In The Elder Scrolls Online a very special NPC will arrive as a guest in the shop at the beginning of September. It is none other than the infamous Khajiit M’aiq the Liar. Learn how to get the cat with the cryptic sayings into your house and how the community is reacting to him here on MeinMMO.
What kind of NPC is this? The shop offers in ESO for the month of September 2021 have recently been introduced. At the very end of the list, there was a new house guest named “M’aiq the Liar”.
This is a mysterious Khajiit who appears randomly and says cryptic things. He seems to know about all sorts of things that either he can’t possibly know or that are actually references to quirks of the game.
For example, he comments on the peculiarity of ESO limiting inventory only by space in the backpack and not by weight, as in earlier games in the series. Or, that in ESO one can never swim out into the open sea, because one is always eaten by the slaughterfish.
Why should every Elder Scrolls fan know M’aiq? M’aiq the Liar is famous not only for his rambling sayings in ESO. Anyone who has played any Elder Scrolls game in the last 20 years should have encountered the Khajiit at some point, as he has been a staple of all the series since Morrowind in 2002.
And in every game, he impresses with his sayings and dubious wisdom. He complains that one could not block with two weapons in Skyrim or gives a truly disgusting recipe in Morrowind that will definitely turn you into an undead.
Players are already pulling out credit cards – “Shut up and take my Money!”
How is the news being received by the players? On reddit (via reddit) the announcement of M’aiq as a house guest sparked great joy. Even players who had previously sworn not to spend money (anymore) in ESO are waving their credit cards and literally shouting “Shut up and take my Money!” Here are some of the voices from the community:
- Hard-Hand: “I hate the concept of house guests … But I’ll damn well buy this one!”
- Sunflakie: “I can’t wait to play hide and seek with him in the guild hall!”
- Lil_Miss_Funshine: “I don’t care if he costs 10,000 crowns. HE is coming with me to the moon sugar marsh!”
- Olav_Grey: “I don’t even have a house, but I’ll probably still get him!”
Negative reactions are indeed rare; only here and there are microtransactions criticized in general, and user Estella_Osoka would have preferred if M’aiq were the reward for an achievement where you have to find and question the cunning Khajiit at all his locations.
When will M’aiq be available in the shop? M’aiq the Liar will be available as a house guest for a limited time, from September 9 to September 23 at 4 PM CEST, in the Crown Store of ESO on all platforms.
What will he probably cost? A price has not been announced yet, but looking at previous house guests, they range between 800, 1,500, and 2,500 crowns. M’aiq will certainly play in the top price range and will likely cost around 2,500 crowns. That would be about 17 euros.
By the way, M’aiq is not the only original house guest in ESO. You could once also bring the vomiting cat Sereyne into your house.
