Tamriel Rebuilt:Cell Bound

Negotiate the release of a criminal mage. Quest Giver: Ethalvora in Andothren Location(s): Andothren Prerequisite Quest: Hyperbolic Tesselation Next Quest: Kurhu Reward: None, or Scroll of Ekash's Locksplitter Reputation Gain: +5 (Mages Guild) if Samay returns to the Guild. ID: TR_m4_MG_Ando_4

Andothren's Imperial Commission

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak to Ethalvora in Andothren's Guild of Mages.
2. Speak to Janonia Melitus to negotiate Samay's release.
3. Collect Samay from the Imperial Commission: Legion Garrison.
4. Escort Samay back to the Mages Guild and either:
   • Give Samay up to Sanvyr Ruthan and his band.
   • Kill Sanvyr Ruthan and his band.
   • Pay Sanvyr the 500 gold owed.
5. Return to Ethalvora.

Detailed Walkthrough

Ethalvora has a new problem. Samay, the apprentice, has been arrested. She needs you to get him out. She will direct you to the Imperial Commission in Andothren, where the Magistrate, Janonia Melitus, can be found. Janonia holds authority over Samay's release.

Freeing Samay

The Imperial Commission is on the northwest side of Andothren. Enter, and locate Janonia in the courtroom immediately above the entrance hall. Talk to her about the topic free Samay. She will speak of his crimes, and you will have several ways in which to respond.

1. Samay is a good kid. Surely a kind-hearted magistrate like you can give him a second chance."

This will succeed if Janonia's disposition towards you is 95 or more.

2. "I will vouch for Samay personally."

This will succeed if your Reputation is or exceeds 30.

3. "The Mages Guild will vouch for Samay."

This will succeed if you are a Wizard in the Mages Guild, or of higher rank.

4. "He broke some silly Dunmer laws and offended a couple superstitious locals. So what?"

Will always fail.

5. "I'll cover the cost of his fine."

This will succeed only if you have 500 gold to cover the cost.

Returning Samay

Once you've agreed Samay's release with Ilmana, you'll find him in the Imperial Commission's Legion Garrison, some floors beneath the courtroom. Samay will be annoyed at your intervention, and will explain that he purposely committed his crime to get away from the Camonna Tong, to whom he owes a substantial amount of coin. He'll request that you escort him back to the Mages Guild.

Three thugs of the Camonna Tong will be waiting for you immediately outside the Imperial Commission, headed by Sanvyr Ruthan. You can either give Samay up to them, or kill them in his defense.

Assuming Samay survives this assault, escort him back to the Mages Guild building, and he will reward you with a Scroll of Ekash's Locksplitter. You can then return to Ethalvora and complete the quest.

If Samay dies, Ethalvora will note it as a shame, but the quest will complete.

Quest Stages

The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.

Cell Bound (TR_m4_MG_Ando_4)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Apprentice Samay has been arrested. Ethalvora doesn't know the charges, but she wants me to go to the Imperial Commission and convince Magistrate Janonia Melitus to free Samay.
20		Samay claims that he deliberately got himself arrested so that he could avoid the debt-collectors of the Camonna Tong.
30		Janonia Melitus says Samay pled guilty to disturbing the peace. Allegedly, he summoned a scamp directly in front of the Temple and provoked the Temple faithful until he was arrested.
40		I convinced Janonia Melitus to free Samay. He will be awaiting me below, in the Andothren Imperial Commission's garrison.
50		Samay asked me to escort him back to the Andothren guildhall, as he is frightened of being ambushed by his Camonna Tong creditors.
53		Samay and I were ambushed by Camonna Tong thugs outside the Imperial Commission. I let them attack Samay.
54		Samay and I were ambushed by Camonna Tong thugs outside the Imperial Commission. I said I would protect Samay, and they attacked.
55		Samay and I were ambushed by Camonna Tong thugs outside the Imperial Commission. I paid off Samay's debt, and they left in peace.
60		I escorted Samay safely back to the guildhall. He rewarded me with a scroll he had smuggled into his cell.
80		Samay is dead.
100	Finishes quest	Ethalvora was happy to hear that I managed to free Samay.
110	Finishes quest	Ethalvora was upset to hear of Samay's death.

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