Skingrad Recommendation

Skingrad Recommendation is a quest in . As part of "Join the Mages Guild," the Hero must get a recommendation from each city's Mages Guild Hall.
Erthor, a member of the Skingrad Mages Guild, has gone missing; the Hero can help by locating him.
==Walkthrough==
===Skingrad Mages Guild===
Adrienne Berene promises to write the recommendation if the Hero will find out what has happened to Erthor.
After asking other mages in the Skingrad Mages Guild Hall about Erthor, the Hero learns that he is very clumsy with his Conjuration, and had an earlier incident when he summoned a scamp. Because of this, Erthor was asked by Adrienne to do all of his Conjuration practice in a cavern named Bleak Flats Cave, north-northwest of Skingrad.
The Hero is also asked by the other mages to remind Adrienne that she was the one who sent him to the cave. When asked, she will say that she vaguely remembers telling him to go, and asks the Hero to go to the cave and investigate why Erthor has not returned recently. She also teaches them a basic Area of Effect Fire Ball spell to help defend themselves.
===Bleak Flats Cave===
Upon entering the cave, the Hero will encounter seven Deranged Zombies. The Area of Effect spell will prove to be very effective against the groups of zombies. After killing all of the zombies, Erthor can be found in one end of the cave rooms. He will show that he is very grateful that the Hero eliminated his renegade creations, and wishes to follow them back to Skingrad's Mages Guild.
Once back at the Skingrad Mages Guild Hall with Erthor in tow, the Hero must speak with Adrienne again, who will subsequently write their recommendation.
==Journal==
Journal Entry
*Update: After talking to Adrienne Berene about the recommendation:
In order to get a recommendation from Adrienne Berene, I need to find Erthor and return him to the Skingrad Mages Guild. I should speak with the other guild makes to learn his whereabouts.
*Update: After talking to the Druja about Erthor:
I have been told Erthor was last seen at Bleak Flats Cave, west of Skingrad. I should remind Adrienne of this.
*Update: After talking to Adrienne Berene about Erthor:
I need to go to Bleak Flats Cave and find Erthor.
*Update: After talking to Erthor in Bleak Flats Cave:
I've found Erthor in Bleak Flats Cave, and have agreed to escort him back to Adrienne Berene in Skingrad.
*Update: After returning Erthor to the Skingrad Mages Guild and talking to Adrienne about the recommendation:
Adrienne Berene has agreed to send a recommendation to the Arcane University on my behalf.
*Quest complete
==Trivia==
*Sulinus Vassinus was supposed to have a dialogue option regarding the quest, in which he could have been asked to find Erthor for a fee of 300 . Upon being paid, he would have walked to Bleak Flats Cave and spent three in-game days to finish the task, and the Hero would have been able to claim the credit. Due to a scripting error, however, the option would only appear if Vassinus' deposition was to be both "less than zero" and "greater than or equal to 70."
==Bugs==
*Erthor may follow the Hero around for the rest of the game, even after he talks with Adrienne. This can be fixed by telling him to wait after entering the Mages Guild Hall. Then, one must wait a few hours, then talk to Adrienne. She should have spoken to Erthor by then, unless she is asleep at the time. If this is the case, wait until morning. 
*Sometimes, even after killing all the zombies required, Erthor will not follow the Hero because of the "creatures" that still lie there.
**To fix this, exit the cave and fast travel far away from it, then wait three days and return to the cave. It should only be necessary to kill one deranged zombie for Erthor to calm down and follow the Hero. 
==Appearances==
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de:Skingrad-Empfehlung
es:Recomendación de Skingrad
ru:Рекомендация от Скинграда
Category:Oblivion: Skingrad Quests