Lore:Heart Stone

Heart Stone

A Heart Stone (also spelled Heartstone) is an unusual type of ore mined from deposits which appeared in Solstheim in the Fourth Era. Though deposits of them have been known to exist in the Brothers of Strife ruins in Stonefalls circa 2E 582, it is suspected that the deposits surfaced (or landed on the surface) during the cataclysms of the Red Year; Master Neloth of House Telvanni suspected that the material came from Red Mountain and was flung along with other materials to Solstheim during its eruption, and may continue to land on Solstheim from smaller eruptions. Even two centuries later, they still smolder with the heat of the mountain. These are the molten rocks that lay next to the Heart of Lorkhan for millennia, and some vestige of its power has seeped into them. Heart stones sometimes raise Ash Spawn from the bits of bone buried in the nearby ash. Through trial and error, Neloth's apprentice Talvas Fathryon learned that a stone was needed to prevent an ash guardian summoned through Conjuration from attacking the caster. The stones can also be used for enchanting purposes. Neloth's previous apprentice, Ildari Sarothril, was killed during an experiment and brought back to life when one of these stones was grafted to her. Ildari learned that a stone could be used to prevent necromantic spells from wearing off. She used them to bolster her necromantic spells used to revive Falx Carius.

Gallery

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  Heart Stone Deposit

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  Ildari Sarothril with a Heartstone heart

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  General Falx Carius with a Heartstone heart

Notes

• Nirncrux when used in place of a heart shares the name "Heart Stone", as well as similar qualities as Heart Stones from Red Mountain.
• The origin of Heart Stones as large chunks of molten rock launched across the sea from Red Mountain is very similar to real-world volcanic bombs.

See Also

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