The Escaped Atronach

The Escaped Atronach is a Mages Guild quest available during the events of. The Agent is sent to destroy an atronach which escaped from one of the Guild's laboratories.

Background
After completing several mundane tasks for the Mages Guild, and improved their magical skills, the Agent will be accepted as a member of the Guild. Guildmagisters will therefore begin to offer the Agent more difficult tasks, rewarding them with and a boost to their reputation, meaning they can climb further through the Guild's ranks.

Objectives

 * Speak with a Guildmagister from the Mages Guild.
 * Journey to and enter the specified dungeon.
 * Track down and slay the atronach.
 * Report back to the Guildmagister before the time limit expires.

Walkthrough
Having gained some notoriety in the Mages Guild, the Agent will be informed of an "embarassing" incident that has befallen the Guild. According to one of the Guild's Guildmagisters, an atronach has escaped from a laboratory during an expirment, and is now a threat the local population. The Agent is duly sent to destory said Atronach, before it can cause a major incident.

An Embarrassing Atronach
The atronach has escaped to a nearby dungeon, into which the Agent must delve. Inside, the Agent will face the usual random assortment of creatures and enemies, including (potentially) a number of atronachs. Regardless, one atronach will always be present in the dungeon as the quest target, a fact confirmed when it states:

"I would rather die than go back to the Mages Guild laboratory."

- An escaped atronach

The atronach has an equal chance of being any of the four elements: iron, ice, fire, or flesh. Once it has been slain, the Agent must escape the dungeon and return to the Guildmagister before the time limit expires.

Rewards
The Agent will receive a random amount of from the Guildmagister for their efforts, alongside the boost to their reputation within the Guild. The penalties for failing the quest are relatively high by comparison, but will also see gains among some anti-Mage Guild factions:

Trivia

 * When asked for any news, NPCs will make a variety of comments referencing the quest:
 * Acceptance:
 * "I hear something escaped from the Mages Guild lab the other night."
 * "[Oath], I saw a shape skulking in the shadows right about then."
 * Success:
 * "I hear they found out that atronach was made with the soul of [ruler's title]'s brother!"
 * "A lot of people feel safer knowing that atronach is dead."
 * "Everybody's talking about that atronach that [player's race] hunted down?"
 * Failure:
 * "Well, there's a minor scandal involving the Mages Guild's lab security."
 * "The Mages Guild lost another experiment apparently."