Hawk...... Previously, Musk introduced me to the nine totems of the ancient Nords, and the eagle was one of them. The nine totems correspond to the nine gods, visually the traditional Eight Holy Spirits plus the master of Songad, Shure, the god of the underworld.

"This eagle represents...... Gina Les? "Ginares is the Spirit of the air, the wind, and the sky, and seems to have a relationship with the eagle. Thinking back to Musk's introduction to the nine animal totems, I confirmed this conclusion.

"That's right." A deep voice behind me also confirmed my point. "There is a legend that on the peak of Hosga, the throat of the world, the sky created humans with its own breath, so we Nords often call ourselves the children of the sky."

I turned around and saw a Nord man with a hammer in his hand walking towards me. Because of the large amount of heat emitted from the furnace and coal pit next to him, the gray-haired uncle was dressed very coolly, except for the shoulder pads inlaid with iron sheets, the upper body was only crossed with two belts, and the developed muscles were exposed to the air, dotted with some scars, and he looked strong and hideous.

"Hello, friend from Gao Yan. I am Elund Greymane, the owner of the Sky Forge and the best blacksmith in Snowman. Although the people of Brighton also believe in the Holy Spirit, the fact that the eagle is associated with the Nord Mother Goddess Gina Les shows that you know our Nord culture very well. The Greymane family will welcome young people like you who love traditional culture. ”

Uh, it seems that somehow I have gained a good feeling? But this is not a bad thing, and judging from his self-introduction, this uncle is a member of the Graymane family, one of the two major families of Xueman, and it is necessary to have a good relationship with him.

I learned from this uncle that he attached great importance to traditional culture, so I thought of some topics related to the Nord tradition to communicate with him.

"Xueman is a very charming city, and I heard a romantic legend before I came to Xueman, which fascinated me." Then I told Uncle Ellund the story of the "surging white tide" that Swann had told me.

"Ha Lu Ha!" Uncle Elend laughed heartily when he heard this, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, the naming of this city is actually not so complicated. The river that surrounds the city is called the White River, hence the name of the city, and the words 'white' and 'snow' are common in Old German, and later the name of the city became Xueman. ”

Belch...... Slapping the ass on the leg? Suddenly, I didn't know how to take it, but fortunately, the other party talked to himself again.

"But I love the story, and when I first heard about this version from the Troubadour Academy as a child, I used to think if it was true...... When I grew up, I realized that the Nords have countless heroes and epics, so why bother with these illusory conjectures? Just in the snow-filled city, the sky furnace, the moon below, and the Longxiao Palace where Barguf lived, their stories are enough to leave a strong mark on history. ”

"I've read in the book about the origin of the Dragon's Palace, where the ancient Nord hero Olaf the One-Eyed defeated the dragon Fury Minekos and imprisoned it in a palace on the top of a hill. What is the story of the moon and the Sky Furnace? The house looks very chic, and the Sky Forge seems to have a very old age. ”

At the mention of Yue Vaska, a pride welled up on Uncle Blacksmith's face. "Before the establishment of Snow Man City, the Moon Vasca of the Brothers-in-Arms was the only building here. Moon Vaskar is the name of a ship that the Nord heroes took to cross the Sea of Ghosts more than 4,000 years ago. If you look at the shape of this building, isn't it just a ship? ”

"They settled here because of the Sky Furnace." Uncle Ellund walked over to the workbench and sat down, and continued.

"The Sky Forge existed here before the Nord hero Isgrammer and his five hundred warriors crossed the sea to the continent of Tamriel. No one knows where it came from, but it is certain that it is related to the goddess Ginalais. Blessed by the goddess Ginareth, the Sky Forges create items that are intricately crafted and otherworldly, and have been used by their comrades for thousands of years. The soldiers of the Brothers-in-Arms Regiment are also cremated here after their deaths. ”

"I had expected the members of the Brothers-in-Arms to be buried in the Hall of the Dead, following the Nord tradition."

"The Brothers-in-Arms are the oldest and most glorious group of warriors in Skyrim, yes, but their members are not just Nords, they are ...... Excuse me, can you avoid it? I have some personal matters to take care of. ”

"Okay, you're busy first." I nodded, and turned to follow the blacksmith's gaze, and saw a young Nord man in Imperial Legion uniform approaching me, glaring at me and passing me.

They kept their voices low, and the conversation was quiet, but some of it was still reaching my ears as I turned to leave.

"Elund, do you really refuse to build equipment for the Imperial Legion?"

"Idolaf Warmaniac, please don't talk about it again. The Greymane family will not offer any help to the cowardly lackeys of the Empire, and the weapons I have crafted will be used by you to fight the Stormcloak, my son......"

……

Heimsko, the priest of Talos, was still tirelessly reciting his long poems, and I went to the temple of Ginalas, swept the withered petals and leaves from the pew, sat down, and waited for the blacksmith to finish talking to the man named "Idolav Warmaniac".

The guards he had met before, the priests of Akai, and the guidebook had more or less described the current state of the city. There are two big families in the snowy city, one is the gray mane and the other is the war mania. They used to join forces amicably to run and protect the snowman, but the World War of thirty years ago turned them against each other.

Obviously, the culprit is the "Platinum Treaty". The Warmania family retains its allegiance to the Empire, while the Graymane family expresses their dissatisfaction with the Empire's cowardice and sympathy and support for the Stormcloak rebels. Due to the neutral attitude of the lords of Barguv in the civil war, the contradictions between the two sides persisted and did not subside or intensify.

Today, the Warmania family wants the Greymane Blacksmith to craft equipment for the Imperial Legion, but it should be...... Well, judging by the drooping expression on his face when he walked down from the Sky Forge now, he should have been rejected, and maybe even humiliated.

Idolav Warmad saw me sitting on the bench and walked towards me with a menacing attitude. I had been talking to his rivals before, and I guess his intentions weren't too friendly. I pondered my words and waited for him to walk up to me.

"Greymane or Warmane?"

It's really like his surname, and the first thing he said when he came up was to force me to stand in line. As upset as I am, it doesn't do me any good to be quick talking.

"Did you get snow rat poop in your ears? I ask you which side are you on, Greymane or Warmania? ”

I squeezed out a puzzled expression: "I'm sorry, I haven't been here long since I came here from Goam Province, and I don't know the situation here. ”

"New here? War Mania and Greymane, the only two clans in Snowman. The difference is that Greymane betrays the Empire, while Warmane remains loyal to the Empire. So I ask again, Greymane or War Mania? Idolav Warmad continued to ask questions.

Probably because of the wall in the Sky Forge just now, this guy is obviously angry. I'm afraid I'll have to eat an old fist if I answer his gray mane, but if I surrender directly, I will seem too much of a sissy. So I tried to steer the conversation.

"I admire the Warmaniac Family's loyalty to the Empire, but I don't know much about the Warmad Family when I first arrived, could you please introduce me to the glorious history of the Warmad Family? I believe this will make a deeper impression on me from the War Maniac Family. ”

"I don't have much time, but since you want to know about the glorious history of the War Maniac Family, then I can tell you a little bit about it." Although I still didn't take sides, my words and tone clearly showed respect and overture for the Warmad family, which calmed Idolav Warmaniac's face a little.

"War Mania is a legendary name, and since the First Age, people have been singing about our family's glorious deeds. We were the first to go into battle when we went out, the last to get drunk when we were drinking, glory, wealth and fame gathered around us, and plump women warmed us on cold nights...... If you still have doubts, you can go to my father, Overred, who is happy to tell outsiders about this. ”

It was a matter of pride to publicize the glorious deeds of his family to outsiders, but Idolav Warmad did not have the enthusiasm at this time. Seeing that he wanted to say something to force me to stand in line again, I hurriedly asked again: "May I ask why the Graymane family wants to fight with you?" Did they misunderstand you about anything? ”

"What else could it be? It's not all about money. ”

The subject shifted successfully, and at the mention of his rivals, the Graymane family, Idorav Warmania immediately threw himself into a verbal denunciation of Graymane.

"Our two families have similar backgrounds, the difference is that we have money, and Virgina Greymane is taboo about that. They don't have money, so they need to shape their image in another way, so they talk in the name of tradition and self-esteem, but they don't get more respect and loyalty than we do. And we also have wealth, which makes them even more jealous......"

After some venting, Idolaf's mood settled down a lot. "Okay, you've learned enough of the truth, now it's time to take a stand, right?"

Scolding Greymane in front of me, Idorav had subconsciously thought I was on his side, and his tone was no longer aggressive.

"There is a proverb in my hometown that says that a wise man does not jump to conclusions, but there is another proverb in my hometown that poverty is not a virtue."

"Poverty is not a virtue......" Idoraf indirectly got the answer he wanted from this sentence. He patted me on the shoulder with satisfaction, "Then I can say hello to you, friend, I like people who know how to lift." You have to realize what your actions represent, and for the sake of that gray-maned blacksmith working for the Brothers-in-Arms, I don't think I saw who you were with. If you encounter any difficulties in Xueman, you can come to me, and the War Maniac family will not treat their friends badly. I'm going to talk to Adrian about the equipment of the Imperial Legion, so I won't talk to you more. I'll invite you to a tavern when I'm free, and I love your Brighton proverb. “

This guy reassured me and didn't forget to warn me, so it seems a little inappropriate for me to go back and continue talking to the blacksmith. Keep wandering around the city, there's so much more to this guide.