Tamriel Rebuilt:Smuggling along the Sacred Path

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The Tong overreach and some careful thieving can get the Temple involved... Quest Giver: Gordol the Scrivener Location(s): Almas Thirr, The Limping Scrib Prerequisite Quest: Skooma at the Mundrethi Plantation Reward: Gordol's Smooth Talk and Gordol's Swift Reflexes OR the above and the Caliginy Ring Disposition: +10 (Gordol the Scrivener) Reputation Gain: +5 (Thieves Guild) ID: TR_m3_TG_AT_Q6; TR_m3_TG_AT_Q6a

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Gordol the Scrivener about jobs and Camonna Tong's stash.
2. (Optional) Ask Banjar Long-Face and Adosi Biran for advice.
3. Journey to Hlan Oek.
4. Either:
   1. (Optional) Speak to a Sailor, Pauper, Dockworker or Fisherman to obtain the rough location of the Camonna Tong's operations.
   2. Enter the Eastern Sewers and take the laboratory key from Dalin Kren.
5. Or:
   1. Bribe Ralsa Hardil at the Morning Sun Cornerclub for information.
   2. Ask a male Camonna Tong member in the Council Club about Dalin Kren, then bring him Mazte.
   3. Break into the pawnbroker's basement and steal the Pawnbroker's Note and Ebony Signet Ring.
   4. Bring both note and ring to Sidia Uveleth (rewards Caliginy Ring).
   5. (Optional) Steal the laboratory key from the top floor of the Council Club.
   6. (Optional) Speak to a Sailor, Pauper, Dockworker or Fisherman to obtain the rough location of the Camonna Tong's operations.
   7. Enter the Eastern Sewers and find the laboratory.
6. Take the Hlan Oek Code Book from the laboratory and bring it to Gordol.
7. Return to Gordol after a day has passed and ask him about the Camonna Tong's ledger.
8. Leave the Limping Scrib and evade or kill those outside.
9. Take the Hlan Oek Code Book and Deciphered Hlan Oek Code Book to Andor Orothi in Almas Thirr's Office of Intercession.
10. Report back to Gordol the Scrivener.

Detailed Walkthrough

Your investigations into the skooma trading of the Camonna Tong have intrigued Gordol, and his next job for you is finding their skooma stash in Hlan Oek and obtaining a written ledger concerning their various dealings in narcotics. With Hlan Oek being a Camonna Tong stronghold, the Thieves Guild lacks any presence in the town, and so Gordol stresses that you will be on your own. On your way out of the Limping Scrib, consider talking to Adosi Biran or Banjar Long-Face. Banjar suggests a direct, violent approach, with minimal questions. Adosi meanwhile will advise you to get in touch with the proprietor of the Morning Sun Cornerclub in Hlan Oek for information.

Getting the Ledger

Hlan Oek itself is south of Almas Thirr, on the western bank. You can fast travel there by boat. Once in town, you have a number of options. Asking non-Tong residents about the Camonna Tong's stash is the most direct. With 30+ disposition, the paupers, sailors, fisherman and dockworkers of the town will point you towards the sewers. You can act on this information immediately and explore the Eastern Sewers to find several Camonna Tong guards and a locked door. If you like Banjar's idea of directness, you can kill the guards (taking the key from Dalin Kren's body) and unlock the door to seize your target - the Hlan Oek Code Book - directly. If you wish to free the slaves here while in the lab, the Tong guard inside has the key.

To make things easier, and less fighty, you can instead follow Adosi's advice and visit the Morning Sun Cornerclub. Ralsa Hardil, found behind the bar, has a wealth of information available - if you bribe him after asking him about the stash. He'll note that the local head honcho of the Tong, Lloden Dadrys, has the key to the stash. He'll also recommend investigating Dalin Kren, the stash's guard. To do this, go to the Council Club, and ask any male Camonna Tong member about Dalin Kren. He'll refuse to give info, but will mention a desire for a bottle of Mazte. Buy him one and ask him about Dalin again. He'll let slip that Dalin recently murdered a trader of House Hlaalu, saying that the pawnbroker has the victim's signer ring. Rernel will note that it would be a "damn mess" if the guards found out.

To encourage said damn mess, enter the town pawnbroker and access its basement. Here you'll find a Pawnbroker's Note and an Ebony Signet Ring. Bring both to the captain of the guard, Sidia Uveleth, in the keep at the northwest of town. She'll give you the Caliginy Ring as a reward for your efforts. This will clear the Eastern Sewers of most Camonna Tong guards, allowing you easy access to the level 90 locked door. If you can't crack the door with magic, you can take the key from atop the desk by Lloden Dadrys, on the top floor of the Council Club (most easily accessed via the roof). Then enter the laboratory and take the Hlan Oek Code Book there.

Returning to Gordol

Regardless of how you obtain the Hlan Oek Code Book, bring it to Gordol the Scrivener. He'll ask for a day to decipher the code, so return after 24 hours have passed. He'll give you both the original code book and a deciphered version, with the instruction that you should take these to Almas Thirr's Majordomo of the Crossing, Andor Orothi, in order to get the Camonna Tong operation shut down. There's a complication though - as you're about to leave, Adosi Biran warns you of Camonna Tong muscle waiting for you outside, and advises evasive action. You can just kill the two thugs, or else escape their notice (perhaps by teleporting, or leaving via the basement hatch).

Andor Orothi can be found within the Office of Intercession, accessible via Almas Thirr's plaza. Talk to him about the Camonna Tong's ledger. He'll be outraged at the Camonna Tong's abuse of the sacred road, and will promise to apply consequences, with feeling. You can return now to Gordol, who will express both his satisfaction at the breathing room you've afforded for the Guild, and reward you handsomely with a pair of enchanted gloves.

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.

Smuggling along the Sacred Path (TR_m3_TG_AT_Q6)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		Gordol the Scrivener asked me to find the Camonna Tong's stash in Hlan Oek and bring him their encrypted ledger which serves as proof of their smuggling activity along Veloth's Path. Gordol recommended that I ask the locals for information.
50		A drunk Camonna Tong member in Hlan Oek Council Club told me that Dalin Kren and his allies had robbed and murdered a Hlaalu trader outside of town. He mentioned that Dalin Kren sold the trader's ebony signet ring to the pawnbroker, and the guards wouldn't be pleased if they found it in the basement of Lodyna Garer's shop.
60		When I showed Sidia Uveleth the ebony signet ring and the pawnbroker's note, she promised to sentence Dalin Kren and his associates for their crimes.
100		I brought the Camonna Tong's ledger to Gordol the Scrivener. He asked me to wait for one day while he is deciphering the book.
110		One day has passed. Gordol the Scrivener has probably deciphered the Camonna Tong's ledger.
120		Gordol the Scrivener gave me the Camonna Tong's ledger as well as a deciphered version of it. He asked me to bring both books to Andor Orothi, the Majordomo of the Crossing in the Office of Intercession.
130		Adosi Biran warned me that two Camonna Tong thugs are waiting for me outside of Limping Scrib. He told me that the Thieves Guild will take care of them if I manage to avoid their attention. Otherwise, I'll have to fight them.
140		I delivered the Camonna Tong's ledger to Andor Orothi.
150	Finishes quest	Gordol the Scrivener thanked me for my contribution to the Guild's struggle with the Camonna Tong. As a sign of his gratitude, he rewarded me with his old enchanted gloves.
200	Finishes quest	I told Gordol the Scrivener about the death of Andor Orothi. Without him leading the Almas Thirr Ordinators against the Camonna Tong, the Thieves Guild won't be able to establish itself in the nearby territory.
Smuggling along the Sacred Path (TR_m3_TG_AT_Q6_a)
10		Ralsa Hardil, the publican of the Morning Sun Cornerclub, asked me for a bribe in exchange for information about the Camonna Tong's stash.
20		Ralsa Hardil believes that Lloden Dadrys, the head of the Camonna Tong in Hlan Oek, has the key from the Camonna Tong's stash. He mentioned that the stash is guarded by a Dunmer called Dalin Kren, and suggested me to ask his friends in the Council Club for more information.

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