Online:Zone Guide/Apocrypha

APOCRYPHA
"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

Necrom Grand Adventurer	Keeper of the Bastion
Grave Discoveries	Savior of Necrom

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Zone Story Quests

Zone Story Quests are the main story arc for the zone. Completing these quests can award you with skill points, experience, gold, and gear.

• Fate's Proxy: Join forces with Hermaeus Mora to stop a threat to reality itself.
• Keeper of the Fate: Investigate strange happenings in Necrom.
• Spirit of Fate: Investigate strange happenings in Tel Rendys.
• Fate's Lost Dream: Investigate strange happenings in Alavelis.
• A Hidden Fate: Research the relic, the rite, and the dream.
• Conclave of Fate: Prevent a House Telvanni disaster.
• A Calamity of Fate: Investigate what is going wrong with Apocrypha.
• An Unhealthy Fate: Find and banish Vaermina from Apocrypha.
• Chronicle of Fate: Learn what was forgotten.

Wayshrines

Wayshrines allow free, instantaneous travel between wayshrines that have been discovered and unlocked. You can also travel directly to any unlocked wayshrine from anywhere in the world for a small amount of gold.

•  Stilled Shallows Wayshrine — A wayshrine located in northwestern Apocrypha, right outside the Portal to Necrom. (map)
•  Soundless Bight Wayshrine — A wayshrine located on the southeastern portion of Apocrypha, south of Quires Wind (map)
•  Cipher's Midden Wayshrine — A wayshrine located in central Apocrypha, in the village of Cipher's Midden (map)
•  Speiran Tarn Wayshrine — A wayshrine located in the central portion of Apocrypha, east of Runemaster's Acropolis. (map)
•  Writhing Wastes Wayshrine — A wayshrine located on the southeastern portion of Apocrypha, south of The Sidereal Cloisters (map)
•  Tranquil Catalog Wayshrine — A wayshrine located on the southeastern portion of Apocrypha, directly north of The Tranquil Catalog. (map)
•  Apogee Nadir Wayshrine — A wayshrine located in central Apocrypha, southeast of Apogee of the Tormenting Eye (map)
•  Forlorn Palisades Wayshrine — A wayshrine located on the southeastern portion of Apocrypha, south of Quires Wind (map)
•  Feral Gallery Wayshrine — Located in northwestern Apocrypha, north of The Feral Gallery. (map)
•  Necrom Outskirts Wayshrine — A wayshrine located south of the city of Necrom in the Telvanni Peninsula. (map)
•  Necrom Wayshrine — Located in the heart of Necrom. (map)
•  Fungal Lowlands Wayshrine — A wayshrine that is located in central Telvanni Peninsula, southwest of Tel Baro. (map)
•  Ald Isra Wayshrine — Located south of Tel Rendys. (map)
•  Padomaic Crest Wayshrine — A wayshrine located in central Telvanni Peninsula, southeast of Sailenmora. (map)
•  Great Arm Wayshrine — A wayshrine located on the northern portion of the Telvanni Peninsula, southeast of Tel Baro. (map)
•  Alavelis Wayshrine — A wayshrine located on the southeastern portion of the Telvanni Peninsula, north of Alavelis. (map)

Cave Delver

Delves are solo-able dungeons found throughout the world. Delves will always contain a single skyshard and a boss who drops item set gear.

•  Anchre Egg Mine — A cave that can be found on the Telvanni Peninsula. (map)
•  Camonnaruhn — A cave that can be found on the Telvanni Peninsula. (map)
•  Quires Wind — A delve that can be found in Apocrypha. (map)
•  Disquiet Study — A delve that can be found in Apocrypha. (map)
•  Fathoms Drift — A ship graveyard in the Chroma Incognito of Apocrypha. (map)
•  Apogee of the Tormenting Eye — A delve that can be found in Apocrypha. (map)

Points of Interest

Points of Interest are self-contained stories that explore the lore, characters, and locations within a zone. These can award you with experience, gold, and gear.

•  Rectory Corporea — A library in the northeastern part of Apocrypha. (map)
•  The Feral Gallery — The menagerie of Hermaeus Mora under the care of the Ciphers of the Eye. (map)
•  Cenotaph of the Remnants — A fortress belonging to the Remnants Clan which serves Hermaeus Mora. (map)
•  The Sidereal Cloisters — A sprawling library that contain records of future fates. (map)
•  The Ravening Morass — A complex found in the swampy southeast Apocrypha. (map)
•  Ald Isra — A Telvanni settlement located on the western coast of the Fungal Lowlands, south of Kemel-Ze, on the Telvanni Peninsula. (map)
•  Kemel-Ze — A partially underwater Dwemer ruin situated along the northwestern coast of the Fungal Lowlands. (map)
•  Sailenmora — A holy site located in the middle of the Telvanni Peninsula. (map)
•  Tel Dreloth — A Telvanni mushroom tower situated along the southern edge of the Padomaic Crest. (map)
•  Necrom — A city located on the northeastern edge of the Telvanni Peninsula. (map)

Pathfinder

Striking Locales are places of interest within the world. Discovering all of the Striking Locales in a zone will award that zone's Pathfinder achievement.

•  Tomb of the Nameless Master — A locked crypt located south of the city of Necrom. (map)
•  Fractured Monolith — A giant floating rock in east Apocrypha. (map)
•  House Dres Encampment — A camp located south of the Bal Foyen Passage. (map)
•  Syzygial Rostrum — A ritual site north of the Disquiet Study in Apocrypha. (map)
•  Study of the Lost Cipher — A striking locale located northeast of the Apogee Nadir Wayshrine in Apocrypha. (map)
•  Altar of the One Who Knows — An altar on the western coast of Apocrypha (map)

Set Stations

Set Stations are locations in the world where you can craft items with specific item set bonuses.

•  Versicolor Carrels — A crafting site on a hilltop southwest of Apogee of the Tormenting Eye used for crafting the Seeker Synthesis set. (map)
•  Artisan's Hermitage — A crafting site located in a cave along the road northeast of Cipher's Midden used for crafting the Shattered Fate set. (map)
•  Tel Hlurag Ven — A crafting site located on a hilltop near a mushroom tower, southwest of Necrom used for crafting the Telvanni Efficiency set. (map)

Public Dungeons

Public Dungeons are open world dungeons found throughout Tamriel and beyond. These are designed for four player groups. Completing different parts of Public Dungeons can award you with a skill point, experience, gold, and gear.

•  The Underweave — A cave where Hermaeus Mora throws away forgotten secrets. (map)
•  Gorne — An Indoril estate that serves as an asylum for wizards which is currently under invasion by Daedra. (map)

World Bosses

World Bosses are difficult enemies meant to be tackled by a group of adventurers. Defeating a world boss can award you higher tier gear.

•  Libram Cathedral — A cathedral and World Boss site in southeastern Apocrypha. (map)
•  Deepreave Quag — A swamp and World Boss site in central-north Apocrypha. (map)
•  Runemaster's Acropolis — A large base and World Boss site in northeastern Apocrypha. (map)
•  Chthon Plaza — An open-air shrine and World Boss site in western Apocrypha. (map)
•  Clamorclap Bowl — An valley and World Boss site in southwestern Telvanni Peninsula. (map)
•  Nightmare Den — A cave and World Boss site in northwestern Telvanni Peninsula. (map)

Skyshard Hunter

Skyshards are scattered throughout the world and can be identified by the bright beam of white light they emanate. Discovering three Skyshards will grant you a skill point, which can be used to unlock or morph new abilities.

Clue	Location		Notes
Tickling the palm of a mountainous hand.	Across the river east of Great Arm Wayshrine.	(map)
Near an ancient pillar south of Kemel-Ze.	West of dwemer bridge leading to Kemel-Ze.	(map)
Near the dock, east of the glass mine.	In the cart of glass outside Alavelis Glass Mine.	(map)
Among craggy rocks on the water's edge, north of Tel Dreloth.	Rocks by the shore northeast of Tel Dreloth.	(map)
At the foot of the Endless Library's climbing mire.	On the path across the lake of ink east of Artisan's Hermitage.	(map)
On the deck of a ship overlooking the Ichor Sea.	Wrecked ship north of Quires Wind.	(map)
In a dark corner of the echoing caves that divide Apocrypha.	Northern end of Central Orphic Tunnels.	(map)
Overlooking inky waters betwixt quag and acropolis.	Cliff edge north of Cenotaph of the Remnants.	(map)
Atop a stone helix east of the Tormenting Eye.	East of Apogee Nadir Wayshrine.	(map)
Atop a cliff overlooking Chthon Plaza and the Fallen Hues.	East of Chthon Plaza, north of Fallen Hues Edifice.	(map)
On a platform of ripped and ravaged books in the Underweave.	Floating platform northeast of entrance in the Underweave.	(map)
On the scaffolding high above Gorne's north-central courtyard.	Above northern part of Gorne's courtyard.	(map)	Accessible from caves in the western part of Gorne.
Among the eggs of Anchre, beyond a dead and rotting tree.	On a ledge overlooking southwestern cave opening in Anchre Egg Mine.	(map)
Nestled among the highest northern point in a disquiet study.	On a pedestal on the upper floor in northern room of The Disquiet Study.	(map)
In Quires Wind, just beyond the gaze of Mora's searching eye.	Upper floor in the southern part of Quires Wind.	(map)
On a prow pointed to the sky, among the ghosts of voyages past.	Northern end of Fathoms Drift, above delve boss' arena.	(map)
Atop the central scaffolding in a Dunmer crime syndicate lair.	On the scaffolding southeast of entrance in Camonnaruhn.	(map)
Beyond the central arches, where the Tormenting Eye was shelved.	On the balcony in the middle of Apogee of the Tormenting Eye.	(map)

Shalidor's Library Books

Shalidor's Library Books are scattered throughout the world. These books are identified by their distinctive purple glow. Discovering these books will improve your Mages Guild rank and advance the associated skill line.

• Aedra and Daedra by Anonymous — Overview of the basic differences between Gods, Demons, Aedra, and Daedra
• The House of Troubles — Chronicle of the Daedra who decided not to submit to the Tribunal
• Modern Heretics by Haderus of Gottlesfont — An account of one researcher's visit to the shrine of the Daedric Lord Azura
• Fragmentae Abyssum Hermaeus Morus — Fragmented mythical account of Ysgramor's encounter with Herma Mora, the Woodland Man
• Where Magical Paths Meet by Warlock Aldaale — On the benefits of Conjuration
• The Book of Daedra — Excerpts from a lengthy tome describing the nature of each of the Daedra
• Ancestors and the Dunmer (Abridged) — A guide for foreign visitors to Morrowind
• The Great Houses and Their Uses by Tel Verano — Appraisals of the Great Houses of Morrowind
• Mottos of the Dunmeri Great Houses by Vilyn Girith — A Dunmer rebukes his son for lacking common knowledge
• Sanctioned Murder by Mjahlar Virian — Extract from the journal of a retired Morag Tong assassin