So I wander to my inventory and there it is. A Water Mage Amulet randomly sitting there. I don't recall buying it, nor getting it from a quest or something.

So how did I get this thing? D;

That happens to me all the time...those things just show up in your inventory. At least, that's how it happens for me.

If you are lucky when you turn it in you can get a tome from the mage quest. Or, if you are me, you get a worthless shard lol

Good luck! ;)

I got one by "stumbling over it" it's probably easy to miss the event if your busy doing something else

It's a random event. I often get those without seeing the message.

No, I didn't vend it. I think it's just a random item event. xD Oh well.