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SLOV3N1C May 19, 2019 @ 3:56am
Count of Skingrad, Mages Guild Quest line
I am in the mission to retrieve a book from a count of Skingrad..... but that Mercator Hosidus refuses to talk after a few days even! what shall I do?
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Originally posted by SLOV3N1C:
I am in the mission to retrieve a book from a count of Skingrad..... but that Mercator Hosidus refuses to talk after a few days even! what shall I do?

I've had similar problems with the training icon not showing up for a trainer in Cheydinhal. I exited the building and engaged another NPC in dialogue, re-entered the building and the icon appeared. I've had to do that twice already even though it was the middle of the day. Oddly, the first time I encountered the trainer was after midnight and the training icon was active.

The times I've done that Mage's Guild quest, Mercator wouldn't answer until almost exactly 24 hours had passed, almost to the minute. The suggestion that you return at the same hour of the day sounds like the best bet.

Try talking to the other NPC like the steward who will refer you back to Mercator. Sometimes that will set things back on track.
According to the Wiki though, the unofficial patch fixes this.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Ulterior_Motives




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SG Nitefox May 19, 2019 @ 11:30am 
Unofficial patch fixes it, you may need to be there at the same hour of the day as when you first spoke to him. Trying waiting in one hour increments if you can't remember what time it was.
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ralphtobybob May 19, 2019 @ 3:47pm 
Originally posted by SLOV3N1C:
I am in the mission to retrieve a book from a count of Skingrad..... but that Mercator Hosidus refuses to talk after a few days even! what shall I do?

I've had similar problems with the training icon not showing up for a trainer in Cheydinhal. I exited the building and engaged another NPC in dialogue, re-entered the building and the icon appeared. I've had to do that twice already even though it was the middle of the day. Oddly, the first time I encountered the trainer was after midnight and the training icon was active.

The times I've done that Mage's Guild quest, Mercator wouldn't answer until almost exactly 24 hours had passed, almost to the minute. The suggestion that you return at the same hour of the day sounds like the best bet.

Try talking to the other NPC like the steward who will refer you back to Mercator. Sometimes that will set things back on track.
According to the Wiki though, the unofficial patch fixes this.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Ulterior_Motives




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