Royal Palace Mournhold ' s Royal Palace is home to the royal family of Morrowind . During the events of , this included King Hlaalu Helseth , his family and their retainers . Sublocations . Courtyard . The courtyard can be entered from either the Temple Courtyard or Plaza Brindisi Dorom via large gates . This is the first location encountered when visiting the palace and through it one can enter the Royal Palace ' s Imperial Cult Services , the guards ' quarters , the Legion depot , and reception area . There is a large tree and many smaller plants decorating the center of the courtyard , most of which can be harvested for ingredients . Reception Area . This is the arrival point , when Asciene Rane in Ebonheart transports the Nerevarine to Mournhold . The reception area is one of only two locations that have access to the throne room , the other being Imperial Cult Services . King Helseth ' s private chambers can also be accessed from here , as is the basement . Throne Room . It is a large room containing many guards , Tienius Delitian , the Captain of the Royal Guard . There is the throne of Morrowind ' s king in the center . Imperial Cult Services . Two priests reside here offering spellmaking services and barter in spells and potions , although , Crito Olcinius ' services are only for members of the Imperial Cult . A Healing Altar can be found on the lower level . Guards ' Quarters . This area is home to various royal guards and houses the only entrance to the jail , found beneath it . Legion Depot . The depot may be entered from either of two doors in the courtyard and is connected internally to the guards ' quarters and the reception area . The area upstairs has many crates , baskets and boxes containing large amounts of ingredients . Helseth ' s Chambers . This is the private chambers of King Hlaalu Helseth . The only door leading into these chambers is upstairs in the Royal Palace reception area , but attempting to open the door prompts the following message . " This door is locked from the inside and cannot be opened by any means . " Barenziah ' s Chambers . The personal chambers of Barenziah , mother of King Helseth . This area is made of three rooms , the first being a very small antechamber entered from the Imperial Cult Services area , this then opens into a much larger room with chairs and tables . And a door at the far side leading to the bedroom . Jail . This area is accessed through the guards ' quarters . It has six cells each with level 75 locks . There are several crates that hold random low level items . There are no prisoners , only a guard . Basement . The Basement can only be accessed through the Reception Area . Inside , there is a trapdoor that leads to the . There are no guards . There are numerous containers , here , that mainly hold ingredients . A large area accessed from the basement , that serves as sewers , and is part of Old Mournhold , many leveled undead can be encountered here . Quests . Dark Brotherhood Attacks . The Royal Guard here can be spoken to the Dark Brotherhood immediately after arriving from Ebonheart to complete this quest and begin the next quest , " Hunt the Dark Brotherhood " . Speak to the People . The Nerevarine must ask the population of Mournhold about " King Llethan ' s Death . " A Temple Informant . The Nerevarine is to judge to mood of the members of the Mournhold Temple . Disloyalty Among the Guards . The Nerevarine is asked to investigate rumors that some members of the royal guard might not be completely loyal to the new king . Evidence of Conspiracy . The Nerevarine must find evidence of a conspiracy among the royal guard . Muckraking Journalist . The Nerevarine must find who is printing The Common Tongue . Queen Barenziah . There is an optional objective of this quest to speak with Plitinius Mero about Morrowind lore since he has extensive knowledge on the subject . An Attack on Mournhold . The Nerevarine must defend Mournhold from a Fabricant ' s attack . An Assassination Attempt . The Nerevarine must investigate a plot to assassinate the queen mother . Helseth ' s Champion . The king orders the Nerevarine to fight his champion in a dual . The Blade of Nerevar . If Plitinius is spoken to about the pieces of the blade he will direct the Nerevarine to Torasa Aram and Barenziah , each important to the continuation of the quest .