Online:Aldarch Colaste

Aldarch Colaste
Location	Torinaan
Race	High Elf	Gender	Female
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Aldarch Colaste

Aldarch Colaste is a High Elf priest in charge of the shrines at Torinaan.

Related QuestsEdit

• Blessings of the Eight: Help the Torinaan clergy cleanse their holy sites.

Quest-Related EventsEdit

As you near her, you can hear her praying.

"The Heart of Mara beats within my breast. Keep and sustain me. Keep and sustain me."

Speak with her.

"Thank the Eight and all the Stars in the sky. You've got to help me.
I can't keep them contained much longer."

What's going on here?

"Torinaan has been assaulted by Daedric energies and foul beasts.
This is a holy site, a beacon of divine light to the faithful. Now the penitent writhe with foul magics while scamps and clannfear rampage through her fields."

How do we set things right?

"The shrines themselves fuel this evil. I can feel it. Cleanse the shrines, and you should be able to strike at the source of the corruption.
I need to hold the ward here. I hate to ask, but... "

Don't worry. I'll cleanse the shrines.

If you accepted the quest through Monastic Tanaame or Monastic Firinore:

"Stars above, it's good to see a friendly face. Did one of my acolytes send you along?"

Yes. She said Torinaan has been corrupted?

"She spoke truly. Torinaan has been assaulted by Daedric energies and foul beasts. The penitent writhe with foul magics, while Scamps and clannfear rampage through her fields."

I'm here to help. How can I fix this?

"You are very brave to offer your service. The shrines to the Eight Divines fuel this evil. I can feel it. Cleanse the shrines, and you should be able to strike at the source of the corruption."

It's up to me, then. I'll cleanse the shrines.

After accepting to help her:

"I can feel Mara's smile on my face. For the first time in hours. Good luck."

How did this start? / How did this all start, again?

"I'm not entirely sure. We received a retinue of penitents - led by none other than High Kinlady Estre herself. I was walking between the shrines, talking to Monastic Nenaron, when the screaming began."

Estre's a traitor, and a Daedric cultist. She leads the Veiled Heritance.

"She what? No doubt she's behind this, then. Some kind of ploy of distraction.
Mara's Heart! That we could live to see such times."

What happened after the screaming began?

"I tried to help those I could. But the penitents went mad with fear. Daedra boiled up from the central shrine, burning and killing as they went.
The "Prince" behind this is a fiend."

Daedric prince? Any idea which one's behind this?

"If I had to guess? The stench in the air. The pain of the afflicted. Dagon. Mehrunes Dagon. It's his razor that cuts across my heart, I fear. May he drown in the Font of Harmony. Yech."

Why weren't you corrupted? / Why were you not corrupted?

"I am an Aldarch. And an old one, at that. I may not be much good in a fight. But the touch of a Daedric lord? Pah.
No part of my soul wants to traffic with the likes of them."

You mentioned a Monastic?

"I'm ashamed to say I left Nenaron inside. I dropped a quick rune of protection on the ground for him. Mara knows if he's still alive.
I tried to get him moving, but he kept raving about some relics. Silly, stupid mer. "

Were you casting a spell there?

"Stars yes, a ward. To keep the corrupted contained. It's taking a lot out of me, to be honest with you.
But Mara keeps and preserves me. As she always has. I'll be fine."

How do I cleanse the shrines?

I'm certain solutions will present themselves. There's no telling what this corruption has done to the holy sites.
The Divines will want you to re-sanctify their spaces, certainly. They're watching, always. "

After defeating Vregas inside the center of Torinaan, she will call for your attention:

Aldarch Colaste: "Over here, my friend!

Speaking to her after your errand:

"Hail, my new friend! The touch of the divine inspired me, told me you'd succeeded in your task. Is it true?"

The same voice spoke to me. I think the shrines are cleansed.

"Fivefold venerations be upon you! I knew. I knew the moment we met that you were sent by the Divines.
And, truly, the Divines have more to say to you."

What do you mean?

"Follow me, my young friend. And find out."

Speaking to her again before following her:

"This way, this way."

She will take you to a shrine where the Divines will show you a vision:

Aldarch Colaste: "Step forward. And see what the Divines would show you."

Speaking to her while the vision is happening:

"See what I have seen, traveler. See what the Divines have to show you."

Speak to her after seeing the culprit's identity.

"Estre—The High Kinlady herself? I can't believe it, though I've seen it now with my own eyes."

What now, Aldarch?

"I return to my work. The corruption fades, and the penitents will need guidance now more than ever.
You, gods-touched. You must seek and stop the blasphemer. Her profanity must be ended."

Speaking to her after the quest:

"I wish you the strength of Mara's heart and the protection of Auri-El's scales. Good luck, my friend."