

The Necromancer's Amulet, which Calixto uses for his necromantic goals.Ĭalixto is a relatively jovial man, happily proclaiming for all to visit the House of Curiosities for their enjoyment. His actions have earned him the name "the Butcher," to which Viola Giordano has placed letters all throughout the city in order to warn the people of Windhelm about him however, Calixto has taken most of these down so they do not hinder his efforts.

The ritual is almost complete as the Dragonborn arrives in Windhelm. He then planned to kill Susanna the Wicked, believing her tendons to be of exquisite quality, and apparently came close to doing so before being thwarted by the appearance of guards. In addition to an unknown first murder, his second victim in the necromantic ritual was Friga Shatter-Shield, the twin sister of Nilsine doing so gave him access to Hjerim, which he took up residence for the ritual. To help this, he authored a journal in three parts, which describe the exact elements needed for the magic to work, and for this purpose, he acquired the Necromancer's Amulet and Nordic embalming tools to use on the victims. The basis for this ritual appears to be of Aldmer origin, and was then interpreted by the Ayleids and first transcribed by the Altmer. Secretly, the grief of losing his sister was too much for him to bear, and Calixto began to lead a life of necromancy in hopes of resurrecting Lucilla, which involved the murder of several young women in Windhelm.

Unfortunately, his sister died during this time, and so after settling in Windhelm, he opened a curiosity shop in her name to display their collection. Traveling Tamriel, they collected several rare items, such as The Book of Fate, The Dancer's Flute, and Ysgramor's Soup Spoon. Such adventures we had!" ―Calixto Corrium ĭuring his adult life, Calixto and his sister, Lucilla, were bequeathed a large fortune. "My sister and I once traveled the world to assemble our collection.
