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mrpyromania
At the Ghostgate,there is an old Imperial soldier named Wulf. He gives you a lucky gold septime,and the next time you come he's not there. I asked the person behind the counter,and he said there wasen't anyone by the name of Wulf ever there. Whas he some kind of ghost? What do you think?
cactoblasta
Ask at the Ebonheart Imperial Chapel. They'll tell you who he is.
saldrex
Wulf is triggered after you do the quests for the imperial cult. You should now talk to the head cult member (i dont know who exactly in the cult but it is someone pretty high probably the leader of it if anyone).
Switch
No he isn't... in my experience Wulf is always there just before you complete the main quest to give you that coin to help you on your way. It gives you the "Voice of the Emperor" power. I thought that was all he was for.
mrpyromania
Voice of the Emperor? The coin he gave me gave me Luck of the Emperor. It fortifes my luck. And I think it was triggered by the main quest,beacuse I was ready to go take on Dagoth Ur.
cactoblasta
Voice of the Emperor is one of the starting powers of the Imperials.

I looked it up in the TESCS and Wulf appears at Ghostgate when Wraithguard is obtained.
saldrex
You don't have to be a member of the imperial cult thoughfor him to even appear but he has to do with the cult. If you are a member you can talk to oracle about it. You will get an explanation about the incident and recieve 2 reputation points. Also it will become one of the various rumors in the world and can be repeated by the option "latest rumors". I also believe that it is "LUCK of the emperor" not "VOICE of the emperor" that he gives you. He is a manifest of the god Tiber Septim and has blessed your journey to red mountain.
Switch
Ahh yes you're right. It is Luck of the Emperor, not voice. Got them mixed up wink.gif
Xeniorn
So that's where the lucky coin came from. I was just returning to my house in balmora and started dropping stuff. I noticed that coin and wondered where I got it from. And then I noticed tha luck of the emperor ability. It was really confusing, since I forgot about Wulf. poster_stupid.gif
soyoman
Wulf is a manifestation of the God/Emperor Tiber Septum, that explains the imperial cult parts. The one place he was never able to conquer on the isle of Morrowind was Red Mountain, which he makes reference to when you talk to him at Ghostgate. He basically got too old to continue his conquest and stopped when he reached Ghostgate. Because he never finished his conquest, he gives you his lucky coin and asks you to complete his quest for him. When you leave Ghostgate and defeat Dagoth-Ur, he vanishes, essentialy you've put his spirit to rest. The coin increases your luck stats with the constant effect spell "Luck of the Emperor".

If you go to the imperial chapel at Ebonheart and talk to the Alter Priestess she'll confirm that it was the spirit of Tiber Septum and declare that you are blessed by the Imperial gods.
Cete
She told me it was a sign of doom. mellow.gif
Adras
I looked it up in the strategy guide.

Once you obtain Wraithguard, without killing Vivec, i.e. the 'right' way, he appears there only once to give you a little coin that fortifies your luck. He is believed to be the one and only Lord Nerevar to have come to bless you on your way to fight his mortal enemy. Its in the guide, so, if you have any questions, look it up there. Its in the Mics. Quests or the Main Quest area. Cant quite remember. I think its main quest, quest name is "Wulf At The Door" I believe.
cactoblasta
Umm, no - I think the ingame text itself is more correct than a strategy guide. There's another clue in the name of the power - luck of the emperor, not luck of the nerevarine. The oracle at ebonheart explains it fully.
Cete
At first, I thought it was Casius. rolleyes.gif
Adras
No, no, no. I didnt say that the spell was named that, but it was just Lord Nerevar come to bless you on your way to fight Dagoth Ur. I believe that is what the spell is called tho. Luck of the Emperor...
cmac
QUOTE (Adras @ Jun 26 2004, 06:10 PM)
No, no, no. I didnt say that the spell was named that, but it was just Lord Nerevar come to bless you on your way to fight Dagoth Ur. I believe that is what the spell is called tho. Luck of the Emperor...

No. Nerevar was not the Emporer- he was a saint-hero who defeated Dagoth Ur in the Battle of Red Mountain. Tiber Septim is Wulf, and Wulf is Tiber Septim-- an aspect of him, anyway. HE blesses your journey to Red Mountain.
Adras
lol, I just pulled out my Players Guide and re-read it. I suppose thats what I get for just going from memory =o)

I will type out exactly what it says.

Wulf at the Door

Once you obtain Wraithguard from Lord Vivec as part of the Main Quest, an aged Imperial warrior named Wulf will appear in Ghostgate's Tower of Dusk. (Note: Wulf will not appear if you obtain Wraithguard by one of the back-channel methods.)

Wulf was not in the game previously, and no one will mention him to you.

Speak to him. He'll ask you to carry an old coin to Red Mountain as a favor. Accept the coin. When you leave the tower, the old man disappears from the game as suddenly as he appeared.

You may just pass over this as a meaningless encounter. It has none of the usual hallmarks of a magical event.

The coin itself isnt a magical artifact, but when you accept it, you immeaditly aquire a new permanent power: Luck of the Emperor, which fortifies your Luck by 20 for 120 seconds.

Wulf isnt really Wulf, but a manifestation of the god Tiber Septim - and the god-emperor has just blessed your journey to Red Mountain.

All this doesnt require membership in the Imperial Cult. But cult members experienced in meeting members of the Imperial pantheon on an earthly plain may be best equipped to recgonize it for what it is.


Not quite sure what the last two entences mean, but that was straight out fo the book. If there were any spelling mistakes, sorry =o)
Legionairehead
but tiber septim died long ago so that was like a ghost because the empror is now uriel septim
Adras
...

It was him come back to bless you on your journey. And then he dissapears. Not in the game once more.
wishbone
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but tiber septim died long ago so that was like a ghost because the empror is now uriel septim

Tiber Septim is worshipped by the Imperial cult as a god-emperor the founder of the third-empire and the glorious Third-Era.
He died but his spirit lives on and because of his great accomplishment's he is accepted in the ranks of the gods of Tamriel.
I think that is where it comes from I could be wrong though.
Adras
Thats pretty much what I ment, but wishbone described it a lot more in depth then me.
Voryn Dagoth Ur
I was really confused about him.I just thought, "Oh, there goes another crazy Imperial." Now I know I should have been respectful. biggrin.gif



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DreamOfTheRood
Well, I guess all of the gods and spirits in Tamriel are real, then, in some way or another. From what I've read in the past, there's a specific day of the year when Azura comes down to greet her followers in the Azura's Coast region. Is this event in the game, or is it just lore?
Tenaka Khan (Greebo)
Is he gone if you make the main quest and dont go through Ghostgate?
Switch
dvf's post deleted (and Peregrine's as it doesn't make sense without it). Necromancy and thread hijacking in one fell swoop. Thanks for the report Peregrine.

dvf, you need to learn the rules. Just read them and stick to them. It's not so hard. rolleyes.gif

You can find them here, in case you're not aware of their location:

http://forum.gamingsource.net/index.php?showtopic=2881
justwantmusicbe
Wulf is the manifestation of the god Tiber Septim. He came to say hi, give you a power, and leave. The imperial cult dudes just love it though.
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