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Balmora

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition guide · Reporting to Caius Cosades

Balmora is the main House Hlaalu settlement in Vvardenfell and the first primary destination for the main quest. You arrive here from Seyda Neen to deliver a package to Caius Cosades, the Grand Spymaster of the Blades. The town features a wide variety of merchants, trainers, and faction headquarters where you can prepare for your upcoming orders.

Items

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Package for Caius Cosades: Inventory upon completing character creation in Seyda NeenSword of White Woe: Top of a wardrobe in the Eastern Guard Tower

Secrets

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There is a hidden wooden chest on top of a rock archway near the entrance to town that contains a few gold coins and a lockpick.

Shops and people

Caius Cosades: Blades faction membership, main quest progression, and Blades training
Ra'Virr: Daedric-bound weapon enchantments, miscellaneous goods, and pawn services
Wayn: Weapons, armor, repair services, and repair tools inside the Balmora Fighters Guild
Masalinie Merian: Teleportation services (Guild Guide) inside the Balmora Mages Guild
Silt Strider Caravaner: Travel services to Seyda Neen, Vivec, Ald'ruhn, and Suran outside the town gates

Tips

Ra'Virr buys contraband goods like moon sugar and skooma, which many other merchants in Balmora refuse to trade.
Look inside Caius Cosades' house for free beds you can use to rest without paying for an inn room once you join the Blades.

Not listed for this area: enemies.

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