Mysterious appearance of peacock feathers in Tamriel

Lugaldu · February 16

It remains a mystery - where are the peacocks hiding on Nirn?

JavaRen · February 16

Expensive Akaviri imports.

Emeratis · February 16

Lore sources say it is a popular Altmeri dish, especially during festivals. It's not the only critter that in lore is supposed to be in a certain region but in game it isn't shown, though I sometimes wish they'd go back and retroactively add some of those in.

Lugaldu · February 16

Emeratis wrote: »

Lore sources say it is a popular Altmeri dish, especially during festivals. It's not the only critter that in lore is supposed to be in a certain region but in game it isn't shown, though I sometimes wish they'd go back and retroactively add some of those in.

That explains a lot! The peacocks were apparently overhunted and became extinct, and these are the last feathers collected.

Syldras · February 16

Or they're hiding somewhere, together with the children.

ESO_player123 · February 16

Well, we also have this item:
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/File:ON-furnishing-Carcass,_Fresh_Pheasant.jpg
Not only it's available despite pheasant not roaming around anywhere (to my knowledge), but it's also "fresh". So, we cannot blame "expensive akaviri exports" here.

NotaDaedraWorshipper · February 17

Syldras wrote: »

Or they're hiding somewhere, together with the children.

and the centaurs, satyrs, hydra, basilisks, sky whales, giant worms, and who knows what else I forgot. Either they are packed like the weirdest can of sardines somewhere, or there is one very weird and massive cave system somewhere unknown.

Czeri · February 18

That might be an indrik feather, actually...

Aliyavana · February 18

On Balfiera, hiding just like the Direnni ruins.

SeaGtGruff · February 18

ESO_player123 wrote: »

Well, we also have this item:
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/File:ON-furnishing-Carcass,_Fresh_Pheasant.jpg
Not only it's available despite pheasant not roaming around anywhere (to my knowledge), but it's also "fresh". So, we cannot blame "expensive akaviri exports" here.

Unless the "expensive Akaviri exports" were live peacocks in cages.

Lekjih · February 18

Whenever I see a peacock feather, I assume indrik.

ESO_player123 · February 18

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

ESO_player123 wrote: »

Well, we also have this item:
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/File:ON-furnishing-Carcass,_Fresh_Pheasant.jpg
Not only it's available despite pheasant not roaming around anywhere (to my knowledge), but it's also "fresh". So, we cannot blame "expensive akaviri exports" here.

Unless the "expensive Akaviri exports" were live peacocks in cages.

Considering the developed criminal organizations across the provinces (there is Thieving guild presence in every major city) there had to be attempts to stole the aforementioned birds from the "Akaviri cages" and breed them locally for profit. (After all, the carcasses go for at least 7500 gp.) Alas, there are no pheasants in sight anywhere.