I'm off! Ta-tah, %PCName.

No? Is it because you saved my life in Chunzefk? Or because Moranie and Fentus are behind bars? Anyway, you can rot in there until the end of time then. The choice is yours. Lemme know when you've changed your mind.

See? It wasn't that hard, was it? This mask will make me famous. Everyone in Tamriel will know the name of %Name! %Name!

Hmphh. Where is the mask, then?

It seems that removing the mask from the empress' sarcophagus has triggered a security mechanism, trapping you like a little mouse. Lucky for you, Antio is here. I shadowed you. Followed in your footsteps. Without you I would've never gotten past that stone guardian, so I thank you for that. There was a crank just outside this burial chamber. I bet it can be used to lower this gate. But I want you to give me the Death Mask first. Hand it over! You don't have any other choice but to trust me, do you?

Ha! You managed to steal it again? Good on you, %PCName.

You did well finding the Death Mask. I believe it's now on display in the Palace of the Ebon Tower.

Here, you can take my enchanted eye. It will allow you to gain access to the ancestral tomb again, if you want to. I'm sure my ancestors left behind all sorts of treasures that are still awaiting to be unearthed. But before you leave, Cap'n Fentus wanted to talk to you. The old captain is finally retiring and he wished to say farewell to you. He's waiting at the docks.

You can keep my enchanted eye. It will allow you to gain access to the ancestral tomb again, if you want to. I'm sure my ancestors left behind all sorts of treasures that are still awaiting to be unearthed. But before you leave, Cap'n Fentus wanted to talk to you. The old captain is finally retiring and he wished to say farewell to you. He's waiting at the docks.

Thanks to you, Cap'n Fentus and myself were freed and the Guild is no longer hunted by the guards. I knew they couldn't say no to the mask! I'm sure it will be put on display somewhere in the Ebon Tower. You have my gratitude, %PCName.

You have the mask! You have saved us, %PCName! Go and give it to one of the guards now. It's our ticket out of this place.

Once you leave here, I'll let the guards know that we'll soon have the Death Mask and are willing to give it to the Empire in exchange for our freedom. Please find it and don't get yourself arrested or killed. Good luck, %PCName. You're our only hope.

With that eye on you, you should be able to get into the Raathim Ancestral Tomb. Go to the catacombs under the Grand Chapel of Talos. You can access them from the western sewers. Look for an empty, unmaintained tomb with the wolf banner and two unlit torches. There's a secret mechanism that will open the way inside. Meanwhile, I'll let the guards know that we're willing to give the Death Mask to the Empire in exchange for our freedom. Please find it and don't get yourself arrested or killed, %PCName.

Anyway, you'll need to enter the tomb yourself. The tomb is protected -- the guardian statue at the entrance won't allow anyone who's lacking Raathim legacy to enter. But if you had something of Raathim blood with you, you should be able to bypass the guardian and open Katariah's burial. Wait a moment, please... Nchhh... [Moranie removes her right eye from its socket. She hands it through the bars to you. You notice it's made of some sort of crystal with blood circulating inside it. It glows faintly.]

You may wonder how I know all this. I learned all this from my mother, who learned it from her mother and so on. It is my family legacy. I am Moranie of House Raathim. Empress Katariah was the older sister of my great-great-grandmother. I may have the blood of witch-kings and empresses flowing in my veins, but the branch I belong to has long since become impoverished, disenfranchised and forgotten. I have no royalty or claim to any throne. I was born a guttersnipe who grew up to be a one-eyed thief.

When Empress Katariah died, her body was brought here, to the city of her ancestors. She was buried in the Raathim Ancestral Tomb underneath the city. Her burial has remained sealed since only Raathim could reveal it, so the mask has to be in there still. The Imperial government in Old Ebonheart values its image more than keeping a couple of old thieves jailed. If we had the Death Mask, we could use it to bargain freedom for Fentus and myself. I'm sure they couldn't say no to such a prestigious artifact.