Tacitus Sallustius

"Need a sword? Uh, how about a small sword? Nail-sized?"

- Tacitus Sallustius

Tacitus Sallustius is a male Imperial in found in Markarth and works for Ghorza gra-Bagol at the blacksmith forge near Cidhna Mine.

Background
Tacitus is an admitted failure at smithing and can only produce nails. Ghorza is frustrated with him and offers the player a miscellaneous quest to obtain The Last Scabbard of Akrash.

Tacitus will take ownership of the blacksmith shop if Ghorza is killed. This may happen immediately after the quest No One Escapes Cidhna Mine, depending in part on how the player chooses to complete it. When running the forge, he is shown to be very unconfident with his abilities, which is possibly the reason why he can only produce nails, as he says, "I run the forge now. Kind of... scary. Making weapons and armor isn't like making nails at all."

Ironically, when bartering, he will still claim to have "the finest weapons and armor."

Related quests

 * Last Scabbard of Akrash

Quotes

 * "Need a sword? Uh, how about a small sword? Nail-sized?"
 * "I run the forge now. Kind of... scary. Making weapons and armor isn't like making nails at all."
 * "Well, that's not something you see everyday."

Appearances


Тацит Саллустий