Morrowind:Epony Trade

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Convince Canctunian Ponius to buy Ebony from House Hlaalu, or shut down the Sudanit Mine. Quest Giver: Nileno Dorvayn in Balmora Location(s): Ebonheart, Sudanit Mine Prerequisite Quest: The Death of Ralen Hlaalo Reward: 1,000 gold, Glass Boots, Greaves and Cuirass Disposition: +20/+25 (Nileno Dorvayn) Reputation Gain: +10/+15 (Hlaalu), +1/+2 Reputation ID: HH_IndEsp4

Canctunian Ponius

Quick Walkthrough

1. Chat with Nileno Dorvayn about business and ebony trade.
2. (Option 1) Travel to Ebonheart and chat with Canctunian Ponius; convince him to buy ebony from House Hlaalu.
3. (Option 2) Travel to the Sudanit Mine and kill Darns Tedalen.
4. Return to Nileno in Balmora to complete the quest and receive your reward.

Detailed Walkthrough

Ebony Trade for House Hlaalu

Nileno Dorvayn at Balmora's Hlaalu Council Manor will inform you that Canctunian Ponius at the East Empire Company in Ebonheart has threatened to buy ebony from House Redoran unless House Hlaalu lowers its ebony prices. Nileno asks you to either convince Canctunian Ponius to continue buying ebony from House Hlaalu, or shut down the Redoran Sudanit Mine by killing the head of mining operations, Darns Tedalen.

Option 1: Convince Canctunian Ponius

Travel to Ebonheart and talk to Canctunian Ponius; he is in a back room at the East Empire Company Hall, down near the docks in Ebonheart. Canctunian's disposition only needs to be at 75 to convince him, and he'll agree to contract with House Hlaalu for another year.

Option 2: Shut down Sudanit Mine

Travel to Sudanit Mine, southeast of the Buckmoth Legion Fort. Once there, find Darns Tedalen in a chamber at the back of the mine and dispose of him. There are a number of Redoran guards along the way: plenty of witnesses to report an unprovoked murder. You can avoid getting a bounty by either taunting him or casting Frenzy Humanoid. Alternatively, you could climb onto the stone ramp going to the upper ebony deposit where he is standing and carefully stick to the walls; you'll reach a point where you can shoot at him with a ranged weapon. Doing this keeps you inaccessible, safe and undetected as the guards will not raise an alarm. However, it requires good timing; saves at the right points are advisable. Resume attacking only when Darns and his men run to attack you.

Consider using Resist Shock in your fight against Darns. He will start with strong area-of-effect shock spells, before switching to melee combat with a dagger. If you're a ranged fighter, attack him until he runs out of magicka, then continue hitting him while maintaining your distance. The mine is a sloped tunnel, so if you have high enough speed, you can force him to chase you uphill while you keep attacking him. Just be careful not to hit any of the other people in the mine or you'll have quite the mess on your hands!

Completing the Quest

Return to Nileno in Balmora to complete the quest and receive your reward of 1,000 gold. You also get a point of Reputation, ten points of Hlaalu faction reputation and Nileno's disposition rises 20 points. If you perform both tasks, Nileno will also reward you with a pair of glass boots, glass greaves and a glass cuirass, plus you get an extra point of reputation, five more points of Hlaalu reputation, and five extra points of disposition.

This is the last piece of House Hlaalu business that Nileno will have for you; she will now refer you to Crassius Curio in Curio Manor, Hlaalu Canton in Vivec, or Edryno Arethi in the Hlaalu Canton Waistworks in Vivec, for further instructions.

Notes

• Despite Ebony being the subject of this quest, the in-game name is in fact "Epony Trade". It's possible that it's a play on the word "Ebony" itself and Ponius' last name, being heavily connected to this quest.
• This is a very easy quest to resolve, and in true Hlaalu fashion; a little well-placed bribery and/or charm can swiftly secure the Ebony contract for House Hlaalu, making a head-on assault on a Redoran mine completely unnecessary.

Quest Stages

The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.

Epony Trade (HH_IndEsp4)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		The East Empire Company threatened to buy ebony from House Redoran unless House Hlaalu lowers prices. I must convince Canctunian Ponius at the East Empire Company in Ebonheart to buy ebony only from House Hlaalu, or I must shut down Sudanit mine.
20		Nileno Dorvayn told me that if I want to get to the Sudanit mine, I should start in Ald'ruhn. Then go south around the town until I see the path between Ald'ruhn and the Buckmoth Legion Fort. I should follow this path east until I reach the Ghostfence. Then keep to the right until I see the mine.
50		I convinced Canctunian Ponius to buy ebony only from House Hlaalu.
100	Finishes quest	Nileno Dorvayn thanked me for persuading Canctunian Ponius.
110	Finishes quest	Nileno Dorvayn thanked me for shutting down Sudanit Mine.

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