| Secure a Dremora Lord's assistance. |
| Quest Giver: | Ralsa Ondusi | ||||
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| Location(s): | Narsis, Guild of Mages: Laboratories | ||||
| Reward: | None | ||||
| ID: | TR_m7_Ns_MG_Arch01 | ||||
| Required Rank: | Warlock | ||||
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PrerequisitesEdit
- To receive this quest, you must be of Warlock rank or higher and must also have completed the eight Erratum quests available from others in the Narsis guild hall.
Quick WalkthroughEdit
- Talk to Ralsa Ondusi about duties and Passwall.
- Go to Alta Vathor and question Lord Mhas Vathor.
- Soultrap High Khan Volnyr in the Narsis Catacombs.
- (If you fail) Return to Lord Mhas to be tasked with soultrapping a Golden Saint.
- Deliver the requested soul to Lord Mhas.
Detailed WalkthroughEdit
Once you've attained Warlock rank and have solved the assorted problems of others in the city guildhall, speak to Ralsa Ondusi in the Laboratories area. She had been working with Archmage Ysadora to rediscover the lost spell, Passwall, when Ysadora disappeared. Ralsa suspects a magical anomaly is to blame, and wants your help locating Ysadora. A personal item of the archmage's is needed to do this. You may have picked this up during Mystic Erratum, but if not, Ralsa will note that it recently arrived from Old Ebonheart. It's the Strange Wizard's Hat. You're asked to take it to a Dremora named Lord Mhas Vathor at the Daedric shrine of Alta Vathor in the Coronati Basin.
Head out to Alta Vathor. It's a small Daedric Shrine to the north of Sadrathim (a town reachable by boat from the Narsis Old Quarter) and to the southwest of Ald Marak. Once at the ruin, enter it and you'll find Lord Mhas in the first area. Ask him about Archmage Ysadora. He's willing to find her in exchange for the soul of a spirit named High Khan Volnyr, which dwells in the Narsis Catacombs. He'll give you a Grand Soul Gem for this purpose, while taking the Strange Wizard's Hat.
Head to Narsis and enter the Catacombs (e.g. through the Gateway in the Foreign Quarter). High Khan Volnyr looks similar to the other ancestor ghosts in the catacombs. Take care to soul trap the right one, or bring extra soul gems. He is in the Janus Burial, in the southeastern chamber. While initially passive, he becomes hostile on telling him of Lord Mhas Vathor. Once you have his soul, bring it to Lord Mhas to complete the quest. If you do accidentally kill the High Khan and fail to take his soul, you'll still have another chance - Lord Mhas will (on being told) task you with bringing him the soul of a Golden Saint instead.
On receiving his desired soul (or item, see Notes), Lord Mhas will tell you that Archmage Ysadora is trapped in a space outside of space. He requires Passwall to reach her, so suggests that you pick up where the Archmage left off. In practice, this means reporting back to Ralsa at the Guild of Mages in Narsis.
NotesEdit
- It may be that you have already encountered and killed Lord Mhas prior to receiving this quest. He can be resummoned by speaking to Sigillah Parate in Alta Vathor, although she'll require 3x Exclusive Fortify Magicka potions to do this. He will demand the Gauntlets of the Poor in exchange for his help if you have them though.
Quest StagesEdit
The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.
| Dead Magic (TR_m7_Ns_MG_Arch01) | ||
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| Index | Finishes Quest | Journal Entry |
| 5 | Ralsa Ondusi told me that Archmage Ysadora disappeared after the two of them attempted to resurrect the spell Passwall through the Guild's reactor. She gave me the Archmage's old hat and told me to bring it to the Dremora Lord Mhas Vathor at his shrine Alta Vathor in the Coronati Basin. Ralsa thinks that Mhas will be able to use it to track Archmage's whereabouts. | |
| 10 | Ralsa Ondusi told me that Archmage Ysadora disappeared after the two of them attempted to resurrect the spell Passwall through the Guild's reactor. I showed Ondusi the wizard's old hat that I found in Old Ebonheart, and she told me that it belonged to the Archmage. She told me to bring it to the Dremora Lord Mhas Vathor at his shrine Alta Vathor in the Coronati Basin. Ralsa thinks that Mhas will be able to use it to track the Archmage's whereabouts. | |
| 15 | I told Ralsa Ondusi that I already killed Lord Mhas Vathor. She said the Sorcerer Sigillah Parate will be able to summon Lord Mhas back from Oblivion. | |
| 20 | Sigillah Parate needs three exclusive fortify magicka potions to conjure Lord Mhas Vathor back from Oblivion. | |
| 25 | Lord Mhas Vathor has been conjured back to Nirn. | |
| 50 | Mhas Vathor told me that he would help me find Archmage Ysadora in exchange for the soul of Saharkhan Volnyr, a powerful ancestral ghost in the Narsis Catacombs. | |
| 60 | I failed to trap the soul of Saharkhan Volnyr for Lord Mhas Vathor. Lord Mhas said that he would accept the soul of a Golden Saint instead. | |
| 100 |  | Lord Mhas Vathor told me that Archmage Ysadora is still alive, but she is in a place that neither of us can reach without Passwall. I will need to find a way to recover Passwall myself if I am to locate the Archmage. Since she was working with the Archmage to recover the lost spell, Ralsa Ondusi may have thoughts about how that can be achieved. |
| 110 | | I gave the Gauntlets of the Poor back to Lord Mhas Vathor in exchange for help finding Archmage Ysadora. Lord Mhas told me that Archmage Ysadora is still alive, but she is in a place that neither of us can reach without Passwall. I will need to find a way to recover Passwall myself if I am to locate the Archmage. Since she was working with the Archmage to recover the lost spell, Ralsa Ondusi may have thoughts about how that can be achieved. |
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