Cheydinhal Recommendation
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| Mages Guild Quests |
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| Join the Mages Guild |
| Anvil Recommendation |
| Bravil Recommendation |
| Bruma Recommendation |
| Cheydinhal Recommendation |
| Chorrol Recommendation |
| Leyawiin Recommendation |
| Skingrad Recommendation |
| The recommendation quests can be done in any order. |
| Raminus Polus Quests |
| A Mage's Staff |
| Ulterior Motives |
| Vahtacen's Secret |
| Necromancer's Moon |
| Alchemy Acquisitions |
| Hannibal Traven Quests |
| Liberation or Apprehension? |
| Information at a Price |
| A Plot Revealed |
| The Bloodworm Helm and the Necromancer's Amulet |
| Ambush |
| Confront the King |
Contents |
[edit] Overview
Faction: Mages Guild
Quest giver: Falcar, and later Deetsan in the Cheydinhal Mages Guild
Reward: Cheydinhal recommendation and a glimpse of Necromancy and Black Soul Gem
[edit] Background Information
As part of Join the Mages Guild, you must get a recommendation from each city's Mages Guild Hall. You will then be granted admission into the Arcane University and the Chironasium and Praxographical Center respectively. These two rooms of the Arcane University allow you to Enchant clothing, jewelry, and weapons, and Spellcrafting
[edit] Walkthrough
Falcar, the head of the Cheydinhal Mages Guild, will send you to find a Ring of Burden in a well behind the Cheydinhal Mages Guild. He tells you to talk to Deetsan first for the key to the well. If Falcar is not around, Deetsan tells you of a prior associate, Vidkur, sent to fulfill the same task, who never returned. When you enter the well, you will be submerged in water the entire time, so you will need to be quick about it, cast Water Breathing, use the spell Buoyancy (provided by Deetsan), or simply wear the Jewel of the Rumare or Fin Gleam, or some other article of clothing enchanted with water breathing. Off to the right will be the former associate's floating body. Search it and the Ring of Burden will be in his possession. It is recommended that you go to a merchant first or bring along a spell of feather as the ring is 150 weight, so you may easily become encumbered beneath the water. Another proven method is to dump the majority of your pack outside the well and come back for it later. However, be sure not to lose precious potions, ingredients, or anything else dark or small. On a side note, a Nirnroot can be found inside the same well, which, if you haven't already started the quest Seeking Your Roots, will trigger by giving you the topic of nirnroot while in dialogue with certain characters.
When you go to return the ring, Falcar will be gone and Deetsan will tell you of a confrontation she had with him. She will give you a chance to investigate his room to check whether he really did write a recommendation for you. Upon searching Falcar's drawers in the living quarters, you will find two Black Soul Gems, one of the tools of the dark arts: necromancy. Return those to Deetsan, while keeping any loot you may find (nobody is around to see you steal, so that gives you even more incentive to do what you want to do so badly.), and she will write your recommendation for you, and mysteriously claim that "things are far worse then I thought."
[edit] Drop the junk
Don't forget to drop the Ring of Burden after completing the quest; it's useless. In fact, you really don't need to move with the ring at all: you can drop it immediately, under water, as soon as you see the quest update from picking it up. You don't need to bring the ring back to complete the quest and earn the recommendation. The ring was Falcar's way of eliminating new recruits so the Mage's Guild doesn't grow, i.e., you and Vidkur.
[edit] Alternative method to get the ring
Another way to get the ring out of the well regardless of your ability to carry it, is by using a slight exploit of the grab function. Once you find the ring on the body, drop it. Now, instead of picking up the ring, grab it (default key on PC is Z and on X360 is the left bumper) and swim over to the exit ladder. If you go too quickly, you might lose your grip on the ring. Once you get to the ladder, actually pick up the ring into your inventory. With the ring in your inventory, use the exit ladder; it doesn't matter if you're over-encumbered. Once outside, repeat the process of dropping, grabbing, moving to where you need to go, picking up the ring, and using the door. (Note this method can be used for absolutely anything.)
[edit] Very Important Note
Because the game removes corpses after 3 days, the corpse in the well will be gone after this time. It is therefore very important that you do this quest within 3 game days after you are given it, as once the corpse is removed you will not be able to complete it (This bug has been fixed by the current patch).
[edit] Fun fact
Humorously, you may hear two members of the Cheydinhal Mages Guild discussing how the well water "tastes strange". Slightly gross, but entertaining. Possibly the work of Falcar? We'll find out soon enough. In fact, Falcar's role in the Mage's Guild questline is revealed during the mission 'ambush.' But that's all we'll say for now.
