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Phedre is an Imperial member of the Antiquarian Circle and an avid explorer, though quite absent-minded, lacks courage, and is in short supply of self-confidence. Depite her drawbacks, her passion for history shines through as she speaks.

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Cost: Free

Obtained: As a reward during the 2020 Lost Treasures of Skyrim event

Lines Spoken by This Houseguest:

• "Cup, porcelain. Recent Cyrodilic style. A strange residue at the bot-- Oh, never mind. That's last week's tea."
  
  
• "Definitely my handwriting, but this makes no sense at -- oh. Pages are out of order. Don't mind me."
  
  
• "Don't just stand there. What's the name of the sixth king of Camlorn? Quick, now! This is important!"
  
  
• "Fascinating! It seems that Herminius Sophus is doing some significant work out in the Alik'r Desert. I so wish I were a field scholar sometimes. Of course, every time I attempted it, the results were disastrous."
  
  
• "Historical vandalism! The author of this piece cited his sources in the absolutely wrong format! What do they teach at the universities these days, I wonder?"
  
  
• "I came across a gold chalice covered in Chimeri inscriptions once. Unfortunately, it was in a cave full of poisonous mushrooms. With walls that dripped with molten lava. And guarded by a horde of Goblins. So, no, I wasn't able to translate it."
  
  
• "I need to ask a few questions of a historical figure. Unfortunately, she's been dead for quite a long time. Any chance you happen to know a friendly necromancer who charges reasonable rates?"
  
  
• "I received a letter from Verita Numida herself today. She actually read my essay! She disagrees with every one of my findings, of course."
  
  
• "I think I found a lost fragment from Alanya of Alinor's 'Tamrielic Calligraphy,' but I'm just not sure. Know anyone else who would have written about Khajiiti ink-making?"
  
  
• "I'm afraid I depleted my supply of paper and ink. And also quill tips. And sealing wax. Bring some with you the next time you visit, please. A historian is nothing without the tools of her trade."
  
  
• "Lady Laurent. Her writings are certainly exciting, I'll grant you that. But the academic quality of her conclusions leave much to be desired."
  
  
• "Listen closely. This is very important. The next time you visit a dungeon, don't forget to read anything you find -- plaques, scrolls, dusty tomes. You never know what you're going to learn from the words of history!"
  
  
• "Look what I found on the Mages Guild shelves! It's a genealogy of the Anequina monarchs. There are hundreds of entries to -- Wait, you're not listening to me, are you?"
  
  
• "Most scholars turn to the Mages Guild when they want to conduct significant research, but I've found the Fighters Guild to be a surprising treasure trove of information. And Outlaws Refuges. But leave your gold pouch at home if you decide to visit."
  
  
• "My work as a historian involves reading dusty books and searching through old scrolls. But you! You unearth antiquities that real people used in the ancient past. That's not history -- that's adventure!"
  
  
• "Oh, I am so disorganized! I could use an assistant to help me catalog all my books and letters. Any chance you're avail-- no, no, forget I mentioned it."
  
  
• "Oh, where did I put that map? It's ridiculously ironic to misplace a map, don't you agree?"
  
  
• "Tell me about your latest discovery, my friend! Let me live vicariously through your explorations as an antiquarian. I envy your ability to do real archeology!"
  
  
• "This is interesting. An academic from House Ravenwatch took an interest in my work. Funny, I never knew a noble house to be interested in scholarly pursuits before."
  
  
• "What is this word? Sky's-Horn or Sky-Shorn? What would that even mean? Sometimes academic endeavors can be so perplexing!"
  
  
• "Why do Nords have such terrible handwriting? And Argonians! Don't get me started on the quill work of Argonians!"
  
  
• "You completed the training? That's ... wonderful. I'm still not qualified for most fieldwork. Oh, I have the requisite knowledge. It's the courage that's lacking. You can measure my bravery with a small spoon and still have room for pudding."
  
  
• "You'd think historical figures would do a better job of writing down their reasoning before they commit some epic mistake to paper. You would think. Alas, no. And it falls to historians such as I to clean up the mess."