Where is the code book?

cgstrom · Post by **cgstrom** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:07 am

From the Mages Guilds in Balmora I got a quest to find a code book in the South Wall but can't find it. In the South Wall Corner Club there is a person who should know anything about the book but ske will not talk to me about the book. Where is it?
Greetings: cgstrom

Lonelypilgrim · Post by **Lonelypilgrim** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 2:33 am

Just bribe her and she´ll give u the book.

Sean The Owner · Post by **Sean The Owner** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 2:56 pm

its the first person you see when you walk in i think...sotilde is it?just bribe her or kill her

Opalescence · Post by **Opalescence** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:39 pm

I often say this, but sadly (and admittedly, very stupidly) have never actually personally tested it. The Code Book Quest is an oft-repeated "problem" here in the Morrowind Forums. The main problem is that killing the person holding the code book would apparently (I say apparently because I don't know, since I've never actually joined the thieve's guild) make advancing in the Thieve's guild impossible beyond a certain point, because a key Theive's Guild NPC would be dead. I'm not sure if bribing works, it might, but I had an Imperial who used Voice of the Emperor and got the lady's disposition up to 88, she still wouldn't give it to me, so...

Apparently, if you go to Ald'Ruhn, the fighter's guild quest-giver dude there can solve your problem without needing to kill the lady. Once again this is UNCONFIRMED, so don't quote me on this

. Still, if you plan on joining the Thieve's Guild you might consider at least talking to that guy to find out if he can solve the problem without having to murder the lady. Also, apparently if you're extremely high in the thieve's guild, one of the Thieve's guild quests actually negates the Code Book quest (as in, once you solve the Thieve's guild quest, the Code Book quest is automatically "solved" for you and you can go on to the next one).

Then again, if you never planned on having anything to do with the thieve's guild, then go ahead and slaughter the lady (just remember to taunt her into attacking you first, this is especially important for you because you're not in the thieve's guild so you can't get bounties removed).

Once again, I have not tried the bribery method, but like I said I got her dispo to 88 and she still wouldn't give it to me ... maybe it needs to be 90+, or it could also be because I was also in the thieve's guild, because she mentioned something about, "Where do your loyalties lie," or something like that. Maybe if you weren't a member of the thieve's guild at the time you get the quest, you could bribe the lady to give you the book without any trouble...

Haradrim · Post by **Haradrim** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:51 pm

Codebook

Jump on the table behind her, make sure she is facing away from you and sneak. When you get the sneak icon indicating you are sneaking, open her inventory till you see the code book and snatch it.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:49 am

If you're not in the Thieves' guild it is easy, just bribe her.

If you're in the guild, do as Opal says.

[DecoY] · Post by **[DecoY]** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:02 pm

bribe her to 100, then ask about it...
it's very simple...

Rane · Post by **Rane** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:29 am

If you are in the thieves guild you can't get the code book by bribing her. I know since I've done this quest multiple times. Asking about the code book will make her ask to whom you are loyal. And going to Ald-Ruhn and speaking with Percius Mercius, "quest-giver" and guardian of the Fighters Guild in Ald-Ruhn, won't help. He will simply say "I see nothing wrong with these orders. Just try not to kill Sottilde while getting the code book".

The only way to solve this problem would be to do all Eydis Fire-Eye's missions before joining the Thieves Guild, killing Sottilde, pick-pocketing her or using the console to either spawn the code book or fooling the journal.
Normally I skip all Eydis Fire-Eye's missions. I choose not to work for a person like her

The commands for using the console as a solution are as follows:
player->AddItem "bk_sottildescodebook" 1 (for the code book)
Journal "FG_Sottilde" 100 (for the journal entry)

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:19 am

Ok, I'll put this in this thread cos its a similar thing. the prob is when I go to pickpocket the thief with the codebook, the book is not in her inventory so i can't take it. any ideas? i've talked to her first about the book, i've double checked i had the quest etc. but the book just isn't there. ideally i don't want to use codes to get it but i will do if nobody has any other suggestions.

Greg. · Post by **Greg.** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:24 am

Taunting her and then killing her does not get you expelled. I don't remember her being used in any quests...

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:28 am

that's what i did in the end lol - managed to kill her with no repurcussions at all. just kinda hoping she didn't have quests later on

auto7890 · Post by **auto7890** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:16 pm

there is no code book !!!!

[QUOTE=Haradrim]Jump on the table behind her, make sure she is facing away from you and sneak. When you get the sneak icon indicating you are sneaking, open her inventory till you see the code book and snatch it.

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This quest is a total pain in the a**. I am a member of the theives and Percius Mercius told me not to kill her. Even when my disposition with her is 100, the Bi*** will not hand over the book.

The weird thing is when I see what she is carrying ,it says only a mace and 2 swords, but no code book. If I do kill her, then I see she is carying the code book.

What the fu** is going on ?????

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:49 pm

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Some of those asterisks in your post weren't even system-generated.

Way over the line.

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