The Elder Scrolls Treasury III - The Imperial Library

each the mountains. Then follow the trails south until you see another Daedric ruin.Maelu Egg MineAn egg mine west of → Falensarano.Maesa−Shammus Egg MineAn egg mine north of → Nchardumz.MageMaelu Egg MineMost mages claim to study magic for its intellectual rewards, but they also often profit from itspractical applications. Varying widely in temperament and motivation, mages share but one thingin common: an avid love of spellcasting. If you want to know everything there is to know aboutbeing a mage and want to talk to an expert in the trade, patient, and well−spoken, talk to Estirdalinat the → Balmora Mages Guild. He's smart, friendly, and ready to talk.If you want to make your mark as a mage, you haven't got much choice. It's the → Mages Guild or nothing. Oh,you can pick up experience and education from the → Temple or the → Imperial cult, but in the settled West, theMages Guild has all the best people, best libraries and facilities, best work opportunities. Of course, all the realwizards are → Telvanni → Dunmer, out on the east coast. But they are all either cranky or crazy or just plainmean. You got to be tough just to talk with those wizard−lords."I am a mage. My study is the → destruction and → alteration of the visible and invisible world. Istudy magic for its pure intellectual challenge and rewards, but I am paid in gold for the practicalapplications of my knowledge. I defend myself with → spells of the College of → Destruction,and leap, swim, and → levitate with the spells of the College of → Alteration. I sell spells, and Iam a spellmaker who creates spells to your specifications. I can also teach you in my skills, for afee."Mage DisciplinesThe nine disciplines traditionally associated with the → Mages Guild are: → enchant, →destruction, → alteration, → illusion, → conjuration, → mysticism, → restoration, → alchemy,and → unarmored.Mages GuildThe Mages Guild is a professional organization chartered by the Emperor to promote study of thearcane arts. And it's where you go to find wizards for hire. Training, goods, and services arecheaper for members, and the Guild Stewards know where to find work. If you're thinking ofmaking wizardry your profession, you should join and work your way up the ranks. Look for guildhalls in → Balmora, → Ald'ruhn, Wolverine Hall in → Sadrith Mora, and the → Foreign Quarterin → Vivec.Lit.: Mages Guild Charter (TEST I 2 : 496). Origin of the Mages Guild (TEST I 2 : 624).131