Project Tamriel:Cyrodiil/The Captain

The Masqued Captain has requested your assistance with a job. Quest Giver: any Cyrodiil Thieves Guild Mastermind Location(s): Cyrodiil Thieves Guild dens Reward: King Claudius' Signet Ring Potentially 5,000 gold and 1x Imperial Royal Silver Longsword Disposition: +10 (The Masqued Captain) Potentially +10 (Queen Millona Conomorus) Reputation Gain: +2 (Cyrodiil Reputation), +20 (Cyrodiil Thieves Guild) ID: PC_m1_TG_Cap Required Rank: Captain

The Masqued Captain has a task for you.

Prerequisites

You must be of rank Captain or higher in the Cyrodiil Thieves Guild to receive this quest.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to any Cyrodiil Thieves Guild Mastermind about Masqued Captain.
2. Bring 3x Flashgrit to the ship, Crypsis, moored east of Olvos Isle.
3. Speak to The Masqued Captain about jobs, varla stone and Garlas Malatar.
4. Go to Garlas Malatar and enter the Carac Abaran section.
5. Use 3x Flashgrit to blow away the Pile of Stone and Rubble blocking further ingress.
6. Defeat Massalamir Thousand-Hands and take the Varla Stone of Reified Desires from his body.
7. Give the varla stone to The Masqued Captain.
8. (Optional) Bring King Claudius' Signet Ring to Queen Millona Conomorus for 5,000 gold and an Imperial Royal Silver Longsword in return.

Detailed Walkthrough

On reaching the rank of Captain in the Cyrodiil Thieves Guild, a special job becomes available from any Guild's Mastermind (in Abecean Shores expansion, either The Arenthian or Caspus Quillan). Apparently The Masqued Captain has asked to see you. You're to bring him three canisters of flashgrit. You will be directed to Caspus Quillan to get this substance - if you've not found him already, Caspus is holed up in Duskwatch Keep on Stirk Isle. If you've not already collected flashgrit during his quest of the same name, you'll be pointed to the So-Mitana Company warehouse in Charach as a place where you can steal what you need.

With flashgrit in your possession, travel to Olvos Isle. This is the large island directly north of Stirk where stands the Rourken ruin of Acharamz. You'll find the Masqued Captain's ship, Crypsis, moored on the island's east side. Board it (there's a rope ladder running down the ship's side) and speak to the Masqued Captain within about jobs. He'll recognize you as the one he's expecting, and outlines the task - retrieving a varla stone from Garlas Malatar. Ask him about these topics and he'll explain that your flashgrit will be needed to blow a path to the stone.

Travel to Garlas Malatar. It's on the coast between Thresvy and Sutch, just southwest of the other Ayleid ruin of Beldaburo. There are two entrances to the Ceysel in the exterior, and it doesn't matter which you use. Pass through this first section to reach the Carac Abaran area. On entering, you'll encounter a Pile of Stone and Rubble. Activate it with three flashgrit in your inventory to blow this away.

Once the blockage is cleared, take the first right, and prepare for a fight. The Ayleid Sorceror-King, Massalamir Thousand-Hands is in the next chamber. He holds the Varla Stone of Reified Desires, so you must defeat it to take this. Return to The Masqued Captain when ready to hand over the varla stone and complete the quest. He'll reward you with King Claudius' Signet Ring - jewelry that once belonged to the missing king of the Kingdom of Anvil. Although worth a pretty penny on its own, it can be traded in for greater reward - assuming that Queen Millona Conomorus sits the kingdom's throne. If so, speak to her about King Claudius to give her the ring. She will reward you with 5,000 gold and an Imperial Royal Silver Longsword in return.

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.

The Captain (PC_m1_TG_Cap)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		I was directed to Olvos Isle to speak with the Masqued Captain for another job. I was asked to bring three canisters of flashgrit with me.
20		The Masqued Captain asked me to retrieve the varla stone of Garlas Malatar.
30		The Masqued Captain told me that Garlas Malatar is an Ayleid citadel on the Strident Coast north of Thresvy near the border between Anvil and Sutch. He said that there was a blockage preventing access to the ruin's lower reaches, but that I could use flashgrit to blow a pathway straight through.
100	Finishes quest	The Masqued Captain was pleased with the varla stone I gave him from Garlas Malatar. He handed me a signet ring as a boon in return. He said the ring used to belong to King Claudius Conomorous of Anvil. He told me I was free to sell it, give it to the Queen Regent, wear it, or do whatever else I will with it.
101	Finishes quest	The Masqued Captain was pleased with the varla stone I gave him from Garlas Malatar. He handed me a signet ring as a boon in return. He said the ring used to belong to King Claudius Conomorus of Anvil. He told me I was free to sell it, wear it, or do whatever else I will with it.
105	Finishes quest	Queen Millona thanked me for returning King Claudius' signet ring to her. She rewarded me handsomely for it.
110	Finishes quest	I refused to give the Masqued Captain the varla stone from Garlas Malatar. He expelled me from the guild for it.
120	Finishes quest	The Masqued Captain is dead.