A Study of Fabricants Content . The possibly - futile quest to find my place as a naturalist stranded in a world of the unnatural has led me to a dangerous field of study . And trust me when I tell you of its danger , for my past observations have taken me to quite hazardous locales . I ' ve studied the fearsome senche - tigers lurking with the green depths of Grahtwood . I ' ve followed tracks of the deadly behemoth through the poison swamps of Murkmire . I ' ve researched the horrid frost trolls prowling the icy mists of Eastmarch ' s mountains . So believe me when I tell you that the fabricants of Clockwork City are some of the most dangerous creatures I have ever attempted to observe . A fabricant is unique to the biome of Clockwork City , and I thank Auri - El every day that they are not able to spread their evil throughout Tamriel . These unwholesome creatures of beast and machine stalk the plains and ravines of this counterfeit world ' s wasteland . They come in many gruesome variants , and all present dangers to the unwary traveler . And make no mistake , they will kill any intruder on sight . The verminous fabricant is unlike any creature I have seen before . It may be smaller than many monstrous beings in Tamriel , but it ' s also quick . This fast and agile creature attacks with metal claws resembling small scythes , and a pointed horn protrudes from its snout . Its lithe form means that it is able to follow you into smaller spaces , and trust me when I say that these creatures are relentless in their hunt . The nix - hound fabricant is far more familiar , though I still shudder when I feel its lifeless , glassy eyes upon me . It ' s covered in brass , its back leg replaced entirely with metal limbs . Its gouging snout now has the edge of a blade . Given time , this creature will build up energy to produce a scalding beam . I ' ve seen flesh melt and mer die after being struck by it . The beetle fabricant was obviously modeled after the thunderbug , though why Sotha Sil thought that this already dangerous creature needed metallic updates I ' ll never know . Each of its scuttling legs has been replaced by metal limbs , and its lightning attacks seem to have a greater force than I have ever seen in nature . Like its other counterparts , this creature is aggressive , and will attack on sight . All caution should be taken if you see this monster in the wild . Viewing these amalgamations of natural and unnatural , one has to ask why these creatures were created . And created they were , by the Clockwork God himself . Why would Sotha Sil willingly choose to bring about such monsters into the existence of Nirn ? My research has led me to believe that few are courageous enough to ask him . Perhaps they are simply an experiment gone wrong , or guards to protect his precious experiments . Whatever their reason for existence , fabricants remain a very real threat within the walls of this world - prison . I will continue to study their existence to best know how to avoid , escape , and perhaps even put an end to their miserable existence . I very much doubt the absentee Father of Mysteries will even notice my attempts to undo the madness he has wrought in his own city .