Better Cities:Life After Life

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Bind Olivia Valerius's ghost to Elendar. Quest Giver: None Location(s): Leyawiin Prerequisite Quest: Ghost in the Cemetery Reward: 200 gold, Staff of Necrom, +2 Leyawiin Reputation ID: BANLeyawiinGhostFinalA

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Elendar.
2. Talk to Dagail.
3. Acquire the necessary items and bring them to Dagail.
4. Visit five places associated with Olivia's memories.
5. Take the memory stones to Elendar.
6. Go to Elendar's house to get your reward.
7. Talk to Manius Valerius.

Detailed Walkthrough

After completing Ghost in the Cemetery, you'll have to choose what to do with Olivia Valerius's spirit - bind her to Elendar so he can take her back to Summerset Isle, or put her to rest entirely. This quest involves the former choice.

First, you'll need to talk to Elendar to find out what you have to do. He'll bind her to his house, and he can create a phylactery (a soul container), but her spirit is still bound to the city; he needs you to talk to Dagail to find out how to fix this. Dagail will tell you that Olivia's spirit still has strong memories; she can make some memory stones, but you need to find 5 greater soul gems and 5 pieces of daedra silk. Once you acquire those, take them to Dagail; she'll tell you to come back in two days to pick up the stones.

Once you have those, go to Elendar's house and talk to Olivia. You'll have to visit five locations to gather the memories, but fear not - quest markers will point the way if you get lost. When you get to each location, you'll find a glowing portal that leads to the "memory space". Listen to Olivia narrate (it's not a cutscene, so you can move around), get the journal update, then you can take the portal back. The locations are: the chapel of Zenithar, where she got married; the shrine of Nocturnal, where her mother took her as a child; the Leyawiin castle library, where she met Tsavi; the cemetery, at the Invel family tomb; and the Invel family home. At the house, the portal is located in the dining room (go into the main foyer, through the doors to the left, and then the first door on the left again).

Once you've collected all the memories, return to Elendar and give him the stones. He'll perform the ritual and send you a letter three days later. Any time after that, you can go to his house and take whatever you want, along with your reward, the Staff of Necrom. After you get another journal entry, talk to Manius Valerius; he won't be happy with you, but he's relieved the whole thing is finally put to rest and he'll give you some gold.

Journal Entries

Life After Life (BANLeyawiinGhostFinalA)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
5		I told Manius Valerius that Elendar, the keeper of the Leyawiin cemetery, would put the spirit of his wife, Olivia Valerius to rest. In fact, I have to find out from Elendar what kind of help he needs to bind Olivia's spirit to himself and take her to Auridon.
10		Elendar managed to bind Olivia's spirit to his home for now, so Olivia is relatively safe. But in order for Elendar to be able to take Olivia to Auridon, all ties that hold Olivia's spirit in Leyawiin must be cut. Elendar asked me to seek Dagail's advice.
15		Dagail, the head of the Leyawiin Mages Guild, believes that Olivia is held back by memories of vivid, intense experiences that she experienced during her lifetime and which she cannot forget. Dagail asked me to bring her five Greater Soul Gems and five pieces of Daedra Silk to make memory stones for Olivia.
20		Soul Gems and Daedra Silk collected. I must take them to Dagail.
25		In two days, I can collect the memory stones from Dagail.
30		It's time to collect the memory stones from Dagail.
35		I need to visit five places indicated by Olivia, and collect memories of the most striking events in the life of Olivia Valerius. Olivia's spirit will guide and prompt me. I need to ask Olivia where to look for the first memory.
37		The first memory is the wedding of Olivia and Manius in the Zenithar Chapel.
40		First memory collected. The second place is the Nocturnal Shrine.
45		Second memory collected. The third place is the Leyawiin Castle Library.
50		Third memory collected. The next location is the Leyawiin cemetery, at the entrance to the Invel Tomb.
55		The memory is collected, but Olivia's spirit is alarmed and says that it is difficult for her to help me. Something is stopping her. However, it's time to go to the place of the fifth memory. Olivia remembers this place as "a house with a trapdoor in the floor, and it's dark." Maybe Tsavi knows where this place is?
60		Tsavi was very frightened, but nevertheless she told me about a secret vault in the Invel house, where Olivia once accidentally fell, drawn by curiosity. There were rumours in the city that a monster was kept hidden there. Apparently I'll have to search the Invel house.
65		I have collected all five of Olivia Valerius's memories. I must take the memory stones to Elendar.
70		Elendar has the memory stones and today he will begin preparations for the ritual that will help him take Olivia away. Elendar promised to inform me of the result.
80		The ritual of creating a special phylactery for Olivia's spirit is complete and Elendar and Olivia left Leyawiin. Elendar gave me the key to his house where I can collect a gift from Elendar and Olivia.
85		The Staff of Necrom is an old, rare and rather expensive item. I hope it will serve me for a long time. And now it's time to tell Manius Valerius that Olivia is at peace.
100	Finishes quest	Manius Valerius didn't look happy. And he wasn't even generous with any serious reward. But I understand him. Losing a wife, and even becoming the focus of a scandalous story about the ghost of his own wife... well, time heals. Elendar managed to enclose the liberated spirit of Olivia Valerius in a phylactery and take his beloved to Auridon. I don't know how their fate will turn out, but now nothing threatens the peace of the citizens of Leyawiin.

Notes

• 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 random order.
• 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.
• It is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage BANLeyawiinGhostFinalA stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.