containers and as quest rewards; dungeon sets can be acquired from within group dungeons; monster sets can be acquired from the final boss of veteran group dungeons and Undaunted Enclaves; and crafted sets can be created at specific locations across the zone.
- Shattered Fate (Artisan's Hermitage)
- Seeker Synthesis (Versicolor Carrels)
Skyshards[]
- Main article: Skyshards (Online)
Eleven Skyshards can be found in Apocrypha totaling in three skill points and two left over. The rest of the Skyshards shown in the zone guide can be found in the Telvanni Peninsula. The zone guide provides clues as to the location of each Skyshard, but many can be found simply by exploring and watching for the distinctive pillar of light they emit. Skyshards will appear on the map and compass when the Vestige is close to one and will remain discovered on the map even if it was not collected. Note that the number of the Skyshard is preserved according to its order in the Necrom Skyshard Hunter achievement.
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| 5 | At the foot of the Endless Library's climbing mire. | At the water crossing southeast of Artisan's Hermitage. |
| 6 | On the deck of a ship overlooking the Ichor Sea. (Previously "In the hold of a ship overlooking the Ichor Sea.") | At the stern of a floundered ship north of the Fractured Monoloth. |
| 7 | In a dark corner of the echoing caves that divide Apocrypha. | In the central Orphic Tunnels heading north. |
| 8 | Overlooking inky waters betwixt quag and acropolis. (Previously "Overlooking inky waters falling into fathomless seas.") | On the eastern of two islands at the mouth of the river west of the Cenotaph of the Remnants. |
| 9 | Atop a stone helix east of the Tormenting Eye. (Previously "Wrapped in a helix of stone at the heart of Chroma Incognito.") | Halfway been Apogee Nadir Wayshrine and the west entrance to the central Orphic Tunnels. |
| 10 | Atop a cliff overlooking Chthon Plaza and the Fallen Hues. | On a cliff halfway between Chthon Plaza and the Rectory Corporea. |
| 11 | On a platform of ripped and ravaged books in the Underweave. | On a circular platform above the courtyard northeast of the entrance of the Underweave |
| 14 | Nestled among the highest northern point in a disquiet study. (Previously "Nestled among the restless tomes of a troubled study.") | On the upper level of the north chamber of the Disquiet Study. |
| 15 | In Quires Wind, just beyond the gaze of Mora's searching eye. | In the west end of the southeast section of Quires Wind. |
| 16 | On a prow pointed to the sky, among the ghosts of voyages past. | At the bow of a ship in the northmost upper section of Fathoms Drift. |
| 18 | Beyond the central arches, where the Tormenting Eye was shelved. | In the cental hallway of the Apogee of the Tormenting Eye. |
Achievements[]
- Main article: Achievements (Online)
Achievements can be earned by completing specific tasks such as completing quests and discovering locations. Achievements are separated into categories and their progress is viewable from the journal. Earning achievement provides the Vestige a number of points, and some achievements unlock unique rewards such as furnishings that can be bought from Achievement Furnishers or collectibles.
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Shalidor's Library[]
- Main article: Shalidor's Library
[?] books that are a part of Shalidor's Library can be found in Apocrypha and added to the collection. Books that have already been found in other zones will already be marked as completed in the zone tracker.
Fish[]
- Main article: Fishing (Online)
Fish can be caught from fishing hotspots, ideally with the correct bait. Common fish will be caught most often while rare fish and alternative bait are rare catches. Each zone has unique rare fish than can be caught from hotspots. Slaughterfish and trodh can be caught from foul hotspots, dhufish and longfin can be caught from saltwater hotspots, silverside perch and spadetail can be caught from lake hotspots, and salmon and river betty can be caught from river hotspots. Chub, minnow, shad and fish roe can be caught and used as bait from foul, saltwater, lake and river hotspots, respectively.
| Fish | Source | Quality |
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| Inkwell Squid | Foulwater | Fine |
| Lurker Spawn | Foulwater | Superior |
| Quillfish | Foulwater | Fine |
Gallery[]
Interactive map[]
Trivia[]
- The text surrounding the map icon of Apocrypha when viewing the map of the Aurbis or Telvanni Peninsula reads "the realm of the Apocrypha eternal library of Hermaeus" in the Daedric alphabet: .
.Appearances[]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (mentioned only)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned only)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ Studio Director's Letter: ESO's 2022 Retrospective & the Future
- ↑ Dialogue with Cipher Plautis in The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
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