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For the city sometimes called Sotha Sil, see Clockwork Metropolis.

Sotha Sil, besides called Lord Seht,^[2] was ane of the members of the Tribunal,^[3] the divine rulers of Morrowind. For his feats, Sotha Sil was called an architect of time, a binder of Oblivion,^[four] and the "Mystery of Morrowind." He is known by many other titles, such as the Clockwork God, Begetter of Mysteries, the Inspiration of Craft and Sorcery, the Light of Noesis, Magus, Magician, Wizard, Tinkerer, the "si" in ALMSIVI, and after a Saint of the New Temple.^[5]

"Sotha Sil, or Seht, is a fellow member of the Dark Elf Tribunal. He reigns over Morrowind equally the god of craft and sorcery—the wisest and virtually reclusive of the Iii."

―Divayth Fyr^[src]

He was said to be reshaping the world from his subconscious Clockwork City. Sotha Sil the Magus was one of the three God-like Kings of Morrowind, a Pillar of the Tribunal Temple, and the patron of artificers and wizards. Sotha Sil was the mightiest wizard and the wisest councilor of the Kickoff Council, and likewise spent fourth dimension grooming the Psijic Order on Artaeum. He was the companion and instructor of Vivec and Nerevar. According to the Tribunal Temple Cult, Sotha Sil was the Lite of Cognition and the Inspiration of Arts and crafts and Sorcery, and Azura was the Anticipation of Sotha Sil.^[6]

Contents

• one Past game
• 2 History
  • ii.ane Early on life
  • ii.2 Advisorship
  • ii.iii State of war of the First Council
  • 2.iv Four Score War
    • 2.4.1 Time in the Isles and Coldharbour Compact
    • 2.4.2 Sack of Mournhold
  • two.5 The Three Banners State of war
  • 2.half-dozen Troubles of the Tribunal and return of Dagoth Ur
  • 2.seven Afterward Life and Expiry
  • two.viii Legacy
• iii Personality
• 4 Physical appearance
• 5 Gallery
• half dozen Trivia
• vii Appearances
• eight References

By game [ ]

• Sotha Sil (Tribunal)
• Sotha Sil (Online)
• Sotha Sil (Legends)
  • Sotha Sil (Card)

History [ ]

Early life [ ]

"Now, now, my little lord. Let's dry those tears. Everything volition be alright."

―Sotha Sil's mother^[src]

Sotha Sil was born a Chimer to the pocket-sized house of Sotha in Ald Sotha, Resdayn, now known as Morrowind.^[7] He was known to take had a mother, whose name is unknown, and a sis, Sotha Nall.^{[viii] [9]} From one of his memories, Sotha Sil'south mother comforted the young boy later on he had sustained a modest injury, using the childhood nursery tale of the Brave Little Scrib to inspire courage in him. Another retentiveness involved his sister, Nall, trying to convince Sil to enter an off-limits area, an thought that Sil was hesitant towards.^[ten]

According to ane of Almalexia'southward homilies, a immature Sotha Sil was playing in a Kwama Egg Mine every bit a child, throwing stones at modest scribs for entertainment. One scrib lifted its head upwardly and begged Sotha Sil to finish, telling him that for them, it was suffering and decease when they were hit by the stones. This taught the young Chimer that what are idle amusements of one tin be solemn tortures for another.^[11] Another homily tells of young Sotha laying downward and gazing at the stars at dark. In his passion for maths, Sil decided to count every star and give each of them a name, eventually falling asleep. When he awoke, he saw that the stars had vanished, and began to weep, learning the lesson that fourth dimension cages all tasks.^[12]

For unknown reasons, the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon arrived in Ald Sotha during Sotha Sil's youth and destroyed it, killing anybody in it including Sil'due south family.^{[9] [13]} Sotha Sil was the simply survivor of the attack, as Vivec was said to accept rescued him.^{[seven] [viii]}

Advisorship [ ]

"Your guidance and wisdom has been invaluable to me. Where would I be without yous? [...] I'll stand beside yous, my friend. Till the end."

―Indoril Nerevar to Sotha Sil^[src]

At some bespeak he became an advisor to Nerevar, his wife Almalexia, and his generals. He had a number of students and companions studying nether him, such every bit Farena Andrano.^[14] During the commencement Battle of the Red Mount, Sotha Sil helped bulldoze the Nord people from Morrowind using his skills in sorcery, accompanied by Nerevar's forces and King Dumac'due south Dwemer army. After this, the First Council was formed. During this time Sotha Sil was praised for his diplomatic skill and was known every bit the greatest sorcerer of his fourth dimension. Tensions soon grew between the two races later High Tonal Builder Kagrenac secretly attempted to transcend the Dwemer race to godhood. Due to this Nerevar alleged war on the entire Dwemer and the War of the First Council began. During the war, Sotha Sil was named a full general of the chimer regular army and aslope Vivec, Nerevar and Almalexia battled king Dumac and Kagrenac in the bowels of the Red Mountain. During this battle, Dumac was killed. Kagrenac used Keening, Sunder, and Wraithguard on the Eye of Lorkhan, making the entire Dwemer race vanish off the confront of Nirn.^[15]

War of the First Council [ ]

A sketch of Sotha Sil (left) during the expiry of Nerevar at the alleged hands of the Tribunal.

"Our soldiers are useless against the sheer volume of Kagrenac'south machines. Nosotros're sending those mer out for slaughter."

―Sotha Sil^[src]

After the Boxing of Reddish Mountain, Sotha Sil learned how to use Kagrenac'southward Tools and so that a mortal could tap the divine ability inside the Centre and turn themselves into a god. Nerevar forbade this divine manipulation and forced the Tribunal to make an oath non to use it. Nerevar so entrusted Kagrenac's tools to Voryn Dagoth (who would later get Dagoth Ur) while he and his advisors convened on what to do with the Heart of Lorkhan. When Sotha Sil, Vivec and Almalexia returned to lock the tools abroad from the world, Voryn, who had been corrupted by the Heart, refused to give Kagrenac'south Tools to Nerevar. He believed that he was entrusted to hold them and, in his madness, attacked Nerevar and his companions. During this battle, Nerevar was killed and Dagoth Ur retreated into the bowels of the Carmine Mountain.

"Thieves? An interesting concept. Did we steal the essence of the Divine, or was information technology given to the states freely, that we might lead our people into a new age?"

―Sotha Sil^[src]

The death of Nerevar caused the Tribunal to make use of the Center for the good of their people, the Chimer. They went to Red Mountain and used the tools to transform themselves into gods.^[sixteen] Azura cursed them for breaking their oath to Nerevar and establishing a new religion by forsaking any connection with the Daedra. During this confrontation Sotha Sil taunted Azura, telling her that the Chimer did not demand the Daedra anymore. Enraged past the Tribunal's betrayal, Azura cursed almost the entire Chimer race. From that moment on, the Chimer were known as the Dunmer, their peel turned ashen, and their eyes turned cerise.^[17]

Four Score War [ ]

During the Four Score State of war with the Reman Empire, the Tribunal used many tactics previously used in the state of war between the Chimer and the Dwemer, which seemed to work in the showtime. The war was brought to a conclusion by the Morag Tong who assassinated King Reman Cyrodiil 3 in 1E 2920.^[18]

Time in the Isles and Coldharbour Compact [ ]

During the finish of the Kickoff Era, at 1E 2920, Sotha Sil spent some time on the Isle of Artaeum and as a member of the Psijic Lodge, taught some of the new mages in sorcery and all forms of magic.^[xix]

Later on a daedric disaster at the village of Gil-Var-Delle (caused by Molag Bal), Sotha Sil at the urging of Almalexia journeyed into Oblivion via The Dreaming Cavern, and issued a coming together in Coldharbour with the eight most prominent Daedric Princes: Molag Bal, Boethiah, Azura, Hircine, Hermaeus Mora, Malacath, Sheogorath, and Mehrunes Dagon. Although the exact terms of the pact are unknown to most of the inhabitants of Tamriel, what is known is that the Princes had agreed non to answer whatsoever summoning by whatsoever amateurs until the war between Morrowind and the Reman Empire ended. Only the Psijics could counsel with the daedra, along with a few nomadic sorcerers and witches.^[20]

Sack of Mournhold [ ]

The ruins of Old Mournhold.

"Few called us thieves when by words and past rite the Princes of Oblivion were bound to a truce. Fewer all the same when Mehrunes Dagon bankrupt that truce and himself was cleaved on the soil of Mournhold."

―Sotha Sil^[src]

Sotha Sil's pact with the Daedric Princes failed to preclude the devastation of Mournhold, as a Dunmer witch named Turala managed to summon Mehrunes Dagon, and asked for its devastation. Sotha Sil and Almalexia were too tardily to forestall the destruction, only after fighting countless hordes of Dremora, they managed to blackball the prince of destruction back to Oblivion. Although Mehrunes Dagon had been defeated, Mournhold had all but been destroyed.^[21]

[ ]

Dunmer Crest of the Ebonheart Pact.

Sotha Sil had a few assistants in the Second Era, the most notable existence Barilzar, who later retired from his service.^[22] During the Iii Banners War and Molag Bal's invasion of Tamriel, Sotha Sil was frequently travelling, with not even Vivec knowing where he was.^[23] In the metropolis of Ebonheart, the populace turned to Disciple Sildras for condolement due to an expected assail by the Daggerfall Covenant. Sildras, notwithstanding, had begun to lose faith in the Tribunal's protection of the urban center. This was not until the Vestige came and at Sildras'south urging prayed at the shrines to the three gods. During this time, the Vestige encountered the Servant of Sotha Sil, an apparition sent by the god to communicate with his worshippers.^[24]

Varen Aquilarios besides warned the Vestige that a war involving the Daedric Princes would occur when Sotha Sil opened the gates to his Clockwork Metropolis.^[25] Clavicus Vile, 1 of the princes not bound by the Coldharbour Compact, made a deal to give Sotha Sil's staff Sunna'rah to the afterward Failed Incarnate Conoon Chodala, who used it to steal Vivec's divine energy. Barbas later took the staff and used Vivec'due south stolen power to travel to the Clockwork City, but was successfully stopped by the Vestige and Barilzar.^[26]

Troubles of the Tribunal and return of Dagoth Ur [ ]

The Heart of Lorkhan.

"You toy with the minds of these curious mortals. The Tools of Kagrenac in your possession? I think not. Were you to take them, I would fear for your life. They are non tools for mortals, Fyr, equally you well know."

―Sotha Sil^[src]

In 3E 417, Almalexia and Sotha Sil visited the Ruddy Mount for their annual divine bath. The reawakened leaders of the Sixth House and Dagoth Ur ambushed them and stole 2 of Kagrenac's Tools, Keening and Sunder.^[27]

Vivec rescued Almalexia and Sotha Sil, but declining to recover Keening and Sunder, and the Tribunal retreated from Red Mountain in disorder. The Tribunal grew weaker without access to the Heart. During this fourth dimension a citizen of the empire bearing the signs of Nerevar reincarnated appeared. This citizen continued to exhibit more and more of the specific criteria of the Nerevarine, and somewhen rallied the three great houses Firm Hlaalu, House Redoran, and Business firm Telvanni and defeated Dagoth Ur while severing the Heart from the mortal plane.^[27]

Subsequently Life and Expiry [ ]

Sotha Sil'due south remains after his encounter with Almalexia

"He spoke not a word when he died, non a whisper. Even in decease he mocked me with his silence!"

―Almalexia^[src]

Later in life, it is believed that Sotha Sil grew weary of mortal imperfections, and retired to his Clockwork Metropolis. It is hither where he reshaped life—some say the globe—into an image he found pleasing.

Sotha Sil died at the hands of his long-fourth dimension friend and beau Tribunal fellow member, Almalexia. In madness, she, after losing her godhood due to the releasing of the Heart of Lorkhan by the Nerevarine, transported herself to the Clockwork Urban center by using Barilzar'south Dazed Band and slew him. Even every bit he died, he kept his silence, much to the chagrin and further provocation of Almalexia. His charred, limbless corpse can be found in The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal.^[28] Following the Red Year, Sotha Sil, aslope the rest of the Tribunal, were relegated to the condition of Saints in the new Dunmeri Pantheon.^[29]

Legacy [ ]

Initially, no i believed the Nerevarine when they told them well-nigh Sotha Sil and Almalexia's death, other than Helseth Hlaalu, Barenziah, and Vivec.^[28] Later on the plummet of the Tribunal temple, Sotha Sil was renamed a saint, alongside Vivec and Almalexia in the New Temple faith,^[thirty] and was believed to be either dead or have disappeared by the citizens of Morrowind.^[5] His trunk was retrieved past Vivec, who interred him and Almalexia in the proper Velothi fashion.^{[UL one]} He was succeeded by his catholic girl, named Memory.^{[UL 2]}

Personality [ ]

In life, Sotha Sil, spent time counseling, guiding, and protecting mortals, and was known to honey them perhaps more than either Vivec or Almalexia.^[xvi] Sotha Sil was said to have felt the stress of each of his people, just gave them no more than load than he knew they could bear.^[4] He was close to Almalexia and Vivec equally Vivec called him a "brother" during his conversations with the Nerevarine^[31] and when Almalexia arrived in Artaeum, she embraced Sotha Sil when she saw him.^[20] Somewhen, He became about completely detached from the real world subsequently the loss of Sunder and Keening. He slowly lost touch with the diplomacy of the Dunmer, the rest of his fellow Tribunal, and eventually all of Tamriel.^[32] Almalexia had falsely proclaimed that Sotha Sil had gone mad later killing him, as to attribute the Fabricant attacks on Mournhold to him.^[16]

Sotha Sil shows stiff signs of determinism, believing that his deportment are already set up in time, no matter the morals of his actions, since they are inevitable. Considering of this, he feels almost trapped, but does not consider himself a prisoner since he cannot run across a mode out of this logic.^[33] While differently from Vivec and Almalexia he does not see himself as a god, he gazes upon existence with admiration and puts try into perfecting everything he can no matter what office he must take, beingness watchful of every item reality can offer and its implications in the past and futurity.^[33]

Concrete appearance [ ]

In 1E 2920, Sotha Sil had the appearance of a Dunmer in a white cloak,^[i] and was known to have maintained this apparel in 2E 583. Sil was rather tall for the average Dunmer, towering above even most Altmer. He wore a mask with iii large spikes protruding from its top that covered near of the left side of his face up, yet left the residual of it exposed. His left arm was replaced by an avant-garde robotic limb, and he wore light metallic pauldrons on his shoulders, withal often walked around barefoot.

By 3E 427, Sil had his lower torso replaced by machinery, with multiple wires and cords keeping him held up.^[28]

Gallery [ ]

Concept fine art of Sotha Sil

Fresco of Sotha Sil seen on shrines

Trivia [ ]

• Fa-Nuit-Hen says that he, along with the Businesswoman Who Moves Like Heat Lightning, fought alongside Sotha Sil against the "Borers from Within" and "The Hinged Ones."^[2]
• Despite the fact Sotha Sil's views, living advent, voice, and opinions had been shrouded in mystery, during the events of The Elderberry Scrolls Online: Clockwork City information technology is possible to talk directly to him, in a manner he reveals much well-nigh himself.
  • When asked by the Vestige almost the truthful nature of what he really is, Sotha Sil says that while the expected reply could be 1000, the truth is that he is a mere result of time and circumstance, and non choices, quoting misfortunes in his life that happened out of his control.^[33]
  • While asked if he is a god, Sotha Sil compares himself with a mirror, being whatsoever the people demand him to be, no thing if a guardian or an oppressor. Also, he remarks on the fact that the divine championship is much more of the theatricality of Almalexia and Vivec, as being revered as gods appeases them, while he does not care, simply does not condemn his companions.^[33]
  • Sotha Sil mentions that he sees Vivec as a brother and that each i knows the struggles of the other, making their relationships complicated. According to the Clockwork God, Vivec is a prisoner of dazzler and desire of great works, with an insatiable appetite of embracing everything - every race, every gender, every hero, divinity and finity - but as in the end he can only be Vivec, he is left in despair and regret.^[33]
  • Despite the same commentaries, Sotha Sil mentions that Vivec knows the boundaries of what is existent and what is not, existing within his ain tales, but recognizing his own contradictions, partly believing, and partly non.^[33]
  • When it comes to Almalexia, he highlights that differently from Vivec, she believes and sows lies with bully capacity, only to receive trust and adulation. Despite the critique, Sotha Sil does not get bothered past this, as he remarks that this is Almalexia's nature, and that she cannot do otherwise.^[33]
  • In a example of ominous foreshadowing, Sotha Sil states that Almalexia's behavior volition not end well, despite showing no business organisation about it.^[33] This is ironic since Almalexia's lack of control somewhen led to his own death at her easily.
  • Later, Sotha Sil describes himself as suffering from the burden of total, absolute, relentless certainty, giving him the stiff impression of the lack of liberty caused by having no indecision. He states his deportment, practiced or evil are locked in time, adamant by action and consequence.^[33]
• Sotha Sil's determinist behavior, his way of seeing reality and calmly accepting it, the tragic by events that led to his eventual ascension into a godlike being, his relation with clockworks and his exile and credible apathy in his afterward years bears some resemblance to Alan Moore's Dr. Manhattan from 1986's comic book Watchmen.

Appearances [ ]

• The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (mentioned merely) ^[source?]
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (mentioned merely) ^[17]
  • The Elder Scrolls Iii: Tribunal
• The Elderberry Scrolls 4: Oblivion (mentioned only) ^[xviii]
• The Elderberry Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned but) ^[15]
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn (mentioned merely) ^[17]
• The Elder Scrolls Online (mentioned only) ^[18]
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Orsinium (mentioned only)
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind (mentioned but)
  • The Elderberry Scrolls Online: Clockwork City
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset
• The Elder Scrolls Legends: Return to Clockwork City
• The Elder Scrolls Legends: Houses of Morrowind

References [ ]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 2920, vol 08 - Final Seed
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.ane} A Retention Book, Part 2
3. ↑ 36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 1
4. ↑ ^{4.0 four.1} Dialogue with Servant of Sotha Sil
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} The Reclamations
6. ↑ Vivec and Mephala
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Dialogue with Tholer Saryoni
8. ↑ ^{8.0 viii.ane} A Cursory History of Ald Sotha
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} The Factotum's Secret Vocalization
10. ↑ Memories in the Mnemonic Planisphere
11. ↑ The Homilies of Blessed Almalexia
12. ↑ Blessed Almalexia's Fables for Evening
13. ↑ The Truth in Sequence: Volume 8
14. ↑ Dialogue of Catechism Llevule
15. ↑ ^{fifteen.0 15.1} The Boxing of Ruby-red Mountain
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.ane sixteen.2} Dialogue with Almalexia in Tribunal
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.ii} Nerevar at Red Mountain
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 eighteen.2} 2920, vol 12 - Evening Star
19. ↑ 2920, vol 02 - Sun'southward Dawn
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} 2920, vol 04 - Rain'due south Manus
21. ↑ 2920, vol 11 - Sun's Dusk
22. ↑ Dialogue of Divayth Fyr in Online: Morrowind
23. ↑ Dialogue of Vivec in Online: Morrowind
24. ↑ Events of Dark of the Soul
25. ↑ Dialogue with Varen Aquilarios
26. ↑ Events of The Elderberry Scrolls Online: Morrowind
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} Dagoth Ur's Plans
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1 28.2} Events of Tribunal
29. ↑ Conversations betwixt Elder Othreloth and Galdrus Hlervu
30. ↑ Dialogue with Elder Othreloth
31. ↑ Dialogue with Vivec
32. ↑ Dialogue with Mehra Helas
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.one 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.v 33.half-dozen 33.seven 33.8} Dialogue with Sotha Sil in Clockwork Metropolis

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1. ↑ Michael Kirkbride's Posts: On Vivec and Morrowind
2. ↑ C0DA

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