Story:
Long ago the land of Skyrim was rid of the evil dragons thanks to the Dragonborn. The Dragonborn was crowned emperor of Skyrim, though some people were not very happy. The Dragon lovers plotted to assassinate the emperor. All of Tamriel fell into a great war, there were no survivors. Many years pass and in In the year 1946 WW2 ended by dropping atom bombs on Japan. The World awaited Armageddon; instead, something miraculous happened. The world began to use atomic energy not as a weapon, but as a nearly limitless source of power.
People enjoyed luxuries once thought the realm of science fiction. Domestic robots, fusion-powered cars, portable computers. But then, in the 21st century, people awoke from the American dream.
Years of consumption lead to shortages of every major resource. The entire world unraveled. Peace became a distant memory. It is now the year 2277 and everyone is afraid, everyone knows one thing: it's that war, war never changes.
In the year 2268, The Brotherhood of Steel discovers a plant like no other. They find that its been alive for a very, very long time. They find a blood sample on it, its the DNA of a man, and an unknown creature. And as fate would have it, they called it "Nirnroot".
Location:
Nirnroot can be found near water. It can be found in Sanctuary Hills and aboard the Prydwen.