I will write up a motion to make necromancy illegal in the city of Old Ebonheart and present it to the Imperial Magistrate personally. I'm quite sure that she wouldn't be comfortable with necromancy being punishable by death, but a hefty fine and the threat of prison are more than enough to make it impossible for Hastophos Velifer to practice his outlandish heresy ever again.

My assets in my old home of Almalexia have been seized. The Inquisition refuses to give them back to me until that sham of an investigation is over. It's humiliating, %PCName. Before I help to make necromancy illegal in Old Ebonheart, I would appreciate if the Temple first vindicated my honor and returned the seized assets. Speak with Andor Orothi, the Canon of the Crossing in Almas Thirr. He has the authority to tell the Order of the Inquistion to end their investigation. I will wait.

However, I have fallen out of favor with the Temple. It has been that way ever since I took over this office of the minister. The Temple has all but renounced me as if I had turned my back on them. But it's not true. I only wanted to serve the Three by making their will known within the Imperial government. And on top of that the Order of the Inquisition is suspecting me of heresy! Me! They say that they suspect me of being one of those Dissident Priests.

The Temple has agreed to put an end to the investigation and return my seized assets? Wonderful. I will hold my end of the bargain. I will write up a motion to make necromancy illegal in the city of Old Ebonheart and present it to the Imperial Magistrate personally. I'm quite sure that she wouldn't be comfortable with necromancy being punishable by death, but a hefty fine and the threat of prison are more than enough to make it impossible for Hastophos Velifer to practice his outlandish heresy ever again.

Come back when you've gotten the confirmation that the Temple will vindicate my name and return my seized assets.

Well, well, well. I see how it is. The Temple finally sends a representative to speak with me and it's only to make demands? Indeed, I have the magistrate's ear and she heeds my advice on every matter pertaining to the Temple. I could persuade her to ban necromancy in the city to improve the Empire's relations with the natives. I have no love for Hastophos Velifer. I would gladly help the Temple to put an end to his heresy.

As per Minister Nerasa Veran's recommendation, I have declared necromancy illegal. Any practitioner of that dark and most loathsome of arts will be persecuted and thrown in jail.

Speak with Nerasa Veran. I trust her judgement on this one.

Yes, necromancy is legal. And yes, I could issue a ban on necromancy, if needed. I'm inclined not to do that. However, I must admit that I don't know enough about this question of necromancy to really form a strong opinion about it. You should speak with Nerasa Veran. She's the local Minister of Temple Affairs. I trust her judgment in these matters -- if she recommends that necromancy should indeed be banned, I will listen to her. You can find Veran in the east offices of the Imperial Commission.

Hmph. I have received news that necromancy is no longer legal in Old Ebonheart. I suspect this is thanks to you and your Temple.

As we agreed, I will stop offering my services to native Dunmer, and only serve apostates and outlanders. I hope this is enough for the Temple. So long as necromancy in Old Ebonheart is legal, I shall keep practicing it.

Good. I'm glad that the Temple can be reasoned with.

Do you realize you're asking me to give up my livelihood? I'm sorry, %PCName. I won't do it.

Listen. Perhaps we can reach a compromise. What if I stopped offering my services to native Dunmer, and only served apostates and outlanders. Do you think that would be acceptable?

Maybe we can achieve some sort of a compromise if we trust each other. But like I said, my craft is protected by Imperial law and the Emperor's legions, and I don't see the situation changing anytime soon. You may even verify it at the Marsh & Ellerian law offices -- you'll see that laws can't be rewritten.

Like I said, necromancy is perfectly legal in this fair city of ours. My craft is protected by Imperial law, and I don't see the situation changing anytime soon. You may even verify it at the Marsh & Ellerian law offices -- you'll see that laws can't be rewritten. It's located on the High Street, in the west side of town. Perhaps we can reach a compromise, though. What if I stopped offering my services to native Dunmer, and only served apostates and outlanders. Do you think that would be acceptable?

Like I said, necromancy is perfectly legal in this fair city of ours. My craft is protected by Imperial law, and I don't see the situation changing anytime soon. You may even verify it at the Marsh & Ellerian law offices -- you'll see that laws can't be rewritten. It's located on the High Street, in the west side of town. Maybe we could reach a compromise by ourselves, though.

Look. I've got my own problems right now. An important business matter is preoccupying my mind. Actually, maybe you could help?

While necromancy is illegal and punishable by death elsewhere in Morrowind, Old Ebonheart enjoys a special status guaranteed by an amendment to the Treaty of the Armistice. The Imperial Magistrate, Belisatha Mede, could of course issue a citywide ban on necromancy, if she wanted to do so. It's a big if, mind you.

Old Ebonheart has the same privileges as any other Imperial city. So if you want to get necromancy banned in this city, I suppose you could speak with the Imperial Magistrate, Belisatha Mede. She could very well issue a citywide ban on necromancy, if she wanted to do so. That is a big if, mind you. There isn't any reason for her to do so. You can find the magistrate in the Imperial Commission in the Ebon Tower.

Necromancy can be illegal outside of Morrowind, though. Even in Cyrodiil, where necromancy isn't illegal per se, there are places where it's shunned and the practice has been banned. You see, the Imperial law grants a degree of legislative autonomy to cities. There are a number of cities where the local administrators have elected to ban, say, gambling or duelling in the streets... And in some cities they've banned the practice of necromancy within the city limits.

While necromancy is illegal and punishable by death elsewhere in Morrowind, Old Ebonheart enjoys a special status guaranteed by an amendment to the Treaty of the Armistice. Even though our city is geographically located in Morrowind, legally speaking it might as well be in Cyrodiil.