Morrowind:Vivec (god)

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Vivec (vivec_god)
Home City	Vivec
Location	Palace of Vivec
Species	Chimer	Soul	Divine (1000)
Level	100	Type	Special Creatures
Attacks
100-400pts melee Hand of Vivec —     Damage Health 50pts for 3sec on Touch     Fire Damage 50pts for 3sec on Touch     Frost Damage 50pts for 3sec on Touch     Shock Damage 50pts for 3sec on Touch Wrath of Vivec —     Damage Health 50pts for 1sec on Target     Fire Damage 50pts for 1sec on Target     Frost Damage 50pts for 1sec on Target     Shock Damage 50pts for 1sec on Target
Abilities
Fortify Strength 100pts     Fortify Attack 50pts
Drops
Unique Dwemer Artifact
Other Information
Health	3000	Magicka	10000
Alarm	0	Fight	30
Essential	Yes

Vivec, warrior-poet god of the Dunmer, is the invisible keeper of the holy land, ever vigilant against the dark gods of Red Mountain. He has saved the Dunmeri people from certain death on numerous occasions, most notably when he taught them how to breathe water so that he could flood Morrowind and kill the Akaviri invaders, c. 2E 572.

After Nerevar's death, the councilors of Nerevar and the Tribunal of Vivec, Almalexia, and Sotha Sil came to power among the Dunmer. They then went against Nerevar's dying wish by using the profane Tools of Kagrenac on the Heart of Lorkhan in order to steal its divine essence for themselves. They achieved great heroism with their divinity, but it was also their undoing; because they worked deeds of good against the evil of the Heart they were weakened even before the return of Dagoth-Ur, Nerevar's nemesis. Dagoth-Ur, who had also stolen power from the Heart, acted in accordance with its evil and grew stronger.

Vivec was one of the more active members of the Tribunal. He performed several public acts of heroism, including saving the lives of the other members of the Tribunal. He was the last to stand against Dagoth-Ur and maintain the Ghostfence after Sotha Sil withdrew completely into his own clockwork world and Almalexia gave in to despair.

Vivec resides in the Palace of Vivec, in Vivec City. The Palace contains The Puzzle Canal, which in turn contains the Shrine of Courtesy. The Palace itself is comprised of one main room, which appears to be empty, save for a lectern with documents detailing Vivec's Plan to Defeat Dagoth Ur. This plan is useful to the player in the final stages of the Main Quest, where he/she must travel into Red Mountain and destroy the Heart of Lorkhan.

The advent of the Nerevarine Champion was to bring an end to Vivec's divinity: when the Nerevarine regained Kagrenac's Tools from Dagoth-Ur's Ash Vampires and destroyed the Heart of Lorkhan in Red Mountain, all those who had stolen power from the Heart lost their divinity. Dagoth-Ur fell beneath the Nerevarine's blade and subsequent events saw the death of Sotha Sil and Almalexia. Vivec remained, alive but mortal.

In Oblivion, it is revealed that Vivec has gone missing. It is possible that the Nerevarine killed him or that he was taken by the Daedra. He may also have chosen to disappear and live out the remainder of his days in obscurity. It is also likely that he finally died of old age. In any case, although he outlived the destruction of the Heart of Lorkhan, he is no longer a presence in Morrowind.

Vivec is found in the Palace of Vivec, the southern-most canton of the city of Vivec, behind High Fane. The Palace, which boasts the extensive Puzzle Canal and the Shrine to Vivec, is almost impossible to break into (lock level 100) and even if the player manages to get inside, Vivec himself will only tell them that he has no business with them, unless the player has reached a certain point in the Main Quest.

[edit] Related Quests

[edit] Main Quest

• Hortator and Nerevarine: Make the arrangements to meet the god Vivec and receive the plan to defeat Dagoth Ur.

[edit] Notes

• Vivec's soul may be captured with a Soultrap spell, but only if you have Azura's Star, as no other soulgem is powerful enough to hold his soul. Vivec's soul is second in size only to that of Almalexia in the Tribunal expansion. These two are the only souls large enough to require the use of Azura's Star to capture them.