M'aiq the Liar (Online)

M'aiq the Liar is a Khajiit in .
==Locations==
M'aiq the Liar can be randomly encountered all over Tamriel.
==Quotes==
*"M'aiq tried to swim out to sea, but had to turn back. Slaughterfish. Always the slaughterfish."
**Referring to how the sea travel is made impossible due to Slaughterfish.
*""Come no closer" said the ghost, so M'aiq did not. But she kept saying it, wherever he went."
**Referring to a glitch with this dialogue during the Online beta. This also refers to Cartirinque on Khenarthi's Roost.
*"Wood Elves aren't made of wood. Sea Elves aren't made of water. M'aiq still wonders about High Elves."
**Referring to how a person using drugs is known as "being high."
*"M'aiq wonders why merchants boast of spacious bags, but never how much weight they carry."
**Referring to the inventory being in number of inventory slots, instead of weight like in previous games.
*"M'aiq speaks with many in his travels. After a time, they seem to repeat themselves. Strange."
**Referring to how some characters say the same quote again.
*"No ships depart for the Summerset Isles. M'aiq wonders if the High Elves made them up."
*"M'aiq despises bats. Tiny, winged skeevers. Disgusting!"
*"M'aiq heard an old-timer speak of lost mittens. Keep looking, says M'aiq. Mittens will turn up somewhere."
*"M'aiq can't tell Spider Cultists apart from the usual riffraff. Perhaps they need matching uniforms?"
*"Sea Elves? Do you see Elves, from the sea?"
*"Have you seen dragons? No? M'aiq thinks they must be hiding...for now."
**Referring to the fact that Online takes place before and, therefore, before the Dragon Crisis.
*"M'aiq doesn't care if the tunnels beneath Wayrest are a feat of engineering. The smell is horrific!"
*"M'aiq paid a merchant to ship his things to Stormhaven. Half went to Stormhold, the rest to Haven. Stupid merchant."
*"Step on sand and burn your feet. Bury feet in sand and grit gets under the claws. Poor choice for M'aiq."
*"When M'aiq enters a new place, he pictures it within himself and meditates for a short time."
**This might be a reference to the loading screen and the pictures you see when entering a new location.
*"M'aiq was told to stay away from Oldgate. This confused him. M'aiq remembers when it was called "Gate"."
*"Can vampires have families? How? Perhaps M'aiq does not wish to know."
*"When young, M'aiq wished to attend an adventurer's school. But Tamriel has more crypts than schools."
**This might reference that there are no school houses in Tamriel.
*"M'aiq thinks those with the most wine can never truly be pleased. This is why he drinks water."
*"M'aiq wonders why some people in Tamriel seem more prominent than others."
**This could be a reference to essential characters, or the nobility system present in the Elder Scrolls universe.
*"M'aiq cares little for politics. Truly, he thinks everyone is his ally."
*"M'aiq's father was Qia'm, from a long line of Qia'ms. But M'aiq does not believe this. His father was a known liar."
**Qiam is M'aiq backwards. This is a variation from M'aiq's quote from Skyrim, where he states that all of his ancestors were also called M'aiq.
*"M'aiq fishes wherever there is water. He finds it is far less crowded."
**Referencing that the player can only fish from fishing holes.
*"Volenfell is where the famous Dwarven hammer fell, yes? M'aiq wonders if "Where the Hammer Fell" is a better name."
*"Redguards fear the undead, but why? The gnawing upon the flesh? The stench of death? Hmm. Perhaps M'aiq understands."
*"M'aiq asked an Argonian if she could breathe underwater. She asked if he could see in the dark. M'aiq had no good answer."
**Referring to the removal of the Argonian Waterbreathing and Khajiit Night-Eye abilities from previous games, replaced by other racial passive abilities such as a Khajiit Medium Armor experience bonus and an Argonian increase to swimming speed.
*"Do not drink the water that glows. M'aiq learned this the hard way."
**Referring to the waters of Coldharbour.
*"M'aiq could not find the Tower of Lies. Molag Bal plays a joke, yes?"
*"The witches and witch hunters bicker so much. M'aiq wonders if they fancy each other."
*"M'aiq speaks the truth, except for when he doesn't. With you, always the truth."
*"M'aiq once met Captain Blackheart and his raiders. M'aiq can think of a better word to describe them."
*"The Elves here have so many titles, all of them fancy. M'aiq prefers a simple one."
*"Some enjoy bringing grief to others. They remind M'aiq of mudcrabs - horrible creatures, with no redeeming qualities."
*"Why the need for embassies? M'aiq thinks all are ambassadors, wherever they go."
*"M'aiq once climbed the Elden Tree. Then he learned of the stairs inside. Good thing, for his claws began to hurt."
*"M'aiq regrets few things. Failing to wear boots in a swamp is one of them."
**This is a reference to M'aiq's first appearance in the Elder Scrolls lore; Morrowind. Back then, the Beast races of Argonian and Khajiit could not wear boots. M'aiq could only be found on a small island in the Sheogorad Region, which is one of two microclimates within the game which can be classified as swamp.
**This may also reference the fact that in Morrowind, newly created Khajiit or Argonian characters still begin the game with boots in their inventory, despite being unable to wear them.
*"M'aiq had a horrible dream last night. Mudcrabs, flying through the air. Horrible!"
**Referring to players not being able to sleep.
*"M'aiq used to travel alone, but he has grown accustomed to joining his friends."
**Referring to the previous Elder Scrolls games being single-player only.
*"M'aiq has never seen so many Orcs in one place. Even their forges have forges."
*"M'aiq heard much of Headman Bhosek, but saw very little. For the best, M'aiq thinks."
*"M'aiq thinks the maddest thing about the Vaults of Madness is their location."
*"M'aiq wonders, who wants to live on a bleak rock? Why not a pleasant rock?"
*"M'aiq always travels forward. This way he is certain of his direction."
*"M'aiq wonders. Are the skeletons in minotaur graveyards half-Man of half-bull?"
*"M'aiq hears of shapeshifters hiding in abandoned tombs and secret forests. Ha! M'aiq prefers to lurk in plain sight."
**This refers to werewolves and vampires having their own secret areas.
*"The Moon Priests have many strange rules and stories. But M'aiq thinks they make it up as they go along."
*"Some like to buy the whole meal. Others want to pay for what is on their plate. M'aiq just prefers to eat."
*"M'aiq wonders why no guards stand watch on the mushrooms. They are taller than towers and far more comfortable."
**Referring to the inability to stand on mushrooms.
*"Why should M'aiq stay off the grass? He always steps lightly."
*"M'aiq wants nothing to do with Daedra. He hears they can make trees burn forever. How can they do that?"
**Referring to constant burning effects which are coded to not go out.
*"A bartender told M'aiq he must wait outside until the tavern was clean. It was only a short time, so M'aiq did not mind."
**Referring on how some character actions are hidden, asking player to leave the area and when the player returns, even a second later, character's action is completed.
*"M'aiq was one of the Six Companions, but was asked to leave. Another was jealous of his whiskers."
*"M'aiq was soul-trapped, once. A mad Elf tried to bind him to a stone!"
*"Sometimes people disappear in front of M'aiq. Are invisibility potions so affordable?
**Referring to when players disconnect in front of him.
*"What if the ordinators are the Dark Elf gods, hiding among their people? M'aiq avoids them, just the same."
*"M'aiq thinks more people should get to the point. Not you, of course."
*"M'aiq does not wish to join a guild. Also, M'aiq is mostly alone. Hmm. M'aiq must ponder this."
*"The Mane is chosen by scent. Had M'aiq known, he would have bathed."
*"Come back later. We can talk some more!"
**Told by M'aiq when he has nothing more to say.
==Gallery==
Smuggler's Cove M'aiq the Liar.png|M'aiq the Liar at Smuggler's Cove.
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