| Aspiring Mage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Nord | Gender | Male |
| Level | 1 | Class | Warrior |
| RefID | N/A | BaseID | 000753CB |
| Other Information | |||
| Health | 50 | Magicka | 50 |
| Stamina | 50 | ||
| Class Details | CombatWarrior1H | ||
| Morality | No Crime | Aggression | Unaggressive |
| Voice Type | MaleCommonerAccented | ||
| Faction(s) | WIGenericCrimeFaction | ||
The Aspiring Mage is a Nord warrior who is randomly encountered in the wilderness. He can be seen attempting to reanimate the corpse of a woodland creature. He had wanted to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and become a mage, but his application to join the College of Winterhold was denied. It turns out he is only able to cast magic because of his grandfather's leveled staff of reanimation. You may persuade him to give you the staff, intimidate him, or just pay for it.
The Aspiring Mage wears a set of farm clothes and a pair of boots. Apart from his staff, he also carries a leveled soul gem.
DialogueEdit
As he tries to reanimate the creature, he will intone:
- "Rise up and live again!"
- "I grant you a new life!"
- "Come on, get up!"
- "This should work. I've done it before."
- "Gah! This staff is useless... I'm useless. The whole world is useless!"
You can approach him to ask what the problem is:
- What's the problem?
- "Oh... hello there. Didn't notice you come up. I was focusing my magicka. Or at least, I thought I was. I don't really know what I'm doing."
You can reply in two ways:
- Yes. It's painfully obvious you don't know what you're doing.
- "You don't have to tell me that."
- That's quite a staff you have there.
- "I used to think so, too."
Either way, he will continue by explaining:
- "See, my grandfather was a wizard. My father wouldn't talk about him much. But I found some of his things in the attic. Including this staff. After that I thought I was turning into a wizard too, because dead things near me would come to life again for while. I even went to the College of Winterhold. But they just laughed at me. The magic is in the staff, not in me they said."
At this point, you can try to acquire the staff from him.
| Player Choice | Response |
|---|---|
| Give the staff to me before someone gets hurt. (Persuade) |
Passed: "Okay, okay. You've talked me into it." Failed: "Nah. I don't think so." |
| Hand over the staff, or else. (Intimidate) |
Passed: "No need to get rough!" Failed: "I don't have to take that from you!" |
| Seems like coin would be worth more to you. (<BribeCost> gold) |
Passed: "Gold solves most problems, doesn't it?" Failed: "(?)" |
A successful attempt will have him say:
- "In fact. Keep it. I must have used up the magic in the staff or something. It's just a dumb stick of wood now."
BugsEdit
- He never unloads properly from the game, because the associated world encounter does not complete as it should.
The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.4, fixes this bug.
- He may not have his staff equipped and may not actually be wielding it when encountered in the wilderness.
- The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 2.0.5, fixes this bug.