Zenithar's Blessing

Lostar · June 2022

I found this NPC out in the overworld who quizzed me about Zenithar; passing it gave me a 12-hour buff called "Zenithar's Blessing" but I cannot figure out what it does. Can anyone enlighten me?

NeeScrolls · June 2022

Lostar wrote: »

I found this NPC out in the overworld who quizzed me about Zenithar; passing it gave me a 12-hour buff called "Zenithar's Blessing" but I cannot figure out what it does. Can anyone enlighten me?

hmm, perhaps some type of buff to allow for better *stealing* rates or something?

I don't see anything about it (yet) within this other related thread: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/603548/zeal-of-zenithar-event-info-from-eso-hub/p1 .... nor within the sticky thread here: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/7637643#Comment_7637643

ZOS_Kevin · June 2022

Nice find, @Lostar! This is one of the special encounters out in the world!

So to be straight up here, it does not apply any benefit like an XP buff or anything like that. However, the buff does get applied to other special event encounters. They are peppered throughout the world in different spots, so we encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for these events once you have Zenithar's Blessing. (Being vague on purpose here, the team is excited for players to discover some of these.)

Ilsabet · June 2022

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Nice find, @Lostar! This is one of the special encounters out in the world!

So to be straight up here, it does not apply any benefit like an XP buff or anything like that. However, the buff does get applied to other special event encounters. They are peppered throughout the world in different spots, so we encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for these events once you have Zenithar's Blessing. (Being vague on purpose here, the team is excited for players to discover some of these.)

That's good to know. That might explain why interacting with another encounter in a way I expected to give me something didn't give me anything. Guess I need to go track down someone to give me a quiz.

NeeScrolls · June 2022

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

This is one of the special encounters out in the world!

So to be straight up here, it does not apply any benefit like an XP buff or anything like that. However, the buff does get applied to other special event encounters. They are peppered throughout the world in different spots, so we encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for these events once you have Zenithar's Blessing. (Being vague on purpose here, the team is excited for players to discover some of these.)

ahh ok, excellent and THANKS @ZOS_Kevin for the scoop!

i really like these types of random/mystery type discoveries within the game world , to encourage what i personally wish "modern" MMORPG's had a lot more of more often: EXPLORATION

ApoAlaia · June 2022

NeeScrolls wrote: »

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

This is one of the special encounters out in the world!

So to be straight up here, it does not apply any benefit like an XP buff or anything like that. However, the buff does get applied to other special event encounters. They are peppered throughout the world in different spots, so we encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for these events once you have Zenithar's Blessing. (Being vague on purpose here, the team is excited for players to discover some of these.)

ahh ok, excellent and THANKS @ZOS_Kevin for the scoop!

i really like these types of random/mystery type discoveries within the game world , to encourage what i personally wish "modern" MMORPG's had a lot more of more often: EXPLORATION

I guess there is a general 'fear' that if our hand is not held at every step of the way we will just miss the content that's been made available to us.

ectoplasmicninja · July 2022

Got the active effect and have had a couple event random encounters since, but I can't say if or how they were affected by it.

Arato · July 2022

I found another encounter after getting the zenithar's blessing.. but.. nothing happened after I spoke to him.
just a poor guy who offered what coins he had to zenithar... and... nothing

Lauranae · July 2022

ahaha i guess i was a bit tired, poor guy unfortunatly burned because i used the wrong answer *shame*

I waited to see if he would come back so i can be more nice, but he seems to have been eradicated from eso after burning :P

Xenite · July 2022

Had a couple encounters after the blessing guy...

First was an Argonian who was pan handling. Next I encountered a person who had discovered a chest who said she had received a blessing as well and that she was walking along and a beam of light hit the ground and she dug up a treasure.

It gave me the option to intimidate and rob her, or lie/persuade her to give me the treasure or just congratulate her. I chose the last option and the other two didn't feel very Zenithar.

Nothing since then.

FeedbackOnly · July 2022

Lostar wrote: »

I found this NPC out in the overworld who quizzed me about Zenithar; passing it gave me a 12-hour buff called "Zenithar's Blessing" but I cannot figure out what it does. Can anyone enlighten me?

It allows you to meet more special npcs along the roads to get other goodies like mark of protection

FeedbackOnly · July 2022

Xenite wrote: »

Had a couple encounters after the blessing guy...

First was an Argonian who was pan handling. Next I encountered a person who had discovered a chest who said she had received a blessing as well and that she was walking along and a beam of light hit the ground and she dug up a treasure.

It gave me the option to intimidate and rob her, or lie/persuade her to give me the treasure or just congratulate her. I chose the last option and the other two didn't feel very Zenithar.

Nothing since then.

Where did you see argonian? What zone and wayshrine?

Wolfkeks · July 2022

Found one in Blackwood (Fort Redmane Wayshrine) ^^

Anne13 · July 2022

I've just received zenithars blessing in high isle after choosing 2 questions correctly

Got the 12 hour anonymous buff and no idea what to do next lol

FeedbackOnly · July 2022

Wolfkeks wrote: »

Found one in Blackwood (Fort Redmane Wayshrine) ^^

What happens after talking to them,,?

RaddlemanNumber7 · July 2022

I met the "Mark of Protection" one,

and it looks like a straight forward demand for protection money to stop her allies from attacking me. I told her "goodbye", and now I hoping I'll get attacked

Lostar · July 2022

Found another priest who asked more questions. When I answered correctly; if the previous priest made mention of this, I missed it.

"Zenithar's blessed light is rumored to guide those who see it to lost artifacts. Watch for it on your travels my knowledgeable friend."

Has anyone had any findings concerning these lost artifacts?

Lostar · July 2022

Lostar wrote: »

Found another priest who asked more questions. When I answered correctly; if the previous priest made mention of this, I missed it.

"Zenithar's blessed light is rumored to guide those who see it to lost artifacts. Watch for it on your travels my knowledgeable friend."

Has anyone had any findings concerning these lost artifacts?

Also, there was a bosmer (NPC) I ran into in Malabal Tor; She mentioned having a similar occurrence with a priest and she saw the ground glowing and began to dig... So keep eyes on shiny patches of dirt, maybe?

Or maybe new antiquities?

Wolfkeks · July 2022

FeedbackOnly wrote: »

Wolfkeks wrote: »

Found one in Blackwood (Fort Redmane Wayshrine) ^^

What happens after talking to them,,?

His offerings to Zenthiar get ignored and then he is sad. No buff sadly but a funny gimmick ^^

Lostar · July 2022

Wolfkeks wrote: »

FeedbackOnly wrote: »

Wolfkeks wrote: »

Found one in Blackwood (Fort Redmane Wayshrine) ^^

What happens after talking to them,,?

His offerings to Zenthiar get ignored and then he is sad. No buff sadly but a funny gimmick ^^

I wonder if this is a puzzle..

First you need the buff; then you need whatever the buff uncovers... and then you give that to this guy as an offering.... wonder how the "Mark of Protection" people might fall into this..

Fhritz · July 2022

Haven't found any npc yet, i can't even investigate

Fhritz · July 2022

Fhritz wrote: »

Haven't found any npc yet, i can't even investigate

NVM i found some NPC, but not the priest.

fernflower · July 2022

fernflower · July 2022

Wolfkeks wrote: »

FeedbackOnly wrote: »

What happens after talking to them,,?

His offerings to Zenthiar get ignored and then he is sad. No buff sadly but a funny gimmick ^^

You can also give him radish or beads. These offerings will not be ignored

Lostar · July 2022

fernflower wrote: »

Wolfkeks wrote: »

FeedbackOnly wrote: »

What happens after talking to them,,?

His offerings to Zenthiar get ignored and then he is sad. No buff sadly but a funny gimmick ^^

You can also give him radish or beads. These offerings will not be ignored

How do you open up the option to give him radishes or beads to use as an offering?

Lostar · July 2022

fernflower wrote: »

Wolfkeks wrote: »

FeedbackOnly wrote: »

What happens after talking to them,,?

His offerings to Zenthiar get ignored and then he is sad. No buff sadly but a funny gimmick ^^

You can also give him radish or beads. These offerings will not be ignored

ahhh nevermind! I found some~ ;D

Arato · July 2022

The one thing I dislike is the RNG to it... you can go by the "right places" and nothing is spawned so it's not just.. encourage exploration
rather you find 2 spots that you know have the events and bounce back and forth between them trying to trigger different events.
cause just.. riding around from every waypoint on the roads hoping something spawns isn't that engaging either.

Arato · July 2022

So far I have....

1. Gotten Zenithar's Blessing by answering the quiz, you can also steal prayer beads of Zenithar from the pot next to him
2. Gotten mark of protection by paying the Nord Ruffian
3. Saved a merchant from bandits and gotten a prize winning radish
4. used Persuade on a bosmer treasure hunter and she gave me the treasure
5. Found a glowing pile of dirt at one of the spawn points, dug it up for another treasure, then was ambushed by bandits (had mark of protection they still attacked)
6. given the prize wining radish to the guy trying to pray to a shrine of zenithar, he glowed, but nothing else happened. If you give him the prayer beads, he burns and dies.
7. encountered an argonian beggar and have tried giving him money, telling him about the zenithar festival, then gave him money, and told him about the festival and then didn't give him money... nothing happened in any of those cases. Only one I haven't tried is just telling him I have no money from the start
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That is all I have found so far

Arato · July 2022

Oh got another one...

Begs-in-Wilds had his buddies attack me, saying my generosity would be my undoing or something

Lostar · July 2022

Arato wrote: »

Oh got another one...
Begs-in-Wilds had his buddies attack me, saying my generosity would be my undoing or something

Have you found the merchant being assaulted by the orc and her bear?

fernflower wrote: »

I have the Zenithar's Blessing Buff but after some hours of scouring several zones, I've found no glowing mounds. Any tips?

fernflower · July 2022

Lostar wrote: »

I have the Zenithar's Blessing Buff but after some hours of scouring several zones, I've found no glowing mounds. Any tips?

RNG most likely. gloving moounds share the same spawn points as encounters like khajiit with radish or not-so-honest merchant with a bear. so just visit these points from time to time