Man, I almost want those paintings in Lothran´s home. Or.... in my home

More wonderful Oberon paintings! Gosh it's been so long since I've seen an open Oblivion Gate I'd forgotten how terrifying they look, both outside and inside. Whew, glad Oberon survived.

Acadian is right. Blood and Fire looks awesome with the gate and flames around Obe. The gate definitely looks creepier when it is 'painted'.

Thanks all!

I also find painted gates "better" than non-painted.

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The trio

If Baurus was in the painting too, the most important people during the Oblivion Crisis would all be painted together. Nonetheless, the painting above presents Jauffre, Martin and Oberon on Brandy about to leave the Weynon Priory after the Amulet of Kings had been stolen.

The arrival

Above we see the trio's arrival to the Cloud Ruler Temple with Cyrus greeting them. Those with keen-eyes will notice a dead deer in front of Brandy, the original version didn't include one but Oberon insisted for the deer to be painted, since apparently in that moment some forester shot a deer and it fell dead in the same moment as Cyrus opened the great gate of the Cloud Ruler Temple

Hail Martin Septim!

The Blades greet the Dragonborn while Jauffre and Oberon stand at his side.

The Cloud Ruler Temple

One of rare Colla Gius' paintings without any living beings.

Oberon the Knight Blade

Considered by most the best portrait of the Champion of Cyrodiil, portraying him as he's sitting in front of the fireplace in the Great Hall of the Temple.

That first one really does look like a painting, with the trio on horseback and the priory in the background.

Great shots again, as you capture some of the most powerful moments of the main quest. I agree that the last shot is a very good one of Oberon!

Caught an odd happening during my vacation in Oblivion.

Vampirella had just escorted Martin to the temple of the one, when I noticed that the Imperial Messenger had followed us. He stayed in the doorway, apparently not noticing the events happening around him, including when Dagon arrived. and wrecked the place. He was still there at the end, when Ocato nearly knocked him down, rushing in to address Vampi.

@SubRosa - I was lucky that Jauffre and Martin positioned themselves in such a way that the priory was behind them.

@Acadian - most of the time faces don't get painted good so this one surprised me, maybe because of light given by the fire.

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Oblivion walker

Oberon inside the Oblivion, sweating heavily in his fur cuirass.

Sigillium Sanguis

Gate closed

This one was located east of Aleswell.

Back to the city

Below the city

Baurus and Oberon going to the meeting, encircled by Oberon's starlight spell.

The Sponsor arrives

Battle in the sewers

Dinner with Dynari

The following three paintings present Oberon waiting for the Sun to "touch" the White-Gold Tower, thus revealing the location of the Dagon's shrine.

Waiting and thirsty

Waiting and restless

The Path of the Dawn

The last painting from this series shows Oberon and Brandy in the Jerall Mountains, heading to Lake Arrius Caverns.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Jan 7 2016, 10:02 AM

What a wonderful pictorial of Oberon's travels as he closes gates, works with Baurus, eats with Dynari and watches the sun come up. That mythic dawn/sun map display is a nice effect. Yay for Brandy!

Edit: Ya know, I think the name Mythic Dawn threw me off. I looked up that quest and, sure enough, I was mistaken. Oberon was waiting for the midday sun to illuminate that map. A casualty the name Mythic Dawn and only having done the MQ one time.

This post has been edited by Acadian: Jan 7 2016, 11:58 PM

It is very neat how the sky looks in the 'paintings', especially the final one at twilight.

@Acadian - the riddle in question is one of my favorites in the TES series. It's not difficult to find out but it's a nice change from the rest of the MQ which heavily focuses on battles.

@SubRosa - I do think that late afternoon / evening skies look great when painted, on the other hand snowing doesn't look as good, snowflakes look like some random dots instead of proper snowflakes. But then again, not every painter is good at everything.

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New Initiate

Painted deep inside Lake Arrius Caverns, in the secret shrine to Mehrunes Dagon. Colla Gius and Oberon made a trip to the caverns years after the Crisis was over so the painter could picture the events in the best possible way.

"I'd like my katana back, please." Though Colla Gius at first refused to paint Oberon sneaking behind one of the leading cultists, Oberon insisted that the moment when he pickpocketed Harrow and got his trusty katana back, was of major importance, because cultists confiscated his entire equipment.

Mehrunes Dagon, the Master and the Agent

The first painting in history to show Mankar Camoran, addressing his followers, albeit from quite a distance, so Mankar's face is indiscernible.

At Dagon's feet

Oberon about to "kill" Jeelius, the victim of the Mythic Dawn and complete his initiation into the guild. The hooded figure behind him is Ruma Camoran and we can see the Mysterium Xarxes on the altar to the left, where Mankar Camoran was standing during his speech.

Death of Ruma Camoran

In fact that was only her first death.

Statue collapsed

According to Oberon's story, it collapsed as soon as he took the Mysterium Xarxes.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Jan 9 2016, 10:32 AM

Yeah you know. I bet there's a way to do this, too. I could see RG3 with an Oblivion Gate collection.

Aww, Lil’s gone all pink in the face, and… why is Jerric sharpening his sword? It was fun to look through that selection of screenshots, Lopov. Thanks for the memories!

The Gate paintings are fantastic! I love how the fire looks. Martin Septim’s portrait is a favorite. I know a Nord who would agree with Oberon about the title.

The Trio will be hard to beat as my favorite painting overall. It’s a beautiful work, plus it captures the beginning of the emotional journey to Cloud Ruler Temple. I agree with the majority that Oberon’s Knight Brother portrait is magnificent!

Gosh, those Oblivion and Cyrodiil landscapes are beautiful. They really make me imagine them in a frame on a wall. I love how Oberon looks with his bow in the first one.

New Initiate captures that ominous feeling of entering the shrine. I like how Oberon insisted that the critical but not very heroic looking moment of getting his katana back be recorded for history!


ghastley, that Imperial messenger might have been frozen with fear!

What a great collection of paintings that so nicely showcase this exciting part of the MQ and Oberon's heroic part in it! Ya know, I've always liked those red robes. . . too bad they're so strongly associated with those losers in the Mythic Dawn,

Outta here! *

Under where?

Up on there

Gotta stare

If you dare

Pack coterie

* (RG3 and the Nord on the right are both nearly naked because this quest puts them in a maze which removes all their things. Renee's other two companions did not get affected by this though.

Yeah I know ... coterie doesn't rhyme. That pic is RG3's latest clique of friends though.

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 11 2016, 01:56 AM

Going to Endor to meet the Ewoks?

If I was under where, I don't think I would have the willpower to keep staring straight ahead!

The DnD / Xena gang's all there! And looks like they've been practicing levitation upskirt magicks.

I see Renee is starting to post pics similar to tmar´s

Great shots, Renee, and love the rhymes. It's interesting that Renee didn't look up in the "Skirt" screenshot since our characters tend to turn their heads around to NPCs close to them.

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Thanks all for positive comments on Oberon's paintings.

More are featured bellow, still painted of course by Colla Gius, but unlike some others, these don't have a matching entry in Oberon's memoires. The most notable fact is perhaps that Oberon is wearing chainmail cuirass, not yet seen before and his encounter with one of the most dangerous Daedra creatures - the Spider Daedra.

Afternoon in Cheydinhal

Menace on the hill

Gate to Oblivion

Spider Daedra

Depths of Rielle

Nice Cheydihnal twilight.

Menace on the hill looks so idyllic. Except of course for the menace... on the hill.