Bloodmoon:The Disappearance of Captain Carius

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
3 Bugs
4 Quest Stages

The Fort has been attacked and the Captain is missing.^edit

Quest Giver: Anyone at Fort Frostmoth
Location(s): Fort Frostmoth, Skaal Village
Prerequisite Quest: The Frostmoth Smugglers
Next Quest: The Skaal Test of Loyalty
Reward: Progress in Main Quest
ID: BM_CariusGone
Suggested Level: 30
Difficulty: Low

Fort Frostmoth after the attack

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Return to the fort to find it has been attacked.
Find and speak to Saenus or Gaea (the soldier you didn't travel with) to learn that the Captain is missing.
Travel to the Nord village of Skaal in the North end of the Island.
Talk to Tharsten Heart-Fang in the Greathall in Skaal Village to learn they have nothing to do with the attack.
Remain with the Skaal until you have earned their confidence.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Return to Fort Frostmoth

As you return to Fort Frostmoth you unexpectedly find that the fort has been attacked while you were gone! The gates are destroyed and much of the interior is ruined as well. Your companion should tell you to visit the Captain Carius right away. You return to his chambers, however, to find them empty, and a quick search of the rest of the fort fails to reveal any sign of the Captain. Instead, speak with Saenus Lusius or Gaea Artoria (whichever one you didn't travel with on the previous quest) in the bottom of the General Quarters (Artoria may be on the upper level) who will tell you that the Captain has gone missing! The attack was from a number of wolf creatures. Saenus/Gaea mentions that the Nords in Skall Village to the far North on Solstheim might have some information.

[edit] Travel to Skaal

You are told by Saenus Lusius or Gaea Artoria that you should travel to Skaal Village far to the North to find out more information. Your companion from the previous quest should no longer be following you. You should also receive the skull of a Skaal warrior (ask about Nord village). How you make it to the village is largely irrelevant, although the safest route is along the Eastern shoreline or Iggnir River.

[edit] Skaal Village

You arrive in Skaal Village with relatively little difficulty. Speaking with the nearest villager you are told to speak with Tharsten Heart-Fang in the Greathall. Indeed, Tharsten can be found in the middle of the small hall. Tharsten denies that the Skaal had anything to do with the attack and mentions that it was no mere wolves.

[edit] Mingle with the Skaal

If you go back to Lusius/Artoria with the news, he/she will be disappointed that you hadn't found out more and tell you to gain the Skaal's confidence until you can find out what happened to Captain Carius.

[edit] Bugs

If the NPC you took into the caves with you dies, the other NPC may attack you upon your return. If both NPCs are dead, you cannot progress further in the Main Quest as you need one of them to tell you to go to the Skaal Village to investigate the Captain's disappearance. In this case you can use the following console commands to allow you to speak to the Skaal:

Journal BM_CariusGone 10
Journal BM_CariusGone 20 (if you chose Saenus Lusius on the previous quest)
Journal BM_CariusGone 25 (if you chose Gaea Artoria)
player->AddItem "misc_Skull_Skaal" 1

[edit] Quest Stages

These Codes can be used along with the Journal Console Command and Quest ID given above the chart(s) to update the quest to a certain point.

BM_CariusGone
Index	Journal Entry
10	Upon returning to Fort Frostmoth, I learned that the fort had been attacked by strange, wolflike creatures, and that Captain Carius has been abducted.
20	Gaea Artoria suggests I should seek out the Nords who live on the northern coast of Solstheim. She says that these Nords worship animals, specifically wolves. She believes that they may be responsible for Captain Carius' disappearance. She doesn't believe they'll tell me much, as I am an outsider. So, she's given me a skull found in a Nord burial ground to give to the Skaal to better earn their trust. I'm to remain with them until I know more.
25	Saenus Lusius believes that I should seek out the Nords who live on the northern coast of Solstheim. Lusius tells me that these Nords are nature worshippers, and would know what these animals were that attacked the fort. He would like me to remain with these people, work my way into their confidence, though it may take a long time. He's given me a skull found in a Skaal tomb, in the hopes they will accept it as a sign of good faith.
30	I have found the Nord village. The people here have told me to speak to Tharsten Heart-Fang, their leader. He is in the Greathall.
100	Tharsten Heart-Fang says he knows nothing about the attack on Fort Frostmoth, and that the creatures that attacked the fort were not normal wolves.
100	I have returned to Fort Frostmoth and spoken with Saenus Lusius. He was disappointed the Skaal have not told me more, but not surprised. He wishes for me to return to them and live among them until I can find out what has happened to Captain Carius.
110	Gaea Artoria did not believe that the Skaal knew nothing about the attack or Carius' disappearance. She would like me to return, earn their trust, and continue to live among them. She believes that, given time, I might be able to find out what has happened to Captain Carius.