Online:Meram Vox

Meram Vox
Location	The Hollow Cave, Reservoir of Souls
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Male
Health	39,959
Reaction	Friendly
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Condition	Spirit

Meram Vox

Meram Vox is the son of Urili Vox.

He worshipped Boethiah and believed the Three were false gods. His devotion to Boethiah was his undoing, as he died after attempting to steal the Judgment of Saint Veloth for her. Almalexia killed him in front of his mother, driving her to Daedra worship.

Related Quests

•  Motive for Heresy: Learn about Vox's past.
•  The Judgment of Veloth: Confront Magistrix Vox and end her plot.

Quest-Related Events

Motive for Heresy

In Vox's first memory, you will see Meram ignoring the pleas of his mother when he turns against the Tribunal:

Urili Vox: "You mustn't do this, my son. Defying the Tribunal is a death sentence."

Meram Vox: "Enough, Mother! Your faith in false gods blinds you to the truth."

Urili Vox: "You mustn't say such things, Meram."

Meram Vox: "Silence, Mother! The Daedric Princes return. I welcome them as the true gods of this land."

Urili Vox: "Please, Meram! Come back. I don't want to see you get hurt."

In Vox's second memory, Meram is executed by Almalexia after he killed many in the Tribunal Temple during his attempted theft of the Judgement of Veloth:

Almalexia: "My child, why have you spilled innocent blood? What has led you to perform such evil?"

Meram Vox: "You are a lie, Almalexia! A false god! I renounce you as the impostor you are!"

Almalexia: "You show no remorse and your crimes cannot be ignored. Let this be a lesson to all who would oppose the Tribunal."

Urili Vox: "No, my lady! Mercy! I beg of you! He's my only son!"

Almalexia: "What mercy did Meram show his victims? I am sorry, dear, Urili, but he has earned this punishment."

Meram Vox: "Ahhhh!"

The Judgment of Veloth

When the Magistrix strikes you with Judgment, you are transported safely into the spirit realm. Meram is accompanied by two spirits: Priest Malvari and Ordinator Da'ravis.

Meram Vox: "Another one. But there's something different about this one."

Priest Malvari: "You're right, Meram. This one's ... solid."

Meram will reveal that both him and his companions are trapped in the spirit realm by the Keeper:

"A visitor? Strange. Your hands. Your body. Solid. Whole.
Where did you come from?"

Your mother tried to kill me. I wound up here.

"My mother? I have a mother? I don't remember much besides my name. This is my world, my everything. I've never known anything but this place.
And you don't belong here. Why are you here?"

To set you free.

"Free? I don't understand.
My companions often speak of freedom, as if there's something more somewhere else. But they say we're trapped, that the Keeper holds us in this realm."

The Keeper?

"Up there, on the western altar. We can't touch it.
You could talk to my companions. About freedom. I'll listen."

Speaking to him before you speak to his companions:

"I don't understand why you're here, but there must be a reason.
I need time. Give me time to think. Speak to my companions."

Speaking to him after freeing his companions:

"You set my companions free. What power do you bring to this realm?
Could you release me as well?"

What binds you here?

"The Keeper bound these two, but it said I was too precious for bonds. Its master wanted me to decide for myself when my memories return.
What does that mean? Memories of what?"

You have the option to either lie to Meram or tell him the truth. The truth:

You were a fanatic devoted to Daedric Princes. You cursed the Tribunal.

"A fanatic? Daedric Princes? I ... your words ring true.
What ... what did I do?"

Lying to him:

You were an innocent caught in a power struggle.

"A power struggle? I don't remember any of that. I don't remember who I was.
There must be something I did … before … that would help me remember."

The truth:

You slaughtered innocents while trying to destroy the Tribunal.

"I killed? Yes. I killed. I remember. I thought they deserved it.
Mother! The Three! Who did this? Tell me?"

Almalexia executed you for murder. Your mother placed you here.

"Murder. Yes. And it isn't over, is it? Because now my mother murders in my place.
Come. I'll open the portal to her domain. Together we'll stop her. This has gone on long enough."

If you told him the truth, he will regain his soul and will join you in stopping his mother.

Lying to him again:

It's best to forget what happened. It wasn't your fault.

"The way you say that, I know I did something horribly wrong. I must have.
But who made me like this? Who put me here?"

The Tribunal punished you. Vox placed you here.

"Then here I shall remain. If I hurt others before, I must be here to protect others from me. Yes, that must be so.
I can do one thing. I'll open the way to the Reservoir of Souls for you, the way back to the mortal realm."

If you lied to him, he will open the portal with his spirit and disappear.

If you told him the truth, you can speak to him after he opens the portal:

"The Daedra. They drove me mad. And now they've done the same thing to Mother.
I can't go on. She must be stopped. Go. The Reservoir of Souls stands open. We'll join you on the other side."

Speaking to him in the reservoir after telling him the truth:

"We must dispatch these creatures to bring my companions through.
Then we can put an end to my mother's madness."

After destroying the wells of souls, Vox will drag him down the floor to prevent him from helping you in the fight.

Gallery

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  Meram Vox's soul

Notes

• According to Jason Barnes, Naryu Virian was Magistrix Vox's daughter and Meram Vox's sister in earlier renditions of Deshaan, thus her hatred for the Tribunal played a large role, but this pitch did not get far. Naryu's brother, mentioned in Sanctioned Murder, is later revealed to be Odral Quintayn.