Online:Sober Storn

Sober Storn
Location	South of the Sil-Var-Woad Abyssal Geyser
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Health	15,000
Reaction	Friendly

Sober Storn

Sober Storn is a Nord member of a band of treasure hunters and distant cousins found south of the Sil-Var-Woad Abyssal Geyser.

Related Quests

• Gjadil's Legacy: Retrieve a pirate's buried treasure and return it to her descendants.

Quest-Related Events

Arrive at the campsite and you'll hear an argument in progress:

Drokagir the Lesser: "Well, someone had to kill her. Vareda didn't just up and die at the tender age of twenty-eight!"

Igeke Rat-Bite: "Stop squawking, you fat netch. You're just as likely the one that killed her!"

Drokagir the Lesser: "I did this then? When you're the one greedier than a starving horker?"

Sober Storn: "This is going nowhere. We'll never find the treasure if we keep killing each other!"

Speak to him before accepting the quest, and he'll say:

"Move along, there's nothing to see here. Wait, you're not one of those Divine Prosecution types, are you? You have to tell me if you are.
Wait, what am I thinking. There's no way they'd let you into their ranks."

Tell me about yourself.

"They call me Sober Storn. And yes, I realize that is an odd name for a Nord. Make no mistake, I still enjoy a strong brew."

Why do they call you sober then?

"There was another Storn in my village. Stone drunk at all hours of the day. He once fell in a mead tank and had to drink his way out. Practically a village hero after that.
I was just Sober in comparison."

After starting the quest with Igeke, he'll say:

"Seems Igeke roped you in on this little adventure too. Just great.
You know, I always wanted siblings growing up. But if this is what my cousins turned out to be like? Glad I was spared the experience."

So you're all cousins?

"Distant cousins. I didn't even realize I was related to these skeevers before Igeke found us. She had the family records, you see. It was her that brought us all together.
Rat-Face needed all of us though, if she wanted Gjadil's treasure."

How so?

"Drok had a boat. Vareda had the funds. And I inherited Gjadil's map.
So we all worked together, as long as was convenient. Of course, the only one I trust not to betray me at this point is Vareda. And that's only cause she's dead."

Do you think the murderer will strike again?

"I don't mean to find out. The quicker you find that treasure, the quicker I can make my way back home. Hopefully without a knife ending up between my ribs."

Return with the treasure and speak to him before speaking to Igeke:

"Igeke's the one you made a deal with, not me. I'll happily accept Gjadil's treasure, but I won't pay you for the effort."

After giving the chest to Igeke, from here, you can watch the most dysfunctional family in Tamriel:

Igeke Rat-Bite: "Now, let's see what we're working with here …."

Sober Storn: "Can't you bleed any faster, Igeke?"

Drokagir the Lesser: "Indeed! My being roils with anticipation!"

Igeke Rat-Bite: "What the—there's just a scroll in here! 'I sailed across many seas, and raided many ships. But the most precious treasure is family. May you see the wisdom in these words.'"

Sober Storn: "What? I came all this way for nothing? I can't believe I poisoned Vareda for a stupid scroll!"

Drokagir the Lesser: "Hold a moment—you killed Vareda? But I was the one who strangled her, right after she fell asleep!"

Igeke Rat-Bite: "Neither of you are making any sense. I stabbed her. Right after we doused the fire!"

Sober Storn: "Wait. Did—did we all kill Vareda to get a bigger share of the treasure?"

Drokagir the Lesser: "Ha! I suppose betrayal runs in the family!"

Speaking to him after the quest is completed:

"I suppose that's why Gjadil gave up a life of piracy. She decided a loving family was more important than riches or treasure.
What an idiot."

So there was never any treasure to begin with?

"I doubt it. Gjadil probably did this to bring her descendants closer. Companionship through the hardship of exploration, or some such nonsense.
To think I went and killed Vareda, all for nothing."

Do you regret killing Vareda?

"I regret going through the trouble.
It's easy to feel sympathy for a corpse, but trust me. If you had known Vareda, you would understand. It's no coincidence that all three of us decided to go after her, and only her."