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Sergius Turrianus needs an item picked up from in and returned to him so that he can enchant it. killed by a vampire if you have Dawnguard add-on installed), making the quest impossible to be completed.

You may be directed to a NPC who is already dead (i.e.

It is possible for Aicantar to randomly return to his original routine in Understone Keep after completing Hard Answers when receiving this quest if this happens, receiving the Enchantment Pick-Up quest can force him to remain there for the duration of the game, or simply reappear at Calcemo's Tower.

After killing Aicantar and returning to Sergius Turrianus you can continue to receive his radiant quests as normal.

Attacking and killing Aicantar fails the mini-quest, but worse, loses a merchant with Master Trader benefits as well as high level spells to sell. He is immediately hostile towards you, and you will receive a bounty in Markarth as a guard will come to your location. If you try and pickpocket him, he is not carrying the item. The dialogue option to accept the item from him is not available.

After the Thieves Guild quest Hard Answers, Aicantar will stay in Calcelmo's Tower and not leave.

You will be rewarded with a leveled amount of gold for the delivery of the item. Return to Sergius to complete the quest and be rewarded. Locate the NPC and speak with them to obtain the item required.

The NPC will be in a city (but not in the jail), will have a non-unique voice, and won't be part of either the Thalmor or the College of Winterhold most of the possible NPCs are elves, but not all.

Sergius will request that you pickup an item to be enchanted from a customer, located somewhere in Skyrim.

Talk to Sergius Turrianus in the College of Winterhold.

Sergius Turrianus in his room at the College of Winterhold.

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