Online:Murk-Watcher
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Murk-Watcher | |||
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Location | Dro-Dara Plantation | ||
Race | Argonian | Gender | Female |
Reaction | Friendly |
Murk-Watcher is a former Argonian adventurer found at her friend Dro-Dara's plantation. She is a shaman but her old adventuring party referred to her as a cleric. All her life she has felt she is a crocodile in the wrong form.
Related Quests[edit]
- Old Adventurers: Help rescue a group of former adventurers.
- A Predator's Heart: Help an old Argonian transform into a crocodile.
Quest-Related Events[edit]
Once she is rescued:
- Murk-Watcher:"Thanks to you, young one. I will find my own escape now."
She'll head to a spot out in the flooded fields among the crocodiles. If you speak to her there, she'll say:
- "I am safe here. The bandits fear the crocodiles—and wisely so."
A Predator's Heart[edit]
Murk-Watcher can be found in the drenched fields during A Predator's Heart.
- "Many drowned when the levees were broken. Others were eaten by the crocodiles.
- It's not the beasts' fault, though. It is their nature to hunt. Their spirits sing a song my heart hears. It is the song of the crocodile."
- Knarstygg and Dro-Dara are leaving.
- "I know. It is natural for them to now return to a life a adventure, but no so for me. I must follow another path.
- All my life, I have harbored a secret. It drove me to leave home and seek adventure, but now I must face my inner truth"
- What is this inner truth? / What truth you must face?
- "That I am not an Argonian. I am a crocodile.
- This lifetime, I have borrowed the form of another, but my true form is calling me home. I must return to the river."
- Are you feeling all right?
- "No. I am not. I never have. My entire life, I have felt like a crocodile out of water. Literally.
- I am old now, and this body is dying. If I become a crocodile, I can start anew. Live the life I was meant to live."
- How could you become a crocodile?
- "There is a way. An incantation—the crocodile song. I was never taught it, but I have known it my whole life.
- One song must end for another to begin. There is an old crocodile here. Ripplestrike. With his heart, I can sing the song."
- I will get you this heart.
- "Thank you. The river has truly guided you here for this purpose.
- Take this charm. Place it near Ripplestrike's nest. He will not be able to resist the call. He will come out, and then you can kill him."
- I think you should leave with the others. / I still think you should leave with the others.
- "I could not, even if I wanted to. I am older than they. I would not survive more than a few days out there.
- I have seen the future in the waters, and I must remain here. Here, at the end of my life, I must face the truth for the first time."
- The song of the crocodile?
- "They sing of nature's cycles. Every new life has its song, taken from an old one that is no more. Properly embodying the life of a creature often requires its death.
- The song of the crocodile is loud and powerful. I know its melody."
After agreeing to help Murk-Watcher with her final wish.
- "I am safe here. The bandits fear the crocodiles—and wisely so."
Once Ripplestrike has been killed:
- "Ripplestrike no longer sings. Have you taken his heart?
- Hurry. We must move quickly if we are to renew the song."
- Yes, I have his heart.
- "Here then, I will begin the incantation."
- I would ask you to help me in this one last thing before I return to the river."
- What would you ask?
- "Join me in vengeance. These bandits have destroyed what's left of my home.
- I would begin my next life by avenging my previous one, but I will need you to guide me. I wish to kill their leader."
- Why do you need me to guide you?
- "When I become a crocodile, I will forget this life. If I fight beside you, I can keep my focus, at least for a little while.
- I have made the preparations. Eating the heart is the last step. Fight with me, before I am gone forever. Are you ready?"
- I'm ready. What's next.
- "Though my mind may not recall the favor you have done for me, my spirit will. And the river … the river never forgets.
- This charm will keep me close. If we are parted, use it and I will come. When our task is done, tell Dro-Dara of my fate."
- I will. Good luck to you, Murk-Watcher.
She then transforms into a Vengeful Crocodile.