The Afflicted are a collection of Bretons 'blessed' by Peryite with a wasting disease. The only thing keeping them alive is Peryite's favor. The Daedric Prince wanted his Afflicted gathered in Bthardamz, ready to do his bidding, but he was betrayed by one of his monks. The monk Orchendor decided that the Afflicted would be better used as his own army. Peryite has decided that the Only Cure for this betrayal is death.
Afflicted have unusually red skin and the ability to vomit poison at close range. The vomiting attack is called Vile Vapor and all Afflicted know the attack, including Orchendor.
- Shortly after entering Bthardamz you may witness three Afflicted chanting to Peryite:
- Afflicted (female): "Peryite, heed our call if you deem us worthy. Our leader, Orchendor, has led us here and for that we are thankful. He has shown us that our suffering is not a punishment, but a blessing."
- Afflicted (male): "Yes, a blessing. For many months we have sought your guidance, yet we have heard nothing from you. If we do not please you, give us a sign so that we may understand why."
- Afflicted (female): "Yes, a sign. We are lost without your guidance. On the ninth of Rain's Hand our prayers went unanswered, yet here we stand, not faltering in our belief that soon you will show yourself to us."
- Afflicted (male): "Yes, show yourself to us. Until that day, we will continue to devote our lives to you and suffer for you."
- Afflicted (female): "Yes, suffer for you."
- In Bthardamz Workshop if you do not attract their attention, a melee fighter may wake up a mage for a conversation:
- Afflicted (melee): "I'm sorry to wake you, my Brother. I have a request from Orchendor."
- Afflicted (mage): "Yes, what is it?"
- Afflicted (melee): "He requests more barrels of ichor to be delivered to the Arcanex tomorrow."
- Afflicted (mage): "This is the reason you wake me? I already have Orchendor's request taken care of."
- Afflicted (melee): "I'm sorry my Brother."
- Afflicted (mage): "Now leave me to my sleep. My strength and patience are waning."
- Afflicted (melee): "Yes, my Brother. Forgive me. May the blessing of Peryite be with you."
- Afflicted (mage): "Yes, yes, as with you. Now be off."
- In Bthardamz Dwelling an Afflicted can be heard speaking to her sleeping brother
- "Are you asleep? I know you can't hear me, brother. I don't like what we've become. We've been here so long and what do we have to show for it? Orchendor promised a place where we would be accepted and taken care of. He promised Peryite would be present at all times and give us comfort in our suffering. Forgive me for saying this, brother, but I have not felt Peryite's presence. I want out. I want to leave this place. I long for the fresh air of the Reach. This place only makes us sicker. But who am I kidding, I know you wouldn't let me leave, brother. You truly believe in Orchendor and his promises. I know this place will eventually kill us. I have come to accept that. But I will always regret that day I introduced you to Orchendor."
- "Keep your eyes and ears open my Brothers and Sisters. Orchendor needs us to keep vigilant while he convenes with Peryite in the Arcanex."
Afflicted TypesEdit
The Afflicted come in many types, the Afflicted at Bthardamz will always be named "Afflicted" but have vastly different stats (any of the NPCs in the tables below).
After you reach level ten two random encounters may happen. At any point, including not having started it, before stage 10 of The Only Cure (you have talked to Kesh) an Afflicted Refugee may appear fleeing Skyrim; he will direct you to Kesh if spoken to. After stage 1 of the quest two Afflicted Remnants may appear; they will try to make their way to Bthardamz but will try to kill you if they see you. Both Remnants are leveled; one is a mage and the other a melee fighter. There is no limit on the amount of times you may see Remnants as their encounter only has a start trigger.
ArchersEdit
All archers wear
- One of: Belted Tunic, Clothes (00017695, 000209a6, 000261c0, or 0003452e), Roughspun Tunic, Ragged Trousers, or a random-leveled cuirass up to scaled horned (LItemBanditCuirass)
- One of: Boots (0001be1b, 000209a5, 000261bd, 0003452f, or 00080699), Fine Boots (00086993), Shoes (0005b6a0 or 0005b69e), or random-leveled boots up to scaled
- 50% chance of one of gloves or random-leveled bracers up to dragonscale
- 25% chance of one of Ragged Cap, Cowl, or Hat (000209aa, 000330b3, 000330bc, or 0004223b)
class is Bandit Archer
| Level | IDs | Health | Magic | Stamina | Loot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  00064ab2  00064ab3 00064ab5* 00064ac3 00064ac4 00064ac5* |
30 | 25 | 70 | An iron dagger, a random-leveled bow to elven, 20 random-leveled arrows to elven,
25% chance of a lockpick, and 25% chance of 1-9 gold |
| 5 | 00064ab4 00064ac6 |
74 | 25 | 86 | |
| 9 | 00064abb 00064abc 00064ac7 00064ace |
118 | 25 | 102 | Steel Dagger |
| 14 | 00064abd 00064abe 00064ac8 00064acd |
173 | 25 | 122 | |
| 19 | 00064abf 00064ac0 00064ac9 00064aca |
228 | 25 | 142 | 2 steel daggers, will have 25-125 gold |
| 24 | 00064ac1 00064ac2 00064acb 00064acc |
283 | 25 | 162 | One steel dagger |
*These two male archers were probably meant to use the level 5 template given their editor ids (DA13EncAfflicted02...) and appearance on the list exclusive to level 5 Afflicted.
MagesEdit
- Either Black Robes, or random-leveled robes of destruction, alteration, restoration, or magic regeneration
- One of: Boots (0001be1b, 000209a5, 000261bd, 0003452f, or 00080699), Fine Boots (00086993), Shoes (0005b6a0 or 0005b69e), or random-leveled boots up to scaled
class is Bandit Wizard
| Level | IDs | Health | Magic | Stamina | Spells | Loot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00064a75 00064a76 00064a77 00064a78 |
30 | 100 | 70 | Healing, Lesser Ward, Oakflesh, One of Flames, Frostbite, or Sparks |
An iron dagger, 25% chance of a lockpick, and 25% chance of 1-9 gold |
| 5 | 00064a79 00064a7a 00064a7b 00064a7c |
66 | 124 | 70 | ||
| 9 | 00064a7d 00064a7e 00064a7f 00064a80 |
102 | 123 | 70 | Fast Healing, Steadfast Ward, Stoneflesh, One of Firebolt, Ice Spike, or Lightning Bolt |
Steel dagger, 2x 25% chance of a lockpick |
| 14 | 00064a81 00064a82 00064a83 00064a84 |
147 | 153 | 70 | Orcish dagger | |
| 19 | 00064a85 00064a86 00064a87 |
192 | 183 | 70 | Dwarven dagger, iron dagger, 25-125 gold, 25% of a lockpick |
Melee FightersEdit
- One of: Belted Tunic, Clothes (00017695, 000209a6, 000261c0, or 0003452e), Roughspun Tunic, Ragged Trousers, a random-leveled light cuirass up to glass, or a random-leveled heavy cuirass up to ebony
- Random-leveled light boots up to glass
- 50% chance of random-leveled light bracers up to glass
- 20% chance of random-leveled light helmet up to glass
- 20% chance of random-leveled light shield up to glass
all Bandit (class)
| Level | IDs | Health | Magic | Stamina | Loot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00064a3d 00064a3e 00064a3f 00064a40 |
30 | 25 | 70 | Random-leveled mace, sword, or war axe up to elven quality, a 25% chance of a lockpick, and 25% chance of 1-9 gold |
| 5 | 00064a44 00064a45 00064a46 00064a47 |
94 | 25 | 86 | |
| 9 | 00064a49 00064a4a 00064a4b 00064a4c |
118 | 25 | 102 | |
| 14 | 00064a4e 00064a4f 00064a50 00064a51 |
173 | 25 | 122 | |
| 19 | 00064a53 00064a54 00064a55 00064a56 |
228 | 25 | 142 | Orcish dagger, 25-125 gold |
| 26 | 00064a58 00064a59 00064a5a 00064a5b |
283 | 25 | 162 |
Related QuestsEdit
- The Only Cure: Slay an apostate worshipper for the Daedra Lord Peryite.
NotesEdit
- Afflicted inside Bthardamz cannot respawn, since the interior of the ruin is set not to respawn. The ones outside, however, will respawn if you leave for long enough while The Only Cure is still active.
- The Vile Vapor attack is technically a Dragon Shouts, this means that besides the player, Orchendor is the only Bosmer and the Afflicted are the only Bretons that can shout.