Morrowind:Disguise

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
3 Notes
4 Quest Stages

Steal orders from Neminda in the disguise of a dead Redoran.^edit

Quest Giver: Nileno Dorvayn at Balmora
Location(s): Ald'ruhn
Next Quest: Alchemical Formulas
Reward: 500 gold, Native Gah-Julan Bonemold Helm
Disposition: +15 Disposition
Reputation Gain: +5 Hlaalu Faction Reputation
ID: HH_DisguisedArmor

The perfect disguise?

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Speak to Nileno Dorvayn about business and say that again; Nileno will task you with intercepting orders for a dead Redoran.
Nileno will give you a helmet to disguise your face when you approach Neminda.
Find Nimenda in the Redoran Council Hall under-Skar in Ald'ruhn. Wear the helmet when you use the code words Orphan of Arnesia.
Retrieve the orders, and return them to Nileno for your reward of 500 gold and the helmet she gave you.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] First Order of Business

For your first task as a House Hlaalu member, Nileno Dorvayn at the Balmora council manor instructs you to intercept the orders of a dead Redoran from Neminda in the Council Hall under-Skar in Ald'ruhn. Conveniently, your voice seems to match that of the Redoran. If your character is male, the dead Redoran's name is Felsen Sethandus; for female characters, the dead Redoran is Relmerea Saram. Nileno informs you that the dead Redoran was disfigured in battle, and therefore always wore their Redoran helm in public.

[edit] Intercept Orders

Nileno will give a Native Gah-Julan Bonemold Helm, similar to those commonly worn by House Redoran, and you are to wear it at all times when around Neminda. Note that while it may look just like any other bonemold helm, even in name, Neminda can tell the difference somehow, so you must use the specific helm you're given. No other bonemold helm will do. Travel to the Redoran Council Hall under-Skar in Ald'ruhn, and locate the Redoran quest-giver Neminda, who should be just inside the front door. The two quickest pathways to Ald'ruhn are through the Mages Guild Guild Guide, or the Silt Strider. Wear the helmet when chatting with Neminda. Once you meet Neminda, you are to use the code phrase Orphan of Arnesia to identify yourself and collect the parcel. Nimenda seems none the wiser, and gives the parcel to you for delivery.

[edit] Completing the Quest

Though Neminda tells you to take the parcel to Maar Gan, you are to instead return it to Nileno in Balmora. She will congratulate you and reward you with 500 gold. She says you can keep the helmet she gave you too.

[edit] Notes

If you are an Argonian or a Khajiit, you will not receive this quest as you will not be able to wear the full faced helmet. (Plus you'd think the tail would be a good give-away...) Oddly enough, the helm is all you need to wear. You could go completely naked except for the helm, and even if you're obviously not Dunmer, Neminda won't figure out that you're not who you say you are.
If you come to Neminda afterwards, and dicuss Orphan of Arnesia, she will tell you to leave and never come back.
Arnesia comes from a war between the Dunmer and the Argonians, as mentioned in this book.
Neminda's orders are in code, but it's a relatively simple reversed alphabet cypher. See Neminda's Orders for the text and translation.
The helm looks exactly like any other Native Gah-Julan Bonemold Helm, so be careful that you don't lose it, sell it, or enchant it. If you by chance lose the helm you are supposed to use, you can (PC version) add the item using the item code bonemold_gah-julan_hhda.

[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.

HH_DisguisedArmor
Index	Journal Entry
10	Nileno Dorvayn asked me to disguise myself as the deceased Redoran Felsen Sethandus. While disguised I should get a package from Neminda in Ald'ruhn by using the code phrase "Orphan of Arnesia."
11	Nileno Dorvayn asked me to disguise myself as the deceased Redoran Relmerea Saram. While disguised I should get a package from Neminda in Ald'ruhn by using the code phrase "Orphan of Arnesia."
50	I spoke with Neminda in Ald'ruhn, and she gave me a scroll to deliver to Maar Gan. I should deliver the scroll to Nileno Dorvayn in Balmora instead.
100	I delivered the scroll I got from Neminda to Nileno Dorvayn.
150	I forgot to wear the helm when talking to Neminda and now she knows who I am.
200	Nileno Dorvayn told me she didn't want Neminda killed.