The Elder Scrolls Treasury III - The Imperial Library

BethamezBethamezOfficially, the → Gnisis → eggmine was closed because of → blight, but I heard that → minersbroke into the lost → Dwemer ruin of Bethamez. I have also heard that they found → Dwemerplans.Betmeri ('beast people')Betmeri, or 'Beastmen,' were the aboriginal inhabitants of Tamriel. Each Beast → race has its owndistinctive accounts of the mythic era before the coming of Elves and Men; each Beast race is asculturally and physically distinct from one another as it is from Elven and Manish races. Thepeaceful → Khajiit and → Argonian races are the most numerous and culturally advanced of theBeast races; the war−loving → Orc tribes are relatively few in number and widely scattered, butnotable as superior → Warriors and weapon crafters. Other smaller Beast races, like → Goblins,Apemen, and Giants, are limited to mountainous areas in the west and north of Tamriel, andseldom encountered in the East.Lit.: The Annotated Anuad (TEST I 2 : 898).Betty NetchThe betty netch is a large hovering beast, supported by internal sacks of magical vapors. The bettynetch, the female of the species, is smaller than the male → bull netch, but fiercely territorial.Cured netch skin, durable, flexible, and variously colored, is used throughout the → Empire ingarments, armor, weapons, household goods, and furnishings.BiPolar BladeLegend has it that a → nobleman sank his fortune into creating a blade of supreme power. Two →smiths on opposite ends of Tamriel created each half of the blade, unaware of the other, with thehope that no one man, save the owner of the blade, would know its true power. Unfortunately, thesmiths were not given enough instruction, and created halves with → enchantments thatcompletely negated each other.BirthsignIn Tamriel, persons born under certain constellations are said to be 'fortunate in their aspects'. Suchpersons are often blessed − or cursed − with remarkable → abilities or weaknesses as a result ofthe magical conjunctions of celestial influences.*Lit.: The Firmament (TEST I 2 : 965).The TowerThose born under the sign of The Tower can unlock doors magically and detect things at adistance.*34