Online:Bralen Elendis

Bralen Elendis is a Dark Elf spirit who can be summoned from his family plot in Othrenis. He is the father of Irenni Elendis and the grandfather of Liam and Mirri Elendis. In life, he was obsessed in retrieving a Dwemer Puzzle Box relic which was stolen from him. After his death, this burden was placed on Irenni, but the pair never had a good relationship.
 

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After you and Mirri rescue Irenni from the Inner Sea Armature, Mirri will ask for your help in finding the puzzle box so it is no longer a burden for her mother. She will ask you to accompany her to Othrenis to summon his spirit at the ancestral tomb and ask him some questions on the matter.

After you light the votive candles, Mirri will recite the incantation:
:Mirri Elendis: "Grandfather, house of my house, blood of my blood. The daughter of your daughter summons you. Come forth and share your wisdom."
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:Bralen Elendis: "Daughter of my daughter? Bah. Strangers both. I have nothing to say to the likes of you."

Bralen Elendis disparages his family and you, but will reveal the truth of what happened:
:''"My daughter leaves me to rot for decades and this is how I'm greeted? Roused from a neglected grave by a stranger who happens to share my blood and a filthy n'wah?"
:Mirri is your granddaughter. She wants to find your puzzle box.
:"Is that what Irenni has been doing all these years? Raising this whelp in the lap of luxury with that spineless Hlaalu boy while I molder in an early grave! Such ingratitude!"
:Irenni never gave up searching for your puzzle box, but Mirri wants to take over her mother's duty.
:"Then perhaps this child is less a fool and ingrate than my own. No doubt you've been told I died in pursuit of my stolen puzzle box, but that is not the whole story. I was murdered. I came too close to the truth and I was silenced for it."
:What do you mean?
:"I was betrayed, by one whom I called friend. We whiled away many nights unlocking the secrets of that Dwarven puzzle, but on the cusp of the solution it vanished from my collection. When I came too close to the truth, my friend killed me."
:Who did this to you?
:"Onimiril was the Mer who wronged me. A guild mage of Vulkhel Guard. A silver-tongued liar who cheated me out of my dearest possession and my life. Return what's mine. Bring me the puzzle box and Irenni's failings will be forgiven."

You can then ask a variety of questions:
:Why didn't you tell this to Irenni?
::"Because she is a disappointment, as she has always been, s'wit. A Dunmer with her upbringing should have paid her respects to me a hundred times over. Her contempt for tradition is a blight on our house."
::It sounds like you two weren't close.
:::"Feh, close. We are family. Close has nothing to do with it. She was born and raised to carry on the legacy of our house. It was her duty to bring prestige and prosperity to our name as we have for generations, not run off with some feckless Hlaalu."
:::You didn't approve of her marriage?
::::"Of course not! She was intended to be betrothed to the House Father's first-born, not some tenth-rate House Cousin she fetched trinkets for. With a word she could have elevated our station to the Great Houses. I ask so little, and she delivers less."
:Why is this puzzle box so important to you?
::"It was a singular find. The greatest in my career. A Dwemer puzzle box of such complexity and beauty that it could only truly be appreciated by a great mind. Onimiril understood that. We knew that this device hid answers to mysteries only they knew."
::Worth dying over?
:::"Worth killing over, at least! I underestimated Onimiril's ambitions. I didn't think High Elves had the stomach for theft and murder. I should never have shared that box with anyone. It was meant for me and me alone!"
:You're certain that Onimiril was behind it all?
::"He was behind me at every turn. Studying the puzzle box. Commiserating its loss. Guiding me in searching for it. He was clever enough to keep my attention focused outward. Staying in my blindspot until the very moment he pushed me to my death."
::What makes you think he still has the puzzle box?
:::"Anyone who knew that device's true value would never let it go. He'd never part with it willingly, no matter how much its maddening design might thwart him. My only consolation is my certainty that the puzzle has tormented him ever since he stole it."

You can help Takaano in Vulkhel Guard, in return for information of Onimiril. This eventually leads you to Avanchnzel in the Rift, where the cube lies in the aftermath of a failed experiment. With the puzzle cube in hand, Mirri will contact Irenni to meet you at Othrenis to bring relic to the family tomb.

When you place the puzzle cube, Bralen will be summoned and you can witness the uncomfortable family reunion:
:Irenni Elendis: "Father."
:Bralen Elendis: "You finally did your duty. Or rather your daughter and some n'wah did. Success—once removed—is so very like you."
:Irenni Elendis: "All you've ever cared about was what I could do for you. Well, this is the last favor."
:Mirri Elendis: "That goes for us as well."

Like before, you will need to talk to Bralen:
:"Well, outlander, at least you understand the value of doing what you're told."
:You don't seem very appreciative of the effort.
:"Does the House Father heap gratitude upon his vassals for paying tributes left long overdue? I have been wronged. My forgiveness will not come so cheaply."
:So you won't even try to reconcile?
:"I will not be lectured on the matters of my house by some uppity n'wah … oh, fine. I will be the bigger Mer. Let it not be said that I was never magnanimous."

After this Mirri and Bralen exchange final words:
:Bralen Elendis: "You've set a poor example for your daughter. Always putting your whims before the good of the house."
:Mirri Elendis: "You can stuff the fetching house. Our family is more than just your legacy. Come on, mom. We're wasting our breath."

If you try talking to him, he will ask you leave while he readies himself:
:"This is hard enough without you watching, n'wah. Kindly leave my grave in peace."

After you have spoken with Mirri, Bralen will address Irenni:
:Bralen Elendis: "Irenni. You … are forgiven."
:Bralen Elendis: "If you want my advice on carrying on our good name. You may come to me again."
:Irenni Elendis: "Oh, may I? How gracious. I can manage without you, father, but … I may come again. To visit."''
   
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