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Quick Summary: written by Runs-in-Rivers, checked by MolagBallet


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ON-qico-Zone Story.png Assist Belron's research of the Worm Cultists.
Zone: The Rift
Zone StoryThis quest is part of the Zone Story
Faction: Ebonheart Pact
Objective: Required for Cadwell's Almanac Vernim Woods — Investigate Vernim Wood.
Quest Giver: Dajaheel
Location(s): Vernim Woods
Prerequisite Quest: Dangerous Union
Next Quest: Through the Shroud
Reward: Pact Signet
Average Leveled Gold
XP Gain: Standard Experience
Gift of the Worm
The Reachmen are being magically augmented by the Worm Cult. They must be stopped.


Quick WalkthroughEdit

  1. Talk to Lieutenant Belron.
  2. Defeat Calix Thorntongue and take his Rotting Heart.
  3. Talk to Belron.
  4. Collect Kraig's Heart, Odanach's Heart and Uracaile's Heart.
  5. Talk to Belron back at the camp.

Detailed WalkthroughEdit

Continue talking to Dajaheel after turning in the previous quest. Belron left the camp muttering about further research. Dajaheel asks you to find him and help him in any way you can.

Belron is to the west, kneeling next to some vines. Up ahead, three graveghasts are channeling a spell into a ritual circle with a figure lying in the middle. He says the skeletons keeping repeating the name "Calix Thorntongue". Belron speculates that this "Thorntongue" is in the ritual circle. He asks you to kill Calix Thorntongue and bring back his heart. An undead entity's heart is often an epicenter for necromantic energy, and with Calix's heart, Belron can learn more about what the Worms are doing.

Calix Thorntongue is behind Belron in a glowing purple circle in the center of the vines. Kill it and collect its heart, then return to Belron. He says that there is powerful magicka radiating from the organ you brought him. With more like it, he may be able to find a way to bring an end to Stral Blackthroat.

You will need to collect hearts from Uracaile the Graveborn, Kraig the Graveborn, and Odanach the Graveborn. Look at your map. Among the winding roads in Vernim Woods, there are three round stretches of road to the north, east, west and south. Uracaile is to the southeast, Kraig is to the south, and Odanach lies to the west. Your targets are all kneeling in ritual circles. Kill them, take their hearts and return to Belron back at the Pact's camp. Belron will reward you for gathering the hearts for him.

Quest StagesEdit

Gift of the Worm
Finishes Quest Journal Entry
Belron left camp, hoping to learn more about the rituals. I should seek him out in the field.
Objective: Talk to Belron
I must obtain the heart of the Graveborn.
Objective: Collect Calix Thorntongue's Heart

Belron suggested I slay any Graveghasts that channel energy into the Reachman.

Objective Hint: Kill Graveghasts
I collected the Graveborn's heart. I should speak to Belron.
Objective: Talk to Belron
Belron needs more research materials from the Graveborn rituals being performed around Vernim. I have a lot of work to do.
Objective: Get Odanach's Hear
Objective: Get Kraig's Hear
Objective: Get Uracaile's Hear
Finishes quest  I've collected three more hearts from the Graveborn. I must return to Belron at the Pact camp.
Objective: Talk to Belron
Notes
* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
  • Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
  • Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.