Online:Shock to the System

Help save a catatonic Argonian. Zone: Malabal Tor Quest Giver: Yinz-Hei's Soggy Journal Location(s): West of Sleepy Senche Overlook, below waterfall Reward: Sword of Sizzling Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: Standard XP ID: 4475

"If you see an Argonian enveloped in lightning, please turn to page 23."

While exploring along the river, I found an Argonian enveloped in lightning. I found a journal nearby his body. It contained instructions on how to help him.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Read the Soggy Journal.
2. Find the camp.
3. Find a thunderbug.
4. Return to the Argonian.

Detailed Walkthrough

The Argonian is unresponsive

Yinz-Hei is lying on the ground by a river, unconscious and covered in arcing bolts of electricity (map). Activate him and you will be knocked backwards, causing a Soggy Journal to appear. Inspect it to start the quest:

<You've found a soggy journal near a catatonic body. An ornate key juts out the top, marking a page in the book.>

<Turn to the bookmarked page.>

"If you see an Argonian enveloped in lighting, please turn to page 23.

"If you see a dead Argonian, step back and put the journal down. Have some respect for the dead."

<Turn to page 23.>

<The journal reads:>

"Salutations! Time is of the essence—take this key, and pay attention!

"My camp's along the river, just south of Silvenar. Look for an alchemy table. I've left my notes there on what to do next. And thank you!"

You will receive a Tiny Ornate Key from the book. If you follow the river and head north, you'll arrive at Yinz-Hei's camp in short order; alternatively, you can fast-travel to the Valeguard Wayshrine and head almost directly west, to the river.(map) Yinz-Hei's camp is on the east side of the river. It's easily recognizable by the red tent and the dead bodies, one elf and one thunderbug, resting by the alchemy table.

Once you arrive at the camp, check the alchemy table for a Locked Book, and inspect it.

<There's an inscription etched on the cover of the locked book.>

<Read the inscription.>

"If a journal instructed you to come here, use the key to unlock the book and turn to page 26.

"If you stumbled upon this camp and are rummaging through my personal property, turn around and walk away."

<Use the key and turn to page 26.>

"Welcome! If you are reading this, something has gone horribly wrong with my most recent experiment!

"I've created a potion that allows the imbiber to take control of thunderbugs. It should be right on the table. Go ahead, pick it up!"

<Take the potion and continue reading.>

"You'll need to find a thunderbug before you drink the potion. Don't worry—this part is perfectly safe!

"Once you're in control of a bug, you'll need to return to where you found my body. After that, everything should take care of itself!"

<Turn to the last page.>

"Thunderbugs are skittish creatures, so you'll need to be quick. Also! The potion only works on ones near the river.

"If you wander too far from the currents, it's likely the bug will break free from your control. Good luck!"

You will receive a Thunderous Potion from the book, which you'll need to use when you find a thunderbug. Head south along the river. You should find a group of three thunderbugs close to Yinz-Hei's camp. Approach one and aim at it; you'll be given a prompt to interact with it and control it. Once you have control of the thunderbug, continue heading south along the river. If needed, you can cross back and forth across the river to avoid hoarvors and collect nearby resource nodes. The thunderbug counts as a standard follower or summon, so it will teleport to catch up to you.

When you reach Yinz-Hei, the thunderbug will react explosively. Its outer carapace will fracture and burst off. It will crawl toward the Argonian, surge with electricity, and immediately collapse into dust. Speak to a newly awakened Yinz-Hei to complete the quest.

Notes

• The description of the Tiny Ornate Key quest items states it is used to unlock a door or chest when it is in fact used to unlock a book.
• Thunderbugs outside of the designated circle radius on the map will also work for the objective.

Bugs

• The thunderbug briefly has a "Talk" prompt while it is interacting with Yinz-Hei, though nothing occurs when using it. ^?

Quest Stages

Shock to the System
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	The journal instructed me to find the Argonian's camp, located south of Silvenar along the river. I need to look for further instructions on an alchemy table there. Objective: Find the Argonian's Camp
	I've found the Argonian's camp. I should look for further instructions on the alchemy table. Objective: Look for Instructions on the Alchemist Table
	The Argonian's instructions said to find a thunderbug near the river, and drink a potion in order to take control of the creature. Objective: Take Control of a Thunderbug
	Hidden Objective: Find the Argonian
	I've taken control of a thunderbug using a strange potion. Now I need to bring it back to the Argonian. I should stick close to the river or I might lose control of the thunderbug. Objective: Bring the Thunderbug to the Argonian
	I brought a thunderbug to the Argonian, and it seems to have taken away the lightning enveloping him. I should talk to him to find out what happened. Objective: Talk to the Argonian

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.