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Mournhold! City of Light! City of Magic!
— The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind · 2002
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The guard sounds almost like a proud herald advertising the city. The paired exclamations make Mournhold a destination before the player has learned its problems. Remembering the line also recalls the contrast between the capital's polished public face and the dangers uncovered there.
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In context
Spoilers for The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindShow the scene
This is a High Ordinator greeting in Tribunal (2002), the Morrowind expansion set in Mournhold. The guards proclaim the city's splendour as the player explores its plazas and temple precincts. It is a recurring civic introduction, quite different in tone from the suspicious warnings familiar from Vvardenfell's Ordinators.
Sources (1)
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — High Ordinator dialogueTribunalReference checked
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