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| Talan (RefID: xx00B0B0) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Added by | Fighter's Stronghold | ||
| Home City | Battlehorn Castle | ||
| Location | Basement | ||
| Race | Redguard | Gender | Male |
| Level | 10 | Class | Commoner |
| RefID | xx00B0B0 | BaseID | xx00B09B |
| Other Information | |||
| Health | 114 | Magicka | 107 |
| Responsibility | 30 | Aggression | 5 |
| Essential | Always | ||
| Faction(s) | Faction for Battlehorn NPCs | ||
Talan is a Redguard commoner who is the vintner in Battlehorn Castle. He appears after you buy the Battlehorn Wine Cellar upgrade from Nilphas Omellian and will hand you the list of ingredients he requires for his unique wines. He is the brother of famous vintner Tamika.
He sleeps in the small room just outside the wine cellar between midnight and 6am and eats his one meal of the day in the east wing between 8pm and 11pm. If he doesn't have any wine to make, he spends the rest of the day pacing around the cellar or sampling the best wines in the cellar - nothing worth less than 10 gold. His main task is keeping the cellar fully-stocked with wine. If any of the barrels of unique drinks contain less than eight bottles-worth, and if he possesses the right ingredients, Talan will make a new bottle to top up the barrel. Frostdew Blanc at 6am, Colovian Battlecry at 8am, Julianos Firebelly at 10am, Numbskin Mead at midday, Stumblefoot's Reserve at 2pm, Argonian Bloodwine at 4pm and Sparkling Honeydew at 6pm. If the barrel of mead holds less than 20 bottles, he will make another of those at 7pm and the same for cheap wine at 8pm - delaying his dinner for a while.
He wears a red velvet outfit and a pair of thick cowhide shoes. He carries a cheese wedge, some bottles of Tamika Vintage 399, and a moderate amount of gold.
DialogueEdit
He will greet you with:
- "What can I do for you, ma'am/sir?"
- What kinds of wines can you make?
- "There are some things I need. Here, take this list. It'll tell you all you need to know."
After this he will hand you a Wine Ingredient List detailing the various wines he can make for you:
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- Ingredients for wine
- "You've brought me what I asked for?"
If you have the required ingredients for a certain wine, he will say:
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- "Thank you. Anything else?"
- I don't need anything else.
- "Certainly."
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He will then get to work making your chosen wine, which will be available the next day.
On subsequent greetings he will now say:
- "Yes, ma'am/sir? What can I do for you?"
RumorsEdit
Talen will first be mentioned with glowing praise by Nilphas Omellian in his Battlehorn Castle Upgrades List:
- "No castle should be without the services of a well-trained vintner, and one of the best is now available. Talan learned his trade from his famous sister Tamika of Skingrad. He was also once a member of the prestigious Imperial Alchemy Symposium, but was removed from its ranks for using the skill of alchemy to perpetuate the mixing of magical and alcoholic beverages. The alchemists' loss is your gain: using ingredients found in the wild and his keen sense of taste, Talan creates unusual mixtures the likes of which have never been seen."
After you've bought the wine cellar upgrade, Nilphas's note will reiterate:
- "I have hired Talan, one of the finest vintners in Cyrodiil to maintain your wine cellar at Battlehorn Castle. He is the brother of the well-known Tamika of Skingrad, so he has learned his trade from the very best."