(You have no chance to fight or otherwise avoid this outcome.) You will arise in Aerindil's custody at an unknown location but it looks to be on board a ship. You will be paralyzed and fall unconscious.

Once you leave the cave, however, you are quickly accosted by Aerindil and an unfamiliar spell is cast at you. He must be released by way of a key found on one of the bandits, and he will tell you that you need to return to the coast and make sure it's clear – more will be arriving and more slaves will be being taken away.

Within the cave there are several captives but the one in the cave is the only one who advances the story. Also note that you may need to deal with normally spawning bandits at or around the shipwreck. Note that there's no map marker for the mine, you'll just have to follow the quest marker directing you to the targets.

Once you go there you will be directed to kill 13 “bandit slavers” either there or in the nearby mine. He will tell you that Aerindil was working with a group of Nord bandits working out of a shipwreck to the northwest called the Orphan's Tear, and a mine nearby the wreck. He is an elf man who is susceptible to a combination of threats and guarantees – specifically, a guarantee that he can leave Solitude in tact if he talks, and he most definitely will not leave Solitude at all if he does not. This is, to be sure, a thin lead, but, as it's all you have, you will go to Solitude.Īs you might expect the man you're looking for is at the Winking Skeever. For a bribe (I used a generous 1,500 septims) she will tell you a third hand story that a man recently looking for Aerindil can be found in Solitude. Upon entry you will discover quickly that the place is more brothel than tavern, and the quest marker will be on a scantily clad woman named “Dianna” who appears to be a whore. (This should not be a surprise based on information acquired earlier in the story – the circumstantial evidence for slavery has been very, very strong.) Further, you will find that information can be acquired at a location called the Tall Mast Tavern, which is west of Rorikstead and south of Solitude. Broadly speaking this quest concludes the main storyline of the mod.Īs the quest opens you will hear from Val that Aerindil is running a slave ring. “Bitter Wounds” is a quest within the “Helgen Reborn” mod. This article, therefore, is intended as a placeholder for the time being.)

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