In honor of my dogs first birthday, Ill give you guys some Barbas Lore. Barbas is the Hound of Clavicus Vile. He is a shapeshifting daedra, although he most commonly takes on the form of a dog. Barbas acts as a repository for half of Viles power. According to Vile, he likes being a dog—as well as many other things—on sunny days. When hes like this, I think hes somewhere else. Its all quite significant, of course... But who knows what it means. Although Vile is always depicted along with Barbas, the Prince often grows tired of him and abandons him. While Barbas seems to be subservient to Clavicus Vile, he also often warns people against Viles plots, suggesting he has some discretion and free will. When Cyrus visited Viles realm in 2E 864, Barbas showed a fondness for the Redguard and shapeshifted his face to imitate Cyrus. Circa 3E 427, Barbas took the form of a musically talented scamp merchant named Creeper. Creeper lived and traded with a group of orcs in Caldera, Morrowind. In 3E 433, Vile tasked the Champion of Cyrodiil with recovering the Umbra Sword. Barbas foresaw the ruin that the sword would bring to Viles realm of Oblivion, and left Viles side to manifest himself as a dog statuette. Through the statuette, Barbas communicated with the Champion in an attempt to dissuade the Champion from bringing Vile the sword, although this attempt proved futile. Umbra later stole much of Viles power and created Umbriel, leaving the Princes realm crippled. When Sul and Prince Attrebus Mede visited Viles realm to bargain with the Prince, Barbas helped in negotiations. By 4E 201, Vile had forsaken Barbas out of annoyance. Barbas, in the form of a dog, was left wandering the Pine Forest of Skyrim. This limited the Princes power, making it so that he could only manifest in Tamriel close to one of his shrines. ~Astrid
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:55:57 +0000
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