Oblivion:Prior Maborel

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Prior Maborel in Weynon Priory

Prior Maborel is a Breton Priest at Weynon Priory.

He sleeps upstairs in Weynon House between midnight and 6am. As soon as he wakes up, he walks over to the chapel and wanders around inside until midday, when he returns to the house. He seats himself at the table next to the stairs on the ground level and stays there until bedtime. This routine ends with the Weynon Priory quest, during which he will fight hard to protect the priory, but ultimately end up losing his life at the hands of the Mythic Dawn.

He wears a rare and weightless black robe, a gold ring and a pair of green velvet shoes. He carries only a small amount of gold.

When you approach him for the first time, he will introduce the Priory and himself: “Welcome to Weynon Priory, a monastic retreat dedicated to Talos and the Nine Divines. I’m Prior Maborel, head of our community, and responsible for all our religious and secular affairs.” He will also provide in-depth information on both the Order of Talos; "Our order works to spread the teachings and worship of the divine Talos. Surely you have heard of us? If not, I invite you to spend some time in our fine library. All are welcome here." And he will also give you the following description of Weynon Priory: "The priory is a chapterhouse of the Order of Talos. And with the last Septim emperor dead, and all his heirs... Tiber Septim is the god and patron saint of our order. And now his dynasty has come to an end. It's very painful."

After you have spoken to Jauffre and triggered the quest Find the Heir, ask him for "assistance" twice and then speak with Prior Maborel about the same topic. He will offer to let you borrow his horse. When Prior Maborel dies during the Weynon Priory quest, his horse is yours to keep.

[edit] Related Quests

• Find the Heir: You must head to Kvatch to find the illegitimate heir to the throne, Martin Septim, true son of Uriel Septim.
• Weynon Priory: Return to the Priory with Martin.

[edit] Notes

• Prior Maborel's death is Scripted, which means you can't prevent it.
• Prior Maborel's body is tagged as a quest item, meaning it will never disappear from its resting place outside Weynon Priory.

[edit] Bugs

• Without talking to Jauffre about "Assistance," it is possible for Prior Maborel to offer you his horse, but when you try to take the horse, it will still have a red icon. This can be solved by talking to Jauffre about "assistance".
• Prior Maborel is one of the few NPCs to suffer a Scripted Death but to not to be tagged as Essential. Thus it is possible for him to be killed before his scripted death. Doing so causes a strange (but harmless) glitch: when the time for his Scripted Death comes, his body switches places to its scripted location.