Oblivion:Bralsa Andaren

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Bralsa Andaren (RefID: 0018B121)
Location	Wayshrine of Kynareth, near Fort Dirich and Rock Bottom Caverns
Race	Dunmer	Gender	Female
Level	30	Class	Mage
RefID	0018B121	BaseID	0003E92F
Services
Available	7am-11pm every day
Training	Destruction, Master
Other Information
Health	147	Magicka	120
Respons.	50	Aggress.	5
Faction(s)	None

Bralsa Andaren

Bralsa Andaren is a Dark Elf mage currently residing near a wayshrine to Kynareth, specifically the shrine between Weatherleah and Nonungalo. She is the Master trainer in Destruction and has a very special task she wants you to perform before she will train you.

She spends all of her time in the wilderness, apparently hunting for venison in the area surrounding the shrine. She prefers the area around Nonungalo or Fort Dirich but when chasing a deer, can follow it extremely far away in any direction, making her pretty hard to find. At 11 pm, she will head back to her bedroll, which is located a few steps south of the shrine near three big rocks, sleeping there until 7 am. She only offers Destruction Master Training when she is hunting, from 7am to 11pm each day.

She wears a burgundy linen shirt, a pair of matching linens, and thick cowhide shoes and carries a few gold coins. She does not carry any weapons but has a leveled set of major Destruction spells as well as leveled mage's spells from all magic schools.

When you approach her, she will respond rudely: "Begone, stranger! I have business with Kynareth’s shrine, and I will not be disturbed." If you have triggered the quest, its another matter. Like herself, she wants you to battle the local wildlife in order to bring down life itself and challenge the gods: "You seek training? If I were to aid you, you would first have to assist me. I would strip the Creators of their works... you will help with this. Bring me 20 bear pelts, as proof that you have helped tear nature asunder. Then we shall speak of spells and teaching." If you return empty-handed, she will get angry: "You have not done that which I ask. Kill the bears and bring me their hides. Then I shall do as you ask." And when you bring her the 20 pelts, she will be happy; "Very good... Very good indeed. The Creators shall take notice soon enough, and then they shall have me to deal with! You have done your part, so I shall do mine. What I know I will teach you."

[edit] Notes

• Bralsa may die before you find her due to an Oblivion Gate (map) that may open nearby. If it does, you may wish to close it as soon as possible to avoid her death.
• After the Destruction Master Training quest is complete, she can be very hard to find since the quest marker is gone. A good way to find her is to wait by her bedroll at 11pm. If she's alive, she will come back to her camp, usually within minutes.

[edit] Destruction Master Training

The two advanced trainers who can give you the master training reference necessary to start this quest are Delphine Jend and Marc Gulitte.

Before providing training, Bralsa Andaren asks you to give her twenty Bear Pelts. These can be acquired the hard way by killing bears (black bears appear randomly starting at level 9 in most places, or level 7 along roads). Or you can purchase them from merchants. Most general merchants have an infinite supply of bear pelts and therefore easy sources; as soon as you buy the five bear pelts in their inventory, five more will appear.

It is possible for Bralsa to be killed by the wildlife. The chances of her dying increase each time you visit her, because most dangerous creatures only spawn when your character is in the area. Therefore, it is advisable to maximize your training each time you visit. Before your first trip to find her, collect all twenty bear pelts and have enough gold to immediately buy five training sessions (i.e., at least 3600 gold).

A bug may cause Bralsa to take less than twenty bear pelts from you. This may be caused by having a combination of stolen and non-stolen bear pelts in your inventory.

[edit] Quest Stages

Destruction Training (TrainingDestruction)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		I must seek out Bralsa Andaren if I wish to learn more about Destruction magic.
20		I must bring 20 bear pelts to Bralsa Andaren so that she will agree to teach me what she knows about Destruction magic.
100	0	I have met Bralsa Andaren's demands, and she has agreed to teach me what she knows.
200	0	Bralsa Andaren is dead. I can no longer be taught more about Destruction.

Notes

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage quest stage. Where quest is the internal name of the quest, and stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.