Oblivion:Mystery at Harlun's Watch

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Investigate the disappearance of some locals from Harlun's Watch.
Quest Giver: Burz gro-Khash at the Cheydinhal Fighters Guild
Location(s): Harlun's Watch and Swampy Cave
Prerequisite Quest: The Noble's Daughter
Next Quest: The Stone of St. Alessia or Information Gathering
Reward: Mind and Body Ring; level-dependent gold; possible promotion in Fighters Guild
Fame/Infamy: Fame +1
ID: FGC10Swamp
 
The concerned residents of Harlun's Watch

Quick Walkthrough[edit]

  1. Speak to Burz gro-Khash in Cheydinhal to receive this contract.
  2. Travel to Harlun's Watch and speak to Drarana Thelis for more information.
  3. Check out the nearby swamps for the source of the mysterious "strange lights" near Swampy Cave.
  4. Search the cave area for the missing locals.
  5. Return to Harlun's Watch with news about the missing locals.
  6. Report back to Burz gro-Khash for your reward and further instructions.

Detailed Walkthrough[edit]

Investigate Harlun's Watch[edit]

Speak to Burz gro-Khash in Cheydinhal and he will order you to investigate the disappearance of a group of locals at Harlun's Watch. Your contact there is Drarana Thelis. Travel to Harlun's Watch, just south of Cheydinhal and speak with Drarana about the disappearances. She'll tell you about people seeing "strange lights" in the swamps near old Swampy Cave, and failing to return after going to investigate.

Strange Lights[edit]

Travel southeast to Swampy Cave, which is located at the northern end of the Reed River. Outside the cave are several Will-o-the-Wisps, the likely source of the mysterious "strange lights". However, exploration of the area yields no information on the whereabouts of the missing locals. Proceed to check out Swampy Cave.

Investigate Swampy Cave[edit]

Enter Swampy Cave and fight your way through the Swamp Trolls that inhabit it. Eventually you will find the missing locals deep inside Swampy Cave. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do for them since the Trolls have had their way. Upon finding what's left of the missing locals, you should receive a message indicating that you need to clear the cave of all the Trolls. Continue through the cave playing the role of Troll-Slayer. You will need to clear all the trolls from both the first zone of Swampy Cave and from the second zone, Swampy Cave Dry Rock Run. When you have battled all the available Trolls you will get another pop up message telling you to report back to Drarana Thelis.

Return to Harlun's Watch with News[edit]

Return to Harlun's Watch and speak with Drarana about the fate of the missing locals. She will express remorse about their fate, thank you for your assistance and present you with the Mind and Body Ring, a leveled ring with Fortify Strength and Reflect Damage enchantments, as a token of the gratitude of the remaining residents of Harlun's Watch.

Return to Cheydinhal and report to Burz gro-Khash for the standard level-dependent gold reward and one Fame point. This is the last contract from Burz.

If you have already completed The Stone of St. Alessia, Burz will promote you to the rank of Champion. You will next need to go to Modryn Oreyn's house in Chorrol for the quest Information Gathering. Otherwise, Burz will restore you to the rank of Guardian (if you had ever been demoted) and send you to Azzan in Anvil for the Stone of St. Alessia quest.

Notes[edit]

  • See the article on Will-o-the-Wisps for suggestions about how to fight them. If you wish to avoid them altogether, you can simply enter the cave from the second entrance, located in the dip between two hills further south along the lake. However, doing this will not add the Swampy Cave marker to your map.

Bugs[edit]

Eduard Denile's corpse, which is required to finish this mission
  • If you have cleared out the Swampy Cave before receiving the mission, the necessary dead body of Eduard Denile will not appear at the place the green marker points at, preventing you from finishing the quest.
    • This bug is fixed by version 1.1511 of the Official Oblivion Patch.
    • PC You can use the console command setstage FGC10Swamp 40 to advance the quest past the problem. The quest will then continue normally.
    • Xbox.svg You can update the game to the latest patch and revert to a save before the quest was taken.
  • There have been reports of finding the bodies and clearing the cave but never triggering the "all clear" message.
    • PC Only This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.
    • PC You can use the console command set FGC10Swamp.trollsdead to 15 to trigger the message.
    • It is still possible to become the Guild Leader without completing the quest. You must merely accept the next Fighter's Guild quest from Azzan or Modryn Oreyn.
  • Once you've entered Swampy Cave during this quest, do not leave until all of the trolls are dead and the quest update has appeared. The trolls are able to follow outside and may randomly run off into the wilderness and be difficult to find, leaving the quest unfinishable.
    • PC Only This bug is fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.
    • PC Entering set FGC10Swamp.trollsdead to 15 into the console will resolve this issue.
  • The Mind and Body Ring is incorrectly leveled, causing it to be a better reward between levels 10-19 than at level 20 or above. The later Fighters Guild quest, Information Gathering has a similar glitch, but the object in this quest is better below level 10 than above it. Therefore, it is to your advantage to take a look at both rewards, decide which item you like better, and do the quests either above or below level 10.
  • It is possible that even after you finish the quest, the people of Harlun's Watch will still say "Please... help us." as you walk by them.

Journal Entries[edit]

{{ Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|!|Mystery at Harlun's Watch|FGC10Swamp}}

{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=10|2=|3=Burz gro-Khash has given me a contract to go to Harlun's Watch, near Cheydinhal, and investigate the disappearances of some of the local populace. I should speak to Drarana Thelis. }}{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=20|2=|3=I have spoken to Drarana Thelis in Harlun's Watch. She tells me that folks have been seeing strange lights in the swamps, and when they've gone to investigate, none have returned. }}{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=30|2=|3=It seems that the strange lights people were seeing over the swamp are will-o-the-wisps. But, there don't seem to be any signs of the townsfolk who disappeared. The Will-o-the-wisps were surrounding a cave, though. I should investigate. }}{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=35|2=|3=I've killed all of the trolls in Swampy Cave. I should report what I've found to Drarana Thelis. (If the player has already found the villagers' corpses) or
I've killed all of the trolls in Swampy Cave. I should look for evidence that these were the creatures responsible for the disappearances at Harlun's Watch. (If the player has not yet found the villagers' corpses) }}{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=40|2=|3=Inside the Swampy Cave, I've found the corpses of the townsfolk that are missing. It looks like trolls have been feeding on the people weakened by the will-o-the-wisps. I should make sure to clear out all the remaining trolls from the cave complex. (If trolls remain to be killed) or Inside the Swampy Cave, I've found the corpses of the townsfolk that are missing. It looks like trolls have been feeding on the people weakened by the will-o-the-wisps. I should report this to Drarana Thelis. (If all the trolls are dead) }}{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=50|2=|3=Drarana Thelis was saddened at the fates of the townsfolk, but has rewarded me for my efforts. I should report to Burz gro-Khash for payment of the contract. }}{{Template:FULLPAGENAME0/Line|1=100|2=fin|3=Burz gro-Khash has paid me the balance of the contract. He tells me that he has no further contracts to offer. (If the player has finished The Stone of St. Alessia quest) or
Burz gro-Khash has paid me the balance of the contract. He tells me that he has no further contracts to offer, but I should speak with Azzan in Sutch [sic], if I have not already. (If the player hasn't yet done that quest) }}

Stage Finishes Quest Journal Entry
Notes
  • Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
  • Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
  • If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
  • PC It is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage FGC10Swamp stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.
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