Online:Spinner Belwelas

Spinner Belwelas
Location	Vashabar, West Weald
Race	Wood Elf	Gender	Male
Reaction	Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s)	Spinners

Spinner Belwelas

Spinner Belwelas is a Wood Elf spinner who is oversees the Wilderhall found in Vashabar.

Related Quests

• The Voice of the Village: Facilitate a marriage between two families of opposing ideologies.

Quest-Related Events

Laeni and Clendagal wish to marry, but their fathers Greenspeaker Nedolir and Minth refuse to give their blessing due to their own personal dislike of each other and their ideologies. The couple feels they have to leave the village for good so they can marry, but Agawen Ciiril wants to convince them to stay, so the fathers can be convinced. While Gundelion and Malaniel refuse to make Laeni and Clendagal stay, they do independently suggest talking with Spinner Belwelas for help.

As you approach him, he will call you over:

Spinner Belwelas: "Ah, the outsider. How goes your quest?"

Speak with him to about what you have been doing:

"I've seen you running to and fro, traveler. On a quest to help our young couple, I believe.
How goes the journey?"

Not well. Laeni and Clendagal are going to leave the village so they can be wed.

"Nedolir will not bend. Minth will not sway. They revere our culture, but learn nothing from the trees.
If the couple chooses to leave, I will not speak against them. Every living being must be allowed to grow as it wills. So says Y'ffre, so say I."

One of the villagers mentioned a place called the Wilderhall?

"It is a repository of knowledge from Valenwood, a connection to the deep history of our people.
I hoped the Singer might send you my way. I believe a text from the hall may offer a solution. Seek out a scroll called the Rite of Propagation."

What does the rite do?

"It allows a Bosmer community to determine its future. To step in where growth has stagnated. If Laeni and Clendagal perform the rite, Vashabar can make its voice known.
And not even Nedolir or Minth can silence the voice of the village."

I'll look for the rite in the Wilderhall. Thank you, Spinner Belwelas.

"The Wilderhall is just east of here. The rite may be just what Laeni and Clendagal need. What Vashabar needs.
I suggest you take it over to Ciiril when you find the text. She'll be instrumental in enacting the rite."

Before you leave, you can ask him about the rite and his role in the village:

What is it that you do in Vashabar?

"I am a healer, a scholar, and a spinner. By aiding the people of Vashabar, I tend to the future. As keeper of the Wilderhall, I tend to the past."

Do you have a special connection to Laeni and Clendagal?

"You could say that. As a healer, I assisted in both their births. Laeni took command of the room the moment she drew breath. Clendagal came out fighting.
I was also there when they lost their mothers. For every bright day, there is a dark one."

Why do you tend the Wilderhall?

"Why not me? I'm of the opinion that if you believe something is important, you don't leave it in the hands of others.
The Green provides, traveler. But it often needs help from mortal hands."

What does it mean to be a spinner?

"It means I am a priest of Y'ffre, God of the Forest. As a spinner of tales, I hear his song and weave his stories for all to hear.
Everyone in Vashabar believes in Y'ffre's grace, whether they adhere to the Green Pact or travel the Dawnway."

What does it mean to follow Y'ffre?

"A bit of a loaded question, no? For me, it's about living my story as best I can. And helping those around me to do the same.
Y'ffre is, at his heart, a storyteller. And every story deserves to be told, no matter how large or small."

Can I ask you some questions about this rite? / Can I ask you some questions about the Rite of Propagation?

"Of course. It is an ancient rite, rarely practiced today. From a time when the supporting branches and vines of culture and custom could, on occasion, strangle new growth in its bed.
The people of Valenwood have progressed since then. Somewhat."

Why haven't Laeni and Clendagal already performed the rite?

"I doubt they know it exists. Both of them came in to read the texts on occasion, but they live busy lives. The past is not Laeni's focus, and Clendagal's mind drifts to much more ancient days."

Why did you wait until now to suggest this?

"The couple had no plans to leave until now. If Nedolir and Minth are superseded by the rite and their children wed, those two will not be pleased. But they'll listen to the will of the village.
Desperate times call for obscure rites, as it were."

You're sure Minth and Nedolir won't object?

"Without a doubt. Nedolir is a respected greenspeaker and Minth a key member of the Dawnway. They invoke the meaning and weight of our culture every time they open their mouths.
If their children invoke a Valenwood rite, they will listen."

After you find the rite in the Wilderhall, you bring it to Agawen Ciiril who agrees with the plan and gets thing set up on her end. After you inform the couple of the plan and help the find items representing them for the rite, you can return to Vashbaer. There will be many people gathered, including Spinner Belwelas.

Talking with him before the rite starts:

"I see our conversation has borne fruit. Well done."

Once you have spoken with Greenspeaker Nedolir and told him what is happening, the Rite of Propagation will begin:

<The pair kneel before the crowd.>

Clendagal: "Vashabar, we need your help. Laeni and I want to marry."

Laeni: "As you all know, our fathers refuse to support us. And so we invoke the Rite of Propagation, an ancient Bosmer custom."

Clendagal: "We gathered these symbols, representations of our roles in the village. An Ayleid mosaic for me."

Laeni: "And a greenspring seed for me. Friend, you helped us find them. Please bring them forth."

<The pair stand up.>

You can then place the Ayleid Mosaic and Dormant Greenspring Seed either side of them:

Clendagal: "These symbols represent our commitment to the village and to each other."

Laeni: "Our future lies in whatever you decide. Do we have your support?"

Agawen Ciiril: "Well, what do you say Vashabar? Do you support this union?"

Gundelion: "Aye!"

Malaniel: "Aye!"

Spinner Belwelas: "Aye!"

Melbora: "Aye!"

Agawen Ciiril: "Hah, there it is! Congratulations you two. Let's give the couple a moment. Drinks for everyone!"

<Clendagal and Laeni embrace as the onlookers walk away.>

Greenspeaker Nedolir: "All right, you old arse. The village has spoken so let's make the best of this."

Minth: "I suppose you're right, you bastard. If we're going to be kin, let's get to drinking like it."

Speaking with Spinner Belwelas before Laeni:

"Singer be praised. To see the rite enacted after all these years."

Talking to him after completing the quest:

"Respect and deep thanks, traveler. Laeni and Clendagal shall remain in Vashabar. And it's all because of you.
May Y'ffre guard and keep you in your journey."

Notes

• Spinner Belwelas has Geometric Placket Scarring on his body and wears the Wood Elf Vanguard outfit.