Tamriel Rebuilt:A Shock to the Senses

Handle an apprentice's shocking behavior. Quest Giver: Ethalvora in Andothren Location(s): Andothren Prerequisite Quest: On Daedric Design Next Quest: Hyperbolic Tesselation Reward: The Art of War Magic Reputation Gain: +5 Mages Guild ID: TR_m4_MG_Ando_2

Samay is looking for more mobile targets.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak to Ethalvora in Andothren's Guild of Mages.
2. Speak to Samay on the same floor.
3. Go to the training dummies, and dodge Samay's lightning.
4. Return to Samay for your reward.
5. Return to Ethalvora.

Detailed Walkthrough

On completion of the On Daedric Design quest, Ethalvora will have new duties for you:

"Samay, the new apprentice mage, needs a partner -- or, more accurately, a moving target -- with whom to practice shock magic. He's in the training area right over there. It'll be a good opportunity for you to practice the school of Restoration while you're at it. Just don't get too hurt."

And will have little shame in asking even higher ranking Mages Guild characters to help with this, as part of assisting apprentices with their learning.

Samay is on the same floor as Ethalvora, standing in the range on the north side of the hall. Ask him about the practice destruction magic topic. He'll grant you potions of restore health in case of a hit, but will otherwise instruct you to stand near the practice dummies and try to avoid his shock balls. Once close enough to the dummies, a dialogue window will appear as Samay announces that he is about to start shooting. He will fire eight balls of lightning, and you need to dodge them without leaving the area. Use your restore health potions or come equipped with lightning or magic resistance items.

Once Samay is finished, he will call you over to collect a thank you present - a copy of the Destruction Skill Book, The Art of War Magic. Once collected, speak to Ethalvora to finish the quest.

Quest Stages

The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.

A Shock to the Senses (TR_m4_MG_Ando_2)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Samay, an apprentice mage at the Andothren guildhall, needs to practice destruction magic on a moving target. Ethalvora wants me to be the target.
50		I finished helping Samay with his practice.
60		Samay gave me a copy of "The Art of War Magic" as thanks for practicing with him.
70		Samay told me that he no longer wants to practice with me.
80		Samay was angry that I teleported while helping him practice. He no longer wants my assistance.
90		Samay is dead.
100	Finishes quest	Ethalvora thanked me for assisting Samay with his practice.
110	Finishes quest	Ethalvora was disappointed that I didn't help Samay practice.
150	Finishes quest	Ethalvora was furious that Samay was killed. I have been expelled from the Mages Guild.
160	Finishes quest	Ethalvora was furious that Samay was killed. I will not be offered more duties at the Andothren guildhall.

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