Online:Thornroot Clan

The Thornroot Clan are a clan of Reachfolk present in the Reach around 2E 582, established in the Briar Rock Ruins. Compared to most other clans, they are considered to be hostile, though unlike the similar Shadefeather Clan, they would aim their aggression at foreigners only.

In recent times, this changed with the arrival of the Gray Host in the region. The Thornroots entered into an alliance with a group of hagravens, led by Matron Grygarsnit, who then took leadership of the clan. The clan then started welcoming and then betraying clans seeking shelter at the ruins, their latest victims being the Hillhunter Clan. The Thornroots would use the captured clan members to create enslaved briarhearts as protection against the Gray Host.

For more information, see the main lore article.

Members

Named Members Matron Grygarsnit (Leader) Generic Members Briarheart Brute Briarheart Wildling Thornroot Archer Thornroot Charger Thornroot Hagraven Thornroot Predator Thornroot Ritualist Thornroot Vinecaller

Related Quests

• Betrayal at Briar Rock: Free members of the Hillhunter Clan from the hagravens of the Thornroot Clan and destroy a Briarheart Tree.
• Vows and Oaths: Help the Chief-of-Chiefs put an end to the long-lived feud between the Eagleseer and Six-Ford clans.

Daily Quests

•  The Tainted Briarheart: Stop a wicked ritual from finishing.
•  What's Hers is Ours: Retrieve a totem from Briar Rock Ruins on behalf of the Wildblood clan.
•  Wild Talismans: Recover lost talismans from Briar Rock Ruins.

Locations

•  Briar Rock Ruins — A Nordic ruin found in the Reach, located northwest of Vateshran Hollows, occupied by the Thornroot Clan. (map)

Books

• On the Clans of the Reach by Theopho Harvian, Imperial Scribe — An overview of prominent Reach Clans in 2E 568
• Politics of the Reach by Consul Cardea, the Ard's Administrator, 2E 578 — An overview of politics between clans in the Reach
• The Translated Works of Tosmorn Translated by Xandier Edette
  Edited by Vanesse Aurilie — A collection of Reachmen folklore

Overheard Dialogue

Thornroot Clansmen have ambient dialogue that is uttered as they idle.

"Aye, so far, so good. But what will the Hagravens do when there are no more Hillhunters to turn?"

"I say we've got all the Briarhearts we need. Where should we strike first?"

"This is taking too long. The days are growing shorter."

"I've heard that we sent runners to the Six-Fords and the Wildspears. Our cages won't be empty for long."

"We've more Briarheart seeds than subjects. We need to find more wilders."

"What sort of Briarhearts will these Hillhunters make? They didn't have much fight in them."

"I heard that the Hillhunter chief's daughter slipped away. She can't have gotten far."

"I'm coming to like it here in these old ruins. Stay here and reinforce the defenses, I say."

"This won't end well. Mark my words."

"I hear Ard Caddach's calling the clans to Markarth. Does that include the Thornroots?"

"Watch what you say around the Hagravens, or you'll wind up with a tree in your chest too."

"Ach! That last one was a screamer. No pride at all."

"I hear the Hagravens have something special planned for the Hillhunter chief."

"Would it be asking too much for the prisoners to meet their fate with some courage?"

"I don't care for being at a Hagraven's beck and call. Where's our chief in all this?"

"I don't see why we can't have a little sport before we plant them. Right?"

"Enough with the sacrifices and the mumbling over ritual fires. I'm ready for a fight."

"Keep out of the crypts. The Draugr are restless."

"I told the Hagravens these wanderers would make poor soil for their crop."

"Turning these Hillhunter cowards into Briarhearts is more than they deserve."

"I know there are more Hillhunters out there. We should run them to the ground."