—Torvesard[1]
The Shardborn are a clan of Dremora in service to Ithelia, the Prince of Paths. In battle they don armor of fractured glass, molded with creatia by the clan's master glass-smiths.[2] The Shardborn are native to the realm of Mirrormoor, a plane of Oblivion that was shattered and forgotten in the Merethic Era when Hermaeus Mora imprisoned Ithelia and wiped all memory of her from existence.[3][4]
The Shardborn re-emerged from obscurity in 2E 582 when Torvesard succeeded in restoring his memory of Ithelia and her realm of Mirrormoor. This knowledge allowed him to awaken the servants of Ithelia, with the Shardborn counted among them.[1] The Shardborn invaded the Mythos of Apocrypha in response to his call.[5] They subsequently aided the champions of Mirrormoor in invading Tamriel, summoned from Oblivion by ancient Mirrormoor mosaics dotted throughout the West Weald.[6] They were led by scions of Ithelia such as Torvesard and Shardmarshal Vargas, who were imbued with a desire to restore the memory of their forgotten Prince.[7]
Following Torvesard's defeat by the Vestige, his essence was consigned to nothingness by Ithelia, destroying him and thereby releasing him from service.[7] Ithelia was subsequently banished to the Many Paths, allowing Hermaeus Mora to once again wipe all memory of her existence.[8] Torvesard and the Shardborn were remembered only as rogue Dremora.[9]
GalleryEdit
Shardborn warrior
Shardborn mage
Torvesard wielding the Staff of Many Paths
A Mirrormoor incursion above a mosaic in the West Weald
Ithelia releasing Torvesard from service
See AlsoEdit
- For game-specific information, see the ESO article.
BooksEdit
- Crafting Motif 126: Shardborn Style by Master Glass-smith Irenia of the Tempered Sands — A guide to crafting armor and weapons in the Shardborn style
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Torvesard's dialogue during Prisoner of Fate in ESO
- ^ Crafting Motif 126: Shardborn Style — Master Glass-smith Irenia of the Tempered Sands
- ^ Legionary Jaida's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Hermaeus Mora's dialogue during Chronicle of Fate in ESO
- ^ Prisoner of Fate quest in ESO
- ^ Mirrormoor Mosaics in ESO
- ^ a b Ithelia's dialogue during Fate of the Forgotten Prince in ESO
- ^ In Memory Of quest in ESO
- ^ Leramil the Wise's dialogue during In Memory Of in ESO
- ^ Fatemirror Evening Wear in ESO