Lore talk:Staff of Towers

ESO Involvement

Going through the ESO text files, there are numerous mentions of the Staff of Towers, including a whole series of quests involving finding the Staff and recharging its power with the "Zero Stone" found underneath the Adamantine Tower, even using it as the weapon to defeat Molag Bal. However, I haven't played that far in ESO myself, and I can't find any trace of these quests or the Staff being present in ESO at all. So I believe that is cut content, so I didn't include anything about it in the article. If anyone has actually seen the Staff involved in any ESO quests, please let me know so the page can be updated. -- Hargrimm^(T) 18:47, 10 February 2015 (GMT)

Pretty sure Adamantine/Balfiera Isle isn't even in the game, so yeah I'm guessing cut content.--StormySkies (talk) 19:08, 10 February 2015 (GMT)

You can actually see Adamantine in some zones... It might be worth mentioning this cut content in a note. —Legoless (talk) 17:16, 11 February 2015 (GMT)

Are we sure it is cut content? Or is it just not in the game yet? Jeancey (talk) 02:04, 13 February 2015 (GMT)

Well, I don't really see Bal needing to be defeated a second time, but I guess they could make use of it in the future. It's not a big leap to assume it's Main Quest stuff that won't ever see the light of day though. —Legoless (talk) 02:29, 13 February 2015 (GMT)

(←) Here's all the relevant lines, just for fun:

3952276, 0, 3046, 576056, "The excitement's not over yet. The Prophet has been laboring over the scrolls ever since we arrived. Hasn't slept a wink! But now the old man believes he's made a discovery. He knows how you can recharge the Staff of Towers!"

55049764, 3, 3136, 8561020, "The scrolls have shown me the vision of your success, <<1>>. With the Staff you will regain that which was stolen. You will stand victorious over Molag Bal.\n\nTo the final refuge. To Bonesnap Ruins, and the Staff of Towers!"

103224356, 0, 9610, 10993019, "Lyris is taking me to the Prophet inside Gudrun's Retreat. I need to speak with him to find out how the Staff of Towers will be repaired."

103224356, 0, 9612, 10993288, "I should listen to the Prophet. He has seen a vision in the scrolls regarding how I can repair the Staff of Towers."

103224356, 0, 9730, 11004444, "I made my way into the Adamantine Tower. I now need to find the Zero Stone and charge the Staff of Towers to it."

103224356, 0, 9732, 11004609, "The Staff of Towers has been charged to the Zero Stone. I should now return to the Prophet at Gudrun's Retreat using the Recall Stone."

115740052, 0, 5737, 12805391, "Shor's Bones! That's the Staff of Towers, all right. Show it to the old man."

139139780, 0, 1805, 15248001, "This extremely rare book is an account of how the Maruhkati Selective took the Staff of Towers and hid it away to keep it from their enemies."

200879108, 0, 7522, 19358838, "The old man says it's the only way to stop Molag Bal, and I'm inclined to believe him.\n\nAfter the legends I've read about the Staff of Towers…. I tell you, in the right hands, this thing could even stop Alduin the World Eater!"

200879108, 0, 7586, 19367849, "\"This places the Staff of Towers squarely in the hands of the Alessian Empire during the tumultuous years of rebellion in which they were ultimately driven to defeat.\""

200879108, 0, 8687, 19542008, "There is but one tower on that island - the one named Adamantine. Enter the tower, but go down, not up. In those ancient depths, in the dungeons far below, you will find the foundation - the Zero Stone. It alone can restore the Staff of Towers."

200879108, 0, 10846, 19862381, "Sweet serendipity, it glows bright. The last refuge, the staff within… they are not far!\n\nAbove it is a crumbling ruin, while below… below is where you must go. To Bonesnap Ruins. Take the road west. Go below, and bring back the Staff of Towers."

211899940, 0, 3148, 24613942, "<You read the title page of this ponderous tome.>\n\n\"The Staff of Towers\n\n\"An Examination of the Fabled Artifact, Its Origins, and a History of Its Activity\""

228103012, 0, 8702, 25112193, "How can I restore the Staff of Towers?"

232026500, 0, 3599, 25459766, "I charged the Staff of Towers upon the Zero Stone."

265851556, 0, 2971, 26432968, "Through visions received from reading the Elder Scrolls, the Prophet has discovered a way to restore the depleted Staff of Towers."

Certainly looks like an alternative end of the MQ. -- Hargrimm^(T) 02:45, 13 February 2015 (GMT)