» Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:19 am future work, more heads, better body texture, unique clothing armor and weapons to match race.
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and for your reading, here is the lore;
Honorable reader,
this story has no direct source but many indirect sources that seem to support each other. so this tale of these creatures may be true, and thus are added to these tomes of learning as a warning.
the Ratkinn
there a many tales told of the ratkinn. a race that at first appear to be as wererats. however, unlike those creatures, thes cannont take on the semblance of men. it is said that they come from a once mighty island kingom south of akavir. and the tale of that kingdom is a sad and cautionary one.
in the years of war that drove us to flee akavir and flee here to tamriel. it is told that an island kingdom. one which was increasing in power and on the rise to greatness. found that the wars had dried up their workforce and even though war raged. and slaves could be bought from the winners of various battles. this was not enough to support their culture.
so the leaders and preist of that nation in their hubris sought the aid of clavicus vile. as always the prince answered. and as always those whose vanity sought to get the better of him were bettered in turn.
they called on him and said we have no one to work the fields. and no one to clean the sewage, and provide labor for our great works so that we can raise our own in comfort. to which clavicus replied, for your works and mine i will provide those to do this for so long i deem them needed. as they further my ends towards yours. do you agree to this?
and in their pride they agreed to this. and clavicus turned to the common rats and made them as men. making them upright and intelligent. and for many, many years they worked hard and the nation prospered. and all were content. many years later clavicus appeared before the council. and said to them. gather all your people in the grand plaza at evening in ten days. as i have provided to you and you have done very well as i had wished. and now is the time for a great reward. for i am pleased at all you have done.
and these people well content and prideful. they did indeed gather. as why should they not recieve a reward. for they were great and have prospered for many a year. and those few who were disquieted by this unseen boon to be were quickly silenced. as the proud people felt in their glory the deserved anything the were to get.
ten days had passed and all were gathered in the plaza. at the setting of the sun clavicus vile appeared before the people. he said unto them. many years ago. your elders asked of me a boon. and i gave it to them as it would aid my ends. and now there are enough of you for what is needed. five tens of thousands of souls for my purpose indeed. and now for collection of my due.
on hearing this the massive crowd turned tumultuous and made to run. only to find the ways out of the plaza had been filled in the growing dark. and the red eyes of their supposed servants collected a red bounty for clavicus, who made them. and by dawn all that was left on that island kingdom were the ratkinn. who made it their own. and serve clavicus vile faithfully to this day.
this tale cannot be confirmed. as the sightings of these ratkinn have not been truly documented here in tamriel. what few have been seen may or may not have been wererats. and it is considered by many that any that made it here would not find it easy to establish themselves. as the goblins of this continent inhabit the same places as they would find hospitable. but one should not discount the possibility of the truth of this story. and there may be some few here in tamriel.
your humble servant, E'Lad the learned
