Male Soldier

My trade is directed towards Arnima, beyond Markarth. The road is rough and I always need a hand with the supplies. Care to jump on?

Grand, we'll set off immediately then, before these foods spoil.

No worries, the opportunity is always available if you reconsider.

You shouldn't waste other people's time.

You've finished with your business here?


Just as we suspected, he was a talented mage, such a pity that we're going to have to cut him down, as well as those that colluded with him.

And then the matter of your reward in full, you're better off heading back to Arnima to blow your gold, especially if you want to keep your health.

Barely, seems more and more are adding to their numbers daily, and with those blasted witchmen swelling their blighted ranks.

We try to burn all that we come across, but we haven't many men to spare and the ones we do send out now are at an even higher risk of infection.

This pox seems sentient, sparing those in the prime of their lives yet laying low the old and the very young.

*sigh* It was to be expected I suppose, a clean man like you parading through their squalor would only invoke feelings of bitterness and loathing.

Unfortunately, seeing as you haven't returned with the information as asked, we can only spare a fraction of the reward for his death. Happy spending

I hope the information will be worth it, and we're not just giving them more munitions. Here take these.

Except for what the priests are developing through their alchemy and what other means, very little. Although a small job is on offer.

And I hope you're the diplomatic type, you see one of ours had a run in with the afflicted while he was finishing up a purge.

And as fate is often ironic, had taken the worst of their venom. We first saw the signs of him developing that bloated skin weeks ago.

If only he turned his hands on himself there and then, would have saved us this ordeal. Now he dwells with the other afflicted at the ravine.

A talk would be putting it lightly, but we need you to bait him into telling you what his game is. Don't get close to the others and it'll be fine.

None of us want to come back as those ghouls, and this matter isn't severe enough to waste any more of our defenses.

Know that the gates to evermore remain sealed as long as the those afflicted are present. You should return to Arnima if you want to keep your health

And I'm glad you did, remember the beast is afflicted, be on your guard.

Very well, pack your stuff.

The Afflicted, brother. They used to stay among themselves, but now they're turning sour, attacking any wanderer on sight. Lucky I was here for you.

Evermore has more than enough gold for every mercenary willing to risk his grubby neck for coin. And yes, a situation has arisen that calls for you.

A feral beast stalks the paths of the hamlet next to Evermore. Witnesses claim that the beast is stricken with the same sickness as the others here.

Very good, return alive and their will be ample amounts of gold and more awaiting you.

Bad choice of words filth.

You came from Arnima? Or are you one of those ridden with plague?

Not many "bounty" hunters like you around here that's for sure, and that's one less terror we have to deal with. Here you go, with a little extra.

You lead, I'll follow.

The Priest Circle are doing their best to confine what remains of that plague within the reach, although there are still some afflicted west of here.

That big shield at the east end of Evermore is the Priests doing, they think it wards off Peryite's influence.

As for this end of the realm, it's fairing well.... except those strange wood elves in the hills up there. They're not hostile, but something's off.

Seems like those creatures were trying to incite a ritual, to get Hayman Camoran resurrected. I'm not sure if those bones belonged to him.

And I didn't want to find out, I knew something was strange with those bastads. I couldn't have made it out without you, have this.

"Borrowed" it on our way out, seems you would have better use of it.

I didn't notice anything myself as I'm quite ignorant of elven culture, but a priest that came to visit balon remarked upon them using wood.

See the thing is.... wood elves are forbidden to use wood or eat anything from the trees, so no vegetables. Well this is what the priest said.


There's no rush, just the fulfillment of curiosity. Come back if you reconsider.

We'll both find out what's up with them, this town can fend for itself in the meantime, not like anything happens here anyway.

Wait a minute................ is he talking about Camoran?

What sort of elves are you!?

Little outside or within the village, although I have seen them moving in and out of the mine more than usual lately.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that, I will hold the bridge to the best of my ability. Pray it goes smoothly.


For the love of mara. They weren't forsworn mate, I wish they had been, these madmen make the forsworm seem like children. These lot are much worse.

I'm surprised you haven't heard of the witchmen, their reputation is known throughout High Rock, I guess Skyrim has it's own problems.

It's only been very recently that they've become this morbid though, but enough of that for now, I have goods to deliver.

You should head over to Merosa at the divide, she's the governor up there, tell her what happened here. And cheers for the help, we'll meet again.

Look over there, the man's gasping for life. I'm not going any further until you find out what's going on.

Hey now, I'm just a merchant, I try to avoid spilled blood. Besides, what else am I paying you for?

Those witchme-Ughhh. In the tower, they ambushed us when we was changing shifts... Ahhhh. Wa-warn The Divide, get them to send men. Please. (in pain)

And I hear you can get your tongue cut off for having your words stray so close to treason.

But I shouldn't fault you, you just speak of what your eyes first come to see. The truth is, the lord is laying spite on anyone who he deems wrong.

The people within these walls used to have pride and community, now apathy and tension permeate the air. Some have taken their own lives.

If you've been sent by Evermore, tell them we need help. If it's not the lord that will be our undoing, it's the countless other evils lurking near.

You don't need me to tell you that, just look around, it seems as though the gods are trying to wash away this city as well as all the other omens.

Merosa has become increasingly distressed following the rumors and supposed activity within this town. And has talked with the royalty of evermore.

To discuss the claim of this fiefdom, and your position in it. If you do not cease with the disruption of trade, your privileges will be relinquished

Understood, I will part with your words so she can hear them.

I'm not sure that's the last of them though, you should get Rados back to Arnima.

The preist back in Arnima needs to have a word with you concerning your retrieval of the lords amulet, and some other matters. It sounded urgent.

Those witchmen, we know the prince...or queen they're working for, it was Namira. That thing was an envoy.

And I know it's not much, but take this for escorting rados up here. We got shook down by some of the exiles, and we didn't want more trouble.

Awesome work. Hopefully with these numbers we can escape this nightmare.

I know it looks grim and by the gods I'm terrified too, but we have to follow what the priests taught us.

I wish I remembered everything from training to deal with situations like this..... We have to find the others, and then we find that stone.

Where in oblivion are we friend? Stendarr give me strength! I hope you know where to go.

You're right, the more we delay only brings a higher chance of not surviving this ordeal. Let's hurry then.

No kidding, thanks for putting your neck on the line for us. After this is all done, you'll be the first to receive a reward from the king himself.

We should get going, before our luck runs dry.

You and rados must reach the top of that tower, we'll fend off these creatures and bide you enough time to finish this.

The fate of the reach are on you two, Mara's love be with you. I hope to see you on the other side. Now go!

Damn... Seems to be locked. There must be another way around these walls.

Try that cave, it may lead into this hovel, or it may not...  Hurry and see if you can open it from the other side. Divines be with you.

It's rados, thank the divines! Now we stand a better chance.

Priest!

We'll have to try, or us being here will be for nothing.

And you, try to find and bring back any other lost men who came through the rift. All the men we can get to reach that stone.

Great, you'll find a suitable vantage point just south of their camp. Those thugs can always be tempted by coin if things turn ugly.

No problem, the exiles wouldn't attack instantly anyway, so the task was trivial.

We're in need of someone to check up on what those scoundrels are up to, north of the town. Many of our scouts are already occupied on other targets.

If you think you can keep tabs on a group of people without being seen, or compromising information. Then you might be the person we need.

Those greedy bastads from dragonstar? They came just as the flood receded, thinking Arnima would be easy pickings. Well they thought wrong.

They got more than they bargained for when they sent their first slew of vultures to the walls. We'll soon push them all the way back to the river.

The akaviri stonework was discovered long before the building of raven.. I mean Arnima, probably from their early incursions into Tamriel.

The Priests thought it would bring attention to the town to "pretty" it up, adding the statue of Mara and using Alteration for the light.

Pilgrims come and go just to visit that shrine, and it means Arnima doesn't completely fade into obscurity when it comes to politics in the province.

Why are you asking?

He was put to the axe for being caught in the lords residence. We don't tolerate treachery here. Discipline makes the people stronger.

All is fine on this front, although one of our boys were supposed to set up camp not far from here. Hasn't reported back since yesterday.

So if you see our man, tell him to hurry his ass back up here.

And if you do go venturing out, be careful going pass Karthgran, dangerous folk on the road there.

Talk to Entemon for some contracts, apart from that, you can always head further west.

That would be Merosa, she manages all affairs on the bridge and organizes the trade from here to Markarth and Evermore.... and Arnima.