Plot hole? Options

[Syradd]

I'm not sure where to put this, but it's been really bugging me! Haha. Okay, so i might confuse you with this, but bear with me.

The mages guild recommendation questline; how come the university doesn't expect a recommendation from Kvatch?

Obviously Kvatch is unable to give one, but If you never go to Kvatch, nobody on the outside is aware of what's happening there, so therefore the university should expect a recommendation from there. So if you collect recommendations from all the available cities but AVOID Kvatch, they don't expect one. Maybe there should have been a mention of this in-game. I don't know. Lol

Okay... I'm confusing myself, but I hope you understand my point! Thoughts? Any other plot holes you guys can think of? I LOVE this game... but I think this is an interesting point. Lol

[ghastley]

On a related subject, have you ever noticed that the Cure Disease effect on Elf Cup Cap is totally useless? (Unless you have SI, that is)

You can't combine it with any other ingredient that doesn't have Cure Disease as it's first effect, and of course, you can just eat any of them without making a potion. Shepherd's Pie is more appealing than a potion, anyway.

SI adds Hunger Tongue, Red Kelp Bladder, and Withering Moon with second or third effects of Cure Disease, but without the extension, you won't use it.

I noticed this when I was checking to see if you could make a Cure Disease potion just from mushrooms. Evergloam doesn't grow any plants that need light.