Online:Elle Bitterblade

Elle Bitterblade is a Nord mine boss who runs the Bitterblade Mining Consortium at Dusktown.
 

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You'll initially find her in a conversation with Grumog and Overseer Urlvar:
:Elle Bitterblade: ''"Grumog, please! There's no need for alarm."
:Grumog: "But Captain Ageran is missing now! Who will protect us?"
:Overseer Urlvar: "We don't need protection, we're perfectly safe."
:Grumog: "You're wrong! There's something evil haunting this place! And we're its next victims!"

When you speak with her, she says:
:"I'm beginning to think hiring those ghost hunters was a mistake. I thought it would make everyone feel a little safer to know we were looking into it, but it's just made everything worse."
:I came to tell you that they finished setting up the traps.
::"Are you another one of that woman's assistants? Look, when I hired those two, they assured me that they had things well in hand. But we've got another person missing, and my people are scrambling over themselves in their fear."
::Who's missing?
:::"My town guard, Captain Ageran. He was last seen at the administrative offices, but then he didn't show up for his posting. He just up and vanished. Same as the others."
:::Do you think he wandered off?
::::"Possibly, but I wouldn't have taken Captain Ageran for a deserter. If you're helping those ghost hunters, would you take a look in the offices? My people are scared … I'd like to have a working theory to give them, at least."
::::I'll check the offices.
:::::"Here, take my keys. They'll get you access. But please, keep your investigation out of the mines. After that incident this morning, Urlvar only wants workers down there. Best to keep everyone safe."

At this point you can ask her some additional questions:
:"Get a move on and find something. I don't care if it's ghosts or spiders, I just want answers. If Captain Ageran was last seen at the mining offices, there has to be some kind of lead there."
:What do you think is really going on here?
::"At this point, I'm ready to believe it's all a grand joke being played at my expense. I don't know if it's just miners wandering off, or if it's malevolent spirits. But if this doesn't get figured out soon, my whole operation is going under."
:Can you tell me more about the Mining Consortium?
::"I started this venture with my husband. Supposing all of this chaos doesn't completely ruin us, our goal is to be the first to capitalize on Blackreach's frontier. A few days ago, I would have told you we were doing just that. Now? I'm not sure."

Speaking with her again before performing the ritual in the mining consortium:
:"I hope this investigation wraps up quickly. There's work to be done."''

Later, after exiting the Bitterblade Mining Consortium building, she'll arrive:
:Elle Bitterblade: "What was all that screaming?"
:Phebe Peronard: "Ah, Elle! No worries here! All part of the process, I assure you!"

Talking to her at this point, she'll say:
:"My people are scared enough as it is, and these excessive displays are just making things worse. You all need to figure this out."

You'll next encounter her in the middle of town, talking with her husband, Claudina and Phebe:
:Overseer Urlvar: ''"This is ridiculous! You can't waltz in here and accuse me of such a thing!"
:Elle Bitterblade: "My husband would never do something so insane! I don't suppose you have any proof?"
:Overseer Urlvar: "Proof? What proof could they possibly have?"''

You'll then have to show your proof to Elle:
:"You and your associates accuse my husband of outrageous actions. Making deals with monsters? Murder? I hope you have a damn good reason."
:'''It's true, we have proof.
::"Let me see that. Donors? But I don't understand. You can't mean … Urlvar was feeding innocent miners to a vampire in order to keep everyone safe? How could this happen? How could I have not known? These were my people!"
::Overseer Urlvar tried to confront the vampire, but it was already too late.
:::"The fact that he realized he was in over his head doesn't excuse the abhorrent decision in the first place. This is sickening. We both wanted to protect our people. But to think he'd resort to something so barbaric …."
:::At least you have answers now.
::::"You're right. We would have been left to wonder and kept losing people were it not for you and those two over here. Just tell me one thing, did you kill the vampire responsible?"

If you killed him, you can respond with:
:Yes, I killed him.
:"Good … good. At least there's that. Urlvar, you foolish man, what have you done?"

If you did not:
:No, he got away.
:"Well, at least we have more knowledge than we did. He won't get far once I send my guards after him, I can promise you that. First priority is to deal with my idiot husband. Maybe we'll use him as bait."''

After ending the conversation and talking to her again, she'll say:
:''"Urlvar will answer for what he's done here. I'll make sure of it."

Speaking to her after completing the quest, she expresses some remorse:
:"I hope our two ghost hunters won't judge me too harshly for being a thorn in their side. Without them looking into this, Urlvar would never have been exposed. I gave them a hard time, but they never gave up on Dusktown. I owe them."
:Is there a future for the mining consortium?
::"I'm not giving up on this venture. Bitterblade Mining Consortium doesn't need Urlvar, and neither do I. Now that we know what we're dealing with, we can take more reasonable measures to keep people safe. We're not sacrificing anyone else."
::Will other vampires attack now that you don't have protection?
:::"Maybe, but we can take precautions. It won't be perfect, but it's a lot better than giving up innocent people. Urlvar thought that was the only way to save Dusktown. But he was desperate, and he panicked. I won't make the same mistake."

One last scene happens after the quest is complete:
:Overseer Urlvar: "I did what was needed! You should be thanking me!"
:Elle Bitterblade: "Urlvar, you fool …."''