Morrowind:Hlaalu Hortator

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
3 Quest Stages

You must persuade House Hlaalu to recognize you as their Hortator.^edit

Quest Giver: Crassius Curio at Vivec
Location(s): Balmora, Dren Plantation, Omani Manor, Ules Manor
Prerequisite Quest: Urshilaku Nerevarine
Next Quest: Hortator and Nerevarine
Concurrent Quest: Redoran Hortator, Telvanni Hortator, Ahemmusa Nerevarine, Zainab Nerevarine, Erabenimsun Nerevarine
Reward: Belt of the Hortator
ID: B6_BeroHort, B6_CurioHort, B6_DrenHortator, B6_HlaaluBook, B6_HlaaluHort, B6_OmaniHort, B6_UlesHort, B6_YnglingHort
Required Items: 3,000 Gold
Difficulty: Medium

Locations for the Hlaalu Hortator quest

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Meet with Crassius Curio in the Curio Manor, Vivec Hlaalu Plaza, to receive an overview of the Hlaalu councilors.
Get Curio's vote for Hortator.
Find Yngling Half-Troll in Vivec, St. Olms Plaza, Yngling Manor, and get his vote (gold required).
Find Dram Bero hidden in the Haunted Manor, St. Olms, and get his vote.
Learn about Orvas Dren from Dram Bero.
Take care of Orvas Dren in the Dren Plantation, north of Vivec (blackmail or kill him). If you have a high enough disposition, you can choose Hlaalu Hortator and then Protect Vvardenfell from the Empire and he will vote for you without a fight.
Find Velanda Omani in Omani Manor on Elmas Island, east of the St. Olms Canton, and get her vote.
Find Nevena Ules in Ules Manor, just north-west of Suran (east of the Dren Plantation, and north-east of Vivec) and get her vote.
Return to Curio and be named the Hortator of House Hlaalu.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Overview

This quest is part of convincing each of the three Great Houses to vote you as their Hortator. The exact order you do the houses in is not important. Again, you must visit all the council members of the House to convince them to vote for you. The Yellow Book of 3E 426 lists these members and can be obtained from Nileno Dorvayn at the Balmora Hlaalu Council Hall. The members are Crassius Curio, Yngling Half-Troll, Dram Bero, Nervana Oles, and Velanda Omani.

[edit] Crassius Curio

Crassius Curio is downstairs in the Curio Manor in Vivec, Hlaalu Plaza, and can be convinced with just a little gold. If you're a member of the house and a female, it only takes 500 gold (or 300 if your disposition is high enough), otherwise it takes a costly 1000 gold. If you are a male, or have above 90 disposition (yes, as a male...), all it takes is a kiss. Simple enough. Curio also offers some good advice on the other council members.

[edit] Yngling Half-Troll

Yngling Half-Troll is in Vivec, St. Olms Canton Plaza, Yngling Manor. He'll ask for 1000 gold if you're a member, or 2000 otherwise. An alternate route is to actually kill Yngling, which is quite alright with the other council members if you talk to them about it (such as Dram Bero).

[edit] Dram Bero

Dram Bero is hidden in the basement of the Haunted Manor in the St. Olms Plaza. You may need to unlock the basement door somehow. You just have to talk to him and you'll get his vote, no gold needed. He'll also mention that Velanda and Nevena are loyal to Orvas Dren. Orvas is the brother of the Duke and has a large plantation in the Ascadian Isles (see below).

[edit] Taking Care of Orvas Dren

In order to convince Velanda and Nevena, you must take care of Orvas Dren first, which may mean a number of things. You can just kill him but he is well armored and armed and has a few good bodyguards. You can blackmail him if you get some papers locked in his basement (his bodyguard has the key). Or, if you can raise his disposition high enough, you can talk to him about protecting Morrowind, resulting in Dren giving you his vote for Hortator. If you're in House Hlaalu and you've done the quest to take over the Camonna Tong, Dren should just give it up and say he'll use his influence on his two cronies. Alternatively, if you have a good chameleon and sneaking ability (or invisibility), you can find a key that lays on a desk near Orvas Dren himself, and just take the papers without being seen.

Orvas lives on the Dren Plantation, a large sized manor just north of Vivec. If your disposition is low when you try talking to him, he will attack you. If you're lucky you will be able to attack and kill him without alerting the other guards in the house (obviously, this will let you loot the nice stuff on and behind him).

[edit] Talk with Velanda and Nevena

Once Orvas is taken care of, you can continue and talk to Velanda and Nevena. Velanda is in Omani Manor on Elmas Island (Position 58675, -92545, 814), east of the Vivec St. Olms Canton. Nevena is in Ules Manor, (Position 45754, -49438, 1114) directly west of Suran's House of Earthly Delights (directly east of the Dren Plantation, and north-east of Vivec). The manor is surrounded by slaves... Once you talk to each about the Hlaalu Hortator, they give you their vote.

[edit] Return to Curio

You can now return to Curio in Vivec to be officially named as House Hlaalu's Hortator and receive the Belt of the Hortator as proof.

[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.

B6_BeroHort
Index	Journal Entry
5	When I asked if he would support my selection as Hortator for House Hlaalu, Dram Bero mentioned that he'd heard that I'd been involved in the death of a Hlaalu councilor. He said that would make it impossible for him to support me as Hlaalu Hortator.
50	Dram Bero was impressed that I had found his home. He agreed to name me Hortator, and gave me some advice. Yngling Half-Troll can be bribed or killed, and Crassius Curio might be manipulated. But Velanda Omani and Nevena Ules will not support me as Hortator without Orvas Dren's approval.

B6_CurioHort
Index	Journal Entry
5	Crassius Curio said that there were some hard feelings in House Hlaalu about the circumstances surrounding the death of a Hlaalu councilor. He expressed deep sorrow that he could not support me for Hortator without jeopardizing his own standing in House Hlaalu.
50	After I gave him a present of 500 gold, Crassius Curio gave me his vote for Hortator of House Hlaalu.
60	After I gave him a kiss, Crassius Curio gave me his vote for Hortator of House Hlaalu.
65	Upon receiving 1000 gold to cover expenses, Curio gave me his vote for Hortator of House Hlaalu.

B6_DrenHortator
Index	Journal Entry
50	Orvas Dren agreed to use his influence with Nevena Ules and Velanda Omani to have me named Hlaalu Hortator.

B6_HlaaluBook
Index	Journal Entry
1	I have been given a recent edition of the Yellow Book of Great House Hlaalu. It lists the current Hlaalu councilors and their residences.
30	Nileno Dorvayn told me that I should speak with Crassius Curio at his manor in Vivec City. He is the most likely to consider my requests, whatever they may be.

B6_HlaaluHort
Index	Journal Entry
50	Crassius Curio gave me the Belt of the Hortator, a token that shows I have been named Hortator of House Hlaalu by Hlaalu's councilors. When I have been declared Hortator of all three Houses, Redoran, Hlaalu, and Telvanni, I will have fulfilled the Fourth Trial of the Seven Visions of Seven Trials of the Incarnate.

B6_OmaniHort
Index	Journal Entry
5	Velanda Omani expressed great concern that she heard that I'd been involved in the death of a Hlaalu councilor. Under the circumstances, she could see no chance of my being confirmed as Hortator.
20	Velanda Omani told me she would not name me Hortator without the approval of Orvas Dren.
50	When I asked that Velanda Omani name me Hortator of House Hlaalu, she agreed immediately. She seemed very anxious to please me. Now I have her vote for Hlaalu Hortator.

B6_UlesHort
Index	Journal Entry
5	Nevena Ules mentioned the unfortunate coincidence of my request to be named Hortator of House Hlaalu and my implication in the untimely death of a Hlaalu councilor. Her opinion was that consideration of my request would be postponed indefinitely.
20	Nevena Ules did not seem to understand what I was asking. She told me I should meet with one of her advisors, Orvas Dren.
50	Nevena Ules seemed very nervous when I asked her to confirm me as Hortator of House Hlaalu. She agreed immediately, and seemed very anxious to please me. Now I have her vote for Hlaalu Hortator.

B6_YnglingHort
Index	Journal Entry
5	Yngling Half-Troll laughed when I asked him if he would support me for Hortator of House Redoran. He seemed to feel that killing a Hlaalu councilor ruined my chances.
10	Yngling Half-Troll told me that he wouldn't name me Hortator without a bribe of 1000 gold.
20	Yngling Half-Troll told me that he wouldn't name me Hortator without a bribe of 2000 gold.
50	After a hefty bribe, Yngling Half-Troll gave me his vote for Hortator of House Hlaalu.
70	I have killed the Hlaalu councilor Yngling Half-Troll.