Well, when a mommy Dunmer and a daddy Dunmer love each other very much, they pop down to the slaver shops and have a look around. Once they find one that appears to be of good genetic stock, they buy the little abomination, bring it home, and slap it in irons.
The little heathen will do all sorts of menial and back breaking tasks until it outlives its usefulness. At which time mommy Dunmer and daddy Dunmer will take the vicious little *** back down to the slaver shops and trade it in toward a new model. Now you really want to spend the extra and go with the new/baby models. The older used Argonians... typically you only get a few good months out of them then they start breaking down on you. You'll end up spending more time beating them than having anything get done.
But every now and then you get a defective model. They look good on the shelf, but once you get the little freak home it just sits around eating dirt and licking the glass. We give those names like:
Be sure to take your time when selecting your new Argonian servant. Not only do you want one that will obediently follow all orders and complete tasks, you want to make sure it matches the furniture to. Even though your new baby Argonian will be an excellent investment and addition to your salve roster, it still requires a good deal of beatings and starving to ensure the little deviant never talks back.
"There is no moisture in your angry stares." - Laughs-at-All
"I don't know why I bother guarding you horrible people." - Orama Sadas
"Scales here is about to have a really bad day..." - Valeric
"Just tell me what you're doing here before I turn your heart into a tomato..." - Sereyne
"Break those rocks! Dig those ditches! Why??? Because I want you to!!!" - Ifriz the Unraveller
"There are worse masters than I. Far worse." - Molag Bal
"I humiliated the Daedra in Mehrunes Spite." - You, when turning in a specific Undaunted Daily.
"I'm not finding you very pleasant!" - Adla the Brewer
"Old Ri'hirr likes his birds slow and stupid!" - Old Ri'hirr
"When things get dirty... Oh, I get so flustered." - Meredil the Archivist
"Too many Argonians about these days..." - Davon's Watch Guard (though I think this one has been removed from game)