Morrowind:Factions

Below you'll find detailed information on each of the factions in Morrowind.

Great Houses

The Great Houses are large establishments of long lines of native Dunmer. The Great Houses' traditions derive from ancient Dunmer clans and tribes, but now function as political parties.

Houses	Favored Attributes	Favored Skills	Notes
Sixth House	Endurance Strength	None	Not Joinable
House Hlaalu	Speed Agility	Speechcraft Mercantile Marksman Short Blade Light Armor Security	Joinable, Great House
House Redoran	Endurance Strength	Athletics Spear Long Blade Heavy Armor Medium Armor Armorer	Joinable, Great House
House Telvanni	Willpower Intelligence	Mysticism Conjuration Illusion Alteration Destruction Enchant	Joinable, Great House

Note: You can usually only join one of the three joinable Great Houses. However, there is a bug which makes it possible to join both Redoran or Telvanni and Hlaalu.

Imperial Guilds

The Imperial Guilds are all establishments relating to Imperial traditions and politics. Most guilds originate from Cyrodiil and have made their way to Vvardenfell.

Factions	Favored Attibutes	Favored Skills	Notes
Blades	Intelligence Personality	Speechcraft Marksman Light Armor Sneak Restoration Long Blade	Joined automatically during the Main Quest
Census and Excise	Intelligence Personality	Speechcraft Mercantile Marksman Light Armor Sneak Long Blade	Not joinable and only a few related quests
Dark Brotherhood	Agility Speed	Acrobatics Alchemy Light Armor Marksman Short Blade	Not Joinable. Despite being related to several quests the faction does not technically exist without the Tribunal expansion
East Empire Company	Personality Willpower	Speechcraft Mercantile Security Long Blade Medium Armor	Joinable in Bloodmoon
Fighters Guild	Strength Endurance	Axe Long Blade Blunt Weapon Heavy Armor Armorer Block	Joinable
Imperial Cult	Personality Willpower	Speechcraft Unarmored Restoration Mysticism Conjuration Enchant Blunt Weapon	Joinable
Imperial Knights	Endurance Personality	Athletics Long Blade Blunt Weapon Heavy Armor Armorer Block	Not Joinable
Imperial Legion	Endurance Personality	Athletics Spear Long Blade Blunt Weapon Heavy Armor Block	Joinable
Mages Guild	Intelligence Willpower	Alchemy Mysticism Illusion Alteration Destruction Enchant	Joinable
Talos Cult	Endurance Personality	Athletics Spear Long Blade Blunt Weapon Heavy Armor Block	Not Joinable
Thieves Guild	Agility Personality	Marksman Short Blade Light Armor Acrobatics Sneak Security	Joinable

Note: It is possible to join both the Thieves and Fighters Guilds. See the individual faction pages for more details.

Morrowind Guilds

These guilds are native establishments with long standing traditions, most having to do with the rejection of the Tribunal Temple and the reclamation of Morrowind for the Dunmer.

Factions		Favored Attributes	Favored Skills	Notes
Ashlanders
	Ahemmusa Tribe	Agility Endurance	Alteration Light Armor Marksman Medium Armor Mysticism Spear	Joined automatically during the Main Quest. There is only one faction; joining the Ashlander Faction puts you on friendly terms with all four tribes.
	Erabenimsun Tribe
	Urshilaku Tribe
	Zainab Tribe
Nerevarine Cult		Personality Luck	Speechcraft Marksman Restoration Mysticism Spear Block	Hidden from player. No option to join.
Camonna Tong		Strength Agility	Marksman Light Armor Acrobatics Sneak Long Blade Blunt Weapon	Not Joinable
Morag Tong		Speed Agility	Acrobatics Illusion Marksman Light Armor Short Blade Sneak	Joinable
Tribunal Temple		Intelligence Personality	Alchemy Blunt Weapon Conjuration Mysticism Restoration Unarmored	Joinable.
Twin Lamps		Intelligence Speed	Athletics Security Sneak Speechcraft Unarmored	Not joinable

Vampire Clans

Vampires are returning to the island of Vvardenfell. There are three clans of vampires that have made the greatest progress:

Clans	Favored Attributes	Favored Skills	Notes
Aundae Clan	Willpower Intelligence	Acrobatics Unarmored Mysticism Conjuration Illusion Athletics	Joinable if you are a vampire
Berne Clan	Willpower Speed	Marksman Short Blade Acrobatics Sneak Unarmored Athletics	Joinable if you are a vampire
Quarra Clan	Strength Endurance	Hand-to-hand Acrobatics Unarmored Destruction Athletics Long Blade	Joinable if you are a vampire

Note: You can only be in the Vampire Clan that infected you. Also, you are never truly a member of the clan - while you can get the services and feed from the cattle, the clans do not appear in your character's faction list

Reaction Table

The following table describes the reaction adjustments when dealing with people from other factions. The table should be read by finding the source faction on the left hand column, and matching it up with the desired faction from the top row. Unfortunately, the adjustments are not always reversible, e.x., the Census people hate the Ashlanders (-3), more than the Ashlanders hate the Census people (0). Positive (green) numbers indicate that the two factions like each other, while negative (red) numbers mean the two factions dislike each other. The approximate level of like/dislike is listed below:

• -8 = Hated-With-A-Passion-That-Consumes-All Enemy
• -3 = Hated Enemy
• -2 = Enemy
• -1 = Hostile
• 0 = Neutral
• +1 = Friendly
• +2 = Ally
• +3 = Beloved Ally

The reaction values are used to calculate the disposition (based on a 0 to 100 scale) adjustment on the following formula:

Disposition Adjustment = (Reaction * 5) * (0.5 + (FactionRank * 0.5))

Or, according to the game setting formula:

Disposition Adjustment = (Reaction * fDispFactionMod ) * (fDispFactionRankBase + (FactionRank *
        fDispFactionRankMult))

	A s h l a n d e r s	B l a d e s	C a m o n n a T o n g	C e n s u s a n d E x c i s e	C l a n A u n d a e	C l a n B e r n e	C l a n Q u a r r a	F i g h t e r s G u i l d	H l a a l u	I m p e r i a l C u l t	I m p e r i a l K n i g h t s	I m p e r i a l L e g i o n	M a g e s G u i l d	M o r a g T o n g	N e r e v a r i n e	R e d o r a n	S i x t h H o u s e	T a l o s C u l t	T e l v a n n i	T e m p l e	T h i e v e s G u i l d	T w i n L a m p s
Ashlanders	+3	-1	-1	0	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	-2	-1	0	0	-2	-3	0	-1	-1	-2	0
Blades	-1	+3	-2	0	-2	-2	-2	0	0	+2	0	+2	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	-1	0	0
Camonna Tong	-1	-2	+3	0	0	0	0	-1	+1	-1	0	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-3	0
Census and Excise	-3	+2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clan Aundae	-3	-2	0	0	+3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-2	-3	0	0	-3	-1	0
Clan Berne	-3	-2	0	0	-3	+3	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-2	-3	0	0	-3	-1	0
Clan Quarra	-3	-2	0	0	-3	-3	+3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-2	-3	0	0	-3	-1	0
Fighters Guild	-2	0	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	+3	+1	+1	0	+2	+1	0	0	+1	-3	0	0	-1	0	0
Hlaalu	-2	0	+1	0	-2	-2	-2	+1	+3	+1	0	+1	+1	0	0	-1	-3	0	-1	+1	-1	0
Imperial Cult	-1	+2	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	+1	+1	+3	+2	0	+1	0	0	0	-3	0	-1	-2	+1	0
Imperial Knights	-2	+2	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	+1	+1	+2	+3	+2	+1	0	0	+1	-3	0	-1	-2	-1	0
Imperial Legion	-2	+2	-2	0	-2	-2	-2	+2	+1	+2	0	+3	+1	0	0	+1	-3	0	-1	-1	-1	0
Mages Guild	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	+1	+1	+1	0	+1	+3	0	0	-1	-3	0	-3	-2	+1	0
Morag Tong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nerevarine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Redoran	-2	0	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	+1	-1	0	0	+1	-1	0	-4	+3	0	0	-1	+2	-1	0
Sixth House	-3	-3	-1	0	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	0	-3	-3	0	0	-3	+3	0	-3	-3	-3	0
Talos Cult	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Telvanni	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	0	0	-1	-3	0	+3	-1	0	0
Temple	-1	-1	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-1	+1	-2	0	-1	-2	0	-8	+2	-3	0	-1	+3	-1	0
Thieves Guild	-2	0	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	+1	0	-1	+1	0	0	-1	-3	0	0	-1	+3	0
Twin Lamps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0

• If you are already in House Redoran when you become the Nerevarine, the faction reaction between the Redoran and Nerevarine factions becomes +4; A +4 adjustment is also made to the Temple faction if you are already in that.

Rank Titles

The below table lists all the titles for the ranks of all the factions in the game.

Faction	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3	Rank 4	Rank 5	Rank 6	Rank 7	Rank 8	Rank 9	Rank 10
Ashlanders	Clanfriend	Hearthfriend	Brother	Initiate	Clanholder	Guide	Champion	Gulakhan	Farseer	Ashkhan
Blades	Novice	Apprentice	Journeyman	Finder	Traveller	Operative	Agent	Spy	Spymaster	Grand Spymaster
Camonna Tong	Bully	Tough	Thug	Brute	Lifetaker	Chiller	Hammer	Old Man	Strongman	Kingpin
Census and Excise	Novice	Apprentice	Clerk	Taxman	Taxtaker	Operative	Agent	Excise Officer	Inspector	Grand Inspector
Aundae Clan	Cattle	Neonate	Minion	Servant	Stalker	Bloodkin	Reaver	Lord	Elder	Ancient
Berne Clan	Cattle	Neonate	Minion	Servant	Stalker	Bloodkin	Reaver	Lord	Elder	Ancient
Quarra Clan	Cattle	Neonate	Minion	Servant	Stalker	Bloodkin	Reaver	Lord	Elder	Ancient
Fighters Guild	Associate	Apprentice	Journeyman	Swordsman	Protector	Defender	Warder	Guardian	Champion	Master
House Hlaalu	Hireling	Retainer	Oathman	Lawman	Kinsman	House Cousin	House Brother	House Father	Councilman	Grandmaster
Imperial Cult	Layman	Novice	Initiate	Acolyte	Adept	Disciple	Oracle	Invoker	Theurgist	Primate
Imperial Knights	Aspirant	Squire	Gallant	Chevalier	Keeper	Knight Brother	Commander	Marshal	Seneschal	Paladin
Imperial Legion	Recruit	Spearman	Trooper	Agent	Champion	Knight Errant	Knight Bachelor	Knight Protector	Knight of the Garland	Knight of the Imperial Dragon
Mages Guild	Associate	Apprentice	Journeyman	Evoker	Conjurer	Magician	Warlock	Wizard	Master Wizard	Arch-Mage
Morag Tong	Associate	Blind Thrall	Thrall	White Thrall	Thinker	Brother	Knower	Master	Exalted Master	Grandmaster
Nerevarine	Nerevarine	Nerevarine
House Redoran	Hireling	Retainer	Oathman	Lawman	Kinsman	House Cousin	House Brother	House Father	Councilman	Archmaster
Sixth House
Talos Cult
House Telvanni	Hireling	Retainer	Oathman	Lawman	Mouth	Spellwright	Wizard	Master	Magister	Archmagister
Tribunal Temple	Layman	Novice	Initiate	Acolyte	Adept	Curate	Disciple	Diviner	Master	Patriarch
Thieves Guild	Toad	Wet Ear	Footpad	Blackcap	Operative	Bandit	Captain	Ringleader	Mastermind	Master Thief
Twin Lamps	Twin Lamps