Online:The Sapling

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Help save the Argonian's Hist tree in Ebonheart. Zone: Stonefalls Objective: Ebonheart — Unite the citizens of Ebonheart. Quest Giver: Zasha-Ja Location(s): Ebonheart Concurrent Quest: Restoring Order Reward: Low Leveled Gold XP Gain: Low XP ID: 3645

The Sapling

Zasha-Ja fears for the survival of the Hist Tree the Argonians transplanted from Black Marsh to Ebonheart. He thinks the Dunmer of House Dres poisoned it, so he wants to fertilize it to encourage its growth.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Collect ashreeds and mudcrab meat in the Argonian quarter of Ebonheart.
2. Talk to Zasha-Ja.
3. Fertilize the Hist Tree.
4. Talk to Zasha-Ja.
5. Talk to Biiril.
6. Finish the quest by talking to Zasha-Ja one more time.

Detailed Walkthrough

When approached in her home in Ebonheart, Zasha-Ja will give you a hint to what is clearly bothering her: a Hist Tree.

If your character is an Argonian:

"I erect the spine of distress, egg-sibling. We have need of your aid, but I'm sure you already felt it as you approached.

We have a Hist here, and it's dying."

If your character is a Dark Elf:

"So, Dark Elf. Have you come to gloat about our Hist? Are you its murderer?

Speak."

If your character is neither:

"I have no quarrel with you. We shall speak.

But know that if you would help those trying to murder our Hist, I will speak with my teeth instead of my tongue."

What's wrong with your Hist Tree?

"It's dying. It was never healthy. This isn't Black Marsh, after all, so in the last few weeks, it's withered.

We've learned that House Dres is poisoning it. It's not enough to have enslaved us for generations. Now they want to carve our hearts out."

What can be done to save your Hist?

"The best we can do is fertilize it. We're using mudcrab meat wrapped in ashreed. Both are common around the quarter.

We've also set guards around the tree to keep the Dunmer away."

I'll collect some fertilizer for you.

"If you wish to aid us, gather the items I requested. Ashreeds grow in the tidepools in our quarter, and mudcrabs thrive on the shores nearby.

Gather some of each and present them at the roots of our Hist."

You are now free to go to the north of the city and look for plants with white podlike flowers and mudcrabs. Once you've collected enough of each, Zasha-Ja will appear and demand to inspect your gatherings.

"We are allowing no one to approach the Hist, especially strangers claiming they wish to help us.

We just caught a Dark Elf trying to poison the tree."

I only have the ingredients you asked for.

"Your words smell fair, but tasting is proof. Let me see what you have there."

Just crab meat and ashreeds.

"Yes. I erect the spine of apology. While you were away, we caught a Dark Elf defiling our Hist.

Please, apply the fertilizer you've gathered to the base of our Hist. As long as I am with you, the guards will let you through."

Let's go to the tree now.

Stand at the base of the Tree and fertilize it. Once you are done, return to Zasha-Ja's home. Approaching the Dark Elf, Biiril, in her lodge first will only get you some seemingly nonsense, as will talking to him after the quest is completed. You may then talk to Zasha-Ja again.

"It seems we have proof that the Dres are trying to murder our tree."

This is the Dark Elf you mentioned?

"While you were gathering mudcrab meat and reeds, the guards caught him trying to harm our Hist. We can't get anything out of him but his name and House.

Seems the rumors were true. House Dres is trying to murder our Hist."

What was he doing to the Hist?

"He was scratching at the bark, licking our tree! When the guards shouted at him, he dropped an empty bottle.

Now he's very ill. The truth is as plain as the face of Masser."

Let me speak to him.

"You may do as you wish, but his mind is boiling. His words skitter like a mudcrab in a pan.

You will gather no moisture from this one."

You're now able to get more out of Biiril, although it may not seem like it at first, as he'll start with one of multiple possibly insane phrases. However when questioned about his actions, he'll elaborate.

What were you doing to the Hist?

"What did I do? What did it do to me? I see. I feel. I'm awake.

I touched it. It smelled like flowers and black earth. It tasted like rain and summer wind and the deepest green."

You … tasted the tree?

"He said the tree's sap would be better than skooma. He was right.

He said the Argonians might be angry. Do you think they're angry? To me they always look angry. It's the teeth."

You had a bottle. What was in it?

"He gave me the bottle. Said it was for the tree. I thought it was skooma. I tasted it--it was bad. I fed it to a lizard. He didn't like it either. He died.

The bottle broke! How can I fill it with sap?"

Someone encouraged you to do this? Who?

"I never saw him before. I asked him for coin to get more skooma.

He was a Dunmer. Someone called him … Bravil? Weevil? Wabbajack? Rhavil! That's it."

Zasha-Ja will be surprised. Speak to her.

"I can't believe it. Rhavil!"

You recognize the name?

"Rhavil Urano claimed he saw House Dres poison our Hist Tree. Then he gave a bottle to this tree-licking waste of flesh.

I smell worm scat. Someone has been playing us for fools, and I no longer believe it's House Dres."

With this statement, the quest will be completed.

Quest Stages

The Sapling
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	Mudcrabs are common around the shores of the Argonian quarter north of Ebonheart. Their meat is a convenient fertilizer. Ashreed grows in the shallow waters. It would work well as a wrapper for crab meat. Objective: Collect Mudcrab Meat: 0/3 Objective: Collect Ashreeds: 0/4
	When I finished collecting ashreeds and crab meat, Zasha-Ja ran up to me. I should ask what she wants. Objective: Talk to Zasha-Ja
	I've collected crab meat and ashreeds. I'm ready to fertilize the Hist sapling. It stands on an island near the center of the Argonian quarter north of Ebonheart. Objective: Fertilize the Hist Sapling
	I've fertilized the Hist sapling as best I can. Zasha-Ja asked me to meet her back at her lodge. Objective: Talk to Zasha-Ja
	While I was gathering the fertilizer for the Hist sapling, the Argonians caught a Dunmer of House Dres trying to reach the tree. Zasha-Ja agreed to let me speak to the mer and find out why he did this. Objective: Talk to Biiril
Finishes quest	Biiril was half-crazed from imbibing Hist sap, but he clearly identified a Dunmer named Rhavil. He was the one who told him about the mind-altering qualities of tree sap. Zasha-Ja appeared angry at this revelation. Objective: Talk to Zasha-Ja

Notes

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