Lore:Norg-Tzel

Norg-Tzel
Type	Island
Continent	Tamriel
Province	Black Marsh
Region	Southern Sea
Appears in	ESO

The Norg-Tzel Xanmeer circa 2E 582.

Norg-Tzel (meaning "Forbidden Place" in the Jel) is a small island off the coast of the region of Murkmire, being considered a part of the province of Black Marsh. Norg-Tzel is known as the Forbidden Place for a reason, as it served as the prison of the mythical Golden Skull of Beela-Kaar until it was taken by the Cyrodilic Collections.

History

In the distant past, the Argonians were establishing their civilization, long before the modern-day races of Tamriel. Among them, a powerful sorcerer known as Beela-Kaar rose to prominence, becoming a trusted advisor of Saxhleel leaders and using his power to help the people of Murkmire. However, when Beela-Kaar's mate succumbed to a debilitating wasting disease, the sorcerer isolated himself to search for an alchemical cure or a spell that would reverse the illness. When every form of conventional magic did not work, Beela-Kaar resorted to darker magic, and eventually fell in to practicing necromancy in an effort to save his mate. Beela-Kaar was unable to restore his mate, but he resurrected her corpse, and she remained by his side as a mindless zombie.

The Argonians saw this as an abomination, and begged Beela-Kaar to allow his mate to rest in peace. He ignored their pleas, and took one of the mighty xanmeers as a laboratory to conduct increasingly darker necromantic experiments. One day, a few of his vile creations escaped his laboratory and ravaged Murkmire. The elders took action, sending a band of warriors to confront Beela-Kaar and end his rituals. The siege of Beela-Kaar's laboratory lasted thirty-three days and thirty-three nights, but the tide eventually turned in Murkmire's favor. At this point, Beela-Kaar knew that the odds were against him, and conducted one last ritual to infuse all of his power within his skull, which turned solid gold. Beela-Kaar was gone, leaving only his haunted golden skull. To protect Murkmire, the elder Argonians sealed the golden skull in the xanmeer of Norg-Tzel, where it remained for centuries.

Sometime around 2E 582, the Cyrodilic Collections, a group of historians and archaeologists that hail from Cyrodiil, made an expedition to Norg-Tzel. The group sought to uncover the lost history of the Argonians and have made attempts to uncover every piece of the past they can document. At the same time, a group known as the Blackguards, comprised of the descendants of inmates from Blackrose Prison, attempted to seek out the Golden Skull of Beela-Kaar. Margus Derius, an Imperial with a grudge against Murkmire, and saw the Skull of Beela-Kaar as a means to enact his revenge upon the Saxhleel for the death of his son at the hands of the Naga-Kur. However, he was stopped in his tracks in Norg-Tzel by an associate of the Cyrodilic Collections. The associate was able to acquire the skull and make a swift escape from the Norg-Tzel Xanmeer, returning to the Collections' alcove in Stormhold. Ever since then, Cyrodiilic Collections had gained fame throughout Tamriel, garnering new members from as far as Stros M'Kai and Vulkhel Guard. News of the events in Norg-Tzel spread to Lilmoth as well.

Gallery

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  Golden Skull of Beela-Kaar

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  Flora of Norg-Tzel

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the ESO article.