Online:Ambient Dialogue

Ambient dialogue is dialogue spoken by NPCs as you pass by them, usually at random and without prompt. The line determining what the NPC will say is dependent on the voice actor and often race, rather than the character itself, and may not even be relevant to the NPC's characterization (For example, Vanus Galerion may say "Lady Estre was our true Queen! Damn you for killing her!" because he is an Altmer, despite his own principles being rather different). Ambient dialogue is not subtitled, though the text for it is found in the files. There are various types of dialogue listed on this page.

NPCs with Unique Ambient Dialogue
Several NPCs have their own unique ambient dialogue.
Agapius Cento at Thizzrini Arena.
Bartram Marolles in Shornhelm.
Buxutheeus and Yrssteir in Stormhold.
Chunkeesei and Sovor Adren in Stormhold.
Dame Belline Lonacque, an injured knight found at Martyr's Crossing.
Darwish, leaning against the fountain south of the marketplace in Port Hunding.
The Dominion Temple Guard drilling soldiers at the Eastern Elsweyr Gate.
Dralia Irano in Ebonheart.
The Falinesti Faithful at Falinesti Autumn Site.
Hollow-Leg in Stormhold.
The Impresario at the Event Exchange during event.
Indrelor in Cormount.
Kjaluld the Dull in Northpoint.
Lion Guard (NPC) soldiers at Lion Guard Redoubt.
Magarak in Chorrol.
Malinor at Thizzrini Arena.
Murtag Officer at Shinji's Scarp.
Ningor in Elden Root.
Numaheh in Shornhelm.
Olfrid the Long-Watcher and Not-Really-Here in Stormhold.
Prisoners in the Tower of Lies.
Riina Balen at the market in Davon's Watch.
Sandor in Stonetooth Fortress.
Sathryn Renim in Mournhold's residential district.
Skeeheieeus and Stalfgrif in Stormhold.
The Skywatch Warden outside Skywatch.
Suldrini Dothan, northeast of Mournhold's City Center.
Svarkjar Giants-Bane, next to the Riverside Inn in Nimalten.
Tethyno Gilvilo, at the Great Bazaar in Mournhold.
The Thalmor Representatives on Khenarthi's Roost.
Thelfreca at Thizzrini Arena.

Several NPCs in Blackwood have ambient dialogue that they say regardless of how near you are.
Tels Uvirith in the Leyawiin Outlaws Refuge.

Greetings
Greetings are said by NPCs without prerequisites and are directed at you, and can be said when you pass by an NPC or when you prompt them to speak. NPCs who do not have unique conversations will often say generic greetings instead.
 
 

→ For a full list of ambient greetings, see 

Justice
This dialogue is associated with actions that warrant a bounty. There's dialogue for assault, trespassing, murder, theft, getting caught pickpocketing, transforming into a werewolf in public and feeding on an NPC's blood in public as a vampire. Each race has a variety of dialogue in response to justice-related actions. There is also dialogue for NPCs expressing suspicion towards a player sneaking while detected, trying to speak to a justice neutral character/merchant with a high bounty, and an NPC noticing that their pockets have been picked clean.

 
;General Committing of Crimes:
''"That's it. You've forced me to call the Guard."
"Hey, what are you--? Guards!"
"Why would you do that?"
"You think this is funny? I'm calling the guard."
"Unbelievable. Guard!"
"That's it. You've forced me to call the Guard."
"You must be mad. Guards!"
"I didn't want it to come to this, but you wouldn't listen."
"If you've seen one crime, you've seen them all."
"The law sees your indiscretion, fool."
"Enough, criminal."
"What audacity. Guards."
"A crime has been committed."
"People like you give crime a bad name."
"You call that a crime? Well, I guess it is illegal."
"This is beneath me."
"Your crime has been reported."
"The guards will deal with you."
"Enough, criminal."
"Why am I not surprised? Do you want to earn a bounty?"
"I erect the spine of help!"
"Send for the guards, I've spotted a dangerous criminal."
"Guard! There's a criminal on the loose."
"You won't get away with these misdeeds."
"Excuse me. Perhaps you didn't see me watching you."
"I wish I hadn't seen that. I must get the guard."
"For some, I'd look the other way, but not for you."
"I saw you and I saw what you did."
"The guard must hear of this."
"The guards won't be pleased about this."
"I wouldn't have done that if I were you."
"Sithis' fury! Someone call the guard."  
"Tell your excuse to the guards."
"Some criminals are just so … petty."
"That bounty will follow you to Oblivion."  
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;Assault:
"Stop this instant!"
"What savagery!"
"Guards, protect me."
"It's a rampage."
"Guards! Break this up!"
"Guards! Come quickly!"
"Stop this senseless violence!"
"Please someone. Help!"
"Stop before someone is killed."
"This bloodshed must end."
"No more violence."
"Hist mother protect us from turmoil."
"Stay away from them. They're dangerous."
"I have never witnessed such evil."
"Anuiel's fury … someone do something!"
"Stop before someone gets hurt!"
"Stand down!"
"Fighting is not allowed here."
"Such brutality."
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;Murder:
"Murderer! Get away from me!"
"Auri-El protect us!"
"Death all around us. It's the end of days!"
"Help me!"
"By the Stars, what have you done?"
"I need help! Anyone!"
"You murderous cur!"
"Why do such a terrible thing?"
"In broad daylight?"
"Murderer, someone help me!"
"Help, I require aid."
"What you did was dastardly, villain."
"There's blood on your hands."
"Stop and face justice!"
"I am afraid for my life here!"
"You murderer!"
"Please someone. Help!"
"Murder--help!"
"Someone ought to stop that murderer."
"I have never witnessed such evil."
"I can't believe they just killed a person."
"I do not believe it is my time to die."
"We have a killer in our midst. Someone get the guard."
"You can't just kill people like that."
"You don't have to kill me."
"You thrice-damned monster!"
"I refuse to stand by while a killer walks free."
"It's a massacre, I tell you, a massacre."
"Damn murderer, you'll pay for that."
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;Caught Pickpocketing by the target of theft:
"Touch me again and I'll take your finger!"
"Hands off, thief!"
"Help! I'm being robbed!"
"Get your filthy paws off me!"
"Get your hands away from me!"
"Hands off, sticky-fingers."
"Unhand my valuables!"
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;Pockets Picked Clean:
"Hmm. I must have left it in that tree."
"Stop right there, outlaw!"
"Oh no! I should have left it at home!"
"What was that? Who touched me?"
"Try that again and I'll scream."
"I can't believe I lost that."
"Strangest thing. It just disappeared."
"I must have dropped it somewhere."
"What just happened? Did I drop something?"
"It's gone, oh gods, it's gone!"
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;Refusal of Service:
"Wouldn't be wise for us to talk."
"Stay away!"
"May the Divines crush your bones, outlaw."
"Stay away!"
"This will have to wait until you clear your bounty."
"Stay back! Until you clear your bounty."
"I want no part of this."
"Not interested."
"Settle your bounty--then we can talk."
"Filthy thug ..."
"I don't speak with wanted criminals."
"Get lost."
"I can't be seen dealing with the likes of you."
"I don't want to get involved."
"Come back after you've cleared your name."
"Back away, criminal."
"Do you really expect me to talk to you? You are a criminal."
"As Auri-El is my witness, I won't talk."
"Do not drag me into this."
"Your problems are not my problems."
"I avert my claws, but you must go."
"As the ancestors' witness, I condemn thee!"
"Just leave me be!"
"I suggest we both walk away."
"Leave me alone."
"Stay back."
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;Suspicion:
"Don't pull anything, or I'll tell the Guard."
"The Eight frown on criminal activity. Just a thought."
"You're acting very strangely."
"I'm watching you, stranger."
"Can I help you?"
"I'm watching you, stranger."
"What are your intentions, I wonder?"
"You aren't a fox trying to steal an egg, are you?"
"Your scent has been noted."
"I've got my eye on you."
"What do you want?"
"I've no time for games. Move along."
"Back off! I mean it!"
"Could you stop doing that, please?"
"Don't even think about it."
"Try anything, and the full force of the Guard will be upon you."
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Hmph. So uncivilized."
"Keep it clean and orderly. Or else."
"Move along, citizen, lest we have words."
"Just leave me out of this."
"Your behavior is rather suspicious, friend."
"I can't be bothered with this."
"Your behavior has caught my attention."
"You are not being subtle."
"How about you find something else to do?"
"If you try anything, be warned, I will call the guards."
"Come near and I'll scream!"
"The ancestors see you, as do I."
"Do you always behave that way near an officer of the law?"
"Stay away from me."
"I don't want to get involved."
"You seem like a nice enough person. Why not?"
"Stop and face justice!"
"I see you there!"
"I erect the spine of suspicion."
"The guards will learn of your thievery."
"You really shouldn't be doing that."
"Don't do it. It's not worth it."
"There is no moisture in this for me. Go."
"Could you just go? I won't report you."
"Don't worry. I am no friend to the guards."
"If you break the law, I will report you."
"You have nothing to fear from me."
"Don't worry. I mind my own affairs."
"There are witnesses, you know."
"I see what you're doing over there."
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;Theft:
"There's a thief among us."
"That doesn't belong to you!"
"Auri-El's hand&mdash;it's a thief!"
"As surely as the river flows, you will pay for your crimes!"
"Someone stop that thief!"
"What's the meaning of this? Get out."
"Stop, that doesn't belong to you."
"You will pay for that, thief."
"The Hist doesn't steal and neither should you."
"Call the guard. Stop that thief!"
"The guards will learn of your thievery."
"Stealing is for dry scales and dunderheads."
"I am witness to your theft."
"There is a bounty for thieving."
"Hold onto your gold, there's a thief on the loose."
"Hey, that's not yours."
"Thief! Someone help me."
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;Trespassing:
"Think you can just walk right in? No you can not."
"You can't just walk in here."
"That's it. You've forced me to call the Guard."
"Guards' on their way. Best clear out before they clear you out."
"Enough. Leave or the guard will make you leave."
"You need to leave. Now."
"Oblivion take you, get out."
"Are you lost? You can't be in here."
"You're as welcome here as hoarvor in heat. Guard!"
"Don't you move. A guard is on the way."
"Leave. Right now."
"You've got till the count of three to leave. One ..."
"What's the matter with you? Get out of here!"
"Are you trying to make me angry? Get out."
"Did someone tell you you could be here? I think not."
"Why are you here?"
"You will go no farther."
"This is a warning. There won't be a second one."
"Depart or I will toss you bodily from this place."
"You do not belong here."
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;Vampire Feeding:
"Unholy creature!"
"Bloodsucking fiend!"
"A vampire? Here?"
"There's a blood-drinker here!"
"You won't get my blood, foul creature."
"Cease all movement, now."
"A vampire! Run!"
"Vampire--Help!"
"You won't get my blood, vampire!"
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;Werewolf Transformation:
"A werewolf! Trinimac aid me ..."
"W-w-werewolf!"
"Arkay have mercy--it's a werewolf!"
"A werewolf? Ugh ... disgusting."
"Aetherius protect us from that creature."
"Ill met, werewolf."
"It's a damn wolf!"
"Auri-El protect me, it's a werewolf!"
"Shapeshifter! Blasphemer! Curse your kind!"
"Please, creature, just stay away from me!"
"What manner of creature are you?"
"What ugly mother birthed you?"
"Stay away from me, beast!"
"Help! There's a beast about!"
"Agh! Get away from me, you … whatever you are!"
"Who … what are you? Trinimac defend us!"
"Grah! A beast stalks the streets!"
"Beasts like you have no place here. No place at all!"
"You don't scare me, beast! Off with you!"
"Why do monsters always find their way to me?"
"Easy. Easy. Please don't eat me."
"Get out of my sight, you foul creature!"
"You are not welcome here, monster!"
"Abomination against Y'ffre! Leave my presence!"
"You are not welcome here, monster!"
"Someone call the Watch! A beast is about!"
"Be off, creature! Get!"
"By Hircine's pelt! That traveler's a beast!"
"A monster! And on this day of all days!"
"The sight of you dries my scales, beast."
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Necromancy
NPCs will react if you are a Necromancer and use an illegal ability in public. This dialogue is different for every race.

 
"No! You've cursed us thrice over with your necromancy!"
"Do not dare cross me, de'nt, with your obscene magic."
"Oh dear. However shall we clean that up?"
"Autak! That behavior is not welcome here."
"Really? How dare you use that detestable magic?"
"Is that … ? NO! Not necromancy!"
"Gah! You contaminate us all, necromancer!"
"Only a fool meddles with the dead, dryskin."
"Keep your corpse-puppets away from me."
"Away with you and your unclean magic!"
"Dark stars! This cannot be happening!"
"You understand nothing of how vile you are."
"Take that detestable necromancy elsewhere."
"No! I cry foul, necromancer!"
"Stendarr's folly, what are you doing? Necromancy?"
"It's a nightmare! But I am not sleeping!"
"Lorkhan take you and your crude behavior!"
"Trinimac aid me! My worst fears come to life?"
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"A necromancer? I erect the spine of disgust."
"The dead … move? Kaoc!"
"Why do you bring such horrors here, necromancer?"
"Xuth! The dead return!"
"Keep your distance, dead-summoner."
"Stay back, necromancer. I do not make idle threats."
"The dead belong in the mud, wizard."
"Keep your dead-things away from me. Please."
"Those bones must return to the soil, death-mage."
"Be gone, necromancer. And take your abominations with you."
"Do not let those corpses touch me!"
"Ugh. The stench of undeath stings my nostrils!"
"Undead blights? By the Egg!"
"There is no moisture in those bones, or in your actions."
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"You're ... you're a necromancer!"
"Leave our corpses be, necromancer!"
"Z'en's price! That's necromancy, isn't it?"
"Take your necromancy elsewhere, mage!"
"We don't want any necromancy around here!"
"An affront to Y'ffre, that's what you are! Begone from here!"
"By Y'ffre, it's a necromancer!"
"Begone, necromancer! We don't want your kind here!"
"A necromancer's about! By Y'ffre!"
"By the Divines, they're going to kill us and raise us again!"
"Now, you leave the dead where they lay, necromancer!"
"Necromancer! Dark mage! Leave us be!"
"Divines above! They're going to kill us all and raise our corpses!"
"Watch out! There's a necromancer about!"
"Stendarr protect us from this necromancer's evil!"
"Beware! There's a necromancer here!"
"Please, leave our corpses be!"
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"Take your necromancy elsewhere, mage!"
"By the eyes of Akatosh! You should never use necromancy!"
"I cannot stomach necromancy, and nor should you!"
"By Arkay's beard, you must stop casting that now!"
"So, you chose to be the most offensive spellcaster possible? Leave!"
"Necromancy? Ugh. Sheor take you, you witless lout!"
"Oh! No, stop. No more necromancy! Please!"
"Mara's bosom, now I have to deal with necromancers?"
"Gah! What are you doing? Stop it at once!"
"Help! They're making the undead!"
"Spare me that necromantic magic, and I'll pray to Dibella for you."
"If you keep up with that, you'll doom us all!"
"You seek to destroy us all with that vile casting!"
"If you take your dark magic elsewhere, I'll forget I saw this."
"You have skills in necromancy? Is that what I'm seeing? Nightmarish."
"You beef-witted fool! Necromancy? How could you?"
"Surely you're not casting necromancy? What sane person would do that?"
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"Do you want restless dead? Because that's how you get them!"
"For all that's merciful, just don't conjure my late mother-in-law."
"I thought you smelled like netch-farts. Dirty corpse-fetcher!"
"Take that filth to the Ashlands, necromancer!"
"Haven't we got enough problems without you provoking the dead?"
"Necromancer! Someone get the guards!"
"Great Father of Mysteries. You're a necromancer!"
"Oh, that's not good. Take your foul magic elsewhere!"
"Nchow! Don't come near me with that rot!"
"Sar-shemad s'wit! Don't meddle with the dead!"
"Over here! They're corrupting the dead!"
"Fetching necromancers. Not in my town!"
"Don't you know death magic is bad for your health?"
"Defiler!"
"Lord, Mother, and Wizard. Death magic!"
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"Horrid! Abominable! Leave the dead be!"
"Abomination! Necromancer!"
"We won't tolerate such horrid practices here!"
"Gods, that dark magic--it's terrifying!"
"Mara's heart, someone's summoned the dead!"
"Divines preserve us! A necromancer!"
"Necromancy? Not around here, mage!"
"Necromancy, here? Khenarthi take you!"
"No! Let the dead stay dead!"
"Necromancer! There's a necromancer here!"
"A necromancer! Seize them!"
"You wretch! Begone!"
"You commit a crime against the Divines!"
"Necromancy! S'rendarr preserve us!"
"Stop! To disturb the dead is forbidden!"
"Dark magic! Watch out, everyone!"
"We defy you! Alkosh smite you down!"
"No! No! What horror!"
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"What are you--? Are those corpses?"
"Stay away from me, you boney bastard!"
"Grave magic? Kyne protect me!"
"No, no, no! The dead belong in their tombs!"
"Ugh! If you want to play with bones, go do it in a graveyard!"
"Shor's ghost! It's a necromancer!"
"Don't put a hex on me, death mage! I beg you!"
"Just stay back, all right? What you do with your bones is none of my business."
"Practice that creepy magic somewhere else!"
"Is that--? It is! There's a necromancer here! Call the guards!"
"Tsun's frosty breeches! What have you done to those bodies?"
"Death magic is forbidden, you know? Please, just move on, all right?"
"Be off, snowback! And take your magic bones with you!"
"Leave me in peace, death mage! Please!"
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"Son of a troll! It's a necromancer!"
"Watch it with that necromancy, mage."
"Son of a Troll! What are you doing necromancy for?"
"We don't need your tusking Necromancy here, mage!"
"Call the Watch! This dungheap's a necromancer!"
"You leave the dead be, necromancer!"
"Grah! That mage is a necromancer!"
"You leave our dead alone, or I'll bust your skull wide open!"
"Necromancy! That magic just ain't right, mage."
"You won't get my soul, necromancer!"
"Forge of Mauloch! There's a necromancer about!"
"Now that's some unusual magic …."
"That's dark magic right there! And I want no part of it."
"That magic stinks …."
"They're-they're a beast! Steel and stone!"
"That magic ain't right …."
"They're a necromancer! Hide away the corpses!"
 

 
"What have you done to our honored dead?"
"Gather those bones and leave us in peace!"
"Take your abominations and go, death-mage!"
"A death-mage? Here? Morwha's mercy!"
"Necromancy sickens the soul. I weep for you."
"No! There can be no necromancy here!"
"To raise the dead is blasphemy, you cur!"
"Tu'whacca's breath, what is this evil? Necromancy?"
"You'll stop that necromancy, or you'll feel my axe!"
"Disturbing the dead brings nothing but suffering!"
"Your magic sickens me, cur!"
"Away! Get away, corpse-summoner!"
"The Ash'abah will hear of this, necromancer!"
"You faithless coward! Let the dead rest in peace!"
"You would do this to our ancestors? Honorless dog!"
"Risen dead? Tall Papa preserve us!"
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Dragons
During events such as Dragon Rise and Rise of the Dragonguard, Dragons may fly over major base-game cities. When NPCs see a Dragon, they will run away screaming. This dialogue is different for every race.

 
"Auri-El protect us all! A Dragon approaches!"
"Run, you fools! It's a Dragon!"
"Oh surely that is not a Dragon!"
"Really? Must I deal with Dragons now, too?"
"We're thrice-damned! A Dragon!"
"Take care! Dragons cannot be defeated easily!"
"Run for cover! Dragon breath is quite lethal."
"Lorkhan's doom! A Dragon! Flee!"
"By Xarxes, does seeing a Dragon mean worse things are to come?"
"Why, I have never seen such a thing!"
"How much more must we bear, Stendarr? Now Dragons threaten us?"
"The wings! The form! So graceful. So … deadly!"
"A Dragon. Excellent. My day was a bore anyway."
"By Syrabane's sacred ring, must we now also fight Dragons?"
"This Dragon business is beyond me!"
"Y'ffre's bones, Dragons? Who is responsible for this?"
 

 
"Xuth! A Dragon approaches."
"There is a Dragon on the wind. I can smell it."
"Bare your fangs, friends. A beast approaches."
"The wind carries a Dragon on its back. Hide, quickly."
"Look at the size of that beast. What hope do we have?"
"I hear the beating of great wings. Run!"
"By the Egg …. A Dragon!"
"Belly to the mud, friend. A Dragon is near!"
"As mud is my mother--a Dragon?"
"And I thought hackwings were ugly …."
"That beast may have scales, but it is no child of the Hist."
"Flee! A Dragon approaches!"
"The Dragons return? Hist guide me."
"Flee, beeko, or that Dragon will surely kill us."
"Stay your wrath, Dragon. I mean you no harm."
"A Dragon? Here? It seems I am cursed!"
"That Dragon could swallow us in one gulp. Do not let it see you!"
"No! I will not be eaten by a flying lizard!"
 

 
"It's a Dragon! By Y'ffre!"
"A Dragon in this day and age? Baan Dar's toes!"
"By Y'ffre, it's a Dragon!"
"A Dragon? I thought they were all dead!"
"Watch out! A Dragon's attacking!"
"Watch the skies! A Dragon's attacking!"
"Get your bows ready! A Dragon's upon us!"
"A Dragon's attacking! Stendarr have mercy!"
"Bow and blood, it's an actual Dragon!"
"Bah! To Oblivion with these Dragons!"
"Please, someone save us! There's a Dragon coming!"
"A Dragon attack is the last thing I need today!"
"Stendarr protect us! There's a Dragon attacking!"
"By Arkay, a Dragon! I'm not ready to join my ancestors!"
"A Dragon's coming for us! Run!"
 

 
"A Dragon, eh? Stendarr stand with us!"
"Oh you have got to be …. A Dragon? Run!"
"Arkay have mercy! it's a Dragon!"
"Dragon! Dragon! Hide!"
"That Dragon means to kill us all. You especially!"
"A Dragon? Here? Stendarr preserve us!"
"If I survive this Dragon attack, I simply must compose a song about it!"
"Have you seen the Dragon? It's horrific!"
"Julianos guide me! That's a Dragon!"
"It's destroying everything! We're doomed!"
"Please, someone save us! There's a Dragon coming!"
"I had not thought to see a Dragon, yet there one is."
"This cannot be the only Dragon out there, right? More will come."
"My eyes aren't too good, but I could swear that's a Dragon. I'm right, right?"
"What do Dragons eat? Cows? Give it a cow!"
"A Dragon? How is that possible?"
"This is a dream, right? Or nightmare. A Dragon? It has to be a nightmare."
"Akatosh save us! A Dragon!"
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"Tribunal hear my prayers."
"It came out of nowhere!"
"B'vek! It's a Dragon! Run!"
"Get down, s'wit! Do you want to die?"
"What in Tribunal's name?"
"First fetching cats, now fetching Dragons. What fetching next?"
"Help me! The Dragon's on a rampage!"
"Is that a fetching Dragon?"
"Lord Vivec, deliver us!"
"Is there no where safe from these wretched Dragons?"
"Not me! Take the n'wahs!"
"Damn you! You scaly load of scrib dribble! Guar fetcher! Dreugh-sniffing sky-rat!"
"Someone kill it! Anyone!"
"To Red Mountain with you, creature!"
"Mother's mercy! Dragon fire's hot!"
"It's voice is like thunder!"
"Whoa. I should lay off the flin."
 

 
"Gods save us! A Dragon!"
"A Dragon! No one can fight a Dragon!"
"Dragon attack! Run for your lives!"
"The Watch! Guards! Soldiers! Somebody!"
"Don't just stand there! There's a Dragon overhead!"
"A Dragon. Now this one has seen everything."
"A Dragon? Here? But how?"
"It's the end! The end of the world!"
"Divine Alkosh preserve us!"
"Someone needs to clip that Dragons wings!"
"It can't be. I just don't believe it."
"It has to be a nightmare, and soon this one will wake."
"Doom! Doom from the skies!"
"Now it's Dragons. Nothing matters."
"A Dragon! Oh, gods, now we die!"
"Such might! No wonder they were worshiped."
"Dragon! It can't be! It can't be true!"
"S'rendarr save us--no one else will."
"It can't be. I just don't believe it."
""
"Why do monsters always find their way to me?"
 

 
"It's a Dragon! Stay low and find some cover!"
"Dragon! Let's get out of here!"
"Stay back, beast, or by Orkey I'll let you have it!"
"A Dragon? Here? Just my luck!"
"Spare me, Dragon! Please!"
"Son of a troll! Dragons still live?"
"If I were a few years younger, I'd slay that dragon myself!"
"There! A servant of Alduin! Run!"
"Shor's bones! It's … it's a Dragon!"
"Damn it! Where's a Dragonborn when you need them?"
"No, this can't be! The Dragons are extinct! Aren't they?"
"Run! That Dragon's nearly on top of us!"
"Dragon! There's a Dragon overhead!"
"Can't you see there's a Dragon nearby? Run, you fool! Run!"
"A Dragon? What did I do to deserve this?"
"Stuhn's shield protect us! A Dragon approaches!"
""
 

 
"Beware! It's a Dragon attack!"
"Someone grab my axe! I've got a Dragon to kill."
"Leave this place, beast! Else you'll feel my axe!"
"Steel and Stone! A Dragon!"
"Mauloch's fang! That's a … that's a Dragon!"
"To arms, to arms! A Dragon approaches!"
"A Dragon! It'll burn us all alive!"
"That's … that's a Dragon! A tusking Dragon!"
"There's a Dragon coming! Start running or start dying!"
"By the First Forge! A Dragon fills the sky!"
"We're going to need some bigger axes."
"By Yashnag's axe! It's a tusking Dragon!"
"A Dragon is attacking! Weapons ready!"
"Don't eat me, please. I'm stringy!"
"Leave us in peace, you beast! Or leave in pieces."
"What you going to do, you tusker? Eat me? Ha!"
"By Mauloch's fang, what's a Dragon doing here?"
"Ready your weapons! There's a Dragon coming!"
 

 
"Do you not see the Dragon? Run, you fool! Run!"
"By Onsi's bright blade, its wings could blot out the sun!"
"Why do you linger? Can you not see there's a Dragon about?"
"It's a Dragon, wayfarer. Run!"
"Even the strongest sword could not lay that creature low!"
"A Dragon? Eight protect me!"
"Tava, give me speed! A Dragon approaches!"
"Tall Papa's starry breeches, a Dragon!"
"Dragon on the horizon! To arms!"
"Our blades would shatter like glass upon those scales. We must run!"
"That beast means to burn us alive!"
"Stay clear of that beast's mouth, wayfarer! Its voice brings death!"
"Hide, wayfarer! Perhaps the Dragon will pass us by!"
"Our death circles overhead!"
"Malooc tests me. I will not give in to fear!"
"It's a … a creature!"
"Ancestors forgive this cowardice, but I must escape!"
"Send that Dragon back to Oblivion!"
"We cannot defeat a beast that size. We must flee!"
"Clear out, monster, or face Onsi's wrath!"''
 

Commentary
Commentary (or alternatively, rumors) is said when you come close to an NPC, and they say dialogue directed at you. Often times it is dialogue relating to quests you have completed, with NPCs telling you their thoughts on what they've heard of your actions. The Scholars and Adepts on Eyevea after The Mad God's Bargain also have ambient dialogue based on their race.

It should be noted that Imperial NPCs can say Breton and Redguard lines.

Argonians
Many Argonian lines are involved with the Ebonheart Pact zones' storylines.
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Bretons
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Dark Elves
Many Dark Elf lines are involved with the Ebonheart Pact zones' storylines.
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High Elves
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Khajiit
 

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Nords
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Orcs
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Redguards
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Wood Elves
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Overheard Dialogue
Overheard dialogue is quite the opposite of commentary, and is overheard when you are within hearing range of an NPC (usually groups of NPCs), but the NPC in question has not seen you. Usually it is said by generic soldiers of factions who are hostile. Some might be said by beast races, such as goblins or giants, and is often listed incoherent gibberish. 

→ For a full list of overheard dialogue, see the Overheard Dialogue hub page.''