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Morrowind:Loot the Mages Guild

Quick Walkthrough
# Speak to Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn about your new job.
# Go to the Guild of Mages in town to steal Anarenen's Devil Tanto.
# Take care of the guard and steal the tanto.
# (Optional, not required but highly recommended) Steal the copy of Withershins.
# Return to Aengoth to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
thumb|right|Manis Virmaulese gives the last full measure of devotion
Job
Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn will ask you to steal Anarenen's Devil Tanto in the Ald'ruhn Guild of Mages, as it is apparently unguarded. 

Stealing Anarenen's Devil Tanto
You will quickly find that the guildhall isn't completely unguarded; there is one guard in the entrance, Manis Virmaulese, who immediately engages in combat with you as soon as you enter the guild, forcing you to kill him or simply ignore him. If your Sneak skill is high enough, or you make use of Invisibility or Chameleon spells, you can easily avoid dealing with him. He'll still challenge you when you enter, but if he can't see you, he can't fight you. The tanto is in a small   chest downstairs to the right in the alchemist's corner on the top shelf.

Return to Aengoth for a reward of, well, nothing. You can, of course, sell anything else you loot from the guildhall.

Notes
The chest with the tanto has lock level 65, which means Ondusi's Unhinging scrolls will not work on it. Unfortunately, the shelf holding the chest blocks all target spells too, so Ekash Locksplitter scrolls will not work on it either.
You may also wish to steal the book Withershins from beside the Imperial Cult altar for a later quest.
If you are traveling back to Ald'ruhn from another town after having initiated this quest, take the guild guide rather than go by silt strider. You will land in the Ald'ruhn Mages Guild downstairs, and if you sneak, you may be able to avoid Manis until the very end, when you need to exit (though he is not very difficult anyway, save for a possible Burden spell). You can also exit by using the Intervention spells. If you spare his life, he will disappear after you finish the quest.
Manis will automatically assume that you are a thief, even if you are a member of the Mages Guild. He won't even recognize you if you are the Arch-Mage.
If for some reason the mages are all still inside and there is no guard that attacks you, make sure you asked about the tanto itself to kickstart the quest.

Bugs
 
 Use the console command   to give yourself the tanto.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Redoran Master Helm (quest)

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn for a new job.
# Go to Arobar Manor in the Manor District to steal a Redoran Master Helm.
# Find the helm in Miner Arobar's bedroom and get it without being detected.
# Return to Aengoth with the helm to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn will ask you to steal a Redoran Master Helm from Arobar Manor in the Under-Skar Manor District.

Stealing the Redoran Master Helm
Arobar Manor is on the right side of the Manor District next to the Redoran Council Hall. The helm is in the Manor Bedrooms, (from the entrance through the Guard Quarters, into the Private Quarters, and onto the Manor Bedrooms, Left Bedroom). The helm is found on top of a closet next to Miner Arobar, so you'll need to sneak in order to get it. If for whatever reason you have trouble stealing the helm because you get caught, it might help if you jump from the bed on top of the closet. This will ensure you are as hidden as possible. To take further advantage of this method, walk near the nearby NPCs and get them to speak to you, then when they're looking at you, move swiftly and position yourself where you would like them to be facing. Note: this only works for a limited time, after which the NPC will change the direction they are looking in.

Return to Aengoth with the helm for a reward of 1,000 gold.

Notes
This is one of many Thieves Guild quests in which both Chameleon (which makes it easier to Sneak) and Telekinesis (handily available at the local Ald'ruhn Mages Guild) can both be very useful indeed.

Many other quest items for the Thieves Guild can be obtained before leaving the Under-Skar Manor District. Across from the room that the helm is in is the room that contains the ''Boethiah's Pillow Book'' for the next quest, Naughty Gandosa. Redoran Cooking Secrets needed for Big Helende can be found in the private quarters of the Llethri Manor. The Four Darts of Judgement on Eindel's bed also in Llethri Manor for Aengoth the Jeweler. 4 pieces of scrap metal may be purchased at Cienne Sintieve's alchemist shop in the manor district entrance (lower level on the left) for another Aengoth the Jeweler quest.

Besides a reward for a House Redoran quest there is only one other Redoran Master Helm in the game, in a locked (70) chest in the Llethri Manor Bedrooms in Ald'ruhn.

Glitch exploit: Snatching the Master Helm can be pretty tough with Miner sitting right there if you do not have Chameleon or Telekinesis. If you face the closet, and go around the left side of it, you will be able to jump outside of the house. Simply stand in the corner that the closet creates on its left side and start jumping until you get behind the closet. No one will see you there, and you can get into sneak and grab the helm with ease.

Bugs
 

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Naughty Gandosa

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In The Pot in Ald'ruhn for a new job.
# Go to Arobar Manor to steal ''Boethiah's Pillow Book''.
# Find the book in a chest in Gandosa Arobar's bedroom and get it.
# Return to Aengoth with the book to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In The Pot in Ald'ruhn will ask you to steal ''Boethiah's Pillow Book'' from Arobar Manor (from Gandosa Arobar).

Stealing the Book
In fact, the book is across the hall from the bedroom where you just stole the Redoran Master Helm from. It's in a well locked (75) and trapped chest in a large room with a few guards and witnesses, so the theft is not easy by any chance.

In case you forgot the way, go from the entrance through the Guard Quarters, into the Private Quarters, and onto the Manor Bedrooms. It's in the bedroom on the right, behind the screen.

Return to Aengoth for a reward of an Amulet of Far Silence and a Chameleon Ring.

Notes
The Arobar Manor Key that Gandosa carries does not open the chest.
There are a couple of bottles of skooma in the chest.
Each time you refuse to give the book to Aengoth, his disposition will drop ten points.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Withershins

Quick Walkthrough
#Speak to Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn for a new job.
#Travel to Maar Gan to steal a copy of Withershins.
#Steal the book from Miles Gloriosus at the Andus Tradehouse.
#Return to Aengoth the Jeweler to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn will ask you to steal another book, Withershins, from Miles Gloriosus over in Maar Gan in the Andus Tradehouse. 

Stealing Withershins
The fastest route is to grab a Silt Strider from Ald'ruhn to Maar Gan. The Tradehouse is north of the Silt Strider ramp in Maar Gan and Miles can be found in a room downstairs. The book is in a locked (70) crate by the desk (again, use Sneak and Chameleon to prevent him from attacking). Alternatively, you can simply leave the door open, wait for him to leave, and then close the door. You are then free to loot whatever you can find. 

Return to Aengoth for a reward of 1,000 gold.

Notes
The book increases your Restoration skill.
There are several other copies of the book in the game which will work if you have found them, including the Ald'ruhn Guild of Mages across from where you get the Devil Tanto (see the Loot the Mages Guild quest), on a shelf behind the Imperial Cult altar.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Retrieve the Scrap Metal

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn for a new job.
# Find four pieces of Scrap Metal at a Dwemer ruin or buy them.
# Return to Aengoth to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn will ask you to find four pieces of Dwemer Scrap Metal, found in most Dwemer ruins he says.

Retrieve the Scrap Metal
Any four will do, so if you happen to have any, just hand those in. If not, the nearest ruin is Bethamez, which contains three pieces. Alternatively, you can simply buy or steal some metal at Cienne Sintieve's alchemist shop in the manor district (lower level on the left). You can also find four pieces at Anis Seloth's shop in Sadrith Mora. Additionally, five units can be found at the Telvanni Monster Lab located in the Telvanni Canalworks in Vivec City, although the area they are in is guarded by several Dwemer constructs.

Return to Aengoth for a reward of 1,000 gold. If you go downstairs later, you will find two non-hostile Spider Centurions wandering around.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:The Darts of Judgement

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn for a new job.
# Go to Llethri Manor to steal some Darts of Judgement from Eindel.
# Find the darts on her bed, in the Guard Quarters.
# Return to Aengoth to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Aengoth the Jeweler at The Rat In the Pot in Ald'ruhn will ask you to steal some Darts of Judgement from Eindel in the Llethri Manor in Ald'ruhn.

The Darts of Judgement
The Llethri Manor is just to the left of the Council Chambers in the Manor District. Eindel can be found just to the right of the entrance inside the Manor, but she will tell you nothing of the darts (and doesn't have them on her; time to find out where she sleeps). Eindel keeps the darts lying on her bed in the Guard Quarters (west from the Entrance Hall). There are four darts on her bed (last one on the left side from walking in) and watch out for the guards when you steal them. 

When you return to Aengoth with the darts, he gives you the choice of keeping them or selling them to the Guild. If you sell them, you'll get 500 gold per dart. He will also remove any bounty you may have incurred during the quest. This is Aengoth's last quest.

Reward
Your reward depends on how many darts you decide to turn in.  If you keep them all, you can still complete the quest, but you won't get any reward for it. The Faction Reputation may be valuable to characters needing extra due to guild conflicts.


Notes
The Darts of Judgment are indeed darts and not arrows, as Aengoth refers to them. However, the arrows can still be seen in the Construction Set.
The Marksman skill book The Marksmanship Lesson is on a table near the bed. Eindel owns the book as well as the darts.
There is a Llethri Manor key on top of the closet across from the bed with The Darts of Judgement which opens the chest containing a Redoran Master Helm located in the Llethri Manor Bedrooms.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Potion Recipe

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Big Helende at Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall for a new job.
# Steal the Dispel Potion Formula from Anis Seloth.
# Deliver the recipe to Tusamircil at the Mages Guild.
# Return to Big Helende to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Big Helende at Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall asks you to steal a Dispel Potion Formula from Anis Seloth, the alchemist in town. When you get the recipe, deliver it straight to Tusamircil in Wolverine Hall.

Potion Recipe
Anis Seloth can be found on the other side of town, north of Wolverine Hall. The recipe is in a crate under a plant upstairs (where there are no witnesses fortunately). Tusamircil can be found at the Mage's Guild in Wolverine Hall (the only castle in Sadrith Mora). When you enter Wolverine Hall, look for a stairwell which leads up to a door marked Imperial Shrine, enter this door. Once inside, enter the door on your left marked Wolverine Hall. Proceed up the stairwell and enter the first door you see - ''Mage's Guild''. Give the recipe to Tusamircil. After that, return to Big Helende to finish the quest.

Note: If you purchase/steal 4 pieces of Raw Ebony you'll position yourself in the "Wizard For Hire" quest to finish very quickly - that quest comes shortly after.

Bugs
 
 
 Use the console command   to give yourself the recipe.

Notes
If for any reason Tusamircil is dead, Helende's disposition drops by 10 and your Thieves Guild reputation by 5. This happens even if Tusamircil dies after you have successfully finished the quest.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:The Grandmaster's Retort

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Big Helende in Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall for a new job.
# Travel to Tel Mora and steal Berwen's Grandmaster's Retort, or acquire one in any other way.
# Return to Helende to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Big Helende in Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall asks you to steal a Grandmaster's Retort from Berwen, a trader in Tel Mora (north of Sadrith Mora, quickest route is by ship). Of course, any Grandmaster's Retort will do if you happen to have any. 

Berwen's Retort
Berwen is in the center of Tel Mora, northeast of the docks if you arrived by ship. Unfortunately, the retort is on the shelf in front of Berwen, so you'll have to be sneaky. The easiest way is to go upstairs, jump over the boxes, jump up on the table in the far corner, take one or two steps into the corner, turn to the right until you can see the shelf below, get into sneak mode and use a telekinesis spell (one with a 25 foot range works well) to grab the retort. Another way is to exploit the game mechanics by jumping onto the shelf, then immediately jump again so you are stuck in the ceiling (you have perfect sneak when you are in the ceiling), then sneak and grab the retort and anything else within your reach that you may want.

If you have already killed the Corprus Stalker upstairs, you could just buy it for an exorbitant amount of money if you don't want to risk getting caught, but it's cheaper to kill Berwen (you'll get a bounty around 40), take the retort and anything else that seems useful to you, then go remove the price on your head with Rissinia when you return to Sadrith Mora. Speak with Big Helende to finish the quest.

Notes
You'll find a Corprus Stalker upstairs in Berwen's shop, part of an unrelated Fighters Guild quest.
Another way of acquiring a Grandmaster's Retort is to go to the Services Tower in Tel Vos.  Right in front of Andil, there is a shelf with a Grandmaster's Retort.  You can get over by the door leading outside (around the corner where no one can see you) and use telekinesis to steal it.  You may want to wait for the guard to walk out of the room, though his presence shouldn't be a problem.
Daynali Dren in Tel Mora (Lower Tower) has complete sets of Grandmaster's alchemy equipment.
Abelle Chriditte, who resides in the Propylon Chamber of Valenvaryon (far north-northeast of Maar Gan and far east of Khuul, near the coast), has two full sets of Grandmaster's alchemy equipment for sale, and one of these sets is lying on the table and floor to the left of the room.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Wizard For Hire

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Big Helende in Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall for a new job.
# Visit the Mage's Guild in Wolverine Hall to hire a wizard for defense purposes.
# Ask Arielle Phiencel about hiring a wizard.
# Gather four pieces of Raw Ebony as payment.
# Return to Arielle and she'll dispatch a guard.
# Return to Helende to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Big Helende at Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall asks you to visit the Mage's Guild to hire a wizard for defense purposes (for protection from the Camonna Tong).

Wizard For Hire
When you get there, speak with Arielle Phiencel and ask her about hiring a wizard. Arielle will request four pieces of Raw Ebony as payment. Again, any four pieces will do, from a mine or elsewhere. Once Arielle receives the ebony she will send the Battlemage Natalinus Flavonius over to Dirty Muriel's.

Return to Helende for your reward.

Notes
Four pieces of ebony can be found in many places, among them:
The basement of Anis Seloth's Alchemist shop in Sadrith Mora (the locked chest downstairs, or just buy it since it is well-guarded).
In an unguarded chest at the bottom of Ilmiril's and Gildan's houses in Ald'ruhn; if you take this route, go ahead and grab the cookbook in the manor district for the next quest. 
In an unguarded crate in the basement of the Arvs-Drelen dome in Gnisis; if you take this route, you will also find Ragash gra-Shuzgub, who needs to be rescued for an Imperial Legion quest.
There are eight samples in crates in the bottom hull of the Elf-Skerring in the harbor of Sadrith Mora. The entrance is  , but you can pick the lock without getting a bounty.
Somewhere between 16 and 20 ebony are present  on board the ship docked just south of Hla Oad. You'll most likely have to kill the two barbarians on the lower two decks, but those on the top deck can be safely left alone.
If you are doing the house Hlaalu quest Shipment of Ebony, when giving the Ebony to Segunivus Mantedius drop four ebony and give him one. He accepts it, thinking you are giving him five. You can use the other four to hire the mage.
Sometimes Arielle does not actually take the raw ebony from you, but the quest still updates and you are free to do as you wish with it.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Redoran Cookbook

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Big Helende at Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall for a new job.
# Travel to Ald'ruhn to steal the book Redoran Cooking Secrets from Dinara Othrelas.
# Either find the book in Dinara's bedroom in the Private Quarters of Llethri Manor and steal it.
# Or convince Dinara to give you the book.
# Return to Helende to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
The Background
Fara, owner of Fara's Hole in the Wall in Sadrith Mora and Dinara Othrelas of Ald'ruhn have an annual cookery contest and it seems Fara wants an edge this year. Big Helende at Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall asks you to steal the book Redoran Cooking Secrets from Dinara Othrelas at the Llethri Manor in Ald'ruhn, Manor District.

Stealing the Redoran Cookbook
The book can be found in Dinara's bedroom in the Private Quarters of the Manor (northern-most bedroom), in a locked chest (50). There's no one around so it's a simple matter to steal the book. You can also receive the book by raising Dinara's disposition to 95 or higher and then asking her to give it to you (she's near the entrance).

A Recipe For Success
You can either take the cookbook directly to Fara or return to Helende instead. If you go straight to Helende she will reward you with a Quality Potion of Shadow. Either choice gives you the faction reputation and disposition rewards.

Notes
Speaking with Dinara about Redoran Cooking Secrets after finishing this quest will lower her disposition by 10 if her disposition is greater than 20.

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Felen's Ebony Staff (quest)

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Big Helende in Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Sadrith Mora for a new job.
# Travel to Tel Branora to steal Felen Maryon's ebony staff.
# Find the staff in Therana's Chamber and steal it.
# Return to Helende to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Job
Big Helende at Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub in Wolverine Hall asks if you would like to steal Felen Maryon's ebony staff from his tower in Tel Branora. She doesn't expect anybody will be up for the challenge, and you can refuse the quest without penalty as this is Helende's last quest for you. Since Maryon's home is a Telvanni tower, Helende is kind enough to provide three Quality Rising Force potions.

Felen's Ebony Staff
Tel Branora is at the far southeast corner of the map and is easiest to reach by boat. Felen can be found up in Therana's Chamber, accessed through the Upper Tower, east of the docks. He sells some powerful Conjuration spells, including some spells that can be purchased nowhere else (such as Summon Golden Saint), so you may wish to spare him if you can avoid it. His staff is leaning against the bookcase behind him, so anything you can do to increase your sneak effectiveness (such as Chameleon) is helpful, or you can try to walk around the back of the bookcase and take the staff from there.

When you return to Helende with the staff, she'll give you the choice of keeping it or a cut of the profits from selling it (250 gold). Either way, she also gives you a Ring of Far Reaching and removes your bounty.

Notes
You can stand behind the tree/branch (over the bed) and use telekinesis to retrieve both the staff and several other valuable items.
You can acquire both rewards, by killing her and taking it from her body. This is her last quest, so you will not lose out on any quests to do so. You can taunt her into attacking you to avoid getting expelled from the Thieves' Guild.

Bugs
 

Quest Stages
Morrowind:Find Brother Nads

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to Gentleman Jim Stacey at Simine Fralinie's bookshop in Vivec, Foreign Quarter for a new job.
# Go to the Hlaalu Canton and ask about Nads Tharen in Elven Nations Cornerclub.
# Talk to Sovali Uvayn to find out that Arvama Rathri spoke with Nads the last time he was there.
# Talk to Gadela Andus to find out that Nads lives in St. Delyn Canalworks, South-Two.
# Go there to find Nad's corpse on the floor and take his key.
# (Optional) Kill Arvama as punishment for the assassination of Nads.
# Return to Jim to complete the quest.

Detailed Walkthrough
Elusive Jim
If you haven't run into Gentleman Jim Stacey yet, you're definitely not alone; he is an elusive character, being the head of the Thieves Guild and all. Jim can be found in Simine Fralinie's bookshop tucked away in Vivec, Foreign Quarter Canalworks, east section. To make matters further complicated, he is behind a well locked (65) door at the back of the shop. He will start giving you Thieves Guild quests once you reach the rank of Captain or higher in the Guild, though he will assign you Bal Molagmer quests at a much lower rank.

Job
Jim's first job for you is to find a fellow guild member Nads Tharen who used to hang out at the Elven Nations Cornerclub in the Hlaalu Canton here in Vivec. If it turns out that he is dead, you are to return his key to Jim.

Asking Around
The Hlaalu Canton is just southwest of the Foreign Quarter; the Cornerclub is on the Plaza and Waistworks levels. Most people in the bar don't know anything about Nads, but Sovali Uvayn knows a few things. Apparently, Arvama Rathri spoke with Nads the last time he was in here, though Sovali isn't sure where Nads can be found (though she says Gadela Andus might be able to help you). Though Gadela (behind the bar) won't tell you anything about Arvama, she will tell you that Nads lives in St. Delyn Canalworks (if she has a disposition of at least 90 towards you), South-Two when you ask about him (you may need to persuade her a bit to get this information).

Find Brother Nads
St. Delyn is just southeast of the Hlaalu Canton; South-Two Canal is on the bottom of the south side. Inside you'll find Nads' corpse in the middle of a wrecked home. Take his key from his corpse and anything else you might take a liking to.

(optional) Kill Arvama Rathri
After finding Brother Nads' dead body, go back to the Elven Nations Cornerclub and speak to Arvama Rathri about Nads Tharen. Telling her that you believe she killed Nads makes her attack you; kill her for an additional reward of 500 gold. 

Return to Jim with the key for a reward of 500 gold, or 1,000 gold if you killed Arvama in revenge.

Quest Stages