Oblivion:Davide Surilie

Davide Surilie (RefID: 000294BC)
Home City	Skingrad
House	Surilie Brothers' House
Race	Breton	Gender	Male
Level	PC+0 (range=4-12)	Class	Rogue
RefID	000294BC	BaseID	000294BF
Other Information
Health	35 + (5+1.4)x(PC-1), PC=5-43
Magicka	175 + 3.5x(PC-1) (max=300)
Responsibility	100	Aggression	5
Faction(s)	Surilie Brothers; Skingrad Citizen

Davide Surilie at work in his vineyard

Davide Surilie is a Breton rogue living as a vintner in Skingrad. He is co-owner of the Surilie Vineyards along with his brother Gaston.

His life revolves almost entirely around the vineyard, situated to the west of Skingrad, but his work there necessarily depends on the weather. Davide wakes at 6am each day and as long as it isn't raining, spends the day until 8pm hoeing the ground toward the southeast of the vineyard. If the weather is inclement, he prowls restlessly around his house instead. On sunny days, he'll leave the vineyard at noon and eat his lunch in his house between 1pm and 3pm. He takes his dinner from 8pm until 10pm, this time out in the open. He then heads for home, if not already there, and goes to bed at midnight.

Davide wears a middle-class outfit of tan linen trousers, a brown shirt and thick cowhide shoes. He always carries some bread, so he never has to search for food, as well as his tools, a small amount of gold, and his key. In combat, Davide can use a leveled rogue spell, which will either be Invisibility, Chameleon, or Silence.

Dialogue

He will introduce himself by saying:

"I'm Davide, of Surilie Brothers Vineyard. Gaston is my brother. From our vineyards come the finest wines in Tamriel."

If asked whether his wines are better than Tamika's, will admit:

"Ah, well, in all honesty, no. But our wines are very good. And much cheaper than Tamika's very fine product, I assure you."

Davide is proud of his wine too, but evidently has a friendly rivalry with fellow vintner, Tamika. When asked about Skingrad, Davide will tell you that:

"Gaston and I make great wines, reasonably priced. Skingrad has two great vintners - Tamika and Surilie. I'll never say a word against Tamika's wines."

Related Quests

• Paranoia: Help a paranoid Wood Elf with his conspiracy woes.

Quest-related Events

Paranoia

An unarmed vintner against a crazed Wood Elf

His rustic life seems to be peaceful and without danger, but a paranoid Bosmer has suspicions about Davide and may ask you to investigate them. During the related quest, both Davide and his brother Gaston have the following observations about Glarthir:

"You may have heard he's a bit touched in the head, and that may be true, but he's always been a quiet neighbor. Never given us any trouble."

Glarthir himself has taken rather extensive notes about Davide and will confide in you his suspicions about the man:

"Do you know Davide Surilie? Yes, of the famous Surilie Vineyards. Pillar of the community, et cetera. Who would ever suspect him? Perfect cover for the ringleader of the whole conspiracy! He watches my house constantly. You'll see. He leaves his house early each morning. Watch him and report back to me here, at midnight as usual. Make sure he doesn't notice you!"

Davide Surilie

"The Surilie house is right next door to mine. A large house with a backyard conveniently located to observe my every move."

He will say goodbye with:

"Be careful. Davide Surilie is the ringleader. You must NOT let him catch you watching him!"

If you deemed Davide guilty as conspirator, you will receive a List of Death from Glarthir. If at this point you start talking on Glarthir, they will say:

Glarthir

"Our neighbor. A bit eccentric. Why, is there something I should know?"

Never mind.

"Very well."

[Show Glarthir's note]

"So he finally snapped! I knew we should have warned the guard back when I noticed him trying to break into my house... This has gone far enough. It's past time I dealt with this madman once and for all.

If you show this to Davide or Gaston, both brothers will set off at a running pace and kill Glarthir where he stands. If you then try to talk to him on the topic of Glarthir again, he will say:

"You did the right thing showing us that note. My brother and I will take care of him, don't worry."

Also, if you deemed him guilty but refuse to help Glarthir, Davide will join the People Glarthir Hates faction and will have to fight for his life against the Wood Elf.

Rumors

The Surilies' wine is much respected around Skingrad. Residents of the town will be overheard saying:

"I bought some wine from Davide Surilie. Excellent body. He's a fine vintner."

"Gaston Surilie and his brother Davide own one of the finest vineyards in all of Cyrodiil."

"Davide Surilie and his brother make some fine wines. It's a really impressive vineyard."

To which others will reply:

"The Surilie Brothers wine is some of the best in Tamriel, if you ask me."

"No doubt, they make a fine wine at the Surilie Vineyards."

Notes

• For information on the Surilie vintner legacy, see the following page.

Bugs

• The hoe, rake, and bread loaf that he carries around will respawn infinitely.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 3.0.0, fixes this bug.
• Davide's morning work stint lasts for six hours from 6am, which means he will always head home at lunchtime regardless of the weather. The package should last for seven hours so that he eats lunch outside with his employees.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 3.3.0, fixes this bug.