And what business is he of yours, outlander?

So you're the %PCRace who freed him. Yes, Varuso Veloth is a Dunmer merchant who has an account with us. As the ruling Indoril fear commerce, enterprise, and industry, Dunmer like Varuso are rare in these lands. He's a pioneer, but no frontier is without its risk. I'm glad he made it back here in one piece.

He shouldn't be working with those foreign profiteers, but I respect his character. Thank you for rescuing him.

I've crossed paths with him, and I know he's missing. I don't know more than that.

Varuso Veloth is a traveling merchant. He gives us gifts of comberries, and we give him gifts of fish. He is a thoughtful man. Thank you for freeing him.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of comberry, and we give him gifts of fish. He is a thoughtful man. But recently, he was kidnapped by a mob of pirates. They hold him for ransom in the cave of Massanud, south of us, waiting for a buyer. Listen. We of Rilsoan have family in that cave. It's why we haven't told the Indoril. Don't go in there mindlessly. Try and reason with them. They will listen.

Varuso Veloth is a traveling merchant well-known in these lands. He gives us gifts of comberry, and we give him gifts of fish. He is thoughtful. But recently, he was kidnapped by a mob of pirates. They hold him for ransom in the cave of Massanud, south of us, waiting for a buyer. Listen: we of Rilsoan have family in that cave. It's why we haven't told the Indoril. Don't go in there mindlessly. Try and reason with them. They will listen.

Varuso Veloth is a traveling merchant who visits this village sometimes. He gives us gifts of mining tools, and we give him gifts of kwama eggs. But he has not come here in a long time. Perhaps he stopped in a neighboring village? A traveler by land would come through Selyn, and a traveler by water would come through Rilsoan. To get to Selyn, just follow the north road; to get to Rilsoan, keep following that road when it curves west. I'll mark them on your map.

Varuso Veloth is a traveling merchant who visits this village sometimes. He gives us gifts of mining tools, and we give him gifts of kwama eggs. But he has not come here in a long time.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of corkbulb root, and we give him gifts of comberry. But he has not come here in a long time. If you want to ask about him in Velonith, just keep following the south road. You can't miss it.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of corkbulb root, and we give him gifts of comberry. But he has not come here in a long time.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of kwama eggs, and we give him gifts of corkbulb root. But he has not come here in a long time. If you want to ask about him in Velonith, just follow the road south to Aimrah. You'll find Velonith eventually, and the village of Selyn on the way.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of kwama eggs, and we give him gifts of corkbulb root. But he has not come here in a long time. If you want to ask about him in Velonith, just follow the road south to Aimrah. You'll find Velonith eventually, and the village of Selyn on the way.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of kwama eggs, and we give him gifts of corkbulb root. But he has not come here in a long time. If you want to ask about him in Velonith, just follow the road south to Aimrah. You'll find Velonith eventually, and the village of Selyn on the way.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of kwama eggs, and we give him gifts of corkbulb root. But he has not come here in a long time.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of kwama eggs, and we give him gifts of corkbulb root. But he has not come here in a long time.

I know the merchant of whom you speak. He gives us gifts of kwama eggs, and we give him gifts of corkbulb root. But he has not come here in a long time.

Not my problem anymore.

Your loss. And his!

Time is money, %PCRace, and you're wasting mine.

Haha! Boldly spoken, merchant. You are right; no one has come, and it seems no one will. So here is your key.

I don't think I like your tone, merchant.

Take him and leave me.

800.

I haven't killed you yet, but that doesn't make us 'friends.' And now I'm reconsidering that first part.

The clink of coins is always a small joy to the ears, %PCName. Thank you for providing it.

Well? Where is my gold, %PCRace?

Look at him, dressed all man-like! Clearly he's worth a nice sum, but he's refused to tell us anything: whom he works for, whom he works with, who'll pay his ransom... So if no one comes by, we'll just chop off his tongue and sell him to the Dres. They're always looking for house slaves. Or are you feeling charitable, %PCName? His price is 1000 drakes, and he might pay you back himself. Eventually.

Say no more! We've been hoping someone would take him off our hands for a while. Talk to Sarrugi.

I know of whom you speak. Some time ago, I ran into him here in Almas Thirr, we talked shop for a bit, and then he sailed out south on a skiff with some mining tools. This wasn't too long before I met with Marki the Shark.

He'll definitely be laying low here in Old Ebonheart for a while. I'm not really worried about the Indoril getting to him here.

I'm glad you saved him. He has a neat system in that area: he moves Western goods into one hamlet in exchange for its local export, moves it into a neighboring hamlet for *its* export, and just keeps circling around local goods until he has fish, which is a good everyone will buy, native or outlander. Funny thing's the villagers could do this themselves, but they don't. Their culture stamps out enterprise and innovation. To them, someone who understands supply and demand like Varuso may as well be a wizard.

So he never met Marki the Shark, but his captors might have found Marki the Shark's body somewhere south of Velonith. Grim tidings, but I'd check over there.

It sounds like you two have already met! Check if he's still in the Briricca Bank.

Kidnapped and held for ransom?! I'm sorry, %PCName, but you'll have to figure that out yourself. We don't have the funds to spare for that. On the upside, however much you have to pay, I'm sure Varuso Veloth will make it worth your while when he's out.

Varuso Veloth was one of Marki's older contacts among the Velothi Dunmer. They were to meet in Velonith, a small farming village southeast of Almas Thirr, to seal a deal on fish. He's pretty impatient, so the fact he hasn't come calling like Yontus probably means Marki met him recently enough. I'd like you to confirm, though.