Tamriel Rebuilt:Guars and Guards

Help a guard who has been put out to pasture. Quest Giver: Arquebald Vene Location(s): Old Ebonheart Prerequisite Quest: Four Types of Liquor Next Quest: A Watery Fate Reward: None Reputation Gain: +5 (Mages Guild) ID: TR_m3_MG_OE_Guards1; TR_m3_MG_OE_Guards2

A pack guar in Ernandre's room, who ate a telepathic amulet

Detailed Walkthrough

Arquebald Vene will ask you to convince Ernandre Nermin to join the Guild of Mages. You can find him near the southwest corner of the fountain in Old Ebonheart. Depending on your attributes, the outcome may be positive. He will try to sell you a magic ring afterwards, called Golden Glimpse.

After doing this, you will see an Imperial woman, Ralani Danoran, at the Guild of Mages pestering Arquebald. She is sure her brother's mind is being affected by magic, and she asks for your help figuring out what's wrong with him.

Her brother, Bildam Danoran, is an Imperial guard. He can be found on the road to the left of the Guild of Mages. He appears confused and tells you he bought an amulet from a Khajiit.

Go back to his sister, who is still present at the Mages Guild. She will tell you that the only Khajiit peddler she knows is Anjzhirra. The merchant's shop is near the fountain. Anjzhirra will tell you she bought the amulet from Ernandre Derim, but Ernandre will deny knowing him. Bildam, on the other hand, will tell you that Ernandre feeds him. Now go to Ernandre's room at the Moth and Tiger.

Pick the lock to his room upstairs and interact with the guar to update your journal. You'll need to return to Ernandre after this. He admits that he is doing a telecommunication experiment and that his amulet links Bildam's thoughts to that of the guar. The mage justifies himself by saying it was impossible to find volunteers. It doesn't seem there are any alternatives; you have to kill the guar.

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.

Guars and Guards (TR_m3_MG_OE_Guards1)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		There is a new mage in town selling magical artifacts without Mages Guild approval. Arquebald Vene wants me to encourage him to join the guild.
20		Ernandre Nermin was eager to join the Mages Guild. He also offered to sell me a ring.
25		Arquebald Vene wasn't interested in hearing whether or not I successfully recruited Ernandre Nermin. He's busy being pestered by an Imperial Guard.
30		Ralani Danoran came by the Mages Guild asking for help with her brother, Bildam Danoran. She claims someone has been magically tampering with his mind.
40		Bildam Danoran sounded more than confused when I spoke to him. He mentioned something about an amulet and a Khajiit trader in town who sold it to him. Maybe this Khajiit trader will know more.
50		Anjzhirra says Ernandre Nermin sold her the amulet that she then sold to Bildam Danoran.
60		I searched Ernandre's room in the Moth and Tiger and found a guar.
70		Ernandre fessed up. He had planted a telepathy amulet in Anjzhirra's shop and fed its counterpart to a guar. He hoped this might form a telepathic link between the guar and the owner of the necklace. Unfortunately, Bildam will forever be hearing the guar's thoughts if the guar is not killed.
80	Finishes quest	Bildam gave me the other telepathy amulet -- now rendered harmless by the guar's passing -- to thank me for saving his mind.
Guars and Guards (TR_m3_MG_OE_Guards2)
10		I bought a magic ring from Ernandre.
51		I killed the guar in The Moth and Tiger. Bildam Danoran should be better now.

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