Lore:Mantikora

Mantikoras are unnatural composite creatures, artificially created by the Scaled Court from their experiments with Nirncrux, alchemy, and ritualistic magics. They combine the traits of numerous predators, such as crocodiles, welwas, scorpions, and specially bred wamasu. Additionally, captured Men and Mer were also utilized to give the creatures their sapience. Mantikoras are large, powerful, and exceptionally intelligent - and that makes them extremely dangerous. Mantikora are said to be capable of reverting Tamriel back to the chaos of the Dawn Era.

Mantikora are aggressive creatures that like the thrill of the hunt, and they never kill their victim quickly to enjoy their fun. Their poison cooks their victims from the inside, leaving them as venom-charred husks. The poison of a specific mantikora, Taupezu Azzida, was used as a supplement in an illegal narcotic known as Daze in Fargrave. While Daedra could survive it, it was devastating to mortals. Though, regular mantikora venom is devasting to even Daedra.

The Seven Secretives attempted to steal the alchemical secret to their creation to pull off a coup of the current Morag Tong leadership, but they were stopped by Naryu Virian. Mehrunes Dagon had many Mantikora stolen from the Scaled Court for his own use.

Mantikora are not to be confused with the hybrid creatures known as the chimera, which are also known as the similarly spelled manticore.

Gallery

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  Mantikora (ESO)

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  Mantikora (Legends)

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  Mantikora Concept Art (Right)

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the ESO and Legends articles.