===================================== Amorous Adventures: Threading The Needle / Finest Materials ===================================== PROBLEM: The Quest doesn't start - You Must be a Thane of Solitude - You must have completed the Amorous Adventures quest "Curse Of The Dead Bride". - You must have completed the Amorous Adventures Quest "An Angel In Steel" - Make sure the characters needed are alive in the game. - Make sure Lydia is in your game and your Housecarl - you get her from the Main Quest PROBLEM: A character the quest needs is dead You need to use console commands. To resurrect a dead NPC: go to UESP, search for the NPC and note down its RefID That's RefID - NOT BaseID. No, no, no BaseID! open your game, open console and type Prid #RefID, where #RefID is the number you wrote down. This will make your console "select" the NPC as a target for future commands. now type moveto player, making the NPC's dead body appear at your feet. This isn't strictly necessary but it'll allow you to immediately check whether the NPC has been revived and is functioning. now type recycleactor. This will "reset" the NPC to its default status (including inventory) and behavior. PROBLEM: I gave myself some "Hagraven Linen" with the console but I can't turn it in to Taarie - No, you can't. Because the Hagraven Linen you need is in the chest and only going there and getting that one will advance the Finest Materials Quest. - Hagraven Linen is unique to this quest, it's not an item normally found in Skyrim. PROBLEM: I am completely stuck trying to get the Finest Materials. How do I skip past it? - At the console run these commands: setstage SexLabAmorousAdventuresTextiles 200 setstage SexLabAmorousAdventuresTailors 50 - That will instantly complete the Finest Materials quest and move Threading The Needle past the point of going to the chest. ===================================== NPCs needed: ===================================== Required: You Must use Jordis the Sword-Maiden as a follower Jarl Elisif The Fair - Reference ID: 000198C1 Sybille Stentor - Reference ID: 000198C5 Jordis The Sword-Maiden(Lover) - Reference ID: 000A2C95 Pantea Ateia - Reference ID: 000198CC Lydia - Reference ID: 000A2C94 Endarie(Lover) - Reference ID: 000198AD Taarie(Lover) - Reference ID: 000198AC ===================================== WALKTHROUGH ===================================== Required: You Must use Jordis the Sword-Maiden as a follower This quest is kicked off after completing The Curse Of The Dead Bride Talk to Sybille Stentor. Next, talk to Pantea Aetia Next, read a book Pantea gives you Next, Go talk to Taarie at Radiant Raiment Next, Talk to her sister Endarie at Radiant Raiment After passing a couple persuade checks and a sex scene (which does not end well for you) talk to Endarie again Next, Talk to Jordis Next, Talk to Taarie Tarrie gives you a Note. Read it Okay, this starts Two things which need to be done: 1. You must go investigate a Forsworn Stronghold and retrieve some stuff for Taarie 2. A parallel quest called "Finest Materials" starts. It's a basic gathering quest. You need - 3 Pearls - 1 Powdered mammoth Tusk - 1 Hagraven Linen - 1 Crimson Nirnroot You will conveniently find the Pearls, Powdered Mammoth Tusk and Hagraven Linen and Red Nirnroot at the Forsworn Stronghold you are going to. They are Ingredients. If you decide to Eat them, Sell them or use them in a potion you will be sad because they are NOT easy to come by in the game at all. Don't do that. After investigating the Forsworn Stronghold, take Jordis to meet with your Housecarl Lydia. Talk to Lydia, ask her to whip Jordis into shape. Sit back and watch a scene where your Housecarls Lydia and Jordis fight over you, their Thane After all that, talk to Jordis Now that Jordis is on the team, take her with you to Radiant Raiment Seduce Endarie to better results than last time. Next Talk to Taarie (NOTE: Blocked here until you complete the Gathering Quest "Finest Materials") Complete quest ===================================== Quest ID and Stages ===================================== Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresTailors STAGE 2: I have found a strange Wedding Dress on a dead woman in Broken Oar Grotto. Sybille Stentor might have some insight into what this means and how it could be related to the strange illness Elisif has come down with. STAGE 3: I should see the bard Pantea Ateia and see if she has any lore regarding the Wedding Dress I have found. STAGE 6: Pantea Ateia has given me a book of ancient curses. Perhaps this holds the secret to the mystery of the Wedding Dress and Elisif. I should read it. STAGE 10: The book mentions a method to break the curse. Apparently a new dress will be required. I should seek out the tailors in Solitude who create all the finery worn by the court in the Blue Palace. Perhaps they would know something about the make of this Cursed Wedding Dress used to attack Elisif. STAGE 20: The tailor Taarie in Solitude has asked me to look into the needs of her sister Endarie. Perhaps we can come to an equitable trade of services for information. STAGE 29: I have hit a snag in my attempt to woo Endarie, a tailor at Radiant Raiment in Solitude. She is quite the harpy. She said to come back "with a friend". I'll try asking Jordis if she will aid me in this pursuit. STAGE 30: My Housecarl Jordis has proven inflexible in this matter. I should talk to the tailor Taarie and demand the information I seek on this wedding dress! STAGE 35: Taarie has told me she can make me a new Wedding Dress - a component required to break the curse on Lady Elisif. She has given me a list of materials I shall need to collect. I should read the list. STAGE 40: Taarie has given me a list of items needed to create the dress that can save Elisif and break the curse. It seems I will need to investigate a Forsworn stronghold - the source of the Cursed Wedding Dress. Perhaps I will find some materials there. STAGE 50: My Housecarl Jordis is proving to be somewhat inflexible. The Adventurers trade requires a sidekick that that is more adaptable to odd circumstances. Perhaps my Housecarl Lydia can help her understand. I will take Jordis to meet with Lydia. STAGE 55: I need to talk to Jordis and she if she is finally comfortable with her role as my Housecarl. STAGE 60: To complete the dress, I must enlist the aid of Endarie, a tailor at Radiant Raiment in Solitude. I will take my Housecarl Jordis with me on this mission to woo the Elf. STAGE 65: Jordis and I have satisfied the tailor Endarie. She will now aid in making the special dress I need and has asked me to return to enjoy her company in the future. STAGE 70: I must speak to Taarie about making the dress once I have provided her all the materials she requested. STAGE 80: I have provided all the things needed to make the dress to break the curse on Elisif. Taarie says she will have the dress made soon. I owe her for this - all of Solitude does if it works. I should try to please her in the future with my bard skills. STAGE 200: Quest Complete ========================= Finest Materials - Miscellaneous quest triggered from Threading The Needle ========================= This quest is tied into Threading The Needle - it is *NOT* a standalone quest Quest ID: SexLabAmorousAdventuresTextiles Quest Objectives: Find 3 pearls for Taarie Find 1 powdered mammoth tusk for Taarie Find 1 crimson nirnroot for Taarie Find the Hagraven Linen for Taarie