Morrowind:Auriel's Bow (quest)

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
- 2.1 Chores
- 2.2 Auriel's Bow
3 Notes
4 Quest Stages

Find the bow that smells like ash yams (don't ask) somewhere in Ghostgate.^edit

Quest Giver: Therana at the Upper Tower in Tel Branora
Location(s): Tel Branora, Ghostgate
Reward: Enchanted Daedric Cuirass and Greaves or 11,111 gold
ID: HT_AurielBow
Required Rank: Mouth

Auriel's Bow.

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Talk to Mistress Therana at the Upper Tower in Tel Branora for chores.
Travel to Ghostgate to get Auriel's Bow from Ralyn Othravel:
1. Either kill him for the bow.
2. Or pickpocket him to get it.
Return to Therana to complete the quest.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Chores

Once you reach the rank of Mouth in the House, Councillor Therana in the Upper Tower in Tel Branora will talk to you about Auriel's Bow, which she says smells faintly of Ash Yams (in case you haven't noticed, Therana is slightly eccentric). Therana doesn't give any exact location, but says that the 'smell' is strongest in Ghostgate, near Ralyn Othravel.

[edit] Auriel's Bow

Travel to Ghostgate and find Ralyn in the Tower of Dawn, who is indeed carrying the bow, though you'll have to kill him or, if you're good at sneaking, pickpocket him to get it.

Return to Therana in Tel Branora with the bow to receive an enchanted Daedric Cuirass and Greaves, both enchanted with Feather effects. If you refuse payment, she'll give you 11,111 gold anyway. (Even if you want the money more than the armor, you should take the armor - you can get far more than that by selling it to somebody.)

[edit] Notes

Pickpocketing the bow from Ralyn may prove very difficult, even with a Chameleon effect of 100%.
Of course, since this is the only quest received from Therana, you could always keep the bow, or give her the bow and either pickpocket it from her or kill her (which might feel slightly good).
If you are in the Morag Tong and want to get the bow back, you can just slay her when you get the Writ for Mistress Therana. The Mages Guild also has a quest which involves killing her.
The quest can be done without belonging to House Telvanni if you get the topic 'Ash Yams' from Torasa Aram in the Museum of Artifacts in Mournhold before speaking to Therana.
Whichever way you complete this quest, the journal entry incorrectly states that she gives you 5000 gold to go away.

[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.

HT_AurielBow
Index	Journal Entry
10	Mistress Therana asked me to bring her Auriel's Bow. At least, I think that's what she was asking. Perhaps I should look for the bow in Ghostgate. Therana said something about Ralyn Othravel.
100	Mistress Therana scolded me for bringing her Auriel's Bow and then gave me 5000^[sic] gold if I promised to leave.