Online:Ukatsei

Ukatsei is an Argonian scout who was with Vicecanon Hrondar's regiment encountered during the assault on Ten-Maur-Wolk.
 

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Quest-Related Events
Trail of the Skin-Stealer
After speaking with Mudyn, you will find Ukatsei up the hill towards the Vicecanon's hiding-cave. He is shirtless and tied down to a slab. Free him.
:"Quick, untie me before she returns!"
:Before who returns?
:''"That crazy Elf! She tried to cut my chest, but I kicked her off the altar. Said she'd be back with a duller knife, so it would last longer. Wait, I smell her. Cut me loose! Don't let her steal my face!"
:I'll cut you loose.

:Ukatsei: "Thank you, friend! Quickly, meet me in that cave!"''

Meet him in the vicecanon's cave. Talk to him there.
:''"What madness. Soldiers died thinking our own ranks betrayed us. I'd like to feed those skin-stealers to a wamasu with the flux. I saw Vicecanon Hrondar's guard lead him away before the attack. If his guard were skin-stealers, he's in grave danger."
:How can we find Vicecanon Hrondar?
:"I'm not just the best-looking scout in Shadowfen, I'm also the best tracker. I can pick up Vicecanon Hrondar's scent and lead us right to him. I'll need someone to watch my back while I follow my nose. We should work in pairs with skin-stealers about, yes?"
:I'll watch your back.
:"Then I'll shadow you, and lert you when I pick up Vicecanon Hrondar's scent. Ready when you're ready!"
:Let's find Vicecanon Hrondar.

If you speak to him again, you can ask him about what happened.
:"Stay alert. I don't want to end up on that slab again."
:Tell me more about the attack.
:"I heard a pine thrush call, but those birds aren't native to Black Marsh. Then I saw my friend raise her mace and bring it down on my helmet. But now I know their smell. Sweet with decay, like swampwater. A lingering taste of burnt leaves."''

When he catches Hrondar's scent:
:Ukatsei: "They brought him past the cave. Strange ... it i an old smell."
:Ukatsei: ''"They dragged him up this rise, straight ahead. he didn't struggle."

Approaching the corpse of Vicecanon Hrondar:
:Ukatsei: "Vicecanon ... oh, no. We're too late."
:Ukatsei: "We'll find who did this."

After examining the corpse:
:Ukatsei: "Did you find any sign of who did this to him?"

Speak with him to end the quest.
:"Something's wrong. He smells ... very dead."
:Vicecanon Hrondar wasn't killed recently.
:"If the vicecanon was dead this whole time … was it a … a skin-stealer who … who launched the attack on the cave? Or before that, when we lost the other vicecanons?"
:You can tell the skin-stealers by smell. Wouldn't you have noticed before?
:"Vicecanon Hrondar always smelled of mead. I didn't ... I should have .... Xuth! What secrets do the Dominion already know?"
:We should tell the other vicecanons about this.
:"You're right. They'll know what to do. They have to. Despite his rough manner, Vicecanon Hrondar was a hero to many in Stormhold. When this is all over, he'll have a fitting burial."

Speaking to him again before ending the quest:
:"Who knows how long Vicecanon Hrondar's imposter fooled us all."
:You should tell the others that Vicecanon Hrondar is dead.'''

The Skin-Stealer's Lair
Continuing your conversation from the previous quest, Ukatsei tells you you need to find a way into the skin-stealer's lair within the ruins.
:''"This imposter must be found before he can fool anyone else. But I think I know where he's hiding."
:Where?
:"Vicecanon Hrondar ordered us to stay away from a nearby hill. If it was his skin-stealer, he must've held us back for a reason. I bet he's hiding below the hill's surface. The buried temple complex must have an entrance there."
:What kind of entrance?
:"A doorway, maybe stairs, or a portal of some kind? I'd join you, but I'm no use in tight quarters. I'll inform the vicecanons of what happened, yes?"
:I'll find Vicecanon Hrondar's imposter.

Speaking to him again after starting the quest:
:"It's terrible, wondering if you should trust your superiors."''