A New Debt

Incompetent, in Over His Head, in Debt

Once Drovas is firmly ensconced as Neloth’s steward, making an almost undrinkable canis root tea for his new master, you may hear grumbling about your hire’s previous standing:

• A courier may stop you when you’re in a settlement and request you meet with an Orc named Mogrul.
• Or you may approach Mogrul at any time, within the town of Raven Rock (he’s usually inside or near The Retching Netch). He’ll stop you, forcing you into a conversation. He’s backed up by his Dunmeri lackey with the worrying name of Slitter.

As soon as you begin the conversation with Mogrul, you realize Drovas has more than a few loose ends to tie up.

Ask Mogrul about the situation, and Mogrul states that Drovas Revli left town owing the Orc 1,000 septims. This is a debt Mogrul intends to collect. However, now that Drovas is set up with Neloth, he’s untouchable. But you, it seems, are not. The debt has shifted to an obligation you must sort out. This falls into three possible plans, detailed below.

Plan A: Apologetic Paying

There are three possible ways to complete this plan:

• Tell him you’re so sorry and to take the money. This removes 1,000 coins from your person. If you don’t have this much gold, Plans B or C are your only options.
• Ask him to be patient, telling him you’ll get him the money. This begins Plan B, but it also allows you to return to Tel Mithryn, corner Drovas, and press him for the gold. He can only come up with 250. Use it to help pay off the debt. Or better yet, gather Drovas’s gold, then execute Plan C and come out a winner on this deal!
• (Intimidate) Reply that you’re willing to hand over half (before or after you visit Drovas). If Mogrul is suitably frightened, you’re able to pay the debt for half the original amount (500 gold).

Plan B: Apathetic Waylaying

You can simply choose to ignore the matter: Ask Mogrul to be patient, telling him you’ll get him his money. Then forget all about him, ignoring his comments when you return to Raven Rock and killing the thugs he sends to waylay you in the wilderness. These thugs continue to pester you until you complete Plans A or C.

Plan C: Apoplectic Slaying

As you might have guessed, you can also:

• Reply that you could just kill Mogrul, and then draw your weapon and attack.
• Or you can simply start fighting with Mogrul before he even presses you for coin (before this quest starts, in fact!). It’s almost impossible to assassinate Mogrul without being detected, as he sits in a busy room with his back to the wall, and Slitter keeps constant watch over him. Prepare to deal with both of them; this will be a stand-up bloodbath.

After the fight, if your assault was detected, a Redoran Guard stops and asks you to account for yourself. Assuming you don’t want to start a battle with the entire town, pay off your bounty (only 40 gold), and conclude this quest by the bloodiest and cheapest possible method.

Quest Conclusion

Once Drovas Relvi’s debt has been satisfied, either by payment or by defeating Mogrul, this quest concludes.