Online:West Weald Antiquities

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

	Name	Ornate Alessian Decanter		250	Reginus Buca This looks to be a lovely representation of the historic Imperial metalsmithing style. Note the ornate handle on the decanter. The care taken in its construction indicates the Imperial appreciation of winemaking goes back further than I once thought. Verita Numida You'll note, Reginus, that this decanter is also quite large. It could easily have held several bottles of wine. This wasn't used for average meals, but large feasts and celebrations. It's a centerpiece of sorts. Gabrielle Benele I'm also intrigued by the engraved decorations. Looks like a ring of bears dancing around the outside of the decanter. I suppose Count Calantius's love for his ursine companion has historical precedent.
	Type	Treasure
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	Accessible by default
	Name	Crystalcult Hand Mirror		1,000	Verita Numida A stunning find. The artistry demonstrated on the crystalline back of this hand mirror indicates it must have belonged to someone very important. The Ayleids weren't known for excessive vanity, but this would've been a precious keepsake. Reginus Buca While my own knowledge of ancient beauty practices is limited, I don't think this mirror was purely for superficial purposes. The carvings around the glass suggest a religious purpose to me. Perhaps a symbolic way of looking within oneself? Amalien Spot-on as always, Reginus! In fact, the carvings around this mirror are indicative of Daedric worship, specific to the First Era. With the right spell, this mirror could be used to view other planes. I wonder if those other planes could look back?
	Type	Treasure
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	Successfully excavating an Ornate Alessian Decanter
	Name	Gilded Legionary Scabbard		5,000	Ugron gro-Thumog This is not just any scabbard. Most Legion equipment, even historic armaments, tend toward practicality over ostentatious shows of rank. But the gilding on this scabbard suggests it was presented to its owner, perhaps as a commendation for their duty. King Rislav's crest is impressed in the metal. It's impossible to say if the king himself presented it, but certainly the recipient would have been a member of his court.
	Type	Treasure
	Difficulty	Advanced
	‎‎Lead	Successfully excavating an Crystalcult Hand Mirror
64px	Name	Antique Map of West Weald		N/A	Amalien Take care with this map. The vellum is quite fragile. Such a beautiful depiction of the West Weald should be treasured. It does highlight the roads and other travel features. Perhaps this was meant for Colovian merchants? Verita Numida While the map does depict the West Weald, it is definitely not of Colovian make. Redguard maps frequently use this style of coloration and goatskin vellum. Merchants from Hammerfell could use this to navigate trade routes. Ugron gro-Thumog It's not for merchants. This is a Redguard military map. See the emphasis on the landscape over cities or towns.? An invading force needs to know the safest paths through the region. Based on its age, I suspect this comes from the War of Rihad.
	Type	Furniture (Antique Map of West Weald)
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Colovian Tapestry, Worn		(?)	Ugron gro-Thumog Despite its age, the tapestry's linen has held up quite well. My research suggests the gold pattern comes from Breton make. At least, I assume it was gold. Difficult to tell through the years of dirt. Verita Numida You should double-check your research as this is decidedly of Imperial crafting. Colovia, in particular. We've found tapestries of similar color and design across the region. This quality of weaving implies it hung in one of the local estates. Reginus Buca Ah, another classic tapestry from the great weaver Rhea Truiand. Her work was in high demand among estates in the last First Era. In fact, a brutal feud started between two families over one of her pieces. Perhaps this very one!
	Type	Furniture (Colovian Tapestry, Worn)
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Colovian Tapestry, Pastoral		(?)	Gabrielle Benele I love the weight of a nice wool tapestry. And they last a long time. The pastoral scene is quite pleasant, but I can't tell exactly where it's supposed to depict. Amalien It may surprise you to hear that it doesn't depict a real location at all. I believe this is a scene from that old tale of The Gentle Prince. Those trees are exactly as Colovian retelling describes. The Prince wandered that forest looking for love. Verita Numida Good catch with those trees. The Gentle Prince was very popular among Colovian children in the early Second Era. Most likely this was hung in a child's bedroom or playroom. Merchant families loved the story of a Prince gaining wealth from hard work.
	Type	Furniture (Colovian Tapestry, Pastoral)
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Colovian Tapestry, Fancy Gate		(?)	Gabrielle Benele Underneath the wear from age, this is quite a beautiful piece. I'll wager a guess it depicts one of the nicer Colovian estates. The ornate gateway in the Imperial style gives it away. Amalien I agree with your analysis, Reginus, though which estate could it be? That type of architecture came into fashion during the Second Empire, and that vine work has always been popular. However, I don't recognize the region. Verita Numida Be fair to yourself, Gabrielle. This isn't your specialty. The tapestry depicts the long-destroyed gateway to the Cruscellio lands. That family line was supposedly wiped out, but claiming lineage has become popular.
	Type	Furniture (Colovian Tapestry, Fancy Gate)
	Difficulty	Simple
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Fresco, Colovian Lady		(?)	Reginus Buca This fresco is fairly weathered and cracked. The artist clearly took inspiration from the rolling hills of the Gold Road. If you look closely, some of the leaves in the top left corner look like Bird Cherry leaves. Amalien I'm more interested in the story behind the painting than the trees in it. There aren't many folktales that this fresco could be showing but I think it's either the 'Lady of the Vine' or 'The Widow's Bull'. Both originated in Colovia around 2E 107. Gabrielle Benele This painting is of the 'Lady of the Vine' folkstory. It's confirmed by the scroll at her feet. The Lady also looks a lot like a portait of Countess Ornelda Calvus, which makes sense since she published the first record of that story as well.
	Type	Furniture (Fresco, Colovian Lady)
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Pottery, Sanguine Repaired		(?)	Ugron gro-Thumog Pottery is often repaired long after the piece has been fired, but these cracks that are filled with vibrant red look about as old as the Pitcher. Perhaps they were intentional. Given the artwork, the red could represent blood or wine. Reginus Buca That vibrant red comes from crushed hot peppers imported from Esroniet. They were unbelievably popular in Cyrodiil around 2E 53. I found evidence of a growing Sanguine cult gaining footholds in the Imperial City at the time as well. Gabrielle Benele There was a master vase painter in Cropsford in the early second era who specialized in black figure pottery. All the details you see here are extremely difficult to get precise with the pottery slip. This has to be Martina Russus's work.
	Type	Furniture (Pottery, Sanguine Repaired)
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Ayleid Sculpture, Simple Tree		(?)	Gabrielle Benele This sculpture is enormous! I can't imagine how long it took to make. It seems odd to me that the Ayleids needed to cast such large tree sculptures. Trees are common enough in the environments surrounding some ruins. Verita Numida I know that Aylied's held trees in high regard. There are known symbols of knowledge which include threes and branches. I haven't seen a tree sculpture in any of the ruins I've been to, but it does not seem out of place for this to carry the same meaning. Ugron gro-Thumog I found a book from called 'Scholar's Rite' by Telburnalin. It looks like these trees were crafted for Ayleid scholars. Each branch represents the students they guided to enlightenment.
	Type	Furniture (Ayleid Sculpture, Simple Tree)
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Ayleid Sculpture, Complex Tree		(?)	Reginus Buca There are a lot of Welkynd Stones embedded in the material of this tree, but only on the branches. If I were to use these stones to store energy, I'd place them within reach. Perhaps the Ayleids didn't intend to use the stones' power. Amalien See how the tree grows right out of the base? I'm certain this was cast all at once from Meteoric Iron. The Ayleids used Aetherial materials a lot in their construction. Meteoric Iron binds really well to the stone used in their carvings. Verita Numida I looked into the combination of the tree shape and materials used to make this tree and I think it was connected to a ritual of Magnus. The Ayleids had temples dedicated to sight, light, and insight and it's possible this was created by one of them.
	Type	Furniture (Ayleid Sculpture, Complex Tree)
	Difficulty	Intermediate
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Ayleid Sculpture, Grand Tree		(?)	Ugron gro-Thumog The crystals embedded on this tree sculpture resemble some I've seen in Ayleid ruins off the Gold Coast. Surely it's welkynd, but I've never seen blue mist emit from them. No odor, but harmless. Verita Numida Gwylim has a similar sculpture. I once pointed out how similar Ayleid and Aldmeri architecture are and was met with glares from students. I wonder if they're even aware of who our founder is. Reginus Buca I'd wager it was how you put it to them, Verita. As for this sculpture, the Ayleids in the past used Welkynd to store magicka. Small cracks in the crystals might be letting it seep through.
	Type	Furniture (Ayleid Sculpture, Grand Tree)
	Difficulty	Advanced
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Ayleid Arch, Wide		(?)	Reginus Buca You'd not believe how many it took to unearth an arch of this size. The meteoric iron used suggests Ayleid heritage. Possibly from a caved-in ruin? I know who'd like this one. Ugron gro-Thumog I treated those that brought it here to some mead. Many Ayleid ruin structures hold meteoric iron, but part of me feels that this one's eerie grandeur was meant to be flaunted outside. Not a ruin. Gabrielle Benele I sense a faint trace of Daedric influence on parts of it, far from dangerous now. This might be the remnants of a Daedraphile kingdom after the Alessian slave rebellion. No, I'm certain of it!
	Type	Furniture (Ayleid Arch, Wide)
	Difficulty	Advanced
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Ayleid Window, Large		(?)	Amalein Strange to have a window that's riddled with cracks and that you can barely see though. But, oh, surely there's more to it than that! I'll sleep on this and have another look in the morning. Amalein Of course! Welkynd stores magical energy. The dials help distribute the energy and act as pockets for them. To peer into other realms, maybe? Perhaps the magic was too great and caused the cracks? Gabrielle Benele I've never known welkynd to crack from too much magic. But you're right, Amalein. This window wasn't meant for simple gazing. And someone saw something they shouldn't have with this.
	Type	Furniture (Ayleid Window, Large)
	Difficulty	Advanced
	‎‎Lead	(?)
64px	Name	Ayleid Lens Array, Reassembled		(?)	Verita Numida Clearly the Ayleids were trying to craft something of importance out of welkynd with this. A weapon to fight the rebellion? A shame they only discovered it near the cusp of their demise. Reginus Buca Alessia and her rebellion were quick to attack. Creating a weapon with something they knew little about would be impractical. This must be when they were just testing its capabilities. Ugron gro-Thumog Focus on the lenses. It appears to concentrates light rays when the sun is at its peak and stores it in the crystal. Simple, yet resourceful. Even now, welkynd burns bright in their ruins.
	Type	Furniture (Ayleid Lens Array, Reassembled)
	Difficulty	Advanced
	‎‎Lead	(?)