Skyrim:Lights Out!

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Help run a cargo ship aground. Quest Giver: Jaree-Ra Location(s): Solitude, Solitude Lighthouse, Wreck of the Icerunner, Broken Oar Grotto Prerequisite Quest: None Reward: Leveled Gold plus random loot ID: MS07 Suggested Level: 6

Extinguish the Fire!

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Jaree-Ra in Solitude.
2. Extinguish the beacon of the Solitude Lighthouse.
3. Return to Jaree-Ra.
4. Head to the Wreck of the Icerunner.
5. Deal with the Blackblood Marauders.
6. Clear Broken Oar Grotto.

Detailed Walkthrough

A Quiet Word

Upon entering Solitude, find an Argonian named Jaree-Ra leaning against a wall under the stairs closest to the gate. Speak to him, and he asks how you would like making some gold. He then (if you indicate interest) tasks you to put out the fire in the Solitude Lighthouse. A ship called the Icerunner is due to soon come into port, and without the lighthouse fire to guide it will crash on the rocks. This leaves it open to be plundered. He assures you that the men aboard won't be harmed, and 'may even be grateful for the daring rescue we'll perform'. After you agree to snuff the fire, he tells you to meet him again by the East Empire Company docks. He also warns you to not speak with him beforehand, lest you arouse suspicion.

Professional Wrecking

Head north-east towards the Lighthouse and head up into it. There should be no guards in the building, although you may see Ma'zaka. Once you make it to the top, activate the fire to put it out. Then travel back to the Eastern Empire Company docks and find Jaree-Ra. He will tell you that the ship never made it to port, and to go and find the wreck on the north coast (it will be marked on your map). He says his sister Deeja is already aboard, and is waiting for your arrival.

Plunder Away!

You have two choices at this point: you can either begin slaying the shipwrecking marauders, or you can visit Deeja for your "reward."

1. If you decide to fight the marauders, simply kill everyone in sight; there are no Imperial officers or ship crew left alive so you won't need to worry about bounty. Make your way to Deeja, kill her, and loot the Note From Jaree-Ra that will start the next part of the quest. At this point, skip to the "Broken Oars, Broken Promises" part of the walkthrough.
2. If you decide to visit Deeja, one of the Blackblood Marauders there will stop you and explain that Deeja is on board the ship, two levels down. A possible bug here means the gangway to walk onto the ship doesn't always appear (see Bugs). Around the boat in the sea are various containers, mostly food items, with some locked Novice-level chests. The things washed up on shore are regarded as the Blackblood's haul, so taking any of these counts as stealing from them (if you finish the whole mission and then come back these are free-for-all). Once you've finished collecting, head aboard.
   
   Most of the containers on the top deck count as the Blackblood's plunder, so watch what you pick up. Despite Jaree-Ra's words, the sailors aboard are all dead; a dead Imperial Guard is near the front of the ship, as well as some sailors that can be looted. Head to the door and go inside the ship. Continue down the stairs and around the first lower deck. There is some minor loot around (mainly food items in sacks) and more dead sailors, as well as some (living) members of the Blackblood Marauders. Head towards the front of the ship and go down the stairs to the ship's hold. Go to the back wall and up the stairs on the left, and through the small door. Deeja is waiting inside; walk up to her and she will tell you that she was expecting you, and that you'll get what you deserve. Speak to her, and she will explain that the plunder has already been moved, and that you need to be 'taken care of'. She will then turn hostile and attack; kill her, and then loot the body, retrieving a Note From Jaree-Ra which explains that the plunder is at Broken Oar Grotto, and that Deeja should kill you once you've arrived. The rest of the Marauders will now turn hostile too; fight your way back to the top deck and make your escape.

Broken Oars, Broken Promises

Once outside, kill any remaining Marauders, then head to Broken Oar Grotto. Head into the cave, a network of scaffolding and wrecks. Take care of the two Marauders at the top of the scaffold to the right. Once at the top of the scaffold, follow the path to the right for some more minor loot including an open chest, then head back to the left-most path up the slope. Continue along the ledge until you see the drawbridge, and take out the Marauder guarding it. At the very bottom of the stairs there is a minor loot chest; halfway up is a crate full of wine. To continue, go back to the drawbridge and pull the lever to release it; head across the bridge to the next ledge. A coin purse is on the table to the right. The battle ahead will be quite tough, so it's a good idea to save beforehand.

You have two options to continue:

Follow the left path

Heading down the left-hand walkway (which is free of Marauders) will lead you around the cave and will lead to a ledge overlooking the ship where Jaree-Ra is hiding. You can pick some of the enemies off from this spot with a bow or ranged magic; if not, release the drawbridge and continue across to the ship and deal with Jaree-Ra and his gang.

Into the cave

Going into the cave on the right will bring you into the Marauder's living area, where there are two enemies but also loot. The cave comes out at roughly the same place as the walkway, but shows a path upwards towards the cave roof. A Marauder is keeping watch near the top of this path, so take care of him before proceeding to the peak. From here you have a good vantage point over the ship, and can take out more of the Marauders with arrows before they can reach you. Be aware that the path continues down to the ship on the other side, and that Marauders can easily run up behind you if you aren't careful. Defeat the marauders and kill Jaree-Ra. After Jaree-Ra is dead, loot his body and the nearby chest for a large amount of gold and various gems. The quest completes once you kill him. Additional loot can be found in the Icerunner Chest, which is located on the top deck of the shipwreck in the water.

Notes

• Look out for a Marauder in the Grotto in Jaree-Ra's lair called Captain Hargar. When he's dead, loot his body for a key. His journal indicates that he has stored his treasure in a sunken boat. By the side of the scaffolding is a longboat that's snapped in two; search on the submerged deck for a Master level chest and unlock it with the key for treasure. Other locked chests, not opened by this key, are located underwater as well.
• Important: If you kill Captain Hargar during this quest, Ahtar won't give you his misc quest to kill him and never becomes your follower, so it is advisable to kill Captain Hargar for Ahtar first and then proceed to this quest to avoid conflicts.
• There is a coin purse at the top of the masts' intersection at the main ship, but it will take careful platforming to get. It can be shot off with an arrow or spell and retrieved where it falls. You may also approach the scaffolding at the end from the water, where steps lead up to the scaffolding.
• Your horse may die if left near the wreck while exploring.
• The Smithing skill book Cherim's Heart is on a workbench near the forge at the top of the scaffolding.
• If you sneak up to Jaree-Ra without him detecting you, he will force-initiate a dialogue sequence and say either "First you murder my sister, then you massacre my men!" or "You've betrayed me, murdered my sister and massacred my men!" Your only dialogue option is "..." Select that and Jaree-Ra will then say "To Oblivion with your loot! This ends now!"

Bugs

• Standing at the very tip of the boat, by the top of the scaffolding in Broken Oar Grotto, may cause the enemy to be unable to come close enough to hit you, enabling you to pick them off one by one with arrows while they stand by helplessly.
• Followers may get stuck inside and will not go outside with you.
  • If any followers remain stuck inside. It may be possible to release them by traveling to Solitude and paying off a bounty (if you have no bounty, create one). Upon loading by the jail, all followers should be in your party.
• The gangway to climb aboard the Wreck of the Icerunner does not appear, making it impossible to get aboard the ship from the water. ^?
  • Reloading or fast traveling to another place and then back again may fix this. You can also jump from the scaffolding to the prow of the ship.
• Deeja's corpse may disappear, making it impossible to get the note to continue the quest. ^?
• If Captain Hargar falls into the water he will sometimes swim through the cave wall and disappear, this has no effect on the quest but makes the cave unclear-able. ^?

Quest Stages

Lights Out! (MS07)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Jaree-Ra on the Solitude docks has an offer for me. (Objective is assigned): Listen to Jaree-Ra's offer in Solitude
50		Jaree-Ra has asked me to put out the Solitude lighthouse fire. (Objective is assigned): Put out the fire in the Solitude Lighthouse
100		I've put out the Solitude Lighthouse Fire. I must return to Jaree-Ra and find out if a ship has crashed. (Objective is assigned): Return to Jaree-Ra
125		I've put out the Solitude Lighthouse fire and the Icerunner has failed to dock. I am to head up Solitude's eastern shoreline to find where it's run aground and meet Deeja. (Objective is assigned): Find Deeja at the Wreck of the Icerunner
150		I've put out the Solitude Lighthouse fire and the Icerunner has run aground. When I went to meet Deeja at the wreck things went horribly wrong. I must defeat Deeja to retrieve my share of the loot. (Objective is assigned): Defeat Deeja
175		Jaree-Ra has betrayed me and taken the loot from the Icerunner. I've defeated his sister Deeja, now I must track down Jaree-Ra. (Objective is assigned): Find out where Jaree-Ra's bandits took the loot
200		(Objective is assigned): Travel to Broken Oar Grotto
225		Jaree-Ra has betrayed me and taken the loot from the Icerunner to Camp Broken Oar. I must defeat Jaree-Ra. (Objective is assigned): Defeat Jaree-Ra
250		I have defeated Jaree-Ra and his bandits.

• The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 3, 5, 8.

 

Notes

• Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the Radiant Quest system, and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.
• 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 any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.
• 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 MS07 stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages, but it is possible to clear all stages of the quest using resetquest MS07.