Better Cities:Ghost in the Cemetery

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Find out why Olivia Valerius's ghost is wandering the graveyard and put it to rest. Quest Giver: Leyawiin Citizens or Ghost Location(s): Leyawiin, Imperial City Next Quest: Life After Life OR Peace for Olivia Reward: None ID: BANLeyawiinGhost

Quick Walkthrough

1. Hear about the ghost, or talk to the ghost at night.
2. Talk to Tsavi.
3. Talk to Elendar.
4. Talk to the members of Olivia's household.
5. Take Olivia's ring to Dagail.
6. Talk to Olivia at night.
7. Return to Tsavi and get Olivia's journal.
8. Talk to Ida Vlinorman.
9. Search Elendar's house.
10. Return to Manius Valerius and talk to him.
11. Resolve the situation.

Detailed Walkthrough

This quest can be started two ways: either through the Town Gossip topic, or by speaking to Olivia Valerius in the graveyard at night. Either way, you have to have gained 5 points of Leyawiin reputation.

Once you've spotted the ghost (you can't talk to her yet), you'll have to look around for someone who can help you. Tsavi, the court wizard, knew Olivia when she was alive; she'll suggest you talk to Elendar, the cemetery caretaker. Elendar will tell you that he was in love with her, and that she was poisoned, but he doesn't know who did it or why. He knows of a way to communicate with her, but he needs a personal item - you'll have to talk to the family.

Borgunna is one to find. She'll give you a ring that was precious to Olivia, but she wants you to do something for her first: her lover was imprisoned, and you need to help him flee the city. This leads to the quest Foolish Youth. If you successfully complete that quest, she'll give you the ring; take it to Elendar, and he'll send you to Dagail so she can work her magic on it.

Of course, Dagail can't do anything unless she has her amulet; you must have completed Leyawiin Recommendation. If you have, she'll take the amulet and tell you to come back tomorrow. Return the next day to retrieve the ring, then you can go talk to Olivia. She'll pass along message for her husband and Elendar, and finally tells you that you need to find a letter that she was reading when she died. Talk to Manius Valerius; he'll tell you that he burned all her things after she died, but that Tsavi took a diary - you should talk to her. Tsavi will give you the diary, but it doesn't have anything useful - you'll have to go back to Olivia. She'll tell you that she was writing letters to Ida Vlinorman in the Imperial City, so it's off to the capital.

Unfortunately, this is also a dead end - Ida says she didn't write the letter Olivia was reading when she died. You'll get another journal entry pointing back to Tsavi; she'll tell you that the letter came with some lotion and that you should talk to Manius again. He, in turn, suggests you search Elendar's home - he thinks the Altmer had something to do with Olivia's death. Search carefully, and you'll find a crumpled piece of paper on the floor between the counter and the food cupboard - it's a forged letter purportedly from Ida Vlinorman. You'll get a journal entry telling you to take it to Manius, but Elendar will find you along the way and try to plead his case - he wants to take Olivia's spirit with him to Summerset Isle.

Talk to Olivia again, and she'll tell you that she doesn't want to pass on. Now you have a choice - bind her to Elendar, or blame him for Olivia's death. Each leads to a different quest, so choose wisely.

Journal Entries

Ghost in the Cemetery (BANLeyawiinGhost)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
1
5		The townspeople say that a restless ghost has wound up in the Leyawiin cemetery. Interesting. I think it's worth visiting the cemetery closer to midnight.
10		At the Leyawiin cemetery, I met the ghost of a woman. I wonder if anyone knows who this woman is and why her soul cannot rest?
15		Tsavi, the mage of Leyawiin Castle, told me that the ghost is Olivia Valerius, the late wife of Manius Valerius. Tsavi advised I should speak with Elendar, the caretaker of the Leyawiin Cemetery.
20		Elendar told me of his love for Olivia and that Olivia was poisoned. He wants revenge. I need to bring a personal item of Olivia's to Elendar. I'll try talking to Olivia's family and those who knew her well.
25
30		Borgunna, a servant of the Valerius House, gave me Olivia's ring, and told me what she knew about the poisoning. I must show the ring to Elendar, will he help or not?
40		Elendar sent me to Dagail, but asked that I not tell her about his relationship with Olivia. Dagail simply needs to enchant the ring so that Olivia can talk to me.
45		It's time to return to Dagail for Olivia's ring.
50		Dagail gave me Olivia's Spirit Ring. I must be wearing the ring in order to speak with Olivia. I should look for her in the cemetery after midnight.
55		Olivia's spirit asked me to tell her husband, Manius Valerius, that she loves him. Also to tell Elendar that she is grateful to him. Finally, it is extremely important that I find the letter Olivia was reading at the time of her death.
60		Tsavi gave me Olivia's diary. Perhaps it holds some clues?
65		There are many entries in the diary, but nothing specific that would help me put Olivia to rest or at least find out who poisoned her. I should take the diary to Olivia.
70		Now I need to find Ida Vlinorman in the Imperial City and ask her about the letter she wrote to Olivia.
75		Ida Vlinorman did not write the letter to Olivia shortly before her death. I wonder where that letter came from then? I need to consult with someone, maybe with Tsavi? After all, she and Olivia were best friends in Leyawiin.
80		The letter came with a bottle of ointment, which Tsavi said had a strong, pleasant smell. I need to talk to Manius Valerius now.
82		Manius Valerius believes that I should search Elendar's home, in order to resolve the puzzle with the forged letter.
85		In Elendar's house, I found a crumpled piece of paper, on which was written excerpts of a letter on behalf of Ida Vlinorman. Elendar himself is nowhere to be seen. I need to tell Manius Valerius about everything.
90		Elendar intercepted me on the way and tried to convince me that he could never have poisoned Olivia. Elendar loves her and plans to take her with him to Auridon as a bound spirit. I should to talk to Olivia again.
95		Olivia Valerius prefers life to death, even in the guise of a spirit. Is it possible? I do not know. I must speak with Manius Valerius, and decide whether to help Elendar or blame him for Olivia's death.
100	Finishes quest	Manius Valerius agreed to entrust Elendar with Olivia's ghost. He had no idea that Olivia had chosen a pseudo-life after death.
150	Finishes quest	Manius Valerius intends to resolve his differences with Elendar with a sword. I will have to calm Olivia's spirit.
200	Finishes quest	Nobody wants to talk to me about Olivia's spirit. Neither her family nor her servants. Those who will talk know nothing. The only one who agreed to speak, the servant Borgunna, does not want to deal with me anymore, as I did not help her.

Notes

• 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 random order.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• It is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage BANLeyawiinGhost stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.