Oblivion:Ardaline

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Ardaline (RefID: 0002F080)
Home City	Bravil
Location	Bravil Mages Guild
Race	Altmer	Gender	Female
Level	10	Class	Alchemist
RefID	0002F080	BaseID	0002D01B
Services
Available	9am-1pm, 3pm-8pm every day
Training	Alchemy, Advanced
Merchant
Gold	800	Mercantile	Apprentice (40)
Sells	Magical Supplies
Buys	Ingredients Potions Apparatus Misc. Items
Other Information
Health	63	Magicka	305
Respons.	100	Aggress.	5
Essential	Until Bravil Recommendation is completed
Faction(s)	Mages Guild (EvokerEvoker ); Bravil

Ardaline in the Bravil Guild Hall

Ardaline, an Altmer alchemist, is an Evoker of the Mages Guild who offers bartering services and advanced Alchemy training at the local Bravil Guild Hall. During the Recommendation quest, you will have to recover her Wizard's Staff, which was stolen by a desperate admirer.

She seems to enjoy her job and definitely works very hard: starting every morning at 9am she begins mixing up potions using her mortar & pestle, taking a two-hour lunch break at 1pm. At 8pm she stops and eats dinner for two hours in the first floor dining room. After eating, she wanders around the Guild until 1am, when she calls it a day and sleeps in her bed on the second floor for eight hours.

She has a Mercantile skill of 40 and 800 gold. She will buy ingredients, potions, alchemical apparatus, and miscellaneous items from you, but only sells magical supplies. She will offer both her training and her bartering services at all times except when eating or sleeping.

She wears middle-class attire consisting of a blue & green outfit and a pair of quilted shoes. She also carries a small amount of gold, her mortar & pestle, an empty grand soul gem, and her books: a copy of the standard text Fundaments of Alchemy and the rare tome Children of the Sky. She doesn't wield any weapons, relying instead on a series of leveled spells from all of the magical schools.

Bravil's townsfolk will comment on Ardaline's talent with potions and alchemy and will mention that she offers training in the latter.

When you approach her for the first time, she will give you a quick presentation: "I'm Ardaline. I'm the guild's Advanced Trainer in Alchemy here in Bravil." She will also give you a few clues about her social life: "I'm afraid I'm not very social. So I really don't know very much about the people here." and "I don't like talking to people much, but Kud-Ei's helping me get over that. That's why she put me in charge of selling alchemy supplies." Varon Vamori is in love with her, although she shows no interest in him, and when asked about him she hastily denies having ever spoken to him before: "What? I... I don't know anything about him. I'm sorry. Excuse me." She will also direct you to Sinderion if you present her with a Nirnroot sample: "Yes. I've seen them before. Don't really know anything about them, as I don't specialize in plant samples. However, I know someone who does. If you make your way to Skingrad, look up Sinderion. He's one of the foremost authorities on the alchemical properties of plants."

Townsfolk in Bravil all seem to know that Ardaline is the object of Varon Vamori's affections. They will often comment "Seems to me that Ardaline has an admirer in Varon Vamori" or "Something strange is going on with Ardaline and Varon Vamori. I always see him hanging around her", but don't seem to approve, as they will also say "It seems a bit odd. I don't know how Ardaline feels about it."

Other rumors refer to her skill as an alchemist: "Have you heard what a good alchemist Ardaline is?", "Have you ever bought a potion from Ardaline?" and "Ardaline makes excellent potions. I imagine she would, since she teaches Alchemy at the Mages Guild" are three rumors around Bravil, but her fame runs further afield. S'drassa will tell you that "I am the best alchemist in Leyawiin. But if you need Advanced Training, you'll need Brotch Calus in Bruma or Ardaline in Bravil."

As an advanced Alchemy trainer, she can provide you with the reference needed to initiate the Alchemy Master Training quest. Speak to her when your Alchemy skill is 70 or above, choose the training option, which will trigger the quest and this dialogue: "If you're looking for further training in Alchemy, I suggest you speak with Sinderion. He's quite gifted, although slightly eccentric. I believe he's working at the West Weald Inn, over in Skingrad. I think Erina tries to keep him out of sight."

[edit] Related Quests

• Bravil Recommendation: Recover a fellow mage's staff to obtain a recommendation from Bravil.
• Seeking Your Roots: After discovering a peculiar plant called Nirnroot, you decide to investigate it further.
• Alchemy Training: Persuade a master alchemist to give you Master Training when your skill exceeds 70.