Corpus Tamrielicum - The Imperial Library

[33.6] {Anonymous Letter}
Dear {...},
[33.6] {ANONYMOUS LETTER}
Numidium was Tiber Septim's secret weapon in his bid for supreme power: a thousand foot
tall automaton, a golem or an atronach of sorts powered by a gem called the Mantella. The
Mantella was infused with the life orce of Tiber Septim's Imperial Battlemage, and with it,
Septim crushed all who stood in his way. After the complete and total defeat of all his
opponents, Septim began using Numidium to crush the neutral royal families of Tamriel so
that he could enthrone only persons he knew to be loyal. His Imperial Battlemage was furious
at this use of his creation, and fought to reclaim the Mantella. In the ensuing battle, both the
created and the creator were vanquished: the heart they shared blown out of this reality into
the netherworld they call Aetherius. Numidium's body was scattered throughout Tamriel and
the Imperial Battlemage, without his life force went into a semi-slumber in a subterranean
vault. In the centuries that followed, the Emperor's elite soldiers, for generation after
generation, collected the pieces of the Numidium and became known as the Blades. Tiber
Septim's Imperial Battle Mage became known as the Underking, and sent his forces out to
find the Mantella. Be warned, therefore. Those who search for the Totem of Tiber Septim are
searching for the mechanism the first Emperor of Tamriel used to control Numidium. Should
Numidium return, he or she who holds the Totem will control Tamriel's fate.
A Friend
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