The Coward and the Tomb

Quick Walkthrough
# Talk to  .
# Visit the   to answer Uneleas' question.
# Leave the offerings that Uneleas brought.
# Find a note and explore the tomb further.
# Return a family heirloom to Uneleas.

Detailed Walkthrough
NOTE: the steps in this quest can be finished in many different orders. For instance, you can enter the tomb, find the offerings, the note and the ring all before meeting Uneleas

The Coward on the Road
On the road south of  , well past  , you will encounter the Dunmer herder  . He came to place offerings on the grave of his father, which lies in his   just to the west.  His friend Alvar Omothan came with him and went into the tomb alone but over two hours later, still hasn't come out again.

Uneleas tells you that his only skill lies in the bow and that he is too afraid to face the tomb's guardians with it. He begs you to go in his stead.

Friend or Spy?
Inside the tomb is a skeleton standing over the body of Alvar Omothan; his broken sword lying beneath him. The offerings he was to place are still on his body, and nearby is a   that he evidently dropped during the fight that suggests he had more than one reason for coming with Uneleas. Alvar was in the pay of  , who believes a ring called the   is present in the tomb.

Return to Uneleas with the two bits of news. Firstly, he will ask you to place the offerings on the ash-pit containing the remains of his father. Secondly, he is worried that the Telvanni will not respect the sanctity of his family's tomb while they believe the ring to be present. Although he doubts the ring is there, he asks you to search the tomb to make sure.

Making an Offer
The offering is easily made by activating the ash-pit to the left of the entrance to the tomb. The three offerings, a  , some   and a  , are removed from your inventory and appear on the edge of the pit. You can return to Uneleas for a reward of 50 gold.

I Sconce You
There are two containers in the tomb but neither of those hold the ring, and it doesn't appear to be present anywhere in the tomb. There is, however, one oddity. There are six torches in sconces on the walls of the tomb but the one in the room to the right of the entrance looks... odd. Activate it, and a wall at the back of the tomb slides aside to reveal a hidden chamber.

The new room contains a locked, trapped chest, and two skeletons at rest on altars. Inside the chest is a small amount of treasure and the Ring of Rising Fortunes - Azariah Thelas was right after all. Unfortunately, opening the chest causes the two skeletons to animate and attack you.

Decisions, Decisions
Once the skeletons are dead you have a choice: return the ring to Uneleas or take it to Azariah.

In return for the ring, Uneleas will train you in marksmanship, adding two points to your skill. If you tell him you are going to keep the ring, however, he will attack you.

If you take the ring to Azariah instead, he will pay you the reward he had originally promised to Alvar: 500 gold.

Notes
If you tell Uneleas to enter the tomb before killing the guardians, he will head off to the west. You will discover his body should you enter the tomb later.
You must leave the offerings by activating the pit; simply dropping them will not cause your journal to update.

Quest Stages