The Official Morrowind trivia game!

[OblivionDuruza]

I'm really unsure of the specific answer, so I'm probably wrong, the only other quest involving them that seems to fit "the poor and weak" is the one involving the land deeds. Is it Indrele Rathryon's land deed?

Edit: actually is it Brallion's Exquisite Ring

[Trelares]

The best answer seems to be the land deed, as it is the only item with a worth of zero . Seems your edit could be wrong.
After reading this all I thought of the pair of gloves, but they are worht 2 septims each.

[Karma30]

There is a coin in the game you can't buy anything with . . .
Just 'cause somethings worth less than a coin doesn't mean it's not worth anything.

[OblivionDuruza]

The Dwemer Goblet!

Dwemer Coin being the coin!

[Karma30]

The Dwemer Goblet!

Dwemer Coin being the coin!

And we have a winner!
I honestly thought this would be too easy.
It's quite hard to do something in rhyme that isn't either too reveailing or too vague when you think you've found a feature that would be an interesting subject for a question.

One of many
There are a lot of Dwemer goblets out there.
But still unique
You want this one from Berel Sala
My gift will aid the poor and weak
Danso Indules will sell it to help the poor
Though my value is little
It's worth 40 gold
Less than a coin
A dwemer coin is worth 50
I will help to have
An idea reborn
The idea being that of the return of the Bal Molagmer
(perhaps I should have used 'ideal')

Your go, Duruza.

[OblivionDuruza]

That was a good riddle, and very satisfying to solve (I had narrowed it down to a list of things, but that final hint was the last piece of the puzzle). I'm just annoyed because the Dwemer idea crossed my mind a while back, but I dismissed it .

Voilà:

Defenders of this stained-steel,
A duty to uphold.
Learn skills and virtues, be just and brave,
and enter my sacred halls.

For wayward blades, employment seekers,
an Act to set me apart.
No creatures, pests or villains,
shall hold those of sound body and heart.

Become a part? Defend my serfs,
But know I shall accept them.
To kill, to steal, I might accept,
just be careful to watch thy mouth.

For scholars of established laws,
distribute, collect and preserve them.
Hailing from the distant isles,
hardest discipline you should expect.

Take hold the mane, learn the art of fame.
Take your chance to turn your profit.
Indebted to me? As civil as I?
Stand up and be one of the counted.

You want my love? Well be my guest,
find friends and something to be part of.
For quick and dexterous are always welcome,
here in my hidden chambers.

So here is my nature, to do with as you shall,
but first, where shall you find me?
Honour they lord, and know this name,
and then thou shall have found it.

Edit: typo , nobody seemed to have noticed it though

[Vivec's Tears]

Morag Tong seems a bit too obvious...

[Samaelthedestroyer]

Is it redoran or indoril?

[Trelares]

Sounds clearly like any typ of guild. Maybe House Telvanni, if you take into account the kill and steal part. But could also be something from a book, as duruzas last two or three were book riddles.

[Karma30]

Something like the cult of Lord Irarak maybe? Fits in with some lines, not quite so well with others though.

[OblivionDuruza]

You're all on the right track, I'll just say that this riddle features multiple "speakers, tied together in by one place. I'll give you it's a bit obscure, but I don't think it's too difficult.

Also, Trelares has a point ...

[Trelares]

If you look at the riddle with seven stanzas and

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Mouth

with seven mouths, it could be that each represent one, therefore the answer could be Telvanni Mouths, or Telvanni Council House.

[OblivionDuruza]

Sorry, good thinking there, but the riddle is not itself about the council. Try de-constructing the riddle perhaps .

[Milder Despues]

To me, each paragraph seems to be a description of different guilds in the following order:

Redoran
Fighters Guild
Telvanni
Mages Guild
Hlaalu
Thieves Guild
Morag Tong

The descriptions seem to resemble the ones found in their respective, in-game "guild book". A bit of a halfway guess but I'll say the guild books/guides.

Spoiler:

The True Noble's Code
Fighters Guild Charter
The Affairs of Wizards
Mages Guild Charter
Grasping Fortune
Honor Among Thieves
The Black Glove.

[OblivionDuruza]

Despues you are so very, very close . You've got all but the last paragraph!

I'll give you this piece of information, the final stanza is the linking one, find the common element in the first six and use the final to find the answer. This is the obscure part.

[Velothi]

That was a good riddle, and very satisfying to solve (I had narrowed it down to a list of things, but that final hint was the last piece of the puzzle). I'm just annoyed because the Dwemer idea crossed my mind a while back, but I dismissed it .

Voilà:

Defenders of this stained-steel,
A duty to uphold.
Learn skills and virtues, be just and brave,
and enter my sacred halls.

For wayward blades, employment seekers,
an Act to set me apart.
No creatures, pests or villains,
shall hold those of sound body and heart.

Become a part? Defend my serfs,
But know I shall accept them.
To kill, to steal, I might accept,
just be careful to watch thy mouth.

For scholars of established laws,
distribute, collect and preserve them.
Hailing from the distant isles,
hardest discipline you should expect.

Take hold the mane, learn the art of fame.
Take your chance to turn your profit.
Indebted to me? As civil as I?
Stand up and be one of the counted.

You want my love? Well be my guest,
find friends and something to be part of.
For quick and dexterous are always welcome,
here in my hidden chambers.

So here is my nature, to do with as you shall,
but first, where shall you find me?
Honour they lord, and know this name,
and then thou shall have found it.

Edit: typo , nobody seemed to have noticed it though

The Great House of Redoran

Fighers Guild

House Telvanni

Mages Guild or Psijic Order.

Thieves Guild

The Morag Tong

And the Sixth House

[OblivionDuruza]

Velothi, again your close, but you forgot Hlaalu . That makes me mad .

Despus is still the closest, each of the first six stanzas is based on one of the majour Guilds, with, somewhat clear if you read the books first, references to their Faction Books (as Despus mentioned).

You all need to focus more on this paragraph:
So here is my nature, to do with as you shall,
but first, where shall you find me?
Honour they lord, and know this name,
and then thou shall have found it.

[Trelares]

This last paragraph reminds me of the Tribunal Temple, and Vivec itself. But this answer doesn't connect all the other six^^.

[OblivionDuruza]

Go on ...

I'm not sure what to make of that last post. Was it a guess?

You're all very close to the answer.

[Trelares]

yeah it was some random guess on the last paragraph^^, just some thinking. The lines with the lord and the place, makes some sense for tribunal temple, as their main seat is in vivec where also lord vivec dwells.

[OblivionDuruza]

And how might that link to the other paragraphs ...

I want something a little more specific before I say yay or nay.

Your thinking is very good though.

[Trelares]

The only thing that comes in my mind is that in vivec there is a branch of every guild and for the houses a district, also for the temple.

[OblivionDuruza]

That would be correct! Simple, yet obscure.

The answer is Vivec. There you shall find each of the Guilds and Great Houses (I thougt it would be to long to include the religious factions and Morag Tong etc.).

Your turn Trelares .

[Trelares]

Once through heavy force,
you get me from my source.
The other way, first speak,
but the conflict will peak.
The first one is luck,
the second involves amok.

Hope it is not to hard. But also could be fairly easy .

[OblivionDuruza]

I first thought the amok reference was alluding to an Orc NPC, but there is no such Orc in Morrowind.

Pirma Facie, I'm getting a bit of an Imperial Legion/Imperial Cult or similar vibe. The again, the line, "The other way, first speak," makes me think of the Hlaalu quest to shut down the Redoran mine near Ghostgate.

This also makes me think the first two lines could refer to mining as well "heavy force" and "source". But as that answer doesn't seem to fit with the final lines, I'm doubtful.

Haven't played Morrowind in a couple of weeks. I'm in need of some inspiration on this one I think.