The Teleportation Machine

**Quest ID** | Aldiquest

*The Teleportation Machine* takes the player on a journey with two rival explorers to find the cause of the Dwemer disappearance.

**Aldi the Explorer**

Kleppr in the Silver-Blood Inn will facilitate the start of this quest by directing the PC to the Reachwind Eyrie. Once you return, he will provide and additional note from Aldi that informs the player that she has begun an expedition in Gloomreach, one that will pay handsomely.

Deep in the hive, the player finds Aldi leaning over a railing staring into a deep chasm. Beside her is her former bodyguard. As he is dead, Aldi offers the player the recently opened position, and requests they search the cave for clues regarding a Dwemer artifact.

Notes:

– Aldi’s character is a parody of the fast-talking women in the Golden Age of film, particularly Katharine Hepburn, with bits taken from Jennifer Jason Leigh’s parody of the same in The Hudsucker Proxy.

**Camaron’s Note**

Searching the cavern, the player finds a note from Aldi’s chief rival, Camaron. The note indicates that the real location of the Dwemer artifact is in Mzinchaleft. However, Aldi reveals that the artifact is just one of two pieces needed to power an ancient device. She asks the player to find the other in Blackreach.

Eventually, the player will find their way to the War Quarters where the lexicon and the NPC Relic can be found.

Notes:

– A mention of the lexicon was added on to Relic’s dialogue after the completion of this quest.

**Confrontation at Stonehills**

With the lexicon retrieved, the player travels to Stonehills to find Aldi in a confrontation with Camaron. Aldi begrudgingly accepts that the device cannot be activated without Camaron’s attunement sphere and Aldi’s lexicon, and tries to reconcile, but Camaron refuses and marches on ahead to Alftand.

There, the explorers are attacked by Falmer outside the entrance to the lift. After narrowly surviving, Camaron finally agrees to work with Aldi.

Notes:

– Aldi makes multiple references to Scotti throughout the quest, clad in Dwarven armor. In addition to being Argonian, Scotti fights with only his fists, a small indicator of his true identity.

– After vanquishing the Falmer, the entrance to the lift may be open or closed depending on the player’s previous behavior. To account for both scenarios, the lever is pulled after Camaron and Aldi’s scene is over. This gives ample time for the player to enter the lift if the door is open, while at the same time eventually opening the door if the lift is closed. While there may be a way to check if the lift door is open, such scripting is beyond the knowledge of the author at this time.

– The console command “COC Alftandexterior02” will teleport the PC inside the lift

**The Teleportation Machine**

Once inside the hidden chamber, Camaron and Aldi rush forward to get a look at the device. Camaron instructs Scotti to place the sphere and lexicon into the control panel as she bonds with Aldi over their discovery.

However, their joy proves to be short-lived when Scotti removes his helmet and reveals himself as the Dwarvenborn, the one true savior of Skyrim. Using his machine hand, he disables the control panel and renders the teleportation machine inert. Camaron rushes to the control panel and finds the buttons are stuck, but it is unclear if the machine was already damaged given its age.

Two-Tails proceeds to accuse Camaron and Aldi of aiding the Dwarven king Mzanauch, and attacks the two explorers. The player must then decide who to aid.

Notes:

– If Camaron is attacked first, she will drop to a knee but remain essential. However, she will not recover during combat, and she will die automatically if and when Aldi is killed. This is to avoid a scenario where Camaron and Two-Tails die but Aldi lives.

– Two-Tails’ initial singing may get drowned out by Aldi and Camaron depending on where the PC is standing.

Notes: Stages 70, 115, 130, and 140 are set during scenes or when entering a trigger at the appropriate stage.