Strife:Varla Stone (Dark Brotherhood)

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An important guest arrives... The party is tasked with retrieving a Varla Stone from some smugglers in Habinbaes, for no apparent reason. Dandras also tells the party if they bring back the slaves from the slavers, he'd love to give them a paid work offer, and the party a bonus.
 * Quest Giver: Dandras Vules.
 * Location(s): Habinbaes.
 * Prerequisite Quest: Loose Ends.
 * Next Quest: Bardic Desperation.
 * Reward: Glove of Sanguine Swiftblade, promotion to Operator rank.
 * Optional Bonus: One Daedric Dart.

The Varla Stone is kept in a secret compartment, buried underneath the slave pen. To find this (without Doufliz's help), players need to find a note (that only appears during this quest) describing the secret stash spot, on a table next to Matuk gro-Magrish. The note reads:

''“Matuk, REMEMBER: the main treasure we need to keep AT ALL COSTS is under the one’s that work fingers to the bone. If you forget then you’re fired! From Almsi.”''

It takes an hour to dig for the stone with your hands, and no time using a shovel. The reward for this is the Glove of Sanguine Swiftblade. If you do as Dandras asks, you get a bonus of one Daedric Dart. The party is promoted to Operator.

As the party are finishing up with Dandras, before him explaining the next quest, his eyes gloss over and he smiles at the sight of a Bosmer Assassin wheeling a coffin down the ramp into the main area of the sanctuary. This is Ungolim the Listener arriving with the Night Mother in her ceremonial coffin. The Night Mother is now in this Sanctury in the right-most room.