Letters being sent out to streamers in advance of the reveal

Elsonso · January 2023

Documenting this in a thread. Lotus of Doom received one, text is below. Photo used with permission.

Proxy,

The tide of fate swirls around you with glorious fury and has chosen you to serve as its surrogate in a crisis most perilous. The future of at least two worlds hangs in the balance. Your talent for changing destiny has been noticed, hence the reason for this letter.

Many paths lead forward, but only one ends with the survival of Nirn. At this particular moment, in this specific instance, you must be the thread that keeps reality itself from unraveling.

I shall summon you as soon as the inescapable fortunes of consequence show me where we are needed most.

Leramil the Wise

Edit: Under black light, the letter shows the sigil of Hermaeus Mora

Edit 2: Wanted to add that three four ESO streamers have posted images of letters they received. So far, all of them are the same.

Syldras · January 2023

Elsonso wrote: »

sigil of Hermaeus Mora

Somehow not unexpected. Would back my assumption that it could be Telvanni Peninsula (+ spellcrafting

).

Kirawolfe · January 2023

Fun!

The_Titan_Tim · January 2023

Spellcrafting would give ESO undying longevity. As long as the feature would be supported, there will be people hanging on every patch note looking to see what new spells are getting revealed.

Araneae6537 · January 2023

Ooooh, Hermaeus Mora is one of the more interesting Daedric princes! ^^

Syldras · January 2023

Wondering if the name of the writer might also be a small hint (of course it doesn't necessarily have to be). The name Leramil is either Altmer or Dunmer.

BretonMage · January 2023

Hermaeus Mora. The only daedric prince that doesn't make me eye-roll*. I approve.

*Yet.

VaranisArano · January 2023

I see we're saving the world for the...oh, what are we up to now...fourth or fifth time?

Elsonso · January 2023

VaranisArano wrote: »

I see we're saving the world for the...oh, what are we up to now...fourth or fifth time?

Two of them, apparently.

Syldras · January 2023

Elsonso wrote: »

VaranisArano wrote: »

I see we're saving the world for the...oh, what are we up to now...fourth or fifth time?

Two of them, apparently.

And when people say they don't want to save two worlds again, they'll get to save three

LonePirate · January 2023

In one of the ESO Live streams from early 2015 (maybe 2016), Gina said that Hermaeus Mora was connected to the disappearance of all children from Tamriel. Perhaps that mystery will finally be solved this year.

HappyTheCamper · January 2023

Plus “The Tides of Fate”

TaSheen · January 2023

*sigh* Not my thing if true.

Elsonso · January 2023

LonePirate wrote: »

In one of the ESO Live streams from early 2015 (maybe 2016), Gina said that Hermaeus Mora was connected to the disappearance of all children from Tamriel. Perhaps that mystery will finally be solved this year.

What if that is the new feature. Children.

HappyTheCamper wrote: »

Plus “The Tides of Fate”

Personally, this all feels a lot like the extension of a storyline that started in Blackreach.

Zenzuki · January 2023

Syldras wrote: »

Wondering if the name of the writer might also be a small hint (of course it doesn't necessarily have to be). The name Leramil is either Altmer or Dunmer.

The Dunmer and Hermaeus Mora connection could also be pointing towards Solstheim being the new zone as they both are heavily tied to the Island (although I'm not sure to what extend during ESO's era).

But if we also go with "spellcrafting" being the big new feature, that could back up the idea as well, if they use the "black books" in some way of acquiring the knowledge of the spells, etc. Either as clues to begin the process of finding the orbs that would lead us to the rubbings sites or some other aspect of the process they've come up with.

Will be interesting for sure to see what they've come up with.

Bring on the 25th and Dev Direct.

Elsonso · January 2023

Zenzuki wrote: »

Syldras wrote: »

Wondering if the name of the writer might also be a small hint (of course it doesn't necessarily have to be). The name Leramil is either Altmer or Dunmer.

The Dunmer and Hermaeus Mora connection could also be pointing towards Solstheim being the new zone as they both are heavily tied to the Island (although I'm not sure to what extend during ESO's era).

Hermaeus Mora has his tentacles everywhere. The only place that he doesn't appear to be is Apocrypha.

Zenzuki · January 2023

True.

But I have a sneaky suspicion that we may be spending some time in Aporcrypha soon enough if this letter is really hinting to him!

And as long as he decides to come home every now and again!

Syldras · January 2023

Zenzuki wrote: »

The Dunmer and Hermaeus Mora connection could also be pointing towards Solstheim being the new zone as they both are heavily tied to the Island (although I'm not sure to what extend during ESO's era).

I don't see him having a special connection to that place. And at this time, there are probably only the Skaal on Solstheim.

colossalvoids · January 2023

Syldras wrote: »

Zenzuki wrote: »

The Dunmer and Hermaeus Mora connection could also be pointing towards Solstheim being the new zone as they both are heavily tied to the Island (although I'm not sure to what extend during ESO's era).

I don't see him having a special connection to that place. And at this time, there are probably only the Skaal on Solstheim.

Well his current champion's rest is there, plus he's been striving for that Skaal "101 ways to skin a horker" lesson for quite a while there it seems.

Syldras · January 2023

colossalvoids wrote: »

Well his current champion's rest is there, plus he's been striving for that Skaal "101 ways to skin a horker" lesson for quite a while there it seems.

Which champion? I think the last keeper of the Oghma Infinium was Graccus, an Imperial. Also I'm not sure if the Skaal were ever mentioned somewhere in ESO yet (except for a costume or outfit or something like that).

HailstoSithis · January 2023

This letter gives me vibes of time travel to the future and the past (two worlds) if there is a hidden sigil of Hermaeus Mora on this letter. I guess we will see.

colossalvoids · January 2023

Syldras wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

Well his current champion's rest is there, plus he's been striving for that Skaal "101 ways to skin a horker" lesson for quite a while there it seems.

Which champion? I think the last keeper of the Oghma Infinium was Graccus, an Imperial. Also I'm not sure if the Skaal were ever mentioned somewhere in ESO yet (except for a costume or outfit or something like that).

The first dragonborn one, which place we're taking in fourth era. His temple and the black book is still underground at the very centre of Solstheim. Like a lot of things there's not much mention of them in eso, which makes them even better target for a new content.

Syldras · January 2023

colossalvoids wrote: »

The first dragonborn one, which place we're taking in fourth era. His temple and the black book is still underground at the very centre of Solstheim.

Oh, you mean the one from the Skaal myths? Well, okay, that one exists. But there are many cultures of Nirn, recent and historic, who had somehow come across Hermaeus Mora, if not all. They all have their specific names for him - for example the Khajiit call him Hermorah, the Ayleids Hyrma Mora - and there are cultists of him basically everywhere. The Skaal are only one culture within many that had to do with him, they're not special in that aspect.

HappyTheCamper wrote: »

Plus “The Tides of Fate”

Yeah, "Master of the Tides of Fate" is one of the names of Herma Mora. Although I thought it was mainly used by Khajiit - but it could be common elsewhere too.

Trinotops · January 2023

There is a Maormer cult dedicated to Hermaeus Mora mentioned in ESO
Also Leramil seems like more of an Altmer or perhaps Maormer name to me.
So maybe we'll get Pyandonea and the new feature will be playable Maormer.

colossalvoids · January 2023

Syldras wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

The first dragonborn one, which place we're taking in fourth era. His temple and the black book is still underground at the very centre of Solstheim.

Oh, you mean the one from the Skaal myths? Well, okay, that one exists. But there are many cultures of Nirn, recent and historic, who had somehow come across Hermaeus Mora, if not all. They all have their specific names for him - for example the Khajiit call him Hermorah, the Ayleids Hyrma Mora - and there are cultists of him basically everywhere. The Skaal are only one culture within many that had to do with him, they're not special in that aspect.

They are special in a way ESO trying to monetize nostalgia, like they did with Vvardenfell or Blackwood, so it's best guess still as you can link any prince to literally any region in the game and the only place in tes (apart from Apocrypha itself) that is heavily linked to this exact one is Solstheim via Skyrim's last dlc, even though I don't think it's what we're getting, we just have no information to work with. Not that I even want to know this time around.

MajThorax · January 2023

Saving Nirn again? I say let it burn for once.

Syldras · January 2023

colossalvoids wrote: »

They are special in a way ESO trying to monetize nostalgia

Okay, from the marketing perspective, this makes sense. But Solstheim as a whole Q2 chapter would seem rather small to me, to be honest. And there isn't much according to lore, if they don't make up new settlements for this chapter.

Trinotops wrote: »

Also Leramil seems like more of an Altmer or perhaps Maormer name to me.

I'd say most probably Altmer, although there are Dunmer names ending with -amil (Noramil comes to my mind), -adil and the likes too. But of course Maormer could also be possible.

colossalvoids · January 2023

Syldras wrote: »

colossalvoids wrote: »

They are special in a way ESO trying to monetize nostalgia

Okay, from the marketing perspective, this makes sense. But Solstheim as a whole Q2 chapter would seem rather small to me, to be honest. And there isn't much according to lore, if they don't make up new settlements for this chapter.

One of the reasons I don't think it's going to be Solstheim, but they can always scale up and down, add some additional territories even outside of Nirn etc. Still having no actually useful information to guess making it all irrelevant kinda.

Syldras · January 2023

Another thing, although that's basically a shot in the dark: In the first paragraph of the letter, the "tide of fate" is mentioned, which 100% related to Hermaeus Mora. I've been wondering if the 2nd paragraph could tell more about another force involved. What caught my attention is "the thread that keeps reality from unraveling". That sounds quite specific. Might it be related to the webspinner Mephala somehow? She's also a Daedra of hidden secrets and both Hermaeus Mora and Mephala play a role in Morag Tong history (and Mephala being important for Dunmer altogether, still being one of the "Good Daedra" of Dunmer religion).

SilverIce58 · January 2023

Syldras wrote: »

Another thing, although that's basically a shot in the dark: In the first paragraph of the letter, the "tide of fate" is mentioned, which 100% related to Hermaeus Mora. I've been wondering if the 2nd paragraph could tell more about another force involved. What caught my attention is "the thread that keeps reality from unraveling". That sounds quite specific. Might it be related to the webspinner Mephala somehow? She's also a Daedra of hidden secrets and both Hermaeus Mora and Mephala play a role in Morag Tong history (and Mephala being important for Dunmer altogether, still being one of the "Good Daedra" of Dunmer religion).

Highly doubt it. Mephala was already part of a Daedric plot where she got her just desserts and then some. I'm sure she knows better than to bother the Vestige so soon after her last failed attempt.

Syldras · January 2023

SilverIce58 wrote: »

Highly doubt it. Mephala was already part of a Daedric plot where she got her just desserts and then some. I'm sure she knows better than to bother the Vestige so soon after her last failed attempt.

That's the one thing that makes me wonder (and that makes it less probable - although, who knows how much they still know about their own lore, after several severe lore mistakes last year). But it's still interesting how close the wording is (from her own dialogue): "Call me 'Webspinner'. Pluck but a single thread, and the weave unravels."

Another small thing about Hermaeus Mora:
"Also called the Demon of Knowledge, he is vaguely related to the cult origins of the Morag Tong ('Foresters Guild'), if only by association with his brother/sister, Mephala."
Source: Lorebook "Varieties of Faith"

Well, we don't know yet.