Oblivion:Ardaline

Ardaline (RefID: 0002F080)
Home City	Bravil
Location	Bravil Mages Guild
Race	High Elf	Gender	Female
Level	10	Class	Alchemist
RefID	0002F080	BaseID	0002D01B
Services
Available	9am-1pm, 3pm-8pm every day 9am-1pm, 3pm-8pm; 10pm-1am
Training	Alchemy, Advanced
Merchant
Gold	800	Mercantile	Apprentice (40)
Sells	Magical Supplies
Buys	Ingredients Potions Apparatus Misc. Items
Other Information
Health	63	Magicka	305
Responsibility	100	Aggression	5
Essential	Until Bravil Recommendation is completed
Faction(s)	Guild for Mages Evoker(Evoker ); Bravil

Ardaline in the Bravil Guild Hall

Ardaline, a High Elf alchemist, is an Evoker of the Mages Guild who offers bartering services and advanced Alchemy training at the local Bravil Guild Hall. During the Recommendation quest, you will have to recover her Mage's Staff, which was stolen by a desperate admirer.

She seems to enjoy her job and definitely works very hard: starting every morning at 9am she begins mixing up potions using her mortar & pestle, taking a two-hour lunch break at 1pm. At 8pm she stops and eats dinner for two hours in the first floor dining room. After eating, she wanders around the Guild until 1am, when she calls it a day and sleeps in her bed on the second floor for eight hours.

She has a Mercantile skill of 40 and 800 gold. She will buy ingredients, potions, alchemical apparatus, and miscellaneous items from you, but only sells magical supplies. She will offer both her training and her bartering services at all times except when eating or sleeping.

She wears middle-class attire consisting of a blue & green outfit and a pair of quilted shoes. She also carries a small amount of gold, her mortar & pestle, an empty grand soul gem, and her books: a copy of the standard text Fundaments of Alchemy and the rare tome Children of the Sky. She doesn't wield any weapons, relying instead on a set of random-leveled alchemist spells.

Dialogue

When you approach her for the first time, she will give you a quick presentation:

"I'm Ardaline. I'm the guild's Advanced Trainer in Alchemy here in Bravil."

Bravil

"I'm afraid I'm not very social. So I really don't know very much about the people here."

If asked about the guild, her answer will depend on whether you're already a member or not:

Mages Guild

"You'll need to speak to one of the local guild heads to get into the guild. Talk to Kud-Ei if you just can't wait."

"I don't like talking to people much, but Kud-Ei's helping me get over that. That's why she put me in charge of selling alchemy supplies."

Related Quests

• Alchemy Training: Persuade a Master Alchemist to instruct you further.
• Bravil Recommendation: Recover a fellow mage's staff to obtain a recommendation from Bravil.
• Seeking Your Roots: After discovering a peculiar plant called Nirnroot, you decide to investigate it further.

Quest-related Events

Alchemy Training

As an advanced Alchemy trainer, once your Alchemy skill level is above 70 she can point you in the direct of the master trainer:

Training

"If you're looking for further training in Alchemy, I suggest you speak with Sinderion. He's quite gifted, although slightly eccentric. I believe he's working at the West Weald Inn, over in Skingrad. I think Erina tries to keep him out of sight."

If you ask her again, she will simply redirect you to him once again:

Training

"Sinderion in Skingrad is the elf you should speak with. He's a very talented Alchemist."

Bravil Recommendation

The denizens of Bravil can be heard gossipping about how Ardaline is the object of Varon Vamori's affections:

"Seems to me that Ardaline has an admirer in Varon Vamori"

"Something strange is going on with Ardaline and Varon Vamori. I always see him hanging around her"

They don't seem to approve, as they will reply:

"It seems a bit odd. I don't know how Ardaline feels about it."

"I've noticed the same thing. I wonder what's going on there."

Dedicated guild head Kud-Ei will, as part of the recommendation quest, tell you just how serious the problem is:

"I'm very preoccupied with this situation concerning Ardaline. Perhaps you can help with that, however. I can't directly get involved, for fear of embarrassing the poor girl. I'll need you to have a little chat with Varon Vamori, and you can learn something about the power of Illusion in the process."

Ardaline

"Don't say anything to her. I don't want to embarrass her further. Once this is all taken care of, I'll speak to her privately."

Kud-Ei will also offer her own take on Varon's behavior:

Varon Vamori

"I don't understand it. Some ridiculous male thing, I suppose. He's been bothering Ardaline every day for a while now. He even stole her Mages' Staff! Perhaps he thinks it's amusing; I don't know. But it needs to stop. It's making her miserable."

Other members of the Guild have noticed Ardaline behavior change due to her stalker:

Delphine Jend: "She hasn't been focused on her work recently. It's annoying, frankly."

Aryarie: "The girl hasn't seemed herself lately. I have no idea what's wrong, but something's really bothering her."

Ardaline herself will refuse to discuss her admirer:

Varon Vamori

"What? I... I don't know anything about him. I'm sorry. Excuse me."

When confronted with a low disposition, Varon will initially feign ignorance:

"Who? Oh, her. Can't help you. I don't really know her." (below 30)

"Oh, her. I've seen her around town, but I don't really know her." (below 50)

"Yes, I sort of know her. Well, I mean I don't really know her, but I've talked to her some." (below 65)

Once his disposition is over 65, however, he will confess:

Ardaline

"I don't know what to say. All I want is for her to care about me, to feel the same way as I do about her. But she doesn't. I try and I try, and it just doesn't matter. It makes me furious sometimes!"

Mage's Staff

"All right, I admit it. I took it from her. I... I don't know what I was thinking, honestly. I was trying to tell her how I feel.... again... and she wouldn't even stop to talk to me. I just got so angry! I was a little ashamed afterwards, but didn't know how to apologize or give it back."

He will end the conversation with:

"Tell Ardaline I'm sorry."

If you ask him about her again, his reponse will depend on his disposition:

Ardaline

"I don't feel comfortable talking about her with you anymore." (below 65)

"I've never laid a hand on her. Either in anger or... I've never hurt her, okay?"

Throughout the quest you may hear Bravil's citizens commenting:

"Varon Vamori seems very glum lately. I guess things aren't going well with Ardaline."

After the staff is returned to its rightful owner, Bravil citizens will commend Kud-Ei for her actions:

"Kud-Ei will do anything to help her girls out. She recently got Ardaline out of a bind, and I hear it wasn't completely within guild rules."

Seeking Your Roots

Once you harvest a Nirnroot plant, you will immediately be directed to one of Cyrodiil's alchemists. Asking Ardaline about the mysterious plant will net you different responses depending on whether you have a sample in your inventory or not:

Nirnroot

"I can't help you if you don't show me what you're talking about."

"Yes. I've seen them before. Don't really know anything about them, as I don't specialize in plant samples. However, I know someone who does. If you make your way to Skingrad, look up Sinderion. He's one of the foremost authorities on the alchemical properties of plants."

Once you've spoken to Sinderion, she will instead encourage you:

Nirnroot

"Good luck with your field work for Sinderion."

Rumors

The townsfolk of Bravil will often discuss her alchemic skills:

"Have you heard what a good alchemist Ardaline is?"

"Have you ever bought a potion from Ardaline?"

"Ardaline makes excellent potions. I imagine she would, since she teaches Alchemy at the Mages Guild."

"She's an excellent alchemist. I understand she teaches the trade for Mages Guild members."

Her fame runs further afield, though, as S'drassa will tell you: "I am the best alchemist in Leyawiin. But if you need Advanced Training, you'll need Brotch Calus in Bruma or Ardaline in Bravil."