# Oblivion:Exterminate

|  | Exterminate

- Quest Giver: Raminus Polus
- Location(s): The Arcane University
- Prerequisite Quest: Getting Randy and The Black Queen's Escort
- Next Quest: None
- Reward: None directly
- ID: GS85

Garlas Agea

## Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Raminus Polus at the Arcane U.
2. Clear Garlas Agea
3. Wait for respawn
4. Kill a fresh necro
5. Report back

## Detailed Walkthrough

### Trouble in the Arcane University

Taminwe tells you that the Mages Council is divided over the issue of what to do about the necromancers. Carahil, with the backing of Orgul gro-Kurak, wants to hunt them down and eliminate the threat for ever. Raminus Polus and a number of the others think it a waste of valuable time. She asks you to Talk to Raminus and decide on a course of action.

Raminus would like you to go to one of the known necromancer haunts and clear it out. If they just move back in, perhaps Carahil will be convinced that her plan is futile.

### Garlas Agea

The location chosen is Garlas Agea. It's relatively small, and a long way from Echo cave, where Mannimarco had his headquarters. If the necromancers re-occupy that, then it's pretty certain the same would happen anywhere in Cyrodiil.

Go there and kill all the necromancers in the ruin. (The necromancers are identical to those normally in the ruin, but have a script that counts to see if the ruin is cleared.) Then report back to Raminus, at the Arcane University.

### Garlas Agea Again

After three days have elapsed, the necromancers will have respawned. Go back and kill another to prove they're really back. There's no need to clear the place again. Just finding one new one proves Raminus' point.

### Mages Council

Then report your findings to the Mages Council, in particular to Carahil. She'll believe you, but not change her mind substantially. She may agree now that extermination of necromancy is impossible, but that doesn't mean the Guild shouldn't be doing what it can.

## Notes

- The Mages Guild will soon split in two. Those favoring the hunt for necromancers will create the Synod, leaving the academics as the College of Whispers.
- Carahil and Orgul gro-Kurak both have direct (and unpleasant) experience with necromancers. Carahil was involved in the battle with Lorgren Benirus, and Orgul has family reasons he won't discuss.

## Journal Entries

Exterminate! (GS85)
Stage | Finishes Quest | Journal Entry
--- | --- | ---
10 |  | There is a schism forming in the Mages Council. Taminwe wants me to talk to Raminus Polus, to see if there's anything I can do about it.
20 |  | Raminus has told me that the Mages Council is divided over the question of the necromancers. Some, especially Carahil and Orgul gro-Kurak, want to hunt the remaining necromancers down and eliminate the threat forever. Others, including himself, think this is impossible. He'd like me to try and prove that.
30 |  | I've arrived at the Ayleid ruin of Garlas Agea. I'm to clear out the necromancers inside, and then return in a few days to see if more have taken their place.
40 |  | The necromancers in Garlas Agea are all dead. I should report back to Raminus Polus.
50 |  | It has been at least three days since I cleared out Garlas Agea. I should return and see if any necromancers have moved back in.
60 |  | I arrived back at Garlas Agea. I hope it has remained empty.
70 |  | I killed another necromancer at the Ayleid ruin. Raminus was right about them returning to their old haunts. I should report this to the Council.
80 |  | I reported my findings to the Mages Council. They accepted my report, but I don't think Carahil was convinced.
90 |  |
100 | 0 |

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.