Oblivion:The Necromancer's Amulet

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Quest Giver: Arch-Mage Traven at the Arcane University
Location(s): Arcane University, Fort Ontus
Prerequisite Quest: A Plot Revealed
Next Quest: Ambush or The Bloodworm Helm
Reward: None or Rank increase to Master-Wizard (depending on whether The Bloodworm Helm has been completed)
Fame/Infamy: Fame +1
ID: MG16Amulet

Caranya: Loyal mage or Necromancer?

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

Travel to Fort Ontus to find out about Caranya's intentions.
Find Caranya to retrieve the amulet, and kill her when she refuses to hand it over.
Fight your way out of the fort and return to Traven.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] Good or bad girl?

Approach Arch-Mage Traven to hear about your next task. It appears Caranya has left the University, taking the Necromancer's Amulet with her. Hannibal would like you to talk to her, and convince her to hand over the amulet. He mentions she can be found at Fort Ontus and marks the location on your map. Fort Ontus is located in the Colovian Highlands, far southwest of Chorrol and near the border with Hammerfell (map).

[edit] Inside the fort

Once inside the fort you will find mages who will tell you to talk to Caranya, assuming you are joining her group of renegades. Continue on to the Ontus Understreets. Caranya may be found in the center of the Understreets; two entrances are blocked by a gate each, and only one is accessible from the outside. In the dialogue, she reveals she is a Necromancer, and she tries to convince you to become one too. After it is clear that neither side will give in, she proceeds to attack you. Because she is unarmored and allowed the player character to get near her, she should not be a difficult opponent. She does, however, have powerful spells that could cause some serious damage when hit in rapid succession. When she has been killed, take the Necromancer's Amulet from her body. This fight can be greatly simplified with Silence spells or poisons. If these are not available, one may use Resist Magic spells or armor. Another strategy is to initiate the fight by talking to Caranya and retreating through the gate you recently came in from. You may then use arrows and/or spells to attack Caranya; she becomes inaccurate through the gate.

[edit] Make the Escape

Leave the fort and head for the Arcane University. The once-friendly mages in the fort will now be wearing necromancer robes and will attack you on sight. They are far weaker than Caranya, but they can be very deadly in groups. One way to prevent them from grouping around you is to kill all of the mages one at a time before you enter to kill Caranya. Once at the University, speak with Traven to complete the quest.

[edit] Notes

A further strategy for dealing with Caranya is to attack before talking to her. She is considered "essential" so you will only be able to knock her unconscious. When she wakes up, begin the fight. As she was previously knocked out, her health will be very low.
The Necromancer's Amulet disappears once Traven takes it; it is removed from the game. If you wish to keep the amulet, given that it is one of the most powerful amulets in the game at high levels, one option is to not complete the Mages Guild questline. Other options for how to obtain the amulet are discussed on the artifact's page.
You may attack the mages before killing Caranya although this will count as murder if you are seen.
A method for dealing with some of the mages in the earlier stages of the fort is to walk into them, nudging them into the dart trap in one of the main rooms. While this is time-consuming, it does not count as murder. Also, after Caranya has been killed, the necromancers can be lured into the dart trap.
Even after speaking with Caranya (when the mages turn hostile and attack on sight) killing them will still sometimes count as a murder if you strike first.
If you take the option of killing the mages, you will notice that the corpses become dressed again in Necromancer's Robes after Caranya is dead. This is a bug that occurs likely because the developers wanted the mages to change robes to show their true identity.
If the Thieves Guild quest Misdirection is running when you kill Caranya you will have to pay the quest Blood Price.

[edit] Journal Entries

The Necromancer's Amulet (MG16Amulet)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		I need to travel to Fort Ontus to retrieve the Necromancer's Amulet, and return it to the Imperial City.
20		I've arrived at Fort Ontus. I need to find Caranya, and get the Necromancer's Amulet from her.
30		Caranya was a traitor to the Mages Guild, and intended to deliver the Amulet to the King of Worms. I need to get out of Fort Ontus and take the Amulet back to the Arcane University.
100		I've delivered the Necromancer's Amulet to Hannibal Traven.

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 MG16Amulet stage. Where 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.