Brother Nidal

Brother Nidal is a Breton priest and healer who works at the Temple of Arkay.
==Background==
Brother Nidal was a secret ally of the Crowns before the capture of Stros M'kai. He helped take Prince A'Tor's body to the Temple of Arkay. Since then he kept the body preserved for future use and away from N'Gasta's soul snare. Soon some of the other priests went missing and he was left as the only one. He is also the only healer of the temple, and apologizes for the healing tax enforced by Amiel Richton.
==Interactions==
===Resurrecting Prince A'Tor===
It is revealed that Nidal is an ally of the Crowns and has been keeping Prince A'Tor's body preserved.
==Services==
Brother Nidal can heal Cyrus for a fee of 25 . After completing the quest "The Goblin Caves," Nidal will provide healing for free.
==Dialogue==
Hello, Brother. I'm Cyrus, recent to this shore. "Brother Nidal, good son. Welcome to the Temple of Arkay."
:(Healing) Can you heal me, Brother Nidal? "Please forgive the formalities, but the Governor has levied a temple tax of 25 gold for any magical services rendered, healing or otherwise. Will you pay the tax?"
::(Yes) Fine. "(Casts healing spell)"
:::'(Healing) I need you to tend to my wounds again, Brother. "I must ask you to pay the temple tax, of course. Will you?"
::: "You haven't the gold, I see. Remember these are the Governor's rules, Cyrus, not our blessed Arkay's. I am sorry that I cannot help you."
::: "I see nothing wrong with you, my boy. Count your blessings."
::(No) Forget it. "I am truly sorry, but I cannot help you, then."
:::(Temple Tax) Why the temple tax? "Just another of Richton's rules, my boy, along with several other solutions to the burden of Empire."
:(Iszara) My sister, Iszara, has been missing for near three months. Perhaps you have heard of her? "I knew her well, actually, but she never mentioned having a brother. She was a fiery sort, as I'm sure you know, and her Redguard blood did not fare well under Imperial rule. She is not the only nationalist who has disappeared since the Governor claimed the city. There have been others."
::(Others) What 'others' have disappeared? "Brother Kithral, my initiate and good friend, for one. He was an outspoken man, and a Crown sympathizer. He was enamored of your sister, I must say, and took to her Crown propaganda readily."
:::(Arkay) "Are you a follower of Arkay, Cyrus?"
::::Me? No. Well, not in the worshipper sense. "In what sense, then?"
::::I'm not that wayward, Brother, I do believe in the gods, and in their, you know, importance to man and all that. "And Arkay's importance would be...?"
::::I'm usually the one who asks all the questions, Brother Nidal. "Humor an old man."
::::Arkay, then: the shepherd of the soul, who watches us through our lives and our deaths, who guides us between them in the heavenly interim. "May he watch over you."
:::(Brother Kithral) When did you last see Kithral? "I sent him to the park for fresh mandrake root, and that is probably where Richton's men were waiting. Kithral was against the Imperial expansion from the start, though I reminded him that Arkay frowns on more... secular interests. This warning Kithral obviously did not take to heart."
::(Restless League) Is there anything you can tell me about the Restless League, Brother? "I...know very little about their activities, Cyrus. The common stories, sure, but not much more."
:::(Common Stories) I know even less of the League than you, Brother, the common stories included. "Then know that they are ruffians and cutthroats, who would like nothing more than carve their symbol upon the Emperor's eyes for daring to set them on Hammerfell... ...And know they secretly served the Prince against the Forebears during the civil war, to help A'Tor win back Sentinel."
::::(Symbol) What is the League's symbol? "The red R, for restless, as they ever are. Trust me, you will see it if you stay in Stros M'Kai for long, invariably written in Imperial blood."
::::(Sentinel) Sentinel, the capital city. "From whence A'Tor was forced to flee soon after his father died. Aye, but the Crowns gathered here at Stros M'Kai and charged northwards to take their throne-city back -- but, by then, the Imperial's bargain had been struck."
::(Governor) What can you tell me about the Governor? "That he is a hard man. Richton threatened to raze the temple when I refused to hand over the wounded of Prince A'Tor who had survived the battle. I assured him that even his Emperor could not defy divine law. Nevertheless, the wounded under my care were healed only to be thrown into the Catacombs thereafter."
:::(Prince A'Tor) What of Prince A'tor? "He was... lost at sea, my boy. That is all I know. And... that it was rumored that Iszara knew him personally."
::::(Iszara and the Prince) So my sister knew the Prince, then? "Leave that alone, boy. That was but a rumor."
:::(Iszara in the Battle) Did my sister fight in the Battle of Stros M'Kai? "No. She was never part of the military. She could have been, though. She was good with the sword... I hear."
:::(Divine Law) What is the Divine Law? "Richton wanted to rescind the Crowns' right to sanctuary while they were wounded, or to desecrate the bodies of the enemy dead before I gave them their last rites."
::::(Last Rites) What happened to the bodies of A'tor's men after their last rites? "Food for the dragon, more than likely. But at least their souls are safe from the necromancer."
:::::(Dragon) The Imperials have a dragon? "Its name is Nafaalilargus, and it lives in the Catacombs, or so I have heard. It has not been seen in the skies since the battle, so maybe Richton is lying about it still being around."
::::(Necromancer) What about this necromancer? "N'Gasta has been here long, manifest in Thassad's good rule. A'Tor had kept his wretchedness at bay, but now, with the Prince gone, he has cursed the land."
:::::(Curse) How has N'Gasta cursed the land? "The very soil of Stros M'Kai is cursed. N'Gasta has become very powerful and has weaved a soul-snare across the island. Any who die must quickly have their last rites performed before their souls become his to claim."
:::(Catacombs) So A'tor's men are in the Catacombs, then? "Either that, or they are fruit for the necromancer. It is somehow appropriate that Richton deals with that nefarious slug."
::(Nationalist) Do you know anyone that Iszara may have kept company with, vanished nationalist or otherwise? "Like I said, I knew her well. And she spoke often to Brother Kithral, my former initiate, but he, too, has disappeared. She was a devout Arkayn, Iszara. I once almost convinced her to join the temple, but that was before she... well..."
:::(Before She What?) Before she what, Brother Nidal? "Well, man, before she vanished!"
::::I trust that you will seek me out if you hear anything more of my sister. "I will be honest, Cyrus. She is either dead or worse, for I know she would not have left Stros M'Kai, even after A'tor's defeat. Richton had a list of rebels when he took the throne, and Iszara's name was undoubtably upon it."
:(Stros M'kai) How is Stros M'Kai these days, Brother Nidal? "You should be able to see it just from the faces on the streets, my boy. But, then again, there aren't that many faces out there anymore. Things have become quiet since the occupation."
::(Occupation) I have seen the Empire expanding into all of Tamriel in my travels. Why is the occupation of Stros M'Kai full of more bloodshed than most? "You have only your Redguard blood to answer that, my boy. When has Hammerfell ever suffered foreign rule? The civil war was bloody to be sure, but when the Forebears allied with the Empire, the Crowns felt they had been betrayed by their own kind. They were prepared to fight to the last man, and the Empire sent Admiral Richton to make sure they did."
:::(Forebears) Tell me of the Forebears. "Living in Stros M'Kai you only get the Crown definition, of course: That the Forebears were the pretenders to the throne, that they betrayed the republic, and that Hammerfell has been cursed by their cowardice."
:::(Crowns) Iszara was a Crown, I know that. As a Crown, what would be her fate? "I fear, sadly, that the Crowns' days are ended. The Forebears' alliance with Emperor Septim made sure of that."
:::(Richton) What else do you know about Richton? "That you should stay away from him, my boy. He will not care if you are a Crown or not, should he find out that you are Iszara's brother. However, you are probably safe in the city for the time being, as he never leaves the Palace, it seems."
:::(Civil War) I escaped Hammerfell just before the civil war, and without regret. "That is probably why Iszara never mentioned me to you. It was only through a mutual friend that I learned of her disappearance. The war cost this city much, Cyrus, though an outsider may not see it. The Crowns are gone, now, and only the League remains as their testament."
:(Temple) The temple seems very empty, Brother Nidal. Are you its only priest? "We have ever been understaffed. It was horrible right after the battle, all the dead and dying, but luckily I had Brother Kithral to help me tend to them. Since he is gone now, I must carry on alone."
:(Bye) Until later, Brother Nidal. "Goodbye, my son."
After finding Kithral's Journal:
Hello again, Brother Nidal. "It is good to see you, Cyrus."
:(Kithral's Journal) Brother Nidal, I have bad news. I found Kithral's body in the caverns; he's dead. I'm sorry. "The caverns...? What could he have been doing there?"
::I found his journal among the remains. You should read it. "Oh my...the poor lad...what did he hope to accomplish? Cyrus, I now count you as a friend. Kithral's fate is revealed, and I shall bring you into my confidence."
::Go on. "The body of Prince A'tor is here, at the temple."
::It is? "Yes. It's the only safe place for it. We can't quite...bury it."
::Why? "There is a spell of stasis upon it, to preserve it and stave off its decay. Archmage Voa enchanted it thus just after the Prince's death."
::Archmage Voa is mentioned in the journal, and his magical ring, which both Kithral and my sister were looking for.... "Voa's ring was used to enchant the Prince's body."
::So they would have used it-- "To dispel the body's stasis field."
::Why would they do that? That would only serve to send the body along to rot. "Yes, you're right. It doesn't quite make sense, does it? It's Redguard custom to preserve their great leaders in stasis so that they might be looked upon everafter in their prime. To break the stasis would be treason, or hubris, even."
::There's something we're not getting yet. Both Iszara and Kithral were Crowns-whatever they had planned for the Prince would only have been for his benefit. "I am sure you are right."
:::(I have Voa's ring) I have Archmage Voa's ring, Brother Nidal. "Ah, this will break the stasis field!"
::::Can you use it? "No, I can't, Cyrus. You need a mage for this, not a priest. The magicks are unlike in practice."
:(Bye) Until later, Brother Nidal. "Goodbye, my son."
After having found the Restless League:
Hello again, Brother Nidal. "It is good to see you, Cyrus."
:(Soulgem) Brother Nidal, did you know that Prince A'Tor's soul was placed into a soulgem just prior to his death? "Kithral never told me. I had no idea! And this would explain their search for the Archmage's Ring...."
::How do you mean? "It seems that they were going to bring the Prince back to life, so to speak. Just as Archmage Voa preserved the Prince's body he also preserved his soul. The body was dying from the dark arrow's poison; it was the only way to save him. Voa seperated both vody and soul and protected them both, hoping that he could one day heal the body and restore the Prince."
:(Bye) Until later, Brother Nidal. "Goodbye, my son."
After obtaining the soul gem:
:(I have the gem) I have the soulgem, Brother Nidal. Can you work its magics? "No, I can't, Cyrus. You need a mage for this, not a priest. The magicks are unalike in practice. Besides, you need the ring, too, to rid the body of the stasis field so the soul can transfer. The ring, too, I cannot use. Do you even have it?"
::Yes. "Then you have everything you need to bring the Prince back."
::Except for the wizard who can use them. "Exactly."
:(Bye) Until later, Brother Nidal. "Goodbye, my son."
==Gallery==
Brother Nidal Loading Screen.png|From loading screen.
Brother Nidal.png|Nidal as seen in-game.
==Appearances==
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