Morrowind:House Dres

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"House Dres is an agrarian agricultural society, and its large saltrice plantations rely completely on slave labor for their economic viability. Always firm Temple supporters, House Dres is hostile to Imperial law and culture, and in particular opposed to any attempts to limit the institution of slavery." – Great Houses of Morrowind

House Dres is one of the Great Houses of Morrowind, with presence only on the mainland. The House Color is grey. Dres District is located in the south of Morrowind on the Deshann Plain, bordering House Indoril and the swamps and marshes of Black Marsh. This mainly rural but wealthy agricultural society is divided into strict hierarchal castes. The Dres are the Dunmer that enslave and ship slaves to the other Great Houses, keeping thousands of captives, mostly Argonians, in their infamous slave-pens of Tear, the Dres capital, and the surrounding vast saltrice plantations.

Always firm Temple supporters, House Dres is hostile to Imperial law and culture, and in particular opposed to any attempts to limit the institution of slavery. House Dres greatly opposed joining the Empire, but lost most of their support when their traditional allies, the members of House Indoril, began to commit suicide after the Armistice. Rumors can be heard in Oblivion discussing Dres' decision to give up the slave trade, seeking new allies in King Hlaalu Helseth and his House Hlaalu.

House Dres is of little consequence in the game, as no members of the House are ever encountered anywhere in Vvardenfell, and they are only mentioned a few times even in dialog and books. Note that they should not be confused with the Dren family, who are prominent members of House Hlaalu.