Main Quest Backbone

Main Quest Backbone is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Main
Membership	Any
Requirements	None (story-driven)
Summary	The main quest backbone: lay Lysandus to rest, learn what became of the Emperor's letter and seek out the royal families.

Objectives

Use the location names in your quest journal. Follow map markers when they are available.

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Lay the ghost of King Lysandus to rest	No
2	Find out what became of the Emperor's letter to the Queen of Daggerfall	No
3	Seek out the royal families of Daggerfall, Wayrest Map and Sentinel Map	No

Outcomes

Added gear requires a successful quest payment and a qualifying outcome. Quest mail alone does not count as payment.

Outcome	Gold multiplier	Gear choice
Lysandus's ghost is at rest, and the Emperor's letter is found.	No added payment	No
The Emperor's mission in the Iliac Bay was left unfinished.	No added payment	No

With Questlines enabled, these outcomes control the added rewards. Gold multipliers apply only to gold the quest actually pays. A gear choice offers a weapon, armour and jewellery; keep one. See Quest rewards and loot for rarity, payment and online reward rules.

See Quest reference for offer requirements across quests.

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