The Hillmen are the people of Rivenspire,[1][nb 1] a region known as the backwater of High Rock.[1] The region's people are shaped by its tortured landscape.[2] Descriptions for people of this Breton subculture include "surly",[1] "gloomy", "laconic", and having "little to say to strangers".[2] They are also known for their "overactive imaginations".[3][nb 1] Much of the creatures of the region are also hostile. Hillmen hunters make a decent living off of the pelts of wolves and giant bats, as well as from spider venom.[4] Restless spirits are known to haunt the region's forts,[5] and rumors exist of "evil fog" where the souls of fallen sailors stir off the coast of Rivenspire.[6]
Rivenspire's dark history has haunted the region's people.[5] A number of atrocities and despots have made their mark, such as the violence against the Direnni under the orders of King Festrien Spenard I,[7] and the Purge of the Wyrd-Hags during Sun's Death under King Berthulic.[8][9] The biggest cause for Rivenspire's woes is from when its natives eliminated the Ayleids that migrated to the region as these elves attempted to transform the barren wastelands they called the "Land of Cold Rocks"[10] into a region full of life. The Ayleid's Light of Life was damaged in the conflict and became the Lightless Remnant, a corrupting influence on Rivenspire. This corrupting influence became further amplified when it was touched by vampires during the Second Era.[11] This gave way to a vampire crisis that was perpetuated by one of Rivenspire's noble houses, the Montclairs.[12]
For all their differences, the noble houses of Rivenspire hold many of the same traditions. Each house keeps its own fighting force, though in times of war or other emergencies, it is not uncommon for house troops to join with the city guard to form a single fighting force in defense of the region.[13] The nobility of Rivenspire are known for burying their dead beneath the gnarled trees of Westmark Moor (except for monarchs, who are all buried in the great cemetery of Cath Bedraud in Glenumbra).[14]
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- ^ a b c The Fury of King Ranser — Wafimeles Masteret (Lorekeeper)
- ^ a b The Improved Emperor's Guide to Tamriel: High Rock — Flaccus Terentius, 2E 581
- ^ Breagha-Fin's loading screen in ESO
- ^ Ilyes, huntsman — Ilyes
- ^ a b One Tamriel: See the Sights of Rivenspire on the official ESO
- ^ Overheard at The Crow's Foot Inn
- ^ Ring of the Pale Order codex entries in ESO: Markarth
- ^ Lorkrata Hills's loading screen in ESO
- ^ Shornhelm, Crown City of the North — Lord Wylon, 39th Baron Montclair
- ^ The Remnant of Light — Beredalmo the Signifier
- ^ Wynaldia's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Bloodfiends of Rivenspire — Nalana, Advisor to House Tamrith
- ^ House Tamrith: A Recent History — Chancellor Regina Troivois, the Department of Interior Affairs
- ^ The Barrows of Westmark Moor — Sathyr Longleat the Elder