Strife:Fusozay Var Dar (Twin Lamps)

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Overview
Kill without qualm...
 * Quest Giver: Bruus.
 * Location(s): Sadrith Mora.
 * Prerequisite Quest: None.
 * Next Quest: Ignorance Ignoring.
 * Reward: 200G.
 * Optional Bonus: None.

Quest start
After the quest start requirements are met, and upon travelling to Sadrith Mora, ''players are met with a closed Gateway Inn. There are many patrons standing outside asking the exasperated guard many questions. There is blood on the outside of the doors, in a pattern such that it sprayed out from the doors crack. As the players are looking at the closed inn, they are approached from behind by a female Khajiit: "Another gone. There has been a string of Khajiit murders; whoever is killing them, Bruus fears it is without qualm. Bruus prays for their family if there was any most likely in Elsweyr, though the body will never be returned there; they were another slave, it is too bad that you could not free them." If the party see the Khajiit by turning around, they're greeted by a female Khajiit wearing Exquisite Pants, an Expensive Belt (01), and Expensive shirt (03), except she's only wearing it's jacket and her chest is covered with many horizontal bandages, wrapping around to her arm and shoulder in a sling. She is wearing a large black greatsword on her back slung on with string running over her bandage and a large metal ring catching the guard, keeping the sword on her back.'' The party may respond to her with any choice words, with GM improvisation. In a lull in conversation or if led to it, she continues: "Bruus believes all great in life deserve a great burial, J'Jazha had done nothing wrong, Bruus knew him in life. Though people are sceptical, Bruus believes she can trust you; Bruus has heard the stories, I hope they reflect true. It is time for you to prove Bruus' belief. Help Bruus get in the Inn, and we may bury them in honour."

If the party agree the quest starts, and the party are tasked with getting them and Bruus into the Gateway Inn, past the Telvanni guard and crowd at the entrance.

Gateway Inn
Bruus will follow the party's lead. Notably the Telvanni usually would not care much about a murder, especially a slave, but this is a bar and needs to be cleaned for hygiene; the guards are there by payment and request of the owner. Other than improvising a way to sneak into the main entrance there is also another entrance down in the basement of the Gateway Inn, the entrance faces west and is by one of the cities entrances. The guard in this basement entrance does not care at all if the players come or go into the bar if asked to go through.

''Inside the inn, players see a horrid sight; not one Khajiit but two strung up by entrails with one in the basement and another by the other entrance. Whoever did this was extremely strong, as there is blood absolutely everywhere, with most body part ends mashed into a fine mush from impact with a blunt weapon which seemingly was their cause of dismemberment. Blood is smeared in patterns, indicating a crime of passion.'' Any Khajiit in the party will feel faint and hear deep drums in line with the rate of their heartbeat. ''Bruus shakes her head, saying: "Whoever this was got S'Rava	too, they will pay. A burial is impossible here; Bruus will collect their charms and give the send-off they deserve." She starts gathering the necklace off S'Rava by the front entrance, then walking down to take a ring from J'Jazha. "These meant a lot to them. bruus hopes they look down and are happy. Let us leave."''

Finishing the quest
After leaving the inn, Bruus continues: ''"Bruus will now bury these under gravestones, Bruus knows not their family, but this is better than nothing, though not their deserved fate. To me you have proven yourself, after you are proven to others Bruus will admit you to something Bruus cannot disclose. For now, take this as gratitude" she hands the party a sack of 200G "for the future, let us meet in Tel Naga" She grabs at her sword, her hand and greatsword both glow blue fading out down the arm "we will see where you will be written in history." and with that, she turns and runs at a breakneck speed over the ash hills, gone.''

The party now has completed this quest and has now moved onto quest Ignorance Ignoring.