Daggerfall:Temples

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There are eight different Temples in the Iliac Bay, each devoted to one of the Eight Divines of Tamriel. Only one temple may be joined in Daggerfall since patch 1.04.191, but once one joins, the player can find many benefits offered. From healing to Daedra Summoning, Temples have much to offer. Some of the higher benefits can only be used by members who have a high reputation and rank in the temple. The service to cure ones diseases is available even to non-members, provided one has the required amount of gold.

Each Temple commands a knightly order, which can be considered as the military arm of the individual Temple. One can join either the Temple devoted to the deity or its knightly order, but not both. These knight orders count as Temples not as Knight Orders. The services that such an order provides are identical to the ones of the associated Temple. Members of Templar Orders may also use the services at the associated Temple and vice versa.

Contents 1 Temples 2 Templar Orders 3 Quests 4 Temple Ranks 5 Temple Comparison 6 Annotations

[edit] Temples

Akatosh Chantry — Temple to the Great Dragon

Order of Arkay — Temple to the God of Birth and Death

House of Dibella — Temple to the Goddess Dibella

School of Julianos — Temple to Julianos, the God of Knowledge

Temple of Kynareth — Temple to the Goddess of Air

Benevolence of Mara — Temple to the Mother Goddess

Temple of Stendarr — Temple to the God of Mercy

Resolution of Zenithar — Temple to the God of Commerce

[edit] Templar Orders

Order of the Hour — The military arm of the Akatosh Chantry

Knights of the Circle — The military arm of the Order of Arkay

Order of the Lily — The military arm of the House of Dibella

Knights Mentor — The military arm of the School of Julianos

Kynaran Order — The military arm of the Temple of Kynareth

Maran Knights — The military arm of the Benevolence of Mara

The Crusaders — The military arm of the Temple of Stendarr

Knights of Iron — The military arm of the Resolution of Zenithar

[edit] Quests

General Quests and Information
Quest Name	Quest Text	Description	Reputation Required
Quests for non-members
The Healing	The best way to get in good with the temple is...	Find a cure for a deathly ill person.	Not in Temple
The Spook	You are not a member of (Temple), (player's name). However,...	Perform an exorcism at a haunted house in the region.	Not in Temple
The Stolen Item	Normally I would not give work to someone not a member of (Temple). However,...	Find and retrieve a religious item stolen from a temple.	Not in Temple
An Errand	Blessings upon you, (player's name), even though you are a heathen...	Deliver a religious item to a priestess in a nearby town.	Not in Temple
Quests for members
The Haunted House	A house over in (town) is being haunted...	Perform an exorcism at a haunted house in the region.	In Temple
The Heretic		Take care of a heretic.	In Temple
The Obsessed Child		Assist in the exorcism of an obviously obsessed child.	In Temple
The Missing Scholar	(Brother/Sister), one of our clerics, a (cleric's description) named (cleric's name) has disappeared...	Find a cleric who has gone missing in a local dungeon.	In Temple
The Insane Priest	(Temple) often delves into mysteries of cosmic proportions,...	Find a priest on a rampage in a local dungeon and bring him back.	In Temple
Hunt for Undead *		Find and kill an undead in a local dungeon.	In Temple
The Cursed Weapon	(player's name), we have a very dangerous mission for you. The temple...	Deliver a cursed weapon wanted by the orcs to a cleric in a local dungeon.	10 reputation or more
The Expiatory Sacrifice	They tell me that you quite loyal to the temple. I need...	Collect an ingredient from a local dungeon.	10 reputation or more
A Delivery	Blessings upon you, (player's name). (Temple) needs you to run an errand...	Deliver an item to a character in a nearby town.	10 reputation or more
The Relic *	(Brother/Sister), (Temple) needs you for a dangerous mission to retrieve one of the lost (relic)...	Retrieve a sacred relic guarded by a lich.	10 reputation or more
The Rite of Atonement	They tell me that you quite loyal to the temple. I need...	Collect an ingredient from a local dungeon.	20 reputation or more
The Great Evil	(player's name), my name is (questgiver's name). (Temple's deity) has prophesied a great evil...	Find and retrieve an object of great evil from a local dungeon.	Between 30 and 39 reputation
Temple specific Quests
The Price of Knowledge		Kill a nightblade who has stolen knowledge from the School of Julianos.	School of Julianos Any reputation
Avenge the Dragons		Kill a member of the Order of the Hour who has attacked the holy dragons of the Akatosh Chantry.	Akatosh Chantry Any reputation
The Desecrated Temple		Kill a lycanthrope that desecrated a sanctuary of the Order of Arkay.	Order of Arkay Any reputation
Desired Artwork		Deliver some prized artwork for the House of Dibella.	House of Dibella Any reputation
The Arm of Fury		Kill a traitor to the Kynaran Order.	Temple of Kynareth Any reputation
A Powerful Spirit		Lay to rest the spirit haunting a sanctuary of the Benevolence of Mara.	Benevolence of Mara Any reputation
A Special Plant		Pick up an ingredient for a healer of the Temple of Stendarr.	Temple of Stendarr Any reputation
The Bounty		Hunt down a highwayman who ransacked a caravan of the Resolution of Zenithar.	Resolution of Zenithar Any reputation

^* Quest is only available with the CompUSA Special Edition Patch (see Patches and Official Utilities)

Note: Depending on the outcome of a quest, you gain or lose reputation directly with the deity the Temple or the Templar Order is devoted to. The deity can therefore be considered as the Main Faction and all other factions aligned with the deity are considered as subgroups.

[edit] Temple Ranks

For promotions, only your reputation with the deity of the Temple is relevant.

Rank	Rank Title	Reputation	High skill	Low skill
0	Novice	0	22	4
1	Initiate	10	23	8
2	Acolyte	20	31	12
3	Adept	30	39	16
4	Curate	40	47	20
5	Disciple	50	55	24
6	Brother	60	63	28
7	Diviner	70	71	32
8	Master	80	79	36
9	Patriarch	90	87	40

[edit] Temple Comparison

Temples advantages with their required minimum ranks, and special advantages.

Deity	Special	Donation blessing	Access to library	Heal wounds free	Buy Potions	Potion Maker	Buy Magic Items	Item Maker	Buy Spells	Spell Maker	Buy Soul Gems	Daedra Summoning
Akatosh	Fast travel: (95 - Rank) ÷ 100 × Normal Duration	Speed	2	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	7
Arkay	Heal diseases cheaper: (10 - Rank) ÷ 10 × NormalPrice	-	3	0	1	4	-	-	-	-	4	7
Dibella	-	Luck	4	2	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	7
Julianos	-	Intelligence	0	2	-	-	3	5	-	-	4 *	6
Kynareth	Deep breath: Apnea lasts (Rank + 10) ÷ 10 times longer	Endurance	4	1	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	7
Mara	Rank added to die roll when talking to members of the opposite sex	Personality	4	1	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	7
Stendarr	Avoid death: Rank × 2% chance to survive death (except from drowning) in a weaker state	Legal reputation	4	0	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	7
Zenithar	-	Mercantile	4	2	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	8

^* Magic Item merchants of The School of Julianos also sell Soul Gems at Rank 4, although it was probably not intended. This could be, because Magic Item Merchants of Julianos and The Mages Guild share the same in-game resource for their service. And Magic Item Merchants of The Mages Guild sell Soul Gems regularly to members once they acquire Rank 4.

[edit] Annotations

Akatosh

Named after another beta tester (Lawrence Szydlowski), who liked to sign "also known as the old Smaug himself".

Arkay

Arkay was named after one of the original beta testers, R. K. Deutsch, who died in 1998.

Dibella

Named after one of the beta testers, Mary Jo DiBella.

Julianos

Julianos was named after Julian Lefay, project leader of Daggerfall and the following Elder Scrolls games.

Kynareth

Kynareth is not named after anyone, but was already present in Arena.

Mara

Possibly named after beta tester Marilyn Wassermann.

Stendarr

Named after beta tester Daniel Starr.

Zenithar

Named after Stephen "Zen" Zepp, an Arena beta tester.

Source:The Daggerfall Embassy to King Svatopluk's Court