Online:Those She Devours

Save some captives from having their souls consumed in a necromancer's rituals. Zone: The Rift Objective: Lost Prospect — Save Lost Prospect's refugees from the Worm Cult. Quest Giver: Yngvar Location(s): Lost Prospect Concurrent Quest: River of Names Reward: Viveka's Belt Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: 3239 XP ID: 4254

A necromancer tries to extract Guard Captain Viveka's soul

Necromancer Gullveig has captives imprisoned at the Worm Cult camp. I should try to rescue them.

Quick WalkthroughEdit

1. Talk to Yngvar.
2. Find a Cage Key.
3. Release the captives.
4. Find Captain Viveka.
5. Enter the Sanctum and defeat the necromancer.
6. Collect the Shard of Wuuthrad.
7. Talk to Captain Viveka outside.

Detailed WalkthroughEdit

Following a road shortly outside of Riften you may encounter Yngvar, a frightened Nord pact soldier. Upon speaking to him you will learn that his comrades, including Captain Viveka, have been captured by Worm Cultists in and around Lost Prospect. Yngvar may be pressed for more information through an intimidation check, which reveals that a Cultist took the key to the cages to the central tent in the camp on the hill.

"Listen to me, please! They've all been taken—Adelsar, Hara-Na, Varryn, even Captain Viveka. I can't go back there!"

Calm down. Who took them?

"Worm Cultists! Captain Viveka led our patrol against their camp but they ambushed us. We tried to fight our way out. I'm the only one who escaped. The others are either dead or captive."

Where are they?

"Down in the valley behind me. The leader seemed to be this tall woman in robes; they called her "Gullwig," or something like that. I'm … I'm not going back there. But you look like you could take her."

I'll try to help your friends.

"My friends are in cages in the Worm Cult camp. Will you rescue them? One of the cultists must have the key!"

What've the cultists been doing? / What else have the cultists been doing?

"What haven't they been doing? Kidnapping, murder, necromancy—you name it, they've done it. Captain Viveka hoped to stop them, but we failed."

[Intimidate] Yngvar, you're a soldier. Act like one. Tell me something useful! / Yngvar, you're a soldier! Act like one. What else can you tell me?

"I'm sorry. The things that they're doing to my friends ….
Wait. I remember something. I saw a cultist taking keys into the camp's central tent. That's where you'll find the cage key!"

Thanks. I'll look for it.

"I don't know what else to do. I signed up to fight bandits, not necromancers and undead!"

Fight through the cultists, retrieve the key, and free the soldiers. You'll need to free Adelsar, Hara-Na and Varryn Hloran.
Once you've done so, enter the mines to search for Captain Viveka. Inside you will see multiple Lost Souls who will tell you that the leader of the Cultists, a woman named Gullveig, is using a shard of Wuuthrad to steal the souls of peasants around the area.

Exit the mine after freeing two bound peasants and you will find Captain Viveka and Gullveig, the latter of which is performing a ritual to remove Viveka's soul. Gullveig will summon many zombies in an attempt to stop you interrupting her ritual, however after defeating the zombies Gullveig herself comes to deal with you, revealing herself as a lich. Kill the lich and free Viveka, who will then rush into the sanctum below. She will say she needs to gather her troops and asks you to recover the shard of Wuuthrad.

"Gullveig would have sacrificed me as well, if not for your help."

What now?

"Gullveig was insane. Tearing out people's souls with the shard, using that dark energy to transform into a lich. Disgusting. She got what she deserved.
I must gather my surviving troops. Grab the shard and meet me outside."

Doing so will cause the spirit of Ysgramor to appear and congratulate you.

"I see a hero standing before me. You have risen high in my estimation today."

What should I do with the shard, Ysgramor?

"Even a shard of the mighty Wuuthrad is a potent artifact. My ancient axe still has power left. Use it, hero!"

Against Sinmur?

"Aye! Sinmur and Thallik lurk at Trolhetta. I can feel them, like rotted teeth that must be pulled. Use the shard's power to end them!"

I will!

Leave the sanctum and speak to Viveka again to complete the mission.

"Once again, you've pulled my arse out of the fire. I owe you a round, maybe two, next time you're in Riften."†
"Gullveig. What can I say? She was nuts. All those cultists are. I wanna kill every one of them, in the most painful ways possible. Sounds like a plan, right?"‡

Why was the shard so vital to Gullveig?

"The shard enabled Gullveig to devour souls and ascend into lich form. I'll keep the shard safe from now on.
You saved our lives and prevented evil from spreading out of Lost Prospect. I hope to return the favor someday."

Quest StagesEdit

Those She Devours
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I need to find a Cage Key. I can kill Worm Cultists until I find one, or I can try to intimidate Yngvar to see if he has any better suggestions. Objective: Kill Cultists to Collect Cage Key Optional Step: Intimidate Yngvar for More Information
	(If you intimidated Yngvar) After some prodding, Yngvar remembered seeing the cultists taking a key into a tent in their camp. I must retrieve it. Objective: Search Tents for Cage Key
	I have the key; time to release the prisoners. Objective: Release Adelsar Objective: Release Hara-Na Objective: Release Varryn Hloran
	I need to find Captain Viveka in the Lost Prospect cave. Objective: Search for Captain Viveka Optional Step: Kill Zombies
	I must stop Gullveig's ritual! Objective: Stop the Ritual
	With Gullveig taken care of, I should release Captain Viveka. Objective: Release Captain Viveka
	I need to follow Captain Viveka into the lich's sanctum. Objective: Enter Lost Prospect Sanctum
	I need to talk to Captain Viveka now. Objective: Talk to Captain Viveka
	I should collect the shard of Wuuthrad to prevent the Worm Cult from getting their filthy paws on it again. Objective: Collect the Shard of Wuuthrad
	Picking up the axe shard has summoned Ysgramor. I need to speak with him. Objective: Talk to Ysgramor
Finishes quest	I should talk to Captain Viveka now. Objective: Talk to Captain Viveka

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game 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.