Online:Desperate Souls

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Help free a group of Argonian slaves from Oblivion. Zone: Stonefalls Quest Giver: Neposh Location(s): Emberflint Mine Reward: Ashwalker's Boots Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: Standard XP ID: 3670

Where the miners are

Rogue Dark Elves flaunting the Pact are enslaving Argonians at a mine near Ash Mountain. A powerful Daedra rebelled against the mine's master. Then the Daedra took most of the people at the mine into Oblivion.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Find the Firesap Gel.
2. Free four Argonian miners from the Soul Crystals.
3. Talk to Neposh.
4. Use Firesap Gel on Last-to-Water's Soul Crystal and defeat Fatestealer.
5. Talk to Neposh.

Detailed Walkthrough

Talk to Neposh, an Argonian crouching next to some crates on a wooden platform by the road northeast of Emberflint Mine.

"Quiet. By seed and spleen, stranger, you must help me.

My people have been taken by a Daedra known as Fatestealer."

Slow down a moment. What went on here?

"Raiders. The dark-skinned ones attack, hoping to take our mine and make us slaves once more.

They even summoned a Daedra. That was a mistake. The Daedra took everyone away, Argonian and raider, and only left their soul crystals behind."

How can I help?

"My people and even some enemies languish in the Daedra's Oblivion realm.

The raiders seized an Argonian gel called firesap. Find some. It should overheat the crystals and cause them to crack. Then you can return my people."

I'll find the gel and free your people.

You'll find a Slaver's Rucksack containing Firesap Gel behind a nearby tent. Take it, and enter the scamp-filled mines. Inside, you'll find several Soul Crystals growing from the ground. Pouring firesap on a crystal will cause flames to surround it, releasing the imprisoned individual. Using this method, free four Argonians from their crystal prisons before returning to Neposh, who is pleased to see everyone again - or almost everyone.

"It's so good to see everyone free again ... I mean almost everyone."

Almost everyone? Who's missing?

"My father, Last-to-Water. The Daedra still has him.

He tried to stop Fatestealer."

How can I free him?

"His stone is in the main campsite.

I'm sure Fatestealer will not give up her prize willingly."

Head back down towards the mine, and Last-to-Water's Soul Crystal on a wooden platform outside the main entrance. Pour the firesap on the crystal, and Fatestealer will appear to defend her prize. During the fight, she yells "Neposh knew the terms when he summoned me!". After killing her, the crystal will catch fire, releasing Last-to-Water, who will immediately run off to look for his son. Return to Neposh, and you'll find the father and son in the middle of an argument. Talk to Neposh and he will reward your efforts with a pair of Ashwalker's Boots and a moderate amount of gold.

"I don't know what to say."

You were the one who summoned the Daedra?

"The shame of it makes my scales brittle, but yes, I summoned it. I could not bear to see another victim fall to the raiders.

I couldn't let them take our mine, so I reached out to Fatestealer. All of us were scorched."

Notes

• Despite taking place next to Emberflint Mine, this quest doesn't actually require you to enter the delve.

Quest Stages

Desperate Souls
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	Neposh is the only slave at the mine who managed to stay out of the Daedra's clutches. He has a plan to free people taken to Oblivion. He suggested I recovered firesap gel, an Argonian mixture confiscated by the Dark Elves. Objective: Find the Firesap Gel
	I recovered the firesap from a slaver's sack. Neposh hopes that pouring the firesap onto Oblivion's crystals should cause them to crack. That might return his people home. Objective: Rescue Miners: 0/4
	I've freed several of the Argonian slaves from the depths of Oblivion. I should tell Neposh the good news. Objective: Talk to Neposh
	Neposh's father, Last-to-Water, is apparently still trapped in Oblivion. Neposh fears that rescuing Last-to-Water will attract the attention of the Daedra Fatestealer. I should be ready to fight. Objective: Slay Fatestealer Cracking Last-To-Water's crystal should free him, but may also summon Fatestealer. Objective Hint: Crack Last-to-Water's Crystal
Finishes quest	Last-to-Water has escaped from Oblivion. I should speak again with Neposh. Objective: Talk to Neposh

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.