Pool of Despair

Pool of Despair is a quest available in . The recommended player level for this quest is level 11. One secret can be found during this quest.
==Background==
"There have been several disappearances from a town nearby. I need to find out what's going on."''
==Objectives==
#Speak with the Mayor
#Speak to the Bosmer hunters
#Find Malanwen
#Defeat the cult leader
==Walkthrough==
Wanum is encountered in the western side of the Town, and asks the Fugitive to investigate a nearby town. Upon arriving at the town's docks, the mayor is quickly encountered, starting the following dialogue:
"Who are you?"
:I'm here to look into the disappearances. "Did the Queen send you? It's about time. No one's had time to look for anyone, since we're all panicking about our crops. ... I'm sorry. I haven't slept. Our crops are dying. We have a few farms down the road, and everything there is... I have no idea what happened to the ones that disappeared. Maybe those wood elves down the road would know something?"
::I'll check it out. ""
::Have you seen Malanwen? "Yes, she was here when people started disappearing. Then she went back into the woods and never came back. Anyway, you'll need this to get out of the village. Good luck."
:I'm the one who should be asking that. ""
Upon leaving conversation, the mayor provides the Fugitive with a key. Approaching the mayor again will result in her saying "Malanwen went into the woods to the north and never returned. Stay safe, Warrior."
Using the key, the doors leading out of the town can be opened, and one must travel through the forest encountering spriggans and wolves along the way, eventually stumbling upon a camp with two Bosmer Hunters. Approaching the male hunter triggers the following dialogue:
"Be warned, traveller. This land is blighted."
:Do you know the cause? "The water is corrupted. The trees have already started dying, and the Spriggans are abnormally aggressive and hateful. Many of the plants that we eat from are withering fast. We may have to relocate... What do you need?"
:I'm looking for some missing people. "You mean the ranger Malanwen? She was here to inquire about some missing humans, and went down this path to investigate. It's the only path, and she hasn't come back. I fear the worst... but we've been too sick to go after her. Here. Take this and go through our gate. She may still be out there."
:Thank you. ""
The hunter will then provide a key, needed to open the nearby gates leading deeper into the forest. Approaching the hunter again will unlock more dialogue:
"What do you need?"
:What caused the blight? "The water is corrupted. The trees have already started dying, and the Spriggans are abnormally aggressive and hateful. Many of the plants that we eat from are withering fast. We may have to relocate..."
:Have you seen Malanwen? "You mean the ranger Malanwen? She was here to inquire about some missing humans, and went down this path to investigate. It's the only path, and she hasn't come back. I fear the worst... but we've been too sick to go after her. Here. Take this and go through our gate. She may still be out there."
:Nothing, never mind. "May Y'ffre guard you."
After advancing deeper into the forest, the hero comes across a cave, entering it will lead to a locked door, to which a nearby cultist holds the key. Speaking to the cultist results in him attacking the hero. Opening the door with the key leads to Malanwen, who will have to be spoken to to advance the quest further. In dialogue, Malanwen states that the cave is home to a cult, who have been sacrificing people in the local waters, corrupting it and the nearby land. She tasks the hero with destroying the cult. Deeper into the cave, a large chamber is found where the sacrifices take places. After defeating three cultists, the cultist doing the sacrifices speaks to the hero:
"A vengeful being has come to inhibit progress."
:That's me. Will you stop or will I have to kill you? " 
:What are you doing? "We require sacrifice. We require rot and decay. You will be the next to transcend to pestilence."
Slaying the cult leader completes the quest.
==Journal==
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Category:Blades: Side Quests