Oblivion:Mahei

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Mahei (RefID: 00132AFA)
Home City	Leyawiin
House	Mahei's House
Race	Argonian	Gender	Male
Level	10	Class	Scout
RefID	00132AFA	BaseID	00034E7F
Services
Available	6am-10am, 1pm-12am every day except 6pm-10pm Turdas; 50% chance 10am-1pm every day
Training	Athletics, Basic
Other Information
Health	115	Magicka	75
Responsibility	50	Aggression	5
Faction(s)	Leyawiin Castle; Leyawiin; Mahei Family

Mahei in Leyawiin

Mahei is an Argonian scout living in Leyawiin. He is a basic trainer in Athletics, a skill he no doubt picked up while running and hiding from his nagging wife, Numeen. They can sometimes be seen together, however, as they are both regular guests of the Countess at Castle Leyawiin.

Despite his protestations that Numeen is stalking him, the reality is quite the opposite. After waking up at 6am and loitering around his house for two hours, Mahei will spend the next twelve hours following his wife around. He even follows her outdoors, including on any visits to Best Goods and Guarantees, the Chapel of Zenithar or the Three Sisters' Inn. At 8pm he finally breaks free and, after an hour of quiet contemplation at home, he enjoys a two-hour dinner until 11pm. He relaxes for another hour before heading to bed at midnight.

There are two exceptions to this schedule. On Middas at 8pm him and Numeen will head over to the Castle to dine with the Count and Countess until midnight. On Turdas, they instead play hosts to the Countess, her bodyguard and Hlidara Mothril from 6pm until 10pm. Mahei will offer his services at all times except when he is sleeping or hosting the Countess. There is also a 50% chance he won't offer his services between 10am and 1pm.

Mahei wears a black & burgundy outfit and a pair of blue suede shoes. He carries his key and a large amount of gold.

Dialogue

Mahei introduces himself by referring to his difficult relationship with his wife:

"I am Mahei... that poor fellow who is chased everywhere by that nagging fishwife, Numeen. Please. Just don't mention me to her, or she will burst into one of her tirades..."

He brings it up again when asked about the city:

"There are things I like to do. Does this never occur to her? Does she think I live each minute to run her errands for her? She wonders why she cannot find me? Doesn't it occur to her? That I am hiding from her?"

Rumors

The townsfolk will speak of the couple's troubled relationship, although they will refer to them by a peculiar name:

"Have you heard the Derics arguing?"

"Have you seen the Derics recently? They're always bickering with one another."

Notes

• Between 10am and 1pm every day there is a 50% chance that the Countess will stop by Mahei's house to see Numeen. If so, Mahei will not provide training during that time period.
• Mahei and Numeen are also known as the Derics; the key to their house is called the Derics' Key, and there are two rumors that refer to their constant bickering. It is likely that Mahei and Numeen were originally Bretons. Almost no Argonians have a surname, and "Deric" is similar to other Breton family names (Liric, Maric, Meric, Aric, Fransoric, and Jenseric can be found in Morrowind and Oblivion). This would also explain Countess Alessia Caro's habit of dropping in to see them despite her racist dislike of Argonians.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 3.5.4, renames the key they carry to "Mahei's Key".
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 3.5.5, alters the rumors referring to them as the "Derics".