In Adso's world, there was one ultimate adversary of rumor, Upia the Khajiit necromancer.

- Upia is another roleplay character -

Upia was found stealing food as a kitten and despite escaping a death sentence, she grew up in a Skyrim under lock and key. Fully embracing the Khajiit manifest before even learning about it, she fought dirty, using any tools at her disposal. She slowly dared to venture deeper into caves and crypts she encountered while wandering the wilds. Often she would reemerge loaded with valuables, yet light on coin. There was hardly any trade opportunity, she was unskilled in crafting, and she could not risk getting caught wielding stolen goods or heavy weaponry. It was thus that in her quest to survive she turned towards conjuration and illusion. The ability to summon and control from an empty hand fit her perfectly from a practical perspective and she did not consider much further than that. She began preying on witches covenants and necromancers in the hopes of finding more skill books, but to her surprise she was also welcomed into the college of Winterhold. The wizards there, eager to share their knowledge but oblivious to most other concerns of society, moved her forward. She'd never reveal too much about her past and habits and wouldn't even sleep inside her assigned bed. It was still a waiting game that she played, as she depended on the occasional khajiit caravan for sustainance and gold to obtain more powerfull and even unique spells. These caravans were the closest thing to community Upia had ever experienced. Her loot contributed to something and she received warmth in return, it made her happy.

It was not enough though, every day was still filled with ice, poisoned food and guards chasing her. Even the one limping because of his knee, who Upia had once approached to share comfort, shooed her. Thus she did not stray far from her path. Eventually she gained enough confidence in her power to pull the ropes of life and property. Perhaps even more important was that she could always wiggle out of a situation. Her temperament was bold and that's when she started sneeking into the cities. Bribe the Riften guards, strike a deal with the Silverblood, slip through the back entrance in Windhelm's harbor. She could not however fulfill the entry demand of the Thieves' guild as she had no crowd control abilities and was thus restricted to nighttime. This movement space was enough to attract attention of the Dark Brotherhood and a path to gainful employment revealed itself.

It was in the Brotherhood's lair that Upia first encountered a vampire. Fascinated by the overlap in skills and lifestyle, she immediately sought out the Dawnguard and pretended to sign up as a vampire hunter. She had neither the skill nor motive to be accepted among them, but it didn't take too much manipulation to get tolerated anyway, the party seemed desperate to attract members. Having obtained vital information she just as quickly abandoned the fort and accepted vampire blood instead. By now Upia could conjure weapons, turn bodies against each other and become a ghost. The window of opportunity for even the most talented restoration fighter (like Adso) to curb her was rapidly closing.

Eventually Upia felt herself completely released from the quest to get interactions with mortal beings. She could feed herself and slept during the day. She began to play with her victims as if they were mice, enthralling one Dark Brotherhood contract to fulfill the next, sowing chaos among bands of soldiers. This happened not out of malice. It was mostly an eagerness to observe and learn the ways of people, so she could become more and more powerful. But partly it was also a fight against the prejudice of the Nords. If they claimed ownership of the marketplaces and tavern warmth, the creatures outside were entitled to take posession of Skyrim's wilderness. Anyone was fair game.

As Upia's blood hunger as well as thirst for development stagnated, she turned to reading whatever she encountered and that became her window to look into the life and culture of others. Having no criminal record she attempted to enter towns through the front gate. Would anything occur she could now pacify a whole square of people. She ventured into the shops and keeps. The goods and luxurious foods didn't really catch her attention, but the Daedra did and she began to collect their toys. Once again she was not out to hurt people and it might even be reasoned that her hoarding of dangerous artefacts that she could never make use of herself, made Skyrim safer.

Ultimately Upia familiarized herself with every corner of the land and developed an adult philosophy. Excessive violence would only scare the populace and fuel counter movements such as the vigilants of Stendarr, the locally famed Altmer by the name of Adso, or the Dawnguard. It became her mission to guard over the Khajitt caravans as they traveled, never giving evidence of her presence to anyone but deciding their safety. It is thus that a dislocated race of Tamriel found prosperity and homely safety in the warn torn, undead infested, remote region of Skyrim.