Online:Oraneth
This article is about the Bosmer from Deepwoods. For the canonreeve in Elden Hollow I, see Canonreeve Oraneth.
Oraneth | |||
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Home Settlement | Deepwoods | ||
Race | Wood Elf | Gender | Female |
Health | 39959 | ||
Reaction | Friendly |
Oraneth is a Wood Elf found in the settlement of Deepwoods. She is the cousin of Lanwaen and the current Green Lady.
Related Quests[edit]
- The Hound's Men: Investigate the Houndsmen sighted near Deepwoods.
- The Tale of the Green Lady: Learn more about the Green Lady.
Quest-Related Events[edit]
The Hound's Men[edit]
She can first be found hiding from werewolves near the Houndsmen encampment:
- Oraneth: "You there! Are the Houndsmen gone?"
Speak to her.
- "Shh! They'll hear you!"
- Are you all right?
- "I … I think so. The werewolves attacked as we followed this trail. One of the beasts knocked my blade out of my hand and nearly took my head off before I fled.
- I hope Haron got away."
- Which way did Haron go?
- "He ran further up the trail. When the werewolves attacked, they ripped Ungiras to shreds. He … he died screaming at us to run.
Haron is an able fighter, like Lanwaen. He must be alive."
- "He ran further up the trail. When the werewolves attacked, they ripped Ungiras to shreds. He … he died screaming at us to run.
- Did you find Lanwaen?
- "We found her backpack and a few personal items at the falls, but nothing more. And then, the werewolves ambushed us along the trail."
- Where does the trail lead?
- "It connects to an old path leading to Hircine's shrine, but I haven't been that way in ages. It makes sense the Houndsmen might set up camp there.
- I saw a few more arrows and corpses along the path, so maybe Lanwaen held her own."
- Head back to the village. I'll try to find Haron.
- "Good luck. May Y'ffre guide you."
The Tale of the Green Lady[edit]
After completing The Hound's Men, Oraneth will approach you to offer a tour of the village as thanks.
- "You've done us all a service, rescuing Lanwaen.
- Would you like to hear more about her sister, the Green Lady?"
- I'd be honored.
- "I wanted to give you a short tour of our holy sites. Deepwoods is home to the last two Green Ladies, and some say the first as well.
- Pilgrims often visit our village to pay homage to the shrine of the Green Lady."
- The shrine of the Green Lady?
- "It's the most sacred site in Deepwoods, and the reason the first villagers chose this site.
- Come with me! I'll show you the shrine and tell you more of our history."
- All right. Let's start the tour.
She will then run to the center of town and wait for you at the shrine.
- "Here we are. The very embodiment of the Green Lady can be see in this ancient tree."
- Is the entire town built around this tree?
- "Yes, some say this is the grave of the first Green Lady, lost to time before the Green Pact. Others believe the tree is the first Green Lady herself.
- All agree this place is sacred and a blessed site of Y'ffre.
- How did the first Green Lady die?
- "Hard to say. While a Green Lady is terrifically hard to kill, she is mortal. A powerful blow from a Daedra, perhaps?
- More likely, she died of old age … or perhaps her Silvenar was killed."
- A Green Lady dies if her Silvenar is killed?
- "Yes. So it was with Finoriell, who was Green Lady before this one.
- Once the Green Lady and Silvenar are wed, their bond is inescapable. If one dies, the other must follow suit."
- I'm ready to move on. Where to next?
- "The falls, where the current Green Lady, Gwaering, risked her life to save a friend. I can reveal a bit of the story with a blessing Spinner Aldor taught me.
- It's a little dangerous with the werewolves and Houndsmen about, but they're no match for you."
After meeting Oraneth at the falls, she will give you a vision of the past and explain what happened during it.
- "Here we are. This is where the current Green Lady saved her friend as a young girl.
- Shall I start the blessing?"
- Yes, go ahead.
- "Y'ffre, confer your blessing upon this place, that we might behold the bravery of the Green Lady!"
- What am I seeing?
- "Illusions. The blessing reveals a spiritual imprint left at this place.'
- Y'ffre has blessed us with this memory to show us the spirit of true courage and self-sacrifice."
- What happened here?
- "Gwaering and Ulthorn, her constant companion, often played here as children.
- One day, a starved pack of senche-tigers came along and circled the pair. Ulthorn suffered with fear, but Gwaering stood fast."
- What did they do?
- "Gwaering picked up a bone and growled like a tiger herself. Then she gave them what-for until they surrendered! I came along just as they ran off.
- Ulthorn was quite embarassed of his inaction, but remained proud of Gwaering."
- Where to next?
- "Let's go to the archery range. It's just up the hill.
- Watch out for those werewolves! There are so many of them. I hope the Green Lady sends us help to disperse them."
After getting past the Houndsmen, you can speak with Oraneth at the archery range.
- "This range brings back memories! Everyone from the village learned how to use a bow in this very place."
- Why do pilgrims come here?
- "Y'ffre, confer your blessings upon this place, that we might behold the skill of the Green Lady."
- Was the Green Lady an archer?
- "Yes. As a child, Gwaering practiced archery here with her friend Ulthorn and sister Lanwaen. She outstripped them from the very first day.
- That's when her Aunt Finoriell, the previous Green Lady, saw her potential."
- What potential?
- "To be the next Green Lady, of course! Her next feat all but confirmed it."
- What feat was that?
- "Ulthorn thought he'd show her. He'd been having lessons for a year or so before she and Lanwaen came along.
- Gwaering's first arrow split his in two. Her second, the same. She never missed. Ever."
- Ulthorn must've been angry.
- "Angry? Not he! When he saw her skill, he forgot he'd meant to show off and instead gloated about her prowess as if he'd taught her himself!
- He was always proud of her and loved her."
- What happened to Ulthorn?
- "He grew up and learned the hard way that one doesn't always get what one wants, or is promised.
- They'd been betrothed, but when she was chosen as the Green Lady, Ulthorn was forced to step aside. The Green Lady always weds the Silvenar."
- What did he do then?
- "To love someone so strongly, only for them to be taken away is a hard thing for any mer to learn. He left Deepwoods, to seek his fortune elsewhere.
- In any case, we should continue our tour."
- Where to next?
- "Let's return to the village. That's where Gwaering's greatest moment took place.
- There is an area near the shrine where our people gathered to watch."
After returning to the Deepwoods, you can find her near one of the podhouses.
- "Here we are, back where we began.
- Isn't it amazing how often we travel to distant places, only to end up right where we started?"
- Can you explain the Green Lady's role with the Bosmer?
- "Y'ffre, confer your blessing upon this place that we might behold the glory of the Green Lady."
- What happened here?
- "The Green Lady is the personification of the feral side of our people. Here you see part of the scene when Gwaering was revealed by Y'ffre."
- Y'ffre himself chose Gwaering?
- "Yes. Once her Silvenar died on Khenarthi's Roost, Finoriell vanished. The priests and spinners searched for any sign.
- When they could not find her, they came to Deepwoods to pray for guidance at the Green Lady's shrine."
- How did they know Gwaering would become the Green Lady
- "As the priests and spinners prayed, Gwaering came to the shrine to join them.
- When she touched the shrine to offer her prayers, the tree began to glow and she rose into the air, revealed as the blessed Green Lady before the assembled faithful."
- That must have been a sight to see.
- "Indeed. Her glory was revealed, and all Gwaering's experiences and talents must have been ordained by Y'ffre to prepare her for this ascension."
- Ascension to what?
- "The Green Lady represents our feral flesh, while the Silvenar is the spiritual. Both are chosen by Y'ffre for the common good of our people.
- Their union is sacred, and we are all made stronger for it."
- Thanks for the tour.
- "I'm always happy to share our stories. It's the least I could do to thank you for saving me from those werewolves.
- We're proud of our history in Deepwoods."
After the quest, she can be found in Spinner Aldor's House.
- "Thank you for hearing our stories. I look forward to hearing your own one day."