Is it possible to complete Ember's achievement?

Bekkael · July 2022

Specifically, launder an epic quality item. How can I FIND an epic quality item to steal? I've tried multiple zones, pickpocketing, safe boxes from private homes and businesses, all kinds of containers, but NO purple quality items, gold antiquity leads are actually way more common. Oh, except Zenithar's loot pouch which is not possible to launder!

Can anyone point me in the right direction if you've had luck getting that part of the achievement done? Everything else for Ember's favor is checked except that. Do I just have bad luck? Help!

tmbrinks · July 2022

Pickpocket in Vvardenfell. 3 motifs drop from pickpocketing in the zone. It'll likely take you less than 30 picks to get it.

Monops · July 2022

Purple stolen items show up very rarely when picking pockets or looting owned containers. In my experience, your best bet for completing the achievement is picking pockets in Vvardenfell; a couple rounds around the Vivec City crafting area will usually score a Hlaalu, Redoran, or Telvanni motif (usually off the third pick/Blade of Woe). These count as Epic for the purpose of Ember’s achievement. Note that the achievement specifies “Fence”; for me at least, laundering the motif didn’t complete the achievement, but acquiring another one and selling it to the fence did. If you don’t already know the motif though, I can imagine that might be hard pill to swallow.

Bekkael · July 2022

tmbrinks wrote: »

Pickpocket in Vvardenfell. 3 motifs drop from pickpocketing in the zone. It'll likely take you less than 30 picks to get it.

I will give that a try tomorrow, then, thank you.

Bekkael · July 2022

Monops wrote: »

Purple stolen items show up very rarely when picking pockets or looting owned containers. In my experience, your best bet for completing the achievement is picking pockets in Vvardenfell; a couple rounds around the Vivec City crafting area will usually score a Hlaalu, Redoran, or Telvanni motif (usually off the third pick/Blade of Woe). These count as Epic for the purpose of Ember’s achievement. Note that the achievement specifies “Fence”; for me at least, laundering the motif didn’t complete the achievement, but acquiring another one and selling it to the fence did. If you don’t already know the motif though, I can imagine that might be hard pill to swallow.

Thanks for pointing out it's for fencing and not laundering. I must have gotten it mixed up when I looked at the achievement.

Carcamongus · July 2022

My tip is to pickpocket. Certain kinds of NPC may drop specific items and what you should look for is this: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Gaming_Die, which drops from these people https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Category:Online-Pickpocketable_NPCs-Drunkard
You can also search containers for Daedric, Barbaric, Primal or Ancient Elf motif books or pickpocket or loot safeboxes in Vvardenfell for a chance to get Hlaalu, Telvanni and Redoran motif pages.

Bekkael · July 2022

Carcamongus wrote: »

My tip is to pickpocket. Certain kinds of NPC may drop specific items and what you should look for is this: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Gaming_Die, which drops from these people https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Category:Online-Pickpocketable_NPCs-Drunkard
You can also search containers for Daedric, Barbaric, Primal or Ancient Elf motif books or pickpocket or loot safeboxes in Vvardenfell for a chance to get Hlaalu, Telvanni and Redoran motif pages.

Great tips, thanks!

etchedpixels · July 2022

I find the Telvanni mages are particularly good for motifs and you get the added satisfaction of murdering slaver scum as you go. The motifs they drop also sell for decent values once laundered

jaws343 · July 2022

tmbrinks wrote: »

Pickpocket in Vvardenfell. 3 motifs drop from pickpocketing in the zone. It'll likely take you less than 30 picks to get it.

Yeah, I was given the same advice after an unsuccessful set of fargrave loops and got a motif within 2 minutes of pickpocketing in vvardenfell.

Hapexamendios · July 2022

etchedpixels wrote: »

I find the Telvanni mages are particularly good for motifs and you get the added satisfaction of murdering slaver scum as you go. The motifs they drop also sell for decent values once laundered

The only problem is that you have to sell the purple item to the fence for the achievement not launder. I pickpocketed a purple design and decided to launder it rather than sell it. This did not unlock the achievement. I'd probably still launder the Telvanni motifs anyway as the sell for a decent price as you said.

ZOS_Hadeostry · July 2022

Greetings,

After further review we have decided to move this thread to a category we think is more appropriate for this topic.

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phaneub17_ESO · July 2022

I fenced an epic generic ring from a thieves trove and it counted.

Coatmagic · July 2022

Yes, this one has such very sticky claws she was not even aware it was an achiev as they are the last things checked >^^<

Ishtarknows · July 2022

Gear that you steal might not start out purple, but you can make it that colour to sell

ellmarie · August 2022

I'm trying this achievement now. Does a gold item count as a higher item, or does it specifically have to be purple?

Edit: Nm, I tried, and it didn't count. Not finding many people to pick pocket in Vvardenfell for some reason! Like everyone is gone. Mostly only guards around. Vivec City and Tel Aruhn. Is it because I'm done with the quests?

Necrotech_Master · August 2022

ellmarie wrote: »

I'm trying this achievement now. Does a gold item count as a higher item, or does it specifically have to be purple?

Edit: Nm, I tried, and it didn't count. Not finding many people to pick pocket in Vvardenfell for some reason! Like everyone is gone. Mostly only guards around. Vivec City and Tel Aruhn. Is it because I'm done with the quests?

you could just steal any ordinary gear item and upgrade it to purple and then fence it, upgrading it does not remove the "stolen" tag

i personally was looting lockboxes to find a purple item, but that was more luck based

ellmarie · August 2022

Necrotech_Master wrote: »

ellmarie wrote: »

I'm trying this achievement now. Does a gold item count as a higher item, or does it specifically have to be purple?

Edit: Nm, I tried, and it didn't count. Not finding many people to pick pocket in Vvardenfell for some reason! Like everyone is gone. Mostly only guards around. Vivec City and Tel Aruhn. Is it because I'm done with the quests?

you could just steal any ordinary gear item and upgrade it to purple and then fence it, upgrading it does not remove the "stolen" tag

i personally was looting lockboxes to find a purple item, but that was more luck based

omg thank you! I will try that!

kwaidan83 · November 2022

Hey. Sorry to dig this thread up. I stole purple motifs in Vvardenfell and sell them to the fence but it did not unlock the achievement... did someone get the achievement by selling purple motifs? Thanks

Necrotech_Master · November 2022

kwaidan83 wrote: »

Hey. Sorry to dig this thread up. I stole purple motifs in Vvardenfell and sell them to the fence but it did not unlock the achievement... did someone get the achievement by selling purple motifs? Thanks

it should work with any purple item as long as you use the "sell" and not the "launder" option, as well as making sure you actually have ember summoned when performing this