Online:Dralane Elarven

Dralane Elarven
Location	Bal Fell
Race	Dark Elf	Gender	Female
Reaction	Friendly
Other Information
Faction(s)	Mages Guild

Dralane Elarven

Dralane Elarven is a Dark Elf member of Lady Clarisse Laurent's expedition to the ruins of Bal Fell. She and Mehdbeq were hired by Lady Laurent for their magical expertise.

Related Quests

• A Web of Troubles: Find an explorer's missing research team.

Quest-Related Events

When Dralane is first encountered, she is being tended to by her employer's manservant, Stibbons, who will urge you to speak with her. Upon approaching her, it becomes clear that she is in a state of extreme distress. If you speak to her before speaking to Stibbons, she'll only say:

"Mustn't … listen. The spiders … have to block out the spiders."

After you've spoken to Stibbons:

"No. I won't listen. I won't listen! Leave me alone, spiders!"

Are you hearing something?

"The spiders. Those damned spiders. They … talk to me. They want me to dance!
Mustn't … I mustn't dance for them. That would be … bad …."

Why do the spiders want you to dance?

Why do you think? No! Don't think! That's when they get you … they crawl into your mind. Don't let them … argh!
I must go now."

Go? Go where?

She will then run towards the entrance to Bal Fell as she shouts:

Dralane Elarven: "The spiders … they call to me."

Dralane Elarven: "I will join the dance."

However, as you are unable to pursue her through the magical barrier, you will need to signal Lady Laurent and devise a means of entering the interior of the ruins.

After you have managed to pass through the barrier and fight through the ruins, you will see Dralane, Mehdbeq, and Stibbons dancing uncontrollably while Mad Griskild watches. In order to free her and the others from their affliction, you must defeat Griskild and put an end to his ritual to Sheogorath.

After you have escaped from Bal Fell and completed the quest, you can speak to Dralane in Lady Laurent's camp:

"Well, that was certainly the oddest experience I've ever had. Not the most terrifying, of course, but certainly the oddest.
If you think this was bad, I have a word of advice. Never enter a temple of Mehrunes Dagon without a proper sacrifice."

After Stibbons reads the scroll that cocoons him in webs, she will be fascinated rather than horrified.

"Interesting. Stibbons summoned forth webs with nary a spider in sight. I've always found Daedric magic to be fascinating.
I wonder, do you think Lady Laurent will let me examine the scrolls long enough to learn a spell or two?"