A Hireling of House Telvanni

A Hireling of House Telvanni is a quest available in . The Vestige meets an Argonian slave named Eoki who requests their help in freeing him and his companion Sun-in-Shadow.
==Background==
"Two Argonian slaves named Eoki and Sun-in-Shadow have hatched a plot to win their freedom from the Dark Elves of House Telvanni."''
==Objectives==
#Talk to Sun-in-Shadow
#Find Eraven Onthim's chambers
#Talk to Brelan Neloren
#Pickpocket the "Ode to Ethrandora"
#Return the poem to Brelan
#Take Magister Therana's correspondence
#Travel to Zaintiraris
#Enter the shrine
#Defeat Izhavi the Petty
#Obtain the key and unlock the central chamber
#Take the relic to Tel Branora
#Talk to Therana about Sun-in-Shadow
#Convince Therana to sponsor Sun-in-Shadow's freedom
#Deliver the sponsorship writ to Eraven 
#Meet Sun-in-Shadow in the audience chamber
==Walkthrough==
When entering Sadrith Mora, the Vestige will encounter an Argonian named Eoki. He will tell the Vestige the following:
"Mind your step. I would not want you to step on this random patch of grass. I jest, of course. The Telvanni force me to work, but I make sure it brings them no pleasure. I see you wear no shackles. Do you seek work? I know someone who needs help."
:Tell me more. "In truth, you would be helping many Saxhleel. Myself included. During my latest escape attempt, I met an amber beauty with eyes like summer rain. Her lukiul name is Sun-in-Shadow, but I call her my heart. She hatches a plan to set us free."
::What do you need me to do? "Seek her out in Tel Naga. If I know my heart, she will be sunning herself in the light of some book. Always reading, that one. Always learning. If all goes to plan, she will read her books beside me in the boughs of a Hist. Soon, I hope."
:::All right, I'll go talk to Sun-in-Shadow. "Walk with Sithis, my friend—and mind the Telvanni. They spin lies like an elder at the yarn-wheel."
The Vestige must now search out Sun-in-Shadow in Tel Naga. She can be found sweeping the floor in the central chamber. After approaching, she will say the following:
"Yes? Can I help you, serjo?"
:Sun-in-Shadow? Eoki sent me. "Bless his eyes. Yes, I'm Sun-in-Shadow. Eoki told you I have a plan to earn our freedom, right? It will require finesse and discretion. I trust that I can count on you for both. To earn my freedom, I need the help of Magister Therana."
::Magister Therana? "She's a recently elevated Telvanni magister. Not so set in her ways as the others, and probably more likely to remember her early struggles. I know she wants something from Zaintiraris. I need to find out what it is, then get it for her."
:::Do you have any idea what she wants? "I'm afraid not. I traded in some favors to get a better idea of what she's seeking, but I learned very little. Apparently, her Mouth, Eraven Onthim, has some correspondence that might give us a clue. I need that letter."
::::You can earn your freedom? "Oh yes! House Telvanni has its warts, but it's a true meritocracy. With enough guile and cunning even a lowly slave can sit on the council! I've studied spellcraft since before I could lift a broom. All I need now is the sponsorship of a magister."
:::::How do you earn the magister's approval? "Therana's been haranguing the Council—trying to get their help in claiming Zaintiraris from House Redoran. She wants something in that shrine. I aim to get it for her. Her Mouth, Eraven Onthim, has a letter that contains the clues we need."
::::::I'll try to get the information for you. "Be cautious in the Council House, sera. House Telvanni is not just some beast you can slay. In this place, subtlety will serve you better than any shield. We have to play the game."
Now that the Vestige knows their objective, they will speak to Magister Therana's Mouth, Eraven Onthim. Because Sun-in-Shadow believes he possesses a letter containing information regarding what Therana is looking for in Zaintiraris, the Vestige must search his chambers. Upon entering his chambers, however, they will encounter Brelan Neloren:
"Master Eraven is away on business. Has been for some time, in fact. I know a prowler when I see one. What do you want?"
:I'm just looking around. "No one just wanders into a Council Mouth's office looking around. I should report you. What are you really after? And do be honest. We've already wasted enough time here."
::I'm looking for a letter. "Ah, the one about Zaintiraris, is it? Well, I could call the guard and be about my day, but I am a Telvanni, after all. We don't turn away an opportunity when it presents itself. Perhaps you could help me with a problem I've run into."
:What did you have in mind? "It's a matter of literature, or lack thereof. I wrote a poem, you see—a cloying, drunken mess of a poem. The post delivered it to my darling Ethrandora just this morning. If you get it away from her, the letter is yours."
That seem fair. Where is Ethrandora? "She spends most of her time in the study, here in the Council Hall. She's very diligent. Always leaning over one book or another. And the way she licks her thumb when she turns the pages …. Sorry. You'll find her in the study. Yes."
The Vestige will find Ehtrandora in the Wizards' Study. They will have to pickpocket the poem from her and return it to Brelan. He will thank the Vestige profusely and point them towards Master Eraven's correspondence box, noting that "I sure hope I didn't leave Master Eraven's correspondence box unlocked. That would be careless in the extreme."
After taking the letter from said correspondence box, the Vestige will have to return to Sun-in-Shadow to discuss how to proceed from here. Reading the letter will reveal Magister Therana is searching Zaintiraris, a shrine to Sheogorath, for a saint's relic; that of Saint Felms. It appears the shrine is locked, however, protected by a puzzle-ward. Luckily, the letter provides some hints on how to break in. Sun-in-Shadow requests the Vestige travels to Zaintiraris, breaks into the shrine, grab the relic and offer it to Therana on her behalf.
Upon entering Zaintiraris and disposing of the hostile occupants, the Vestige will encounter a scribbled note next to a dead Bosmer. The note offers some insight into the puzzle that protects the entrance of the shrine, notably the effects it had on the deranged author. The solution to the puzzle above the Zaintiraris entrance is as follows: The brazier near the two skulls, then the one with three, then the one with five, then six.
Now that the Vestige has gained access to the shrine, they will have to make their way to the central chamber. Along the way, the Vestige will find a Shrine Scavenging Journal lying on the ground next to a deceased Nord. The journal details a previous expedition into the Mad God's shrine, telling the events that preceded the Nord's faith. It also references a key to open the main gate, located in another worship room in the back of the shrine. Continuing deeper into the shrine and fighting off Sheogorath's many minions will eventually lead the Vestige to the Inner Sanctum of the shrine. Upon entering, they will have to defeat the watcher Izhavi the Petty, who guards the key.
After defeating the creature, the Vestige must take the peculiar key that it guarded and use it to open the gates to the central chamber of the shrine. Once there, they must defeat more of Sheogorath's minions and grab the relic; the finger bone of Saint Felms. They must then return to Tel Branora to give the finger bone to Magister Therana on behalf of Sun-in-Shadows.
Making their way up to Therana's chambers in the Tel Branora tower, the Vestige will encounter her reading a book:
"Oh, excellent. Another clumsy adventurer bumbles into my home. I really must put a hex on that lift …. Have you come to rob me? That would go very poorly for you."
:My name is <player name>. I come on behalf of Sun-in-Shadow, an Argonian in Sadrith Mora. "Sun-in-Shadow … ah, yes. I know the lizard. An enterprising young mage, if memory serves. Don't look so surprised. Her magical abilities are the worst-kept secret in Sadrith Mora. What does she want? I hope you bring more than boring salutations."
::I have the finger bone of Saint Felms, taken from Zaintiraris. "Do you now? Well she is a clever one, isn't she? Even convinced you to do the work for her? Impressive. So, what does our scaled friend want in exchange for this relic? No, no, no, give me a moment. I'm keen to guess. She wants her freedom, right?"
:::Yes. She needs you to endorse her bid for freedom and sponsor her as a Hireling of House Telvanni. "Oh, good. I was afraid she'd do something boring with her freedom, like run off into the marsh to worship trees or some such. Sun-in-Shadow shall have my endorsement. I'll give you a writ. Deliver it to my Mouth, Eraven. He'll know what to do."
Now that Magister Therana has agreed to sponsor Sun-in-Shadow's appeal for freedom, the Vestige must take the sponsorship writ to Eraven Othrim. Surprised, he notes that Sun-in-Shadow has always been ambitious and agrees to take the writ to the Council Chamber for evaluation. In the Council Chamber, Sun-in-Shadow will thank the Vestige for their help and reward them.
==Reward==
*Robe of Ambition
*73–302 
==Journal==
Journal Entry
Two Argonian slaves named Eoki and Sun-in-Shadow have hatched a plot to win their freedom from the Dark Elves of House Telvanni. I should go talk to Eoki's love, Sun-in-Shadow. I'll likely find her working in Tel Naga.
*Objective: Talk to Sun-in-Shadow
Sun-in-Shadow believes that Magister Therana's Mouth, Eraven Onthim, possesses a letter that could reveal what Therana is looking for in Zaintiraris. I should search his chambers in the Council House for the letter.
*Objective: Find Eraven Onthim's chambers
Brelan, Eraven's secretary, agreed to give me the information Sun-in-Shadow needs if I do him a favor first. I need to retrieve a bad poem he gave to another mage, so he can avoid embarrassment.
*Objective: Pickpocket the "Ode to Ethrandora"
I have the poem, now I just need Magister Therana's note about Zaintiraris. I should return to Brelan.
*Objective: Return the Poem to Brelan
I worked out a deal with Brelan, and having held up my end, he has obligingly unlocked the correspondence box and is turning a blind eye to my taking the needed information.
*Objective: Take Magister Therana's Correspondence
I found out what Magister Therana seeks in the Daedric shrine, Zaintiraris. I should return to Sun-in-Shadow to plan our next move.
*Objective: Talk to Sun-in-Shadow
I need to make my way to the Daedric shrine, Zaintiraris.
*Objective: Travel to Zaintiraris
A complex puzzle-ward blocks the entrance to Zaintiraris. I should search the grounds to find some way to unlock the door.
*Objective: Enter Zaintiraris
I gained access to Zaintiraris shrine. I need to find a way into the shrine's central chamber. The relic is most likely there.
*Objective: Find a Way to Access the Central Chamber
I found a key that will unlock the central chamber in Zaintiraris shrine. The finger bone of Saint Felms should be found in that area.
*Objective: Find the Finger Bone of Saint Felms
I retrieved Saint Felms's finger bone from Zaintiraris. I should take it to Magister Therana at Tel Branora.
*Objective: Take the Relic to Tel Branora
I need to convince Magister Therana to support Sun-in-Shadow's appeal for emancipation.
*Objective: Talk to Therana about Sun-in-Shadow
Magister Therana provided a document that supports Sun-in-Shadow's bid for emancipation, and encourages the Council to bestow upon her the rank of House Hireling. I must take it to Therana's Mouth, Eraven Onthim.
*Objective: Take the Writ of Sponsorship
Magister Therana provided a document that supports Sun-in-Shadow's bid for emancipation, and encourages the Council to bestow upon her the rank of House Hireling. I must take it to Therana's Mouth, Eraven Onthim.
*Objective: Deliver the Writ to Eraven Onthim
Eraven will have Sun-in-Shadow called before the council. I can go up to the Council Hall to witness her change in status.
*Objective: Meet Sun-in-Shadow in the Council Chamber
A council emissary called Sun-in-Shadow to the council audience chamber. I should speak to her before she faces the Telvanni Council.
*Objective: Talk to Sun-in-Shadow in the Audience Chamber
The Telvanni Council is preparing to free Sun-in-Shadow. I should speak to her before the council makes their pronouncement.
*Objective: Talk to Sun-in-Shadow
*Quest complete
==Gallery==
A Hireling of House Telvanni 7.png|The Tel Branora tower.
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Category:ESO Morrowind: Sadrith Mora Quests
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