Codex - Arms of Glory

Telvanni Peninsula Codex - Arms of Glory

• Ugron gro-Thumog Ring of Stone Strange. A base fragment of larger column that broke away at some point. The most obvious curiosity is the dark liquid pool at its center. I attempted to drain away the fluid, but it filled itself up to the previous level.
• Gabrielle Benele Ring of Stone Look closely at the stone enclosure and you'll see lines worn away on the exterior. They appear organically arranged. Perhaps where roots grew around it? Suggests that this existed underground for a significant period.
• Reginus Buca Ring of Stone Some remote Dunmer cultures once built these rings of stone deep below ground much like a water well. It was common practice to drop sacrificial animals down the well to satiate their chosen Daedric Prince. This may be the base of such a well.
• Gabrielle Benele Emergent Shadow Adding more pieces to this artifact has awoken a swirling mass above the well's pool. I don't feel it poses a threat, but it's certainly uncomfortable to witness. Perhaps one of you could explain this effect.
• Amalien Emergent Shadow Unmistakably the influence of Hermeus Mora, but I agree that it poses no threat. I passed my hand through the haze and it didn't appear to acknowledge my presence. I don't think this was an actual sacrificial well, but a iconic replica.
• Reginus Buca Emergent Shadow I believe you are both correct. Once a well, I believe this was changed into a ritual idol for worshippers of Hermaeus Mora. So, Dunmer in origin but repurposed by others, perhaps Nords? Cults in Skyrim have gone largely unstudied.
• Amalien Arms of Glory Unlike the swirling mass, these tendrils are quite real. This well creates a small puncture in the skin between us and Oblivion. So far, the tendrils appear relatively docile. You know, for otherworldly tendrils.
• Ugron gro-Thumog Arms of Glory I do not often suggest caution when examining our findings, but I must insist we stay clear. These sorts of punctures are used by cultists to bring creatures into our realm. The First Era Graykeepers of Skyrim used these wells for combat often.
• Gabrielle Benele Arms of Glory Your caution is well-taken, Ugron, but we are fine. This is not an invasion point, but a reverent decoration. The tendrils a like a potted plant used by Nord cultists to adorn their ritual sites. They're as dangerous as a fern.