The Scholars and the Mating Kagouti

The Scholar and the Mating Kagouti is a miscellaneous quest in. It starts when the Nerevarine agrees to help a Bosmer traveler to find his lost friend.

Background
Near the Fields of Kummu, the Bosmer scholar Thoronor can be encountered alone on the road. If spoken to, he asks the Nerevarine to look for his friend Edras Oril. It seems that Edras, who is an amateur naturalist, has wandered off to investigate strange animal sounds. Thoronor hasn't seen him since and fears for Edras' life.

Quick walkthrough

 * Talk to Thoronor and agree to help him
 * Find Edras Oril and talk to him
 * Kill the two Mating Kagoutis between Thoronor and Edras Oril OR cast a spell on them OR refuse to help
 * Escort Edras Oril back to Thoronor
 * Speak to Thoronor for the reward

Detailed walkthrough
When the Nerevarine talks to Thoronor on the road near the Fields of Kummu, he asks them to find his friend Edras Oril. Edras can be found not far east of the place where Thoronor stands. He hides from the group of Mating Kagouti he was observing and that is behaving aggressively. If the Nerevarine talks to him, he will refuse to follow them back to Thoronor because he is afraid the kagouti will attack him again. The Nerevarine must either kill them or find another way to render them harmless. Of course it is likely that the Nerevarine has already encountered the animals and killed them. On the way, he might also have found Edras Oril's notes about his observations, the book Kagouti Mating Habits.

When the kagouti are neutralized, Edras Oril will follow the Nerevarine back to Thoronor. Thoronor will reward the Nerevarine with an enchanted amulet.

Reward
Thoronor will present the Nerevarine with an Amulet of Slowfalling as a reward.

Trivia

 * Neither Thoronor nor Edras Oril will assist the Nerevarine in the fight with the mating kagoutis.