Online:Blood and Sand

Help a Dwemer researcher recover her notes on a Dwemer artifact. Zone: Alik'r Desert Quest Giver: Tharayya Location(s): Volenfell Previous Quest: Lover's Torment Next Quest: Jumping Ship Concurrent Quest: Eye of the Storm, Nobles' Rest Reward: Duneripper Ancient Crown 1 Skill Point Very High Leveled Gold XP Gain: Very High ID: 4432 Group Size: 4

Tharayya triggers the Guardian's Eye's defense mechanism before it disappears

Raiders have attacked the camp of Tharayya, a Redguard woman I met. They killed many of her companions, and are barring her path.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Defeat the treasure hunters barring the way.
2. Talk to Tharayya.
3. Defeat Quintus Verres and take Tharayya's notes.
4. Talk to Tharayya.
5. Pull the levers in Guardian's Helm.
6. Talk to Tharayya.
7. Pull the levers in Guardian's Skull.
8. Talk to Tharayya.
9. Defeat the Dwarven Centurions in Guardian's Orbit.
10. Wait for Tharayya.
11. Exit Guardian's Orbit.
12. Talk to Tharayya.

Detailed Walkthrough

Find Tharayya crouched next to a tent in Volenfell. Talking to her reveals there is a pack of raiders up ahead. They slaughtered almost all of her camp "this morning." You offer to clear a path through them.

Treasure Hunters and Stolen Research

You need to defeat all the treasure hunter enemies near the camp. Tharayya runs up to you after they have been defeated, instead of waiting by the tent as she promised. You two trade introductions, and she mentions that her ex-husband probably set up the ambush. They were working on competing studies of the Dwemer, and she found the Dwemer ruin, Volenfell, before he did. He poisoned her and stole her journals, but she survived and went after him with a small army. However, she didn't expect him to have one too. She wants to get her research back from him. She knows Volenfell houses the Guardian's Eye, an artifact she's been hunting for months. She promises to make it worth your while. When you agree, she says her husband, Quintus Verres, must be nearby. You can ask her for more information about the Eye. It is a powerful ancient Dwemer artifact that "someone out there," such as the Mages Guild or her husband, will pay a small fortune for.

Next, kill the Imperial Overseer and more treasure hunters before Quintus jumps down. As his health dwindles, he will awaken a Monstrous Gargoyle that crushes him but must be defeated. Defeat all the enemies in the area and loot the bodies to pick up Tharayya's notes. Then give Tharayya's notes to her.

Guardian's Helm

She tells you about the ruin. You need to go to Guardian's Helm, a hall accessible through a side passageway, and pull a lever to access more of the ruin. She cautions you to stay alert for Dwemer traps and automatons. She and her crew are going to try to "muscle through this door," and if you Persuade her she will say, "We'll be waiting. I mean working. Here. To get the door open." Unfortunately, there is no way for you to convince her or her crew to help you through the ruin. You will have to do most of the work yourself.

Inside, you face Boilbite and other assassin beetles. Continue past them, and pull the lever.

Guardian's Skull

Talk to Tharayya. Next, you need to work your way through Guardian's Skull, which contains another lever. Her research implies you will be facing "steam" of some kind. She continues to act suspiciously, claiming her workers are collecting Dwemer items "to, uh…sell them." You can ask her about what she does for a living, and she will mention she got married last week, "divorce and Dwemer ruins this week." She hopes both will lead to immense wealth.

Continue exploring the ruins, and you come across the Guardian's Skull. Pull the first lever to slow the release of steam blocking the hallway. Defeat the Unstable Construct and Dwarven spiders to reach a lever that opens a side room where you find the lever you seek. Pull it and exit the way you came. The steam will now be off.

You will see that Tharayya's workers are busy outside. You will need to defeat Tremorscale if you have not already done so before Tharayya will talk to you.

Guardian's Orbit

Talk to Tharayya again. The Eye is in the Guardian's Orbit, where the most powerful constructs protect its treasure.

"I can't believe the Eye is nearly in my—I mean our—grasp!"

Defeat the Guardians

In the final room, you find the Eye floating above a pedestal and three Dwarven centurions: red, the Guardian's Strength; blue, the Guardian's Spark; and yellow, the Guardian's Soul. They awaken and attack you when you get close. Each has its own special attack. The Guardian's Strength spins around dealing damage around it as it follows players. The Guardian's Spark stands in one place and fires its attacks into the air. The Guardian's Soul redistributes the remaining enemy health among all three centurions, making it harder to take out any one enemy.

The Eye at Last?

The Guardian's Eye

After you defeat them, Tharayya runs in. She tries to release the Eye, but everyone is thrown back. When you get up, the Eye has disappeared, and undead swarm the Orbit.

You need to follow Tharayya south out of the ruin quickly and not try to fight the enemies. Use the tunnel door to the southwest to leave. Talk to Tharayya outside.

"The Eye was within my grasp. Months of planning wiped out in seconds. How could this happen?"

Was the Eye destroyed?

"I had it in my hands…and it vanished in that blinding light!…Then those undead came, crawling from the ground. Perhaps the Eye woke them."

She gives you a reward, and you can continue to talk to her after receiving it. She will warn the surrounding areas since "unearthing the undead is always an ill omen."

Notes

• If you speak to Tharayya in Depths of Malatar or Frostvault after completing the quest, she will recognize you, and you will tell you that the mystery of the Guardian's Eye wasn't solved and that the undead are still in Volenfell.

Quest Stages

Blood and Sand
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	Tharayya has asked me to remove the immediate threat to her camp. Her aggressors are just ahead. Objective: Defeat the Treasure Hunters Barring the Way
	Now that I have removed the immediate threat, I should speak with Tharayya. Objective: Talk to Tharayya
	Tharayya's husband has taken her notes about Volenfell. I should find him and get them back. Objective: Retrieve Tharayya's Notes from Quintus Verres Objective Hint: Kill Monstrous Gargoyle
	I've secured Tharayya's research notes from Quintus Verres. I should return them to her. Objective: Talk to Tharayya
	I should find my way to the Dwemer structure called the Guardian's Helm. According to Tharayya, there is a lever within that, when pulled, will allow me to travel deeper into Volenfell. Objective: Enter the Guardian's Helm and Pull the Lever
	I've found the Guardian's Helm lever. I should speak with Tharayya. Objective: Talk to Tharayya
	Another door bars my way to the Guardian's Eye, an ancient Dwemer artifact. According to Tharayya, a Dwemer structure called the Guardian's Skull contains a lever that should open the way. Objective: Find the Release Lever in the Guardian's Skull
	I've found the release lever in the Guardian's Skull, an ancient Dwemer structure. I should speak with Tharayya. Objective: Talk to Tharayya
	The Guardian's Eye, the Dwemer artifact Tharayya has been looking for, is located in a chamber called the Guardian's Orbit. If I find this chamber, I'll find the Eye. Objective: Look for the Eye within the Guardian's Orbit
	Powerful Dwemer constructs are protecting the Guardian's Eye. It seems I must defeat them to claim the Eye. Objective: Defeat the Guardian's Strength Objective: Defeat the Guardian's Spark Objective: Defeat the Guardian's Soul
	I've found the Guardian's Eye. I should take it from its pedestal. Objective: Take the Guardian's Eye
	I've found the Guardian's Eye, but Tharayya, fearing that it might be fragile, wants to examine it before taking it from its pedestal. Objective: Wait for Tharayya
	A gamut of undead have awakened and are attacking. I should flee the Guardian's Orbit before I am overcome. Objective: Escape from the Guardian's Orbit
Finishes quest	The Guardian's Eye shattered as Tharayya attempted to take it, and appeared to awaken a group of undead. I should speak with her regarding what to do next. Objective: Talk to Tharayya

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• 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 any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.

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