Online:Baloth Bloodtusk

This article is about the Orc. For the statue plaque, see Baloth Bloodtusk (book).

Baloth Bloodtusk (lore page)
Location	Honor's Rest
Race	Orc	Gender	Male
Health	39,959
Reaction	Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s)	Savage Sons

Baloth Bloodtusk

Baloth Bloodtusk is an Orc and leader of the Savage Sons mercenaries. He's also the controversial final opponent of Gaiden Shinji. At game time, you encounter him in a series of memories. He is Rokaug's brother.

Related Quests

• The Ashes of Our Fathers: Find out who is really buried at Honor's Rest.

Dialogue

Baloth in his longhouse

Baloth and Gaiden duel

Baloth's corpse

When you first enter Arakaul's Memory, you'll see a scene between him and Commander Reliana:

Commander Reliana: "Sir … in addition to the king's letter, Lord Trystan wishes to convey his sincere condolences."

Baloth Bloodtusk: "'Sir?' I am no knight. Call me 'savage' as you would behind our backs."

Commander Reliana: "I will not, sir. 'Treat all with honor until proven otherwise,' as my Lord Trystan teaches."

Baloth Bloodtusk: "Does your Lord Trystan think I'm above killing the messenger—especially a message such as this?"

Commander Reliana: "I do not presume, sir. I deliver the message as my lord requests—and his condolences."

Baloth Bloodtusk: "Well, presume yourself a bowl of stew before you run back to your lord. I'll not feed you to my cubs. Today."

Commander Reliana: "Yes. Yes, sir."

Baloth Bloodtusk: "Arakaul, we must speak."

You can then speak with him:

"Tomorrow the Savage Sons march to kill ten thousand Bretons.

And before we arrive, King Golkarr will crap out another statue of Malacath to line Orsinium's halls. What's a siege without garish celebration?"

You don't like the king?

"The king can preach Orc unity all he wants, but what he means is fealty. For us to bleed out in a dagger-fight he started with the Bretons.

Us, join that losing battle? Not if he paid our weight in Ayleid nose-hash. Told him as much last month."

Then that's settled.

"It was, until a few minutes ago. Another king—that Breton king, Joile—just sent me a letter. Told me my fool brother Rokaug died to Breton forces at Orsinium.

But then he turned it into a job offer."

You can't be serious.

"'Fight with me or the same will happen to you, blah blah blah, you're too dumb to notice a subtle threat so I'll throw it in your face.'

And now we march. King Joile wants to play at spilling blood? I'll carve him a river from here to Daggerfall."

"Yes sir!"

"Ha! Arakaul, you goat-diddler. Get some food."

If you speak to him one last time before leaving Arakaul's Memory, he'll say:

"Feast, and drink your fill. We march at dawn. No Savage Son will die with an empty belly."

Once you've entered Reliana's Memory, you'll hear the following exchange between Gaiden Shinji and Baloth Bloodtusk:

Gaiden Shinji: "'No duel should last longer than eight seconds.'"

Baloth Bloodtusk: "What fool said that?"

Gaiden Shinji: "Myself! How long have we fought?"

Baloth Bloodtusk: "Eight minutes. What do you say on that?"

Gaiden Shinji: "I shall reconsider the proverb."

Baloth Bloodtusk: "You'll have to defeat me to pass it on."

Gaiden Shinji: "True enough! The best techniques are passed on by the survivors."

Baloth Bloodtusk: "That's a good proverb."

Notes

• Pariah's Pinnacle was originally his mountaintop retreat.
• Orcish Statue, Strength is identified as depicting Baloth during The Hand of Morkul. King Kurog later examines it during The Anger of a King.