Waters Run Foul

Waters Run Foul is a quest available in . It is obtained in Shada's Tear by talking to Ralai.
==Background==
I ran into a researcher in the city wing of Shada's Tear who told me that the rest of her research team drank the cursed waters of Shada's Tear and went mad. She asked me to save her friend, Nahlia, who was captured by the mad researchers.
==Objectives==
#Talk to Ralai
#Unlock the Door By Completing the Puzzle
#Find Researcher Klause
#Find Researcher Squan
#Find Researcher Zifri
##Optional: Talk to Ralai to Learn More
#Find Nahlia and Free Her
#Talk to Nahlia.
#Talk to Ralai.
==Walkthrough==
In the city wing of Shada's Tear, in the first room on the balcony, you will find a woman named Ralai. She will tell you that she and her fellow researcher Nahlia refused to drink the water here. The others who did drink the water went crazy and kidnapped Nahlia to sacrifice her to Shada. Ralai will ask for your help in freeing Nahlia. 
The kidnappers went through the door up ahead, but to get through you must solve a puzzle. To solve it, read the text on the table near Ralai. It will tell you:
"From this vantage, I see the lights that guide the way. Look only to that which shines to show you the true way. Darkness only holds lies."
Head to the door to the south and use the wheels by its side to solve the puzzle; the solution is . Once the door to the inner city is open, head through. Ralai will not follow you through these chambers because of all the undead, but you can speak wit her for information about the leaders of the research team that drank the water. Either way, head on theough the corridors and into the room in the southwest; you will find the researcher Klaus here. Klaus has a horn that he can use to summon undead to his aid; beware of this and try not to get overwhelmed. Once you have defeated him and free his soul, you can talk to him. he will tell you that Nahlia is being held in the final chamber to be sacrificed to Shada. 
Head on east through the corridor, then heae right into the southernmost room. Here, you will find the researcher Squan, alongside many daedric portals. Squan will summon daedra from these portals, but he is not nearly as persistent with this as Klaus is with his undead. Just kill the daedra as they appear and then focus your attention on Squan again. Squan also likes to throw a big fireball at you that deals massive damage; make sure you stay healed in case this hits. After the battle, if you speak to Squan's soul, he will tell you that you need two people to unlock Nahlia's prison; they have to turn the locks at the same time. This dialogue is a leftover from before the One Tamriel update; you do not need two people to do this quest.
Only one researcher remains: Zifri. She can be found in the room to the east. Zifri will occasionally start working the forge in the room, when she is done with this, she will say something about purging the fire with water and unleash a very powerful attack. Make sure you are in good health when she does this. The further you are from Zifri when she does this, the less damage you will take from her attack. Once she is defeated, speak with her and you will learn that you must look for the faces on the stone pillars to free Nahlia. 
Head onward through the hallway until you reach the room where Nahlia is being held. On both sides of Nahlia, you will fond the same kind of pillars you used to open the gate at the start of this quest. Match the faces on the wheels with those on the pillars next to Nahlia to free her, then talk to her. She will tell you that Shada is the leader of the nereids here, and that one of her daughters is polluting the waters nearby. Once you are done talking, Ralai will arrive; speak with her to finish the quest.
==Reward==
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*73–302 
==Appearances==
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Category:Online: Craglorn Quests