Ive been angry with Bethesda for a while about various changes in oblivion that made me love Morrowind so much. However, never did I think that they would just make fun of those of us who care about what got taken out or new content that they omitted such as fighting on a horse. I was browsing the Oblivion wiki's easter egg section and it describes one M'aiq the Liar who it is possible to speak with outside various cities in oblivion. If this has been posted here before I apologise.
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M'aiq the Liar
I'm not entirely sure how often he's there, but I met everyone's favorite eccentric outside of Anvil. Hide your skooma, M'aiq has come to Cyrodiil. He is a level 40 Savant marked as essential (unkillable) with 100 Strength, 100 Intelligence, 100 Agility, 100 Speed, 85 Endurance, 40 Personality, 53 Willpower, and 50 Luck. He can be found multiple times. He can also be found outside of Leyawiin.
Being an easter egg, all of the things he says are humorous allusions to popular subjects on the official forums although most could be interpreted as making excuses for omitted/changed features of a controversial nature(e.g. thrown weapons, werewolves, destructible buildings). Here is a list of things M'aiq will say:
* "M'aiq longs for a Colovian Fur Helm. Practical, yet stylish. M'aiq is very sad he does not have one."
* "M'aiq wishes he had a stick made out of fishies to give to you. Sadly, he does not." (This is a reference to the Fishy Stick fad on the official forums.)
* "M'aiq believes the children are our future. But he doesn't want them ruining all of our fun."
* "M'aiq thinks his people are beautiful. The Argonian people are beautiful as well. They look better than ever before."
* "Some people wish to throw their weapons. That seems foolish to M'aiq. If you hold your weapon, you only need one."
* "Feet are for walking. Hands are for hitting. Or shaking. Or waving. Sometimes for clapping."
* "M'aiq prefers to adventure alone. Others just get in the way. And they talk, talk, talk."
* "People always enjoy a good fable. M'aiq has yet to find one, though. Perhaps one day." (Perhaps a reference to the game Fable and how disappointing it was compared to the hype, though a sequel is being worked on which is expected to be better)
* "Some people want special bows that take too long to load and need special arrows called bolts. M'aiq thinks they are idiots."(He is refering to a Crossbow)
* "So much easier to get around these days. Not like the old days. Too much walking. Of course, nothing stops M'aiq from walking when he wants."
* "M'aiq is glad he has a compass. Makes it easy to find things. Much better than wandering around like a fool."
* "Why would one want to swing a staff? A mace hurts more. Or a sword. Can't shoot a fireball from a sword, though."
* "I do not wish to fight on horseback. It is a good way to ruin a perfectly good horse... which is, to say, a perfectly good dinner."
* "Levitation is for fools. Why would we want to levitate? Once you are up high, there is nowhere to go but down."
* "It is good the people wear clothing. M'aiq wears clothing. Who would want to see M'aiq naked? Sick, sick people. Very sad."
* "I don't know why one would want to destroy a building. It takes time to make it. Much time."
* "I have seen dragons. Perhaps you will see a dragon. I won't say where I saw one. Perhaps I did not."
* "Werewolves? Where? Wolves? Men that are wolves? Many wolves. Everywhere. Many men. That is enough for M'aiq."
I think that The Easier to Get Around/Levitation/No Fighting on Horses responses are just classic.
I realize that one reason why the took out levitation was due to the fact that the cities are made to be self contained. However, one of the mods posted on this very forum claims to have made at least one city contiguous with the land around it. I just dont understand how bethesda could not make cities work like this where some modder could.
