Skyrim:High King Torygg
| High King Torygg (RefID: 000EA579) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Nord | Gender | Male |
| Level | 1 | Class | Citizen |
| RefID | 000EA579 | BaseID | 000EA578 |
| Other Information | |||
| Health | 50 | Magicka | 50 |
| Stamina | 50 | ||
| Primary Skills | Two-handed | ||
| Moral. | No Crime | Aggress. | Unaggressive |
| Essential | Yes | ||
| Faction(s) | FavorExcludedFaction; MQ304LostSoulFaction; Override normal combat dialogue | ||
High King Torygg was the Jarl of Solitude and High King of Skyrim until his death at the hands of Ulfric Stormcloak some time around 4E 201. Torygg's father Istlod ruled as High King for almost twenty-five years, and upon his death, the moot formally named Torygg his successor (despite the disruptive presence of Ulfric, who used the forum to voice his desire for Skyrim's independence). Torygg found Ulfric's calls for independence moving, and respected him for voicing such a bold, borderline treasonous opinion. That is why when Ulfric came to see him in Solitude, Torygg intended to hear more of his arguments for independence with an open mind; neither he nor his court suspected that Ulfric was there to challenge Torygg until it was too late to stop it.
According to Ulfric, he challenged Torygg for the right to be High King, knocked him to the ground with the thu'um, then dispatched him with a sword. Some others say Ulfric "shouted him to pieces" or "ripped him asunder". The Empire and a number of the Jarls, however, viewed the killing of Torygg not as the result of an honorable duel, but as murder, due to the fact that Torygg was of a young age while Ulfric was at his prime, and that Ulfric had not exhausted his diplomatic solutions. According to his court wizard Sybille Stentor, Torygg had held Ulfric in high regard, and he may have been persuaded if Ulfric had simply asked Torygg to stand firm. Upon his death, his beloved wife Elisif the Fair became Jarl of Solitude.
If you encounter him in Sovngarde he will tell the player that he feels sorry for his wife, saying "When Ulfric Stormcloak, with savage Shout, sent me here, my sole regret was fair Elisif, left forlorn and weeping." He will also express his belief that Ulfric is a coward, when he tells the player that "I faced him fearlessly - my fate inescapable, yet my honor is unstained - can Ulfric say the same?"
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