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Tem
Location	(?), Riften
Species	Watcher
Reaction	Friendly

Tem, the Omen of Destiny

Tem (Also known as the Omen of Destiny), is a Watcher who can be encountered in Apocrypha after being summoned, and will answer questions as long as you have appropriate offerings.

Related Quests

• The Fateweaver Key: Assist a talkative arcanist with an experiment gone awry.
• Tempting Fates: Help Azandar al-Cybiades in confronting his adversary.

Quest-Related Events

The Fateweaver Key

Azandar will seek out Tem to learn of the location of his former colleague Martina Abor. After you have located the book Predestination and Paradox: A Treatise and the offerings for the ritual, you can meet with Azandar at the summoning site. Runes will surround Azandar as he summons Tem:

Azandar: "We light the flames to summon Tem, the Omen of Destiny. Come before us!"

<Tem appears and descends downwards to the platform.>

Tem: "Tem is summoned. Ask your questions. Make your offerings."

Azandar: "We offer the dust of an ancient spell. I seek the location of my former colleague, Martina Abor."

<You offer the Expunged Tomedust.>

Tem: "Tem's eyes have seen you, Azandar al-Cybiades. You search for one who does not wish to be found."

Azandar: "Recalcitrant, are we? We offer the talon of a Seeker. I need Martina to correct an error. Where are they?"

<You offer the Seeker's Talon.>

Tem: "You tamper with fate, mortal. Tem sees a darkness approaching. One you have unmoored."

Azandar: "Daedra, I have called, and you must answer. With ichor as payment, I command you. Where can I find Martina Abor?"

<You offer the Ichor.>

Tem: "I shall answer. But not to you, arcanist. Tem will speak with the one who made the offerings."

Azandar: "The audacity of that creature!"

If you have been chosen to be Hermaeus Mora's proxy during the Necrom storyline, he will say:

"Tem sees you, chosen proxy of the Great Eye. Adventures, triumphs, that have happened. Or may happen. Or may never happen.
Speak, and Tem will tell you what you wish to know."

Otherwise he will say:

"Tem sees you, mortal. Adventures, triumphs, that have happened. Or may happen. Or may never happen.
Speak, and Tem will tell you what you wish to know."

Why didn't you want to talk to Azandar?

"The choices of Azandar al-Cybiades hang heavy about him, reeking from stains on his hands and his soul.
Also, he speaks with a distinct lack of respect for Tem, the Omen of Destiny."

Right. So, where can we find Martina Abor?

"Martina Abor, arcanist of the abyssal sea and illuminatus of the threads of fate. Retreated to their sanctum nine hundred and twenty days ago. Seek them within the subrealm known as the Underweave, at a place called the Heart.
But beware, mortal."

Beware of what?

"The arcanist you travel with sought to view the paths unwalked, but failed to see where those paths led. In his hubris, he has allowed a thing that should not be, to be.
Tem has spoken."

Thanks, Tem.

Afterwards, Tem will take his leave:

Tem: "Questions asked and answered. Farewell, mortals."

Azandar: "All things being equal, that went rather well. It seems we're off to the Underweave. Exciting."

Tempting Fates

Azandar will summon Tem at the Riften Mages Guild ritual circle, to create a Runeform of Unmaking to defeat the Adversary:

Azandar: "No time for niceties. We summon Tem, the Omen of Destiny. Come before us!"

Azandar: "I bind myself in contract with you, Omen. Future payment in trade for your aide today."

<Tem appears.>

Tem: "Tem is summoned! Your contract is acceptable, arcanist. Ask your questions."

Azandar: "I hold totems of my past, and no question but one: will you consume these anchors to create a Runeform of Unmaking? To end my adversary?"

Tem: "The past acts as an anchor, strength for this thing that should not be. Are you sure you wish your creation destroyed?"

Azandar: "Yes. My cohort will be my path to greater glories, greater knowledge. My experiment must end."

Tem: "Very well. Ally, step forward. Place the anchors within the ritual flames."

Azandar: "Just as he said, place the items in the apocryphal fire."

You can then place the three items on the platform and they will burn with green fire. Tem will cast some runes and a scroll and box will appear in the ritual circle:

Tem: "The knowledge of the runeform is yours, arcanist. We shall see each other again."

<Tem unsummons himself.>

Azandar: "This is it. Let's return to my sanctum, scry for the adversary. And end this!"