Oblivion talk:Hrormir's Icestaff

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Contents 1 What the heck? 2 Obtainable Before Quest? 3 Chameleon? 4 Where to get AFTER quest..

[edit] What the heck?

i stole the icestaff (after the thieves guild quest), and i was put in jail. i looked for it, but it wasnt there. now im in leyawinn (an actual week later) and S'drassa in the mages guild has it, as well as "fragment of hrormirs story" that i also stole. they are both still marked as stolen in his inventory.

[edit] Obtainable Before Quest?

If you are Archmage (or just a thief) is it possible to obtain the staff without starting the quest or even joining the Thieves Guild? The-manta 11:58, 16 July 2008 (EDT)

I'm not sure, but it would be a good thing to know. I think that you have to do the Misdirection quest for it to appear, but as I said, I'm not sure. Darkle 15:14, 22 July 2008 (EDT)

No, it's only available once the quest has started. It remains disabled (invisible) until that point. --Robin Hood (Talk • E-mail • Contribs) 16:55, 29 July 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Chameleon?

Can someone tell me what's the point of the chameleon effect on target? I could see it as a self buff, but on target, it seems to serve no purpose other than to make them harder to see =/ 71.123.139.164 20:37, 17 July 2008 (EDT)

Most likely for the roleplaying aspect, due to its use against Nocturnal in the Oblivion:Song_Of_Hrormir.

"..And then he saweth the Shadow of Darfang wert not his own. And so with Icestaff, he did strike not Darfang, but his Shadow, which cried. "Hold, Mortal Man!" The Shadow becameth the Hag, Bent and twisted, in her Cloak and Hood. From her faceless Shadows, she hissed. ..." —Dark Spark 23:49, 17 July 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Where to get AFTER quest..

I completed the quest, but where can I find it after? PitchBlack696 01:32, 2 March 2009 (EST)

Unfortunately you cannot obtain it in any way unless you use the console (if you're on PC) to put it in your inventory. --SerCenKing 03:03, 2 March 2009 (EST)

Umm... yes you can. It reappears in the Arch-Mage's quarters when the quest is finished. Okay, technically it's not the same staff, but you won't notice the difference. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 03:24, 2 March 2009 (EST)

Just wanted to rephrase my previous comment, for clarity. Afer the quest, the staff that is involved in it will disappear; only to replaced with a second staff. This second staff, although identical in appearance, isn't either a zero-weight item or a quest item. And, as Rpeh said, you can find this second staff in the Arch-Mages quarters --SerCenKing 10:18, 2 March 2009 (EST)