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| Legionary Ulrath | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Fort Hastrel | ||
| Race | Orc | Gender | Male |
| Reaction | Friendly | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Faction(s) | West Weald Legion | ||
Legionary Ulrath is an Orc soldier of the West Weald Legion who can be found in Fort Hastrel.
Related QuestsEdit
- The Deserter: Please add a description for this quest
Quest-Related EventsEdit
After you find the injured Captain Dartorius, she claims that she was attacked by Legionary Ulrath while under ambush by Daedra. She asks you to find out what happened to the rest of the squadron who took shelter at Fort Hastrel and to deal with Legionary Ulrath if you find him.
When you arrive at Fort Hastrel you will find it swarming with Daedra and the remains on the squad within the fort. Then in the corner of the fort, you will overhear someone:
- Legionary Ulrath: "So many dead. What a waste …."
Talk with him to see what happened and to hear his side of the story:
- "Careful. I've lost a lot of comrades today, so I'm not in a trusting mood. Who are you and what do you want?"
- I'm [PlayerName]. Captain Dartorius sent me to find out what happened to your squadron.
- "What happened to the squad? She's what happened to the squad! She froze when we spotted the Daedra. Refused to give a coherent order. I stepped in and she went crazy. Commanded the squad to engage a massively superior force. Then she turned to flee."
- Captain Dartorius said she led the Daedra away after you attacked her.
- "Not hardly! She led her soldiers into a slaughter and then ordered them to cover her retreat. I cut her down, then rallied the squad and headed for this keep. We fought a running battle. I'm all that's left.
Now it's my word against an officer's." - What do you plan to do?
- "The only thing I can do. Run. I'm no coward and I don't want to be labeled a deserter, but what choice do I have? A captain's word carries more weight than a lowly Orc legionary's. A lot more.
I wrote a report. Will you give it to the captain?" - I can take your report to the captain.
- "Not that I owe you an explanation, but everything I said is true. I wrote it all down. My report to the Legion. I doubt the captain will pass it along, but at least my conscience is clear.
As for me, tell her I died. Or I'm a deserter. I don't care."
Before you collect Legionary Ulrath's Report, you can continue to talk to him and ask more questions:
- It sounds like you don't trust Captain Dartorius.
- "I don't. Not any more. But I used to idolize her. Did everything I could to help her lead our squadron.
Once the fighting stopped and I had a moment, I composed my report. To explain what happened here. I left it over there, but you can take it." - So what really happened here, legionary?
- "I finally saw our captain's true face. She used to be a great leader. I would have followed her to Oblivion and back. But lately she's been struggling. I helped as I could, doing what a sergeant would do, even without the rank.
Then today happened." - Tell me about that.
- "It's all in my report. Ever since our first encounter with the Daedra a few weeks ago, she's been … off. Confusing orders. Contradictory commands. When we walked into the ambush, she was like a rabbit in a snare.
I tried to take command …." - And then what?
- "She went wild. Ordered the patrol to attack what was clearly a superior Daedric force. Then she fled. Used her soldiers to cover her own escape. I just reacted. Struck her a glancing blow.
Now … tell her I deserted. Or died. Doesn't matter to me."
If you try speaking with him after collecting the report:
- "I thought I could lead them. Save them. But by the time the fighting was done, I was the only one left standing.
I'll never forget this feeling."
When you return to Captain Dartorius, you can decide tell her that Ulrath deserted or that he is dead. As for the report, she will note that a captain's report supersedes a legionary's. From her comments after completing the quest, it is implied that Legionary Ulrath's version of events was accurate.