Tamriel Rebuilt:A Deadly Treasure

Clean up in the aftermath of an ill-fated robbery. Quest Giver: Lloras Nelvel Location(s): Old Ebonheart, Ebon Tower, Palace: Treasure Chamber Reward: 500-1000 gold ID: TR_m3_OE_DeadlyTreasure

This break-in went badly, and now someone needs to clean up

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak to Lloras Nelvel in the treasure chamber of Ebon Tower's Palace, Old Ebonheart.
   • With 60 Mercantile you can haggle successfully to double the offered reward to 1000 gold.
2. Retrieve the Dwemer crystal from the vault below.
   • You can enter the room via the Ebon Tower sewers, which puts you right next to the crystal, and able to take it without needing to move.
   • Walking very slowly towards the crystal should allow you to pick it up before it activates.
3. Return to Lloras Nelvel for a reward.

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 Deadly Treasure (TR_m3_OE_DeadlyTreasure)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
5	Finishes quest	Lloras Nelvel needed help deactivating a malfunctioning Dwemer apparatus in the Ebon Tower treasure chamber. I couldn't be bothered.
10		Lloras Nelvel asked me to deactivate a Dwemer apparatus that was left malfunctioning after a recent break-in in the lowest room of the Ebon Tower treasure chamber. Removing the apparatus' power source, a Lightning Crystal, should disable it. The apparatus discharges a potentially lethal electric shock every few seconds, so I should choose carefully how to approach it.
15		Lloras Nelvel promised me a 1000 septim reward if I deactivate a Dwemer apparatus that was left malfunctioning after a recent break-in in the lowest room of the Ebon Tower treasure chamber. Removing the apparatus' power source, a Lightning Crystal, should disable it. The apparatus discharges a potentially lethal electric shock every few seconds, so I should choose carefully how to approach it.
20		I've successfully deactivated the malfunctioning Dwemer apparatus. I should take the Lightning Crystal to Lloras Nelvel.
25		I've successfully deactivated the malfunctioning Dwemer apparatus. I should take the Lightning Crystal to Lloras Nelvel and collect my 1000 septims.
50	Finishes quest	Lloras Nelvel thanked me on behalf of the King and paid me 500 septims.
55	Finishes quest	Lloras Nelvel thanked me on behalf of the King and paid me 1000 septims.
100	Finishes quest	Lloras Nelvel let me keep the Lightning Crystal.
105	Finishes quest	I refused to surrender the Lightning Crystal to Lloras Nelvel. He then accused me of grand theft. Thanks to this I now have a bounty on my head.

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