Morrowind:Gnisis Eggmine (place)

This egg mine has more than its usual share of interest (considering that egg mines usually are of no interest at all). Unfortunately, the economy and food supply of the town depend on the mine, and its kwama queen has caught the Blight. Relations between the Imperial, Orcish, and Dark Elf staff are strained following the recent murder of a miner. The delvings of the kwama miners have uncovered an entrance into the lost Dwemer ruin of Bethamez.

The upper entrance is protected by a level 45 lock; the key can be obtained from Vatollia Apo. To do so, discuss the eggmine topic while either a member of the Imperial Legion (the usual rules re: talking to members of the Legion apply), carrying miner's pick in your inventory, or having raised his disposition to at least 70. Alternatively, you could just kill him and take the key from his corpse. There is another, unlocked entrance via the underground stream, just east of Gnisis.

Layout
Eggmine
From the upper entrance there is staircase right in front of you. Up the stairs is miner Mausur Ababael, who stands next to a table that holds the Gnisis Eggmine Ledger, a bottle and a small amount of Gold. Crates of large kwama Eggs are scattered around the area. Further into the mine is a small pool, which doesn't hold anything of interest except for a banner labeled 'danger'. After pond is mining area, where miner Shanud is also. Up the stairs from this mining area is small batch of kwana egg clusters, along with four Scribs, and couple loose Kwana Eggs. Door just north from this place leads to lower eggmines. Miners Kummi-Namus, and Zebdusipal  wander around area. Two Rats are encountered also due west from egg clusters, and another pond of water. This pond doesn't hold anything of interest.

Lower Eggmine
Entering from the upper eggmine, you'll be greeted by Lugrub gro-Ogdum, who'll turn hostile soon, or not, depending on your progress with Darius quests. He can be killed without penalties. Next to him are two bottles of Flin and bed. Taking them by him seeing, will make him hostile. Behind him to the north is door leading to underground stream.
To the west is Kwama Queen and numerous leveled Kwana, including Warriors. Intersection to the north leads to another entrance to underground stream as well as to Bethamez.

Underground Stream
Coming from Lugrubs direction, first thing you'll encounter is ghost of Mansilamat Vabdas, if you haven't done quest yet. In pond, there is corpse of Mansilamat Vabdas along with Lugrubs Axe. After pond, there are various Kwana, as well as Kwana Egg Sacks. At the of tunnel is ravine. Other side of ravine has entrance back to lower eggmine, you'll need to backtrack, jump over it, or levitate. If you fail to cross ravine and end to bottom of it, don't bother going south; It's dead-end. Instead, head north. After while, there are couple Slaughterfishes. At quick glance it looks like another dead-end, but exit to Gnisis via underwater door is just due east. Skillbook and burned out torch are behind boulders, near this underwater exit.
 

Related Quests
Imperial Legion
 
 

Mages Guild
 

Notes
In the Underground Stream area, there is a corpse at the bottom of one of the pools of water, the late Mansilamat Vabdas. Lugrub's broken axe lays beside his body, and his ghost wanders around the same area.
Also in the Underground Stream area is an Athletics skill book, The Ransom of Zarek, beside some bones and a burned out torch on a wide ledge close to the river entrance .

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Maps
thumb|left|250px|Interior map of Gnisis Eggmine
thumb|left|clear=none|250px|Interior map of connected underground stream
 

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