Dear Master Malkhest,

The Gardener of Men's power over the weave of Fate and Time is unquestionable and unfeigned: the Endless Archive is proof of this. Which leads to the question: what is the Prince's relation to Akatosh - He Who Births Duration and Fathers all Vectors?

- C.E.Nex

As the Endless Archive contains documents on significant events that were or could be, I presume its records may also contain information on legendary figures and artifacts. Assuming my theory is correct, and you can and do not mind sharing such details originating from the Endless Archive, can you tell me where the artifact Chrysamere may currently be, and anything (even if just theories or stories) that may shed light on its ambiguous origins?

Also, can you tell us what people and province you originally hailed from, and how you came to be a custodian of the Endless Archive?

- Dame Gratias of the Knights of Saint Eleidon

Most Honorable Master Malkhest,

On behalf of Great House Telvanni, I, Inari, ask of you: how is it that Hermaeus Mora can have such authority over the threads of fate and things that have yet to come through the Endless Archive, and have such an influence on the Mundus, when he is impeded from affecting Nirn by law of the Coldharbour Compact?

Esteemed archivist,

Have you ever come across a tome from the Great Library of Jyggalag? All the knowledge that was once contained within its halls has supposedly been lost, but surely the Prince of Secrets remembers. Or does Hermaeus Mora take umbrage at the suggestion that the threads of fate can be accurately predicted through logical deduction?

—Legoless, Tiger-Doyen of the United Explorers of Scholarly Pursuits

Evening, Malkhest.

I've actually asked the Prince of Fate a similar question before but they rarely give a straight answer. So I was hoping you could enlighten me.
This "Endless Archive" supposedly brings forth different versions of monsters and people found throughout the lands. So again I wonder, -is- there any connection between Shadow Magic and Mora's (and the Arcanist's) "fateweaving"? This manipulation of fate, other selves and possibilities truly seems to me to be like a Apocryphal version of Shadow Magic and its titular Shadow Realms. If there isn't any such connection, could you explain how two drastically different varieties of the arcane came to have such similar potentials?
I'd appreciate some true elaboration, instead of the apocryphal answer given by your Prince.

Thank you, and toodles
- Alexis Z. Ashwing, Breton Nightblade & Undaunted

Greetings, freehand Malkhest,

The Archive stores the past, present, and potential future, not just the written word. Can oral stories, like sagas of the great Vateshrans Eoinola and Allaghach, or Bosmeri Spinner magical tales, find a place within the Archive? If so, how are they stored? What about stories that have occurred but remain untold?

-Tyrrosh of Clan Firewolf, Reachfolk Historian and Scholar

Greetings Master Malkhest,

Being an archivist myself, I have read about this endless library and how it holds the knowledge of "written records of events that were, are, or could yet be". Most interesting to me is the could yet be part. When a dragonbreak occurs are the written works from all timelines saved? If so how does the library catalog works from different timelines? What occurs to those works that don't make it back to the "fixed" timeline?

Thank you,
Benefactor, Librarian of The Imperial Library

Greetings Ceruval,

Are the ink creatures native to the Archive considered Daedra? Could they be summoned as such? Naturally such facsimiles could never properly be part of my collection, but I can see potential use in testing new enclosures to ensure the desired specimens do not escape, once acquired.

- Eristaanwe

Greetings, Master Malkhest,

As a daughter of the Green and a follower of the Old Ways of my people, understanding the great spirits of Oblivion is one of my duties.

It is known that the Golden Eye has a strong influence over destiny and his arcanists have a share of this mastery over the threads of time. Regarding this, one friend of mine and a nibenese scholar, Iacob Dir'Tharkun of the Ancestor Cult of Regulus Revivaler, spoke to me of an account of a hero's meeting with Hermaeus Mora in Bangkorai, in which the Daedra claimed his sphere was the recording of the course of the fates alone, not the powers to change destiny and thus certainly not the many pathways fate themselves.

He further suggested there was an explanation to be found in some Khajiit myth from "Spirits of Amun-dro", which discusses a god named Akha who made "the many paths" before being shattered, with some of his fragments being reformed as Akatosh, or Alkosh according to text. As I'm curious about the spirits of the Dark myself, tell me, what is the relation between Mora and Akatosh/Alkosh? Are the paths that Akha once formed the many threads of fate? Is Mora just another facet of this ancient spirit, just like Akatosh?

- Spirit-Chanter Cair'laith, Storyteller and Archdruid of the Lotusgem Circle.

Warm sun and gentle waters, Beek-Ojel Malkhest. I hope this letter finds you well, as I was told by 'sources' that you are best equipped to answer the questions that linger on my tongue. I am Jeetum-Neeus, and I raise the spine of inquiry on behalf of The Undaunted. While many of my tribe-away-from-tribe gladly rush headlong into danger, I believe a warrior's best weapon is preparation. Knowledge is the egg-sire of survival, and when word reached us of a never-ending challenge, you can imagine how eager the guild was to pursue, xhu? To that end, I ask what dangers my comrades will face. It is Oblivion after all, the usual daedra and their tricks are expected. No, to sharpen the tongue of this question, I provide an example.

The description of this 'Endless Archive' bears likeness to an Ayleid ruin in the North of my homeland called Gandranen, which is said to draw books from across space and time. In spite of its nature, this ruin seems a stable place. You go in, and you come back out. There is no displacement in when you are, and where you go. Nothing inside is of other times and places, except for the books. There is only the ayleid dead-not-dead inside to worry about, no foes or hazards from the distant before or after. Now you can begin to understand what I am asking, beek-ojel.

If you were to warn seasoned adventurers, delvers, and heroes of anything in this place, the kind of people who are already well-prepared for most things Oblivion might throw at them, what are the most unexpected dangers they will face in the Archive? As I have told the young recruits many times: "It is not the haj mota you can see that will be the one to kill you".

Salutations, Master Malkhest,

I read someplace that Endless Archive utilizes a device that you refer to as the “Index”, a large sphere capable of locating any writings in your archive - would you please explain the specifics on how this functions, and if such a thing could be replicated on a lesser scale, for libraries here on Nirn?

Sincerely,

Runitar Fairfrost of Winterhold, Archivist of the Conclave of Aetherius

Mister Malkhest

The Spinners back home can tell stories. Usually of what was, sometimes what is. More than a few times I've heard them carry on, and start talking about things that haven't happened yet. These things (usually) end up coming to pass, so is there any link between the stories of the Spinners and the books of the Archive? Does knowledge of the future all come from the same source? Do other kinds of divination or premonition relate as well?

-A baffled Bosmer.

Greetings Master Malkest,

Zha'Ishii does not read many books, too much trouble. This one prefers to travel light, with few possessions. However, there is one thing this one loves more than anything in Tamriel. And that is receiving letters. Did you know Zha'ishii is a very accomplished crafts-person? She knows many, many trades, and once she even employed many wonderful hirelings from all over Tamriel! We corresponded over the course of many moons! This one got to know them and their little lives while they went on about their day while collecting materials for me. Oh, this one looked forward every morning when the mail would arrive with new letters from her hirelings.

Some eventually moved on with their lives or settled in, some met an unfortunate end and Zha'Ishii would need to look for a replacement. But this one would never have to mourn for long as the new hirelings quickly introduced themselves and wrote me about all sorts of new adventures.

At some point, one by one. This one noticed, the letters that my hirelings send me would mysteriously stop, except the very last letter they had sent me. These last hireling letters would endlessly repeat themselves! Much like this peculiar Endless Archive! It's like my dear hirelings have been lost in Mundus! This one is still receiving her materials of course, as she paid for them with her skill points. But the whole ordeal has made this one very sad, indeed. And also confused.

So, my question then as you seem to know about things that have not yet come to pass... And letters are just variations on books right? Just smaller and with fewer words... Oh, anyway my question!
Will there ever be more hireling letters? Zha'ishii misses them so!

Sincerely,

-Zha'ishii

PS: This one is also looking for a recommendation for an improved anti-flea recipe. Asking for a friend, of course. This one would appreciate your discretion on this matter.

To that esteemed Master Alkhest,

I have rarely seen references to so-called "Dreamsleeve transmissions" used by early Imperial and Aldmeri mages for fast communication across vast, potentially trans-liminal spaces. These transmissions seemed to be highly classified and encoded. I ask of you, wise Master, do these transmissions fall under the written records the Archive contains? How does the nature of the nature of the Dreamsleeve differ them from typical writings?

With best regards,
Talanor Jerren, Field Researcher of the United Explorers of Scholarly Pursuits