Shrine of Boethiah : Goldbrand

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Thu May 30, 2002 11:54 am

Just an FYI, as this has to be one of the most obscure quests in the game.

One of the daedra, Boethiah, has a shrine that's more then a bit tricky to find. Why? Because it's sank to the ocean floor. North of Hla Oad on an island there's a daedric ruin. If you check out the ocean a short distance west and north of the island, you'll find ruined daedric buildings on the ocean's floor. Amongst them is the shattered shrine of Boethiah. You can click on boethiah's head, located a short distance from the rest of the statue, and initiate the quest.

He wants his shrine rebuilt, and sends you to caldera to find a sculptor. Ask around and you'll be directed to a shopkeeper, who in turn directs you to an orc in Ghorak Manor across the street from his shop. The orc requires 2000 gold and a copy of a book on the shrine (Boethiah's Glory, available in Jobasha's rare books) to begin work. Once he starts, it will take him 45 days to complete.

At that time, head to the rebuilt shrine -- located at Khartag Point -- and click on the statue. You'll be rewarded with Goldbrand, a two handed sword with impressive base damage and some enchantments.

No combat is required for this quest. A first level character who can scrape together 2000 gold can perform it easily, allowing access to a rather solid weapon early on. Goldbrand is far from the best weapon in the game, but it's certainly better then most.

Ares2382 · Post by **Ares2382** » Thu May 30, 2002 12:22 pm

thanks for the info, can I just ask you a favor? next time you post something like this can you PLEASE write "spoiler" so that people, like me, who haven't done this quest and wanna figure it out on their own don't, end up reading you post and getting spoiled.

thank you

Loredweller · Post by **Loredweller** » Thu May 30, 2002 1:30 pm

And, BTW,

i have serious doubts if one can get there at level 1

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Thu May 30, 2002 1:35 pm

Why? There's nothing to kill. No place you have to get to is remote. The old shrine is two minutes walk from Balmora, a minute from Hla Oad. Getting 2000 coins isn't hard, neither is getting the book. So where's the problem?

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 3:41 pm

Thought I would bump this as I've been having problems. Firstly, are you sure that it's 45 days? I read elsewhere that it was only a week or so. Secondly, where is the exact location of the new statue? Is it really obvious, and am I missing it because I haven't waited enough time? I can't find Khartag Point mentioned anywhere, on the map, on my interactive map, or anywhere.

Also, this sword ROCKS and you should get it as quickly as possible if you're a powergamer

. It does 10-50 damage, with an extra 10-30 fire damage. Good no?

This is another thing I've heard, it may be a hoax but I'm not absolutely sure it is.

Eltonbrand
You can only get this sword after you have gotten the Goldbrand.
After you get the Goldbrand, you have to do a few steps to upgrade it to
Eltonbrand. First, you have to become a vampire, any clan would do.
Second, go to Mage Guild in Foreign's Quarter in Vivec, talk to the High
Elf Sirilonwe about "someone killed." She will send you off to Ald'ruhn
to kill Shashev, who's in Ald-Skar Inn. Third, after you have killed
Shashev, take his key and talk to Sirilonwe again. Fourth, have Goldbrand
in your inventory and at least 11171 gold. Fifth, drop 11171 gold on the
ground in a pile, then drop the rest of your gold in the second pile. Now
pick up the 11171 pile into your inventory, and you should see the message,
"TO HELL WITH CAROLINA!" and your Goldbrand should now be Eltonbrand.

This sword is a decent upgrade to the Goldbrand, and the method seems stupid enough that it couldn't be a hoax. Could it?

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 4:09 pm

@ Kam, the orc tells you "a couple of weeks".
Khartag point is a bit south of Gnisis, he'll be there standing around if you show up too earlyand tell you to come back later

If you ask people about Khartag point it will come up on the world map

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 4:13 pm

Wow T', I never knew you played Morrowind

Thanks - I was looking on the official forums (which are just a bit more active than these

) and I read there that the shrine would be built just north of Molag Mar...how wrong was that! I had my suspicions when the Orc said "coast" and "north" though...

I suppose I'll wait around a little longer and then head up to Gnisis. Ta muchly

Kanji · Post by **Kanji** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:28 am

i JUST finished the eltonbrand qest...and by god...it WORKED! im not sure WHY they would make THAT the quest but they did =/

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:44 am

Wow...it actually works?? So, so weird...

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 8:18 am

LOL I've got a few more days game time before I can go back

@ Kam...Don't you know I'm everywhere??

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:53 pm

Originally posted by T'lainya
LOL I've got a few more days game time before I can go back

What do you think the "T" key is for??? Why wait when you can...wait??

Originally posted by T'lainya
@ Kam...Don't you know I'm everywhere??

I'm slowly learning...

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 2:06 pm

LMAO but there was a nice little smugglers cave and a shipwreck and a tomb with all those lovely souls to trap

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 2:12 pm

Originally posted by T'lainya
LMAO but there was a nice little smugglers cave and a shipwreck and a tomb with all those lovely souls to trap

LOL won't all the killing be so much easier when you have a lovely Goldbrand?

I'm actually planning to change mine into an Eltonbrand - I'll become a vamp, do a few quests for my clan (can anyone suggest which has the best quests in terms of rewards?) and then turn back with the lovely cure that really shouldn't exist, but does

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:34 pm

(can anyone suggest which has the best quests in terms of rewards?)

The only one that offers any tangible rewards that mean anything after curing yourself of vampirism is Aundae.

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 12:33 am

Originally posted by cjdevito
The only one that offers any tangible rewards that mean anything after curing yourself of vampirism is Aundae.

Cool, I'll probably go for them then

What is the reward, just curious - if it's armour other than heavy or a weapon other than a long sword I may as well not bother...

cjdevito · Post by **cjdevito** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 9:23 am

It's a set of anti-vampire stuff you get by killing a vampire hunter (who only exists once the quest is given). If memory serves it's an ebony shield and a mace, both of which are enchanted nicely for slaying vamps.

Also, there's a non-clan vampire quest offered by Raven Omayn in the Telvanni council building in sadrith mora that has a tangible reward.

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 12:01 pm

Great, that's exactly the amount of information I wanted - i.e. not too much, but enough to make me hungry. Thanks