*Originally posted on the Private Forum April 21st.*
Since I quite enjoy doing guides for collectible achievements, I thought I'd do one for Morrowind's main collectible achievement
Ancestral Tombs Hunter as well.
Thanks to
@zeroIndex for helping me find some of the tombs.
General information:
- To "begin" the quest you need to visit the Library in Vivec's City and talk to the librarian Bradyn, who will point you to the first Tomb (though it's technically nr.13 in terms of the achievement list, as seen in the picture below).
- It is possible to collect the "rubbings" of the tomb stones before picking up the quest, but you need to complete it in order to be able to hand them to the Librarian, who will in turn fill out part of the scale model of Vvardenfell and tick the rubbing(s) off on your achievement list.
- Once you have collected all 30 tomb stone rubbings and handed them to the Librarian he will give you a quest that sends you to the Library of Andule.
- The reward for collecting the 30 tomb stone rubbings is the title "Librarian" and when you complete the follow-up quest to find the Library of Andule you will receive a "Vvardenfell Scale Model" (picture below), which is a furnishing item that you can place in your house.
Important note:
- Unlike previous collectible achievements there are no clues to find the tombs. However, the tombs are quite big (so hard to miss when you actually find them) and they are all outside (so no delving in public dungeons, etc. to find them). In terms of difficulty, it is easier than
Wrothgar Relic Hunter (Orsinium) and
Litany of Blood (Dark Brotherhood), but harder than
A Cutpurse Above (Thieves' Guild).
Achievement list (numbered from 1-30):Map of all 30 locations (numbered according to the achievement list above):
Most optimal map route (the one I follow in the video guide):
Video guide:
Vvardenfell Scale Model reward:
Addon that adds the locations of the tombs to your map:By the Ancestors (Made by
@Kyoma )
At first when I was doing this I thought it was kind of lazily done compared to the previous three collectible achievements, since there are no clues and all tombs are placed in a very clear pattern (as you can tell by looking at the map), but that being said, the final quest once you collect all 30 tombs is quite fun. I also think the reward is pretty cool, and sort of fits the pattern of rewards since you received costumes from Orsinium's collectible achievement, a memento from Thieves' Guild and a polymorph from Dark Brotherhood. I wonder if the next time they do a collectible achievement if the reward will be a mount or non-combat pet.
Edited by ZOS_Kevin on 7 November 2024 11:05 "Madness is a bitter mercy, perhaps, but a mercy nonetheless."
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