The Serpent

The Serpent constellation.

For other uses, see The Serpent (Online) and The Serpent (Celestial).

"Those born under this sign are the most blessed and the most cursed."

―The Firmament

The Serpent is the thirteenth constellation existing in the Aurbis. It is no charge of a Guardian Constellation, does not have a season and seems to be wandering about the sky. It is also formed by "Unstars," rather than stars. The Serpent constellation is not shown in the Imperial Orrery, likely due to its seemingly random activity, but is among the twelve constellation seals at the pinnacle of the White Gold Tower.

Effects

Morrowind

• Spell "Star Curse"
  • Poison 3 points for 30 seconds on Touch
  • Damage Health 1 points for 30 seconds on self

Oblivion

The Serpent constellation as seen in Oblivion.

• Greater Power "Serpent Spell"
  • Damage Health 3 points for 20 seconds (60 points damage in total) on Touch
  • Cure Poison on self
  • Dispel 90 points on self
  • Damage Fatigue 100 points on self

Skyrim

• "The Serpent Stone" greater power
  • Paralyze for 5 seconds on target
  • Poison 25 points over 5 seconds on target

Online

• Increase Stamina Recovery by 238

Tips

• The Cure Poison effect in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is very useful for non-Argonians.
  • The Dispel effect is also quite useful.
• Because the Serpent Stone does not have a negative effect in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it can be useful for low-level players.

Gallery

The Serpent Mundus Stone in Rivenspire.

The Serpent Mundus Stone in Skyrim.

The Serpent constellation as it appears in Skyrim.

The Serpent Doomstone in Cyrodiil.

The Serpent (left) with The Lord as seen in The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard.

The tail of The Serpent as seen in Redguard.

Sources

• Cosmology by Michael Kirkbride
• The Firmament by Ffoulke

References

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