Online:M'aiq the Liar

'''M'aiq the Liar''' is a Khajiit. He can be encountered in most PvE zones (except for Bleakrock Isle and Stros M'Kai, and any of the later expansion zones aside from Northern Elsweyr). Talking to him at least once in each zone is tied to an Exploration Achievement.  There are several locations in each zone where he may be, but there is only a small chance of finding him at any location, so you may have to come back several times. 

M'aiq was also available as a houseguest from the Crown Store on September 9 to September 23, 2021 for  .
 
 
Dialogue
When you meet him in the wilderness, he will tell you three things each time from the list below, after which he will tell you, "Come back later. We can talk some more!"



 

Houseguest Dialogue
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:''The Khajiit called M'aiq the Liar travels widely, speaking foolishly—or wisely, depending on whom you ask. Host him before deciding, yes? After adding M'aiq to your home, you can set him on a path, plus you and your visitors can speak with him.''
M'aiq the Liar was previously available as a houseguest from the Crown Store on September 9 to September 23, 2021 for  . When placed in a home, he can be spoken with and will say the following dialogue.
thumb|right|M'aiq the Liar as a houseguest

:''"Ah, what a pleasure to see you again, five-claw! M'aiq enjoys your stories almost as much as he enjoys his own."

:"As you walk the roads of Tamriel, keep your eyes on the path ahead. You never know when M'aiq might wander by."

:"Be careful when you embellish your tales. You might be required to prove your claims. Then invention becomes the matron of necessity."

:"Beware of people in hoods. M'aiq has never met a trustworthy person wearing a hood.  Well, except on a rainy day. Or a particularly cold day. Then hoods are a basic necessity. Even M'aiq dons one then."

:"Do not waste your time looking for the Dwarves. M'aiq knows where they are. If the Dwarves wish to be found, this one will surely let you know."

:"Do you happen to have a horse this one can borrow? M'aiq is hungry."

:"It would take fifty lifetimes to see and experience all that Tamriel has to offer.  M'aiq knows. He has done it!"

:"M'aiq cannot count the number of times he has swallowed a torchbug or fleshfly by mistake. Do they purposely try to get eaten?"

:"M'aiq does not mind waiting. When one has lived long enough, one learns that few things are as urgent as they first appear."

:"M'aiq has been called the Liar on many occasions. But does truth depend on the mouth that speaks or the ear that hears it?"

:"M'aiq has heard that the Reach is a good place to meet werewolves. That seems like a reason to avoid the region, yes?"

:"M'aiq is called the Liar, yet not a word this one utters is untrue.  Alas, seeds of truth can bear strange fruits in overly fertile minds."

:"M'aiq is sad to report that Dragons make for poor conversationalists. Every Dragon this one has ever met only wanted to talk about itself."

:"M'aiq once believed that living in a single dwelling would lack variety. But now that he has seen this one, M'aiq thinks that perhaps he was wrong."

:"M'aiq once spoke with a traveler who was looking for their own head. Couldn't find it with both hands and the help of the brigadines of Leyawiin.  No, no, it is true!"

:"Many are the stories M'aiq knows!  Some of them are even true."

:"Some bold travelers wish to go to Thras and fight the Sload. M'aiq regards it as an experience to be avoided. One might catch something."

:"Strange, is it not, how often one must travel alone? Rather than meet a friend at some distant destination, M'aiq would prefer to journey together and enjoy the company."

The following are references to gameplay features (or lack of):

:"Books always seem to fall open to the most interesting or important pages.  Or so M'aiq has noticed, anyway."

:"It is often said that children should be seen and not heard. Yet it seems to M'aiq that children are neither seen nor heard in too many places."

:"M’aiq is puzzled. Sometimes people simply disappear right in front of his eyes! Where do they go, he wonders?"

:"No one ever seemed to visit wayshrines until adventurers found a way to use them for travel. What were they built for in the first place, M'aiq wonders?"

:"So many travelers have interesting pets and traveling companions now. M'aiq did not see such things when he began his journeys."

:"Why are so many important things left in abandoned ruins and haunted tombs? One would think such items would be stored more carefully."

:"Why is it that the door leading to your goal only seems to open once you have already found what you seek? The gods like to challenge us, yes?"

The following are references to quests:

:"A good conversation is its own reward. Why, once M'aiq spent an afternoon in Solitude talking to a bottle!"

:"Be careful when making jokes in Morrowind. M'aiq once knew an Argonian who found out the hard way that some Dark Elves take their humor very seriously."

:"Have you heard of the Devourer of Dune? A savage beast that terrorized Rimmen one awful day.  Oh, the lolling tongue! The drooling maw! The hot, fetid breath! It was almost too much disgust for this one to bear!"

:"Houses tell stories too, you know. Sometimes they even lie. After all, a poor merchant might set a rich table so their guests think them wealthy."

If you have obtained the I Like M’aiq achievement:

:"Ah, another of M'aiq's devoted followers! Remind this one to give you an "I like M'aiq" button the next time we meet. I have an abundance of them."

:"Few others can claim to have visited all of M'aiq's favorite locations. Stand tall, five-claw! You have achieved the unimaginable.  Now, if you are done stalking this one, let's discuss the refreshment options in this establishment."

:"Good to see you again, friend! Where was it we last met? Grahtwood? Shadowfen? No matter. M'aiq may be called the Liar, but these words are true. M'aiq loves you.  No not like that. Like a sibling, yes?"

:"M'aiq knows you. You followed this one all over Tamriel and found me even in my best hiding places. Now M'aiq must know.  Are you stalking this one?"

:"You and M'aiq share a common pastime. We both go out of our way to collect obscure achievements by any means necessary.  M'aiq likes that about you."

:"You are a gracious companion, five-claw, who has found M'aiq in all his favorite places. Now allow M'aiq to repay you with the continuous pleasure of his company!  No need to thank this one. M'aiq likes it here. But you are very welcome!"

:"You, again? This is the nineteenth time you have found me. No. The twentieth. Congratulations.  If you were a hunter and M'aiq was the prey, this one would already be in your cook pot. Good thing M'aiq is stringy and has no meat on his bones, yes?"''

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Notes
In Crow's Wood, a flute can be found among the offerings to the Blackfeather Court. When activated, its inscription reads, ''"A gift from M'aiq to his son, M'aiq."''
M'aiq's voice actor is Keith Silverstein (IMDb), who also voices Narsis Dren.
M'aiq has become a running gag. A M'aiq the Liar has also appeared in Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. Please see this page for more information.