Should i side with aranea or nelacar

So, yeah Gameplay wise, the Black Star is more useful. And Nelacar is cute, so I sometimes go with him anyway. I don't like the idea of helping a man sympathetic to a wizard who would use his own students' lives to try and achieve immortality. In terms of powergaming it'd be take the Black Star every time. Aranea is not the only decent mage follower available but the Black Star is 1 of a kind and makes gathering Grand souls much easier.

Still not every character wants to defy a Daedric Prince or break Arkay's Blessing. From an RP perspective you have to ask yourself if you really want to screw over Azura one of the very few Good Deadra out there, or to side with the shady mage exiled from the college who let a colleague of his kill multiple students in his desire for immortality.

The game has loads of soul gems, no problems recharging anything ever. I like that quest and the battle for the Star is a good one. When I chose to do a daedric quest, my intention is always to serve the daedric lord, the only slight exception being with Clavicus Vile. If you get the Black Star, you are defiling a good daedras artifact. Defiling artifacts is bad, every time.

And serving Azura is good. Would you really want to cross Azura? There was that problem a few years ago, but that couldn't be related. I can't remember what the details were. I think one of them came back.

Stays at the Frozen Hearth, but I don't know why. He's not welcome in the College. He was involved in the whole mess. You wouldn't be referring to that incident a few years ago? I still say that exile was far too harsh. There's an Altmer named Nelacar in the Frozen Hearth. He's the one to talk to. I shouldn't be the one to tell you about this. Believe me, he'll know. Well, unless you're talking about that artifact that got all those Next thing I know, I'm getting yelled at for saying something inappropriate.

If you're so curious, talk to Nelacar, in the Frozen Hearth. He can tell you the whole sad story. What artifact? I'm not being blamed for saying something out of place. If you want to know, ask Nelacar. He's staying at the Frozen Hearth. Knows the whole sad story. I remember the last time the word "stars" was flown through the Hall of the Elements. Bad things had happened. Things that can get a wizard exiled for life.

There's an Altmer who's staying at the Frozen Hearth. You should speak with him, if you're so curious. The College got rid of something There's an Altmer named Nelacar staying at the inn outside the College. You should ask him about it. Objective Tell Azura you're ready to enter the Star. Objective Tell Nelacar you're ready to enter the Star. Any text displayed in angle brackets e. Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.

Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.

If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.

On the PC, it is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage DA01Intro, DA01 stage , where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete i. Contents 1 Quick Walkthrough 2 Detailed Walkthrough 2. Help find and repair Azura's Star. Azura's Star or The Black Star.

Shrine of Azura. Passed : Azura? Gods, it's all finally coming back to haunt me. Failed : You're working with the Daedra? Now tell me the one about the Argonian Maid and the lusty baron. Passed : A few coins for my soul? If only you understood the irony. Failed : I don't think you understand. I'm not answering questions. Passed : Just calm down. I'll tell you everything. Failed : Do you think muscling me is going to work? I'm a wizard. He will summon up to three Dremora and shoot pretty strong lightning bolt attacks from his staff.

Quickly nullify the enemies, and then strike down Malyn. After you win the fight you are transported back to Skyrim. Malyn's soul has been sent to oblivion. You are now ready to recieve an offering from whichever side that you chose before entering the star. In addition, if you are at the shrine of Azura , you may speak with Aranea Lenith again. WIth her guardianship at an end, she offers to accompany you as a follower , if you'll agree to it. The person Nelacar or Aranea you did not side with has some harsh words with you, if you meet up with them again.

Aranea obviously will not become your follower if you side with Nelacar Last Edited: 4 Nov am. Was this guide helpful? YES NO. In This Wiki Guide.