Online:Ishu

Ishu
Home Settlement	Riverhold
Location	Smuggler's Hideout
House	Ishu's House
Race	Khajiit	Gender	Male
Health	39,959
Reaction	Friendly

Ishu

Ishu is a Khajiit resident of Riverhold who lives with his many cats. Recently his daughter went missing and he fears the worst, hiring Mizzik Thunderboots to investigate.

Related Quests

• The Riverhold Abduction: Help an investigator solve a missing persons case.

Quest-Related Events

If you speak with him before helping with the investigation, he will lament.

"Oh, what could have happened to this one's sweet daughter?"

The Riverhold Abduction

After you have spoken with Mizzik, you can enter Ishu's treehouse home to ask him about any pertinent details about the case.

"Are you here about this one's Zinthia? Has she been found?"

I'm working with Mizzik to find your daughter. Any details you can share would help.

"Yes, of course.
Zinthia was taken in the dead of night. This one has received no ransom, yet he fears the worst. She is a very beautiful ja'khajiit, you see. Ishu believes that the captors may mean to sell her."

Does she have any identifying features?

"Zinthia has a long, glossy coat, soft as the richest of silks. Her eyes are bright yellow, like the honeyed moons. Ah, and she always wears a gold necklace."

And there's no one you suspect? Or perhaps someone who may have seen what happened?

"No suspects, no. But someone who may have spotted something? Hmm.
There is a Wood Elf who tends to stay up well into the night. Always singing and dancing, that one. If anyone saw something unusual the night Zinthia was taken, it might be her."

All right, I'll try talking to this singing Wood Elf.

"The Wood Elf's name is … Mell? Yes, that's it. Mell the Musical, she always calls herself. You can usually find her toward the north end of town, near the sand gardens.
Ishu will pray for your swift success."

I have a few questions, if you don't mind.

"To help find this one's darling Zinthia? Ishu will answer any question you ask."

Tell me more about this singing Wood Elf.

"Mell arrived in Riverhold a few seasons ago. Makes a living begging for gold as she sings and dances. She has woken up Ishu more than once banging that drum of hers.
Still, we chat occasionally. She is kind, if not a bit eccentric."

A bit eccentric?

"Mell does not have a home in the traditional sense, so you will often find her sleeping in the stables and bathing in the public fountains.
But who is Ishu to judge, eh? We all have our oddities."

Tell me more about Zinthia.

"Zinthia is a willful child. A tad spoiled, this one admits. Ishu dotes on her.
The town guard, they do not understand. They say, "Perhaps she has wandered off!" They say, "Perhaps she is lost!" Such foolishness. How can they be so uncaring?"

Don't worry, Mizzik and I won't give up.

"Thank you, thank you! May Bright Moons light your path!
Ishu will prepare a feast for Zinthia's return, yes? Perhaps some fish? Ah, yes, fish is her favorite. This one can already hear her contented purrs!"

After your investigation leads the discovery of several smuggler caches and a mysterious Khajiit warning you away from the investigation, you will need to return to Ishu to ask him more questions.

"Yes? Any news of this one's Zinthia?"

We found this necklace and scarf near the smuggler camps.

"Smuggler camps? Dark Moons.
Yes, the necklace and scarf belong to Zinthia. Have they … have the smugglers sold her? By Jone and Jode, please say it isn't so!"

Is there any reason why these smugglers may have targeted your family?

"No, of course not! Ishu has only lived a good, honest life.
Please, you must find this one's ja'khajiit. She is so young and innocent, and probably terrified without her papa. Whatever will Ishu do if his Zinthia is harmed?"

Mizzik and I will find Zinthia. We're getting close.

You can then ask him about his pet cats.

"May Bright Moons watch over you."

You have an awful lot of cats.

"Oh, really? Well, Ishu supposes his family has grown over the years.
But how could this one not seek their companionship? Their little faces, their tiny paws. His darlings love him completely, demanding little but affection and food. And belly rubs."

Does Zinthia like all these cats, too?

"But of course! Mostly. She and Medwick don't always get along, but Medwick is older and doesn't always like to play or be teased.
And, just between us, Tak-tak can be a bit of a jekosiit sometimes. I think she's jealous."

When you track Rideza down in the Smuggler's Hideout, Ishu will arrive alongside Mizzik and Guard Captain Kahiri.

Rideza: "Curse your meddling!"

Guard Captain Kahiri: "Rideza the Rogue, caught at last."

Ishu: "Did you find my daughter? Where is she?"

Rideza: "Here! Your daughter is right here, you old fool!"

Ishu: "Rideza? You're the one who stole Zinthia? Oh, this one's poor ja'khajiit."

Guard Captain Kahiri: "Ha! Feeling a little jealous? To go so far as to steal your father's pet."

After this, Ishu will head towards the cage where Zinthia is being held.

"Ishu is so pleased that you were able to find Zinthia. Finally, this one's family can be reunited!"

Why didn't you tell me that Zinthia was a cat?

"What do you mean? Ishu gave you every detail about his precious Zinthia that he could think of. Was there something that made you think his daughter was a Khajiit?
Well, no matter. Zinthia is safe and Mizzik will have his payment."

What about your daughter Rideza?

"Rideza has become just as greedy and cruel as her mother. How can Ishu accept such a daughter? Especially one who has already caused him to suffer.
Rideza will face the justice of Riverhold's guards. As she deserves."

You have no desire to be reunited with Rideza?

"If she wants to make peace, Ishu will make peace. After all, a quiet life for him and his family is all this one asks for.
If Rideza wishes to be a part of that, she may be. But it is up to her."

Once the quest is completed, he can be found back in his home, fussing over Zinthia.