Online:Deshaan Antiquities

This is a list of all of the Antiquities that are found in Deshaan.

	Name	Ancestral Nord: Boots		13	Reginus Buca There are quite a few comedic works featuring a blustery, madcap brawler named Korm No-Toes. This is the first historic mention I've seen of him. Makes me wonder if some of his unlikely feats and misfortunes are based on true events.
	Type	Motif Chapter (Ancestral Nord Style)
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	Deshaan Treasure Maps
	Name	Antique Map of Deshaan		N/A	Reginus Buca From the dark shading in the northern region, it seems likely this map dates to soon after the first eruption of Red Mountain. Sometime very soon after 1E 668. Deshaan experienced significant climate disruption during this period. Amalien Ah yes. The Sun's Death! I see several roads leading away from the darkened areas. Perhaps these were Dunmer escape routes, showing the way to new settlements? Ugron gro-Thumog The idea that a cartographer managed to create a map in these conditions defies credulity. Red Mountain's eruption, the end of the First Council's war, the curse of Azura .... An artist probably rendered this as a historical map a hundred years later.
	Type	Furniture
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	Innkeepers and General goods merchants in Deshaan for 1,000 gold. Deshaan Pathfinder achievement required.
	Name	Coiled Snake Candlestick		250	Reginus Buca The bronze work and distinct etched patterns point to a First Era Dunmer creation. I'd guess the three prominent figures on its base almost confirm it. But its spiraling snake design is unlike any I've seen from the Dark Elves. Amalien My apologies Reginus, but I don't think the figures represent the Tribunal. See the postures? These are the "Good Daedra" as Ashlanders call them. But why would nomads from the last era have such intricate metalwork? Reginus Buca Fine eye, Amalien! An Ashlander work with this snake design points to one answer: the Mabrigash tribe. Amazing that they already occupied Deshaan so soon after the split. Perhaps they believed lit candle fixtures would placate their angry Ghost Snake.
	Type	Treasure
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	Accessible by default
	Name	Ancestral Nord: Maces		13	Reginus Buca This movement toward common fittings didn't entirely carry on in the weaponsmithing trade, but was embraced by blacksmiths for the manufacture of common tools and hardware.
	Type	Motif Chapter (Ancestral Nord Style)
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	Deshaan Treasure Maps
	Name	Torn Netch-leather Mask		1,000	Verita Numida Such a grotesque visage. The sharp features resemble a Mer, and the crude leather-wrapped wood construction suggest Ashlander work. I don't recognize the syntax of the Daedric script on the forehead. Clearly, this is more than a simple war mask. Gabrielle Benele These aren't full Daedric sentences; they're more like words of power. An attempt to infuse the mask with healing hedge magic. Seems this was a shamanic medicine mask. However, words like "stasis," "wither," and "barren" confuse me. Amalien Daedric meanings often shift over time. Given the context, these words hew closer to "return," "deflate," and "dry out." Could be references to the Thrassian Plague? We know it reached this far east, so I'd guess tribes used the mask to heal victims.
	Type	Treasure
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	Successfully excavating a Coiled Snake Candlestick
	Name	Brittle Linen Pilgrimage Map		5,000	Amalien At first I wondered why this specific slice of Tamriel would be painted in such detail. With Gabriel's help, I discovered someone magically marked a trail on it from Summerset to Morrowind. This could be the precise path that Saint Veloth himself walked on his pilgrimage! Such fortune that some early Dunmer used linen instead of parchment or it may not have survived the centuries. We placed it in a stasis spell to prevent further degradation, which sadly means no one may touch it.
	Type	Treasure
	Difficulty	Master
	‎‎Lead	Successfully excavating a Torn Netch-leather Mask
	Name	Dark Elf Altar, Ceremonial		15,000	Gabrielle Benele An exceptional example of the sacred architecture seen in Morrowind ancestor worship. The red cloth acts as a resting place for idols, a vibrant space for one's predecessors to luxuriate. Verita Numida You can see clearly where the Velothi influence has shaped this altar. These are usually seen in temples or tombs, but I believe this might have spent some time outdoors in a Dunmeri necropolis. Amalien If you've never had the opportunity, attending a ceremony on one of the Dark Elf high holy days is incredible. Seeing generation upon generation of the dead walking between the gravestones is a moving, and sometimes terrifying, experience.
	Type	Furniture
	Difficulty	Advanced
	‎‎Lead	Chest in Forgotten Crypts Dark Anchor Boss Treasure Map World Boss Safeboxes
	Name	Blessed Dais of Almalexia		N/A	Verita Numida What a spectacular example of early-Tribunal sacerdotal architecture! Few races take their religious designs more seriously than the Dark Elves. The Hand of the Tribunal decorates the central dais, but this clearly honors one over the other two. Reginus Buca Yes, the Mournhold aesthetic is difficult to miss. And as you all know, Almalexia serves as that city's patron deity. While all the Tribunes are the subjects of religious adoration, Almalexia-worship cleaves closest to Tamrielic norms, stylistically. Ugron gro-Thumog By "Tamrielic norms," I assume you mean worship of the Eight Divines? You might consider Orc and Argonian religious practice before swinging the word "norm" around. Anyway, it's a remarkable altar—especially considering it's all in one piece.
	Type	Furniture (view furnishing)
	Difficulty	Ultimate
	‎‎Lead	Safeboxes
	Name	Dwarven Articulated Paws		N/A	Gabrielle Benele These are vamidium dog or wolf paws, which makes me wonder if Dwarves saw these creatures the same way Solitude's Nords see their silver wolves. Probably not. Of all the races of Tamriel, the Dwarves were the least sentimental.
	Type	Mount Fragment (Ebon Dwarven Wolf)
	Difficulty	Master
	‎‎Lead	Group Dungeon boss Sentinel of Rkugamz in Darkshade Caverns I
	Name	Dwarven Horngrip		N/A	Amalien This handle clearly belongs to some sort of vamidium, but the ebony styling is unlike any I've seen before. I can scarcely imagine watching someone take that grip in hand and swing their leg astride a hissing steed!
	Type	Mount Fragment (Ebon Dwarven Wolf)
	Difficulty	Master
	‎‎Lead	Group Dungeon boss The Engine Guardian in Darkshade Caverns II
	Name	Torc Strand of Power		N/A	Ugron gro-Thumog A twisted strand of Dwarven metal, marked with Dwemer notches signifying power. By itself, the piece has no purpose. But joined with other pieces--braided together into a neck-ring, perhaps--this strand would vastly boost the strength of the whole. Reginus Buca The Dwarves probably fashioned neck-rings (or torcs, to be precise) for many different purposes. Necklaces often harness powerful enchantments, so I'm not surprised to find a piece of a torc that boosts the strength of the object's magic. Verita Numida Be careful with these markings. Even the simplest Dwarven bauble, crafted for diversion and little else, can be lethal if mishandled! When the pieces of the torc are joined together, we'll find out which this device was intended to be.
	Type	Mythic Item Fragment (Torc of Tonal Constancy)
	Difficulty	Master
	‎‎Lead	World Bosses