Online:The Unrefusable Offer

Retrieve the blessed awl from bandits and save the festival. Zone: Craglorn Quest Giver: Amminus Varo, Belkarth Festival Grounds Location(s): Craglorn Reward: Zenithar's Delightful Parcel Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: Standard XP ID: 6749 Repeatable: Once per event

Help Amminus Varo to save the Zenithar's festival

This quest is only available during the Zeal of Zenithar event

Amminus Varo, a priest of Zenithar, asked me to help him make an offering to Zenithar and recover the blessed awl, a sacred object which was stolen.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Amminus Varo (if quest was started from the Crown Store).
2. Craft Baked Apples.
3. Gather Bundle of Maple Wood.
4. Retrieve Blessed Awl.
5. Burn the offering.
6. Talk To Amminus Varo.

Detailed Walkthrough

Getting the Quest

To begin the quest you have to either accept it through the Crown Store or travel to Belkarth Festival Grounds and talk to Amminus Varo. He is trying to arrange appropriate offering to Zenithar and needs assistance:

Accepted the quest from the Crownstore:

Accepted the quest directly from him:

"The path to good fortune is muddy. Zenithar teaches us that the first step toward wealth begins by putting on your boots." Are you a devotee of Zenithar? "Ah, yes. I am a traveling priest, seeking to inspire the minds of both young and old. To live a fulfilling life by learning skills and trades for self-sufficiency. Hard work and perseverance enrich the mind, the body, and the soul." How is Zenithar celebrated? "We present offerings that reflect our skills to honor his wisdom. One of my skills is basket-weaving, and this season I want to weave a basket worthy of my god. I could use some help gathering what I need to create it. Might you assist me?" I'll help you gather what you need to create the offering.

"Zenithar, lord of trade and commerce, have you turned your favoring eyes toward me? Have you sent me the means to recover your blessed awl and bring your teachings to the weavers on this holy day?" Have you lost something? "Zenithar's blessed awl. Through the awl, all designs are made possible. Threads hold strong. Work progresses easily. It's a tool beloved of the Flonian family in Kvatch. And it was stolen. I need the help of a skilled individual to retrieve it." Who stole the awl? "Apologies, I'm not permitted to disclose that until you've proven yourself before Zenithar. Assist me in crafting an offering for the provider of ease, and I'll tell you about the awl. I'm willing to part with my hard-earned coin if you help me." All right, I'll help you prepare an offering for Zenithar.

Baked Apples

Recipe for baked apples can be purchased at the Belkarth Festival Grounds

He will request you to prepare baked apples for the offering. You can find cooking station in the Belkarth Festival Grounds. In case you don't know how to craft this meal you can buy the recipe from a nearby chef Odhilda.

"I am a master weaver, but my skills at the hearth are sadly lacking. Luckily, Zenithar teaches us to collaborate with others. If you could make baked apples, enough to fill a basket, he will surely be most pleased."

Why does the offering need baked apples?

"The humble apple. With a little work, it can be transformed from a common fruit into a glorious dish. What better dish is there to sanctify he who revels in the common folk?
Baked apples, unassuming yet delicious. They're the offering we need!"

How do you make baked apples?

"If you have need of the recipe, there's a wonderfully friendly chef in the tavern just over there. She has the knowledge you seek.
The lord of commerce and trade smiles upon anyone willing to compensate others for their expertise."

Where can I find the ingredients for baked apples?

"You can come across a barrel or perhaps a sack of apples quite easily.
Trading with friends or merchants for goods will also surely please Zenithar greatly."

I'll make baked apples for Zenithar's offering.

Once you crafted the requested meal you have to return to Amminus Varo to continue the quest.

Maple Wood Bundle

Old Maple Logs can be found in the area around Belkarth

Once you return with the apples to the priest he will send you to gather wood:

"Ah, the breeze carries the sweetness of your success to my senses.
But I'm afraid your work is not yet done. Before I can tell you about the blessed awl—which was unceremoniously stolen from me—you must complete one more task."

What do I need to do next to get Zenithar's approval?

"I'll take the baked apples from you. Free up your hands for what comes next.
In my travels, I failed to bring my weaving supplies, but Zenithar always provides. I'd be much obliged if you gathered wood for my work."

I'll gather the wood you need to weave a basket.

You can talk to him again before gathering wood:

"I'll need you to collect some wood. Once you do that, I'll endeavor to strip it and weave it into a basket. There should be logs nearby to harvest, or I suppose you could trade with a fellow adventurer in a guild. Return to me once you have the wood."

Sure thing.

"Something else, friend?"

How will you use the wood?

"I can use something as simple as a thin blade to strip the bark from the wood. Then I can turn the wood into strips. One has to separate the pieces by their natural growth rings. It's laborious, but fulfilling work."

I can tell you are passionate about your craft.

Where can I find the wood again?

"Check the trees around Belkarth's perimeter, just beyond this square."

Thanks.

Old Maple Logs can be found nearby, in the areas highlighted on the map. Interacting with them yields Maple Wood Bundle required to advance the quest. Once you gather the wood you have to return to Amminus Varo to continue the quest.

The Blessed Awl

Blessed Awl can be found next to the Packleader Stigthar can be found north of the Haddock's Market

Once you deliver the wood to Amminus Varo he will send you to retrieve the blessed awl, a relic of Zenithar.

"With a work ethic like that, you have to be a special child of Zenithar! I'll begin the work to prepare this wood for weaving.
But you—your diligence has proven your worthiness. I'd be honored to explain what happened to the blessed awl."

What's the blessed awl?

"A tool for weavers of thread, reed, and wood. Zenithar gave it to the artisans of House Flonius.
It was entrusted to me so that the weavers in all the villages in Tamriel could experience the wonder of Zenithar."

What happened to it?

"It was stolen. Now the weavers of this town feel slighted and their hands rest dejected.
I fear Stigthar and his rowdy band of Greycloaks are behind this. Pah! Ruffians and thieves who steal the work of others. Their idle fingers besmirch the awl!"

Why can't Zenithar bless another awl?

"Bless another awl? When there is one within reach? The only thing that separates us from the awl is a bit of hard work.
No. I'll not even entertain the idea of praying for a replacement. The awl is whole. It has just been removed from my care."

Who are the Greycloaks?

"Bandits! Lazy vagabonds who survive off the work of others. They're a blight in Zenithar's palm!
The leaders of this village tell me the Greycloaks new leader—Stigthar—is a charming fellow with impeccable manners and a mean glint in his eye."

What else do you know about Stigthar?

"I don't know much else, only that he has a sort of animalistic presence. Nothing obvious, but hunters recognize the way he stalks through the markets.
Don't underestimate him. Zenithar smiles on those whose work is well-reasoned."

Why did House Flonius send the awl to some festival?

"While the awl was given to House Flonius, their duty is to share it with all the faithful.
True devotees understand that Zenithar's blessings are meant to be spread, not hoarded. I fear I may be the reason the awl's gift was lost."

I'll return the blessed awl to you.

"Zenithar looks favorably upon all who keep to their bargains and see their share of the work done.
A word, before you set off to find the Greycloaks outside the town's limits. You may want to gather your fellow adventurers for this task."

You want me to gather other adventurers?

"Stigthar is extremely dangerous. I wouldn't face him on my own.
Find willing guild members, traveling adventurers passing through, or some other companionship to see you safely through this effort!"

I'll keep that in mind when I search for the Greycloaks.

You can talk to him again before searching the Greycloaks:

"I believe the Greycloak encampment is just outside the town's limits. Gather reinforcements, if you see fit, but look for the blessed awl. I'm not sure what use the bandits have for an object given by Zenithar, but his faithful need it back."

The Blessed Awl can be found in the Greycloak camp, north of the Haddock's Market. It is hidden in the basked next to the resting Packleader Stigthar. You can sneak and steal the awl or fight the bandit. Regardless of your choice you have to return with the Blessed Awl to Amminus Varo.

Offering

Offering should be made in front of the Zenithar's statue

Once all items are gathered Amminus Varo will request you to set them on fire on the shrine to Zenithar. You can talk to him:

"I prepared the wood and am ready to weave it into a basket.
Were you successful? Did your wondrous labors bear fruit? Has my faith in your skills been rewarded?"

Here, I retrieved the blessed awl.

"Zenithar be praised! The awl's returned to the hands of a true and devout weaver. All is as it should be.
Were my suspicions correct? Did the Greycloaks have the awl?"

Yes. And you were right to be worried about their leader.

"I was? What manner of unseemly laze-about was he? No, no, don't tell me, I don't want to spare a moment more of thought on him. Not when I can devote my attentions to the work ahead of me.
We have an offering to prepare."

Do you have everything you need to complete the offering?

"Yes. With the awl I just need to bend the wood … like so. And place this piece here. And then ….
There!"

It's done?

"Our work for this task has come to an end.
All that's left is to set the basket and baked apples alight and offer them to Zenithar."

Once you finish conversation he will head closer to the altar:

Amminus Varo: "Zenithar, we have toiled, traded, and talked. Please accept our offering as a sign that your teachings reached our humble ears."

After the ritual is completed you have to talk with Amminus Varo one more time before completing the quest:

"I believe Zenithar is pleased with our efforts. I couldn't have done this without you.
It is Zenithar who teaches us that collaboration leads to the greatest achievements. No one is above asking others to lend their skills to a task."

Is that why I gathered the materials you needed while you wove the basket?

"Precisely! Here. The favor I said Zenithar would bestow on anyone who assisted me in his praise during this day. The lord who looks fondly upon labors of love always shows good fortune to those who learn from him.
Go, with Zenithar's blessing."

Quest Stages

The Unrefusable Offer
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	There is a festival for Zenithar, the God of Commerce and Toil, happening in Belkarth. I should talk to Amminus Varo about it. Objective: Talk to Amminus Varo
	Amminus Varo has a plan to craft a basket and fill it with deliciously baked apples, but he can't cook. He asked me to handle that aspect of the gift. I should go to the nearest cooking fire and make the baked apples for Zenithar's offering. Objective: Craft Baked Apples Objective Hint: Chefs can sell you the recipe for Baked Apples.
	I made the baked apples Amminus Varo requested for his offering to prove my worth to Zenthar [sic]. I should return to him and see what else is required for the offering. Objective: Talk to Amminus Varo
	Amminus has asked me to gather some wood for him to weave into a basket for the offering to Zenithar. Objective: Gather Bundle of Maple Wood
	I gathered the wood that Amminus Varo requested. I should deliver it to his hands. Objective: Talk to Amminus Varo
	I proved myself worthy and Amminus told me about the last item he needs to assemble the offering: the blessed awl. He said that a group called the Greycloaks and their monstrous leader have the awl. I should bring it back to Amminus. Objective: Retrieve Blessed Awl Optional Step: Sneak and Steal the Blessed Awl Objective Hint: Search the Local Camps
	I found the blessed awl on the body of the Greycloak's leader. I should return it to Amminus Varo so he can finish assembling the offering for Zenithar. Objective: Talk to Amminus Varo
	Amminus finished creating the offering to Zenithar. He's moving it to the shrine, I should follow him. Objective: Follow Amminus Varo
	Amminus has asked me to burn the unique offering to Zenithar. I should light it on fire, as he asked. Objective: Burn the Offering
Finishes quest	The Offering to Zenithar has been burned. Amminus will know how Zenithar received it, I should talk to him Objective: Talk To Amminus Varo

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• 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.

Notes

• Cutting the Maple Wood logs will not count towards any "Cut Logs of Wood" Endeavors.