The "Etiquette Guide to Snowman" seems to contain various things to be aware of when living in Snowman. As a newcomer, I thought it would be important for me to study this booklet.

"Take time out of your busy schedule to read this indispensable guide. In these few dozens of pages, I, the troubadour who lingered in this ancient city, Mikael, will introduce you to this great city, the pearl of the north, the city of snow, as the author and your humble guide. ”

The first impression of the booklet was good, and I continued to flip back.

……

"When you step through the gates of the city, you come to the plains. It is so named because it is located at the lowest altitude of the three blocks of the city. The Wind Zone, which is high in the second tier, is dotted with the homes of the locals, as well as the Temple of Ginareth, the Hall of the Dead in Akai, and the Moon Vaska, the garrison of the Brothers-in-Arms. The Cloud District is the highest point in Snow Man City, where stands the lord's noble abode, the Longxiao Palace......"

A thick pile of paper about the geography, people, and history of the city is a valuable piece of information that I can learn about the local situation that needs to be clarified. I decided to follow the book's introduction and walk around the snowy city.

Not far from the door is a wide square. There is a large stout tree in the square, and the bottom of the tree is covered with withered petals. This is the Golden Tree of Ginareth, and the large building next to it is the temple of Ginareth. Ginares is the Holy Spirit of the air, the wind, and the sky, her priesthood...... According to Andalls, the recent dragon attacks and the Skyrim War have taken a toll on the side, and the priests of Ginareth have temporarily turned into busy physicians.

On the other side of the golden tree stood a statue of a Nord, clad in armor and armed with a sword, a snake coiled at his feet, spitting out snake letters with its vicious fangs, and facing the tip of his sword.

This is Talos.

According to my understanding during this time, Talos is the main god of the Nine Holy Spirits in the hearts of the Nord people, and even surpasses the main god of the original Eight Holy Spirit Religion, the Dragon of Time, Akatosh.

After the Great War of the World Realm more than twenty years ago, under military pressure from Somo, humans and elves signed an armistice in the capital of the Empire, in which the Empire was required to ban the belief in Talos. As a province of the Empire, Skyrim is also expected to abide by this clause.

The snowy lord of Barguf clearly lacks the zeal to fulfill his treaty obligations, and an old man in a sacrificial robe still speaks the teachings of Talos to passers-by under the well-preserved statue of Talos.

……

"Mighty Talos! Wise Talos! Unbeatable Talos! We thank you for your favor! ”

"We are lowly and can only struggle in the fallen mortal world! And you've come to a great realization after all the tribulations, and now you can walk in the divine realm! ”

"We, your lowly servants, thank you! Because only you can bring us light! ”

"You are worthy of our thanksgiving, because we have the same spirit! You walked among us long before the eight spirits became the nine spirits. Your greatness does not come from divinity, but from the human spirit! ”

"You were once a human! Yes! As a human being, you have said: Let me show you, Talos Storm Crown, born in the North, breath is the strength of a man of winter! ”

"I breathe with great reverence. I'm going to reshape this land as a master. This is my loyalty to you, Talos, because of my love for you! ”

"Ah, love! Even from his humanity, Talos cherishes us. Because he can see the future of Skyrim from us, from each of us! The future of the continent of Tamriel! ”

……

The crowd grew, women with baskets of vegetables, beggars in ragged clothes, and children gathered around to end their strange discussions. As the audience grew, the priests of Talos became more excited, and the conversation shifted from praising the gods he served to attacking the elven invaders and the empire that had signed the surrender pact.

"That's the truth, friends! The Empire doesn't want us to know the truth! We are the children of mankind! Talos is our true god! Born of flesh and blood, feathered into a god! ”

"The elves wouldn't accept that! Share the life of heaven with us? And us humans? Ha! They simply can't tolerate us living in this world! ”

"Today, they have taken away your faith, but what about tomorrow? What will be taken away? Elves will take your house? Your business? Your child? Or your life? ”

"And what did the empire do? Inaction! No, it's worse than inaction! The Empire imposes the will of Somo! Deal with his people! ”

"Arise, people blinded by the Empire! Arise, warriors guided by the spirit of the Storm Cloak! Convert to the Word of the human god Talos! ”

"We are all human beings! Everything in the world should be inherited by us! We can't let Skyrim fall into the hands of elves or their sycophants! Never! ”

……

The crowd gradually dispersed, with a frenzied or depressed expression. Others came up to talk to the priests and tried to learn more.

If it were me, I might get tired of yelling for three minutes, but Talos, the king of the storm, gave his priest Heimsco a good brain and a good voice to shout a different line for ten minutes before he stopped drinking and resting.

I can't understand a cynical fanatic like him, my life experiences have made me lack a heartfelt respect for the gods, Talos's life sounds more like a hero being created as a god, and I don't even know much about his glorious deeds, so Talos doesn't have any special meaning to me right now. I don't care who is right or wrong between the Empire and Somo, unless I'm caught up in it in the future, as was the case with Helgen Fortress last time.

Continuing past Talos' Stick, I saw a large, strangely shaped house not far away. The strange shape means that the roof of this house is a smoother curved surface, rather than an inclined surface like other houses in the city. The roof is made of long wooden planks that are staggered and stacked to resemble the deck of a ship. A column of shields hung along the eaves, and a warrior with a great sword on his back leaned against the wall, perhaps due to his poor sleep, and he had an impressive pair of dark circles under his eyes.

I flipped out the guide I was carrying with me and looked at it, and this should be the location of the Brothers-in-Arms Regiment. The Brothers-in-Arms is supposed to be a mercenary-like organization, and I have nothing to do with it for the time being, and as for why this room is named after a strange Gounod-style name, the book doesn't introduce more about it. So I walked through the longhouse on the left and up a staircase.

To the left of the house is a high cliff with a huge statue of an eagle. Judging by the appearance, the statue should have been carved directly from the mountain. Directly below the eagle is a pile of forging tools, and in the middle of the pit is covered with burning coal, and next to it are anvils, furnaces, whetstones, and other tools. Probably because of the need to place these tools, the eagle's legs were sunk directly into the stone, and the specific shape of the eagle's talons was not carved, but only the wings, the hard chest and the firm head were carved out on the upper body.

The statue may have been many years old, like a dragon's spine-shaped stone arch on a snow-capped mountain, and the traces of time are engraved on it.