Riekling Hut

In-game asset for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Drgaonborn DLC

@demonwrestler asked in the comments on my post: Ysgramor and the G-word, and I just got back now to answer (nearly a month later)

Now, I have yet to play Skyrim to completion, but I've probably dropped 6k hours into ESO by now just doing the stories and hearing the Lite versions of things to dip in my toes. I wanted to ask, related to this post, is there anything on how the Skaal feel about the Falmer/Snow Elves?

Yes, way back in Morrowind, Bloodmoon, there’s a text: The_Story_of_Aevar_Stone-Singer where the Falmer are antagonists to the Skaal. The same text is found in Oblivion and Skyrim.

 Aevar traveled through the woods of the Isinfier for many hours until he heard the cries of a bear from over a hill. As he crested a hill, he saw the bear, a Falmer's arrow piercing its neck. He checked the woods for the Falmer (for that is what they were, though some say they are not), and finding none, approached the beast. He spoke soothing words and came upon it slowly, saying, "Good Beast, I mean you no harm. The All-Maker has sent me to ease your suffering.

"Hearing these words, the bear ceased his struggles, and laid his head at Aevar's feet. Aevar grasped the arrow and pulled it from the bear's neck. Using the little nature magic he knew, Aevar tended the wound, though it took the last bit of his strength. As the bear's wound closed, Aevar slept.When he awoke, the bear stood over him, and the remains of a number of the Falmer were strewn about. He knew that the Good Beast had protected him during the night.

and later

Aevar traveled again through the Hirstaang Forest, searching for the seeds of the First Tree, but he could find none. Then he spoke to the Tree Spirits, the living trees. They told him that the seeds had been stolen by one of the Falmer (for they are the servants of the Adversary), and this Falmer was hiding them deep in the forest, so that none would ever find them.

Aevar traveled to the deepest part of the forest, and there he found the evil Falmer, surrounded by the Lesser Tree Spirits. Aevar could see that the Spirits were in his thrall, that he had used the magic of the Seeds and spoken their secret name. Aevar knew he could not stand against such a force, and that he must retrieve the seeds in secret.

Aevar reached into his pouch and drew out his flint. Gathering leaves, he started a small fire outside the clearing where the Falmer and the ensorcelled Spirits milled. All the Skaal know the Spirits' hatred of fires, for the fires ravage the trees they serve. At once, the Nature of the Spirits took hold, and they rushed to quell the flames. During the commotion, Aevar snuck behind the Falmer and snatched the pouch of Seeds, stealing away before the evil being knew they were gone.

In Bloodmoon itself, you re-enact this story and the local Rieklings play the part of the Falmer.  Also in Bloodmoon most people in Solstheim think that the Rieklings are the Falmer. In game, you meet an Altmer scholar who insists that the Falmer are not Rieklings, and recruits you to find proof of the true ancient Falmer, but he is very much in the minority. The line

He checked the woods for the Falmer (for that is what they were, though some say they are not),

seems to be referring to this dispute and the Skaal narrator siding with the idea Falmer are Rieklings. 

I don't even know where to start with them. Firstly, I could SWEAR the game developers stole the audio for the Jawa from Star Wars. Like Rieklings sound EXACTLY like the Jawa. They're about Emperor Penguin-tall. Why? Where do they come from? Is thus supposed to be some kind of dumbed-down, islandized orc? The Homo floresiensis of Skyrim races? Individually they aren't that strong, but they make up for that by always being in massive groups and doing shit like popping out of barrels to blindside you--not to mention doing an infuriating little touchdown dance every time they manage to spear you. These little fuckers are so small, you could dropkick them, yet every time they land a hit they take a solid five seconds to shake their ass at you.

Rieklings on Solstheim have a primarily carnivorous diet, based on bristleback, horker, bear, and sometimes fish. They're also crafty buggers who are good at looting, and definitely don't balk at eating anything stolen, from bread to apples. Salt seems to be the main seasoning, and their meat always appears a little too charred for my liking.