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Online:The Amplification Crystals

Once the amplification crystals are in place, we can begin the process. The amplification crystals are only needed for the possession of  . Once the   have gained their foothold here, the artifact will allow them to spread their influence throughout all of  . 

Still, we should try to keep the crystals active for as long as we can. The more villagers the dro-m'Athra can possess, the quicker they will be able to spread their influence.
Online:To Anchorite Gaius

Anchorite Gaius,

Our spies determined that a couple of   named   and   are the closest bonded pair in  . We have captured Hizurrdo. With his life in the balance, Ezreba will almost certainly do anything we ask. She will be our agent in Greenhill and allow us to place the amplification crystals and begin the possessions. 

Your servant, 
Atia
Online:We Have Control

Enclosed you will find a lock of  's fur. Just remember, there is more than one way to skin a  .
Online:Big Damn Bugs

The carpenter came today and took a look at the bad beams. I know the  ns were terrible people. All the bard tales tell us so. Apparently, they were terrible architects, too. The problem wasn't just old wood—but giant  s!

I hate living this close to the eaves of  . All sorts of creepy things skitter their way into the house in the dark of night. Lo and behold, the very walls contain colonies of these creatures! Damn the bugs! And damn the Colovians!

I wish he hadn't told me. Now I swear I can hear them chewing.
Online:Not That Bad

My neighbors disagree with me, but what difference does it make if the town is occupied? What protection has anyone else afforded us? Just over the hills to the northeast, war rages over who gets to sit on a fancy chair, and the rest of us get to suffer.

Why do we put up with it? Because we're helpless, that's why. Because we never learned more than that most basic of citizenship requirements, wielding the swords we own but don't know now to use.

 ,  ,  —they're all useless. I just want to live in peace.
Online:Why the Projections?

I don't know about this General Lavinia. She's certainly charismatic. Those stirring speeches, the sweeping words! 

Something about her manner puts me off. I don't mind a lady in uniform ordering me around or anything, but this whole magical projection business doesn't sit right with me.

Oh, well. As long as it keeps the wars away from here, I don't much care.
Online:Who Asked Them Here?

Outrageous! These people marched into my yard, my home, and demanded quartering and supplies! After they'd ransacked my cupboards and set up a fire pit on my lawn, I was told to sit tight and wait while they secured the town.

I'm not going to be a prisoner in my own home. I'm going to march right out there to give them a piece of my mind.

Who asked them here, anyway? Certainly, it wasn't me!
Online:Gavo's Itinerary

— Meet with   to discuss ritual requirements (top priority).

—Make inventory at the docks. Begin moving out the goods.

—Meet with Tharn's representative at the tower.

—Go over security plans with captains. Increase patrols.

—Discuss plans to root out the Clan Mother.
Online:To Captain Marck

To the attention of  , with my most humble respects.

Captain, I greatly look forward to gracing Sentinel with my presence next month. I wanted to write to thank you for all the preparations you've made for my arrival. 

I wanted to let you know that you've been in touch with someone in my extended organization, a confidante named  . You may have met him, yes? He's been confirming the bodyguards, the food preparation, etc.

He's also informed me that most of the bodyguards you've hired are former elites from the  , that unique poisons based on sweetened   have been imported from  , and that representatives of  's inner circle have been seen entering and leaving your residence late at night.

I hope this finds you well. And that my advance team finds you sleeping.

Regards,

—
Online:Lerineaux's Concerns

Captain,

Martin continues to press us for details. I continue to tell him nothing. We're very deliberately staying out of the  's path. Whatever they have planned, we can't afford to be tarred by that brush.

Meanwhile, Lerineaux continues to work at the supply chain. We've identified a quartermaster in   with a drinking problem, and a   guard captain deep in gambling debts. We're certain we'll be able to start moving shipments across the borders soon.

Stay in touch,

— Kath of the Red Nails
Online:Resources for Lukiul

Captain,

I've done as you asked. It took some doing, but I've managed to re-direct those supplies from the lizard village to our drop site near  . 

With the   pressing their attack, military surplus has flooded into  . Get your men into place as soon as you can. Enough supplies to hold off a siege were slated for those Argonian savages. Now they'll line our pockets instead.

Always good doing business with the military.

— Naril Heleran
Online:How Much Longer?

I've been looking out the window and watching the time go by, waiting to see when this nonsense is going to be over. It all seems a bit much. I've been through my share of occupations, but this is getting ridiculous. How much longer will this go on?

Luckily, I don't own anything they can actually use. I used to curse   for my poor luck with gold. Now I think I'll take a pilgrimage to one of his shrines and thank him. Who's to say this wasn't his plan for me all along?
Online:Rotten Bread and Spoiled Meat

Well, that did it. My last twenty coins frittered away at market so I could eat bad local food for the next few days. I long for the sweet, sweet flavor of the cuisine brought in by  i peddlers. The things they do with their food!

Oh, I remember the scent of the delicious cakes, wearing fresh glaze as though it were polished armor. Even the meaty stews had a succulent, honeyed sweetness that caressed the tongue and brought shivers of delight. Just the memory makes me ravenous.

I suppose I'd better go boil up this pickled goose foot or whatever horrible thing it is the butcher sold me. Alas.
Online:A Letter to the Mayor

&mdash;out of   immediately! Our friends in   are not happy with you, and they've learned about your "special funds."

I believe they've contacted the   ….

… don't know what your plans are, but I intend to be as far away from Velyn Harbor as I can possibly get before they connect our business to the …

If you can, get word to me at  . Perhaps   can protect us. I hear his influence with the   has increased dramatically.
Online:A Perfect Score

Syslas,

I think I found our score. It's perfect for us. Abandoned, rumored to be haunted and not a soul in sight. It's called  . Must've been some kind of   fort. It's been abandoned for years, abandoned hastily. There should be plenty of loot for the taking. But I'll need your strength, my friend. There are bound to be natural dangers.

We'll speak soon.

— Hundred-Scales
Online:A Word to the Wise

R,

Your shipments have dropped off. Stockpiles are acceptable for now, but we anticipate a greater need by the next moons. If shipments don't resume by then, there'll be consequences.

Your competition lost one of its flock to the storm. If you recover it, you might expect a sizeable kickback. We may even ignore your recent lapse.

— H
Online:About the Boss

Our boss is an idiot! The   are sure to find us.

He's damn useful in a fight, but I'm tired of his plans. They stink.

If things don't change, some of us are planning to leave. You should leave with us. As long as that moron is in charge, we're all going to end up in a jail or dead.

And be careful who you trust. If the Boss finds out what we've got planned, he'll probably kill one of us as an example to the others. Maybe me. Maybe you.

Of course, if we don't do something about the Boss, the Knights of the Flame will kill us all.

We've got to do something about him.
Lore:Beware the Shadowscales

Be on ever vigilant guard, Soldier! See the lizard who stands on his hindquarters, laboring in the tavern, the field, or the fen of his homeland? Spot the meek and lowly   with a simpering guise and a lilting tone of appeasement? He may not be as he seems, friend! After recent incursions close to  , and the death of   under circumstances most vexing, we have reason to believe   are active in this region. But what of this clandestine group and its dark purpose?

Shadowscales are reptilian kith born under the sign of  . Plucked at birth and offered to the detestable  , these hatchlings are a boon to their cause and are expertly trained in the arts of furtiveness and subtle bloodshed. When fully formed, they are embraced by these Sithis cultists and accept warrants for assassinations, just as their higher race kin have infamously done. Now that Shadowscales are incorporated into Argonian society, their targets benefit only the lizard-folk. How such targets are determined is still unclear.

It is believed the Shadowscales follow the identical five tenets of the hated Brotherhood (your Lore Master has the necessary texts to further your education on these matters). Through capture and torture of suspected members, we know that an order is never disobeyed or refused if given by a superior. A fellow Shadowscale is never a target of these cutthroats, and Shadowscales deserting the Brotherhood are hunted and slain. As our dealings with the   have taught us, an assassin's guild functioning as an adjunct to an official government is a powerful threat: now the Argonians have organized such a force, which must be watched, infiltrated, and utterly confounded until broken.
Online:Azum's Journal

only brought me on because he wanted to expand his "side businesses." My time in   gave me all the background I needed to run his games for him. Now, my "sideshows" are making more money than his damned slave-trade!

It's not that I care about the meat. I don't. If you're dumb enough to get caught by Hadran, you're dumb enough to be sold.

But that   is reaching her talons further into   every day. A little bird just told me she's sent her damned   into  , sniffing around after Hadran,  ,  , and some of the other movers. She actually thinks she rules out here, the cow. 

Fine, let her rule. And let Hadran rot. If I could get rid of him, I'd happily shut down the slave blocks. Like she would care about a few rigged games when Ren-dro is running military secrets out of  .

Hah! 

Just need to find the right dupe to put a blade in that old cat's back. Then the whole operation will be mine.
Online:Bashshi-ra Inquiry (partial)

Subject:  

Report: Subject spends most of his time in the Five Claws Pub, but has been known to make unexplained trips to Seaside Sanctuary.

Is in continual contact with known criminals.

Under investigation for   trading, theft, extortion (including his connection to two separate instances in which a shop-owner was found severely beaten), devaluing the currency (Woodhearth's blacksmith may be a co-conspirator in this), and public indecency.

Notes:

Believe I have found the source of Bashshi-ra's …
Online:Bjoulsae Boys Charter

The   are selflessly dedicated to helping the hard-working impoverished people of the   region. For too long have the king and his nobles lived in luxury while countless others have worked night and day just to survive. Our goal, quite simply, is to spread the wealth. We will rob and steal from the crown and any members of  's upper classes. The spoils of our labor will be quietly left in sewers, on doorsteps, and at the sides of sleeping beggars. We shall achieve equality in Evermore!

— Curnard "The Generous" Thelin
Online:Black Dagger Recall Orders

Duilius,

Report to me at once. Do not wait for your replacement. Tell your troops to stay in camp until she arrives. They are to make no moves and attract no attention until I send new orders.

Get on your horse and get here at once. I'll give you one day to report. Then I put out a bounty on you.

— Hegris
Online:Broken Helm Notes

Skeggy's got us holed up in this frozen rock. Says we need to lay low, and this cave's been used by bandits for generations. Won't the guards know about it then?

Place reeks something awful as well, though Skeggy's claiming it didn't smell like this before. Dirty rotten liar. He's whining about me writing again. Tough luck, I need this to think.

Doesn't matter though. I hid the best diamond from our loot in my false tooth. I'll sneak out tonight, and after one quick trip to   in   I'll be out of this business for good.
Online:Captain Lagra's Ledger

These are the accounts of pirate lord and smuggler boss,  , whose empire stretches from the streets of   to the waters of the  .

Five seaworthy vessels, including flagship,  .

Two discreet warehouses.

One seedy tavern with office space.

Two hundred casks of bog-iron ale.

Fifty bottles of old kindlepitch whiskey.

One hundred and fifty thousand gold.
Online:Cover Every Approach

Head to  , near  . Avoid travelers as best you can. Watch the bridge. If you see any of the following dignitaries, send immediate word:

— 

— 

— , traitor to his people

— 

— 

— 

The following individuals are be killed on sight:

— ,   ranger

—  who goes by Daz, Dazum, Ruz, or similar name. Distinctive look, as previously discussed.

We must cover every approach.
Online:Curnard's Journal

5th, Sun's Dawn
For too many years I have borne the guilt of my selfish ways. I've never felt so proud and so free as today, the day we dedicate ourselves to serving others.

24th, Sun's Dawn
I look at the wagons laden with goods and gold headed for   and I feel proud. I can't help but notice how much more we've been able to accumulate each week. I believe the   are blessing us for our selfless ways.

4th, First Seed
I'm throwing another feast tonight for the boys. After all our hard work, we deserve it. I think I'll wear the new tunic I got, the one with the gold laces. I need to maintain my authoritative status. 

I just realized, that little house on river I always wanted in  —if I just hold back a few more gold drakes this month, I think I can actually buy it!

17th, First Seed
It seems that many of the people who accepted our aid in Hallin's Stand didn't even need it. They weren't impoverished, just greedy. Some of them took the clothes and food we sent and sold them at the marketplace! This month, I'm not going to bother sending so much. Just means I can retire to that little house in Wind Keep that much sooner!

28th, First Seed
I've just realized we're missing a great opportunity when we rob these noblemen. If we take a few of them and ransom them back to their families, next month we can double our take! And it'll serve them right, the parasites.
Online:Thoreki

Thoreki is a Nord werewolf located in the capital city of each Alliance's fifth zone. She is the questgiver that sets you on the path to becoming a werewolf. She does not appear if you aren't infected with lycanthropy. Should you decide to become a werewolf, she can also be found in The Hunting Grounds in her beastly form after presenting tribute to the werewolf pack.
 

Related Quests


Quest-Related Events
If you walk into Evermore, Rawl'kha or Riften while infected with lycanthropy, Thoreki will beckon to you somewhere near the city's wayshrine.
:''"I know you, brother/sister. You're one of us, even if you don't know it yet. Hircine calls you. His song is in your blood."
:Hircine calls me?
:"Think about it. Run into a wild creature lately? Suffer any unusual injuries? Maybe you felt a little drowsy earlier? And then your senses grew sharper. I'm talking about Sanies Lupinus. Hircine's  . Lycanthropy."
:You mean I've been infected by a werewolf?
:"Not infected. Chosen. But we can't talk about this here. Too public. Here, take the scent from my glove. Embrace your new gift and follow the scent to our packmaster, Songamdir. He'll teach you the ways of the hunt, the ways of the pack."
:I'll think about it.

You can then ask her more questions about the affliction and its progenitor.
:"Look for the Packmaster. Just follow the scent. The pounding in your blood will tell you when you're close. You'll find him. I know it. He'll teach you the secrets of Hircine's  ."
:Who is Hircine?
:"Hircine is the Daedric Prince of the Hunt and the Father of Manbeasts. It's a rare and precious gift he's given you&mdash;a chance to become a true hunter, one of his own."
:What if I don't want to be a werewolf?/What if I don't want to become a "true hunter"?
:"Then go to a temple, and find the priest. He'll be all too happy to cure you, for a fee. But if you reject Hircine's gift, you'd best hope the pack doesn't find you again. If you won't be a hunter, you're prey."
:What can you tell me about Hircine's gift?
:"Hircine gave this gift to the first hunters to worship him. To honor them, he took their cunning and melded it to the strength and form of beasts.  It's said those original hunters live on in the Great Hunt, Hircine's own realm, to this day."''
  

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Online:Songamdir

Songamdir is Hircine's werewolf Packmaster who considers himself as much wolf as man, and has been granted the power to control his transformations, so that he can enter a true wolf form, as well as that of a werewolf. If the player got their lycanthropy from a specific type of werewolf NPC, he will first be encountered at the various Werewolf Ritual Sites located in Bangkorai , Reaper's March , or the Rift . He can also be found in the Hunting Grounds, where guides newly infected lycanthropes toward Hircine, in order to unlock their true power.

thumb|Songamdir as a werewolf
 
Related Quests


Quest-Related Events
After being noticed by Thoreki while with a city, she will send you to seek out Songamdir. Once you have tracked him down at a Werewolf Ritual Site, he will be accompanied by his Pack Wolves. He will then tell you the following:
:"Well, what have we here? A poor lost pup, looking for a pack? Heh. You want to run with wolves, you got to learn a few things first."
:Are you the packmaster?
:''"The same. Long before you were wailing in your momma's arms, Hircine gave me the keeping of his pack and all the power that goes with it. I show pups like you how to make the most of his gift. I'm like a flea-bitten, shirtless priest of Hircine!"
:You sound a little crazy.
:"You want to be a werewolf? Maybe you're a little crazy yourself. This portal will take you to Hircine's own hunting ground. If you're ready to hunt and kill and feed with your pack, then step through. I'll see you on the other side."
:I thought you were just another wolf when I first arrived.
:"Hircine gave me power beyond other werewolves when he chose me for his Packmaster. I can control my form, and I am as much a wolf as I am a man."

If you talk to him again:
:"Don't drag your feet. The slow hunter never catches his prey, and I can't keep this gateway open forever."

If you got your lycanthropy from another player, you will instead first meet Songamdir after you enter the portal. Regardless, once inside the Hunting Grounds, he will speak of what you need to do as he walks towards the shrine:
:Songamdir: "The ritual you will undergo is as old and ancient as the stars."
:Songamdir: "The Father of Manbeasts demands tribute, as do I. I am his Packmaster."
:Songamdir: "Kneel at the altar of our master. Listen to his words."

After Hircine commands you to hunt down a kill, you can ask Songamdir for a refresher. He can greet you in two ways:
:"Do you feel the power? Can you taste it?"
:What do I need to do again?
:"Hircine demands tribute. Hircine demands meat. Bring down the largest beast you can kill, then howl to your brothers and sisters. We will feed on the prey together. If Hircine accepts your tribute, you are one of us."

If you speak with him after being fully initiated, he will welcome you to the pack.
:"With each new wolf, our pack becomes stronger. You're one of us now."''

Notes
Hircine was previously stated to have his own pack of werewolves in page 143 of The Infernal City.

Bugs
Online:Hircine's Gift

Quick Walkthrough
#Be approached by a stranger who senses your infection with  .
#Seek out a priest to cure your infection or seek out the Packmaster.
#Enter  's realm.
#Bring down a monster as tribute, and howl to summon your new pack.
#Bow down before Hircine to receive your new power.

Detailed Walkthrough
In order to get this quest, you must have contracted the disease Sanies Lupinus, either from another player or by encountering a contagious wild werewolf. For more information, see the article on lycanthropy.

If you were scratched or bitten by a wild werewolf, you need to speak to Thoreki in   Rawl'kha (Reaper's March),   Riften (The Rift), or   Evermore (Bangkorai), depending on your alliance.

She will tell you that if you want to develop your new gift, you should use it to seek out a Packmaster by tracking a scent from her glove. This will lead you to Songamdir at the Werewolf Ritual Site near Fort Sphinxmoth (Reaper's March),   Fort Greenwall (The Rift), or in the     Viridian Woods (Bangkorai). He will initially be in the form of a wolf (not a werewolf), but will revert to human form as you get closer. He will explain that Hircine gave him unique power even beyond typical werewolves, that he is as much wolf as man, and that he can help a "pup" like you. He then opens a portal to Hircine's Realm.

If you are bitten at the site's altar to Hircine by another player, you will instead read the Ancient Scroll on the altar. It states:
:Pup, a scion of Hircine has judged you worthy of joining his great hunt. You must prove yourself as a hunter to Hircine before you join our pack.
: 
:''If you lack the soul of a true hunter, return to the city and speak to a Priest of Arkay. The Master of Beasts will not tolerate cowards or fools. 

From A Pup...
Once you enter The Hunting Grounds, your Packmaster will run forward to a nearby shrine of Hircine. They will explain that Hircine demands tribute, and tell you to kneel before the altar. You will immediately find yourself kneeling, and Hircine's voice will fill the air:

 
''You desire power, but have you the will? The God of Schemes has tasted your soul. You've come back tainted. Wrong.
 

You will immediately transform for the first time. This is different from a typical transformation, since it has no time limit, and since you have the Pounce and Roar skills right away (later you will have to spend skill points in order to access them again).

You then must search through the jungle for a suitable large beast. It may be any of the following:

A giant snake
A frost troll
A mammoth
A wamasu

This animal will probably be immune to your crowd control abilities, but can be taken down with some patience. Once it's down, you can roar over its corpse to summon your pack, wait for them to get a few bites in, then devour it alongside them.

...To A Werewolf
Hircine then summons you again.

 

Return to Hircine's Shrine, and bow before it. Hircine will grant his blessing, and you will gain access to werewolf transformations and the werewolf skill line.
  
Quest Stages
Online:Dealing with Quitters

No organization can grow and evolve without some level of attrition. In our line of work, however, such activity requires special attention. People can't be allowed to just join the   and then decide to quit a little while later. Not only could this endanger our secrets, but think of what it might do to our reputation. If the general public hears that people are quitting, they'll think we've lost our edge. Next thing you know, people will be trying to be heroes and that will make robbing them that much harder. Next time someone comes to you wanting to quit, let's use that opportunity to make an example of them. Just make sure to detain them until I arrive and then we'll put on a show for everyone. It'll be educational and fun at the same time.