| Sergeant Herdor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Settlement | Vinedusk Village | ||
| Race | Wood Elf | Gender | Female |
| Reaction | Friendly | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Faction(s) | Vinedusk Rangers | ||
Sergeant Herdor is a Wood Elf member of the Vinedusk Rangers found at their headquarters in Reaper's March. Following completion of the quest, she'll be on the second level of the central tree alongside Captain Odreth and Glooredel.
Related QuestsEdit
- Oath of Excision: Help the Vinedusk Rangers repel the Colovian invaders.
- Down the Skeever Hole: Defeat the last of the Colovian invaders.
The Fires of Dune: Stop the Daedric invasion of Dune.
Quest-Related EventsEdit
Oath of ExcisionEdit
Enter Captain Odreth quarters and you'll overhear a conversation between him and Sergeant Herdor:
- Captain Odreth: "We're holding them for the moment. Herdor, are we ready to move?"
- Sergeant Herdor: "Almost, sir. Gloo needs more time to prepare. And the villagers are still on the run."
- Captain Odreth: "I'd tell her to work faster, but her eyebrows are still regrowing. Damn. We need more options."
Speak to her and she'll only say:
- "I need to prep for our counterassault. Good luck out there."
Return to Captain Odreth's quarters and you'll over hear him discussing the situation with his men:
If you saved the villagers:
- Glooredel: "Our recruit saved them, sir. We're lucky they were here."
- Captain Odreth: "Let's hope our luck holds. Prepare for the next attack."
- Sergeant Herdor: "Yes, sir."
If you didn't save the villagers:
- Sergeant Herdor: "We could have saved lives. We knew those people."
- Captain Odreth: "That's enough, sergeant. Prepare for the next attack."
- Sergeant Herdor: "Yes, sir."
- Glooredel: "We did what we had to do, sir."
- Captain Odreth: "Let's hope we made the right call. Now, go."
The sergeant will leave the room without another word.
Down the Skeever HoleEdit
Following the first objective, the captain will send you to talk to his sergeant:
- "I love a good sneak attack. The look in a man's eye when the knife goes in. Ooh! I just got chills."
- What's my role?
- "You, Gloo, and I are going to be running this thing. We'll be some of the first out of the tunnel.
I've got the second line mustering down below now." - Why have you waited to do this?
- "You and Gloo took out the Colovians in the village! Now we can concentrate our forces on the counterattack.
We're also itching to make sure Nendaer's all right." - Nendaer?
- "Founder of the Rangers. Every time we regrow the village, we find him a new resting place. Rangers don't forget Rangers. Not now, not ever.
Follow me. I'll take point, but you'll get to do the fun stuff." - Lead on.
Speaking to her again:
- "Sneak attacks are a specialty of ours. Any fool can run headfirst into battle.
A true soldier ensures victory before they even take the field."
Follow her into the tunnel and she'll start addressing the troops:
- Sergeant Herdor: "How are we looking, Gloo?"
- Glooredel: "We have enough admixture to set Arenthia ablaze if we want to. Which would make some nice after-battle entertainment, now that I think about it."
- Sergeant Herdor: "Rangers! We face the elite troops of the Colovian army! They've attacked us in our homes. They threaten our lives, and our founder! Are you afraid of them?"
- Sergeant Herdor: "No! You're not. These dogs will learn the cost of war! They will learn what it means to face the Vinedusk Rangers!"
- Sergeant Herdor: "That's what I want to hear! Recruit, grab some of the admixture Gloo's prepped. We'll scout ahead."
Gather the admixture and follow Herdor further in the tunnel. When you catch up with her, she and Glooredel will have come across some of the Colovians:
- Scout Honorata: "You'll get nothing from me!"
- Sergeant Herdor: "We can do this one of two ways. The quick way … or the slow way."
Speak to the sergeant:
- "Good timing. We need to get some information out of our friend here. She seems pretty dense.
I was just telling her how delicious I find silent tongues." - What are you trying to learn?
- "We need to know who's leading the outfit and where we can find them. We're going to kill them all, anyway. Right! Yeah!
But it'd be good to get their commanders before they escape." - What's the plan?
- "Gloo tells me they've wisely filled those crates over there with kindlepitch.
I think we'll use them to convince this dog to bark." - How?
- "Simple. Set fire to those crates one by one until she talks. Either she talks or the tunnel explodes!
Maybe rocks will crush her. Or she'll burn alive. It's all such a mystery!" - That sounds totally reasonable.
Speak to her again:
- "Go ahead. Light the crates. She'll talk."
Set one of the crates on fire and Honorata will start to sing:
- Scout Honorata: "Gods, you weren't joking? Festius! That's our commander. He and his aides command the assault from inside the ruins! Just stop, please!"
As soon as the scout gives away her intel, Glooredel dispatches her with her blade.
- Glooredel: "Very brave. You've earned this."
- Sergeant Herdor: "Right. Gloo, get up there. I need to confer with our friend here."
Speak with the sergeant again:
- "Ready for the fun part?"
- What's the fun part?
- "Now? We wreck their camp. Burn and pillage everything that takes your fancy. Siege weapons, tents, cargo—you name it!"
- What about that commander she mentioned?
- "Your instinct is dead on. After you've had a chance to frolic, head towards the other part of the ruin. Take out this Festius and his aides.
Don't worry. I know Nendaer's smiling on us." - I'll do what I can.
If you saved the villagers, she will give you a whistle to call in reinforcements:
- "Hey, and more thing. I really appreciate what you did for the villagers.
Take this whistle. Use it to call up some reinforcements when you're in the camp. It's the least I can do for a noble soul like yourself."
Otherwise if you didn't save the villagers:
- "Good. Now let's finish this.
For the Rangers. For the villagers we lost today …."
Speaking to her again before starting the attack:
- "Destroy the siege weapons, tents, and cargo first. Then go after the Colovian command.
We have a score to settle with these guys. We're going to take it personally."
After taking out Festius, Herdor and Odeth will have made it into Nendaer's Tomb. Follow them inside the burial chamber, you'll overhear the following:
- Captain Odreth: "Well met, Founder. I hope the Colovian dogs did not disturb you?"
- Nendaer the Ironbark: "Stand up, soldiers. I'm dead, not divine. I'm fine. They were afraid even to look on my old bones."
- Sergeant Herdor: "We've cleared the Colovians out, Founder. Even got you a gift!"
- Nendaer the Ironbark: "A gift?"
- Captain Odreth: "Victory."
Following the completion of the quest, she'll have this to say:
- "You've done us proud today, soldier. It was a pleasure working with you."
The Fires of DuneEdit
If you help Vinedusk prior to arriving at Dune, Sergeant Herdor will be there to greet you:
- "You're a true hero of Reaper's March. Your efforts will not be forgotten."
