The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion/Walkthrough/Mages Guild
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Join the Mages Guild
You can join the mages guild from any of the halls in the major cities.
All you have to do is speak to the local guild head and you will be accepted. That is if you do not have an active bounty on your head, if you do pay it off.
Until you are a member of the mages guild you will find most of the guild hall doors to be locked and going beyond these doors leads to trespassing.
Once you are a member of the mages guild you will need to receive a recommendation from each of the 7 mages guild heads to be able to enter the arcane university.
To find the specific directions to each mages guild hall and the local head of the guild hall for each of the recommendations, use sections 04.02 to 04.09. The order in which you do these sections does not matter.
Once you have all the recommendations come back to this section.
Talk to any of the mage guild heads and ask about 'Recommendation' and they will tell you to go to the Arcane University. So open your world map and fast travel there, it is on the south east corner of the Imperial City, it is also marked by your quest marker.
Go to the door to 'Arch-Mage's Lobby' and go inside. Raminus Polus should be in this room waiting for you, talk to him and ask about 'Recommendation' to complete this quest.
Anvil Recommendation
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Anvil Main Gate' once you are there just go south, the guild hall is the large building with blue banners on the other side of the big tree.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Carahil, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until she is downstairs. You can find her at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (or later) standing behind a counter directly across from the entrance. Talk
to her and if you haven't already joined the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'.
Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Carahil and ask about 'Recommendation' to activate this quest. Make sure you make this quest your active quest.
You will now have a map marker for Brina Cross Inn, it is just a bit north of Anvil. Take what ever route you wish to get there, just follow your quest marker. Once you are there enter the building. Inside there will be a few people, the one you need to talk to is a Nord woman dressed in brown called Arielle Jurard.
After talking to Arielle, just go to the counter and talk to Christophe Marane to rent a room for the night, do this by asking about 'Bed'. He will ask you about who you are, just say 'I'm a merchant' and then rent the room.
After renting a room for the night a woman named Caminalda will approach you and ask if you are a merchant, just say 'Yes, that's right'. Now go to the west side of the building and follow the stairs up, your room is the last on at the end of the hall.
Go in your room and wait for Arielle, when she gets there talk to her and she will tell you what you need to do. Now just sleep for any amount of time and then follow your quest marker out of the Inn and then follow the path east (or just use your quest marker).
When you get to the targeted area just hang out for a second and Caminalda will run out of the bushes and tell you you are going to die, so kill her.
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Anvil Main Gate' and follow your quest marker into the mages guild hall, find Carahil and talk to her and tell her about 'Rouge Mage' to complete this quest and earn the Anvil recommendation.
Skingrad Recommendation
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Skingrad - West Gate' once you are there go east until you go under a bridge, as soon as you do look north and you will see an opening in the city wall, go through this opening. Follow the
path and go north east, the second building on the north side of the road is the mages guild hall, it has a large blue sign haning above the road.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Adrienne Berene, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until she is downstairs. You can find her on the second floor just standing by a table. Talk to her and if you haven't already joined
the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'.
Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Adrienne Berene and ask about 'Recommendation' to activate this quest. Make sure you make this quest your active quest.
Just talk to the other mages guild members and ask about 'Erthor' most of them will tell you where he is, once someone has told you where he is, go find Druja, an Argonian. Talk to Druja and ask him about 'Bleak Flats Cave'.
Now go back to Adrienne Berene and talk to her, tell her about 'Bleak Flats Cave'. Now, follow your quest marker to the cave, just north of Skingrad, take what ever route is fastest for you. Once there go inside.
Inside there are 7 zombies you will have to kill before Erthor will go with you. They are hard to miss, but if you can't find one its probably the one in a small room on the west wall of the large room in the north west section of your area map.
Once all the Zombies are dead talk to Erthor and tell him to follow you. Just make your way out of the cave following the quest marker, then fast travel to Skingrad and go to the mages guild hall and find Adrienne Berene.
You can wait for her and Erthor's conversation to end, or you can just talk to Adrienne Berene and ask her about 'Erthor' to complete this quest and earn the Skingrad recommendation.
Fingers of the Mountain (Chorrol Recommendation)
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Chorrol North Gate' once you are there go south, once you pass the building go south west, the mages guild hall is the second building, it is marked with a large blue sign.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Teekeeus, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until he is downstairs. You can find him at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (or later) standing around pretty much anywhere in the lower floors. Talk to him and if you haven't already joined the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'.
Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Teekeeus and ask about 'Recommendation' and then about 'Earana' to activate this quest. Make sure you make this quest your active quest.
Follow your quest marker out of the mages guild hall, you need to talk to Earana, she is a high elf who is normally wandering around outside of the mages guild, just follow your quest marker to find her. Talk to her and then you will have to say 'Yes, I'm interested'.
Now go talk to Teekeeus, just follow your quest marker to find him, when you talk to him tell him about 'Fingers of the Mountain' and he will give you a map marker and a quest marker for Cloud Top.
There is no quick way to get to Cloud Top, there is a path that goes all the way from Chorrol North Gate to Could Top, its not to hard to find, it just goes north all the way up the mountain. No matter which way you take, just follow your quest marker until you get to Cloud Top. When you are there you will find a charred corpse, search it to find the book.
Now that you have the book fast travel back to Chorrol. You must either give the book to Earana or Teekeeus. If you choose Earana you can still get your recommendation for the mages guild and keep the reward from Earana. If you choose Teekeeus, you will get your recommendation and still be able to receive a reward from Earana. If you choose to give the book to Teekeeus read the next paragraph, if you choose to give the book to Earana, skip the next paragraph.
Follow your quest marker to Teekeeus, talk to him and tell him about 'Fingers of the Mountain' and then give him the book. You will have your Chorrol recommendation and this quest will be complete. But you can still get the reward from Earana. Just go find Earana and talk to her, once you tell her that you gave the book to Teekeeus she will demand you steal it from him, this will activate the quest Fingers of the Mountain Part II which is covered in the next section. Ignore the next paragraph.
If you wish to give the book to Earana do it and this quest will be complete, but you will not have your recommendation. Go talk to Teekeeus and tell him about 'Fingers of the Mountain' and he will give you a second chance to get the book for him, this will activate the quest Fingers of the Mountain Part II, which is covered in the next section.
Fingers of the Mountain Part II
If you gave the book to Teekeeus first read the next paragraph, if you gave the book to Earana first, skip the next paragraph.
After giving the book to Teekeeus and talking to Earana, you just have to follow your quest marker through the mages guild to the very top floor, the living quarters, the room in the south east corner is where Teekeeus has stored the book, break into the room and open the chest to get the book. Follow your quest marker back to Earana and give her the book. Now wait 24 hours or more and then talk to Earana to get her reward. Skip the next paragraph.
After giving the book to Earana and talking to Teekeeus, you just have to wait 24 hours or more and then talk to Earana, she will inform you of how to receive her reward. After the conversation quickly run to The Grey Mare, a small Inn in the south east corner of Chorrol. Go inside and make your way to the upper floor, the second room on the left at the end of the short hall is
locked, pick the lock and go inside, there is a locked chest, break into this chest to find the book. Now take the book back to Teekeeus and tell him about 'Fingers of the Mountain' and then give him the book to get your recommendation.
One you're ready to go get Earana's reward you will need to make sure you have a shock spell and then fast travel to 'Cloud Top'. Once there follow your quest marker to the large broken pillar by the charred remains, its the one in the middle with the slight blue glow. Cast any shock based spell on the pillar and you will get Earana's reward and this quest will be complete.
Bruma Recommendation
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Bruma East Gate' once you are there go west up the path until you come to a statue and then go north along the balcony edge, the 3rd building to the west is the mages guild, it is marked by a large blue sign.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Jeanne Frasoric, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until she is downstairs. You can find her on the main floor just standing behind a counter. Talk to her and if you haven't already joined the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'. Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Jeanne Frasoric and ask about 'Recommendation' and then about 'J'skar' to activate this quest. Make sure you make this quest your active quest. Follow your quest marker which will be pointing at all the mages guild members in this hall, you need to talk to Volanaro. When you find him talk to him and ask about 'J'skar' and then agree to listen to him. Then ask about 'Prank'.
Now follow your quest marker to Jeanne's room on the top floor. Her desk is locked, but it is a very easy lock, so you can open it with any open lock spell or without really trying at all with a lock pick, either way, open it and take her manual of spellcraft.
Once you have Jeanne's book, follow your quest marker back to Volanaro, talk to him and tell him about 'Prank'. After that just wait until it is 10:00 pm that night, or the next day and talk to Volanaro again, ask about 'J'skar' to reveal him.
Now follow your quest marker back to Jeanne and talk to her, tell her about 'J'skar' and this quest will be complete and you will have your Bruma recommendation.
Cheydinhal Recommendation
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Cheydinhal - West Gate' once you are there go south between the nearest building and the city wall, the 2nd building to the east is the mages guild, the entrance is just a little further south.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Falcar, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until he is on the main floor. You can find him at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (or later) standing behind a counter in the west section of the hall. Talk to him and if you haven't already joined the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'.
Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Falcar and ask about 'Recommendation' to activate this quest. Make sure you make this quest your active quest.
Follow your quest marker to find Deetsan, talk to her and ask about 'Recommendation', the catch is you have to talk to her about it when Falcar is no where close to her. Once he is out of ear shot she will give you the key.
You will need to be able to carry a ring with a weight of 150 points... so if you have to empty your items into one of the guild chests and then pick them up again when this part is done.
Follow your quest marker out of the guild hall and to the well behind it. Go into the well and swim around to the west side, there you will find the corpse of Vidkun, loot it to find the ring of burden. Swim out of the well and follow your quest marker to Deetsan.
When you find Deetsan, talk to her and ask her about 'Recommendation'. After the conversation just follow your quest marker into the basement and to the room on the west wall, in here there is an average locked dresser in the south west corner, break into it and take at least 1 of the black soul gems.
Follow your quest marker back to Deetsan and talk to her to complete this quest and get your Cheydinhal recommendation.
Bravil Recommendation
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Bravil' once you are there go south until the path turns west and there is a bridge to the east, just go west until the buildings come to an end and there is a tree in the middle of the path, to the south west is a small building, this is the mages guild hall.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Kud-Ei, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until she is downstairs. You can find her at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (or later) just sitting on a bench reading against a south west wall. Talk to her and if you haven't already joined the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'.
Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Kud-Ei and she will ask if you are ready to earn your recommendation, say 'I'm ready' (you may have to ask her about 'Recommendation' first) and then when you can ask about =
'Varon Vamori' and then about 'Mage's Staff' to activate this quest.
Follow your quest marker to find Varon Vamori and then talk to him and ask him about 'Ardaline'. He will not tell you anything unless he likes you enough, use the charm scrolls given to you by Kud-Ei, or simply play the disposition mini-game until it is in the mid 70's. When he tells you about Ardaline ask him about 'Mage's Staff'.
Follow your quest marker back to Kud-Ei and talk to her, tell her about Varon Vamori'. Now exit the mages guild and fast travel to 'Imperial City Talos Plaza District' where Soris Arenim's house is. Just follow your quest marker to find him because he may not be in his house. Once you find him talk to him and ask him about 'Mage's Staff' he will only part with it if he likes you enough, so either use some charm scrolls, play the disposition mini-game, or bribe him, once his disposition is above 80 talk to him about 'Mage's Staff'.
You will be able to buy the staff back for 200 gold, once you have it fast travel back to Bravil and follow your quest marker to Kud-Ei, talk to her and tell her about 'Mage's Staff' to complete this quest and earn your Bravil recommendation.
Leyawiin Recommendation
Open your world map and fast travel to 'Leyawiin - West Gate' once you are there just follow the city wall south, the guild hall is the very last building to the east along the wall, walk around to the front to get inside.
If you've already joined the mages guild set your active quest to 'Join the Mages Guild' to get a quest marker to direct you to the guild hall.
Go inside and find Dagail, if you're not already a mages guild member you will have to wait until she is downstairs. You can find her at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (or later) wandering around the main floor. Talk to her and if you haven't already joined the mages guild say 'Join the Mages Guild'.
Once you are a member of the mages guild talk to Dagail and ask about 'Recommendation' to activate this quest. You may get asked to help her before getting the chance to ask about a recommendation, this is really the same thing, so just say you'll help. Make sure you make this quest your active quest.
Now follow your quest marker to find Agata, when you do talk to her and ask her about 'Seer's Stone'. Then you will have a quest marker for every mages guild member in the hall, you need to find Kalthar. When you do, talk to him
and ask him about 'Seer's Stone'.
Follow your quest marker to Agata, talk to her and tell her about 'Seer's Stone'. After the conversation follow your quest marker to Dagail, talk to her and she will give you a map marker for Fort Blueblood, which is south east of Leyawiin. There is no real quick way to get to Fort Blueblood, just follow your quest marker until you get there.
Once you get there go inside and follow your quest marker until you come to the door to 'Fort Blueblood Halls', go in this door. Again just follow your quest marker, but in the second large room that has a body of water and a bridge crossing it, there will be a Marauder Warlord. You need to kill her and take the key she carries, it will open the door ahead.
Keep following your quest marker and you will come to a dead end, in this room there are a bunch of coffins, the one along the south east wall is Manduin's, open it to find Manduin's Amulet. Once you have the amulet and try to leave this fort, Kalthar will approach you and ultimately attack you, so kill him.
Now just follow your quest marker out of this fort and then fast travel back to Leyawiin. Then follow your quest marker back to Dagail, talk to her and tell her about 'Seer's Stone' to complete this quest and earn the Leyawiin recommendation.
A Mage's Staff
After completing all of the mage guild recommendations, fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' once there just go straight, up the stairs and through the door of the large tower. Inside there is a man called Raminus Polus, talk to him and ask about 'Tasks' and then about 'Mage's Staff' to activate this quest and give you a map marker to Wellspring Cave.
Fast travel to the nearest map marker you have to Wellspring Cave and then just follow your quest marker until you come to the cave. Once at the cave go in it and then go forward a bit and you will encounter a necromancer, kill him and then look for the corpse of Zahrasha on the ground in this first room, loot the corpse and you will be promted to investigate her death.
Loot Zahrasha's corpse and take the Wellspring Cave Key. Now make your way through the cave, it is very linear, meaning you can't get lost. When you get to the end of the cave you will be at a locked door to 'Waterfront', you will need the Wellspring Cave Key here, go through this door.
Once outside again you will be approached by a necromancer that just killed Eletta, the necromancer will say a few things and then you can kill her. Loot Eletta's corpse to be promted to continue your investigation. Now just kill the other 2 necromancers on this little island.
At the center of this island is a stone chest, open it to find an Unfinished Staff, take it and then fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and then follow your quest marker to Raminus. Talk to him and tell him about 'Necromancers'.
Now just follow your quest marker until you find Delmar, talk to him and ask him about 'Mage's Staff'. After you say you are ready to make your staff you will be faced with a choice of Destruction, Illusion or Mysticism. Destruction gives you a choice of Fire, Frost or Shock damage, Illusion gives you a choice of Charm, Paralyze or Silence, Mysticism gives you a choice of Soul Trap, Telekinesis or Dispel. Make your choice and then wait 24 hours.
After 24 hours follow your quest marker back to Delmar and ask him about 'Mage's Staff' to complete this quest. Your staff is in the only cuboard along the south west wall in the Chironasium main room.
Advancement (Journeyman)
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Advancement' to be promoted to Journeyman.
Ulterior Motives
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Tasks'
to activate this quest.
Just fast travel to 'Castle Skingrad' and just follow your quest marker until you find Mercator Hosidus, talk to him and he will tell you that you will have to wait until tommorow to see the count.
Just wait 24 hours inside this hall and then Mercator will approach you and tell you that the count will meet you outside of the city. Exit the hall and fast travel to 'Grateful Pass Stables' and then follow your quest marker until you come to the meeting spot. Once there just use the wait command to move the
game time to 2:00 am.
At 2:00 am Mercator will appear with a couple of necromancers, he will talk to you and then you get to kill them. After they are dead Janus Hassildor, the count of Skingrad will run up to you and talk to you.
After the conversation fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and follow your quest marker to Raminus, talk to him and tell him about 'Janus Hassildor'. After the lengthy conversation this quest will be complete.
Advancement (Evoker)
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Advancement' to be promoted to Evoker.
Vahtacen's Secret
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Tasks' to activate this quest.
Now just follow your quest marker until you find Irlav Jarol, once you do talk to him and he will automatically mark the cave of Vahtacen on your map as well as give you the key you will need to get in it.
Vahtacen cave is just south of Cheydinhal, fast travel to the nearest map marker and then use your quest marker to get to the cave. Once there go inside the cave and follow your quest marker until you find Skaleel, talk to her and eventually ask her about 'Pillar'.
Now follow your quest marker until you reach the pillar. Now you can keep reading to go step by step in figuring out how to activate this pillar properly or you can skip the next 2 paragraphs and just find out how to do it without having to do any work.
Talk to Denel, he is just outside the pillar room, ask him about 'Pillar' and he will get you to run back to Skaleel to get a book. So follow your quest marker back to Skaleel and ask her about 'Ayleid Reference'. After you get the book go back to Denel and talk to him, tell him about 'Ayleid Reference'.
Now go into the pillar room and in the four corners of the room are tablets, you can see them by a faint purplish glow from the markings on them. Examin each one and return to Denel. Talk to him and ask him about 'Translation', you should have five choices, 'av molag anyammis', 'av mafre nagaia', 'magicka sila', 'magicka loria' and 'Nevermind'. Ask him about the first four choices and he will give you all the information you need, then say 'Nevermind'.
You will need to have at least one frost spell or scroll of your own, you can find the other three spells you need in the form of scrolls in the chest near Denel. Approach the pillar and save.
For simplicity just use the scrolls you found in the chest to make sure you don't get stuck. First use the Flare scroll, then use what ever frost spell you have (it has to be frost only damage), then use the sever magicka scroll on the pillar (for this one you have to be standing right against the pillar, if the pillar doesn't change after you use it, load and try again) and then finally use the elevate magicka scroll on it.
Go down the now open passage way and through the door to 'Vahtacen Lorsel'.
Just follow your quest marker until you come to a seemingly dead end and step on the floor switch to open the path. Keep following your quest marker until you reach the very large room with the marker in the middle of it.
Along the south east wall of this large room is a set of stairs, at the top of the stairs to the south west is a switch, activate it. This will cause a few ghosts to appear, after killing them just go onto the big pillar in the middle of the room and on the west corner is a switch, activate it and you will now be able to grab the ancient elven helm that has been marker by your =
quest marker this whole time.
Follow your quest marker back to Skaleel and talk to her. Now just follow your quest marker out of the cave and fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University'. Once there follow your quest marker to find Irlav Jarol and talk to him to complete this quest.
Necromancer's Moon
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him he'll ask you if you're ready to accept this quest, say 'I'm ready. What is it?'
Now follow your quest marker to find Tar-Meena, talk to her and blow through all the conversation until you can end the conversation. You will need to get the book Necromancer's Moon from the south west corner of this room, it is on a stool, just sitting there, take it.
Follow your quest marker to Raminus and talk to him, ask about 'Necromancer's Moon'. Now follow your quest marker to find Bothiel, when you do talk to her and ask her about 'Shade of the Revenant'. Follow your quest marker back to Raminus, talk to him and tell him about 'Shade of the Revenant'.
You will now have a map marker for Dark Fissure, a cave south of Cheydinhal. Fast travel to the nearest map marker to Dark Fissure that you have and then just follow your quest marker until you get to the cave. It is kind of tricky to get to this cave, you need to go along the side of the mountain as high as you can until you are directly west from the cave. There is a sort of path that goes east towards the cave, I find that this is the easiest way to reach the cave, but there are very few reliable markers....
Once you find the cave enter it and you will see a necromancer named Worm Anchorite, talk to him and kill him, just kill him, or try and pick pocket him, he has a scroll on him that you need, once you have it exit the cave and fast travel back to the Arcane University and follow your quest marker to Raminus. Talk to him and tell him about 'Necromancers' to complete this quest.
While this quest may be complete you now have the information you need to make black soul gems. For more information go to section: Things EVERYONE should know
Advancement (Conjurer)
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Advancement' to be promoted to Conjurer.
Liberation or Apprehension?
After talking to Raminus Polus you will be told to see Hannibal Traven, so follow your quest marker until you find him. Talk to him and ask him about 'Tasks' to continue this quest. There is quite a lengthy conversation, when it is done you will need to go to Nenyond Twyll, an Alied ruin quite some distance south of the Imperial City.
Fast travel to the nearest map marker you have to Nenyond Twyll and then just follow your quest marker to get there. Once there go inside and you will be approached by a Wood Elf named Fithragaer, after you talk to him he will run to his own death. You're on your own now.
Your quest marker tells you to go somewhere you can't so take the exit to the south east from the room Fithragaer died in. Just keep following this linear path until you come to a door to 'Nenyond Twyll Riellesel' and go in it.
Inside this first hallway is a woman named Mariette Rielle, go ahead and talk to her to find out the fait of Mucianus, then kill her.
Follow your quest marker until you come to a dead end along the north west wall of the very large room, just to the west of that dead end that shows a path is a switch, activate the switch to open the path.
Inside this room is Mucianus, he is now a zombie. Just follow your quest marker out of this place and then fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and then follow your quest marker to Hannibal Traven. Talk to him and tell him about 'Mucianus Alias' to complete this quest.
Advancement (Magician)
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Advancement' to be promoted to Magician.
Information at a Price
Find Hannibal Traven, he is almost always in the Arch-Mage's Quarters or the Arch-Mage's Tower Council Chambers. Once you find him talk to him and ask him about 'Tasks' to activate this quest.
Fast travel to 'Castle Skingrad' and then follow your quest marker to the county hall and wait until 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and then talk to Hal-Liurz. She will go get the count so just stand around for a bit. When the count finally gets there he will approach you, when you can ask him about 'Information'.
You will need to figure out how to deal with these vampires and the vampire hunters who have appeared in town. Ask Janus Hassildor about 'Vampire hunters' and then gather all the information in that section. You will find out that you basically have to kill the three hunters and not get caught doing it. But you can also not murder them and let them do their job, by this I mean you can get them to go after the vampires and let them battle to the death.
So just follow your quest marker into Skingrad and find Eridor, talk to him and then just tell him the truth, you know where the vampires are. Now exit Skingrad following your quest marker to Bloodcrust Cavern, just east of Skingrad. Once near the entrance I just wait for 24 hours and then go into the cave.
By now the vampire hunters have probably killed half of the vampires, and are dead themselves, or are nearly dead. Go ahead and let the vampires finish them off while you watch, or help the vampires. Either way, you'll need to eventually kill all the vampires in here and make sure the hunters are also dead. When they're all dead you can go back to the count.
Fast travel to 'Castle Skingrad' and follow your quest marker to the county hall and talk to Hal-Liurz, she will go get the count, just wait around until he gets there. When he does he will approach you, ask him about 'Information'.
Exit the castle and fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and then follow your quest marker to find Hannibal Traven, talk to him and tell him about 'Mannimarco' to complete this quest.
A Plot Revealed
After completing the previous mage's guild quest wait 48 hours and then just find Hannibal Traven, he is almost always in the Arch-Mage's Quarters or the Arch-Mage's Tower Council Chambers. Once you find him talk to him and he will ask if you are willing to do something for him, say 'I can go now' to activate this quest.
Fast travel to Bruma and follow your quest marker to the mages guild hall, go inside to find it burning. You'll need to go through the basement and through the living quarters to get up to Jeanne Frasoric's room where you will be approached by a necromancer, let her talk and then kill her. When she dies J'skar will appear and tell you everything.
Exit the destroyed guild hall and fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and then follow your quest marker to Hannibal Traven, talk to him and tell him about 'J'skar' to complete this quest.
Advancement (Warlock)
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Advancement' to be promoted to Warlock.
The Bloodworm Helm
After completing the previous mage's guild quest wait 48 hours and then just find Hannibal Traven, he is almost always in the Arch-Mage's Quarters or them Arch-Mage's Tower Council Chambers. Once you find him talk to him and then ask about 'Bloodworm Helm' to activate this quest.
You'll have a map marker for Fort Teleman, which is north east of Leyawiin. It is way away from everything so just fast travel to your nearest map marker and then make sure this is your active quest so you can just follow your quest marker all the way to this place.
Once inside its pretty simple, just follow your quest marker until you find Irlav Jarol's corpse which has the Bloodworm Helm. Its all very linear and not that hard to do, once you have the helm just follow your quest marker out of this place.
Once you're back outside fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and follow your quest marker to find Hannibal Traven. Talk to him and tell him about 'Bloodworm Helm' to complete this quest.
The Necromancer's Amulet
After completing the previous mages guild quest find Hannibal Traven, he is almost always in the Arch-Mage's Quarters or the Arch-Mage's Tower Council Chambers. Once you find him talk to and then ask about 'Necromancer's Amulet' to activate this quest.
You'll have a map marker for Fort Ontus, which is north west of Skingrad. It is kinda in the middle of no where, so just fast travel to your nearest map marker and make sure this is your active quest so you can just follow your quest marker to find this place. I recommend starting from the north of Fort Ontus, such as Chorrol, because you can't climb the hill south of it.
Once there go inside and follow your quest marker, you will run into a bunch of mage's who don't attack you and just tell you to find Caranya. So just make your way through this place until you find her. When you do just talk to her and she'll end up attacking you. Kill her and loot her corpse to find the Necromancer's Amulet, once you take it all those mages you passed will now be necromancers.
Just follow your quest marker out of here killing what ever you wish. Once you are out fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and follow your quest marker to find Hannibal Traven. Talk to him and tell him about Necromancer's Amulet' to complete this quest.
Advancement (Wizard)
Find Raminus Polus, he is in the Arch-Mage's Lobby during the day, thats the tall tower in the middle of the Arcane University, or he will be on the 2nd floor of the Mage Quarters sleeping. When you find him ask him about 'Advancement' to be promoted to Wizard.
Ambush
Find Hannibal Traven, he is almost always in the Arch-Mage's Quarters or the Arch-Mage's Tower Council Chambers. Once you find him talk to him and ask him about 'Tasks' to activate this quest.
Silorn is just south east of Skingrad, fast travel to your nearest map marker and then just follow your quest marker to find it. Once you're there go inside and follow your quest marker until you come to a large room that has a bridge that you have to cross to get where your quest marker is to the north.
There will be a gate here that has to be opened elsewhere, so take either of the paths on the west wall, this will take you south west and into a new small room, to the south is an exit, go through this door.
In this next room go south to find a path, take this path and follow it until you get to a small square room. On the east wall is a locked door, pick the lock or cast a spell on it, either way get through that door. Once through follow the path north.
You will come to a water filled room and a floor switch will open up the bridge for you. Cross the bridge and go north through the to to 'Silorn'.
You're now back in that large room where the gate blocked your path, if you go forward a bit you will be on a balcony overlooking the whole room, just along the ledge is a switch, activate it to open that gate.
Jump down and go north across the bridge and follow your quest marker. It will guide your to Falcar, kill him and loot his corpse to find the black soul gem you are looking for. Now just follow your quest marker out of here and then fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and find Hannibal Traven and talk to him and tell him about 'Black Soul Gem' to complete this quest.
Confront the King
Find Hannibal Traven, he is almost always in the Arch-Mage's Quarters or the Arch-Mage's Tower Council Chambers. Once you find him talk to him and ask him about 'Tasks' to activate this quest.
After Traven kills himself you need to loot his corpse to retreive the Filled Colossal Black Soul Gem, once you have it get outside and open your world map. You need to go to Echo Cave, which is west of Bruma, so fast travel to your nearest map marker and then just follow your quest marker to get there.
When you get there you will be approached by a necromancer who tells you that you will only get into the cave if you kill him and take his key, so yeah, no problem, kill him and loot his corpse to find the key you need and enter the cave.
Just keep following your quest marker and you will eventually find your way to 'Echo Necromancer's Chamber' where Mannimarco is hiding.
Mannimarco has proved to be the most difficult enemy I've had to fight in this game, not because he does a lot of damage, but because I've found it nearly impossible to hurt him at times. Even with my super warrior character hacking away at him with a powerful melee weapon he still doesn't lose health, so how do you beat him?
The most basic method just involves using everything you got. Go into the battle with lots of potions and posions, use weakness to fire, shock and frost on him before using your strongest magic against him, use every trick and strategy you have. If this does not work and he ultimately kills you every time, well, there is a trick.
You can get him to drown himself. Just jump into the water and he'll chase after you, swim through some of the underwater caves and hopefully he gets stuck. Swim around with a water breathing spell on and watch as he eventually dies.
Once he is dead follow your quest marker out of this cave and then fast travel to 'Imperial City, The Arcane University' and then follow your quest marker until you find Raminus Polus, speak to him to complete this quest.
Alchemy Acquisitions
Now that all the mage guild quests are done you should speak to Raminus Polus and ask him about 'Ingredient Collection' to activate this quest. Now just follow your quest marker to find Juilenne, once you find her talk to her and ask her about 'Ingredient Collection' to complete this quest.
