Online:The Swamp's Embrace

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Recover the bodies of the Dominion's Argonian prisoners. Zone: Shadowfen Quest Giver: Maahi Location(s): Loriasel Reward: Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: Standard ID: 3911

Reunite the bodies

Maahi is one of the few surviving prisoners from the Dominion's march into Loriasel.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Maahi.
2. Find and mark the prisoners' bodies.
3. Find Maahi.
4. Kill the Lamia Queen.
5. Return to the antechamber and restore the bodies.
6. Talk to Maahi.

Detailed Walkthrough

In the eastern passage of Loriasel, you'll come across Maahi, whose students were killed in Dominion experiments. A Shadowscale named Akeenus is trying to recover their bodies that are being eaten by lamias, but she needs assistance.

I could help recover the bodies.

"Then work with Akeenus. She'd have the bodies already if the lamia cave didn't stink of death. She's blind, you see, but still a Shadowscale.
Mark the bodies with this paste. She'll track the scent and sneak the bodies from the lamia cave."

There are four bodies that you need to locate, and they are all in the tunnels north of Maahi. Activate each corpse to mark it with the scent, and Akeenus will appear and take the body. Once you have helped recover all four of them, you can find Akeenus and Maahi waiting at the entrance to the Lamia Queen's chamber. Speak to Maahi, and he'll tell you about a new problem.

"The bodies of my egg-siblings were desecrated by the Lamia Queen! Until they're whole, I cannot return them to the Hist."

Desecrated?

"Akeenus brought the bodies to me, but they're mauled. Broken apart!
What was stolen must be returned, or their angry spirits will haunt Loriasel until the void takes us all. The Lamia Queen did this, I'm sure of it!"

Venture into the chamber and slay the Lamia Queen, who is carrying the Argonian Remains that are needed to restore the bodies. Take them, then return to Maahi, who will ask you to reunite the bodies with the pieces that were torn off. Do this to each of the four students, and their spirits will be at peace. Talk to Maahi once again to complete the quest.

"It's done. My students return to the Hist."

What will happen to their bodies?

"Once the fighting dies down, Akeenus and I will reunite them with the swamp, as a fallen leaf returns to soil."

What will you do now?

"I'll not allow the wounded to become food for lamias. Pact or Dominion, I don't care. None deserve such a fate."

Quest Stages

The Swamp's Embrace
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I need to find the bodies of the other prisoners Maahi spoke of and use the signal scent on them. He said a Shadowscale, Akeenus, would then be able to find them. Objective: Find the Prisoners' Bodies: 0/4
	I found four of the missing prisoners. Akeenus said Maahi is waiting ahead, farther into the caves. Objective: Talk to Maahi
	Maahi says a lamia has taken pieces of his friends as trophies. Without them, their spirits cannot rest. I should slay this lamia and take back what she has stolen. Objective: Kill the Lamia Queen and Retrieve the Argonian Remains: 0/4
	I retrieved the prisoners' flesh and bones. I should return to the antechamber to meet Maahi. Objective: Talk to Maahi
	Maahi has asked me to make the bodies whole again by returning what the lamia tore from them. He hopes that will console their spirits and allow them to rest. Objective: Reunite the Bodies: 0/4
	I returned the flesh to the Argonian prisoners. I should speak to Maahi. Objective: Talk to Maahi
Finishes quest	I returned the flesh to the Argonian victims. I should speak to Maahi. Objective: Talk to Maahi

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.