Liberation or Apprehension?
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| Mages Guild Quests |
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| Cheydinhal Recommendation |
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| 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: Hannibal Traven at the Imperial City Arcane University
Reward: Rank of Warlock (now able to access council chamber)
[edit] Background Information
Raminus Polus tells you that Arch-Mage Traven will personally provide your next task. You may now travel into the council chamber (legally). Traven will ask you to find and rescue an informant, Mucianus Allias, in the elven ruin of Nenyond Twyll. He'd like you to get there as soon as possible before some Imperial Battlemages get there and possibly botch the job.
[edit] Quest Details
Upon entering Nenyond Twyll, you will meet with the last surviving member of the battlemages, Fithragaer. He informs you that the rest of the battlemages have died and the necromancers have retreated farther into the ruin. After he tells you to follow, he will run off and get himself killed in a spike trap. Fight your way through the rooms of the elven ruin. You will find tons of wraiths and necromancers. Each of these necromancers will have some kind of weapons that you can pawn and make good money. Make sure you have plenty of room or at least Pack Mule spell to increase your storage.
When you enter the room Nenyond Twyll Riellesel, Mariette Rielle will meet you, chat a bit, and then attack. Kill her and continue on. Near the end you will find Mucianus Alias, except that he has been turned into a zombie. Wait for the journal-update, after which you can kill him or just go back out and bring the news back to Traven.
[edit] Notes
- In the room that leads to the informant, there are two Varla Stones. Their cages can be opened by swimming to the buttons, one on each side of the walkway.
- You don't have to kill Mucianus. When you get the update, you may just leave the ruin without killing him.
- While it is possible to save the battlemage, you don't receive anything for it. He will just tell you a rumor that leads nowhere.
- If you are trying to sneak past the necromancers, avoiding fights, you still have to kill Mariette Rielle. She does not immediately attack you when you enter her room, but when you get too close she will start talking to you, blowing your cover. You can, however, kill her easily with one or two sneak arrows before she starts talking.
- It's not neccessay to kill Mariette Rielle. When I entered the room she was in, I attacked her then yielded, then she spoke her dialogue and proceeded to try and kill me. Then I yielded again and she accepted it and when I attemtped to leave the room after finding Mucianus she did nothing. I spoke to her again and she repeated her lines and attacked but accepted my yield again.
- Note: Do not attack the battlemage by accident or let your summoned minion kill him. You will be kicked out of the Mages Guild. I learned this the hard way.
[edit] Journal Entries
- I need to speak to Hannibal Traven, who has a special assignment for me.
After discussing this quest with Traven:
- I need to travel to Nenyond Twyll, south of the Imperial City, and make sure Mucianus Alias is safely rescued from the Necromancers there. I am to escort him back to the Arcane University.
After Fithragaer dies:
- Fithragaer, the only surviving Battlemage, is dead. I'll need to continue on my own into the ruins to find Mucianus Alias.
Once you've found Mucianus Alias:
- I've found Mucianus Alias. He's been transformed into some kind of walking dead; there's nothing I can do for him. I should report his fate to Hannibal Traven at the Arcane University.
Once you've reported back to Traven:
- Arch-Mage Traven has been informed of Mucianus Alias's fate.
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