A Taste for Toxins

A Taste for Toxins is a repeatable prologue quest available in . The Vestige is tasked by Jee-Lar from Cyrodilic Collections to retrieve a copper-tongued skink, a species of lizard native to the Alik'r Desert, that will assist in detecting poisons on their expedition to Murkmire. The quest is available after completing the initial prologue quest "The Cursed Skull" and can be repeated once a day.
==Background==
According to Jee-Lar, poison-sniffing skinks can provide some much-needed security in the wilds of Murkmire. He needs me to acquire one of these valuable lizards in Alik'r.
==Objectives==
#Talk to Arlowe
#Collect Venom Sacs (x3)
#Place the Venom Sacs
#Capture the Copper-Tongued Skink
#Talk to Jee-Lar
==Walkthrough==
Talk to Jee-Lar in Stormhold, Shadowfen, next to Nielsold's Steeds by the wayshrine to begin the quest. He will explain that to prepare for the expedition to Murkmire, Cyrodilic Collections will require a copper-tongued skink to help detect poison in foods. The skinks are native to the Alik'r Desert in Hammerfell and you will need to speak with a trapper to purchase one.
What can I do for you? "My homeland is very beautiful, but also very dangerous. Knifeberries, toadskin peppers, ghost truffles…these foods look very fine, but will kill most anyone who eats them. Without a guide, explorers can easily starve in the marsh."
:So what do you need to keep your explorers safe? "A copper-tongued skink! It's a lizard, you see? Specially trained to sniff out and eat any foods that explorers ought to avoid. Can you get one for me? A trapper named Arlowe Viducia should some for sale. You can find him in Sentinel."
::All right, I will go collect one of these lizards.
Proceed to the city of Sentinel and speak to the Arlowe Viducia at the western end of the Sentinel Bazaar under the bridge. He will inform you that he has lost the skink he had, and you will need to lure it out using venom sacs.
"Ugh! Now where did that little bugger run off too…?"
:Jee-Lar sent me to pick up a copper-tongued skink. "Right, the poison-sniffer. Ugh… great. Look, I'd love to help, but the only one I had in stock just ran out on me. Slippery little rascal!"
::Maybe I can help you find it. "Would you? Thanks, friend. Skinks are always hungry. Not many poisonous plants around here, so it should be easy to lure him out. You'll need bait, of course. Assassin beetle or giant scorpion venom sacs would do the trick. Skinks love venom!"
:::Fair enough. Once I collect these venom sacs, what do I do with them? "Here, I'll mark a likely nesting spot on your map. Drop the venom sacs there, and it won't take long for the skink to show up. Guaranteed. Good luck out there!"
Venom sacs can be acquired by killing any assassin beetle or giant scorpion in the region. There are many giant scorpions close by at Ancestor's Landing just west of Sentinel past the wayshrine. Once three sacs have been extracted, you can go to Ogre's Bluff east from Bergama and place the sacs near the cliff as indicated by the quest marker. A copper-tongued skink will soon arrive and you only need to interact with it to catch it; it will not attempt to evade and will stay indefinitely.
With the skink in your possession, you can return to Jee-Lar in Shadowfen to complete the quest and earn your reward. Another Cyrodilic Collections quest will become available the next time the daily server clock resets.
"You return! Was your task a success?"
:Yes, I have your lizard. "Excellent! Oh yes, I can tell, this is a frisky one! Our explorers will have nothing to fear with this chubby little fellow along for the ride."
==Reward==
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*73–302 
*508–7,485 
==Journal==
A Taste for Toxins
Journal Entry
Jee-Lar told me that a trapper named Arlowe Viducia has copper-tongued skinks on hand. I should seek him out in the Redguard city of Sentinel.
*Objective: Talk to Arlowe
The copper-tongued skink escaped! Arlowe insists that venom sacs from the assassin beetles and giant scorpions of Alik'r will lure the lizard back out of hiding. I should acquire three of these sacs.
*Objective: Collect Venom Sacs (x3)
I acquired the venom sacs. I should place them at the location Arlowe marked on the map.
*Objective: Place the Venom Sacs
I lured the toxin-sniffing skink out with the venom sac. Now I just need to catch it.
*Objective: Capture the Copper-Tongue Skink
I caught the copper-tongued skink. I should deliver it to Jee-Lar.
*Objective: Talk to Jee-Lar
*Quest Complete
==Trivia==
*Completing 1, 10, and 30 repeatable quests for Cyrodilic Collections will grant the Cyrodilic Collections Associate, Agent, and Champion achievements, respectively.
==Appearances==
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Category:Online: Alik'r Desert Quests
Category:Online: Cyrodilic Collections Quests
Category:Online: Prologue Quests
Category:Online: Repeatable Quests
Category:Online: Shadowfen Quests