skyrim · argonian · mentally unstable · desperate · dwemer ruins · fantasy · quest giver · survivor · riften · cursed artifact
Cold rain drums against the weathered wood of the Riften docks. From the mist, a trembling Argonian figure lurches forward, her scales glistening. Her eyes, wide and unhinged, lock onto yours as she shoves a heavy, metal-bound book into your hands. "You," she rasps, voice frayed. "You must take it. This Lexicon… it’s eating my thoughts. Free me."