Nurelion

"Alchemy is simple. Unless, of course, you are simple. Then I can't help you"

- Nurelion

 is an elderly and rather ill-tempered Altmer alchemist.

Background
Along with his apprentice, Quintus, Nurelion runs an Alchemy shop in Windhelm called The White Phial. He is the quest-giver for The White Phial quest associated with the city of Windhelm.

Finding the Phial
Upon meeting Nurelion, the Dragonborn learns that Nurelion has spent his entire life searching for a relic called the White Phial, after which he named his shop. The Dragonborn recovers the item after a difficult dungeon quest, only to find it is damaged. Frustrated and disappointed, Nurelion pays the Dragonborn 5 septims and takes to his sick bed. The Dragonborn talked to Quintus, who intends to tend his master for his final days. Quintus gives the Dragonborn a more reasonable gift for the efforts involved.

When visiting him later he is sleeping in his bed. But when you try to talk to him, a message comes up and says "Nurelion is asleep and dying".

Repairing the phial
Sometime thereafter, Quintus Navale contacts the Dragonborn, convincing them to collect alchemical ingredients to help repair the broken phial. Succeeding at this, the Dragonborn brings the phial to Nurelion, who sees the fixed device he spent his entire life searching for. He dies shortly after.

Pickpocket target
Delvin Mallory may employ the Dragonborn with stealing a Ruby from Nurelion. If the White Phial has been recovered for Nurelion, he falls ill and is in danger of dying. While in this state, he cannot be pickpocketed for the Ruby stating "Nurelion is asleep and dying".

Bounty
Stealing from him causes him to send Hired Thugs after the Dragonborn to teach them a lesson. This can even occur during the quest to Repair the White Phial.

Opening dialogue
Nurelion: "I'll be fine." Quintus: "Master, you're far too old for this sort of journey. We don't know what's inside..." Nurelion: "I'll... I can... just... " Quintus: "You see, you're not well! Have a seat and i'll fetch you some tonic." Nurelion: "Bah, if there was a tonic that could help me, I would have found it by now..."

Quests

 * White Phial
 * Repairing the Phial

Trivia

 * For vampires, Nurelion can be used as a feeding victim when he's "dying" in his bed during the White Phial quest. By not finishing the quest, he remains in a permanent status, allowing for unlimited feeding.
 * Despite his condescending nature towards the Dragonborn, he is a possible wedding guest.

Bugs

 * Nurelion's mouth does not move while saying his final words (this may be intended, as he may be too weak to move his lips).
 * If Nurelion dies while on a Thieves Guild quest, that quest fails.
 * If Quintus is attacked while near Nurelion, he leaps off the bed to defend him.

Appearances


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