Morrowind:Silt Strider

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[edit] Description

Giant arthropods towering around 20 feet in height, domesticated Silt Striders are used primarily as a means of civilian transport in an elaborate network stretching between various cities on the island of Vvardenfell in Morrowind. Having no natural cavities in which passengers may safely repose, a compartment is hollowed from the creature's chitinous shell, wherein both passengers and their luggage are loaded. The Silt Strider itself is then moved by direct manipulation of exposed organs and tissues by its driver, commonly known as a caravaner.

Apart from the transportation of passengers, Silt Striders are also employed in the the shipment of trade goods. To that end, certain cities - most notably Gnisis and Molag Mar - have constructed Silt Strider docks to aid in the loading and unloading of cargo.

While the dessicated remains of Silt Striders may be found in various parts of the Ashlands, little is known of the habits of Silt Striders in the wild, as no encounters with such have been recorded.

[edit] Civilian Transportation

Most commonly employed in the southern and western parts of Vvardenfell, Silt Striders travel inland in the Ascadian Isles, West Gash, and Ashlands regions. Dependant upon the desired destination, passage to the following cities may be obtained for a set price from the point of origin. Each Silt Strider has a driver, or caravaner, that navigates the Silt Strider to its destination. All caravaners in Morrowind are Dunmer.

Origin	Caravaner	Destinations
Ald'ruhn	Navam Veran	Balmora	Gnisis	Khuul	Maar Gan
Balmora	Selvil Sareloth	Ald'ruhn	Seyda Neen	Suran	Vivec
Gnisis	Punibi Yahaz	Ald'ruhn	Khuul	Maar Gan	Seyda Neen
Khuul	Seldus Nerendus	Ald'ruhn	Gnisis	Maar Gan
Maar Gan	Daras Aryon	Ald'ruhn	Gnisis	Khuul
Molag Mar	Dilami Androm	Suran	Vivec
Seyda Neen	Darvame Hleran	Balmora	Gnisis	Suran	Vivec
Suran	Folsi Thendas	Balmora	Molag Mar	Seyda Neen	Vivec
Vivec	Adondasi Sadalvel	Balmora	Molag Mar	Seyda Neen	Suran

Caravaners are often good first resources of information about their cities as well. Be sure you explore all topics of conversation with them. Additionally, increasing their disposition towards you will reduce travel costs from their station to others. You can bribe them for a guaranteed disposition increase, but this partially offsets the gains of lower fares.