Online:Gatzug

This character only appears during the Witches Festival event.

Gatzug
Location	North of Wind Keep
Race	Orc	Gender	Male
Reaction	Friendly

Gatzug

Gatzug is an Orc Haunted who can be found in the northern parts of Stormhaven.

Related Quests

•  The Lord of Fear: Fight back against the Daedric Lord of Fear who is terrorising the people of Tamriel.

Quest-Related Events

You can find him beside a river in Stormhaven.

"Grr … why won't it come off? I have to wash it away, wash it all away. It won't be long until I drown in it!"

What are you doing?

"Can't you see it? The blood! Rivulets of it, soaking my arms nearly up to my shoulders! Spreading every moment! I can't talk. I have to scrub it off or it oozes even faster!"

It doesn't look like you're bleeding to me.

"It's not my blood! I didn't even notice it until he showed me what my axe has done. Showed me the stains of the dead creeping into my skin. It will soak into my body until I drown in it. I have to wash it away!"

Who showed you this?

"Lord Hollowjack. Maybe he can show you as well?
Leave me, please. My axe has spilled so much blood. Even if I scrub the skin from my bones, I will be cleansed."

You can talk to him again before going into the portal to Detritus:

"He said I'll never be clean. The blood covers me, seeps down my throat until I choke. In Detritus, he showed me the truth of what I'll become. Why won't the blood come off?"

Inside Detritus you can find him in a spirit form approached by two Bloodied Revenants. He defeats them, but soon after he is consumed by a pool of blood.

Gatzug: "Y-you're alive? Get back! I don't want to hurt you. Not again."

Gatzug: "The blood! The blood … no!"

Once you return:

Gatzug: "The blood. It's gone"

He will thank you for ending Lord Hollowjack's hold over him:

"The blood … it's gone. I saw the dead. And Lord Hollowjack. And you. You cleansed my axe, and with it, me."

Lord Hollowjack's hold over you is broken.

"So I see. I was a fool to think I conquered my fears and moved on from my past. If you hadn't come along, I might have plunged my head into the river to escape it. You have my thanks."

How did you end up like this?

"I … can't remember. Sorry, I must be feeling the effects of my time in Detritus. I recall one thing—I was offered absolution for my past, a way I could escape my painful memories."

Do you recall anything else?

"There was a totem I was given, to help me face Detritus. Small but powerful, and it made my skin crawl to touch it.
That's all I can recall. My deepest apologies, friend."

You can talk to him again:

"I want to lay down my axe and travel someplace more … peaceful.
Good luck to you, friend. I just need to rest a moment before I move on as well. I can barely lift my arms."

Who are you?

"Me? I'm just a tired old soldier, far from home. Not much place in Wrothgar for an Orc who shivers at the sight of blood.
Made me a perfect victim for this damned Daedra."

You were a soldier in Wrothgar?

"Yes, for as long as I could stomach it. I was born strong. The elders trained me in the traditional Orsimer way. Wielding my axe, cleaving skulls, bathing battlefields in the blood of our enemies. It made me sick."

So you left?

"I thought it was a good idea. I realize now that violence infects every inch of Tamriel. There was a holy man. Yes, I remember now. He promised me redemption. No such luck.
I'll find my own way. I always have."