Beyond Skyrim:Cyrodiil/A Delicate Situation

Help the Captain of the Guard deal with some Talos worshippers.

Quest Giver:	Adius Vilius
Location(s):	Bruma, Camp of the Devout
Prerequisite Quest:	Absent Antiquity
Next Quest:	Against the Cutters
Reward:	Leveled gold
ID:	CYRBrumaMS08

Adius confronts the Talos worshippers

Quick WalkthroughEdit

Talk to Adius Vilius.
Go to the Camp of the Devout, and decide how to handle the situation.
Talk to Adius again and receive your reward.

Detailed WalkthroughEdit

Desperately DevoutEdit

Speak to Adius Vilius once two days have passed since you helped him retrieve Count Desilus Carvain's Akaviri antiquities and the guard captain will once again ask for your help in dealing with a tricky situation. A group of Talos worshippers has set up camp in the far eastern reaches of County Bruma and have been preaching openly in support of the ninth divine. Adius makes it clear he doesn't have a problem with this at all, but is worried the Thalmor will arrest them in line with the White-Gold Concordat and send them to the infamous Blue River Prison. He asks you to convince the worshippers to lie low for a while for the sake of peace in Bruma.

The worshippers' camp is in the very far east of the county: from Bruma, head to the Eastern Watchtower and then take the road south, pressing on past Toadstool Hollow. Once you arrive at Greenwood, head east and cross the river using the wooden planks over the ruined Ayleid bridge. The dirt track on the opposite end carries you past Anga and a minotaur camp. Keep pressing east, past The Beast's Maw and Lakeside Retreat, and along the lake road heading east. Follow this as it winds up the mountain face to the north and then head east at Silver Tooth Cave. At Sedor take the southern road and follow this past an unmarked Nordic ruin, turning south at Gutted Mine.

Choices with ConsequencesEdit

At the camp, the worshippers' leader, Aera the Devout, is not happy when told that Adius wants the group to lie low for a while. She complains that the captain had always been tolerant and is confused by his sudden change of heart. From here you have four options:

Convince Aera to be "more subtle" in her worshiping, all for the sake of Bruma. This requires passing an Average persuasion check.
Convince Aera to give up Talos worship entirely by referencing Tiber Septim's own pragmatism. This requires passing a Hard persuasion check.
Tell Aera to just carry on as they are and to continue their worship.
Simply kill all three worshippers, to permanently resolve the issue.

Make sure you're happy with the choice you make here, as it will have a profound impact on Adius's fate in Service Rewarded. Any choice other than Option 2 will see Adius imprisoned by the Thalmor in Blue River Prison.

If you chose any of the first three options, once you're done talking, Adius will show up at the camp and briefly talk to Aera, before turning to you. His disposition will be happy or annoyed depending on your exact choice, but he will still reward you with some leveled gold in any case.

Levels	Reward
1–9	500
10–19	750
20–29	1,000
30–39	1,250
40+	1,500

If you instead went for the murderous option, Adius will be disgusted with you once he shows up and will angrily dismiss you without a reward. He will also refuse to speak to you from here on in beyond generic greetings, which means the Bruma Guard quest line ends here.

NotesEdit

You can also choose to report the worshipers to Armion. He confirms he is aware of their existence and reassures you they will be dealt with, while taking no further action at this stage.

Quest StagesEdit

A Delicate Situation (CYRBrumaMS08)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		The captain of the Bruma Guard, Adius Vilius, now wants me to help deal with some overly-proud Talos worshippers to the east of Bruma. He told me that they are behaving too publicly and, while he doesn't want them to stop worshipping Talos, he needs them to be more subtle or risk the Thalmor tightening their grip on Bruma. I should head there and decide how I want to deal with the problem. Objective 10: Decide how to deal with the Talos worshippers to the east of Bruma
50		Objective 21: Speak with Adius Vilius
100	Finishes quest	The captain of the Bruma city watch, Adius Vilius, once again called upon me to aid him - this time, to deal with some overly-precocious Talos worshippers at the so-called Camp of the Devout to the east of Bruma. I decided that the best course of action was to convince them to lie low - worship Talos if need be, but do so privately - as Adius asked. He thanked me for my aid in helping them to see reason, but, in the end, Adius wondered whether or not we'd made the right call. The consequences of our actions may yet be seen in the weeks to come. or The captain of the Bruma city watch, Adius Vilius, once again called upon me to aid him - this time, to deal with some overly-precocious Talos worshippers at the so-called Camp of the Devout to the east of Bruma. I decided that the best course of action was to convince them to stop worshipping Talos entirely - a step above the course of action Adius recommended. While I didn't do as he asked, and he seemed somewhat guilt-ridden at the thought of forcing Aera and her followers to put a moratorium on their beliefs, he ultimately agreed that I'd made the best call to guarantee the long-term prosperity and independence of County Bruma. The consequences of our actions may yet be seen in the weeks to come. or The captain of the Bruma city watch, Adius Vilius, once again called upon me to aid him - this time, to deal with some overly-precocious Talos worshippers at the so-called Camp of the Devout to the east of Bruma. Against the recommendation of Adius, after speaking with Aera I decided not to press the issue and to allow them to continue worshipping Talos. When confronted by Adius he seemed concerned about the future of County Bruma following my decision, but also equally relieved of the guilty conscience that was sure to follow - the guard captain clearly doesn't like to enforce the White-Gold Concordat, and it seems my intervention gave him the opportunity to avoid doing this, for now. The consequences of our actions may yet be seen in the weeks to come.
200	Finishes quest	The captain of the Bruma city watch, Adius Vilius, once again called upon me to aid him - this time, to deal with some overly-precocious Talos worshippers at the so-called Camp of the Devout to the east of Bruma. I decided to slay the Talos worshippers, angering Adius greatly. I doubt he'll call on my aid again.

The following empty quest stages were omitted from the table: 0, 1, 12, 20, 21, 30, 31, 40, 41, 101.

Notes

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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.
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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 CYRBrumaMS08 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 CYRBrumaMS08.

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