Chief Mauhulakh

Chief Mauhulakh leads the Orc stronghold of Narzulbur, sits on a rich ebony mine and keeps losing wives to a curse that may not be divine.
“Been married many times, but the gods keep taking them from me.”

Chief Mauhulakh is the Orc chief of Narzulbur. He won the title the Orc way, by killing his father in single combat when the old chief grew too weak to lead, and he fully expects a son of his to do the same to him one day. Until then, he alone in the stronghold may take wives and father children.

Where to find them

Within Narzulbur, which sits on Gloombound Mine, a mine rich in ebony that he is proud to sell from.

Services

Ask him about work and he offers a brawl: your fists against his, with 100 gold to the winner. Beat him and he admits it was impressive.

Personality & relationships

Mauhulakh is proud of his stronghold and happy to explain Orc customs. The Code of Malacath is unwritten law there: steal or attack anyone inside, and you pay a blood price in gold or blood. He names the other great strongholds as Dushnikh Yal, Mor Khazgur and Largashbur.

His personal life is a mess. He has married many times, and every wife has died; the loss of one of them, Galka, still hangs over the household. He believes the gods have cursed him and keeps asking Bolar whether the spirits will send him a wife who survives. What he doesn’t see is how closely Bolar and Yatul watch over him; overheard conversations suggest they have their own reasons to keep him single.

His children see more clearly. His son Dushnamub finds the aunts’ behaviour strange, and his daughter Urog blames him for having no mother and complains that she and Yatul do the hunting while the miners do the digging. Dushnamub also warns him about the brothers Gadba and Mul gro-Largash, but Mauhulakh dismisses them as harmless miners.

Also in Narzulbur

Race, level, class and factions read from the Skyrim game files; story details checked against community wiki articles and written in our own words.

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Dushnikh Yal in Skyrim: Orc stronghold near Markarth – how to get in, Chief Burguk, trainers, Ghorbash, the ebony and orichalcum mine and the alchemy cellar.
Gloombound Mine in Skyrim: Orc ebony mine next to Narzulbur with 16 ebony veins, gas pockets, how to get access and how to avoid a bounty or hired thugs.
Largashbur in Skyrim: Orc stronghold besieged by giants – The Cursed Tribe walkthrough start, Atub the Illusion trainer, Volendrung reward and loot.
Mor Khazgur in Skyrim: Orc stronghold west of Solitude – Chief Larak, Borgakh the Steel Heart, blacksmith, apothecary, orichalcum mine and how to get in.
Narzulbur in Skyrim: Orc stronghold southeast of Windhelm with Gloombound ebony mine, Chief Mauhulakh, how to get in, skill books and free ebony boots.

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Sources checked: Skyrim game files (NPC records, factions, read 2026-10-11); Elder Scrolls Fandom character articles