Corradus

Corradus is an priest living in Mercy's Watch. He serves as priest of and missionary of the.

Quests

 * Mercy No More
 * "J'Bash-Ei's Loyalty Quest"

Background
Corradus was born 4E 169 in in. His father abandoned his mother while she was still with child. She dies giving birth, leaving Corradus an orphan. He is taken in by Dalvus Areth, a priest of and eventually adopted by Pritania, a priestess of  in.

Corradus is raised in the and groomed to become a priest of the. When Corradus is 12 years old, Pritania is sent out to aid a sick person in one of the farms outside Chorrol, and is attacked by a highwayman. On the threshold of death’s door, Pritania confesses to Corradus that he is adopted.

Miraculously Pritania recovers, though never completely. Pritania tells Corradus that it was Stendarr’s mercy that saved her, but he is angry that the Gods would permit such a kind and gentle person to be harmed. Furthermore, upon learning that he is an orphan, Corradus begins to question his place in the world.

When Corradus reaches age 17, Pritania passes away due to illness and old age. He mourns for a time, feeling alone, lost and angry. One year shy of taking his vows as a Priest of Stendarr in the Imperial Cult, Corradus suddenly abandons his life to learn the truth about his biological mother and father.

He returns to his roots in Cheydinhal and seeks out Dalvus. The old is reticent to dig up the past and tells Corradus to focus on his future as a priest. Corradus cannot shake the desire to find his parents. Dalvus tells him that his mother passed while giving birth, and that there is none who knew who his true father was. Unsatisfied with this answer, Corradus asks around town, learning that his father was a traveling merchant named Valentus. He following Valentus’ trail to, then and finally Mercy’s Watch.

In Mercy's Watch
Corradus arrives in Mercy’s Watch. He asks to the innkeeper about his father, who directs him to the room where Valentus is staying. In the room, Corradus finds a curious note, with vague instructions for a meet elsewhere in town, taking place that night. Corradus decides to go to the meeting, and approach his father afterwards.

That night, as he made his way to the meeting, Corradus witnesses a struggle between an and and Imperial man. He calls out, “Father?” to the Imperial turns quickly to face him, slashing Corradus' throat in the same motion. As he falls back, Corradus sees the man hesitate, and look back at him, directly into his eyes. Is it contempt? Regret? Indifference? In that moment, the Argonian arms himself and impales the Imperial with his sword. The Argonian stands over his assailant’s body, as he utters his dying words, “... t-take you...”

The Argonian rushes to Corradus’ aid. Identifying himself as J’Bash-Ei, he rushes Corradus to the inn, orders everyone out, and places him upon a table. A voice asks, “What happened? Will he be alright?” J’Bash-Ei answers, “It was the. This wound was meant for me. He could survive, but he’s been poisoned...” Behind J’Bash-Ei, Corradus sees the source of the voice, the innkeeper’s daughter Ileana. Her beauty lingers in his mind’s eye as he fades from consciousness.

When he awakens, Corradus learns from J’Bash-Ei that his father, Valentus, was an assassin with the Dark Brotherhood, who came to settle a score. J’Bash-Ei thanks Corradus for saving his life. He also tells Corradus that Ileana saved his life by gathering the herbs to cure the poison, having been taught the ways of alchemy by the J’Bash-Ei. Corradus is thankful to be alive, but disheartened by the truth of his father, and again his faith is challenged. When Corradus is well enough to travel, J’Bash-Ei hires a carriage to take him back to Dalvus Areth in Cheydinhal.

Return to Priesthood
Upon returning to Cheydinhal, Corradus confronts Dalvus for not telling him the truth about his father. Dalvus begs his forgiveness, insisting that he only wanted to spare him the pain that the truth would bring. Corradus forgives Dalvus, and spends some time reflecting on his life.

One night, he has a dream, a vision from Stendarr, of a wretched place, cut off from the and in need of help. What did it all mean? What did the Gods want from him? He thinks of Mercy’s Watch, of Ileana and all the people there desperate for salvation, and decides to return to Chorrol and become priest after all.

Many years later, Corradus has been officiated as a priest of the Imperial Cult, a servant of Stendarr. The Chapel of Chorrol agrees to fund his mission, and he again departs for, for Mercy’s Watch.

The years have been unkind to the desperate settlement. Lawlessness has firmly taken hold of the town, all but abandoned any Imperial presence in the face of the. J’Bash-Ei has left, and with it, his stewardship. The innkeeper has passed away, and Ileana now runs the inn with her husband, a low-life thug by the name of Raflod the Unworthy. Few have any interest in the Gods, as Corradus seeks to establish his mission and help Mercy’s Watch.

Initially an outcast, Corradus slowly begins to make a difference in Mercy’s Watch. He befriends Ileana, and they become close. However, he frequently clashes with Raflod, who thrives on the lawlessness of the town.

Mercy No More
The Dragonborn meets Corradus during the quest Mercy No More, in the immediate aftermath of the dragon attack at Mercy's Watch. Corradus is found standing outside the burning inn, frozen in a state of shock. The Dragonborn must convince Corradus to help the wounded while he/she enters the inn and attempts to rescue Ileana and the others who are trapped inside.

"J'Bash-Ei's Quest"
The fugitive worshipers who escaped Morthal during The Well-Read Scoundrel, have settled down in Mercy's Watch, safe from the prying eyes of the Thalmor.

However, when J’Bash-Ei learns that Raflod has sold them out to the Thalmor, he must rush to their aid. As the Thalmor prepare to execute the Talos worshipers in the town square, the Dragonborn and J’Bash-Ei must seek the help of Corradus and/or Ileana.