Oblivion:Delphine Jend

Delphine Jend (RefID: 0002CB2E)
Home City	Bravil
Location	Bravil Mages Guild
Race	Breton	Gender	Female
Level	15	Class	Mage
RefID	0002CB2E	BaseID	0002CB2D
Services
Available	75% chance between 9am and 8pm, 10pm-12am 75% chance between 9am and 8pm, 10pm-12am; 8pm-10pm
Training	Destruction, Advanced
Merchant
Gold	15	Mercantile	Novice (6)
Spells
Other Information
Health	81	Magicka	170
Responsibility	50	Aggression	5
Faction(s)	Bravil; Guild for Mages Evoker(Evoker )

Delphine Jend

Delphine Jend, a Breton mage, is an Evoker of the Mages Guild and the creator of the celebrated Enemies Explode spell. She resides in the Bravil Guild Hall, where she sells spells and offers advanced Destruction training. Similarly to Bralsa Andaren, she dislikes Kynareth and her "woodland creatures".

Delphine lives a very day-to-day existence, and the activities she pursues are mostly ruled by chance. She sleeps in her bed on the second floor of the guild building between midnight and 9am. After that, the way she passes the next eleven hours of her day is variable. In most cases (75%), she will be found in one of three locations around the ground floor contemplating her "PonderItem". When doing so, she will assume her "thinking" position, carefully touching her chin while looking up. She also has a much slimmer chance (15%) of aimlessly wandering around the ground floor. Finally, she has a 10% chance of training her magical skills by casting a Destruction spell in front of the stairs to the second floor. She will then eat dinner between 8pm and 10pm and spend the last two hours of her day sleepily wandering around the guild building.

She doesn't wield any weapons, relying instead on a set of lower-level spells from all of the magical schools. These are also the same spells that you can buy cheaply off her, since her Mercantile is a mere 6. She will offer her services both as a spell vendor and a trainer when not eating, sleeping, and wandering between 9am and 8pm.

She wears upper-class attire consisting of a blue velvet outfit and gold trimmed shoes. She also carries her "PonderItem" and a sizable amount of gold.

Related Quests

• Destruction Training: A Master of Destruction wants you to join her in challenging the gods to prove you deserve her training.

Dialogue

When you approach her for the first time, she will introduce herself by saying:

"Delphine Jend. Creator of the celebrated 'Enemies Explode' spell. Advanced Trainer in Destruction. And Mage Destined for Great Things."

When asked about Bravil, she will tell you a bit more about herself instead:

Bravil

"I love my work. Fire, frost, shock, poison... little presents for Kynareth's cute little woodland creatures."

On her work in the Guild she will say:

Mages Guild

"It's my job to help people learn the proper, constructive use of Destruction magic. And let's face it... blowing things up can be ever so much fun."

If you haven't joined yet, she will point you towards Kud-Ei:

Mages Guild

"You'll need to talk to Kud-Ei if you want to join the guild. Or any of the heads of the local guild halls, for that matter."

Quest-related Events

Destruction Training

As an advanced trainer, she can provide you with the reference needed to initiate the Destruction Training quest and point you towards accomplished master trainer Bralsa Andaren:

Training

"You certainly know your Destruction spells. I wish I could be of more help, but... I just don't feel comfortable talking about it." (Disposition below 80)

"If you want to know more, there's one person I can think of to teach you, though she's a bit... odd. You'll need to find Bralsa Andaren. Best mage I've ever seen, but a bit eccentric. Last I heard, she had camped out at a shrine to Kynareth, and was killing wildlife for fun, I think."

Rumors

Her destruction skills and incautious behavior have left the townsfolk of Bravil more worried than impressed:

"I understand Delphine Jend has some other mages worried. She's skilled, but a bit unpredictable."

"I've heard she's quite skilled in Destruction, and is a favorite of Kud-Ei's."

"That Delphine Jend seems dangerous to me. She's very skilled, but I think she's reckless."

"I'm sure Kud-Ei will keep her in check. I know she has Jend teaching other mages now."

"Have you heard about Delphine Jend, and her skills in spellcasting?"

"Her skills with Destruction spells are supposedly impressive. I understand Kud-Ei has her teaching them at the Mages Guild."

"Does Delphine Jend make you a bit nervous?"

"I know Kud-Ei will keep her in check. She even has her teaching her spells to other Mages Guild members."

Additionally, two of her fellow Guild members will direct you to Delphine for spells. Ita Rienus will say:

"Delphine can get you a spell to summon bound armor, if you're interested. And if you're able, of course."

Aryarie will tell you:

"I'm just here doing research. If you need spells, talk to Ita or Delphine. They'll be happy to help."

Notes

• Delphine spends most of her days contemplating her "PonderItem". This is a bizarre object in her inventory that has no name, weight, value, icon, or apparent function. The only non-blank entries for it in the Construction Set are its editor ID (PonderItem) and Form ID (00002340). If you kill her or pickpocket her, this item is visible in her inventory labeled "<missing name>" (an automatic fill-in due to its missing name). When dropped, it looks like a giant flashing box with an exclamation point on it. This is the default visual that appears for objects missing a mesh. If you have installed the Thieves Den official download, it will instead be identified as "Ring" and will be a quest item (i.e., you cannot drop it any more).
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 1.3.0, fixes this bug.
  • Dropping it in the Xbox 360 version will either cause the game to freeze or an error message to appear about the disc being unreadable (even if the game has been downloaded). You will need to turn the Xbox off and restart it.
• Delphine's Enemies Explode spell is the most magicka intensive spell in the game outside of custom spells. However, she is unable to cast it herself (see bugs).
• Although she mentions Poison alongside Fire, Frost and Shock when discussing her work, poison is not actually available as a magical effect in the school of Destruction (unlike in Morrowind, where it was); poison effects are only available through the use of Alchemy.

Bugs

• A combination of her Destruction skill level of 51 and her total available magicka results in Delphine being unable to cast her famous Enemies Explode spell.

Spells

Delphine Jend has the following spells for sale:

Spell Name	Level	Cost	Effects
Alteration
Defend	Apprentice	43	Shield 15% for 30sec on Self
Ease Burden	Apprentice	35	Feather 50pts for 240sec on Self
Open Easy Lock	Apprentice	29	Open Easy Lock on Target
Conjuration
Summon Scamp	Apprentice	60	Summon Scamp for 20sec on Self
Bound Cuirass	Journeyman	72	Bound Cuirass for 60sec on Self
Destruction
Spark	Novice	22	Shock Damage 10pts on Target
Flash Bolt	Apprentice	52	Fire Damage 20pts on Target
Enemies Explode*	Master	842	Fire Damage 5pts in 10ft for 5sec on Target Fire Damage 70pts in 20ft for 1sec on Target
Illusion
Alluring Gaze*	Novice	21	Charm 12pts for 30sec on Target
Beguiling Touch	Novice	14	Charm 12pts for 30sec on Touch
Frenzy*	Novice	8	Frenzy up to level 5 for 30sec on Target
Illuminate*	Novice	13	Light in 10ft for 90sec on Target
Inspiration*	Novice	5	Rally 25pts for 20sec on Target
Inspiring Touch*	Novice	5	Rally 25pts for 30sec on Touch
Serenity	Novice	13	Calm up to level 2 for 10sec on Target
Soothing Touch*	Novice	13	Calm up to level 2 for 15sec on Touch
Starlight	Novice	14	Light in 20ft for 60sec on Self
Touch of Frenzy*	Novice	7	Frenzy up to level 6 for 30sec on Touch
Eyes of Eventide	Apprentice	33	Night-Eye for 15sec on Self
Heroic Touch	Apprentice	26	Rally 50pts for 60sec on Touch
Heroism*	Apprentice	30	Rally 50pts for 45sec on Target
Mesmerizing Grasp*	Apprentice	35	Charm 25pts for 30sec on Touch
Moonlight*	Apprentice	47	Light in 30ft for 120sec on Self
Pacification*	Apprentice	26	Calm up to level 2 for 20sec on Target
Rage*	Apprentice	26	Frenzy up to level 10 for 40sec on Target
Seductive Charm	Apprentice	52	Charm 24pts for 30sec on Target
Touch of Fear*	Apprentice	31	Demoralize up to level 3 for 20sec on Touch
Touch of Rage	Apprentice	30	Frenzy up to level 18 for 30sec on Touch
Calming Touch*	Journeyman	73	Calm up to level 7 for 20sec on Touch
Enthralling Presence	Journeyman	105	Charm 24pts in 20ft for 20sec on Target
Mysticism
Major Life Detection	Apprentice	30	Detect Life in 60ft for 20sec on Self
Remote Manipulation	Apprentice	28	Telekinesis 10ft for 20sec on Target
Soul Trap	Apprentice	60	Soul Trap for 20sec on Touch
Restoration
Heal Major Wounds	Apprentice	61	Restore Health 25pts on Self

* Indicates spells which cannot be purchased from anyone else, though spells with the same effects at different magnitudes can be purchased elsewhere.

Purchased Spell Notes

• The magicka cost for most purchasable spells matches the value you would calculate from the Spell Cost equation. In other words, if you were to create the same spell at the Spellmaking Altar, it would have the same magicka cost as the purchasable spell. There are a few exceptions. Spells that are a bad deal, i.e. more expensive than a custom spell, are in red; spells that are a good deal are in green. The magicka cost if you were to create a custom spell at the Spellmaking Altar is shown in parentheses.
• The magicka cost for spells is dependent upon your skill in the school (as modified by Luck, see Magic Overview). The provided baseline values are the magicka cost when your skill level is 33. For other skill levels the magicka cost can be determined from:

Cost * (1.4 - 0.012 * Skill)

• More powerful spells cost more to buy, have a higher skill requirement, and consume more Magicka.
• Level indicates what skill level you must reach (or surpass) in order to use a spell. Skill Level 0-24 = Novice, 25-49 = Apprentice, 50-74 = Journeyman, 75-99 = Expert, 100 = Master.
• The base cost in gold that you must pay to purchase a spell is always three times the current magicka cost of the spell, taking into account your character's skill level and Luck. (The actual cost you pay is further increased based on how well you haggle with the merchant.) Therefore, if you have any Fortify Skill or Fortify Luck spells/potions handy, you can get significantly better deals when purchasing spells.