Harald Winvale is a Breton residing at the Burial Mounds, Glenumbra, in The Elder Scrolls Online. He is later found working at his father's store, Winvale's Winsome Loom, in Daggerfall after "Forgotten Ancestry."
Interactions[]
Forgotten Ancestry[]
The Vestige met Harald Winvale, a repentant Bloodthorn cultist who is being haunted by ancestral spirits for desecrating his family tombs. He asked them to help him demonstrate that he still honors and respects his ancestors.
Dialogue[]
At the start of the quest:
"Wait! I'm not your enemy!"
- What are you doing down here? "I'm hiding. I didn't know the Bloodthorns were going to desecrate this burial site. My ancestors are buried here! My great-great-grandfather appeared before me. Demanded I atone for the desecration. If I don't, he said he'd haunt me. Forever!"
- Aren't you a Bloodthorn cultist? "I made a mistake when I joined them. If I go back out there, they'll kill me! Please, help me appease my ancestors. The Bloodthorns stole sacred candles from the tombs. Retrieve them and light them at my family tombs so they know I still honor them."
- I'll place the candles for you. "Look for the tombs of the Winvale Patriarch, Matriarch, and the Scion. They were very important in their time. I'd suggest honoring the Winvale Founder's tomb last. He was really angry. Scared me witless when he just appeared out of nowhere."
- Why did you join the Bloodthorn cult? "It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was never let in on any big secrets or plans, though. According to the Founder, I joined because I'm a shiftless idiot and a lazy, good-for-nothing slob. He really ripped into me."
- What will you do if I help you? "I'm going to do whatever I can to make up for my mistakes. I'll get out of here and go home to Daggerfall. Find something useful to do. Maybe help my father at his tailor shop. I certainly won't be joining any other cults in the near future, not me!"
- I still don't understand why you joined the cult. "Because of Angof! He seemed like the strong leader that Glenumbra so desperately needs. He can be very persuasive. I never thought about the harm we were doing until the ghost of my own ancestor confronted me."
- Aren't you afraid the cult will retaliate? "Of course I am. I'm so scared I can't think straight! That's why I'm begging for your mercy and your aid. When this is all over, I'm going to run—north, east, anywhere my feet will take me."
- I still don't understand why you joined the cult. "Because of Angof! He seemed like the strong leader that Glenumbra so desperately needs. He can be very persuasive. I never thought about the harm we were doing until the ghost of my own ancestor confronted me."
- I'll place the candles for you. "Look for the tombs of the Winvale Patriarch, Matriarch, and the Scion. They were very important in their time. I'd suggest honoring the Winvale Founder's tomb last. He was really angry. Scared me witless when he just appeared out of nowhere."
- Aren't you a Bloodthorn cultist? "I made a mistake when I joined them. If I go back out there, they'll kill me! Please, help me appease my ancestors. The Bloodthorns stole sacred candles from the tombs. Retrieve them and light them at my family tombs so they know I still honor them."
After placing the candles:
"What did my great-grandfather tell you? Am I back in good graces?"
- Your ancestor accepted your offering, but he wants you to continue to honor their memory. "I renounce the cult and promise to honor my ancestors. But from a much safer distance. I'll make my way out of here. Maybe go to Daggerfall or start a new life somewhere else. No more cults for me. Not even benign ones!"