The Ghost Ship of Anvil

Overview
Prerequisites: None

Faction: None

Quest giver: Varulae on the deck of the Serpent's Wake ship in Anvil

Reward: Redwave, the Captain's Cutlass worth 200+ gold



Background Information
A distraught Altmer named Varulae has nearly given up hope of ever again seeing her Crystal Ball. Her ship has been taken over by her former shipmates that now haunt the ship, preventing her from reaching the lower decks.

Walkthrough
Fight through three decks of a haunted ship to find Varulae's Crystal Ball. You'll fight Spectral Sailors, which are wraiths. The inside of the ship is a pretty confined space with little room for bob and weave. If you have a fighting style that favors dodging and are having trouble slugging it out toe to toe with the sailors, they will follow you up on deck if you let them. This will get you some more room and also bring a bunch of NPCs to distract them. You'll also come across a random magic piece of jewelery, 100 gold in the Captain's Chest, and some Skooma and jewels on the bottom deck. If you have a high enough sneak skill, and if you at the same time are using chameleon, you are able to sneak through the entire ship without being detected.

Return the crystal ball to Varulae for your reward: Redwave, an enchanted cutlass.

Trivia
A note discovered inside the ship refers to the ship's crew calling a certain person in Anvil a "Human rat"-that being the man that lives in the lighthouse. He is discovered to be Mathieu Bellamont.

Journal Entries
Upon receiving the quest:


 * A High Elf Sorceress named Varulae has asked me to retrieve her crystal ball, located in the hold of the ship the Serpent's Wake, which is moored up in Anvil Bay. The crystal ball is in a chest in the ship's hold. I should be careful, however -- the crew have all been slain, and now roam the ship's decks as creatures of undeath.

When you've managed to fetch the crystal ball:


 * I have retrieved Varulae's crystal ball. I must now return it to her on the top deck of the Serpent's Wake

After speaking with Varulae again:


 * I have given Varulae her crystal ball. She gave me the captain's enchanted cutlass as a reward.