Hlaalu Stronghold Hlaalu Stronghold , is a House Hlaalu quest available in . It results in the construction of Rethan Manor , which can be used by the Nerevarine as their home . Detailed walkthrough . Once the Nerevarine reaches the rank of Kinsman in House Hlaalu , any councilor or quest giver will tell whom to contact to start the construction of the Hero ' s very own stronghold . Talk to Dondos Driler at the Hlaalu Manor in Balmora . He says that a Construction Contract is required and a land deed in order to start the building . Phase I . Travel to see Duke Vedam Dren in the Grand Council Chambers in Ebonheart to receive the contract . The land deed can be bought from Baren Alen at the Hlaalu Treasury in Vivec City . Return to Dondos Driler with the deed and contract and the construction will begin . In a few days , the Nerevarine will be prompted by an entry in the journal to talk with Driler . He will provide the directions to the stronghold and ask the Nerevarine to check on its progress . The foreman on site , Durbul gro - Rush , will say that work should be finished within the week . Return to Dondos with the news . After a few days , another journal entry will appear to inform the Nerevarine that the first phase of the stronghold has been finished . Phase II . Once the first phase of the stronghold is completed , return to Dondos in Balmora . He will say that the Nerevarine needs to improve business near the stronghold by restoring the nearby Shurdan - Raplay Egg Mine , just across the river . The mine can be restored by curing the Kwama Queen and hiring some miners . To cure the queen , simply cast a Cure Blight spell or scroll on her . Getting the Vivec ' s Touch spell from the Vivec Ashmask in the Gnisis temple is also an option . As for the miners , talk to Dondos again and he ' ll suggest recruiting an unemployed miner . That would be either Ilasour Tansumiran , found in his cave dwelling home north of the Temple in Gnisis , or Llaals Ores at the Slave Market of Tel Aruhn . Llaals is now a slave in the Underground ; talk to Savile Imayn to learn that curing the Kwama Queen is needed to secure his release . Whichever one is chosen , return to Dondos afterwards . Note that neither miner will actually go to the mine . Upon curing the Queen and hiring one of the miners , return to Dondos to start the second phase of the stronghold . The Nerevarine should receive another journal entry one week later , when the second phase of construction is complete . Phase III . Once the second phase of the stronghold is finished and the Nerevarine has reached the rank of House Father , it is now possible to begin the third and final phase of construction . Return to Balmora and speak with Dondos , who will explain that the Nerevarine needs to get rid of the bandits in the area of the stronghold . To do that the Nerevarine will need to hire a guard , and Dondos suggests speaking with the Balmora Fighters Guild or the Imperial Legion at Moonmoth Legion Fort to do so . The fort will have no one to spare , but speaking with Flaenia Amiulusus at the Balmora Fighters Guild will get the Hero a guard named Fjorgeir for 1000 gold . Once he is hired , travel to the stronghold to meet him and talk to him about the bandits . Apparently the bandits are hiding out in the cave of Zainsipilu . Kill the leader of the bandits , Maros Gimayn . Killing the other seven bandits is optional . Return to Driler to begin the third phase of construction . Another journal entry should be received in three days when the last phase of construction is complete .