Online:Elden Root Guard

Elden Root Guard
Location	Elden Root
Race	Wood Elf	Gender	Varies
Health	10,229,568 (Invulnerable)	Difficulty
Reaction	Justice Neutral
Pickpocket	Hard	Profession	Guard
Other Information
Faction(s)	Tamriel Guard

An Elden Root Guard

Elden Root Guards are guards who patrol the area in and around Elden Root. They can be encountered inside and outside the great graht-oak trunk and at the Altmer Embassy. A typical Elden Root Guard wears a mix of heavy and medium armor pieces in Wood Elf Style and wields either a two handed melee weapon or a one handed weapon and a shield.

DialogueEdit

A male Elden Root Guard

Marbruk Guards pull from the Wood Elf guard dialogue pool.

Female BosmerEdit

If alerted, they'll call for you to stop where you are.

"Stop right there!"

"You there!"

"Don't take off!"

"Aha!"

They'll accost you when they catch up to you.

"You've got a bounty to pay off, friend. You know I'm just doing my job, right? No hard feelings?"

"All right, I'm warning you! Pay off your bounty or ... or I'm going to ... Just pay your bounty, all right?"

"You know how this works. I don't want to fight you, but you've got a bounty to pay."

"Even corruption has its limits. Pay the fine."

"I understand. The law is fungible. Go on, then. Make me an offer."

"I know you've done illegal things, but I really am an admirer of your work!"

"Please, please ... refuse to pay. I haven't smashed a felon in a tree's age."

"Look at me. Do I look like someone you want to cross? Pay your bounty or I start taking organs."

"The manual says I have to demand you pay your fine, but it says I only have to ask once."

"You have turned deplorable into an art form! I'm not worthy to collect a bounty from you."

"Some guards demand payment. Me? I just stare and make you feel uncomfortable until I gut you."

"I prefer you don't pay your bounty. Then, according to the law, the bone breaking can begin."

"I can make all your problems go away. For a price. I'm talking about gold."

"I've got you now, criminal. Lucky for you, I'm easily distracted by shiny things."

"Want to see a trick? You give me gold, and I forget I ever saw you."

"If you pay your bounty with the same flair you use to commit your crimes, we'd be done by now."

"Scum like you gives scum like me a bad name. Now, come quietly."

"The law wants justice. Me? I want to open you up and root around in your innards. Or you can pay."

"A little theft here and there, fine. But you just crossed the line."

"Pay your bounty or I start ripping the heads off of pony guars. And when I run out of pony guars ...."

"So, criminal, what appendage would you like me to remove? Or will you ruin my fun and pay your fine?"

"No one except you and me needs to know about this. Got it?"

"In the name of the law, I demand ... or, y'know ... politely request payment on your bounty."

"All right, uhm ... criminal scum. You can go free if you pay the bounty. Seriously, I promise!"

"Uhm ... excuse me. I'm going to have to ask you to pay off your bounty .... Or else?"

"We don't want any more trouble. Just pay your bounty and move on."

"You want to leave without paying your bounty? It's nice to want, but you're going to pay."

"Bounty. Now."

"You're in trouble now, scum."

"That's it. Pay up."

"I don't mean to––I mean, I know you're busy––but you have a bounty on your head that needs paying."

"You thought you could flee? Everyone thinks they can flee. You won't believe how many get it wrong."

"Have you seen a criminal around here? I'm supposed to collect a bounty. Oh, it's your bounty!"

"As much as it pains me to do so, I must ask you to lay down your weapons and pay your fine."

"You're not going to try something, are you? Look, just pay your bounty and be on your way."

"You really thought you would escape? Huh. I suppose we can't all be sensible."

"We know what you've done––you can't escape. But you're going to try, aren't you? Pity."

"Everyone plans to get away clean. Then their plan meets reality. Today, I'm reality."

"I'll take something from you…your bounty or your life. It matters not to me."

"Justice catches up with us all eventually. Do yourself a favor and pay the bounty."

"Pay your bounty and move on."

"No excuses. I've heard them all. Pay your bounty."

"You want to give your gold away? Fine, I'll take your bounty. Unless you're fool enough to run."

"One way or another, you'll pay what you've done. Best to pay the bounty now."

"Your illicit activities are remarkably noteworthy. I'm almost embarrassed to ask for your bounty."

"In a sense, we're all prisoners of fate. Your fate is to pay a fine."

"It's useless to resist. Pay the bounty and you can go free."

"In the long run, we're all dead. Doesn't make what you did any less wrong."

"You really are a scoundrel. Oh how I love that word! Now be a dear and pay your bounty."

"As much as I respect everything you've done, I must ask you to pay your bounty."

"In the end, we all pay for our misdeeds. You're lucky to pay for your crimes with gold."

"As a lawbreaker, you truly are without peer or equal. I almost hate to request your bounty."

If you pay your bounty, they'll be satisfied and let you go. The result is the same if you ask for clemency.

[Pay] Here's <payable bounty amount> gold and everything I've stolen. Clear my bounty.

"The bounty has been paid. Hooray."

"The slate's clean, but I'll be watching."

"Clink clink. Such a musical sound!"

"Thanks. Seriously, thank you."

"Don't do it again! I bet you will."

"On your way, try not to do it again."

"I wish you well with your newfound freedom!"

[Clemency] I have powerful friends. My bounty has already been covered.

"Of course. There's nothing I like better than letting criminals go."

If you flee, the guard will utter an ambient line of dialogue before giving chase.

[Flee in <30> sec] I won't pay the bounty.

"Ah! why me?"

"Stop! I mean it!"

"Yield or I'll scoop out your brains!"

"Ah, now the fun begins!"

"I didn't want to hurt you!"

"Should have paid that gold!"

"You suicidal, or just crazy?"

"I thought we had an understanding!"

"I have a runner!"

"Wrong choice."

"To arms!"

"You won't get far!"

"Cease and desist, evildoer!"

"It's never good to resist fate!"

"It has to end this way, you versus me."

Male BosmerEdit

If alerted, they'll call for you to stop where you are.

"Don't move, not even a little!"

"Stand down!"

"Not another step!"

"I must insist you surrender!"

"Halt! Cease and desist!"

They'll accost you when they catch up to you.

"Surrender, villain! Can I call you villain? Do you prefer scoundrel? Hooligan? Whatever works for you."

"You have committed a crime, so you must pay a bounty. That's just how it goes."

"I suppose I should be excited to stop a criminal, but I can't muster the energy. Just ... just pay your bounty."

"It's not exciting work, but I do have to collect your bounty now."

"The Anti-Criminality Act, Section II, Subsection B states: Criminals must pay a bounty commensurate to their crimes."

"Why not gamble? You'll have a better chance of success than a life of crime."

"Just pay the bounty. No need to die for your crimes today."

"I'll never understand criminals. You all get caught, eventually."

"How did you hope to get away with this? Are you from the moons?"

"Do you even know the meaning of consequence? Today, your bounty is the consequence."

"Every fool thinks they'll escape justice. But you're no fool. You'll pay your bounty."

"Why would you do something like that? Do you enjoy paying bounties?"

"Looks like you caught me napping. No worries. Just pay the bounty and we're good."

"I guess I have to make you pay a fine now."

"Guilty? Innocent? What do I know of such things? Pay your bounty and I'm sure we can clear this up."

"The gods will judge you eventually, but today you must contend with the law."

"As Y'ffre is my witness, I will smite you if you refuse to pay your bounty."

"Y'ffre knows, I have the patience of a tree. Well? Just pay your bounty!"

"The Eight may know you atoned for your crime, but I need to see your bounty."

"I understand. Times are tough. But you still have to pay the bounty."

"I can't fathom why you'd choose a life of crime. Bounties are so costly! Speaking of which ...."

"You know how this works. Pay the bounty so I can go back to sleep. I mean, so I can get back to work."

"Excuse me. I ... I hate to be a bother, but I'm supposed to ask you to pay your bounty."

"Are you the violent sort? You don't look violent. I really hate dealing with violent criminals."

"According to my records, you owe a bounty for alleged criminal activities. Will you pay?"

"A hundred apologies in advance, but I have a job to do here. Could you pay your bounty please?"

"Have you no shame? Don't you care how the gods judge you? Give me your bounty and clear your name."

"Y'ffre helps those who walk the forest path. You? I think your best option is to pay your bounty."

"Just my luck, I actually caught you. Oh, very well! Please pay your fine, if you'd be so kind."

"I admit it. You scare the leaves off my tree. But I have a duty to uphold. Will you pay your fine?"

"By Y'ffre's lush branches, justice is a spiritual experience! Will you pray with me and pay your fine?"

"Why'd you have to ruin a perfectly comfortable day?"

"Let me help you clear your name. Hand over your bounty and I'll put in a good word next time I pray."

"Excuse me. I think you owe me a bounty. For crimes committed in the recent past. Allegedly. I think."

"Cooperate, pay your fine, and it'll all work out."

"I don't like collecting bounties, but it's my job. So how about you pay and we can all relax."

"So you've committed a crime. It happens. It's not the end of the world. Just pay the bounty."

"Look, I've heard it all before. Just pay your bounty and be on your way."

"I wonder ... if it's not too much trouble ... could I get you to pay your bounty now?"

"I know this is asking a lot, but it's my job. If it wasn't me, another guard would ask you to pay."

"I'm sorry it's come to this, but I sort of have a duty to uphold here. Will you pay your bounty?"

"If I could, I'd pay the fine for you. But that's not how this works. And I could lose my job."

"I'm sure you're innocent. Everybody is. But I still need to collect your bounty. Sorry!"

"Um, could I bother you to pay your bounty? That would be so much better than the alternative."

"I hate to ask, but…if it's all right with you, of course…could you please pay your bounty?"

"You are the most exciting thing to happen to me in weeks. Now, be good and pay the fine."

"The charges before you are as follows ... are you falling asleep? Don't do that!"

"Just pay the fine and get lost, all right? I'm off in an hour and I've had a long day."

"Halt, law-breaker! Don't look at me like that, they make us say it. Look, just pay the bounty, all right?"

"I don't want any trouble from you. Just pay the bounty and be on your way."

"I guess you didn't see me there. Happens a lot. You still have to pay the bounty."

"If I deign to accept your bounty, please don't tell the other guards. You aren't exactly noteworthy."

"This is usually a waste of my time, but I'll ask anyway. Lawbreaker, will you pay your bounty?"

"Just as I expected. Another foolish criminal who needs to be punished. Now pay your fine, you cad!"

"Let me explain this so your tiny mind can grasp the meaning. You must pay your bounty now!"

"Do you know how to pay your bounty, or are you as stupid as every other criminal I deal with?"

"How foolish you are, to think you could get away with a crime! Do you also think to avoid the bounty?"

"Most criminals never learn. Are you the exception? Let's see if you pay your fine."

"I usually deal with a higher class of criminal, but I suppose I can accept your bounty."

If you pay your bounty, they'll be satisfied and let you go. The result is the same if you ask for clemency.

[Pay] Here's <payable bounty amount> gold and everything I've stolen. Clear my bounty.

"Hmph. Thought you weren't going to pay."

"Honestly, the nerve of some people."

"The gods smile on those who pay their debts!"

"I did it! I collected a bounty!"

"That worked out better than usual!"

"Praise the Eight! The bounty has been paid."

"Good. Now to file the paperwork."

"Bounty payment in full? How unexpected."

"We're done here? Oh yes we are!"

"Sometimes even the dumb ones surprise me."

[Clemency] I have powerful friends. My bounty has already been covered.

"The gods rarely grant second chances. Do not waste this one."

If you flee, the guard will utter an ambient line of dialogue before giving chase.

[Flee in <30> sec] I won't pay the bounty.

"I must insist you surrender!"

"Now this is too much excitement!"

"Fleeing a crime is also illegal!"

"I gave you a chance!"

"Let's get this over with."

"Oh, I wish it hasn't come to this."

"Halt scoundrel! Or face judgement!"

"Yield villain! Or suffer mightily!"

"Stop there! Stop there at once!"

"Just my luck!"

"Try not to hurt me too badly!"

"I was having such a nice day!"

"I'm not even on duty!"

"Might I trouble you to yield?"

"Make no mistake, you'll regret this!"

"The ignorant never learn!"