Shadowkey:Clerk Skye's Items

Swap some ingredients with a spy for information. Quest Giver: Clerk Skye at Lakvan's Stronghold Location(s): Lakvan's Stronghold Next Quest: Tanyin Lakvan Evidence Reward: 2500 Experience Points, two scrolls of information

Clerk Skye wants payment for her efforts

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Clerk Skye in Lakvan's Stronghold.
2. Find a Spider Heart and two Horrid Tongues.
3. Return to claim your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

The Exasperated Spy

Clerk Skye can be found in Lakvan's Stronghold. She tells you that she was sent to find evidence of Imperial involvement in the current war. She knows where to find the evidence but doubts she's going to get paid for her efforts.

She agrees to give you the evidence if you find her a Spider Heart and a Horrid Tongues to give her some payment for her efforts.

Heart and Tongue

Clerk suggests that the Consumables she wants can be found behind the Shadow Gate, but in fact she will take any Spider Heart and Horrid Tongue. Find what she requires and head back.

Scrolling Down

Clerk Skye brightens up when you return with the ingredients and hands you a red scroll and a brown one.

The Red Scroll is a ledger that shows that considerable sums have been paid to Lakvan by the Empire. Some of the entries, such as 'Hammerfell dead, per head' indicate the Empire is leaning toward Skyrim in this war.

The Brown Scroll is a letter to Lakvan from Jagar Tharn. In it, he essentially tells Lakvan to choose between Pergan Asuul or himself. In addition to the scrolls, you also receive 2,500XP.

Notes

• Clerk Skye doesn't reveal who sent her to spy. Since neither Porliss Caith or Tanyin Aldwyr, from Hammerfell and Skyrim respectively, seem to know about her, it appears that a third power may be investigating Lakvan.

Bugs

• Clerk Skye tells you that she wants one Spider Heart and one Horrid Tongue, and that is what is required to complete the quest, but the quest update in your journal tells you that a heart and two tongues are required.