Oblivion:Join the Mages Guild

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1 Quick Walkthrough
2 Detailed Walkthrough
3 Notes
4 Journal Entries

Join the Mages Guild and earn recommendations from all guild leaders to gain access to the Arcane University.^edit

Quest Giver: Any local Mages Guild head at any Guild Hall
Location(s): All Mages Guilds
Next Quest: A Mage's Staff
Reward: Robe of the Apprentice, and access to the Arcane University.
Fame/Infamy: Fame +1
ID: MG00Join

The Arcane University.

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Talk to any head of a local Mages Guild to join.
Complete all recommendation quests.
Gain access to the Arcane University.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Joining the Mages Guild

In order to join the Mages guild, seek out the head of the Mages Guild in any of Cyrodiil's seven guild halls (there is one in each city except for the Imperial City and Kvatch). All you need to do is ask to join the guild; as long as you have a clean criminal record you will be made part of the guild. You will be given a Mages Guild Key and a copy of the Mages Guild Charter. The key opens the doors in all seven Mages Guild halls. You are also now free to take almost all of the items found in the guild hall and sell them for quick cash (there are still a few privately owned items that cannot be freely taken, so pay attention to your icon before picking something up).

[edit] Receiving Recommendations

Visit each of the Mages Guilds in the seven major cities and receive the recommendation from each of the guild leaders there:

Anvil Recommendation: Investigate a number of deaths along the Gold Road to obtain a recommendation from Anvil.
Bravil Recommendation: Recover a fellow mage's staff to obtain a recommendation from Bravil.
Bruma Recommendation: Find a missing mage to obtain a recommendation from Bruma.
Cheydinhal Recommendation: Recover a lost ring to obtain a recommendation from Cheydinhal.
Chorrol Recommendation: Sort out a problem with a former guild member to obtain a recommendation from Chorrol.
Leyawiin Recommendation: Help a mage regain sanity to obtain a recommendation from Leyawiin.
Skingrad Recommendation: Find a missing mage to obtain a recommendation from Skingrad.

[edit] Arcane University Access

Once you have all seven, speak with Raminus Polus at the lobby of the Arcane University in the The Imperial City (at least during operating hours). He'll acknowledge receiving all the necessary recommendations and accept you into the guild, promoting you to the rank of Apprentice. You will receive an extra Fame point (in addition to others gained completing the above Recommendation quests), access to the Arcane University, and a Robe of the Apprentice.

[edit] Notes

Although you can get inside the gate to the Arcane University by tailgating one of the NPCs that opens the gate to enter, you cannot get into the actual buildings without performing this quest.
It is recommended that you do the Skingrad Recommendation first, the Weak Fireball spell you receive is relatively powerful and very useful for low level characters.

[edit] Journal Entries

Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
Joining the Mages Guild (MG00Join)
10		I have been told if I wish to join the Mages Guild, I should speak with the head of any of the local guild halls in Cyrodiil.
20		I have spoken with Teekeus in Chorrol. He has told me that I must not be a wanted criminal if I wish to join the Mages Guild,
21		I have spoken with Carahil in Anvil. She has told me I must not be a wanted criminal if I wish to join the Mages Guild.
22		I have spoken with Kud-Ei in Bravil. She has told me that in order to join the Mages Guild, I must not be a wanted criminal.
23		I have spoken with Jeanne Frasoric in Bruma. She has told me I must not be a wanted criminal if I wish to join the Mages Guild.
24		I have spoken with Falcar in Cheydinhal. He has told me I cannot be a wanted criminal if I wish to join the Mages Guild.
25		I have spoken with Dagail in Leyawiin. She has told me that in order to join the Mages Guild, I must not be a wanted criminal.
26		I have spoken with Adrienne Berene in Skingrad. She told me I must not be a wanted criminal if I wish to join the Mages Guild.
50		I have joined the Mages Guild. I must acquire recommendations from all of the local Guild Hall leaders in order to gain access to the Arcane University.
90		I have received recommendations from all of the local guild halls in Cyrodiil. I must now travel to the Arcane University, and speak with Raminus Polus.
100	0	I have been given a recommendation from each ranking member in the local guild halls, and have been given access to the Arcane University.

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.