Thank you for getting me out of Zernital, %PCname!

Have you talked to my father yet? I'm sure he will have a reward for you. His shop is doing quite well.

Yes, that's me. I'm in quite a predicament here.

%name told you what he knows. He hopes you find your friend. And he hopes that you will tell no one of %name and his friends, or he will regret letting you leave.

Yes, that young Dark Elf was here. %name was not happy that he found us, but we are not murderers, and we don't harm those who come in peace. Rothis Uvalas wanted to explore deeper into Hlorandar, but %name dissuaded him. There is little of value, but much in the way of death from Daedra down there. The upper level is mostly safe, but we never set foot inside. We climb up and down the wall when we have to. He said that he will instead try his luck in Zernital, the tower on the hilltop southeast of here.

He was here and talked to Rakwa-Dar. Speak with him.

What a sad fate. He was always a bit too careless, but I never thought that it would cost him his life.

Good job saving him, %PCname.

You saved Rothis? Thank you, %PCname! Here's a little token of my appreciation for getting my friend out of there in one piece. A bottle of fine guar milk.

I hope you find him.

Rothis? Yes, he visited me on the way. He said that he plans on either exploring Hlorandar, the stronghold just west of here, or Zernital, the Velothi tower on the hilltop behind my farm. Is something amiss? I hope he's okay.

Hlorandar or Zernital? Those are both bad places to get lost in, unless you're a very skilled fighter. Hlorandar is an old stronghold to the northwest. It has been picked clean of everything of value a while ago, but people talk of Daedra roaming the lower levels. We also had unconfirmed reports that a group of suspicious beastfolk is living in the structure on top. Zernital is the domed tower on the hill west of here. We think a group of outlaw mages has set up their base there.

He wasn't here.

Rothis Uvalas? No idea who that is. No one fitting your description has visited our tower recently. You should try asking at that farm his father mentioned. Head down the path from this tower and then turn right. It's not far.

I'm sure you did your best. But please, leave me to my grief.

Rothis is dead? Oh, how horrible. If only he'd have never found that evil burial cave. All it did was cloud his mind with foolish ideas.

Thank you for saving my son.

Rothis is safely back in Narsis? Thank Almsivi! And thank you, %PCName. I hope this has taught him a lesson and he will leave the adventuring to professionals like you from now on. Here, I want you to have this amulet. My mother was a healer too and she left it to me, but I know that Rothis has no interest in following the family trade. You will put it to better use, I'm sure.

That doesn't sound good, %PCname. Please, try to find my son. It sounds like he's gotten in over his head.

Have you learned anything about my son's whereabouts yet?

Thank you, %PCClass! All I know is that he left town through the Market Quarter and across the drawbridge. The road to Sadrathim leads past Punudir Lookout, and maybe the guards there have seen or even talked to him. I also know that one of my son's friends, Rovone Gathram, owns a farm northwest of the lookout tower. He might've visited him on the way.

If you change your mind, I'm eager for any help I can get.

Have you reconsidered? I can offer you a reward if you bring him back safely.

A while ago my son made a tidy sum of money exploring some old mannish burial caves. Now he's quit his job as a dockworker and fancies himself an adventurer. I know he's struck out on another 'expedition', but he refused to tell me where to. I worry he's going to stumble into more than some dusty, unguarded caves this time.