Is there a way to finish the Mae'Var quest for reward and full XP if you refuse to help Edwin, or does that permanently stick you? You'd think that ou could find proof somehow without having to help out mageboy, but I searched the guildhall from top to bottom and even picked half the NPCs' pockets and came up with nada.

Rather annoying, that.

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Like Edwin told you, you need his key. If you don't do what he says, your only option is to assault or pickpocet him. The problem is, he'll run if you try to fight, so you'll have to find him somewhere. I don't know if that is possible, so otherwise you'll have to do what he says.

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The last arrow of Legolas kindled in the air as it flew,
and plunged burning into the heart of a great wolf-chieftain.
All the others fled. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

You can absolutely refuse to kill Rayic Gethras; for all the lawful or good people this task is, of course, first-degree murder, so why would you do it in the first place? This refusal will make Edwin attack you, meaning you can grab the key from his lifeless hands. Of course, picking his pockets will work, too. Remember--the true goal is to get in good with Renal, not Mae'Var.

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An intelligent mind is the key to the universe.

The most distressing thing about practicing magic is the fact that even the most learned sorcerers cannot accurately describe what magic *is*....

Who are you? What do you want?

you dont have to do anything Edwin says..I found a note in a dressor and that was enough proof.

Edwin doesn't attack me as such..he goes hostile, then dimension doors out of there before i can kill him....so how do you stop him from getting away???