Official Discussion Thread for "Loremaster's Archive- The Clockwork City"

ZOS_Kevin · August 2024

This is the official discussion thread for, "Loremaster's Archive- The Clockwork City"

"Proctor Tarvus, the former Archcanon, has miraculously procured the time to answer your community-generated questions about Sotha Sil and his most incredible creation, the Clockwork City."

Cantankerous_Kuma · August 2024

Forgot about having time to answer questions, isn't Tarvus dead? And died while archcanon? So how did he become a living "former archcanon"?

From the Morrowind Vivec questline:

PC: How long were you disguised as Tarvus?

Barbas: "Worried about the Archcanon? The poor old man. He died in his sleep, all peaceful like. I saw an opportunity and leapt right in. Stupid Vivec! He never even noticed.
I was masterful in the role, though, don't you agree?"

Read the article, we are in danger of entering Marvel and Star Wars territory with the amount of people who seemingly won't stay dead

ClowdyAllDay · August 2024

So my question which i duly posted was not included in the q&a

Cowards! I see through your false gods and you all shall meet your fate soon enough 'proctor'

Kallykat · August 2024

Cantankerous_Kuma wrote: »

Forgot about having time to answer questions, isn't Tarvus dead? And died while archcanon? So how did he become a living "former archcanon"?

From the Morrowind Vivec questline:
PC: How long were you disguised as Tarvus?

Barbas: "Worried about the Archcanon? The poor old man. He died in his sleep, all peaceful like. I saw an opportunity and leapt right in. Stupid Vivec! He never even noticed.
I was masterful in the role, though, don't you agree?"

Read the article, we are in danger of entering Marvel and Star Wars territory with the amount of people who seemingly won't stay dead

Isn't that addressed in the first response in the article?

Elsonso · August 2024

Heh. I am reminded that Sotha Sil gives me a headache.

RaddlemanNumber7 · August 2024

He's lying. It's Barbas.

WhiteCoatSyndrome · August 2024

Kallykat wrote: »

Cantankerous_Kuma wrote: »

Forgot about having time to answer questions, isn't Tarvus dead? And died while archcanon? So how did he become a living "former archcanon"?

From the Morrowind Vivec questline:
PC: How long were you disguised as Tarvus?

Barbas: "Worried about the Archcanon? The poor old man. He died in his sleep, all peaceful like. I saw an opportunity and leapt right in. Stupid Vivec! He never even noticed.
I was masterful in the role, though, don't you agree?"

Read the article, we are in danger of entering Marvel and Star Wars territory with the amount of people who seemingly won't stay dead

Isn't that addressed in the first response in the article?

Eh, it’s a bit of a stretch to call dying in your sleep an ‘unfortunate incident.’

If I’d been writing it I’d have had Llevule answer everything with a preface along the lines of ‘oh, so sorry, Tarvus is with his ancestors now and I just found all your letters going through his things, I’ll answer them as best I can.’

RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »

He's lying. It's Barbas.

I like this explanation better.

Elsonso · August 2024

RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »

He's lying. It's Barbas.

It would make sense. Barbas seems obsessed with Clockwork City and nestling himself in with Sotha Sil would be just the sort of thing to further that goal.