Oblivion Mod:Stirk/I Drink Alone

An elderly noble likes his wine a little too much. Take pity or profit? Quest Giver: Dupineon in Stirk Location(s): Stirk Reward: Up to 1320 gold ID: Tr07q001

Telimian Kynarius admires the Surilie Brothers a little too much.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Learn about Telimian Kynarius' alcohol addiction.
2. Speak to Telimian when his wife isn't around to discover he'll pay you for bottles of Surilie wine.
3. Choose between the following options:
   • Find and sell up to seven bottles of wine to Telimian.
   • Bring a wine bottle to Hannia, fill it with salt water, and deliver it to Telimian.

Detailed Walkthrough

An Alcohol Addiction

When talking to Dupineon for the first time, he will tell you:

"Poor Hannia Kynarius, I have no idea how she deals with her husband's alcohol addiction. That man needs help or their marriage will surely fall apart."

If you inquire with Telimian himself, he will refuse to speak with you but drops a hint to talk to him once his wife isn't around. Wait until she leaves on her daily walks around Stirk and approach Telimian. He'll tell you that he's willing to pay you for any bottle of Surilie wine you can find him.

Profit

If you decide to take advantage of Telimian's situation, you'll have to start scrounging for bottles. Six bottles of cheap Surilie are to be found on Stirk: one in Therander Polle's house and five in the Kintyra II's lower deck. Six more bottle of Surilie 415 wine are on the island: another one in Polle's house, one in Fort Stirk's ground floor and four in Eulius Manor. Finally, two bottles of Surilie 399 are in Polle's house, who seems to rival Telimian's love for the brothers' wine. Otherwise, you will probably find a few bottles at the various inns and taverns in Anvil.

Telimian will pay you 95 gold for a normal bottle, 120 gold for a 415 one and 170 for a 399. Every bottle you sell him, he will increase the amount by 20 gold. At his seventh bottle, he will have drunken himself to stupor and you won't be able to sell him anymore bottles, effectively ending the quest. Taking this path ensures you a very high reward in gold, up to 1320 coins if you sell him seven 399 bottles.

Pity

If you decide to take the elderly gentleman's cause at heart, you'll have to work with his wife. After laying your hands on a wine bottle, proceed to inform Hannia about her husband's addiction. You'll need to do this when he isn't around so again, your best bet are her mid-morning strolls. If you give her the bottle, she'll fill it up with salt water and give it back to you with instructions to sell it to Telimian. Once he takes a sip from the bottle and realizes it isn't wine, he understands Hannia's hand is behind it and promises never to touch a bottle again.

Notes

• If you want to make some cash and at the same time feel sorry for the old man, you can sell him up to six bottles, therefore netting up to 1050 gold as well as Hannia and Telimian's gratitude.

Journal Entries

I Drink Alone (Tr07q001)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
5		I have heard a rumor that Telimian Kynarius is dealing with an alcohol addiction. I should decide whether or not to intervene.
10		It seems that Telimian Kynarius does not want to talk about his alcohol addiction, especially in front of his wife.
15		If Telimian Kynarius really does have an addiction to Surilie Brother's Wine, I could make a nice bit of gold feeding his addiction. Or, I could try to help him with this condition and bring it to the attention of his wife. Either way, I will need to talk to them separately.
20		I have told Hannia that her husband has an alcohol addiction, and am going to help her confront him. Once I have the wine bottle filled with water, I am to sell it to her husband as she catches him in the act.
30		Hannia Kynarius has emptied a bottle of Surilie Brothers Wine and filled it with salt water. I am to give it to Telimian Kynarius.
40	Finishes quest	After giving the bottle of salt water to Telimian Kynarius, he realized that his wife was behind the plot, and swore off drinking.
45
50	Finishes quest	Telimian Kynarius has drunken himself to a stupor, and will not buy anymore wine from me. He is beyond my help.
100	Finishes quest	Telimian Kynarius is dead. His addiction is now the least of his worries.
105	Finishes quest	Telimian Kynarius will not speak to me now that his wife is dead. There is no use pursuing his addiction.

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 Tr07q001 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.