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Quick WalkthroughEdit
- Speak to Daribert Hurier or Lieutenant Fairfax near Hinault Farm.
- Collect some healing supplies.
- Find and talk to Lieutenant Fairfax.
- Give the healing supplies to Heloise Menoit.
- Check on the Hinault family with Heloise.
- Collect weapons for the Hinaults.
- Return to the farmhouse and speak to Heloise.
- Find the remaining members of Hinault family.
- Return to the old tower.
- Track down Heloise and speak to her.
- Decide what to do.
- Return to Lieutenant Fairfax and speak to him for your reward.
Detailed WalkthroughEdit
Gathering Healing SuppliesEdit
As you walk through the area near Hinault farm, you may find a Breton guardsman who is wounded and in dire need of assistance. Speak with him to start this quest and to learn what has happened at the farm. House Montclair has launched a vicious surprise attack and the Shornhelm Guard, led by Lieutenant Fairfax, are doing their best to hold their ground at the Old Tower they have commandeered as their base of operations. Many guardsmen have fallen wounded, and they are in need of healing supplies if they are to keep this up for much longer. Daribert was ambushed and injured while trying to gather these supplies and asks you to complete this task in his stead while he warns the rest of the troops.
The healing supplies can be found in wagons scattered on the road east of the farm. The Montclair troops you will encounter should pose little in the way of a challenge. Once you have gathered enough healing supplies, it is time to speak with Lieutenant Fairfax, who can be found at the tower that Daribert mentioned. He is not enthusiastic about allowing a stranger into the tower, but quickly agrees to do so after you mention you have recovered his healing supplies. Inside the tower, you can find Heloise tending to some wounded soldiers. She has another task for you. She is worried about the Hinault family, none of whom has been seen since the beginning of the battle. She wants your help checking on them.
Aiding the Hinault FamilyEdit
When you agree to do so, she states that she is ready to go to the farm and will lead you straight to it.
- Heloise Menoit: "This is the Hinault Farmhouse. Why don't you go up and see if anyone is home?"
When you do as she suggests, a scared voice comes from within, telling you to go away. The voice is that of Gennove Hinault, the father of the family, who demands that you return with weapons for him and his family so they can defend themselves. Every member of the family requires a different kind of weapon, but, fortunately, all of these can be found easily due to the farm being the site of a battle.
After finding the weapons, you will find the door unlocked and an evidently distraught Heloise inside. Lying on the ground before Heloise is the dead body of Gennove, who she says was already dead when she entered the home, most likely having sacrificed his life in an attempt to allow his family to escape from attackers. She requests that you find the four remaining members of the family - Gennove's wife, daughter, and two sons - and either bring them to safety or, if they have already been killed, burn their bodies and collect their ashes so they cannot return as bloodfiends.
Two of the four missing persons, Jowan and Mayla, are still alive and can be found cowering, terrified, at hiding places across the farm. Both of them mention a female creature that attacked and killed their father, after persuading him to open the door by claiming that she was concerned about their wellbeing and wanted to help. Unfortunately, the other two members of the family, Marrec and Melita, have already been killed. Both of them have been transformed into bloodfiends, whom you need to kill and burn in order to advance to the next stage of the quest.
Next, you need to return to the tower and speak to Lieutenant Fairfax. He is concerned about Heloise, whom he has not seen since she ran off, and mentions that he thinks she is ill before suggesting that you head inside the tower to check on the Hinaults.
An Unsuspecting VampireEdit
Speak with Jowan, who can be found near his sister inside the tower, to inform him of the bad news and deliver his relatives' ashes to him. Your conversation with him will be interrupted when Heloise, whom Jowan and Mayla at once recognize as the one that killed their father, enters the tower.
- Mayla Hinault: "Divines protect us! It's the monster!"
- Jowan Hinault: "Stay back, foul creature!"
- Heloise Menoit: "Monster? What did I..."
- Jowan Hinault: "She's a bloodfiend! She entered our farmhouse and killed our father!"
- Heloise Menoit: "No! That can't be true!"
Heloise then storms off, leaving you alone with Jowan and Mayla. You can speak with them to gain further confirmation that Heloise is the one who murdered their father. Leave the tower and track down Heloise. You must follow the trail of personal artifacts she left behind while fleeing from the tower. These items, which include a book entitled Healing Herbs of Northwest Tamriel, her healing kit, backpack, and some notes of hers, are all related to her profession as a healer. The trail will lead you to a shack where you can find Heloise.
As you may have already concluded, Heloise is indeed a vampire. Her outward appearance reflects the change that was brought about by a seemingly minor injury that she sustained from a bloodfiend. Speak with her to learn what happened. Heloise remembers that she killed Gennove and drank his blood. Scared of the change that has come over her and not trusting herself to remain in the vicinity of others whom she might hurt, she says she will go far away to find a hiding place where she won't be at risk of harming anybody.
What happens next is completely up to you. You can either decide that she is too much of a danger to be kept alive or show her mercy, allowing her to flee to cope with her newfound vampiric nature. Return to Lieutenant Fairfax to tell him what has happened and to finish the quest.
NotesEdit
- If you are playing a necromancer, be careful not to use those abilities labeled as Criminal Acts while near the guards at the Old Tower, or you'll gain a bounty and they will attack you.
- Marrec and Melita Hinault will not give experience when defeated.
BugsEdit
- The interact prompt for the bow and one-handed sword upstairs in the barn are misplaced, requiring to look way above the items in the air to pick them up. Looking at them directly will instead show to loot the containers they are put upon. (Both in 1st and 3rd person view) ?
- When Heloise drinks her poison, the bottle will not be visible in her hand during the animation. ?
Quest StagesEdit
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| I need to gather healing supplies to help the Shornhelm Guard soldiers taking refuge in the old tower. The supplies should be in the carts abandoned along the roads around Hinault Farm.
Objective: Collect Healing Supplies: 0/4
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| I gathered the healing supplies. Now I should bring them to Lieutenant Fairfax at the old tower.
Objective: Talk to Lieutenant Fairfax
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| Lieutenant Fairfax has given me permission to enter the tower. Now I should enter the tower and give the healing supplies to Heloise.
Objective: Give Heloise the Healing Supplies
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| Heloise asked me to accompany her to check on the Hinault family. She wants me to wait for her outside while she finishes tending to the wounded soldiers.
Objective: Meet Heloise Menoit Outside
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| Heloise is ready to go check on the Hinault family. I should talk to her and let her know we're good to go.
Objective: Talk to Heloise Menoit
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| Heloise has led me to the Hinault Farmhouse. She wants me to knock on the door and see if the family is inside.
Objective: Knock on the Hinault Farmhouse Door
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| The Hinault family is barricaded inside their farmhouse. They refuse to open the door until I bring them weapons they can use to defend themselves. Heloise seems to have an idea. I should talk to her.
Objective: Talk to Heloise Menoit
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| The Hinaults refuse to leave the safety of their farmhouse without any weapons to defend themselves with. Gennove Hinault gave me a list of specific weapons he wants me to gather. Heloise suggested I can find the weapons in the barn.
Objective: Collect a Two-Handed Sword
Objective: Collect Swords: 0/2
Objective: Collect a Bow
Objective: Collect Daggers: 0/2
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| I collected all the weapons Gennove Hinault asked for. I should return to the farmhouse so I can give them to him.
Objective: Go to the Hinault Farmhouse
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| I found Heloise inside the Hinault Farmhouse, examining the corpse of Gennove Hinault. The rest of the family is nowhere to be seen. I should talk to her and find out what happened.
Objective: Talk to Heloise Menoit
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| Heloise has asked me to burn Gennove's body and collect his ashes. She says something odd has been happening to the dead and wants to make sure none of the Hinaults come back as bloodfiends.
Objective: Collect Gennove's Ashes
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| Four members of the Hinault family are unaccounted for: the mother, two sons, and a daughter. Heloise has asked me to find them and, if necessary, burn their dead bodies and collect their ashes.
Objective: Find Jowan Hinault
Objective: Find Marrec Hinault
Objective: Find Mayla Hinault
Objective: Find Melita Hinault
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| I saved what members of the Hinault family I could and dispatched those that had become bloodfiends. Now I should return to the tower and talk to Lieutenant Fairfax.
Objective: Talk to Lieutenant Fairfax
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| Lieutenant Fairfax asked me to go into the tower and reassure Jowan Hinault and his sister. He said they were pretty shaken up when they arrived here and could probably benefit from a friendly face.
Objective: Talk to Jowan Hinault
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| Heloise Menoit has returned unexpectedly. I should observe what occurs between her and the Hinault siblings.
Objective: Listen to Jowan and Heloise
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| Jowan and Mayla accused Heloise Menoit of being the bloodfiend that attacked their family. Heloise denied it and fled from the tower. I should pursue her and learn the truth of the matter.
Objective: Follow Heloise Outside
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| By the time I got outside, Heloise Menoit ran past Lieutenant Fairfax and disappeared. I need to track her down.
Objective: Find Heloise Menoit
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I need to tell Lieutenant Fairfax what happened to Heloise.
Objective: Talk to Lieutenant Fairfax
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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.
- 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.
