Oasis chapter 3, In the enemies lair. Umm, mushroom. Options

[jack cloudy]

Oasis chapter 1
Oasis chapter 2

Ok, a new chapter. Let's just see where this goes. I've decided to do a small costume change, the old look got boring.



,,Ah, there you are, Evoker.” I hadn’t even put a step inside the hall, and already the Steward wanted something from me. It made me wonder how they ever managed before I joined.
She dragged me over to Galbedir’s office and waited till the woodelf had left before finally opening her mouth.

,,Tell me, Evoker. Have you by chance come across enchanted weapons or armour?” She asked. What kind of question was that, those things were all over the place.
,,Sure, are you looking for anything specific?” I answered while wondering just what might be so important.

,,Then you must be aware of the fact that no enchanted item seems to be able to hold its charge since a few months back. Only small items, like rings or amulets seem to be safe from it. It is as if something is draining them. Now, I have a very important mission for you.” Ok, so enchanted items couldn’t hold their charge anymore? That sounded familiar.
,,Let me guess, find out who did it and kill him.”

,,No, that would be too hasty. I am convinced that the culprit must be a member of house Telvanni. So I want you to go and join the house. You’ll be our spy on the inside.” Hold on, join Telvanni, the house of psychopathic mages?
,,Are you nuts?! I am already with the mage guild! The guild doesn’t like the Telvanni and the Telvanni doesn’t like the guild. And on top of that, I’m an outlander, how am I supposed to survive longer than ten seconds in their midst?!” I yelled at her face. Now really, this was the most stupid idea ever.

,,Calm down, Evoker. I don’t want the guild to hear this. Now to take care of things, you will be banned from the guild. After your assignment is completed, I’ll get you back in with your old rank, or maybe with a promotion. Skink’s hall in Sadrith Mora will serve as your link with the guild. It is right in Telvanni territory. I want you to prepare and pack. Tomorrow, you’ll leave for the hall in Sadrith Mora. Use the guild guide. Skink will further inform you.” I walked out of the hall with a very confused, and angry look on my face. There went my career as a mage, and I might even lose my life. I could only hope that those Telvanni weren’t as crazy and brainwashed as in mage guild jokes.

Back at my house, I took the time to work out the details. I would be dropped in potentially hostile territory and my only excuse was that I was kicked out of the guild and now wanted to join the enemy for revenge? That was the worst coverstory in history. I decided that a more thorough thing such as a disguise was needed. I had plenty of stuff to dress up with, so I just had to choose.

My new identity would preferably look somewhat magish, so I took Tarhiel’s robe out of the closet. Telvanni supposedly liked shiney stuff, so I replaced my Orcish armour with the new Glass armour I stole from Ghostgate. A Glass staff to walk around with, and my identity was set. I also geared on a Glass longsword for when things got rough. Using a weapon I was unfamiliar with was asking for trouble. I spent the rest of the night removing the markings on my new gear that said who the previous owner was.

Next morning, I got up very early and ate my breakfast enroute to the guild. A quick transportation later, and I arrived in Sadrith Mora.

First thing was to join the house and work my way to the upper ranks. With the skills I had gained during my mage guild career, I would have no problems passing the tests for promotion. That left making friends and making myself known as a loyal house member. How do you do that with a bunch of lunatics?

Sometimes when you don’t know what to do, the bold and direct approach might be the best. So I walked right through the middle of town to the council hall. And any guard who dared to stop me would get a sword in that ridiculous helmet.

[jack cloudy]

Thank you all.

Treydog, the reason why you missed it till now is simple. There are just too many good fan fictions around here.

Say, did anyone ever managed to save Tarhiel in whatever method?

Telendil, thanks for the offer, but I believe it would be better if we keep our stories separated. It would become a bit of a mess. How often can Fargoth lose his ring and how many fake Nerevarines does the emperor send to Caius? He would need to get himself a bigger house that way.

Anyway, I squeezed in a little update for you all to enjoy.




,,What do you want, Outlander?” By now I was getting used to it, but this outlander stuff was still annoying. Fine, if you weren’t polite, then I wouldn’t be polite either.
,,I want to join the house.”

The Dark Elf looked at me from head to toe. This was probably going to be just like the mage guild.
,,You, a Redguard? Wouldn’t you be better suited for House Redoran? House Telvanni prefers members who are skilled in the arts of magicka.” Knew it.

,,No, there are too many Redguards there. If I wanted to see Redguards, I would’ve stayed back in Hammerfell. Now can I join or not. Hurry up with your decision before I grow impatient and put a fireball in your face.”
,,Fine then, you are now a member of the house. Here is a book that describes the current councillors, their mouths and where they live. Normally, you would get your chores from the mouths, but they are in a meeting now. I suggest that you seek out master Neloth in Tel Naga, here in Sadrith Mora. Now get going, I am busy.”

So much for that, I had really expected that joining the house would be harder. Oh well, a big mouth and a few threats never failed.

Tel Naga was like all Telvanni buildings, only on a much bigger scale. I went inside and took a small look around. Being a powerful wizard, Neloth was most likely at the top of his tower and surprise, they never heard about stairs or ladders here. That left Levitation as my only solution.

Master Neloth was impossible to miss. I just had to look for a very old Elf with a ridiculous robe.
,,What, who are you? It doesn’t matter. I am furious. Sinise Thindo, the apprentice of Archmagister Gothren, is wearing the robe of the Drake’s pride. That is insulting. Surely the robe belongs to someone who is more worthy of wearing it. Go and fetch me that robe. Do whatever is necessary. Now get out of my eyes.” Wow, this was one hotheaded Guar. Did he just ask me to kill someone for a stupid robe? I slowfalled down to the exit and then made my way to the harbour. According to my book, I would have to go to Tel Aruhn for the robe.

Tel Aruhn was rather close by, so I decided to waterwalk from island to island instead of taking the boat. It was rather funny to see the helpless Slaughterfish underneath my feet. They proved good practice for my staff.

Tel Aruhn was another oversized mushroom. Pretty cool as a house, but I would really appreciate it if they build some stairs in it. All this levitating was bound to give me a headache.

Anyway, I made my way to the room of the apprentice after asking for directions and arrived soon enough. Just my luck, our lovely apprentice was wearing the stupid robe. No matter how crazy these Telvanni might be, I doubted that she would just take of the robe and hand it over to me. This called for a more drastic approach.

I used my amulet of Shadows to blend in with my surroundings and then moved up to the apprentice without being noticed. One hand on her throat followed by a bit of squeezing and she slumped to the floor, unconscious. I took of the robe and got out of the building before the spell wore of. The trip back to Tel Naga was without incidents.

,,What, who are you? Wait, that is the robe of the Drake’s pride. Give it to me. Here, have ten septims as a gift. Now leave me alone!” Ok, a hot temper and a short memoryspan. This was getting better and better. And worst of all, this guy actually tried to make me kill someone for practically nothing! Ok, these Telvanni were definitely psychopaths, and even worse than in mage guild jokes. I spent the night in the inn. With a bit of luck, those mouths would have finished their meeting and then I could work my way up the ranks.

There was one interesting detail. I had been sent here to find the person who was draining all the enchantments, but even the robe of the Drake’s pride was drained. Maybe the bad guy wasn’t a Telvanni after all.