These cultists stalk in shadows and hide in caves. A child afraid of the dark is easily forgiven, but a man afraid of the light is no longer a man. The one thing I know about cowards is that they will go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear, then to obtain what they desire the most; and that I will use to my advantage.
Throughout this isle are scattered shrines showing visions of futures yet to come, alongside ancient ruins of communities reminding us of a past that has been and gone. It is said that to predict your future, you need only study what was done in the past… but I firmly believe the best way to predict your future, is to create it yourself by what you do today.
S.K
The locals clean up after fending off an attack by the Bloodthorn Cult. They burn the bodies to prevent the cult’s necromancers from raising their dead to fight again. Whilst the Orsimer leadership claim their defence was wholly successful, others are not so sure.
S.K
If ever the character of a people could be read from their architecture, it is here at Stonetooth. Each building is functional and no more. There is no ego to their construction, nothing ornate, or ostentatious, and what little decoration there is, is there solely to fit a purpose. Just like every Orc in the stronghold, each building has a specific task to perform, and an expectation that they perform it.
S.K
A last look around Stros M’kai before boarding The Spearhead, but I shan’t be returning to more civilized surroundings just yet. I travel onto an Orc settlement on the isle of Betnikh, just off the southern tip of High Rock. Whilst I have little sympathy regarding the business of the Daggerfall Covenant, I would like to discover for myself a little more about these Orcs. The Orsimer I have met on Stros M’Kai are far from the savages I was led to believe them to be. Of course, every soldier knew the fearsome reputation of the Orc units in the emperor’s legions, and Orc armorers are feted the world over for their skill, but rarely in the past had I any cause for direct contact with them beyond simple commerce.
I have discovered in my Redguard companions such unexpected virtues as determination, loyalty, courage, intrepidity and selflessness. I am beginning to fear that due to my own ignorance and prejudices, perhaps I might be the barbaric one.
S.K
The Tamriel Drifter 