Online:A Web of Troubles

Quick Walkthrough
#Talk to Lady Clarisse Laurent.
#Search for the missing mages.

Detailed Walkthrough
Coming upon a camp outside the ruin of Bal Fell You find the famous adventurer Lady Clarisse Laurent. Apparently her man-servant Stibbons and the group of mages she hired from the Mages Guild have vanished. Lady Laurent asks you to head into the ruins to look for Stibbons and the mages and gives you a signal wand to use when you find them.

On the southwest edge of the ruins along the shore you will find Mehdbeq who will be rambling about spiders and dancing. He points you in the direction of Stibbons. Follow the trail of dropped items and you will find Stibbons and Dralane Elarven. Stibbons explains that after the mages disappeared he entered the ruin to try and find them. Once inside, he claims that he was attacked by a talking spider before passing out and asks you to talk to Dralane. Talking to Dralane will reveal that she is also hearing the spiders who want her to dance, soon your conversation will be halted when it gets too much for her and she runs into the ruin to dance with the spiders. Following her, you will find that a dark blue magical ward blocks your way inside. 

You can then return to Stibbons and use   to call for her. After explaining the current predicament Lady Laurent surmises that Stibbons wasn't affected the way the mages were because he fainted before the spider could talk to him long enough. She then asks you to find one of the Mind Spiders and bring it back to her camp. Meanwhile, she will brew a special tea to prevent him from fainting, as she subjects her manservant to the spiders so that the two of you can follow him into the ruin.

To find a  , you can enter the eastern part of the ruins and grab one and return to camp. Once back at Lady Laurent's camp, you can release the spider in front of Stibbons. Laurent's tea will have been successful and you can then follow the pair of them as they go to the ruins. Soon, Stibbons will be caught in the spider's trap and you and Lady Laurent can follow him into Bal Fel. Once inside, Lady Laurent will find some mage's notes about the creation of the spiders and mentions of ritual.

thumb|"Stibbons! You look ridiculous! Stop dancing this instant"
It is up to you and Lady Laurent to stop such shenanigans and a little further you will find the culprit. Stibbons and the two remaining mages will be dancing to the horrible piping of a trio of Infernal Performers as Mad Griskild watches. While you fight Griskild, Laurent will free the dancers and escape the ruins. Once you have slain the mage, you can follow them outside and return to the camp.

Meet the group back at camp. Lady Laurent will be disappointed that she didn't find any treasure but says she found a few interesting scrolls related to the daedric spider magic the priest was using. She explains she's planning to send a few to a scribe who lives near White Ridge Barrow on Solstheim. After rewarding you for your help, Lady Laurent will have Stibbons read one of the scrolls to test them, which results in him being encased in a cocoon of webs, much to Lady Laurent’s displeasure.

Notes
Lady Laurent's decision to send some of the scrolls to a scribe near White Ridge Barrow explains the origins of the spider scrolls found there in the 4th Era.

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