So I went to Thirsk Hall and talked with the Chief there and he had me do him some minor favors. But when he asked me to attack a group of Nords I bailed and went down to their camp. I didn't think to create a save point and now I have sided with the Nords who had been chased out of the Hall.

What would have happened if I had sided with the Riekling Chief?

You can get a Riekling follower


Someone said you become there chief

Yeah you become their Chief and can have a Riekling follower, they're in the pet slot so you can still have a regular follower too but sometimes have to dismis that follower first before dialogue can be opened with them.

Have an awesome riekling follow you around. They're very talkative and love commenting on cities your in. Riekling followers are very in depth characters. In all seriousness it's quicker and better to side with the riekling's as they are nice pack mules and are like artillery while in combat due to their spears falling on such an angle.

you can actually choose any one of the reiklings to follow you i usually keep one reikling around for a few days then send him back to the hall then pick up another and continue on like that all the tribe gets to taste battle