Summary
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M'Aaiq The Liar is a mysterious Khajiit NPC shown in many older rolls.
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His quotes sound like Ramblings, bet that they are meterferences for previous games or things outside the game's universe.
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New players are completely confused by the things he says.
Oblivion NPCs say the Darndest things. When they are not asking for a recovery for their lines, they probably hate on you to steal a tomato after closing 50 odd forgetful gates. Let's realize it, these awkward interactions are among the most charming features of the game, so much that they made it into Oblivion Remastered.
Family
Thank God, forgetfulness is a silly mess
It would not be oblivion without the Janken.
But there is an NPC that has said strange things all the way from Morrowind to the somewhat known 2024 Elder Scroll's mobile card game. Series fans will know that I'm talking about M'Aaiq The Lair. This random Khajiit has appeared in almost every game in the series and completely confused players with what he has to say.
Is it Skooma talking?
If you ever come across this mysterious character, he will say something strange and quickly run off, which makes you more confused than the guy whose house a forgetful gate created inside. Beginners will not have a clue about what happened, but serial veterans will know that M'Aaiq is a kind of joke for Devs on Bethesda.
The things he says are actually quite meta and refer to things related to the series, but not in the game. For example, one of his quotes is: “I do not want to fight on the horseback. It is a great way to ruin a perfect good horse … which is, to say, a very good dinner.” This refers to the horsepower shown in the original Oblivion trailer, but never entered the final game, to the fans' Ire.
Many of the references are related to events during the construction of the original game's launch, so they may sound completely discouraged for those who have only played Oblivion Remastered. At that time, there was a rumor of forgetfulness with children, to whom M'Aaiq's two cents were, “M'Aaiq believes that the children are our future. But he does not want them to destroy all our fun.”
But how has he survived all these years? M'Aaiq also refers to himself in Skyrim and says “M'Aaiq's father was also called M'Aaiq. As M'Aaiq's father. At least, that's what his father said. But again you can never trust a liar.”
So either he is an unknown Daedric Prince, or simply an entire bloodline whose future generations are toughened to move with the protagonist. He will surely mention several editions of Skyrim or the huge gap between games when he shows up in Elder Scrolls 6.
