Online:Ugron gro-Thumog

Ugron gro-Thumog is an Orc scholar and member of the Antiquarian Circle who can be found at their building in Solitude.
 
  
Dialogue
When you first enter the building prior to joining.
:"Welcome to the Gwylim Annex. Try not to trip over the egos."

While doing the initiation test for joining the Circle, Ugron will approve.
:"So. Looking to earn a place in the Circle, eh? Good. We could use a few sturdy scholars around here."

Once you've he'll welcome you. After you have completed your training with the tools, you can ask questions.
:"Brave meeting, Antiquarian, and welcome to the Circle. You have no idea what a relief it is to bring another warrior on board. Not many of us brawling scholars left in the world, it seems."
:Well met. And you are? / Who are you again? / Thanks for the tip. Now, who are you again?
::"Ugron gro-Thumog. Wise-counsel to Chief Bukhodosh and professor of tomb-studies at the University of Gwylim."
::Tomb-studies?
:::''"Yeah. We decided to distinguish it from other coursework. Plucking arrowheads out of the grass on an ancient battlefield is one thing. Searching a Nord barrow for a Dragon Priest's slippers? That's something else. You can attest to that, I wager."
:::So you focus on dungeons, then?
::::"Dungeons, tombs, old sewer ways … even explored a sunken ship or two. You know how it is. Greater risks mean greater rewards."
::::Rewards like gold?
:::::"Gold's overrated. I'm talking about discovery. Learning about the past helps us avoid trouble in the future. And we Orcs know a thing or two about trouble. At the rate the world's going, we'll be rebuilding Orsinium again before long. Just watch."
:So, you're a warrior? / You said you're a warrior?
:: "I'm an Orc."
:::Not all Orcs are fighters.
:::: "Fighting comes with the tusks. Just one of those things."'' (If you're not an Orc)'
:::: or
:::: ''"But you are! Come on, you know as well as I do we Orcs have to scrape for everything we've got. We slide out of the womb fighting. I don't know what stronghold you hail from, but I bet every member of your family can swing a sword."'' (If you're an Orc)
::What drove you to a life of scholarship?
:::''"I grew up in a very traditional stronghold. Childhood in a stronghold's not so bad, but everybody grows up eventually. An Orc like me gets two choices: kowtow to the chieftain, or challenge him for leadership. I didn't intend to do either."
:::So you left?
::::"Sure did. They were pretty sore about it for a while. Damn near killed me on the way out—throwing rocks and hand tools and such. But we've patched things up. You know we Orcs put on a big show, but we're pragmatists at heart."
::::So you still contribute to the stronghold somehow?
:::::"Yeah. With counsel, news from abroad, that sort of thing. Fact is, I've accomplished more in my years at the University than most Orcs accomplish in a lifetime. Tradition's important, but people who don't stretch wind up falling behind. Or worse."
:::::What do you mean?
::::::"They wind up getting their cities knocked down by grumpy, Orc-hating neighbors. That's what history is all about. It's a shield against an uncertain future. Knowing your past is the best way to prepare for what's to come."
:Have any advice for me? / Can you give me any advice on how to succeed as an antiquarian? / Can you give me any advice?
::"Stay focused, and keep your feet on the ground. We may wield a magic scrying device, but history begins and ends in books. Ink-smudged fingers, research, evidence and debate—that's how you get at the truth. And the truth is all that matters."''