Online:Count Calantius

Count Calantius; (lore page)
Home City	Skingrad
Location	Count Calantius's Office
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Faction(s)	Legion of the West Weald

Count Calantius

Count Calantius is the current ruler of Skingrad and the West Weald. He can be encountered in his office within the city.

Related QuestsEdit

Burnt Biscuits: Aid Legionary Luther in finding the count's lost bear cub Burnbiscuit.
The Untraveled Road: Enter Mirrormoor and prevent Ithelia from rewriting history.
Ithelia's Fury: Seal tears in reality caused by the instability of Ithelia's power.
In Memory Of: Some memories are best forgotten.

Quest-Related EventsEdit

Burnt BiscuitsEdit

You may have learned of Count Calantius's missing pet bear from the Count if you spoke with him in his office, but nonetheless you can assist Legionary Luther with rescuing Burnbiscuit from the Wildburn.

Once you have found the bear cub, you can head to Count Calantius' Office, where Legionary Luther will present the returned bear cub:

Legionary Luther: "Count Calantius, Lord Svendalmor of the Burnt-Biscuits has been rescued, thanks to the bold efforts of this adventurer. I aided in their task."

Count Calantius: "Oh!! My sweet fuzzy baby! My little Burnie-Wurnie! Who's my good bear? You are! Yes you are! Ah! Ahem …. You there, let's talk."

You can then speak with Count Calantius to complete the quest:

"You performed a great service for West Weald today, traveler! Without Sir Svendalmor of the Burnt-Biscuits at my side, Skingrad would fall apart!"

Indeed. There was mention of a reward.

"A reward? Of course! On behalf of Skingrad, take this as your reward.
And Legionary Luther must be rewarded too. He deserves a promotion! I'll need to check my budgets—oh, what am I saying? I'm the Count of Skingrad! Of course he gets promoted!"

After you have completed the quest, Count Calantius announces the promotion:

Count Calantius: "Legionary Luther, for your bravery, I hereby promote you to the rank of sergeant. Serve Skingrad well!"

Legionary Luther: "Sergeant?! Oh my! I'm so excited I can barely … barely …"

Count Calantius: "Sergeant Luther?"

Count Calantius: "Ah! His injuries are too much for him. Healer, help Sergeant Luther Lentinius recover and take him to the barracks."

The Untraveled RoadEdit

After slaying King Nantharion in Miscarcand, you will need to track down Ithelia after witnessing her power being restored. This takes you to an isolated part of Fargrave where you end up causing irrevocable damage to her Loom of the Untraveled Road. Once you return to Skingrad, you will find Greenspeaker Darolith and Count Calantius in Beragon's home.

Speaking with Count Calantius before Beragon:

"Your exploits precede you, hero. Impressive tales! And I understand we owe you a great deal.
Beragon is waiting for you in the other room. Come back once you finish with our gracious host. I would like to speak with you."

Talking to Beragon, he will explain that he convinced the leaders to meet to work out an agreement between Vashabar and the rest of the West Weald.

You can speak with Count Calantius and Greenspeaker Darolith to see how they feel about this:

"Tribune Alea has spoken at length about you and enthralled me with tales of your exploits on behalf of West Weald. And to think you're not even a native of Skingrad or Vashabar! I hope it isn't too late for us to learn something from your example."

Too late? What do you mean?

"It will not be easy to overcome the distrust the Recollection sowed between Colovians and Wood Elves. But thanks to your valiant defense of West Weald, I think I can convince my people to see the opportunities here, not just the threats."

So you want the Wood Elves of Vashabar to stay?

"For my part, yes. Of course, I must persuade some nobles and landowners to part with abandoned estates they can no longer return to. But I want to see the new forest held by allies of Skingrad. Not left empty to be overrun by monsters and outlaws."

What happens next?

"I spend a lot of coin to buy land. And with that land, I secure a treaty of cooperation with our new neighbors.
I thank you, hero. You aided West Weald in our time of need. Wherever your journey leads next, Skingrad is forever in your debt."

Once you have spoken with both leaders, they will have the following conversation:

Greenspeaker Darolith: "Nantharion betrayed all we hold sacred, Count Calantius. And he has paid for his crimes with his life."

Count Calantius: "I want no war with Vashabar, but Nantharion left Ostumir in ruins and killed our people."

Greenspeaker Darolith: "We cannot return Dawnwood to the seed it sprang from. But we, too, seek peace. We shall do everything we can to prove ourselves friends and allies to the Weald."

You can speak with him again before completing the quest:

"I hope this is the start of something momentous. For the first time, I truly believe there can be trust, even friendship, between Skingrad and Vashabar. I would like to think Greenspeaker Darolith feels the same."

After you speak with Beragon and complete the quest, you will soon have an unexpected guest. It is Scruut the watchling, who proclaims everything is doomed.

Ithelia's FuryEdit

If you talk to Count Calantius before Scruut:

"That's a Daedra? Are we under attack? No, no, it definitely spoke to you. It brings a warning, I think.
Please, go find out what doom I need to worry about next, hero."

When you speak with Scruut, she explains that recently tears in reality have been detected and that is likely related to Ithelia. After this, Beragon will ask Tribune Alea to escort Count Calantius and Greenspeaker Darolith home.

In Memory OfEdit

In the aftermath of tracking down Ithelia and resolving the issue of her breaking reality, Count Calantius will be one of the guests at the small gathering in Beragon's Townhouse. He will be accompanied by his pet bear Burnbiscuit if the cub was previously rescued by you.

You can talk to him before Beragon:

"I offered Beragon the use of my more … spacious accommodations for the celebration, but he felt more comfortable hosting it himself. I suppose he prefers this quaint setting to a ballroom.
No matter. Ithelia is thwarted and West Weald is safe."

Are you and the greenspeaker getting along?

"I believe we respect each other. We've reached an understanding and continue to refine the details of a treaty granting Vashabar land rights and trade agreements with Skingrad and the rest of West Weald.
Public opinion could be our worst problem."

What do you mean?

"It may take time for common folk to understand that not all Wood Elves are Recollection. And that Vashabar had no idea Nantharion was responsible for the new forest.
Opening trade and helping heal the devastation will go a long way in that regard."

Midway through the party, you will be called away to have a final audience with Hermaeus Mora. He reveals that despite your success at having Ithelia leave your reality for good, he will make everyone except you and him forget the Prince of Paths.

Speaking with Count Calantius after this will reveal some of the effects of Mora's magic:

"Have you ever had a thought suddenly slip away? It's frustrating. Like trying to grasp an eel with an oven mitt.
Anyway, I'm glad I was able to attend this quaint gathering and show Skingrad's appreciation for all you've done."

DialogueEdit

You can speak with him in his office:

"Welcome, traveler. I'm Calantius, Count of Skingrad, Lord of West Weald, and so on, and so on.
I hope you have time to enjoy all that our fair city and the surrounding countryside have to offer!"

What's it like being the Count of Skingrad?

"It's a taxing job. There are a lot of moving parts. You could say that being the Count of Skingrad is a lot like … owning a vineyard. It is like being a vintner."

How so?

"A vintner must focus on everything. Workers, wine, customers, vermin, competitors, and many more things. The Legion are my workers, Skingrad is my wine, and the Recollection and Daedra are both vermin and competitors. Of a sort."

And your customers?

"Why, isn't it obvious? The citizens of West Weald, of course! Keeping them satisfied, safe, and happy are my goals and my honor."

You seem troubled. What's wrong?

"My pet bear cub is lost. Lord Svendalmor of the Burnt-Biscuits is his courtly name, but everyone calls him Burnbiscuit. One of my soldiers, Legionary Luther is searching for him, but I haven't heard anything."

If I find him or the bear, I'll bring them here.

"My thanks, traveler. Legionary Luther was searching west of Skingrad, where we lost my dear Burnbiscuit. Be careful, though, that devastated region is fairly nasty."

I want you to know I've been in Arenthia, in Reaper's March. (Completed the Arenthia Objective )

"By that I assume you've encountered General Lavinia."

You could say that.

"Yes. I misjudged her, badly, regarding the Stonefire Cult. I am glad to see that there are valiant heroes in the world who can deal with such treachery."

After you have rescued his bear cub, Calantius will greet you with the following:

"I name you ally of Skingrad, traveler. You will always be welcome in our fair city."

Additionally, one of the questions you can ask him will change:

What's next for you and Sergeant Luther?

"For now, I'll keep Skingrad safe from any conflict. These times are difficult, to say the least, but West Weald will persevere. With Burnbiscuit safe and sound, I feel anything is possible."

What about Luther? Will he recover?

"Ah, yes. Legionary—ahem—Sergeant Luther will be fine. I need a bodyguard for Burnbiscuit and he'll fill that role nicely. He just needs some healing and rest."

If you speak with him after "In Memory Of" he will instead greet you with the following:

"The ally of Skingrad and the hero of West Weald! So good to see you again, adventurer! Well, unless of course, you're here to tell us about another disaster, invasion, or catastrophe.
If that's the case, please talk to Tribune Alea."

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