Lore:Muatra

Muatra, as seen on Vivec's back

Muatra, meaning Milk Taker, is a spear wielded by Vivec, one of the living gods of the Tribunal. In his younger years, Vivec had a chance encounter with the Hortator of the Chimer Indoril Nerevar, telling Nerevar that he would make a legend of the netch longhook in his possession and that it would be his weapon of choice in Nerevar's guard. The longhook was in his possession from the days of his youth where he bonded with his father Irdri who was a netchiman by trade.

During the event known as the Pomegranate Banquet in which Vivec and Molag Bal made an unholy union, Vivec noticed his body was tenderly used and pointed this out; Molag Bal replied, stating that his love was accidentally shaped like a spear. Vivec bit new words onto Molag's spear so it could give more than ruin. Disaster was struck when the Chimer, Demons, and Monsters who bore witness to this took out their spears and imitated this biting which caused the earth to crack, spawning a new terrible race that was born of the biters and caused destruction. Vivec, however, had learned a new secret from Molag Bal when he had bitten him, and thus was able to change his spear into a more terrible thing.

Vivec named his new spear Muatra. The spear in this new form had the ability to turn anyone Vivec touched with it barren and wither them to bones. Vivec used Muatra to destroy many things, including: the biters and their progeny; his own progeny he created with Molag Bal, including eight particularly powerful children who escaped his initial wrath; the last of the N'chorbal, which were terrible rock-skin bugs native to Vvardenfell; and, according to some legends, even Nerevar himself. Muatra, along with Vivec's Lyre, is often depicted in shrines and tapestries as the harp and spear are symbols of Vivec.

Gallery

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  Vivec in possession of Muatra

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  Vivec grasping Muatra

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  Statue depicting Vivec killing the last N'chorbal with Muatra (Morrowind)

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  Statue depicting Vivec killing the last N'chorbal with Muatra (ESO)

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  Shrine depicting Vivec with Muatra and his Lyre

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  Banner depicting Vivec's Lyre and Muatra

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  Concept art featuring Muatra

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  Concept art of the statue of Vivec killing the N'chorbal

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  Art depicting Vivec plunging Muatra through Nerevar

References

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