Skingrad Recommendation

Overview
Faction: Mages Guild Quest giver: Adrienne Berene of the Skingrad Mages Guild Reward: Skingrad recommendation

Walkthrough
Adrienne Berene promises to write your recommendation if you will find out what has happened to another Mages' Guild member named Erthor.

After asking other mages in the Skingrad Mages Guild Hall about Erthor, you learn that he is very clumsy with his Conjuration, and had a little incident with a summoned scamp. Because of this, Erthor was asked to do all his Conjuration practice in a cavern named Bleak Flats Cave, west of Skingrad. You are also asked to remind Adrienne that this was her idea. Adrienne vaguely remembers saying something of the sort, and asks you to go to the cave and investigate why Erthor hasn't returned recently. She also teaches you a basic area-of-effect Fireball, so you know you are in for a fight.

Once inside the cave, you encounter many a 'deranged' zombie. Area-of-effect spells prove very effective against the groups of zombies. After killing all the zombies, you can locate Erthor holed up in on end of the cave. He is very grateful that you eliminated his renegade creations, and wishes to follow you back to Skingrad Mages' Guild.

Once back at the Skingrad Mages' Guild Hall with Erthor in tow, speak with Adrienne again and she will write your recommendation.

Alternate Walkthrough
Sulinus Vassinus, in the Skingrad Mages Guild Hall, will offer to bring back Erthor for 300 gold if his disposition is at least 70. Erthor will be back in three days, talk to Sulinus and then you can tell Adrienne that Erthor is back while taking credit for all the work.