On the Nature of Reachmen Content . When I wrote the story of my enslavement at the hands of the Crow - Wives , “ A Life Barbaric and Brutal , " I didn ' t expect anyone would read or care . It caught me quite off guard when I started receiving letters — and even visits — from scholars , historians , mages , and others of that sort . It seems that the tome I left with the Master of Incunabula at the Mages Guild in Wayrest had been requested frequently , and that several copies were created . Apparently there is a shortage of information about the Reachmen and their practices . As you can imagine , most people they enslave aren ' t as resourceful ( or lucky ) as I was , and the clans aren ' t exactly keen on letting outsiders visit for a sip of tea and a little chat about their wicked magics or Daedra - worship . While I ' m happy to help preserve knowledge and the like , I have to admit that I ' m getting a little tired of all the intrusions , so let me clear the air on some of the silly speculations I ' ve heard ( as if my first book wasn ' t clear enough ) . If you want to know about Reachmen , know that they most certainly are not a misunderstood and secretly noble people . They don ' t even want to be left alone — they want to attack , enslave , and conquer . Has everyone already forgotten the slaughter committed by Durcorach as he cut his way through High Rock , murdering and defiling as he went ? Sometimes the history books do not lie , and I can assure you they don ' t exaggerate the cruelty of the Reachmen . Many mages I ' ve spoken to ask me about the magic of the Reachmen . I can ' t say I know much about it , but I can say with authority that it is not the “ mostly benign form of nature magic " suggested by a few of these individuals . I tried to avoid the tribe ' s shamans as much as possible . They were constantly covered in spiders and other filthy creatures , muttering to themselves as they squatted over foul alchemical brews . And it ' s an obvious fact that the gravesingers are necromancers ! I don ' t know how typical the Crow - Wives were of Reachmen clans . I do know that they were deeply involved in Daedra - worship of the foulest kind . I was forced to witness horrible rituals , from live burnings and literal blood baths to raucous dismemberments , all in the presence of that horrible Ever - Oozing Altar . I ' ll never be able to forget the writhing masses of centipedes , roaches , and squirming horrors that formed a thick carpet on the ritual hut ' s floor when the tribe called out to Namira . The clan often ate these , still alive , right off the ground during worship . Besides the evil magic and abominable Daedric rituals , the Crow - Wives engaged in plenty of run - of - the - mill barbarism . Kloavdra , the hagraven , seemed to think pranks ( especially those that ended in someone getting hurt ) were hilarious , and encouraged all sorts of bullying . She rewarded the clever and nasty and punished the meek . Children deemed too weak were sacrificed to Namira in addition to regular random sacrifices . And , of course , there were the raids . Whether they were on other tribes or small villages , they were always brutally violent affairs , sneak attacks designed to catch the targets off - guard and completely dominate them . So , there , my second book , with as much as I can remember about their horrid practices . Now I ' d appreciate it if you ' d all let me continue with my life !