Tamriel Rebuilt:Kemel-Ze

Dwemer Ruin: Kemel-Ze (lore page)
Added by	Tamriel Rebuilt
# of Zones	43
Occupants
Archaeologists, Adventurers, Dwemer Creations
Console Location Code(s)
Kemel-Ze
Region
Molag Ruhn, [22,-2]

Kemel-Ze

Kemel-Ze is a huge Dwemer city inhabited by researching archaeologists, reckless adventurers and still-working Dwemer machines.

Since Kemel-Ze is so large, it makes sense to discuss all of its zones separately. A section below does just that. Kemel-Ze is one of the largest and most famous of the Dwemer ruins in Morrowind. It is situated on a steep peninsula which juts out into the Inner Sea, together with the Telvanni town of Marog.

Treasure hunters have plundered this ruin for ages, which is why the first few zones are devoid of Dwemer loot and machinery. Archaeologists from the Imperial Archaeological Society have taken up residence beyond these first zones, and are determined to discover all of Kemel-Ze's secrets. Despite the upper levels being well-trod ground, there are still many unexplored areas further inside. The determined adventurer should worry about Dwemer machines and ancient puzzles if they seek to reach the lowest chamber of this humongous ruin.

Levitation and following maze-solving behavior (such as sticking to walls) is recommended. The ruin has an uncanny tendency to not match up where certain doors are; some rooms are shifted 90° from what the compass says. There are 4 spots that require a Dwemer Coherer to be set inside, and there is one sample of Spoiled Dwemer Oil that you'll need to use to repair a lift. Bringing the oil saves you the hassle of finding some. The coherers can be removed, so activating the devices and reusing the coherers is possible. Dwemer Coherers do spawn in several locations, although finding them after retrieving the receptacles can be a bit of a chore.

People

Name		Race	Class	Level	Health	Magicka	Alarm	Fight	Location	Notes
Barmena Lletrith		Dark Elf	Agent	14	107	108	100	30	Vels	Trainer
Cirrus Terius		Imperial	Warrior	5	84	86	90	30	Outside
Corvus		Imperial	Mage	8	66	124	90	30	Archaeologist Base
Darenith Minvar		Dark Elf	Thief	7	71	100	90	30	Cells of Scarab's Pass
Darran Flavius		Imperial	Noble	15	123	124	90	30	Dzuran
Durus		Redguard	Warrior	8	120	72	90	30	Dzuran
Ficois Meras		Breton	Mage	12	77	158	90	30	Archaeologist Base
Gaernol Mendis		Dark Elf	Acrobat	4	0	86	0	0	Hall of Reason	Already Dead
Hierafil		High Elf	Rogue	8	80	112	100	30	Btharkhz
Hiramas Merthu		Dark Elf	Agent	7	71	94	100	30	Archaeologist Base	Trainer
Imenas Llothril		Dark Elf	Agent	5	60	88	100	30	Dzuran	Trainer
Irvel		Breton	Thief	6	61	116	80	30	Runzchuk	Merchant
Julian Arontus		Imperial	Warrior	10	127	94	100	30	Dzuran
Karsa		Nord	Alchemist	10	80	138	100	30	Archaeologist Base
Marcus Tabern		Imperial	Warrior	12	145	98	100	30	Aster
Nerav Falas		Dark Elf	Thief	10	86	108	90	30	Skywatch Gallery
Nurlith Merin		Dark Elf	Acrobat	6	76	88	90	30	Cells of Scarab's Pass
Renie Cierraise		Breton	Savant	17	109	180	100	30	Archaeologist Base
Roland		Redguard	Savant	10	94	114	100	30	Archaeologist Base

Room By Room Guide of Kemel-Ze

Archaeologist's Base

The Archaeologist's Base is, not surprisingly, the main base of operations for the archaeologists in Kemel-Ze. It consists of three different levels: the bottom contains Ficois Meras and a couple of guards; guard captain Roland is in the middle, as is Hiramas Merthu, a minor trainer in Short Blade, Destruction, and Light Armor. Up top, you'll find Corvus, Karsa, and a guard. Renie Cierraise, the head of the expedition, is in a side room on the top level. There are four doors on the bottom level. The one to the north one leads to Vels, the west one goes to Mfugchazn Tgun, and the two south ones go to Carkurngth.

Aster

Marcus's room

• Loot (unowned): Rusty Cog x2
• Loot (owned): Rusty Cog x5, Mazte x4, Shein, Sujamma, ingredient containers x2
• Connects to: Outside, Bzntch, Cells of Scarab's Pass
• Notable: All Steel Kegs contain no loot.
• NPCs: Marcus Tabern (neutral)
• Description: Aster is the entrance to Kemel-Ze. It contains minimal treasure, as it has been looted for hundreds of years. Marcus Tabern, who is cleaning up Darran Flavius' old campsite, is in the northwestern corner, and there are numerous drinks near him. The door to Bznch is to the west, and a door to the Cells of Scarab's Pass is in the southeast.

Azmvat

There is a Dwarven crank on the south side of the H-shaped room. If you turn left of the entrance, you'll see a pipe on a boiler. The crank is to the left of this pipe. Activating this crank opens a door just outside the H-shaped room. Inside the room opened by the crank, there is another lever, which opens the door at the end of the area. Inside the next room is a lever, which makes a noise when pulled and lights up the main corridor. ^{what does the lever do?}

Bzntch

First large room of Kemel Ze

The lift with crank

• Loot (unowned): none
• Connects to: Aster, Shorebreak Well, Dzuran
• Notable: Interactable crank and lift contraptions(x2), No containers
• NPCs: none
• Description: A large hall connected to a side chamber.

Carkurngth

• Loot (unowned): none
• Connects to: Shorebreak Well, Cells of Scarab's Pass, Archaelogist's Base
• Notable: dead Steam Centurions x2
• NPCs: none
• Description: Carkurngth is a tunnel that connects the entrance to the Archaeologist's Camp
• Bugs (v.20.02.01):
  • The local map has remnants of outside structures
  • The entrances do not match up if put together. The ladder to Scarab's pass should be on the other side of the cross section.

Cells of Scarab's Pass

Exploration team

• Loot (unowned): none
• Connects to: Aster, Carkurngth, Carzanch
• Notable: none
• NPCs: Nurlith Merin, Darenith Minvar (neutral)
• Description: There is little of interest here, aside from two NPCs, Darenith Minvar and Nurlith Merin, who don't seem to like you being around.

Chefidz

The largest of the submerged rooms contains a switch (which is on a pipe on the ceiling) that reveals a set of hidden passageways. These passageways contain a set of vents meant to drain the water from Chefidz to fill the Chefidz Basin. After turning the crank, you need to open the 2 other vents manually by activating them. The large submerged room also contains a shelf that holds two keys. These keys can be used to unlock a technician's shaft and a cell door.

Chefidz Basin

The water level in the room can be controlled using the release vents in Chefidz. When the water level is at its maximum, a ladder can be used to gain passage to Render's Walk. This trapdoor will not open until the water level is as high as it can be, even if you levitate up to it. A Dwemer coherer can be used to activate a large telescopic tube on the second floor. This can be extended and retracted by the lever next to it. ^{what does it actually do?}

Chorus of the Maker

There is a Dwemer Centurion Eye on the table in the last room here.

Chungkefpz

Automatons in Chungkefpz

In order to get the lever to work, you will need a sample of Spoiled Dwemer Oil from deeper in the ruins. This will allow the platform to work, allowing access to Chungkefpz Urchurmz.

Chuntench

Chuntench is a room consisting of a large bridge, two doors that lead to Runzchuk, and an extraordinarily dark pit. A night-eye or light spell is recommended for venturing into the pit; however, there is nothing in the pit aside from a divine intervention scroll. High acrobatics, a levitate spell, or a jump spell are also recommended for those who seek to enter the pit, as the walls surrounding it are very steep (this is probably why the divine intervention scroll is at the bottom of the pit).

Creeping Vale

Creeping Vale is the area in between Rzarch and the King's Tomb. It contains a few pieces of Dwemer loot, as well as a guard, who will warn you not to disturb anything in the King's Tomb.

Dfzunc

Four valves can be found in the southern room. One of these valves will activate a bridge over at least one of the pools of lava. Another will activate a hidden passageway to Olchunz.^{any idea which specific valves activate what?}

Dzuran

"You see this big machine in here? I think it was probably some kind of heating device due to the presence of some molten rock inside it."
—Darran Flavius, on the topic of a "little secret"

Lights in Dzuran

Heating chamber and a Walker

• Loot (unowned): Rusty Cog
• Loot (owned): Book: The Ruins of Kemel Ze, Ingredient container x5, Weapon crate,
• Connects to: Bzntch
• Notable: Light rod in main room, Heating device in side room, Dead Steam Centurion
• NPCs: Imperial Guard, Durus, Imenas Llothril, Julian Arontus, Darran Flavius (neutral)
• Description: A small side room and 2 huge halls. One hall has a central light rod surrounded by 2 Dwarven statues and 2 Dwarven mechs. The other has a central "heating unit", although it is targeted by a Dwarven Walker on a bridge atop a pedestal. It is unreachable without levitation.
• Bugs (v.20.02.01): A lava pool next to the heating unit has no damage applied to it even though an unreachable pool inside the unit does

Karkanch

The lava pit of Karkanch

A very impressive lava pit. A series of levers can be used to activate a device that's apparently needed for power generation.

Karzanch

Sentinel opening the just picked door

• Loot (unowned): Journeyman's hammer, Rusty cog, A set of Light Armor set, Dwemer pitcher
• Connects to: Cells of Scarab's Pass
• Notable: Level 80 locked door, empty locked chests and dresser, Steel Keg loot, a conventional Armorer's Hammer in an unexplored section of a ruin.
• NPCs: Sentinel Centurion (hostile)
• Description: Karzanch is the first place in Kemel-Ze with anything of real interest. Without lockpicking nothing can be found here, picking the door reveals a random dwarven weapon enemy and a light armor set with random weapon additionally with some keg loot (ebonite, glass, scrap etc...)

King's Tomb

The King's Tomb

The King's Tomb is a large hall with many large, broken Centurions. It has a console where you can place a Dwemer coherer to turn on the lights. This is the famous hall mentioned in the book, Ruins of Kemel-Ze.

Mfugchazn Tgun

Mfugchazn Tgun is a small section linking the Archaeologist's Base, Skywatch Gallery, and the Tower of Requiem. It holds little of interest aside from a key (which is very hard to see) under the table in the northern room. The key opens a door in the Tower of Requiem.

Olchunz

A massive lava pit with little else of interest.

Runzchuk

Runzchuck consists of a main room and a few dead end hallways. In the main room is Irvel, a Breton artifact thief. He will sell you a small, non-restocking supply of miscellaneous Dwemer artifacts.

Rzarch

Rzarch is basically a long hallway with multiple small rooms containing notable amounts of gems and Dwemer coins. It has (from north to south) doors that lead to Vels, Creeping Vale, and Stafaznir.

Shorebreak Well

• Loot (unowned): none
• Connects to: Bzntch, Chuntench, Carkurngth
• Notable: Dead Sphere Centurion in a side room
• NPCs: none
• Description: Shorebreak Well has a couple of hallways which lead to a central room containing miscellaneous Dwemer contraptions.

Skywatch Gallery

The Skywatch Gallery is notable because Nerav Felas, an admitted looter, is in the observatory. Otherwise it is completely empty.

Tower of Requiem

The Tower of Requiem has a single guard standing near a door which can only be unlocked by a key found in Mfugchazn Tgun. Beyond the trap door is a Greater Dwarven Spectre, a little bit of loot and another key. The way to the Trust of Lzigat is blocked off.

Vels

Forgotten city, Vels

Vels is a large area with a hallway that leads to the Archaeologist's Base, Chungkefpz, and Btharkhz, as well as a plaza with many smaller buildings, a trap door to Rzarch, and Barmena Lletrith, who is a trainer. The following buildings are in Vels: Tiuzanch, Oncharanch, Nzadanch, Gurzanch, and Druchanch. Oncharanch and Druchanch contain a few pieces miscellaneous Dwemer artifacts.

Notes

• The powerful pauldrons of Lzigat are located in the Hall of Lzigat, which is inaccessible.

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