The Elder Scrolls Treasury III - The Imperial Library

The three Great Houses on Vvardenfell identify themselves by their traditional colors: red forRedoran, yellow for Hlaalu, and brown for Telvanni. Thus, members of House Hlaalu may bereferred to collectively as Yellows. The Red Party of Redoran preserves the ancient martialtraditions of our → ancestors, and deserves our thankful respect. The Yellow Party of Hlaaluhonors and serves Fortune, Trade, and the → Empire, and through such distractions they strayaway from the narrow paths of duty, gravity, and piety. The Brown Party of Telvanni honors greattraditions of arcane mastery of our → race, and deserve our respect, but they are careless inobservance of → Temple teaching, and scornful of discipline, doctrine, and obedience. − TheGreat Houses culture is only one of the native → Dunmer cultures of Morrowind. The other nativeculture, the → Ashlander culture, is a nomadic → barbarian culture largely untouched by Imperialinfluences.Lit.: Great Houses of Morrowind (TEST I 2 : 400).Serving and Joining Great Houses→ Outlanders may find employment in the Dunmer Great Houses. Initially one gains status as anoath−bonded hireling, pledging exclusive loyalty to a given house, but with faithful service andadvancement in lower ranks, an outlander may become retainer of a Great House, or may beadopted into a Great House. Candidates should be experienced and capable. For advancementbeyond the lower ranks, a patron on a Great House council is essential. Adoption and advancementto higher ranks in a Great House requires that a councilor stand as sponsor for the candidate'scharacter and loyalty. Finding a councilor to sponsor an outlander often involves performing agreat service for the prospective sponsor.Greater BonewalkerGreater bonewalkers defend the tombs of clan and kin. Greater bonewalkers are aggressive anddangerous. → Bonemeal is a finely ground powder with modest magical properties made from thebones of the → bonewalker.Greater SaintsThe greater → saints of the → Temple, listed with their proper spheres, are: Blessed → Almalexiathe Warden −− → Healers, Teachers, Lord → Sotha Sil the Magus −− Artificers, Wizards, Lord →Vivec the Poet −− Artists, → Rogues, → Saint Nerevar the Captain −− → Warriors, Statesmen,and → Saint Veloth the Pilgrim −− Outcasts, Seekers.GreefThe native → comberry brandy is locally called greef. Greef is a strong stimulant, but like allintoxicants, it tends to impair physical coordination. That is, it makes you feel real strong, butmakes you clumsy.Green LichenServing and Joining Great HousesGreen lichen is a hardy primitive plant with modest magical properties that grows in the →Ascadian Isles and Azura's Coast.96