The Staff of Chaos

[Saeta44]

While it's evident that several aspects of Arena have been smoothed over and altered by Bethesda through the years (for good reason, really, since they began to better develop lore, culture, religion, etc starting with Daggerfall), the Staff of Chaos is definitely an important part of Elder Scrolls lore which has stuck. Capable of opening up doorways into and out of Oblivion, it was put under lock and key in White Gold Tower after the events of Arena. I hadn't expected to be able to access it in Oblivion any more than I expected to find its original shrine beneath Mournhold when I played Tribunal, but I wanted to see it, even if it meant the death penalty for my player at the hands of Elite Palace Guards or other Champions of Cyrodiil. I'd like to see a mod which adds this famous staff- or at least the chambers where it was being held (if it's vanished or if it's been moved "elsewhere" for further safe-keeping)- in White Gold Tower. I should think that this mod ought to be at least somewhat compatible with "The Elder Council," but it's not a necessity.

 

Worth noting is that there are definitely higher levels of White Gold Tower than we find in vanilla Oblivion, since there's actually an outdoor walkway about a third of a way up the tower (no railings, no doors, but the walkway's definitely a part of the model for the tower and could be made into the private quarters for the Emperor, the vault of the Staff of Chaos, etc. Someone whom is particularly ambitious might put a wearable version of the Emperor's Robes and a version of the robes we see Uriel VII wear at the end of Arena up there in the chambers too. Other Arena leftovers such as the Jewel of Fire might also be found there on display.

 

Even better, perhaps the Staff, if stolen (not without being expelled from the Blades, losing the title of Champion, and becoming an enemy of the state), could be used to tear a hole into other realms of Oblivion via the Battlespire if that mod were made (http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/411338-the-imperial-geographical-society-weir-gate). This would allow a reason for modders to create the different Daedric Prince's realms, all accessible through a metaphysical manifestation of the Wheel (that is, The Tower constellation).

 

For all of this, it probably needs to be noted that Morian Zenas did not consider the Staff a viable means of accessing Oblivion (see "The Doors of Oblivion") since it isn't used for this purpose and isn't mentioned at all in his apprentice's account. Perhaps then it IS stolen, or he had no hope whatsoever of gaining free use of it (likely), or perhaps, somehow, it no longer functions.

 

Modder's Resource for the Staff of Chaos:

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27901

 

Conclusion Video from Arena, depicting the holding chamber of the Staff of Chaos, at least at that time, within the Imperial Palace (the Palace looked much different in that game, but I think the chambers could be adapted into a White Gold Tower style):