Oblivion:Tertullian Verus

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Tertullian Verus (RefID: 0001D20A)
Home City	Imperial City, Market District
Store	Three Brothers Trade Goods
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
Level	8	Class	Trader
RefID	0001D20A	BaseID	00015EA5
Services
Available	8am-8pm every day except Tirdas and Turdas
Merchant
Gold	1000	Mercantile	Journeyman (60)
Sells	Miscellaneous Items, Helm of the Deep Delver
Buys	Armor Clothing Weapons Ingredients Potions Books Apparatus Misc. Items Magic Items
Other Information
Health	78	Magicka	137
Responsibility	100	Aggression	5
Faction(s)	IC - Three Brothers; IC Citizens

Tertullian Verus

Tertullian Verus is an Imperial trader who lives and works with his two brothers Cicero and Sergius at Three Brothers Trade Goods in the Market District of the Imperial City. Tertullian sells general goods as well as the unique helmet Helm of the Deep Delver, which cannot be found anywhere else. Until you complete the Unfriendly Competition quest, Tertullian is one of the merchants complaining about Thoronir's low prices at the newly opened The Copious Coinpurse.

While the name indicates that all three Verus brothers run the store, it's actually Tertullian and Sergius who provide the services. When they are not standing behind the counter together, they do their duties in shifts, making sure they both get a day off every now and then. They share a room in the private quarters above the store and sleep there every night between midnight and 6am. After waking up, they always eat breakfast with Cicero for two hours in the main trading room. Tertullian works every day of the week except Tirdas and Turdas and when the clock strikes 8am, he opens up the store for potential customers and works a solid twelve hours until 8pm. After closing up, he accompanies Sergius and Cicero to The Feed Bag for dinner until his bedtime at midnight.

On Tirdas, he leaves the shop and Sergius, and heads to the Temple of the One for four hours of praying. After that, he heads to the Imperial City's popular Arboretum and strolls around there until his usual dinner time at 8pm. On Turdas, he skips the temple and spends the entire day at the Arboretum. Loredas evening sees him, Sergius, and fellow merchant Maro Rufus from The Best Defense praying in The Temple of the One between 8pm and midnight. Sundas is Sergius' day off and Tertullian is alone in the store all day. After that, he accompanies Cicero to the Talos Plaza District where he wanders around until midnight.

His choice in clothing reflects his middle-class status: a russet felt outfit and matching shoes. He carries around the shop key, a spare pair of burgundy linens, and a fair amount of gold.

Related Quests

• Unfriendly Competition: A newly opened shop run by Thoronir is selling goods below cost, causing big problems for the other merchants.

Dialogue

If you speak to him at his store, he may greet you similar to his brothers:

"Tertullian, Sergius, and Cicero... the Three Verus Brothers. I'm Tertullian." (first time, 20% chance thereafter)

or

"May I help you?" (inside the Three Brothers Trade Goods)

On the Imperial City, he will give you a piece of advice:

Imperial City

"It's a beautiful city. But stay away from the Waterfront. It's not dangerous, but it's dirty, and the beggars are a nuisance."

Unfriendly Competition

If you approach him before having met either of his two merchant colleagues, Claudette Perrick or Ogier Georick, he will not hesitate to complain about Thoronir:

"Say, you look like someone that could help us out. Having a bit of trouble with another merchant in town who goes by the name Thoronir."

On the topic of Thoronir he will share:

"He is dirty. Plain and simple. I don't trust him at all. Won't even come to merchant meetings and sets his prices so low, he undercuts everyone. If you want to give me a hand, go speak with Jensine at her Good as New Merchandise store. She can clue you in and maybe offer some coin."

Asking again on this topic he will summarize what he just said:

"Jensine is the lady you want to speak with about Thoronir."

When you received the Weatherward Circlet from Thoronir, but before you went to Jensine, Tertullian will say the following when you enter conversation with him:

"Incredible, we've been trying to solve this for months. A job well done."

When you have successfully completed the quest, he will share his gratitude upon entering conversation:

"Be happy to help you."

He will also share his happiness on the topic of Thoronir:

"The society triumphs once more! Thanks to you, of course."

Rumors

The Verus brothers are well-known throughout the Imperial City:

"Don't the Verus brothers run a good shop?"

"Have you ever browsed the goods at Three Brothers Trade Goods?"

Confusion about which brother is which reigns throughout the city. Some folk will say:

"I shopped at Three Brothers a couple of days ago. Not sure which one I talked to, though."

"Three Brothers have some good merchandise. Don't know if I've met all three brothers, though."

"I don't know which is which. Still, it's a good shop they run."

The three of them have definitely made a good impression on the people of the Imperial City though. Townsfolk will often be overheard saying:

"Cicero, Sergius, and Tertullian run a good shop."

"Don't the Verus brothers run a good shop?"

"All three of them are nice folks."

"I've shopped there many times. The brothers never fail to please."