Morrowind:Widow Vabdas' Deed

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[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Speak to Darius in Gnisis for duties.
Go west to Widow Vabdas's House and talk to her.
Enter the Gnisis Eggmine
Find the Ghost of Vabas's husband, and take Lugrub's Axe.
Return to Darius in Gnisis and report your findings.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

General Darius at the Madach Tradehouse in Gnisis will ask you to retrieve a land deed from the Widow Vabdas, whose husband died recently in the Gnisis Eggmine. The General wants Vabdas' land for a new dock and tells you not to take 'no' for an answer. Check around town to learn that the Widow Vabdas lives in a hut west of town (map). If you talk to her about the deed she will refuse to give it to you. Instead, she says that her husband was murdered by a legionnaire when he went to the closed mine and she wants you to find out what happened.

Head for the mine on the east side of town on the hill and speak to the guard. Since you're in the Legion he will give you a key to the mine without the need for a high disposition.

The first area of the mine doesn't have much to it, though you'll find an aggressive Orc (Lugrub gro-Ogdum) in the Lower area who will attack unless you leave the area quickly enough. Also in this area, you will see a Kwama Queen. Be careful not to kill her as she needs to be alive for Darius' next quest. Explore the lower mines until you find the ghost of Mansilamat Vabdas in the underground stream. It will tell you that the Orc Lugrub killed him to hide the fact that he was sleeping on the job when Vabdas entered. As evidence, he directs you to the broken axe (Lugrub's Axe) at the bottom of the pool nearby.

Return to Darius with the evidence of the murder, and he will tell you to go and kill Lugrub. Do so and report back to Darius who will reward you with an Imperial Broadsword. If you talk to Darius about the deed afterwards, it will turn out that the Legion has started a donation fund for the widow, to which you can contribute if you want.

Alternatively, the investigation can be skipped by stealing the land deed, which is found in a locked (40) chest on your right as you enter Widow Vabdas' house. If you present it to Darius you still receive the sword, but his disposition increase is less than what you would receive by performing the investigation.

[edit] Notes

Do not start the Talos Cult Conspiracy quest before completing this quest! Because you're required to give proof in both instances, if you do them in the wrong order, Darius keeps asking for proof of the cult's conspiracy against the Emperor.

[edit] Quest Stages

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

Widow Vabdas' Deed (IL_WidowLand)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		General Darius of the Imperial Legion has asked me to get the deed to the Widow Vabdas' land.
30		The Widow Vabdas accused the Imperial Legion of murdering her husband. She refused to give me the deed to her land.
40		The Widow Vabdas told me that her husband was last seen in the Gnisis Eggmine.
50		The ghost of Mansilamat Vabdas told me that he was murdered by Lugrub gro-Ogdum, a Legionnaire. Mansilamat Vabdas' corpse and the Axe that was used to murder him lie nearby underwater.
70		I brought the Axe to Darius. He believed my testimony and ordered me to bring justice to the Widow Vabdas by slaying Lugrub gro-Ogdum.
100		I brought the deed to Widow Vabdas' land to Darius. (This entry closes a quest not through the standard method of having the "Finished" box tagged, but through a script. )
120		Darius thanked me for slaying Lugrub gro-Ogdum, the murderer of Mansilamat Vabdas. (This entry closes a quest not through the standard method of having the "Finished" box tagged, but through a script. )