Stepping Stone to Power

Stepping Stone to Power is a Daedric Prince quest available in. The Agent is offered a 'stepping stone to power' by Namira, Prince of Hunger, if they slay a vampire ancient on her behalf.

Background
In their pursuit of more power to aid their quest, the Agent may seek the power of the Daedric Princes. On the 9th of Second Seed the Prince of Hunger Namira may be summoned, if the Agent agrees to pay a summoner of either a Witch Coven, Mages Guild or a Temple.

Objectives

 * Successfully summon Namira, Prince of Hunger, on the 9th of Second Seed.
 * Speak with Namira and accept the Prince's quest.
 * Journey to and enter the dungeon named by Namira.
 * Slay the vampire ancient identified by Namira.
 * Journey to the town specified by Namira and find their apostle.
 * Speak with the apostle before the time limit expires.

Walkthrough
The Agent may approach a summoner at either the Mages Guild, a Temple, or a Witch Coven to summon one of the Daedric Princes. If the summoning occurs on the 2nd of Sun's Dawn, the Agent may receive a vision of Namira, whom immediately offers them a quest.

Rewards
Completing the quest successfully within the time limit will see the Agent rewarded with the Ring of Namira by the Prince's apostle. The Agent will also receive a boost in reputation with the faction whom summoned the Prince for them, as well as the faction's associates. Conversely, failing the quest will result in the Agent losing reputation with the summoner's faction.

The changes made to reputation, either by successfully completing or failing the quest are shown below:

Trivia

 * When asked for any news, NPCs have a variety of comments to make referencing the quest:
 * Acceptance: "There's a vampire in [dungeon] that is so old, it doesn't drink blood anymore." or "They say the vampire in [dungeon] has learned to control its bloodlust."
 * Success: "I don't care if that vampire did conquer its bloodlust: I'm glad it's dead." or "The stars of Namira burned bright last night. Always hungry, never satisfied."
 * Failure: "The vampire in [dungeon] apparently decided that it was time to move on." or "I guess that vampire did still need blood after all. It left for some reason."
 * NPCs will also remark on Namira's tools during the quest:
 * Namira's apostle: "[Apostle's name] is that [Apostle's description] over in [building], I think. Yes, [direction] of here." or "[Apostle's name] is the name of the [Apostle's description] in [building]. Look to the [direction]." or "[Apostle's name] is a Gourmand in the service of Namira, Daedra Prince of Hunger." or "[Apostle's name] is the name of one of the Gourmands in the service of Namira."
 * Ring of Namira: "Pain inflicted on the Ring's wearer is reflected back on the attacker."

Bugs

 * When speaking with NPCs about the Ring of Namira its name may be replaced by a generic NPC name.