The Bravil Recommendation quest starts by speaking with Kud-Ei inside the Bravil Mages Guild, which is located on the western side of the city, just by the river. Kud-Ei is often located on the second floor of the guild, but depending on the time of day, she could be in a number of places. When you find Kud-Ei, speak to her about your recommendation to learn that she wants you to retrieve a Mage’s Staff that was stolen from Ardaline. She also gives you a Beguile scroll, which helps persuade NPCs into revealing information.

You can speak to another guild member named Varon Vamori about the theft. Vamori is roaming around the guild during the day, but the only way to get him to open up about the Mage’s Staff is through a high disposition (above 65 to be exact). You can either use the Beguile scroll to get Vamori’s disposition above 65, use the Persuasion Wheel in Oblivion Remastered to build disposition, or bribe Vamori, which also uses the persuasion menu.

Any way you do it, once your disposition with Vamori is above 65, he’ll admit that he sold the Mage’s Staff to Soris Arenim in the Imperial City. Specifically, you have to visit the Talos Plaza District. Return to Kud-Ei with this news, and she’ll give you some Beguile scrolls to try to convince Soris Arenim to give the staff back.