Boethiah's Quest (Morrowind)

Boethiah's Quest is a quest given to the Nerevarine by the Daedric Prince Boethiah during the events of.

Background
""What do you want with me, mortal? My shrine is in ruins, my priests have forgotten me. Will you rebuild my shrine, mortal? Restore it in all its glory? Accomplish this, and I will reward you. You will be the bearer of Goldbrand, my sword of legend. There is one who can help you do this for me. Listen.... Rough hands to smooth stone, Carving rock instead of bone, In Caldera an artist waits, His masterpiece to create. Find the one who may shape the rock. Go.""

- Boethiah

Objectives

 * Find the now sunken shrine of Boethiah (in the Bitter Coast Region).
 * Speak to Boethiah.
 * Head to Caldera.
 * Obtain the use of the sculptor Duma gro-Lag.
 * Give Duma 2,000 and the book Boethiah's Glory.
 * Head to Khartag Point after 21 days have passed.
 * Speak to Boethiah.

Walkthrough
Wandering around the Sheogorad region, the Nerevarine may encounter a Khajiit nomad by the name of M'aiq the Liar. He will inform the Nerevarine of a sunken shrine to a Daedric Prince near Hla Oad. Investigation of the area near Hla Oad does, indeed, reveal a forgotten Daedric Shrine, once dedicated to Boethiah. A sunken statue of Boethiah's head will speak to the Nerevarine, requesting that they rebuild his shrine in all its glory, in return for the sword Goldbrand.

Solving Boethiah's riddle
At this point Boethiah gives the Nerevarine a riddle to solve, refering to Boethiah's prefered choice of sculptor. The Nerevarine must ask around to solve the riddle where it is revealed an Orc sculptor by the name of Duma gro-Lag is living in Caldera. Duma will agree to build the new shrine, however he will request that the Nerevarine both fund the project, and obtain a book for him, Boethiah's Glory (which can be bought from Jobasha's Rare Books in Vivec).

Boethiah's New Glory
Having obtained the funds (2,000 ) and the book, Duma will begin construction of the shrine at Khartag Point. He tells the Nerevarine to return in a number of weeks when the shrine is finished. After 21 days have passed, the Nerevarine may head to Khartag Point to find the completed statue of Boethiah and speak to the Daedric Prince. A gracious Boethiah will give the Nerevarine his (Boethiah's) legendary sword, Goldbrand, as a thanks for the Nerevarine's work.

Trivia

 * This quest can technically be given without speaking to M'aiq (ie the Nerevarine can find the shrine and speak to Boethiah directly).
 * Following the release of the Morrowind Patch Project it became possible to upgrade Goldbrand to Eltonbrand (during the quest Shashev's Key).

Bugs

 * Speaking to M'aiq before finding the Boethiah's sunken shrine can occassionaly cause the Journal entries to be incorrect for each stage, breaking the quest.