Reachmen

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The Reachmen - known alternatively as "Reach-folk" or "Witchmen" - are a people native to The Reach region of Skyrim and the Western Reach region of High Rock. Though their ancestral lands are not as widespread as most, the Reachmen are as internally diverse and varied in culture as any other people, and their practices, beliefs, and attitudes vary wildly depending on the particular culture of their tribe.

Reachmen in Skyrim

A Reachman village in Skyrim's Reach.

Most Reachmen in Skyrim identify with a tribe. Some, however, known as "tribeless" Reachmen, live in the wilderness, often as a consequence of exile or willing withdrawal from their community. Some Reachmen also choose to leave their tribes entirely and live in cities alongside other non-Reachmen, though it should be noted that not all urban Reachmen have severed ties with their tribe.

Reachmen Tribes

A map of Skyrim's Reachman tribes (purple)

There are seven tribes of Reachmen found in Skyrim:

  • Alovach - A friendly tribe of traders who live in the Druadach Highlands north of Dragonstar
  • Bordraigh - The easternmost of the Reachmen tribes, who have established a stronghold in the ancient Nordic ruin of Old Hrol'dan
  • Braign - A hostile, xenophobic tribe living on the Briag Cnoss mesa
  • Hunnath - A warlike tribe that has long contested the Vorndgad Forest with the Nords of the Bear Clan.
  • Nourthu - A nomadic, far-ranging tribe who roam the wilderness of Falkheim
  • Pachkan - A peaceable tribe who share the town of Haimtir with other non-Reachmen villagers
  • Taliesinn - A reclusive tribe with unusual religious beliefs living atop Dravacriag mesa

Reachmen in High Rock