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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:19:42 GMT -5
Guide Finished
A Long Lost Relative
After installing the plugin and loading the game you will receive a deed, telling that you have inherited a property called Frostcrag Spire from a long-lost relative. It is a wizard style tower located east of Bruma. It will be marked on your map and available for fast travel; it can also be reached by following an unmarked road. Upon getting there you will discover an empty cold tower with extraordinary properties.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:22:48 GMT -5
Lifetime of Dedication
In the first room, which initially looks like the only room, you should find a dusty tome, called Frostcrag Spire Memoirs, telling you about the place's history. To rebuild the tower, follow the quest marker to the Mystic Emporium in the Imperial City Market District. In the Mystic Emporium you will find Aurelinwae, the best trader in the game, with 2000 gold and Novice Mercantile skill.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:24:14 GMT -5
The Glory of Frostcrag
Buy all the upgrades for your new home that are sold by Aurelinwae (Frostcrag Alchemy Lab, Bedroom Area, Library Area, Vault Area, and the Magetallow candles).
To fully complete the quest, you should travel to Frostcrag Spire and manually place the magetallow candles on the two altars in the Frostcrag Spire Main Level (the first room you enter).
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:26:15 GMT -5
Upgrades
Frostcrag Alchemy Lab - Alchemy table that provides a +15 Fortify Alchemy enchantment.
Frostcrag Bedroom Area - A bed and better lighting, various chests and containers.
Frostcrag Library Area - Large collection of books and their accompanying shelves, one skillbook.
Frostcrag Vault Area - Fills vault with containers, vault guardians, and rare wines.
Magetallow Candles Box - Used to activate the spellmaking and enchanting altars.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:29:24 GMT -5
Alchemy Garden
This garden, located in an upstairs room adjacent to the living area, is present even without buying any upgrades. All kinds of known Tamriel (and Oblivion) flora are grown and can be harvested for their Alchemy ingredients. Several particularly rare specimens are present: Seven Mana Bloom flowers, that provide the very rare ingredients Ambrosia and Lichor. One Nirnroot Plant.
Several Rice Plants. Although rice is readily found in food sacks, these are the only rice plants in the game. The Oblivion flora is all domesticated, in particular the Domesticated Spiddal Stick (yielding Spiddal Stick) will not poison you, unlike the wild variety. The Harrada Root (yielding Harrada) is also all of the non-dangerous variety. However, the domestication process was apparently unable to improve the harvesting probability.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:33:13 GMT -5
The complete list of available ingredients is:
2 Aloe Vera Leaves 4 Ambrosia 8 Bloodgrass 4 Cairn Bolete Cap 7 Dragon's Tongue 4 Elf Cup Cap 3 Emetic Russula Cap 4 Flax Seeds 6 Ginseng 9 Harrada 3 Lichor 1 Lady's Mantle Leaves 4 Lady's Smock Leaves 2 Mandrake Root 6 Milk Thistle Seeds 1 Morning Glory Root Pulp 4 Nightshade 2 Pumpkin 5 Rice 10 Spiddal Stick 5 Steel Blue Entoloma Cap 6 Strawberry 4 Stinkhorn Cap 6 Tiger Lily Nectar (from Lily of the Valley) 5 Tinder Polypore Cap 8 Tobacco 2 White Seed Pod (from Goldenrod) 4 Wisp Stalk Caps 7 Wormwood Leaves
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:34:37 GMT -5
Altar of Alchemy is located upstairs in the living area after you have bought the Alchemy Lab upgrade. The altar increases your Alchemy skill temporarily by 15 points when you are standing at it. The ability is named Alchemical Brilliance.
This is the only Fortify Alchemy effect in the entire game that actually works, it really does allow you to produce more powerful potions and poisons.
The Altar also contains Apprentice level alchemy apparatus, which can be very useful for low-level characters.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:36:05 GMT -5
Altar of Spellmaking
This altar is found in the main room on the first floor. In order to make it functional, you must first buy a box of Magetallow Candles and add them to the altar.
It is then equivalent in function to any of the Altars of Spellmaking at the Arcane University.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:36:49 GMT -5
Altar of Enchanting
This altar is found in the main room on the first floor. In order to make it functional, you must first buy a box of Magetallow Candles and add them to the altar.
It is then equivalent in function to any of the Altars of Enchanting at the Arcane University.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:38:00 GMT -5
Atronach Altar
This altar is found in the main room on the first floor. It allows you to summon a permanent companion atronach, who will listen to your commands.
You can summon a Flame, Frost, or Storm Atronach, by sacrificing three Fire, Frost, or Void Salts, respectively.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:39:24 GMT -5
Frostcrag Spire Vault
Frostcrag Spire Vault is a nice place to store your precious equipment; it is accessed using a portal in the main room.
Once you purchase the vault upgrade, it contains all kinds of chests, barrels and crates as well as a nice collection of fine wines, including 1 bottle of Surilie vintage 399, 2 bottles of Tamika vintage 399, and a bottle of Shadowbanish wine.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:41:14 GMT -5
Vault Upgrade
Once the Vault upgrade is purchased your treasure is guarded by seven friendly Imps known as Vault Guardians.
These imps can be harvested for souls that can then be used at the Altar of Enchanting (if you are level 13 or higher they will be grand souls).
They can also be looted for Imp Gall which can be used to make potions. Just like any other creature in the game they respawn after a few days, providing a convenient source of free, respawning souls.
The imp you attack will defend itself, but the other imps will not help out.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:42:03 GMT -5
Library
Purchasing the library upgrade will provide you with a large collection of books, located in the upstairs living area.
Of most interest is the copy of A Game at Dinner, one of the Alchemy skill books.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:43:46 GMT -5
Portals
On an outside balcony, accessed from a door in the upstairs living area, you will find teleportation portals to all the Mages Guilds in Cyrodiil including the Arcane University.
The Kvatch Mages Guild also has a portal, but it is inoperable, since that guild was destroyed.
These portals will transport you to the first floor inside each Mages Guild.
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Post by RIP TEF on Jul 24, 2007 11:45:52 GMT -5
Hard to Find Items
After purchasing the vault upgrade you will find 2 gravestones in the vault. They are located side by side, both against the outer wall on the southwest side of the room.
In that area there is a circular alcove containing a winerack and seven barrels. Exit from that alcove and continue clockwise around the vault; you will immediately come across a metal strut. Follow that strut to the outer wall and tucked into a corner between the wine alcove and the outer wall you will find the two gravestones.
Lennasaan's Gravestone casts Lennasaan's Touch on you, which fortifies Personality by 10, Mercantile by 15, and Speechcraft by 15, all for 800 seconds.
The second one is Rindsey's Gravestone. When you activate it you will receive a message about Rindsey: "Here lies Rindsey, acclaimed archer and celebrated aficionado of Tamrielic ales. We honor him for his bravery and for his famous Daedric Lava Whiskey discovered during his perilous expedition to Dagon's Realm."
You then receive a single bottle of Daedric Lava Whiskey; reactivating the stone will not give you another.
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