Pocket Guide to the Empire , First Edition : Wild Regions Content . Argonia . These vast swamplands were once part of the Second Empire , which , in 1E2837 , had seized a large portion of it to create the Imperial Province of Black Marsh . Many humans still refer to the region by that name , but the Elves call it Argonia , after some ancient battlefield where many of their ancestors fell [ 1 ] . Thus , the native inhabitants of the swamplands , a collection of beastly tribes of " lizard - men , " have become , in common parlance , the Argonians . Argonians are rarely seen outside of their homeland , except for a relatively intelligent strain called the hist . Individuals of this strain are repulsive , but peaceful enough to be tolerated among the human kingdoms , and can be found as far from Black Marsh as western Hammerfell . The rest of the Argonians are primitive , reclusive , and practice heathen rituals of nature worship that necessitates a proximity to a certain type of spore - tree , which grows only in the interior of their native swamplands . Black Marsh never regained its Provincial status after the dissolution of the Second Empire , though some parts of it are still considered Imperial territories . In CE560 , the Knahaten Flu spread through greater Argonia , claiming the lives of the Kothringi tribesmen , the only humans to have persisted in the area for long . The hist proved immune to the effects of this plague , leading to wild rumors that they had , in fact , created it through a manipulation of their cherished spore - trees . Pyandonea . Far to the south of the Summerset Isles is the island kingdom of Pyandonea , home to the Maormer , a rare breed of tropical elf . It is covered mostly in dense rain forest , and is a playground for the southern water spirits . The Maormer almost never travel to Tamriel or visit their cousins at Summerset , for they were exiled from the latter kingdom in ancient times . They are known to possess a strange , chameleon - like skin , an involuntary process that is similar to the forest - coupling skills of the Bosmer . They also practice a powerful form of snake magic . With this , they have tamed the sea serpents of their island for use as steeds and warbeasts . The Maormer ruler is King Orgnum , a deathless wizard who is said to be the Serpent God of the Satakal ( see Hammerfell ) . Thras . The coral kingdoms of Thras , a set of islands southwest of the Chain in the Abecean Sea , are home to a godless tribe of beastmen called the Sload . These amphibious slugmen , perhaps the most hated race in all of Tamriel , were long thought to be extinct . After the Sload released the Thrassian Plague in 1E2200 , which claimed more than half of the continent ' s population , the largest allied naval force in Tamrielic history sailed to Thras , slaughtered all the Sload they could find , and with great unknown magic , sunk their coral kingdoms into the sea . Sadly , it has been reported that Thras has risen again , and that its masters , the Sload , have recently been seen in various areas of Tamriel . Citizens are encouraged to avoid these beasts , and contact the nearest Imperial authorities when they learn of one ' s existence . Much is remembered about the slugmen , and has been collected for you in the nearby sidebar . Be vigilant . Collected from the Notes of Bendu Olo , West King of Anvil and Baron - Admiral of the All Flags Navy , and Dealer of Swift Justice to the Foul Spot of Thras . Life Cycle : Juvenile : Disgusting little amorphous grubs . Adolescent : Soft , squishy octopuslike things that cannot emerge on land . Adult : No outside limit to age or size . Individuals seen on land in Tamriel tend to be older , corpulent adults ; the trait of greed is common in these individuals , and they excel as merchants and smuggling entrepreneurs . Younger adults lack essential surface survival skills , and are rarely seen on land . Older adults collapse under their own weight unless buoyed by water . Gifts : Perfect memory . They cannot read or write , but they remember everything they see or hear . Magic - adept : All land - traveling Sload know the Recall spell at a high level of skill , and use it casually and frequently as the default mode of travel . It also provides the best defense ; they teleport out of difficulty instinctively . We must be on our feet ! Liabilities : Poor grasping ability , weak tool use . [ Sload slowly adapt their outer integument to conform with surfaces and objects , permitting them to pick things up or climb things like disgusting slugs . ] Slow ! They think very quickly , but never enough to suit their careful , deliberate personalities . They move slowly , and act slowly . It takes them a long time to come to decisions . They can answer questions quickly , if they choose to … which they seldom do . Cautious . They have no word in their language for adventure . The closest equivalent means ' tragic disaster ' . All their heroic myths are about individuals who sit around and think for years and years , consulting cautiously with wise Sload , until finally they act - always deliberately , always successfully . All their mythic villains act quickly , and always fail . Morally Repugnant : Every Sload individual encountered has been a grasping , callous , godless , self - loving schemer . They do not seem to experience or display any familiar human emotions , though they are skilled diplomats and actors , and produce gross , exaggerated parodies of human behavior [ laughter at lame jokes , weeping at apparent misfortunes , furious tirades at folly or ineptitude ] . They have no compunctions about blasphemy , theft , torture , kidnapping , murder , or genocide . They break laws whenever they calculate it in their best interests . They do not perceive or honor friendship or loyalty in the familiar human terms , except for a cheerful affinity for those who defeat them or trick them in any endeavor . The adult form does not apparently reproduce , and shows no interest in the fate of its offspring . Orsinium . Literally , ' Orsinium ' means Orc - Town in the early Aldmeris . The Orsimer , followers of Trinimac who changed after the deity was eaten by Boethiah , and the goblin - ken ( ogres , gremlins , and other beastfolk ) that they allow to live in Orsinium favor the Elvish name for their settlement , for it suggests , at least to human ears , a glorious and beautiful fortress - city instead of the rustic and primitive village - and - keep that it is . It was founded during the Camoran Dynasty , when hundreds of beastmen were set free by the rulers of the Summerset Isles and allowed to settle lands north of Valenwood . These Orcish tribes chose an uninhabited mountain region near Old H ' roldan in High Rock , for their people were ( and most still are ) dependent on a rare shaggy giant centipede herdbeast that can live only at high altitudes on alpine and sub - alpine forage . Orsinium did possess considerable strength during the First Era , when Orcish refugees fleeing the Ra Gada invasion of Hammerfell joined the beastman army already gathering there . This army was determined to take control of the Bjoulsae River and force the kingdom of Wayrest to pay Orsinium regularly for its use . Other powers of the area rose to confront the Orcs , principally the Yokudan Order of Diagna and the chieftan - kings of early Daggerfall . The Siege of Orsinium lasted thirty years and ended in its ruin . Orsinium briefly became an Imperial territory under the Akaviri Potentate , though this ended with the death of Savirien - Chorak in . The Orcs have recently petitioned the New Emperor to grant them a similar status , but Tiber Septim is famous for his hatred of their kind , and has yet to bestow the beastfolk good answer . Annotations . Annotations by YR :