Oblivion:Gin-Wulm

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Gin-Wulm (RefID: 0003E92E)
Home City	Imperial City Market District
Location	The Best Defense
Race	Argonian	Gender	Male
Level	30	Class	Smith
RefID	0003E92E	BaseID	0003E92D
Services
Available	Any time except 8pm-12am weekdays
Training	Armorer, Master
Other Information
Health	274	Magicka	68
Respons.	50	Aggress.	5
Faction(s)	IC - Best Defense; IC Citizens

Gin-Wulm

Gin-Wulm is an Argonian smith working at The Best Defense in the Imperial City’s Market District. He is also the master trainer in Armorer.

Because of the never-ending arguments between the two vendors of The Best Defense, Varnado and Maro Rufus, Gin-Wulm spends as little time in the shop as he possibly can and only enters when the other two are either asleep or gone. His room is located in the basement and he sleeps down there every night between midnight and 8am. When he wakes up, he immediately exits the shop and heads for the Elven Gardens District. Once there, he will wander around until midday, when he returns to the Market District. Still avoiding the shop, he will spend the next eight hours strolling around, while occasionally talking to the other merchants. At 8pm, he enters The Feed Bag and enjoys his dinner until his bedtime at midnight. On Loredas and Sundas, he skips dinner and enters The Best Defense while it’s empty, just to get some work done before bedtime. He will offer training at all times except when eating at The Food Bag. It may also be possible that Gin-Wulm suffers from a minor Skooma addiction, as two bottles of it can be found in his room in The Best Defense.

He wears a pair of doeskin shoes, a quilted doublet and tan linens. He carries the shop key and a leveled amount of gold.

According to Gin-Wulm, working alongside two armor enthusiasts with different opinions can be quite a challenge: "Varnado and Maro Rufus? They don't get along. I don't understand it. I just make the armor, and keep it in good shape."

Gin-Wulm is recognized as an expert by other armor specialists, albeit reluctantly. Rohssan will tell you that "Much as I hate to admit it, Gin-Wulm knows more about smithing than I do. Says it's in his blood". Rasheda suggests an alternative to talking to him: "The only way you're going to learn anything new now is by doing it yourself, or talking to Gin-Wulm. I'd suggest doing it by yourself. But if you're dead set on it, head to The Best Defense in the Imperial City. He's a smith there, and might be persuaded to train you."

Once you have gained the necessary references from the advanced trainers in Armorer, speak to Gin-Wulm and he will give you the following task: "Mighty bold of you, asking for training. What makes you think you're worth my time? I bet you don't know the first thing about smithing. Have you read up on the history of the craft? I doubt it. You answer a simple question, and I'll think about training you. So here it is: What does the name Hazadir mean to you?" If you don’t know the answer, he’ll give you a hint: "Can't say I'm surprised. Few recognize the name anymore, even though he was famous. Had a book written about him, in fact! I don't have a copy myself, but there was one in First Edition last time I was browsing there. At least some people take an interest in history." Once you own or have read the book, the correct answer will pop up in his dialogue options and he will be more than happy: "Well, well! So you do know a thing or two... Hazadir was my great-great grandsire's sister's-son. Bet you didn't know that! All right. You're not hopeless. You want training, I'll train you."

[edit] Armorer Master Training

The two advanced trainers who can give you the master training reference necessary to start this quest are Rasheda and Rohssan.

At first, Gin-Wulm is rather indignant at the presumption of your request, and gives you a quiz: "What does the name Hazadir mean to you?" You must have read the book The Armorer's Challenge or have it in your inventory to provide the correct answer "He won the armorer's challenge." Once you answer correctly, you can receive your training.

The book is available at the nearby First Edition bookstore and on the top of a bookshelf on the second floor of the Cheydinhal Fighters Guild. Simply reading the book is sufficient; purchasing it is not necessary.

[edit] Quest Stages

Armorer Training (TrainingArmorer)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		To train further in my Armorer study, I must speak with Gin-Wulm in the Imperial City's Market District.
20		I must find the answer to Gin-Wulm's question: "What does the name Hazadir mean to you?" He hinted that a book in the shop First Edition may have the answer.
100	0	I have answered Gin-Wulm's question, and he has agreed to train me.
200	0	Gin-Wulm is dead. I can receive no further training in my Armorer skill.

Notes

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage quest stage. Where quest is the internal name of the quest, and stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.