Skyrim:Illia

Illia (RefID: 0004B22E)
Location	Darklight Tower
Race	Imperial	Gender	Female
Level	PC×1 (range=10-40)	Class	Fire/Frost/Shock Mage
RefID	0004B22E	BaseID	00048C2F
Other Information
Health	100+(PC-1)×8.3
Magicka	50+(PC-1)×6.7
Stamina	50
Primary Skills	Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, Conjuration
Class Details	CombatMageElemental
Morality	No Crime	Aggression	Aggressive
Protected	Yes
Follower	Yes
StewardHF	Yes
Voice Type	FemaleEvenToned
Faction(s)	Player Ally Faction; PotentialFollowerFaction

Illia

Illia is an Imperial elemental mage who lives in the Darklight Tower along with her mother, witches, and hagravens. Her mother plans to become a hagraven, but she needs a human sacrifice for this. Illia wants to stop her mother by killing her.

Upon arriving in the tower, you witness Illia killing a witch. She explains the situation about her mother and asks you if you can help her. If you agree, the quest Repentance is started. After completing the quest, you can ask her to become your follower. She will return to the tower when you dismiss her. She can also be recruited into the Blades and become a personal steward^HF.

She is a very powerful mage and favors frost spells. She wears blue mage robes and a pair of boots. She also carries a key, which opens two doors inside the tower - one containing two barrels and a chest, and the other containing a few barrels with fruit and a cupboard with some potions standing on it. She is equipped with a leveled dagger, which can be up to glass quality.

Leveled List

Player Level	1-18	19-26	27-35	36-45	46+
NPC Level	7	14	21	30	40

Related Quests

• Repentance: Help Illia prevent her mother Silvia from transforming into a hagraven.

Quest-Related Events

As you enter Darklight Tower you will see her kill a witch, she will then speak to you:

"By the gods! I know this looks bad. Let me explain..."

What is this place?

"I called it home, now I know that was a mistake. I am, or was part of a coven serving the Hagravens that live here. So was she."

You killed that woman.

"I didn't want to, but she attacked to try and keep me from leaving. I just can't be a part of this place any more! The things we do here - evil, evil things. No more!"

Why did she need to die?

"We were supposed to find a sacrifice. Human sacrifice. I told her I couldn't do it and she attacked. I've done horrible things living here, but never taken an innocent life. I couldn't just find some person for them to kill."

Why did you need a sacrifice?

"The Initiation. My mother is going to become one of those things. I can't be a part of that. Gods, I can't run away from this. I have to stop her. I'm going up there to stop her. This cycle must end. I don't know what brought you here, but I could use your help, if you're willing."

I'll help you.

"Good. Follow me. We have to fight our way up. I don't think anyone else here is about to have a change of heart."

I don't have time for this.

"Then I must do this alone."

If you refused to help at first and you approach her again:

"You've decided to help?"

If you speak to her as you're going up the tower:

Are you sure about this?

"Let's get up there before mother finds out what we're doing."

Near the Hagraven room:

"Hagraven up ahead. Pull the lever when you're ready and we'll take her."

At the locked door:

"Locked. Damn! One of the hags nearby will have the key. You'll have to take it from here. I'll keep watch here - unless you can pick the lock."

At the final door of the tower:

"All right. Mother is just outside this door. I have a plan."

What's the plan?

"I'll present you as the sacrifice. Just play along. While mother begins the ritual, I'll strike. Then, together we can... we can kill her."

Kill her?

"I've thought this through, and it's the only way. She's too far gone, too corrupted by the Hags. At least in death she can be free again. Enough. Let's go."

Illia will then speak to her mother when you are outside:

Illia: "Greetings, mother."

Silvia: "Daughter. Who is this you have brought me?"

Illia: "I found a willing subject for you. Payment has already been discussed, of course."

Silvia: "Splendid! Please take a seat on the chair behind me, would you?"

Silvia: "I'll just prepare the subject now..."

Illia: "I can't let you do this, mother. You have to die now!"

Once Silvia is killed:

"Don't be sorry for me. I just - if I would have known it would come to this. Mother... Keep Mother's staff. Think of it as payment. I want to leave everything from this cursed place behind. Goodbye. And thank you."

Dialogue

If spoken to after the quest she can be recruited as a follower:

You could come with me.

"I suppose it would be better than sitting around think about all this. I could also do some good for a change. Sure, I'll go with you."

Notes

• If Illia is dismissed or replaced as your follower (for example, by the Companion quests), she can usually be found again in the entrance to Darklight Tower. If she isn't at Darklight Tower, go north towards Windhelm using the pathway there. Turn left when the dirt road turns into stone trails. If she is not there travel to where you dismissed her and deactivate all quests, then set a waypoint to Darklight Tower and use Clairvoyance to follow the path she would be taking.
• Illia favors Frost spells. This can be particularly devastating in combat to both enemies and you, as she frequently uses Ice Storm after about level 20. If you specialize in melee, you should be particularly careful with her as a follower.

Bugs

• If she is dismissed for any reason, she cannot become a follower again.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.0, fixes this bug.
  • This can be fixed by opening up the console and typing: prid 0004b22e followed by setrelationshiprank player 4.
• If you can't find her in Darklight Tower or other places, she might be wandering around somewhere.
  • Use these console commands to move her to your location: prid 0004b22e and moveto player.
• With Hearthfire, she presents normal steward options, but no option to make her a follower.
• If you enter the tower from higher ground and kill Illia's mother before meeting her, when you follow Illia back up to her mother she will begin a conversation with her mother that can't end and she will be stuck in "This person is busy" state.
  • The Unofficial Skyrim Patch, version 1.0, fixes this bug.
• It is impossible to initiate dialogue with her if "Repentance" is completed but she is not immediately asked to follow the Dragonborn. When spoken with, the player is unable to select any options, and she responds with generic dialogue.
  • This can be fixed by opening up the console and typing: prid 0004b22e followed by setrelationshiprank player 4.
• Because Illia's morality is "No Crime" and her behavior is "Agressive" she will attack the player should they have any bounty whatsoever, and will remain hostile until the bounty is cleared. ^?
  • This can be fixed by opening up the console and typing: prid 0004b22e followed by setav aggression 0.