Online:Toutis Mido

Toutis Mido
Location	Outside entrance to Silorn
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
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Toutis Mido

Toutis Mido is an Imperial mage who can be found outside the entrance to Silorn. He is apprenticed to one Master Lucianos, and was tasked with recovering Aetherial shards from the ruins.

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Quest-Related Events

As you approach him you may hear him say:

"Why did I have to leave it until the last possible moment?"

Speak with him to find out what he's doing at the Silorn ruins:

"Figures the one day I finally make it to these ruins they're overrun with danger.
This is what I get for procrastinating on collecting those Aetherial shards. Bad enough to handle Goblins and minotaurs without tossing necromancers into the mix!"

Necromancers?

"You rarely hear about solitary necromancers, do you? They always travel in groups. Must be good at making friends.
I'm no match against them, but Master Lucianos is going to rend me into a fine powder if I return empty-handed. Again."

What are you trying to get from inside the ruins?

"Raw deposits of Aetherial energy kept behind Ayleid security measures. Wouldn't be a problem except for Silorn's infestation.
Look, I've got coin to spare. Any chance I could send you on in my stead? Otherwise I'm bone dust either way."

I'll help you gather Aetherial shards from the ruins.

"This Aetherial alarum will help untether the shards from their surroundings. I'll meet you at the first shard inside the ruins and show you how it works.
Just don't break it. Or lose it. Or hold it too close to your face."

After Toutis has handed you the Aetherial Alarum, you can ask him some questions before entering Silorn:

Aetherial alarum? What is this? / What exactly is this Aetherial alarum you gave me?

"When ancient magicka coalesces into physical form, it sometimes binds itself to its surroundings like a barnacle on the side of a boat.
The alarum is a handy little tool that pries those barnacles free."

Where did you get it?

"Get it? From my mind, I guess. My mentor, Master Lucianos, gave me a problem to solve, so I made the alarum to solve it.
Of course, he'll be the one who gets the credit with inventing it, if it actually works."

You don't know if it works?

"I've been putting off testing it. There's no such thing as a good day to steal precious Aetherial energy from an Ayleid ruin guarded by minotaurs. And now, necromancers? It's the worst day for it.
Until you came along. It'll work! I'm sure of it."

What sort of dangers should I expect inside the ruins?

"Aside from the necromancers, you mean? Strictly speaking, these ruins are minotaur territory. The Goblins tunneled their way in somehow and the minotaurs put up with them for some reason.
Oh, there are Ayleid traps, too. Watch out for those."

What are these Aetherial shards used for?

"Master Lucianos, the mage I'm apprenticed to, uses Aetherial energy for all manner of experiments.
Sorry, I'd rather not talk about work. Honestly, I'm more interested in what the necromancers plan to do with them. Before we step in, of course."

Why?

"What, I'm not allowed to exhibit a little academic curiosity? You sound like Master Lucianos.
They're risking life and limb to recover these things. What's it all for? Power? Ambition? The spirit of camaraderie? Makes you wonder is all."

When you enter Silorn, when you approach one of the tethered Aetherial shards near the entrance. Toutis will call you over:

Toutis Mido: "Hey! Wait for me."

Once he's at the shard:

Toutis Mido: "Easier than I thought getting here. Let's talk."

Speak with him to learn how to use the Aetherial Alarum:

"Necromancers passed this by, huh? Even with all of them working together, they probably can't figure out how to release the shards.
That won't be a problem for us. Not with that Aetherial alarum I gave you. You still have it, right?"

Yes. How do I use it?

"Right. Activate the alarum at a locked Aetherial shard. That'll trigger the untethering process.
The crystal pylons surrounding the shard should emit a pattern, so pay attention when that happens. That pattern is the key to unlocking the shard."

So I use that pattern to unlock the shard? What happens if I make a mistake?

"If you mess up, the Aetherial energy overcycles and rends your soul from your body, then traps your energy inside the shard itself. I'm kidding. It doesn't do that. Probably. You just have to start over. Isn't research fun?
Ready to try?"

Yes, I'm ready.

You can then approach the pylons holding the shard:

Toutis Mido: "Stand near the shard and activate the Alarum."

Once you use the Alarum, the pylons will light up in a specific order:

Toutis Mido: "Right, there's the pattern. Pay attention."

If you get the order wrong:

Toutis Mido: "No, that's not it. Try again, or talk to me if you need a reminder on what to do."

If you got the sequence wrong and speak to him again for a reminder:

"Yeah, I wasn't paying attention to the pattern either.
Just activate the alarum again and watch the pattern. Then replicate the pattern to release the shard."

When the sequence is correctly mimiced, the shard will be released for you to collect:

Toutis Mido: "Great! It's untethered. Now just grab the shard."

Once you have taken the shard, he will go back to the surface and wait for you to finish his task:

Toutis Mido: "I think you've got this. Try not to run afoul of those necromancers. I'll meet you outside when you're finished."

Speaking with him before continuing:

"The alarum works! No surprises there. I'll go wait outside while you take the Alarum and find more shards. Don't want to get in your way.
I might stand a chance facing down minotaurs if I was a necromancer, but I'm just a regular mage. Oh well."

After you have obtained four more of the shards, you can return to Toutis Mido at his small camp:

"Oh good! I was starting to worry those necromancers got the better of you. Or that you fell in with their ranks! Hah. Just kidding. Who would be tempted to fall in with a group like that? Ridiculous.
Did you happen to retrieve those shards?"

Yes, I used the alarum to retrieve the Aetherial shards you asked for.

"Great! Well! That was easy. Guess the world's lucky we're not both necromancers or we'd be able to claim these ruins for ourselves!
Not that I want that. Obviously. Who wants to be a necromancer? Anyway, here's your reward."

Once you have completed the quest, you can talk to him a bit more. He feels that he hasn't learned much from this experience, and also that he is definitely not interested in necromancers or their magic:

"Well, it's over. I've got the shards, and I didn't get killed or press-ganged into becoming a necromancer.
I didn't even learn a lesson on procrastinating because everything worked out. Like it always does."

Now that you have those shards, what's next for you?

"Now it's back to Master Lucianos in Skingrad. Back to measuring herb sachets and transcribing his correspondence.
Suppose I'll keep wondering what those necromancers were up to. If these shards might have helped them in whatever they were doing."

You wanted to help the necromancers? / What's your plan for the Aetherial shards?

"Help them? I don't even know what they were doing.
But I keep wondering, what if they were trying to raise those minotaurs as their thralls? Bet they could have done it too, if only they had these Aetherial shards for an extra bit of power."

Are you thinking of trying that yourself?

"I don't know the first thing about necromancy!
Even if I wanted to learn, it's not like I could just run into those ruins asking someone to teach me. Not like there's any of them left alive in there."

If you are a necromancer	Otherwise:
I'm a necromancer, you know. "What-really? Roaming around, doing whatever you want? Answering to no one? Lucky. Maybe I should see about shifting my focus of study. Master Lucianos isn't going to make anything out of me. If he drops dead maybe I can make something out of him." Maybe. Good luck, Toutis.	Are you thinking of becoming a necromancer? "Why, do you think I'd make a good one? Kidding! Kidding. Can you imagine? Me. A necromancer. Wandering Tamriel with other necromancers. Killing anyone who displeases us. Raising them to do our bidding. Ahh, what a sight."