Nehrim:Under Siege
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The Room with Shovels
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The Shovels
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Mages Attack!
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The Aftermath
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Quest Information
File:Line625.jpg After Merzul speaks to you in Shadow Song Mine, you can now exit the mine and explore the world of Nehrim. Except that you quickly find out that you are trapped for the time being when Sentry Morten runs up to you and prevents you (and everyone else) from passing the gate. Mages suddenly appeared and besieged the gate. When Sentry Owald approached the mages to inquire about their affairs, they attacked and killed him. Morten and Sentry Branick quickly retreated behind the gate and wait for reinforcements from Erothin.
Porim then walks up to you and suggests that you do some work to pass the time and thus, starts Journey to the Abbey. You must do these tasks before you can proceed with the quest:
Once these quests are done, talk to Porim or Merre in order to be directed to Sentry Morten, who will give you your next objective.
Description
The guards fear of the attack from the Battlemages stationed outside. Morten asks you find something that would barricade the main gate so that the mages would not break it open. Morten will hand you the key (Morten's Mine Key) to the Shadow Song Mine, upper entrance.
Walkthrough
Shadow Song Mine, Upper Entrance
Find the Upper Entrance to the Mine
Make your way up to the Shadow Song Mine Upper Entrance. The fastest and the most straightforward way is simply by following the red marker on your map. Once you are approaching the mine entrance, you will have to go through some narrow corridors that will ultimately lead to the mine's entrance. Enter the mine with the key that Sentry Morten gave you.
Find the Shovels
Having entered the mine, follow the main hallway. As the tunnel starts to fork, turn left. (Turning right will result in facing a door to Shadow Song Mine). You should only encounter spiders here; if you are attacked by wolves, you are going the wrong way (but, of course, the XP is nice), and if you see a door, you are going the wrong way too.
The right way will lead you to one spacious room where a few spiders will mercilessly surround you, all at once. Taking a glance around the room you should perceive two sturdy shovels attached to the wall (if you are lazy, just follow the green quest marker). Taking the shovels will trigger a quest log update stating that the shovels will make a good support for the gates. Take the shovels back down to Morten.
Shadow Song Mine Site
Bring the Shovels to Morten
When you approach Morten with the shovels, he will be defending the site from the raging Mages. Although he seems occupied with the fight, talk to him. He will state that he does not need the shovels anymore, as the mages managed to break through the gate (he needed the shovels to support the defences). Follow the quest as it evolves.
Defeat the Battlemages
Just as you are approaching, the mages burst through the gates. DO NOT cross the gates yet (this will lead to scripted death). After a skirmish and 5 dead mages, the quest is updated again, and you can finally leave the restricted area to access most of Nehrim. Speak to Morten to finish the quest. The shovels are not necessary anymore. The shovels, however, should be removed from your inventory. Your quest log suggests that you might speak to Porim before leaving the area.
Reward
- +150 EP
Notes
- During Karick's Helm Problem, BE SURE that you do shoot at the mages (from the gate) and make them aggressive when obtaining the soap. Otherwise, the quest will be broken (more information here. To solve the problem, you need to load the game from the save before the quest with the soap.) If you did provoke the mages previously, and the mages still don't attack the gate, contact the English support forum (don't forget to upload your save game!). How to change SureAI account into English registration can be found here. Do make sure that you have spoken to Merre or Porim after completing Karick's Helm Problem. Otherwise, Morten will not give you the next objective in the quest.
- If you didn't speak to Morten after completing the quest, and you return to the mine to speak to him, you may find it overrun by ogres, and Morten will be gone. If this is the case, enter the console by pressing tilde (~). Then type this in:
setstage mq01tate 45. - Stage 99 can be obtained by failing to give the shovels to Morten and completing The Escape.
- Completing this quest removes your bounty.
- Note that the chest just outside of the entrance of Shadow Song Mine, Upper Entrance is safe to store items in, if you wish to store anything before heading out.
Tips
- Feel free to explore the whole level of the Shadow Song Mine, Upper Entrance. You will gain some experience points as well as a Magic Symbol and some ores.
- Search the corpses of the Mages, they will provide you with some loot that can be sold at Heinrich.
Following Quest
Quest Journal
The use of the console is the same as in Oblivion. A description on how to use console commands can be found here. Messages in brackets [] do not have a journal entry but represent the action taken at that stage of the quest.
| Under Siege - MQ01Tate | |||
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| Stage | End Q | Conditions | Journal Entry |
| 0 | Siege! | ||
| 1 | [Quest start after Merzul speaks to you in Shadow Song Mine.] | ||
| 5 | In front of the mine wall, I met the guard Morten. He excitedly reported that mages had appeared and killed one of his soldiers. He and another soldier were able to close the gate just in time. I certainly cannot leave the mine site as long as these mages are still out there. | ||
| 10 | I should offer to help the soldier Morten. | ||
| 15 | Morten needs something to secure the door against additional attacks. I need to go up to the upper mine and look for support planks or something similar. | ||
| 20 | I found two solid looking shovels, they should offer additional support to the gate. | ||
| 25 | As I exited the mine, I heard a horn resounding in the distance. I wonder if that are the reinforcement troops from Erothin? | ||
| 30 | [The mages attack the gate.] | ||
| 35 | [The mages enter the gate and start attacking directly.] | ||
| 40 | We have survived the attack. I can now go to the Abbey. | ||
| 45 | End | I gave Morten the shovels from the mine. | |
| 99 | End | The Escapefinished | The Shadow Song Mine was attacked and taken over by cave trolls. I cannot find Morten anywhere.* |
Notes
- *Stage 99 is translated by Nehrim English Supplemental. It is not translated by NehrimEnglish.esp or Translation.esp.
- The original german text reads: "Die Schattenrufmine wurde von Höhlentrollen in Beschlag genommen. Morten werde ich hier nicht mehr finden können."
- Google Translation of the original german text: The Shadowcall Mine has been taken over by cave trolls. I won't be able to find Morten here anymore.
