The Elder Scrolls Treasury III - The Imperial Library

DiamondDiamondThe diamond is a rare, transparent, extremely hard gemstone of great value.There must be more diamond deposits on Vvardenfell. This kind of rock is common there. But even though peoplehave been there for thousands of years, the island has never been fully explored.DibellaDibella, the Goddess of Beauty, is the most popular god of the → Nine Divines. In → Cyrodiil,she has nearly a dozen different cults, some devoted to women, some to artists and aesthetics, andothers to erotic instruction.Disappearance of the DwarvesThe disappearance of the Dwarves predates Imperial written records; → Dunmer oral accountsrecord that the → Dwemer were utterly destroyed by the gods for profane practices and impiety.Dwarven ruins are scattered across Tamriel, and weapons, armor, housewares, coins, and otheritems of Dwemer design are often found, but the circumstances surrounding the disappearance ofthe Dwarves remains one of Tamriel's greatest mysteries.DisciplinesSee → Guild Disciplines.DiseaseIn → Morrowind you worry about three kinds of disease −− → common disease, → blight disease,and → corprus disease. Common disease isn't so bad. You can get cured at → shrines or templeseasily −− but you need to get cured, or people don't want to talk with you. Blight disease is moreserious, and → potions and cures are harder come by. Corprus disease can't be cured. And somesay → vampirism is a disease. But the only cure for a vampire is destroying it. Policy on →vampires is 'kill on sight.' Or 'run on sight.' See also → Illness.Diseased CreaturesThe following creatures are susceptible to → common diseases: → scrib; → kwama worker, →cliff racer, → alit, → shalk, → kagouti, and → rat. Since → disease is contracted by contact, afteran encounter with these creatures, make sure you haven't gotten a disease.Disintegrate ArmorThis effect damages the → health rating of an equipped piece of armor on a touched or rangedvictim.63