The business at Etana Egg Mine is concluded. Let's not dwell on it.

What? There are miners dead at Etana Egg Mine? I wanted this cursed bowl dealt with, but I certainly did NOT give anyone leave to kill my miners! What a disaster! Still, uh, let's do it this way -- I'll forgive you and I'll even pay you your fee for the bowl. But, for both of our sakes, you will never ever speak of this to anyone!

I see you have handled the matter of the cursed bowl in Etana Egg Mine. That wasn't so hard, was it? Here is your payment, as promised. I must say you concluded this business quite adequately.

So, Llayno Erendi's courage has failed him? I'm sure we will find someone to replace him with. Pity about the egg shipments.

The foreman in Etana Egg Mine is dead and the egg shipments stopped. Thanks to you, it seems. Have you come to gloat? Do you fancy yourself invincible?

Well? I'm not hearing that the cursed bowl in Etana Egg Mine has been dealt with yet.

Fine. There are plenty of other mercenaries out there, you know.

Great! Report back once it is done.

So, Llayno Erendi has died after being cursed by this ancient bowl. This thing is more dangerous than I thought. Still, business can't stop. Let me make you a deal -- I'll pay you 1500 septims if you get rid of the bowl in Etana Egg Mine for me. I'm sure someone of your fortitude will be able to handle this.

Fine. There are plenty of other mercenaries out there, you know.

Great! Report back once it's done.

Yes, yes, the situation in Etana Egg Mine is complex. But all I'm hearing is that Llayno Erendi has failed to solve it. A pity -- I had high hopes for him. In any case, business can't stop. Let me make you an offer -- I'll pay you 1500 septims if you get rid of the bowl for me. I'm sure someone of your fortitude will be able to handle this.

You're the one who set the miners at Etana Egg Mine up against the foreman? You'd better watch your back -- I'm several egg shipments short because of you.

Some workers at Etana Egg Mine supposedly found a cursed bowl in a ruin they dug into. This is garbage, of course, but miners are always terribly superstitious. We are losing a lot of money while the operations are shut down. Worse, the Temple got word of it, and wants to send Ordinators. That'll just slow everything down even further, so I want you to go there and get rid of the bowl any way you can. Talk to Llayno Erendi, he'll tell you where to find it.

I heard that terrible things happened at the Etana Egg Mine. You gravely disappoint me, %PCName. After what we went through here, I believed you were a sensible and faithful member of our Temple. Now I am not so sure.

We've already discussed your handling of Etana Egg Mine. Let the Ordinators deal with the matter now.

We've already discussed your handling of Etana Egg Mine. Let the Ordinators deal with the matter now.

So the death of a miner wasn't enough to convince you to keep your hands off the artifact bowl in Etana Egg Mine? You disappoint me, %PCRank %PCName. I thought you to be more sensible.

The foreman of Etana Egg Mine is dead -- and in no small part thanks to you? Though the man was clearly bent on sacrilege, this was very rash of you. The Ordinators will deal with the bowl now, but you've made their job much more difficult. I am disappointed in you, %PCRank %PCName.

I am glad that the foreman has been convinced to wait for our Ordinators. But your manner of doing so was... unfortunate. Still, hopefully the spirits will not be disturbed further. Take this scroll as a reward -- may it lead you to better decisions.

The foreman of Etana Egg Mine went insane from touching the bowl, yet you still want to meddle with it? That seems highly inadvisable. You disappoint me, %PCRank %PCName. I thought you to be more sensible.

The situation at Etana Egg Mine has been handled. Thank you for your service.

You have convinced the Etana Egg Mine foreman to abandon his sacrilegious disregard of the Indoril artifact? Thank you for carrying out this task, %PCRank. Have these scrolls as a reward -- perhaps they will prove useful to you.

Yes, the Hlaalu miners found a dangerous ancient artifact in Etana Egg Mine. If you are headed that way, I implore you -- convince the miners to leave the artifact where it is, and wait for our Ordinators. The cursed bowl is sure to be dangerous, and removing it in a sacrilegious manner is bound to have unintended effects.

I've heard that terrible things happened in that egg mine. Spare me the details. I want nothing to do with it.

We've already discussed your handling of Etana Egg Mine. Let the Ordinators deal with the matter now.

We've already discussed your handling of Etana Egg Mine. Let the Ordinators deal with the matter now.

So the death of a miner wasn't enough to convince you to keep your hands off the artifact bowl in Etana Egg Mine? You disappoint me, %PCRank %PCName. I thought you to be more sensible.

The foreman of Etana Egg Mine is dead -- and in no small part thanks to you? Though the man was clearly bent on sacrilege, this was very rash of you. The Ordinators will deal with the bowl now, but you've made their job much more difficult.

The foreman of Etana Egg Mine went insane from touching the bowl, yet you still want to meddle with it? That's not very smart, if you ask me.

I am glad that the foreman has been convinced to wait for the Ordinators. But your manner of doing so was... unfortunate. Still, hopefully the spirits will not be disturbed further. Take this scroll as a reward -- may it lead you to better decisions.

The situation at Etana Egg Mine has been handled.

You have convinced the Etana Egg Mine foreman to abandon his sacrilegious disregard of the Indoril artifact? Thank you for carrying out this task, %PCRank. Have these scrolls as a reward -- perhaps they will prove useful to you.

You convinced the Etana Egg Mine foreman to abandon his sacrilegious disregard of the Indoril artifact? This was a worthy deed by the Ancestors and the Tribunal. The Temple thanks you. Have these scrolls as a reward -- perhaps they will prove useful to you.

Yes, the miners found a dangerous ancient artifact in Etana Egg Mine. The Ordinators are scheduled to visit the mine as soon as they return from their current task, but knowing the impatience of the Hlaalu, they will want to toss the artifact aside like some piece of garbage. Consider it your task to convince the miners to wait for our Ordinators. The bowl, if treated carefully, may be a valuable asset to the Temple. And we don't want the Ordinators to blame our Temple for anything that might go wrong.

Yes, the miners found an ancient artifact bowl in Etana Egg Mine. The Ordinators are scheduled to visit the mine as soon as they return from their current task, but knowing the impatience of the Hlaalu, they will want to toss the artifact aside like some piece of garbage. You would do the Temple a favor if you manage to convince the miners to wait a while. The bowl, if treated carefully, may be a valuable asset to the Temple.

I had hoped this would not be common knowledge, but perhaps you can be of help. Yes, the miners found an ancient artifact bowl in Etana Egg Mine. The Ordinators are scheduled to visit the mine as soon as they return from their current task, but knowing the impatience of the Hlaalu, they will want to toss the artifact aside like some piece of garbage. You would do the Temple a favor if you manage to convince the miners to wait a while. The bowl, if treated carefully, may be a valuable asset to the Temple.

The rumors coming out of Etana Egg mine are terrible -- they say that several people are dead. An ancient Indoril curse is to blame, I hear. I hope you are alright?

Was it you who handled the Indoril curse at Etana Egg Mine? Good work, I guess. The mine seems to be fully operational again.

I heard that the Ordinators were left to deal with the cursed Indoril artifact in Etana Egg Mine. I'm surprised that the Hlaalu agreed to wait for them.

I recently passed by Etana Egg Mine to the south of here. The miners told me they uncovered an odd-looking ancient artifact. Apparently they think it's cursed, so the mining's paused. The Temple in Bal Foyen got wind of it and asked them to wait for Ordinators to dispel the curse. But, see, Bal Foyen's far away and I'm guessing the Hlaalu will be looking for someone to get rid of it more quickly, to save a few extra drakes.

The cursed bowl is taken care of now, for better or worse.

Didn't you see what happened to me when I tried meddling with the bowl? Oh, blessed Almsivi, this all went so, so wrong! There's nothing I can do anymore. Go talk to Dreynos Helvi if you wish.

And don't speak of this to anyone!

You... I didn't agree... Okay, okay, take your money, just don't hurt me! It's all a loss anyhow.

This has gone so, so wrong! I just... I wanted the bowl out of the way, not my... not my miners killed! Just leave, okay!

There's not much I can do for you now. You should talk to Dreynos Helvi in Bal Foyen.

Alright, alright, calm down! I did say there was something funny about the bowl, didn't I? Those damn Indoril just can't accept that we, Hlaalu, are here to stay. Not even in their graves! Here I'll put in a little extra for, uh, hazard pay. The important thing is that the mine can go back to work.

Good spirit! I think you and House Hlaalu may have a bright future ahead.

About damn time. Here is your reward. And... I trust you are alright? I can't lie, you went right funny there for a while -- started shouting all sorts of nonsense. Looked about ready to strike me at a point.

Have you seen to the bowl already? It's close by, past those old pillars. Just take it outside the mine.

Just what I needed to hear! Head on down to the ruins -- it's just nearby, past the old pillars. You should see an odd bowl of an ancient make. Pick it up, uh, carefully, and move it outside the mine. You can just toss it somewhere out of the way. And... nah, you'll do just fine. I'll pay you right after the work is done.

The bowl is out of my power now. Speak to the Temple priests if you want to ask about it.

You really think you can handle the bowl yourself? Can't you see you shouldn't mess around with it? You saw what it did to me and Ibelard!

Have you spoken to Dreynos Helvi about what happened here?

I shouldn't have hoped so. I think I ought to start practicing my pick swing again, don't I?

Thank you! If you go back towards Menaan, just southeast of the mine, you can take the road east and follow the signs to Bal Foyen. Try to make Dreynos Helvi understand -- there's nothing more we ourselves can do here. This is ancient, evil magic.

Do as your conscience tells you, but I'd wait for the Ordinators. Dreynos Helvi will want my head for that, but to the Four Corners with him. Actually... if I can ask something of you. I'll give you a hundred septims if you go to Helvi in the Bal Foyen Council Manor and help him understand the danger, that we can't deal with the bowl ourselves here. Will you?

Right. So, will you help or not?

This is none of your business. If you don't want the job, you can get out of my mine!

The miners ARE totally out of it, aren't they? *Sigh* If you want it done right... Lead the way, will you? The bowl is in a tunnel we dug just close by, near those ruined pillars.

I'm... not convinced that's the right way. The workers must see me as above them. Otherwise they'll get all sorts of ideas.

Erm... move the bowl myself? I am a foreman with larger duties to keep this whole operation working, not to haul eggs or Indoril trinkets. This is work for the workers.

I already agreed to let the Ordinators deal with the bowl. What else do you want to meddle with?

Good. We're settled. You know, I don't buy that stuff about the Temple being above House politics -- always seems like it's us Hlaalu that they have to get in the way of. Now get out of my mine!

What are you even playing at? Don't talk to me unless you have it.

Really? Fine! Pay up -- be about 1000 septims, I reckon -- and I'll consider this matter finished. I'll wait for your damn Ordinators then, but only then.

Then you and the priests can go to Oblivion for all I care. So much for the Temple being above House politics -- wherever a Hlaalu is making well for himself, a priest's gotta get in his way. I've got work to do -- get out of my mine!

How am I supposed to keep to my egg targets if my miners are rebelling? That's hundreds of drakes of lost profits -- they'll have my neck! You, fool, ought to pay for this nonsense. Otherwise, I'll just find some traveling vagabond to toss the damn bowl. Be plenty of them. To Oblivion with this lousy bunch!

You're here on that damn priest's bidding? Tell me one thing -- where'd you think the funds came from to build that pretty Temple house in Bal Foyen? That's right -- Hlaalu donations, from kwama egg sales! No eggs -- no Temple. I ain't got time to wait till the Ordinators crawl their way down here. If you're not gonna help with the bowl, I'll just have to whip the workers into the right frame of mind.

Bah, I ain't saying the bowl's not got something funny to it, but the others are overreacting. Ibelard, the superstitious coward, took it to his head to start acting all funny. Let me tell you, he'll snap out of it just in time to get a good thrashing. But the digging needs to speed up, so I need someone to get rid of the damn bowl! It's a simple job, but these disobedient slouches here aren't helping. Will you? I'll pay you good money.

The workers stumbled into an old underground Indoril ruin some days ago while trying to dig out a larger lair for the kwama queen. Roth Roryn is littered with the things. Usually not a problem -- we just dig around the ruins or put in more supports -- but then they found this thrice-damned bowl and got it into their heads that it's cursed. Now this bunch of fools are scared and won't dig further.

I... can't remember much. It was all misty somehow. I saw very old things. They say these are Indoril ruins, but I think it's... older? Nothing made sense anymore. I... I don't think we are supposed to dig here.

The Ordinators came here and took care of the cursed bowl. Thankfully they were able to cure Ibelard of his insanity, too. We feared he was too long gone, but he seems to be back to his former self.

The foreman must be mad -- that bowl is the work of a devil. I sure ain't touching it and no one else ought to either. But I fear some poor sod is gonna be strongarmed into doing it. Maybe if we all confront the foreman and tell him what a bad idea this is, he will let off.

The bowl is cursed, plain as day. Ibelard here touched it and started kicking and screaming. We had to tie him down for a while. He's passed out now and we can't rouse him. But Llayno Erendi just doesn't want to hear it. Can you talk to him and make him see sense?

We did warn you! This is all on your own stupidity! Go talk to Dreynos Helvi in the Hlaalu manor in Bal Foyen for all I care; there is nothing for you here!

We did warn you! This is all on your own stupidity!

I am glad that the business with the bowl got sorted with no one else getting hurt. Though you looked almost ready to kill. I do wonder what you were thinking, meddling with an ancient curse like that!

The Hlaalu will send us a new foreman soon. I can't imagine he'll be any better than Llayno. At least the Indoril bowl is out of our hands now.

You still want to mess with the cursed bowl? Are you mad? Didn't you see what happened to Llayno or Ibelard? Don't go near it!

Llayno's greed finally got to him. What a waste. Why did you have to talk him into it? I don't know what will become of us or the cursed bowl now. Perhaps they will know at the Temple or the Council Manor in Bal Foyen.

I'm glad you weren't killed. Though I'm not sure what you expected would happen when you convinced Llayno to touch the bowl. At least now he knows enough to keep us away from the cursed thing.

Thank you for helping us show the foreman what's what. The Ordinators took care of the cursed bowl, so now the mine is safe again.

Thank you for helping us show the foreman what's what. Now the cursed artifact will be safely taken care of and the evil spirits put to rest.

What's Llayno thinking? He can't really be wanting us to remove the bowl ourselves? It's an evil, cursed thing! They say the Indoril still hold to their grudges long after death. I heard that a long time ago, an Indoril lord burned his own city to the ground out of spite. And they're still angry they lost Roth Roryn to the Hlaalu. I'm not risking this kind of wrath! Oh, this is just a nightmare...

It's unnatural! I'd be a long way from here by now if the foreman wasn't docking my pay. Ibelard touched the bowl, and some horrible soul sickness took him over. He started attacking Kalmaron out of the blue -- would have killed him if we hadn't tied him up! I don't understand what's happening. But the foreman, Llayno Erendi, wants us to just toss the bowl aside and keep digging! There's a foul spirit in these ruins, I tell you! Why hasn't the Temple in Bal Foyen sent someone already?