Avrusa Sarethi is a Dunmer who runs Sarethi Farm in The Rift with her younger sister Aduri. She was once an alchemist with a shop in Vivec City, but when Red Mountain erupted her family escaped to Skyrim and settled on the farm. Today she has a remarkable claim: she is the only person alive who can grow Nirnroot from seed to full plant.
Where to find them
She lives and works at Sarethi Farm, tending crops and her Nirnroot garden.
Quests
Smooth Jazbay – Avrusa is worn out, and if you offer to help, she asks for 20 jazbay grapes. Their acidic juice is just what Nirnroot soil needs. Bring them back and she rewards you with five random potions.
A Return to Your Roots – Her old mentor Sinderion, an Altmer alchemist she studied with in Skingrad, lived with the family for decades and became a sort of uncle to Aduri. He taught Avrusa how to grow Nirnroot before leaving for one last research trip to Blackreach and never coming back. If you find his remains, she takes the news calmly and sadly. Bring her 30 Crimson Nirnroot and she finishes his work and gives you one of his greatest tomes.
Services
She buys Nirnroot for 10 gold each.
Follower & marriage
Avrusa can be married. You first need her to like you, either by completing Smooth Jazbay or selling her any Nirnroot. As a spouse she is unusually affectionate, saying things like the two of you are the only people in Skyrim worth loving. She can also run a small shop for you from your shared home.
Personality & relationships
Avrusa is practical, tired and fiercely protective. Her biggest worry is her sister Aduri, a free spirit who would rather learn to paint in Solitude than till fields. Avrusa keeps telling her to wait until after the harvest, believing the farm is all that keeps them from starving. She has her own dream too: one day the Crimson Nirnroot will make them famous and let them leave the farm behind.
Good to know
The Sarethis were once an important family in House Redoran back in Morrowind. Unlike most Dunmer, Avrusa and Aduri do not have red eyes.
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