Oblivion:Brother Holger

Brother Holger (RefID: 00098333)
Location	Temple of the Ancestor Moths
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Level	PC-2	Class	Ancestor Moth Monk
RefID	00098333	BaseID	000982FE
Other Information
Health	53+(5+1.4)x(PC-3), PC=7-23
Magicka	75+3.5x(PC-3) (max=250)
Responsibility	50	Aggression	5
Faction(s)	Moth Priests; Moth Caretakers

Brother Holger

Brother Holger is a Nord Moth Caretaker residing at the Temple of the Ancestor Moths in the Jerall Mountains north of Cheydinhal. During the related quest, Holger will help you by "unlocking" access to the secrets you seek.

Together with two other monks, Brother Hjar and Borther Hridi, Holger tends to the silks produced by the Blind Moth Priests in the nearby catacombs. He sleeps in the Monk's Quarters every night between 10pm and 6am. After waking up, he eats a two-hour breakfast then heads up to the Chapel for three hours of silent prayer. After spending three hours in the Quarters he finds the ladder inside the Chapel and spends two hours on the Chapel roof, overlooking the Jerall Mountains. At 4pm, he heads up to the crypt and wanders around in the dark for three hours. At 7pm he returns to the Quarters and at 8pm he enjoys at two-hour dinner before bedtime.

He is garbed in the traditional white monk robes of the Ancestor Moth, along with a pair of clogs. He carries the key to the Temple and a small amount of gold.

Related Quests

• Turning a Blind Eye: Steal a stone for the Gray Fox.

Quest-Related Dialogue

As with the other monks, his greeting will vary depending on whether he is praying in chapel or not:

"What can this peaceful monk do for you, stranger?"

"Shhh! This is our time for silent prayer. You may wait outside, or quietly in here. We usually finish around the eleventh bell."

He can also provide the same generic information as Brothers Hjar and Hridi on the other monks (provided his disposition is at least 70):

Blind monks

"I don't understand what you mean. We can see just fine."

However, on the topic of Savilla's Stone Holger will be more forthcoming than his brothers, provided his Disposition is above 70:

Savilla's Stone

"Who is this Savilla? A former lover perhaps? I don't know anyone by that name."

"I really shouldn't be telling you this, but I know you are trustworthy. The blind monks in the catacombs guard the stone. It's said to have magical powers. Don't tell Hridi I said anything. I could be banished for telling you."

After this you can ask about the catacombs and if your disposition is above 80, he will even escort you into the crypt and unlock the door to the Temple for you:

Where are the catacombs?

"I can't reveal that! It would be far to dangerous. I don't know you that well."

"Okay, okay, I'll show you. But only because you are my dear friend. Follow me. Please be discreet and don't bother the other monks."

As with the other monks, he will always say goodbye with:

"May you always wear soft silks."

Rumors

The small settlement of monks live a peaceful existence, evident by their private conversations; while Holger will ask the other monks:

"Are this month's silks ready?"

In return, they will often compliment him on a job well done and remind him of other duties:

"The cemetary [sic] is well tended, brother Holger."

"Brother Holger, we need to prepare for the ritual of purity by the next full moon."

Bugs

• If he agrees to help after you ask him "Where are the catacombs?", during the Turning a Blind Eye quest, he replies in a voice more like a beggar's as opposed to his standard Nord voice.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch addresses this issue. The Xbox 360 version of the line was spoken in a proper Nord voice, albeit the word "you" in the sentence "Okay, okay, I'll show you." was not spoken, hence the re-recording. The UOP, however, implements this fix by taking another line of Nord/Orc dialogue and re-purposing it.