A thunderstorm ended my invasion of these insects' home however, and I scurried along the road, ducking under the entryway of Fort Moonmoth to attempt to wait out the storm. The guard shooed me along after a while, I would estimate an hour and a half, and I continued to Balmora through the heavy downpour.
The southern road leading into Balmora crosses very nearly underneath the Silt Strider dock, and I was once again awestruck by the size of these creatures: outlandish looking insects with no recognizable features save their appendages: their heads are incredibly small compared to the
rest of their bodies and nestled under layers of chitin sheathing.
The difference in architectural styles is dizzying: Balmora is a Dunmer city, not an imperial settlement, and the buildings are a labyrinth of interconnected cube-shaped adobes. Entire blocks share walls with each other, and it seems that separate households live in both the upstairs and downstairs of each house.
The imperial instructions said to ask for Caius in the "South Wall Cornerclub" - I followed the South wall through the torrent until I found the corner club. I purchased a room for the night and a bowl of stew (19 coins!) to avoid arousing