Tamriel Rebuilt:Preaching by Proxy

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Convert a stray sheep... or, at least, try to. Quest Giver: Sathys Norvayn in Acre of Saint Meris Location(s): Acre of Saint Meris Reward: 2 Scrolls of Almsivi Intervention, 1 Scroll of Selyn's Mist Slippers ID: TR_m2_wil_Farm

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Sathys Norvayn in Necrom.
2. Deliver three Temple texts from Vvardenfell to Indrys Norvayn for 30 gold.
3. Receive a reward from Sathys.

Detailed Walkthrough

The brothers Sathys and Indrys Norvayn inhabit the Acre of Saint Meris, which was leased to them by the Tribunal Temple. Sathys, however, is afraid that the waning piety of his brother might cause the lease to end, and asks the player to counteract this by endowing Indrys' library with religious texts. Any three of the following will suffice:

Lives of the Saints, The Anticipations, The Consolations of Prayer, The Cantatas of Vivec, The Pilgrim's Path, Saryoni's Sermons, The House of Troubles or Homilies of Blessed Almalexia.

Once the books are collected, it is possible to:

• Offer them to Indrys for free. He will smell indoctrination and won't accept the offer, but you can still give the books to Sathys in exchange for three scrolls.
• Offer them to Indrys for 30 gold. He will take them and you will be able to get the real reward (three scrolls) from Sathys.
• Offer them to Indrys for 60 gold. He will decline and you will have to make another offer.

Quest Stages

The following Journal ID and Index codes can be used with the Journal console command to manually update the quest to a certain point.

Preaching by Proxy (TR_m2_wil_Farm)
Index	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
1		I met Sathys Norvayn, one of two brothers currently tending to the Acre of the Saint Meris. He asked me to retrieve some religious reading for his brother Indrys, so as to strengthen his waning faith and piety. It should be generally intelligible texts on Temple matters--nothing complex like the Lessons of Vivec. Once I have the books, I should hand them to Indrys.
20		I have collected three Temple books for Indrys Norvayn.
30		Indrys was reluctant to pay for his own indoctrination, but we agreed on a price of 30 septims. Sathys might have some more rewards.
40		As I offered Indrys the books for free, he saw through his brother's unsophisticated plan and let me know of his opinion on the matter. I should return to Sathys.
50	Finishes quest	Sathys was relieved to hear that the books have been delivered, although he might be overly optimistic in expecting them to change his brother's mind.
60	Finishes quest	Sathys was not exactly content with my handling of his request, but offered to buy the books from me himself for some scrolls. I refused.
65	Finishes quest	While I was not able to convince Indrys to take the "gift of knowledge," Sathys seems to have some use for it. He exchanged my books for three scrolls.
125	Finishes quest	Sathys Norvayn is dead.
126	Finishes quest	Indrys Norvayn is dead.