Online:Veldrana

Veldrana
Location	The last bend in the trail leading up to Forelhost
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Female
Reaction	Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s)	Ebonheart Pact

Veldrana

Veldrana is a Dark Elf soldier of the Pact who can be found at the last bend in the trail leading up to Forelhost.

Related Quests

• A Walk Above the Clouds: Climb a treacherous mountain to retrieve a shard of Wuuthrad.

Quest-Related Events

Outside Forelhost at a makeshift camp, you'll find a very cold Dunmer. When you approach her and you haven't started the quest yet:

"So…cold…"

Veldrana was sent by Jorunn to follow a group of Worm Cultists however she has experienced injuries from the sabre cats and is freezing to death. You will need to find kindling to warm her up:

"I'm glad to see a friendly face.
You are friendly, right?"

What are you doing up here?

"Freezing to death. You? Jorunn dispatched me to follow a group of cultists. The damned cats didn't know about my mission. Cut me up bad.
I felt like I was going to be fine … until I ran out of wood. It's right over there. Taunting me."

I'll gather more kindling. Hang on.

"Hurry. You need fire to stay alive up here. And watch out for the cats, too. I'd hate for us both to die up here."

I'll be right back.

Speaking to her again before gathering kindling:

"Don't bother…with a whole tree. Just gather kindling. Plenty of branches down."

After you find the kindling and before lighting the campfire:

"Is my nose still here? I think it may have snapped off."

Once you relit the campfire, she will be feeling warm. During her reconnaissance mission, she noticed the Worm Cult leader is the only cultist left on top of the mountain:

"Ahh. I'm getting the feeling back in my toes. Ow! Pins and needles! Pins and needles!"

You said you followed the cultists here. What did you see?

"Oh, you know. Spells, dark magic. Their leader's strategy was to wave his arms and shout. Often. He would hold up some metal thing, like it proved something."

What did this leader look like?

The Worm cultists that were accompanying their leader left in a panic after witnessing something scary in the ruins before they were slaughtered by the sabre cats:

"A big Nord, all in black. Only Nord with them. He never came back down the path. Like as not he's still up there, frozen stiff."

The cult left him on the mountain?

"Oh, yeah. They were panicked, cut up. The cats, they were on the wounded before they could flinch. I don't think any of those dark-robed bastards made it out of here."

So something attacked them on the mountain? Not the cats? / Something attacked them on the mountain? Not the cats?

"They were terrified. Scared to death. The ruins here … they have a reputation. Folks who go up don't always come back.
Those that do? They tend to be a lot less talkative."

They didn't see you on their way down? / The Cultists didn't see you on their way down?

"I dragged myself behind this rock when I heard them coming. My fire had already burned out. My only good luck today."

Speaking to her again:

"I'll be fine here for a bit. Need to get my strength back. Go on. Maybe I'll see you when you come back this way."

We were talking about the cult. (Repeats question dialogue)

Complete the quest and she'll be on a stretcher accompanied by Centurion Andrin and two Pact Soldiers:

"You made it back. And you're not bleeding, frozen, or gibbering! Damn sight better than those Cultists, eh?
Andrin's people will help me back to Riften. And then, mead, lots of it."