This is a misc quest for Old Ebonheart which tries to tap into the idea of an overarching “Last Days of Old Ebonheart” theme that was drafted by gro-Dhal in the old forums. The quest should have its comedic/pompous moments, but the ending should leave a bitter, tragic vibe.

TR_m4_OE_WhereIsTheHorse Where is the horse gone?

Hormidac Farralie's horse, Roz, has gone missing from the Old Ebonheart stables. After investigating the player will find out that local Dark Elves from Dondril have stolen the horse and have already, regrettably, eaten it.

Hormidac Farralie, an outlander knight-errant, will tell the player that his beloved Roz, a horse, has gone missing. Farralie tells the player that he traveled to Old Ebonheart to participate in a knightly tourney which was rumored to be held there. Farralie arrived the city on horseback and left the horse at the Guar stables outside the gates under the watchful eye of Unesa Sadrathi, the guar herder, while he himself stayed in an inn. Unfortunately, when Hormidac Farralie went to check on Roz the Horse a few nights ago he found the pit empty: Roz was gone and Unesa Sadrathi had no explanation except that it must've escaped when she was not looking. Despite being a seasoned warrior Farralie has become some distressed and emotional that he says he can't think clearly; he says he can't deal with the Dark Elf Sadrathi himself because he'd probably lose his temper and kill her out of anger. He asks the player to question Unesa Sadrathi and find out the location of his horse. Farralie will give the player a well-detailed description of Roz, ”a chestnut mare, mix of a Nibenean courser and a Valusian wild horse, with light-brown braided mane and sea-green eyes, and loves carrots and yams” just to make sure that the player ”indeed finds the right horse.”

The player heads to the Guar stables outside Old Ebonheart to speak with Unesa Sadrathi. She says that Hormidac Farralie was wrong to bring a horse into the province in the first place, that the foreign-looking creature was making the Guar restless and that it behaved erratically so it had to be tied to a post in the pit. She will first claim that she has no idea where the horse has gone: she says that it must've jumped the gate when she wasn't paying attention and run who knows where. Of course this is not true: the horse was securily in the pit after all. After the player successfully coerces/persuades/bribes her she'll admit that Roz the Horse was in fact stolen. She says she has no idea who took the horse, that she was knocked unconscious by unseen forces. After some more successful speechcraft, she'll admit that she was paid by Galvenu Telvor and Jebyn Llendis, two commoners from Dondril, to hand over the horse to them. Hormidac Farralie rode through the village and caught the eye of the two Dark Elves (the Dondril latest rumors should have a new entry of the villagers buzzing about the brazen westerner knight who galloped through their village on a war horse). She asks the player to forgive her (she claims she needs the money to support a sick relative in the Infirmary of Saint Seryn) and not to tell Hormidac Farralie of her part in the horse thievery. She directs the player to a cave just east of Dondril [to be created; OE area really needs some caves], a hideout of Galvenu Telvor and Jebyn Llendis, where she thinks they probably took the horse.

When the player arrives at the cave they are already too late. Only ashes and bones are left of the horse. The meat has been cooked and the leather has been boiled. There are some farrier's tools scattered about on the cave floor from the saddlebag. Telvor and Llendis have eaten the animal. They will be apologetic and unconfrontational; they admit what they've done, and that it was probably wrong, but also state that what's done is done. They will give the player some money to compensate Hormidac Farralie for the loss, and ask the player not to give out their location to Farralie.

Upon hearing the news of his horse's demise Hormidac Farralie will be both sad and vengeful. The player should have multiple choices to break the news. They can either tell that Unesa Sadrathi was bribed by Galvenu Telvor and Jebyn Llendis to let them take the horse and then eat it [OPTION 1]; tell that the horse was stolen by the two without giving out Unesa Sadrathi [OPTION 2]; or just lie that the horse was found dead maybe killed by a wild animal [OPTION 3]. If the player tells about Telvor and Llendis, Farralie will demand to know where they are and will decline the money they gave as compensation. The player can either reveal the right location or decline to give the location. Declining will result in a severe disposition drop, maybe even violence. Telling Farralie where to find the two Dark Elves responsible will result in Farralie asking the player to take him to the cave. Once in the cave Farralie will thank the player and tell them they've done enough: the player doesn't need to help Farralie against the Dark Elves – just stand back. After that Farralie will confront Galvenu Telvor and Jebyn Llendis, declaring in a menacing voice: ”I am sir Hormidac Farralie of the Knightly Order of the Fiery Hoof! And you... you have robbed me off the thing which I treasured the most, you horse thieves, and I have come to exact vengeance upon you! For Akatosh and all the Divines! For Roz!” Violence will ensue.

Either way the quest will end with Hormidac Farralie broken and disillusioned. He tells the player his done with the whole province of Morrowind, that he's leaving for good and advices that player should do the same. He feels that there's no hope for the Empire in Morrowind. ”This barbaric land is beyond redemption”, he says. Player will get some knightly gear as a reward, possibly a special long-spear which Farralie used for jousting or a bag full of ash-yams with which he used to feed the horse. Farralie will depart Morrowind, never to return.