| Sapiarch Camilonwe of Alinor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Altmer | Gender | Male |
| Resided in | Alinor Crystal Tower |
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—Camilonwe of Alinor[1]
Camilonwe of Alinor was a powerful Altmer conjurer. He was also an accomplished scholar and author,[1] who held the position of Sapiarch of Transliminal Arts (or Transliminal Travel) in the Crystal Tower.[2][3] He was also known for his extensive knowledge about the topic of liminal barriers.[1]
HistoryEdit
Little is known about Camilonwe's life. As indicated by his appellation, he had ties to the city of Alinor in the southwestern part of Summerset Isle.[1] At some point, he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a Sapiarch of Transliminal Arts in the Crystal Tower.[2] One of his most renowned works was Liminal Bridges, a treatise exploring conjuration, planar travel through realms of Oblivion, sigil stones, equinox, morpholiths, and liminal barriers. Among the scholars he referenced were Albrecht Theophannes Bombidius and Vanus Galerion, as well as Therion's Book of Most Arcane Covenants and Ralliballah's Eleven Ritual Forms.[1][4] He remained an active Sapiarch as of 2E 582. According to Telenger the Artificer, as noted by Razum-dar in his journal from 2E 582, Telenger was the greatest living mage of the Aldmeri Dominion with expertise in teleportation. However, he could not attain the highly coveted position of Sapiarch of Transliminal Travel as long as Camilonwe held the seat in the Crystal Tower. By that time, Camilonwe, who was elderly, refused to acknowledge Telenger's self-proclaimed superiority in the matter of teleportation.[3]
According to Camilonwe, an artifact capable of physically binding different planes together would need to be crafted to exist simultaneously in multiple locations. Such sentiment pertained to the Great Shackle of the Daedric Prince Molag Bal.[2]
The Mages Guild was well-known for reprinting various volumes, with Camilonwe's Liminal Bridges being one of the prominent works included in their "Magic and Magicka" book collection. At least one edition, the Mages Guild Edition, was released in 2E 582. It was distributed through various guild chapters and sold by their Mystics.[5]
According to Gabrielle Benele of the University of Gwylim's Antiquarian Circle and Mages Guild, Camilonwe's treatise on liminal bridges was considered the foremost work on sigil stones. However, she noted that there was still much unknown about this topic. She pointed out that while Camilonwe explored the sigil process in great detail, he barely addressed how one could acquire a morpholith in the first place.[6]
His works were referenced by various mages. The Sinistral Apprentice, in their Tome of Daedric Portals, supports Camilonwe's notion that the transpontine circumpenetration of the limen necessitates the cooperation—implicit or otherwise—of a Daedra Lord. The Apprentice noted that, unfortunately for conjurers of modest means, the process described by Camilonwe was costly, highly esoteric, and impossibly dangerous. However, an alternative method existed, such as using already existing sigil stones to cross the traverse.[7] Vonos, a Dunmeri revivalist of the Mythic Dawn in the Fourth Era, relied on some of the methods described by Camilonwe in his attempt to open a portal to the Deadlands, the realm of Mehrunes Dagon.[8]
BibliographyEdit
Works WrittenEdit
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Liminal Bridges | A Discourse On The Theory and Praxis of Traveling Between Mundus and Oblivion |
Featured InEdit
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Razum-dar's Journal, Chapter 1 | Razum-dar | Razum-dar's report on the Mirror Court of the Proxy Queen |
| Tome of Daedric Portals | the Sinistral Apprentice | On reaching the Deadlands and the dangers therein |
| Vonos' Journal | Vonos | The recorded thoughts of a Mehrunes Dagon religionist seeking to renew the Oblivion Crisis |
NotesEdit
- Camilonwe of Alinor's namesake, Camilonwe of Lillandril, was another notable scholar.[9][10] Some Altmeri names were widespread enough to necessitate additional appellations, such as the individual's place of origin, with certain classes within the College of Sapiarch having multiple Altmer bearing the same name.[11]
- According to Kurt Kuhlmann, books like Camilonwe's Liminal Bridges are highly referential, technical and indirect. They suggest ideas rather than stating them outright, and for Kuhlmann, this indirect approach was the preferred dynamic.[UOL 1]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e Liminal Bridges — Camilonwe of Alinor
- ^ a b c The Great Shackle's loading screen in ESO
- ^ a b Razum-dar's Journal, Chapter 1 — Razum-dar
- ^ Edrald Estate's loading screen in ESO
- ^ Liminal Bridges furnishing item in ESO
- ^ Ancient Morpholith Chisel antiquity codex entries in ESO: The Deadlands
- ^ Tome of Daedric Portals — the Sinistral Apprentice
- ^ Vonos' Journal — Vonos
- ^ Enigma of the Runestones — Telenger the Artificer
- ^ Melina Cassel's correspondence in ESO
- ^ Teldundindo of Sunhold's dialogue in ESO: Blackwood
Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.