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Legendary Figures: Hoag Merkiller

  • Member
    February 8, 2015
    Hmm, considering Hoag seems to have dabbled in necromancy of a sort, what other magic do you think this guy used?
  • Tom
    Member
    February 8, 2015

    This is what I'm excited about. It's obvious to me that the Nords of the Merethic and First Eras never balked at the use of magic, and used it to great effect against their enemies.

  • Member
    February 8, 2015

    Shall we say restoration? Because of what eating the earth symbolises, I think restoration would fit nicely too.

  • Member
    February 8, 2015
    Thanks, it's awesome playing this guy. A xenophobic, yet pragmatic Nord whom,while disliking of elves,will work with them if they have a common goal.
  • February 8, 2015

    I'm cool with Hoag being a zealot, but one doesn't rise to power by zealotry alone. I'd say that dude was pragmatic. Despite Nord's stereotype for being stupid, common sense seems to shape their history. 

  • Member
    February 9, 2015

    I like to think he wasn't a complete xenophobe. It is implied in Scourge of the Grey Quarter that it was Hoag who allowed the Argonians and Dunmer into the city. By Nord standars, he was comparatively kind.

    I agree about them being practical people, though. The only thing that is a head-scratcher for me right now is the Jagged Crown. As Vaz and I were discussing, the Crown could be the only reason the Nords followed Borgas' policies.

  • February 9, 2015
    Possibly. But is the scourge of the Grey quarter a satire?
  • Member
    February 9, 2015

    Very possible. It is a bit over the top, but it remains one of the few sources we have which mention Hoag.