Shivering:To Help A Hero

Quick Walkthrough
# Speak to Pyke in Hale.
# Head to the bottom of Fetid Grove.
# Find and retrieve Pyke's Medallion.
# Return the medallion to Pyke.

Detailed Walkthrough
Hearts and Thorns
Off the northwestern section of Overlook Road is an unnamed road leading to The Isle of Flame. A little further than halfway down this path, it will split into two; take the right hand road heading northeast. At the end, you will come to the quiet settlement of Hale. Among the small community of artists is a resident named Pyke, who just recently came through the same gateway near Bravil that you have. Pyke explains that he was a former Knight of the Thorn in Cheydinhal. He will talk about the Count's son Farwil, from the Oblivion quest The Wayward Knight, during his explanation of how he ended up living in the Isles, among some other minor Cyrodilic references.

A Lost Soldier
Pyke will go on to explain that he initially entered the gateway looking for adventure and any rare or unique treasures to the land that he could obtain to bring back to Cyrodiil. Unfortunately, early in his travels, while exploring a dangerous root cave called Fetid Grove, he was attacked by Grummites and overwhelmed. He ran from the violent beasts, but during the onslaught he lost the medallion from around his neck symbolizing his membership into the Knights of the Thorn. Soon afterwards, he came upon the settlement of Hale and discovered a new-found inner peace and a love with resident Zoe Malene. Now he has no desire to return to Cyrodiil and wishes to live out the rest of his life here. However, the medallion is of great sentimental value to him and he longs to have it back. Once you agree to help him, head south up the hill or take the unnamed path back to Overlook Road. Just south of the road is a very prominent lake, one of the largest in Mania, with a small island in the middle of it that houses the entrance to Fetid Grove.

Colony of Mites
Make your way through the first zone of the cave; there will be two entrances leading to the second zone. The eastern door takes you out into the initial "camp" area, where the western door enters into a ravine which must be traveled through before reaching the steps to the camp. It is suggested to use the eastern door as there is no freedom of movement in the ravine, it is heavily protected by archers and lit up quite brightly, the eastern door puts you significantly closer to the medallion as well. The entire second zone is one very large room with multiple camping platforms and pillared wooden structures. Near the middle of the upper level you will see a particularly large and unique wooden frame with some urns, chests, and a table under it. Near the table is an unlocked stone chest with Pyke's Medallion in it. A few of the nearby chests and urns have rewarding amounts of treasure in them to be taken as well.

When you're done, head back to Pyke and return his beloved medallion. Ecstatic and in awe of your capabilities, he gladly takes the medallion back and rewards you with the Thorn Shield, saying he surely won't be needing it anymore. The shield itself is a Heavy Armor shield with leveled Fortify Block and Reflect Spell enchantments.

Notes
The medallion that is the object of this quest is identical in every way to the one received when becoming a member of the Knights of the Thorn yourself, except that it is titled 'Pyke's Medallion'.
 
:  You can remove the medallion by making the items non-quest objects by inputting the console command:   (for if the item was retrieved in between levels 1 - 10),   (for if the item was retrieved in between levels 10 - 20), or   (for if the item was retrieved after level 20).

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