Project Tamriel:Cyrodiil/Portrait of a Mugger

A young artist seeks a place at the Conservatory of Saint Laeca. Quest Giver: Elausa Yvienne Location(s): Anvil, Port Quarter Reward: Deck of Marked Cards, Deck of Imperator Cards, 2x Kurst, 1x Twin Moons Wine (and potentially) 1-2x Diamond ID: PC_m1_Anv_PorMug

Elausa's been mugged

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak to Elausa Yvienne under the statue of Bendu Olo in Anvil about become a painter.
2. Offer to help and either:
   • Aim to convince the Conservatory of Saint Laeca to accept Elausa.
     1. Talk to Celethril and either:
        • Offer to pay Elausa's inscription fee, and pay 300 gold.
        • Offer to pay Elausa's inscription fee, and pay 200 gold (requires 80+ disposition).
        • Offer to pay Elausa's inscription fee, and pay 150 gold (requires 20+ Cyrodiil Reputation).
        • Offer a personal recommendation, and try to persuade him to accept it (requires 90+ disposition).
   • Aim to track down the mugger.
     1. Ask Anvil Rogues or Thieves Guild members about the mugger.
     2. Confront Oritius Vulso at the All Flags Inn about Elausa Yvienne:
     3. Persuade him to give you Elausa's Recommendation Letter (requires 60+ disposition), then:
        • (If a Thieves Guild member) Ask if he's with the guild (rewards 2x diamonds).
        • Press him to return the gold too (requires 90+ disposition, rewards 2x diamonds).
          • (If a Thieves Guild member and he refuses) Intimidate him (rewards 1-2 diamonds).
        • Challenge him to a duel (rewards nothing).
        • Let the matter drop (rewards nothing).
3. Return to Elausa.

Detailed Walkthrough

Anvil's statue of Bendu Olo stands in the city's Port Quarter. You will find a Breton woman named Elausa Yvienne next to it. Speak to her and she will ask for your assistance in her dream to become a painter. It seems that's a recent arrival from High Rock who has been mugged shortly after stepping off the boat, with the Letter of Recommendation that she needed to apply to the famed Conservatory of Saint Laeca being stolen along with her coin.

On hearing her story, you can offer her 200 septims, but she will refuse. Asking to help in any other way will see her suggest that you either speak with somebody at the Conservatory to get her a position there, or track down her mugger - an axe-wielding Imperial with tied-up hair.

Convincing the Conservatory

At the Conservatory, asking any individual about the become a painter topic will see you pointed to Celethril, who handles admissions. He's on the first floor. Ask him about become a painter, and he'll be sceptical of Elausa's story. Nonetheless, he will accept her admission for a 300 gold inscription fee, or else you can attempt to provide a personal recommendation yourself. This will only work without costing you anything if he has 90+ disposition towards you - in which case, offer the personal recommendation and then pick the 'try to persuade him' option. Otherwise you'll be invited to pay the inscription fee, although Celethril will discount it to 200 with 80+ disposition, or to 150 if you have 20+ Cyrodiil Cyrodiil Reputation

Once Celethril has agreed to induct Elausa, return to her to give her the good news - she has little to give you in return but booze and cards won from other players on her voyage. Given that some of those cards are marked, it's unclear if Elausa is supremely lucky, or a confident cheat.

Catching the Crook

Any Anvil-based individual with the Rogue class can tell you the identity of the mugger if asked about that topic. For example, Adalafire on the top floor of the Anchor's Rest. Similarly, Anvil members of the Thieves Guild can point you in the right direction - so speak with them at the Sailors' Fluke if you're already in touch.

The named suspect is Oritius Vulso, a frequent drinker at the All Flags Inn. The inn is in the Marina quarter, next to the Conservatory of Saint Laeca. You'll find Oritius at the back of it. Talk to him about Elausa Yvienne. You'll need him at 60+ disposition before he'll agree to return letter of recommendation. You can let the matter drop there, or else go after her stolen gold too. If the latter, you'll need 90+ disposition or to be a member of the Thieves Guild. As a member, you can ask if he is too. He is not, and so will pay you in diamonds to avoid any trouble with that group. You can also Intimidate him while a member of the Thieves Guild to secure the diamonds, if you fail that 90+ disposition check.

Return to Elausa once you have everything you want from Oritius. Bear in mind that she will take up to 2x Diamonds from your inventory on being spoken to, and whether she gets the diamonds or not has no bearing on her reward for you. So you may wish to sell them beforehand.

Elated at having her letter returned, Elausa will reward you with drinks and decks of cards won while playing games with other passengers on her long voyage from High Rock.

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.

Portrait of a Mugger (PC_m1_Anv_PorMug)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
12		Elausa Yvienne, a young Breton woman in Anvil, told me her story. She recently arrived in town to become a painter, but was mugged shortly thereafter. Her bag contained her money and a recommendation letter to help her join the Conservatory of Saint Laeca. I offered to help her, and she suggested that I either try to convince the Conservatory to accept her, or recover her letter of recommendation from the mugger. Elausa described him as an Imperial with his hair tied up and wielding an axe.
15		A rogue told me that the mugger could be Oritius Vulso. He hangs around at the All Flags Inn, in Anvil's Marina.
16		A thief told me that the mugger could be Oritius Vulso. He hangs around at the All Flags Inn, in Anvil's Marina.
20		A member of the Conservatory of Saint Laeca suggested I speak with Celethril about Elausa Yvienne.
25		I found Oritius Vulso, Elausa Yvienne's mugger, in the All Flags Inn.
40		I convinced Cerethril at the Conservatory of Saint Laeca to give Elausa Yvienne a chance.
45		I recovered Elausa Yvienne's letter of recommendation.
46		Oritius Vulso gave me a diamond to cover Elausa Yvienne's expenses.
47		Oritius Vulso gave me two diamonds to cover Elausa Yvienne's expenses.
50		Pavo Salvius, a local guard, agreed to arrest Oritius Vulso.
51		Pavo Salvius arrested Oritius Vulso.
52		Oritius Vulso is dead.
90	Finishes quest	Elausa Yvienne is dead.
100	Finishes quest	Elausa Yvienne was delighted by the conclusion of her problems.