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Title: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
System: PC, Xbox 360
Developer: Bethesda Softworks
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: 20 March 2006

01 - Introduction
02 - Races
03 - Classes
04 - Skills/Attributes
05 - Birthsigns
06 - Walkthrough
07 - Quests
08 - Vampires
09 - Map
10 - Items
11 - Cheats/Secrets
12 - Miscellanea
13 - Links
14 - Changelog
15 - Conclusion

01 - Introduction
02 - Races
03 - Classes
04 - Skills/Attributes
05 - Birthsigns
06 - Walkthrough
   06.1 - Tutorial
   06.2 - Deliver the Amulet
   06.3 - Find the Heir
   06.4 - Breaking the Siege of Kvatch
   06.5 - Weynon Priory
   06.6 - The Path of Dawn
   06.7 - Spies
   06.8 - Blood of the Daedra
   06.9 - Bruma Gate
   06.10 - Blood of the Divines
   06.11 - Miscarcand
   06.12 - Allies for Bruma
   06.13 - The Defense of Bruma
   06.14 - Paradise
   06.15 - Light the Dragonfires
   06.16 - Imperial Dragon Armor
07 - Quests
   07a - Mages Guild
      07a.1 - Bruma Recommendation
      07a.2 - Bravil Recommendation
      07a.3 - Cheydinhal Recommendation
      07a.4 - Anvil Recommendation
      07a.5 - Skingrad Recommendation
      07a.6 - Leyawiin Recommendation
      07a.7 - Chorrol Recommendation
      07a.8 - A Mage's Staff
      07a.9 - Ulterior Motives
      07a.10 - Vahtacen's Secret
      07a.11 - Necromancer's Moon
      07a.12 - Liberation or Apprehension?
      07a.13 - Information At a Price
      07a.14 - A Plot Revealed
      07a.15 - Ambush
      07a.16 - Confront the King
      07a.17 - Collecting flowers when penalized
   07b - Fighters Guild
      07b.1 - The Desolate Mine
      07b.2 - A Rat Problem
      07b.3 - The Unfortunate Shopkeeper
      07b.4 - Unfinished Business
      07b.5 - Drunk and Disorderly
      07b.6 - Den of Thieves
      07b.7 - Amelion's Debt
      07b.8 - The Master's Son
      07b.9 - More Unfinished Business
      07b.10 - Azani Blackheart
      07b.11 - The Wandering Scholar
      07b.12 - The Fugitives
      07b.13 - Trolls of Forsaken Mine
      07b.14 - The Noble's Daughter
      07b.15 - Mystery at Harlun's Watch
      07b.16 - The Stone of St. Alessia
      07b.17 - Information Gathering
      07b.18 - Infiltration
      07b.19 - The Hist
   07c - The Arena
      07c.1 - Ranks and Gold rewards
      07c.2 - Pit Dog Matches
      07c.3 - Brawler Matches
      07c.4 - Bloodletter Matches
      07c.5 - Myrmidon Matches
      07c.6 - Warrior Matches
      07c.7 - Gladiator Matches
      07c.8 - Hero Matches
      07c.9 - Champion Match
   07d - Thieves Guild
      07d.1 - May the Best Thief Win
      07d.2 - Independent Thievery
      07d.3 - Untaxing the Poor
      07d.4 - The Elven Maid
      07d.5 - Adharji's Heirloom
      07d.6 - Misdirection
      07d.7 - Lost Histories
      07d.8 - Taking Care of Lex
      07d.9 - Turning a Blind Eye
      07d.10 - Arrow of Extrication
      07d.11 - Boots of Springheel Jak
      07d.12 - The Ultimate Heist
   07e - Dark Brotherhood
      07e.1 - A Knife in the Dark
      07e.2 - Welcome to the Family
      07e.3 - A Watery Grave
      07e.4 - Blood of the Damned
      07e.5 - Accidents Happen
      07e.6 - No Rest for the Wicked
      07e.7 - Scheduled for Execution
      07e.8 - To Serve Sithis
      07e.9 - The Assassinated Man
      07e.10 - My Brother's Keeper
      07e.11 - The Lonely Wanderer
      07e.12 - Enter the Eliminator
      07e.13 - Bad Medicine
      07e.14 - The Night Mother's Child
      07e.15 - Whodunit
      07e.16 - The Assassin's Gambit
      07e.17 - Permanent Retirement
      07e.18 - Of Secret And Shadow
      07e.19 - The Purification
      07e.20 - The Dead Drop
      07e.21 - The Affairs of a Wizard
      07e.22 - Next of Kin
      07e.23 - Broken Vows
      07e.24 - Final Justice
      07e.25 - A Matter of Honor
      07e.26 - The Coldest Sleep
      07e.27 - A Kiss before Dying
      07e.28 - Following a Lead
      07e.29 - Honor thy Mother
      07e.30 - Whispers of Death
      07e.31 - Expelled?
   07f - Daedric Quests
      07f.1 - Azura
      07f.2 - Sheogorath
      07f.3 - Vaermina
      07f.4 - Namira
      07f.5 - Sanguine
      07f.6 - Malacath
      07f.7 - Meridia
      07f.8 - Nocturnal
      07f.9 - Peryite
      07f.10 - Mephala
      07f.11 - Hircine
      07f.12 - Molag Bal
      07f.13 - Clavicus Vile
      07f.14 - Boethia
      07f.15 - Hermaeus Mora
   07g - Side-Quests (Incomplete)
      07g.1 - The Renegade Shadowscale
      07g.2 - Where Spirits have Lease (Anvil house quest)
      07g.3 - How to become a REAL knight
      07g.4 - The Ghost Ship of Anvil
      07g.5 - A Brush With Death
      07g.6 - Separated at Birth
      07g.7 - Legacy Lost
      07g.8 - Sins Of The Father
      07g.9 - Canvas The Castle
      07g.10 - Order of the Virtuous Blood
      07g.11 - Shadow Over Hackdirt
      07g.12 - Origin of the Gray Prince
      07g.13 - Go Fish
      07g.14 - An Unexpected Voyage
      07g.15 - The Gravefinder's Repose
      07g.16 - Tears of the Savior
      07g.17 - Zero Visibility
      07g.18 - Corruption and Conscience
      07g.19 - Lifting the Vale
      07g.20 - Unfriendly Competition
      07g.21 - Bear Season
      07g.22 - The Rosethorn Cache
08 - Vampires
   08.1 - How to Become a Vampire
   08.2 - Where to Find Them
   08.3 - Once You're a Vampire
   08.4 - Vampire Survival Guide
   08.5 - Stages of Vampirism
   08.6 - Feeding
   08.7 - Vampirism Cure
09 - Map
10 - Items
   10a - Weapons
   10b - Armor
   10c - Alchemy
   10d - Sigil Stones
11 - Cheats/Secrets
   11.1 - Console Cheats (PC only)
   11.2 - Vampire Cure Quest money exploit
   11.3 - Screenshots
   11.4 - Infinite Money
   11.5 - Easy Stealing
   11.6 - Item Spawning (PC only)
   11.7 - World Warping (PC only)
   11.8 - NPC Spawning (PC only)
   11.9 - Easily Acquire Free, Weightless Daedric Weapons (Xbox 360)
   11.10 - Item duplication
   11.11 - Sigil stones glitches
   11.12 - Make enchantment effects last forever (Xbox 360)
   11.13 - Using Shadowmere to store your stuff
   11.14 - Faster spellcasting
   11.15 - Sneak bonus glitch
   11.16 - Boots of Springheel Jak glitch
   11.17 - Infinite money with Alchemy
   11.18 - Easy advancement in...
      11.18.1 - ...Alteration
      11.18.2 - ...Alchemy
      11.18.3 - ...Blade
      11.18.4 - ...Conjuration
      11.18.5 - ...Destruction (Xbox 360)
      11.18.6 - ...Sneaking
   11.19 - Easy money
   11.20 - Pickpocketing
   11.21 - Free permanent bound armor/weapons
   11.22 - Castle Chorrol glitch
   11.23 - Staff charge glitch (PC?)
   11.24 - Always keep your magical weapons charged for almost no money
   11.25 - How to carry almost infinite loot
   11.26 - How to gain instant 100 disposition with whomever you speak to
   11.27 - Get iron arrows easily
12 - Miscellanea
   12.1 - On horses
   12.2 - On houses
   12.3 - Skill trainers
   12.4 - Custom spells and enchantments
   12.5 - Lockpicking
   12.6 - Where is that Unicorn?
   12.7 - Putting custom music in Oblivion's music folder
   12.8 - Which order to do the Guild Quests in to avoid being expelled
   12.9 - Character Leveling guide
13 - Links
14 - Changelog
15 - Conclusion

After the mysterious and untimely death of the Emperor, desperate factions vie for control of Tamriel's throne. With the empire ready to crumble, the gates of Oblivion open and demons march upon the land, laying waste to everything in their path. To turn the tide of darkness the player must find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of Tamriel.

Welcome to our guide to Oblivion, created by a team of various persons. Different people, the same goal - create the best Oblivion guide there is. We hope you enjoy this guide in your journey through Oblivion, and remember - feedback is always welcome.

Choosing a race is for most people the hardest thing in the game. Once you realize it's not all about the looks, it's indeed a difficult task to determine what race to choose. All of them have special abilities and skill bonuses so again you will have to think about what kind of character you're going to play.

For example, if you want to play a combat character with melee skills, a good choice would be either Nord or Orc. Nords have great skill bonuses but Orcs have the Berserk ability: a wild fighting rage with a Fatigue, Health and Strength bonus.

Race	Skill bonuses	Special abilities	Notes
Argonian	Alchemy +5, Athletics +10, Blade +5, Hand-to-Hand +5, Illusion +5, Mysticism +5, Security +10	Resist Disease (75 points constant), Resist Poison (100 points constant), Water Breathing (constant)	Not really a coherent range of skill bonuses but the special abilities are pretty good.
Breton	Alchemy +5, Alteration +5, Conjuration +10, Illusion +5, Mysticism +10, Restoration +10	Fortified Magicka (+50 points constant), Resist Magicka (50 points constant), Shield (50 points for 60 secs - once a day)	Good for spell casting although there's no bonus for Destruction. The Magicka abilities and Shield are great though.
Dark Elf	Athletics +5, Blade +10, Blunt +5, Destruction +10, Light Armor +5, Marksman +5, Mysticism +5	Summon Ghost (60 secs - once a day), Resist Fire (75 points constant)	The more offensive spellcaster, with Blade skill bonus for melee fights.
High Elf	Alchemy +5, Alteration +10, Conjuration +5, Destruction +10, Illusion +5, Mysticism +10	Fortified Magicka (+100 points constant), Weakness to Fire, Frost, Shock (25 points constant), Resist Disease (75 points constant)	Offensive spellcasters who only rely on magic, no Blade bonus like Dark Elf.
Imperial	Blade +5, Blunt +5, Hand-to-Hand +5, Heavy Armor +5, Mercantile +10, Speechcraft +10	Absorb Fatigue (100 points - once a day), Charm (30 points - once a day)	Speechcraft bonus and Charm special are great!
Khajiit	Acrobatics +10, Athletics +5, Blade +5, Hand-to-Hand +10, Light Armor +5, Security +5, Sneak +5	Demoralize (100 points - once a day), Night-Eye (30 secs)	The unlimited Night-Eye and Sneak and Security bonuses make for a great thief character!
Nord	Armorer +5, Blade +10, Block +5, Blunt +10, Heavy Armor +10, Restoration +5	Frost Damage on touch (50 points - once a day), Shield (30 points for 60 seconds - once a day), Resist Frost (50 points constant)	Excellent skill bonuses for a melee fighter
Orc	Armorer +10, Block +10, Blunt +10, Hand-to-Hand +5, Heavy Armor +10	Fortify Health +20, Fortify Fatigue +200, Fortify Strength +50, Drain Agility -100 (all 60 secs - once a day), Resist Magicka (25 points)	Excellent special ability for melee fighter, less interesting skill bonuses but still okay
Redguard	Athletics +10, Blade +10, Blunt +10, Hand-to-Hand +5, Heavy Armor +10	Fortify Agility +50, Fortify Speed +50, Fortify Strength +50, fortify Endurance +50, Fortify Health +25 (all 60 secs), Resist Poison (75 points), Resist Disease (75 points)	Special ability is excellent for a combat player, skill bonuses pretty good too
Wood Elf	Acrobatics +5, Alchemy +10, Alteration +5, Light Armor +5, Marksman +10, Sneak +10	Command Creature (20 points for 60 secs - once a day), Resist Disease (75 points)	Good for stealth fighters.

During the introductory tutorial level you will have to select your character's class. The game suggests a class based on your style of playing during the introduction. You can confirm this class, choose another class or make your own custom class.

Each class has a certain specialization (Magic, Combat or Stealth), seven major skills and a bonus of +5 to two attributes. Each specialization governs seven skills which get a +10 bonus. Therefore, all seven major skills you choose should ideally be skills from your specialization. The major skills have a base value of 25 (or 35 if you get the +10 specialization bonus) and are the only skills that contribute to leveling up. They also increase faster than the rest of the skills (the so-called minor skills). These minor skills only start out with 5 points and don't increase as fast.

The list of specializations and their respective governed skills:

Specialization	Skills
Combat	Armorer, Athletics, Blade, Block, Blunt, Hand-to-Hand, Heavy Armor
Magic	Alchemy, Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, Mysticism, Restoration
Stealth	Acrobatics, Light Armor, Marksman, Mercantile, Security, Sneak, Speechcraft

See the section on skills for more in-depth information about the twenty-one skills in the game.

Below you'll find a list of the predefined classes in the game. As I said before, you don't have to stick to these but it might be useful if you're a first-time player of the Elder Scrolls series.

Class name	Favored attributes	Specialization	Major skills	In-game description
Acrobat	Agility, Endurance	Stealth	Acrobatics, Blade, Block, Marksman, Security, Sneak, Speechcraft	The kind of person that uses agility and endurance to their advantage. Unafraid of jumping long distances.
Agent	Agility, Personality	Stealth	Acrobatics, Illusion, Marksman, Mercantile, Security, Sneak, Speechcraft	Charming when they can be seen, and nearly invisible when in shadow.
Archer	Agility, Strength	Combat	Armorer, Blade, Blunt, Hand-to-Hand, Light Armor, Marksman, Sneak	A marksman, adept at combat at great distances. Able to take down most foes before they have a chance to draw sword.
Assassin	Intelligence, Speed	Stealth	Alchemy, Acrobatics, Blade, Light Armor, Marksman, Security, Sneak	Nimble and quiet, they move in darkness to strike at the unsuspecting. Locks hold no doors shut for them.
Barbarian	Speed, Strength	Combat	Armorer, Athletics, Blade, Block, Blunt, Hand-to-Hand, Light Armor	Fearsome brutes who inspire fear and dread in the hearts of their enemies. Like a storm, swift and powerful. Finding little use for heavy armor, they rely on smashing their foes into the ground.
Bard	Intelligence, Personality	Stealth	Alchemy, Blade, Block, Illusion, Light Armor, Mercantile, Speechcraft	Intelligent and personable, they prefer to accomplish tasks with their words first, and with their sword second.
Battlemage	Intelligence, Strength	Magic	Alchemy, Alteration, Blade, Blunt, Conjuration, Destruction, Mysticism	Able to resolve most conflicts with either spell or sword. They are a deadly mix of scholar and soldier.
Crusader	Strength, Willpower	Combat	Athletics, Blade, Blunt, Destruction, Hand-to-Hand, Heavy Armor, Restoration	A combatant who wields the power of brute strength and medicinal knowledge. Cheating death after every fight, they rely on their keen knowledge of restoration to fight yet again.
Healer	Personality, Willpower	Magic	Alchemy, Alteration, Destruction, Illusion, Mercantile, Restoration, Speechcraft	Fighters of poison and illness. The ancient art of restoration is their ally, and the deadly art of destruction is their weapon.
Knight	Personality, Strength	Combat	Blade, Block, Blunt, Hand-to-Hand, Heavy Armor, Illusion, Speechcraft	The most noble of all combatants. Strong in body and in character.
Mage	Intelligence, Willpower	Magic	Alchemy, Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, Mysticism, Restoration	Preferring to use their extensive knowledge of all things magickal, they wield a might more powerful than the sharpest blade.
Monk	Agility, Willpower	Stealth	Acrobatics, Alteration, Athletics, Hand-to-Hand, Marksman, Security, Sneak	Quick and cunning with the empty hand, they are strong in spirit. They prefer to solve conflict by arrow or by fist.
Nightblade	Speed, Willpower	Magic	Acrobatics, Alteration, Athletics, Blade, Destruction, Light Armor, Restoration	Spell and shadow are their friends. By darkness they move with haste, casting magic to benefit their circumstances.
Pilgrim	Endurance, Personality	Stealth	Armorer, Block, Blunt, Light Armor, Mercantile, Security, Speechcraft	Hearty folk, well-versed in the tomes of old. They profit in life by bartering in the market, or by persuading the weak-minded.
Rogue	Personality, Speed	Combat	Alchemy, Athletics, Blade, Block, Illusion, Light Armor, Mercantile	They use speed in combat rather than brute fOrce. Persuasive in conversation, their tongues are as sharp as blades.
Scout	Endurance, Speed	Combat	Alchemy, Athletics, Armorer, Acrobatics, Blade, Block, Light Armor	Preferring the rolling countryside to the city life, they are gifted with the ability to evade, guard, and protect themselves with great proficiency.
SOrcerer	Endurance, Intelligence	Magic	Alchemy, Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Heavy Armor, Mysticism, Restoration	Besting the most well-equipped fighters, they rely on the spells of the mystic arts. Unique to these mages is the bodily stamina to be armed with the thickest armor.
Spellsword	Endurance, Willpower	Magic	Alteration, Blade, Block, Destruction, Heavy Armor, Illusion, Restoration	More nimble and athletic than the sOrcerer, and better suited for spellcasting than the knight, their attacks are unpredictable. Students of combat and magic.
Thief	Agility, Speed	Stealth	Acrobatics, Light Armor, Marksman, Mercantile, Security, Sneak, Speechcraft	Profiting from the losses of others is their love. Able to be swift in shadow, and crafty in bartering. Locks are enemies, and lockpicks are their swords.
Warrior	Endurance, Strength	Combat	Armorer, Athletics, Blade, Block, Blunt, Hand-to-Hand, Heavy Armor	Unafraid of light weaponry, they plow into the fray with little regard for injury. Masters of al melee tools, they put little faith in the magickal arts.
Witchhunter	Agility, Intelligence	Magic	Alchemy, Athletics, Conjuration, Destruction, Marksman, Mysticism, Security	Swift on foot, and clever with spells, they use distance as their ally. Slower adversaries are fodder for their arrows.

Skills are the abilities your character has. By using a skill, you're improving it. Once you have improved ten skills, you raise one level. When you raise a level you can distribute points over three attributes.

All skills are governed by an attribute. These are the things you can improve on a level-up. When you're using a major skill (see Classes), on the next level-up you will be able to assign extra points to its attribute.

The attributes range from 1 through 100 and can be changed by potions and magic effects. The game has the following eight attributes:

Attribute	Governs skills	Description
Agility	Marksman, Security, Sneak	Affects the marksman damage you can do, the total Fatigue and your ability to manoeuver and balance.
Endurance	Armorer, Block, Heavy Armor	Affects your health, fatigue and how much your health increases on level-up.
Intelligence	Alchemy, Conjuration, Mysticism	Affects your total Magicka.
Luck	-	Luck affects everything you do but doesn't govern any skills.
Personality	Illusion, Mercantile, Speechcraft	Affects people's disposition towards you.
Speed	Acrobatics, Athletics, Light Armor	Determines how fast you move.
Strength	Blade, Blunt, Hand-to-Hand	Affects how much you can carry, your Fatigue and how much melee damage you can do.
Willpower	Alteration, Destruction, Restoration	Affects your Fatigue and how quickly you regenerate Magicka.

You will have to select a birthsign for your character, during the introductory tutorial level as well. Different birthsigns have different features (advantages) and you'll have to choose one that fits with your character and your style of playing.

Birthsigns	Advantages	Notes
Apprentice	Magicka +100, 100% Weakness to Magicka	Useful for spellcasting mages
Atronach	Magicka +150, no Magicka regeneration, Spell Absorption 50%	Useful for spellcasting mages but it will take extra effort to restore Magicka
Lady	Endurance +10, Willpower +10	-
Lord	Restore Health (6 points for 15 secs), 25% Weakness to fire	Restore Health is pretty useful but might not be worth the weakness
Lover	Paralyze on touch (10 secs) and lose 120 Fatigue - once a day	Always useful
Mage	Magicka +50	Useful for spellcasting; you could choose Apprentice but that comes with a weakness
Ritual	Restore Health (200 points at once) - once a day, Turn Undead (100 points for 30 seconds)	-
Serpent	Cure Poison, Damage Fatigue (100 points on self), Damage Health on touch (3 points for 20 secs), Dispel (90 points) - all at once, and once a day	Not really useful in my opinion
Shadow	Invisibility (60 secs) - once a day	Useful for thieves' quests
Steed	Speed +20	+20 Speed is a good choice, but it might not be as useful later in the game
Thief	Agility +10, Luck +10, Speed +10	For playing a stealth character
Tower	Reflect Damage (5 points for 120 secs), Open Average Lock daily	-
Warrior	Endurance +10, Strength +10	Perfect for combat-oriented characters

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was released by Bethesda Softworks on March 20, 2006. This game marked the next step in realistic RPG's. This tells the tale of the aftermath following the assassination of the Emperor of Tamriel. The Amulet of Kings has kept the Dragonflame burning and the doors to Oblivion closed to normal man. Now with his death the fire is out and the doors have opened. You must find his lost son and heir to the throne before the evil takes over the land.

Like with all of The Elder Scrolls games you begin your existence in a jail cell. For what exact reasons you don't really know, but your future is about to pan out in ways you never imagined (your character never imagined, as the game player you know you're going to save the planet).

This is the tutorial section of the game. From the character creation to exiting the sewers it's pretty linear, guiding you through creating your perfect character and introducing you to the game's features. The first step is creating the race and physical features of your character. Take a moment to explore the jail cell. Mostly there's just the cups on the table. You can sit down on the stool, something Morrowind didn't offer. Once you've played around walk over to the cell door and the prisoner across the way will comment about you. Then the Emperor and his guards will enter. After the Emperor's epiphany follow the group through the hidden passage.

The real start of YOU playing the game is when Emperor Septim's guard, Baurus, tells you to not follow them any further. You'll need a key to get through the door anyway so don't worry about trying. Behind you a few rats come through the wall. This is the direction you want to go once they are dead.

From the Imperial Prison you'll make your way through to the Substructure then on to the Natural Caverns, the Imperial Subterrane, and lastly The Sanctum. Here you'll meet up with the Emperor and his guards.

Your first task will be taking the amulet to Jauffre at Weynon Priory near the town of Chorrol. Before you can do that you must make your way through The Sewers.

The path through the Sewers is also straightforward. Just before you exit to the outside you'll be asked one last time if you want to change anything about your character. Do so if you wish and then prepare for the rest of the adventure.

Robert submitted a tip about this part: if you want to be able to create a character without having to go through all the underground passages again, you can just create a save in the sewers, and re-make your char at the grate. Simple!

Once you're outside The Sewers you are on your own. It is most likely an hour or two before dawn, depending on how much time you spent in the Tutorial section. Head up the hill and around the Prison and enter the Imperial City. Here you can start any of the other quests available to you or continue with the Main Quest.

Exit the city from the West gate. Follow the road past Weye and Wawet Inn. Continue through The Great Forest and soon you will come to Fort Ash. Beware the Bandit who fights you for your gold. If you have more than 100 Septims you can pay him off and he'll leave you be or prepare for a battle. You'll finish the first leg of this long journey once you arrive at Weynon Priory just outside of Chorrol.

So let's head South...

You can either fast travel to Kvatch or walk/ride a horse all the way there, it's completely up to you. Once you arrive a man named Hirtel will run up to you and initiate a conversation. The town has been overrun by monsters from Oblivion. Several people have escaped and are taking refuge in the little camp you just arrived at. Others, including Martin, have barricaded themselves in the Chapel before the whole town was overrun. After getting whatever little pieces of information from Hirtel head up the path to Kvatch.

Savlian Matius confronts you before you make it to the destroyed town. Ask about Martin and he'll tell you he's in the Chapel. Also, he wants your help finding a way to close the gate to Oblivion. You have two options here:

Either enter the Oblivion gate or walk into the city and find Martin first.

Into Oblivion we go! If you pass through the barrier you'll end up on the other side looking at the castle gate. You have to "activate" the gate. Once you're standing pretty close to the gate's threshold the cursor will change and you'll be able to enter Oblivion. Ilend Voius is the only survivor just inside the gate to Oblivion.

You can have Ilend Voius accompany you into the tower to find his friends or send him back to Savlian Matius to defend the refugees. The choice is yours.

You cannot access the tower through the main set of gates directly in front of it. Instead, you must take the long route around the West side of the island. Follow it around and eventually you'll come to The Tower Portal to the Blood Feast. Enter, and as the load screen says, SAVE OFTEN.

The red compass arrow tells you exactly where to go to get through this multi-floored hollow tower. From the Blood Feast you'll go through the Rending Halls, back to the Blood Feast (but on the second level), up to the Corridors of Dark Salvation, and back out to the Plane of Oblivion. Inside the Reapers Sprawl you'll encounter the Dremora Sigil Keeper. Kill him and take the Sigil Key off his dead body. Talk to Menien Goneld in the cage and learn...

So the huge flame shooting up through the Blood Feast leads to the Sigillum Sanguis. Further up the edge of the Blood Feast you'll find a Runes Portal. Activate it to teleport to the next floor up. Once at the top just take the Sigil Stone...

Talk to Savlian Matius and help him and his men take back the city. Once done you can enter the Chapel and free the survivors. Once the conversation between Savlian Matius and the other guard is finished you can catch up with Martin as he is leaving the castle grounds. Ask him to follow you back to Weynon Priory.

The Priory will be under attack by assassins when you get there. Enter the Chapel and help Jauffre defeat them. Jauffre believes the attackers may have taken the Amulet of Kings from his hiding place in Weynon House. Unfortunately he is right. Through the conversations you'll determine the next course of action is to hide Martin at the Cloud Ruler Temple, the hidden Blades fortress near Bruma.

Once you arrive at Cloud Ruler Temple enter the main gates and ascend to the top of the steps. Martin and Jauffre will follow and give a speech to the other guards. Speak to Martin once they are done talking. He'll wonder what to do next. Speak to Jauffre and he'll ask you to join The Blades. Congratulations, you are now a Knight Brother/Sister of the Blades. You're next task is to find Baurus at Luther Broad's Boarding House at Imperial City Elven Gardens District.

There Baurus will tell you to sit next to him and follow his lead. You'll wait for him to get up and leave the room. Follow the man sitting in the corner when he goes after Baurus. Once the assassin is dead check his body and take the book about the Mythic Dawn.

Head on over to the Arcane University and speak to Tar-Meena.

She will give you volumes 1 and 2 of the books. You have to find the other two volumes. She suggests you speak to Phintias, the proprietor of the First Edition Bookstore in the Market District.

Sit down at the table in the far corner of the bookstore. Wait a few seconds and Gwinas will enter the room. Once he gets the book from Phintias speak to him about it. Once you've explained to him the cult is behind the assassination of the Emperor he'll gladly hand you Volume 3 and not want anything to do with the cult. As for Volume 4...

You'll find Baurus back at the Boarding House. Enter the house and then exit back to the street and he'll be standing to your left. Speak to him about the meeting and he'll decide the two of you must go get the last book. Follow Baurus to the Sunken Sewer beneath the Elven Gardens District. He'll lead you the entire way so you don't have to worry about getting lost.

You have the choice of either sitting at the table and meeting with The Sponsor or standing at the top of the stairs to keep watch. Either way The Sponsor will arrive and other assassins will catch the second person standing guard. After the obvious battle that ensues you will find Volume 4 on The Sponsor's body. Also, grab the Sunken Sewers Key from one of the assassin's body. This will help you get out. Exit through Dynari Amnis' Basement. You will have to lockpick this door to get out of the basement.

Visit Tar-Meena again...

Tar-Meena asks you to come back the next day after she's had some time to think about what's in the books.

Come back the next day and she'll have some more information.

Around Noon check out the Tomb of Prince Camarril (easily found by the arrow on your Compass). You'll notice a map of Cyrodiil and a marker. Activate it to add the comment to your Journal and the marker to the map. Head to Lake Arrius, the next marker on your map. Here you will find the Caverns leading to the secret Mythic Dawn shrine. The Mythic Dawn Guard will let you into the shrine. Next you have to find the Amulet of Kings. Harrow, the Warden of the Shrine, will accept you as an initiate into the Mythic Dawn cult and require you to give him all your belongings.

You have two options here. If you want to go on an all out rampage don't give him your stuff. You will have to kill EVERYONE in the shrine. However, if you do give him everything you will still find the Mysterium Xarxes but everyone will attack you and you'll only have a Dagger as your weapon. Either way Mankar Camoran will escape to the Realm of Paradise with the Amulet of Kings. You'll find the Mysterium Xarxes on the shrine where he stood making his speech. If you choose you can free the slave you would have sacrificed.

If you gave all your stuff away you can find it... (haven't played this option yet)

Note: Alex F. mailed us the following about this quest: It appears that the option to give him all your stuff is still unknown. I did so hoping I would gain the ability to summon Mythic Dawn armor. I was wrong: all I got was a bound helmet spell. Plus, if you want your junk back, the dark elf you gave it to will be at the shrine. Kill him and all your stuff will be in his inventory. Next character I do I'm just gonna go rampage, I've learned my lesson.

Once you have the Mysterium Xarxes you must escape the Shrine and return to Cloud Ruler Temple. Just follow the map marker out of the Shrine. Jauffre will greet you at the main door to the Temple and tell you to see Martin.

So here's what we've learned so far... The only way to stop the Oblivion invasion is to relight the Dragonfires. The Emperor, the Amulet of Kings, and the Dragonfires are the three divine gifts. As long as the Dragonfires burn the barriers keep the daedra from entering Tamriel. Only an heir of Septim blood can wield the Amulet of Kings and relight the Dragonfires. Mankar Camoran's plot is almost complete.

In the meantime Martin asks you to speak to Jauffre about Mythic Dawn agents spying on the Temple. Jauffre tells you that strangers have been sighted near the Temple. He suspects they are Mythic Dawn spies based out of Bruma. You need to talk to Captain Burd of the Bruma Guard for more information. Also, Steffan of the Blades can tell you where he has seen the suspected spies.

The location will appear on your Compass. The Hestra Rune Stone will also give you Bound Mace and Gauntlets for a good length of time if you activate it. Heading over to Bruma, you'll find Captain Burd in the Castle's Great Hall or the Barracks.

Head over to Jearl's house. You'll have to lockpick your way in. Jearl and his friend skip any introductions and immediately fight you. Take them both down. Search their bodies. You'll find a Basement Key. You'll find the Basement right under your feet in Jearl's house, half hidden by the carpet. Here you will find a scroll with the plans the Mythic Dawn have. Take this to Jauffre immediately.

You should also speak to Martin on his progress with the Mysterium Xarxes.

You will need to locate a Daedra Artifact. Martin has a copy of "Modern Heretics". Read this for information on where to find a Daedra Artifact. The book describes the Shrine of Azura and marks it on your map. You can get an artifact from there perhaps...

Commentary: Yes, unfortunately, for those who have played Morrowind will probably guess that the artifact is Azura's Star, the finest Soul Gem in the game. Luckily, You don't have to use Azura's Star. Any ol' Daedric Artifact will do. So see Daedric Quests section and pick one you don't care to have the item from so you can give it away.

Once you have the Daedric Artifact, give it to Martin.

Martin tells you to speak to Jauffre. Another Oblivion Gate has opened near Bruma, and the Countess has asked for the Blades to help her guardsmen close it. You're the only one who's closed a gate. You get to take the guards into Oblivion, along with Captain Burd, and shut the gate. In this Plane of Oblivion the main tower is called The Fury Spike. Head into the Rending Halls, up to the Corridors of Dark Salvation, and once you get to the Sigil Stone chamber, do the deed.

Martin has discovered the second item needed to open the portal to Mankar Camoran's realm of Paradise. Now you must obtain the blood of a god, Tiber Septim's blood. Jauffre will tell you the story only the Blades know. You need to seek out Tiber Septim's armor. It's in the catacombs beneath the ruins of Sancre Tor. Jauffre will give you the key to the outer door.

Once inside Sancre Tor, you're task is rather straightforward: Find the skeletons of the four Blades guards. Kill them and free their ghosts. The four will help lift the cursed barrier guarding Tiber Septim's grave. The Compass will direct you to each of their locations. Once you've freed the fourth ghost follow him down to Tiber Septim's shrine. The four will lift the curse and allow you to take the armor off the shrine.

Now head back to Martin.

You'll find Miscarcand between Kvatch and Skingrad. This ruin has a few new types of puzzles to solve as you make your way to the Great Welkynd Stone. The first point of frustration will be a false wall right after the main entrance. In front of you will be a wall, but the map shows a hallway extending beyond that... don't worry about it now. You'll find out why later.

The first trick is in this first section. In the western most room you'll find a glowing button on the wall. Press it to open the gate located just before the next section, Sel Vanua. It took me an hour to realize that button opened the gate. I had pressed it twice, since the first time didn't cause any immediate result for me... thus raising the gate back up before I reached it.

In Sel Vanua you'll have to find two buttons. In chronological order you reach the one in the big room in the NE corner first. This will raise the cage covering a Stone that will recharge all your enchanted weapons and armor to full. The second button is in the Southern hallway. This will open a gate to the next section, Morimath.

Stick to the high ground in Morimath. You'll eventually reach the Great Welkynd Stone. This will lower a few false walls and freeing the Great Miscarcand King from his confines. Once he's dead take the Miscarcand Key from him and make your way through the hidden hallway where he came from. The key will open the locked gate which... leads you directly to the first section and to the entrance door.

You will receive this task just after you eliminate the Spies in Bruma and then the Countess will bring up the subject again during The Defense of Bruma. You do not have to complete this quest but it may help if you cannot defend the castle before the Great Oblivion Gate opens. This all depends on your level. High level characters that can take on six or so enemies at the same time (along with the ten or so Bruma guards at your side).

Now we must visit the other large cities and get their help defending Bruma from the largest attack from Oblivion and the Mythic Dawn that Cyrodiil has ever seen. Each city gets a red compass marker so let's start in a loose clockwise order:

Chorrol
Cheydinhal
Leyawiin
Bravil
Skingrad
Kvatch
Anvil
The Imperial City

Take the stone back to Martin. He'll be talking to Jauffre when you arrive and the conversation is not good. The bottom line is the forth and final item needed is a Great Sigil Stone. To get this stone is to allow a Great Oblivion Gate to open. All the other gates are regular old Oblivion Gates, nothing special. So this mean allowing the Mythic Dawn to continue their plan to attack Bruma.

The Countess of Bruma won't be too pleased with the idea of deliberately allowing an attack on Bruma take place. However, after you speak to her she reluctantly agrees and meets with Martin in the Chapel of Talos. Follow her there and when you're ready for battle, let her know.

Before you agree to enter the Great Oblivion Gate she offers the choice to call up more Allies for Bruma (if you haven't already done so) or continue on a begin the quest for the Great Sigil Stone. If you're ready for the big battle tell the Countess. Follow Martin all the way down to the battlefield.

While you battle you need to make sure Martin doesn't get killed. It won't take long for the other two gates to open and the Great Gate to form. Once the Great Gate opens enter it. You'll find the Daedric Siege Engine crawling towards the portal. If it exits the Gate before you reach the Sigil Stone, all will be lost. You have 13 minutes to get to the Sigillum Sanguis and get the Stone.

There are four towers in a square with bridges connecting them. The main tower is called the World Breaker and the other three are World Breaker Guard. You'll only enter two of the three Guard towers. From the closest Guard tower marked with the red arrow, make your way to the top. Each of these towers have the ascending platform with the spike in the middle. Just activate it with the lever on the wall like the other Planes of Oblivion you've visited already.

Between the second and third is a broken bridge. You'll have to get a running jump (good Acrobatics will help greatly here) to make it across. Once your in front of the large gate there is a lever that will open it. From the main World Breaker room head up to the Vaults of End Times, back into World Breaker, to the locked door to the Sigillum Sanguis. The lock is Average. Just get the Sigil Stone and that's it.

Give the stone to Martin and follow him all the way back to Cloud Ruler Temple. Once inside he'll put the four items together and prepare the portal to Paradise

This portal is a one way door. Once you enter, you're stuck until the end. Make sure you have all the stuff you need for a lengthy battle with Mankar Camoran in the end.

Paradise has a very straightforward layout. Just follow the stone path along and listen to Mankar Camoran's monologue. This place is also referred to as Gaiar Alata by the locals. As you talk to them you'll come to find they are trapped here, an eternal hell that looks beautiful. The Savage Garden will lead you to the Flooded Grotto.

Kathutet will mark the direction to the Lair of Anaxes. You'll find Xivilai trapped behind a boulder. Just "activate" the logs holding the boulder in place and he'll be free. Return to Kathutet to get the Bands of the Chosen and enter the Forbidden Grotto at the back end of the Flooded Grotto.

Along the way you'll run into a High Elf named Eldamil.

Accept his offer and pretend to be his prisoner until his Dremora overseer finished his inspection. Get into the cage and let him lower you. You won't touch the lava below. Once he raises you back up you can escape through the back of the cage. Head South and Eldamil will remove the Bands.

The rest is straightforward. No special things you have to do to get out. Just follow the caves as they zig-zag around and you'll eventually find your way back to Paradise. At the top of the path you'll find Mankar Camaron's Palace. Mankar is sitting on his throne and will give another drawn out speech. Once it's over the battle will begin.

Once Mankar is dead you have just enough time to take a few nice leveled items from his body. But if you don't get to him in time, don't worry, you'll still have the Amulet when Paradise dissolves around you. Give the Amulet of Kings to Martin and he'll put it on. As you had hoped it stays on, proving he is of Septim blood.

This is not the end, however. Mehrunes Dagon can still invade Tamriel until the Dragonfires are relit. Travel to the Imperial City to make Martin officially Emperor.

Enter the Elder Council Chambers in the Imperial Palace with Martin. As you are about to present Martin as Emperor to Chancellor Ocato a guard will barge in and announce the city is under attack. You must get Martin safely to the Temple of the One. Martin will be surrounded by you, the guards and a whole bunch of daedra on the way to the Temple. The next big problem is that Mehrunes Dagon will also be there attacking people. You can still get passed him. Once inside the Temple, just go over to where the green arrow leads you on the Compass. This is where Martin will give his final speech to you and say his goodbyes. He knows what he must do. Now enjoy the following in game cinema scene (and don't drool too much on your keyboard) and finally the endgame rendered movie. Congratulations, you've saved humanity, again.

The End... or so it seems.

Two week is a long wait. But it's worth it.

In this section you'll find all the quests available in the game, that aren't related to the main quest. Did you find a quest, and isn't it listed here yet? Let the person responsible for that part know.

Joining (you can only join if you do not have bounties on your head):

• Anvil - Carahil
• Bravil - Kud-Ei
• Cheydinhal - Falcar
• Chorrol - Teekeeus
• Leyawiin - Dagail
• Skingrad - Adrienne Berene

Arcane University - closed until Recommendation quests are completed

Penalties:

• Theft from a guild member - resupply the alchemical stocks by collecting 20 Dragon's Tongue Flowers and 20 Redwort flowers.
• Murder of a guild member - find 20 portions of vampire dust and 20 Daedra hearts.

Go to Volanaro in the cellar of the guild and speak to him and raise his disposition to 70 and find out the truth behind where J'skar is.

Follow his instructions to steal the Manual of Spellcraft from Frasoric's desk. He will give you what you need to be able to get into the office and desk by teaching you an unlock spell, though the locks can be picked fairly easily.

Get the book and give it to Volanaro.

He will meet you in the cellar at 10pm to take the invisibility spell off of J'skar.

Talk to Jeanne.

You have your recommendation.

Varon Vamoir has stolen Ardaline's staff. Speak to Kud-Ei about it and she will tell you to recover the staff any way that you can.

Use the charm scroll 'beguile' on Varon Vamori and talk to him about Ardaline and the Mage's Staff.

Talk to Kud-Ei.

Head to the Plaza District to find Soris Arenmim.

Use the beguile scroll on him and get his disposition up above 70 and he'll sell it for 200 gold. If you buy it you get this journal entry:

You can buy it, or you can speak to his wife Erissare Arenim and use a Beguile scroll on her to raise her disposition high enough (above 65) so that she tells you that you can find the staff in a locked chest in the cellar. The key is upstairs in Soris's desk. You can get the staff that way, as well. When you have the staff, return to Kud-El and speak to her.

Talk to Falcar and find out that the The Ring of Burden has been lost down a well, and your task is to get it back for Falcar.

You will need a key for the well, and Deetsan has that key. It is best to wait and talk to her when Falcar is not around, as she is more forthcoming when he is out of earshot.

You'll find that someone else, Vidkun - was sent down there already and has not been heard from since. Deetsan will teach you a spell, Buoyancy - which combines Feather with Water Breathing to better help you when you are down in the well. The ring you are looking for will add 200 points to your encumbrance, so drop as much as you can so that you will not be over encumbered before you go down there. Get the ring and return to talk to Deetsan.

Falcar will be gone when you get back, and Deetsan explains this to you when you talk to her. Drop the ring where you choose.

A search of the dresser near the bed turns up two dark Soul Gems.

Take these to Deetsan.

Speak to Carahil and find out about a series of murders and kidnappings along the Gold Road. Carahil wants you to be the bait in trying to solve the mystery.

Speak to Arielle.

Speak to Christophe Marane about getting a room and let him know you are a traveling merchant.

Jurard will meet you there and will let you know the plan of attack.

When you sleep you get another Journal entry:

Leave the inn and head east along the road. Along the road you will see Caminalda, a familiar face from the inn. She is hostile and will attack. You can kill her, and take what you find from her body. You'll note that there is a room key on her person. Take the key back to her room at the inn and use it to get inside. You'll find some loot in a chest in the room that you can take.

Speak to Carahil.

Speak to Adrienne Berene to find out that a mage Erthor borrowed some of her notes and she wants them back.

Ask around to find out where Erthor is, and speak to Sullinus Vassinus and then Druja.

She will teach you a Weak Fireball spell to help you out. Now to find the cave. Once you find the cave from where it is marked on your map, you will find Zombies inside. You will need to kill them first before Erthor will come with you.

You can either escort Erthor back, or you can send him back on his own. You will then get your recommendation.

First, speak to Dagail. She won't have much to say, outside of your needing to talk to Agate.

When you talk to Agate, you'll find out that Dagail has been having visions, which as of late have been confused. She needs her Seer's Stone amulet which has gone missing.

Speak to the guild members and Sdrassa and Alves Uvenim will mention Kalthar. Upon speaking to Kalthar, you will be instructed to speak with Agate over what you find out.

Speak with Agate.

Dagail gives you a vision in riddle form and your journal will clear it up for you.

Your job now is to find the fort where Dagail's father was stationed. You are pointed in the direction of Fort Blueblood. Once you get to the fort, explore and take out the enemies you find there. You will find in the innermost room a coffin - inside the coffin is the amulet.

Head back out, and you will be confronted by Kalthar. You will have to fight Kalthar.

You will then get your recommendation.

Your job is to talk to Earana and find out what she wants from Teekeeus. Earana wants you to find a book for her called Fingers of the Mountain. This book is in Cloud Top, a ruin in the mountains of Chorrol.

Speak to Teekeeus and find that he also wants the book.

Head to the Cloud Top ruin and you'll find the book on a corpse there in the ruin.

Give the book to Teekeeus.

If you have given the book to Teekeeus instead of Earana, she asks you to steal it from him and bring it to her. Should you refuse, you will not get the opportunity to do her side quest for the Fingers of the Mountain spell.

If you decide to steal it from Teekeeus, he keeps it in his room on the top floor living quarter, behind a locked door inside a locked chest.

If you choose to steal the book to Earana she will ask for time to translate the work. She will give you some notes which instruct you to find a Welkynd stone in an Ayleid ruin and then return to Cloud Top and cast a shock spell at the magickal pillar there. Casting the spell at the pillar causes you to be struck by lightening (so you will need to either counter the spell or fortify your health), but you will get in return a lightening spell called Fingers of the Mountain.

If you talk to Teekeeus after giving the book to Earana, he wants you to steal back the book. You can find the book in her chest in her room in the Grey Mare.

Once you finish your recommendation quests, you get this entry:

Travel to the Arcane University and speak with Raminus Polus.

Polus promotes you to Apprentice, and gives you a Robe of the Apprentice.

Speak to Polus about tasks and he will task you with finding wood for a mage's staff.

Find and enter Wellspring Cave.

You will be attacked by a Necromancer and you will find the body of Zahrasha.

Search her body and get the Wellspring Key. Proceed through and you'll find more necromancers who will attack you. Leave Wellspring cave and you'll find more necromancers. When all are defeated you get another entry:

Look for Eletta's body and activate it to get this entry:

Head to the small grove of trees and look for a stone chest and open it to find an unfinished staff. Take this back to Raminus, and speak to him. He will instruct you to finish your staff.

Find Delmar and choose your staff. You can choose to enchant it with Destruction (fire, frost, shock), Illusion (charm, paralyze, silence), or Mysticism (soul trap, telekinesis, dispel). Once you choose you get this entry:

He says to come back tomorrow (24 hours) for the completed staff. When you come back, speak to Delmar and he will tell you your staff is completed and you can take it (along with the scrolls you find) from the cupboard. You now have your custom staff.

Speak again to Polus, and you will be advanced to Journeyman and will be given a new task.

Raminus Polus has asked me to retrieve a book from Janus Hassildor, Count of Skingrad.

Travel to Skingrad and speak with the castle steward, Mercator Hosidius.

Speak to Mercator Hosidius the next day, who has an update for you.

Mercator meets you there with two necromancers - who proceed to attack you. Kill them all and the Count will appear and speak with you.

Go and speak to Polus, who tells you the nature of the quest, and why you were sent, along with telling you the Count's true nature.

You will be promoted to Evoker, and will get a new task.

Leave the Arcane University and find Jarol (he will be wearing a white robe). He will set you to the task of finding Vahtacen, and give you a key.

Find and speak with Skaleel.

Head down into the ruin and speak with Denel. You will find a trunk behind him that contains spells that you need later, so take them now (thanks to SweetG[UK] at Planet Elder Scrolls who pointed this out to me). He sends you to speak to Skaleel about some reference materials.

Ask Skaleel for the reference materials, which will help Denel translate, or simply skip ahead to this if Skaleel is nowhere to be found (as she was in my game):

Stand in the southwest corner of the pillar room, and shoot a fire spell at the pillar. Parts of it will move. Now, move to the left to the next corner, and shoot a frost spell at the pillar. Parts of it will move.

Move again to the left to the next corner and shoot a damage magicka spell at the pillar. Parts of it will move. Move again to the left to the next corner and shoot a fortify magicka spell at the pillar and the puzzle will unlock. The pillar moves down, revealing a staircase.

Head down into Vahtacen. Work your way through the tarn and you will be confronted with ghosts (or wraiths), and traps. The last room has a large raised area with no apparent way to get to the top. You must head up the staircase in the north part of the room and activate a switch on your right to raise the stairs. Head up the newly activated stairs in the middle of the room. You will encounter skeletons here, and you can fight them off. There is a switch on a pillar near the cage which opens it and you can take the object you find there.

Skaleel asks you to take the object back to Irlav Jarol.

Find Irlav and deliver the artifact.

Speak to Polus again and he speaks to you about necromancy, and trying to gather information on Necromancers. He sends you to the Mystic Archives to speak to Tar-Meena.

Tar-Meena is overwhelmed and asks you to consult a book, "Necromancer's Moon".

The book is on a small round table by the door. Look through it and read about how to make your own black soul gems, if you are so inclined. Take the book and talk to Tar-Meena again.

Talk to Raminus Polus, who sends you to Bothiel. You may also talk to him about advancement to get raised to the rank of Conjurer.

Find and speak to Bothiel.

Speak to Raminus Polus, who takes the note and sends you to another task.

Fast travel to Vahtacen, and walk over to Dark Fissure. There are mountains, so you'll have to take a long route finding a way to climb up.

Once you get there, you can wait and watch a Necromancer come out and exchange soul gems at the altar, or you can simply go into the cave and fight the first one you see who has a handwritten note on him. Take this note and get this journal entry:

Talk to Raminus Polus and get this entry:

This completes Raminus Polus's quests. You are now to take direction from the Arch Mage Hannibal Traven himself.

Speak to Hannibal Traven.

Head to Nenyond Twyll and enter. You will first encounter Fithragaer who instructs you to follow him. Unfortunately, he runs directly into a trap and is killed.

Head into the ruin and watch for traps. You will encounter Necromancers, and will find a Mariette Rielle who informs you that Alias is now a Worm Thrall and will not be leaving.

Head down into the large bottom chamber. Your pointer will direct you to the door where Alias is hidden behind. There is a switch to the left of the door which, when activated will reveal what is left of Alias. Activate him to get this journal entry:

Report back, and get this entry:

You are instructed to return to Raminus Polus for an advancement to Warlock.

Speak with the Arch Mage and get this entry.

Hal-Liurz brings in the count, who tells you that you must do him a favor if you want the information he has for the Guild.

Go to Bloodcrust Cavern and fight the vampires. Once you kill the last one and take its dust, you get this entry:

The Vampire Hunters are staying at the Two Sisters Lodge in Skingrad. Head there and speak with Eridor. Tell him that the vampires are already dead and he will ask for proof. You get the option of showing him the vampire dust, and with that - they leave Skingrad.

There is an alternate way mentioned in the guide if you do not want to fight vampires. Simply go to the Vampire Hunters and tell them where the Vampires are holed up. The hunters will go to the cavern and fight the vampires themselves. Wait for journal entries saying that the Vampire Hunters are either dead or have left town. If you do not get these in a day's time, you'll have to go to the cavern and kill the vampires yourself. You can also opt to kill the Vampire Hunters yourself to rid them, if you choose.

Once the Vampires are dead, and the Vampire Hunters gone return to the castle. Speak to Hal-Liurz, who fetches the count for you.

Speak to the count.

Speak to Hannibal Traven about Mannimarco to complete the quest and get this entry:

You will have to wait a few days before you are set to another task. The guide suggests waiting at least three days before talking to Hannibal Traven again.

When he is ready, Hannibal Traven sets you to another task.

Head to the Bruma Mages Guild. When you get there, you get this message:

Fight your way through various undead working from the bottom floor up. When you get to Jeanne's office you will be confronted by a Necromancer and you must fight her. Once she is dead, someone reveals himself in a corner. Don't attack him!

Return to the Arch Mages quarters and speak to him.

The Arch Mage asks for a few days (3) to prepare for the next task at hand. Head down to Polus, who will promote you to Wizard and teach you a spell that combines fire, frost and shock.

Given enough time, you are set to a new task by the Arch Mage. Irlav Jarol has taken an artifacts to Fort Teleman to study it, and another has been taken to Fort Ontus and the Arch Mage wants them back.

Head to Fort Teleman and enter. You'll get this entry:

Make your way through the Necromancers until you find the corpse of Irlav Jarol, and take the Bloodworm Helm from his corpse. When you do, you'll get this update:

Deliver the Helm and get this update:

Now, you must head to Fort Ontus to recover the Necromancer's Amulet.

Take the trek to Fort Ontus. When you find it and approach the door, you'll get this message:

You'll encounter mages who tell you to talk to Carayana. Follow the path around to where Caranya is and open the last gate using a lever on your left to get down into the room where she is. She won't be cooperative, so prepare for a fight. Get in close and take her down.

Your journal will update when you defeat her:

All of the "mages" who are really necromancers will attack you on the way out, so be prepared. Leave the fort and return to the Arch-Mage.

Head down to Polus, who promotes you to the rank of Master Wizard.

You are set to a new task by the Arch-Mage.

Head to Silorn and you'll meet the battlemages there. Speak to Thalfin.

Station them where you like, and each will express where they are best used based on their abilities. I put Thafil up close, Iver up close and Merete further back.

The Necromancers will emerge and you'll get an update if you don't stop Falcar from running back inside Silorn:

This was a hard trek. Necromancers everywhere, and a series of confusing switches. Getting to the place where Falcar is isn't hard.
Its getting past the gate to get to him that is. You'll come to a place on the map where you can see where he is, but is separated from you by a gate which is remotely activated. The switch is above and behind you on a small balcony. To get there, you have to backtrack. There is a switch on a pillar in the room with the alchemy apparatus which lowers stones for you to go through. You'll need to go through this passage and work your way up to a small balcony above the location of the locked gates. Hit the switch, and jump down to the newly activated gates.

Be prepared. Falcar is a tough fight. Defeat him, search his body to take the soul gem and get this entry:

Take back the gem and get this entry:

Speak to Traven, who promotes you to Arch-Mage and tasks you with taking on Mannimarco himself.

Hannibal Traven will put his own soul into the Black Soul Gem and will fall at your feet. Search his body and pick up the key you find (for later), and the Black Soul Gem to take with you to Echo Cave.

Follow your map to Echo Cave. You will see Bolor Savel outside of the cave, and he has the key to get in. He attacks you - kill him and take the key. Enter the cave.

Work your way through the Necromancers to the bottom level of the cave, where you will encounter Mannimarco. He will have a speech for you, then you can fight him. Defeat him and get this message:

Speak to Raminus Polus.

You will receive your robe and hood, as well as accolades. The Arch-Mage's office is now yours, and the quarters are yours as well. You get to now enlist the help of Apprentices to come along and fight with you (one at a time). You also get the privilege of a resupplying chest for alchemical ingredients. There is a chest in your new quarters in which you put a single portion of an ingredient into and 24 hours later, you will find more of that item that will be at your disposal for a week.

Your quests are at an end, congratulations!

I was recently penalized for stealing from a Mage Guild member. I had to find the 20 Dragon's Tongue Flowers and the 20 Redwort Flowers. It took an awful long time.

Fortunately, I was able to find a "Chuckle Patch" (forgive the Magic Garden reference...as I reveal my age) of Dragon's Tongue and Redwort Flowers.

I have taken a snapshot of the exact location as it appears on the Oblivion map. (Note: in version 1.2 of the guide this image has been updated for more clarity.)

The flowers are located at the top of the letter D in the word "BLACKWOOD".

The Oblivion Guide (by Prima) does NOT reveal this location. They suggest a cave situated slightly north of where I discovered the flowers. There were only a few Dragon's Tongue flowers in their suggested location versus the vast amount discovered in my "Chuckle Patch" (which, in honor of us old school gamers, I will be naming this location) :)

Head to Burz gro-Khash in Cheydinhal to start this quest.

Leave Cheydinhal and head towards the mine by horse or by foot. Enter it, and talk with Rienna. Give her a weapon, and give the other two members a weapon too.

Run around and start smashing the faces of the Goblins. You'll get a message when you're done with the job.

When you talk with Burz gro-Khash, you'll get some gold and be promoted to Apprentice.

For this quest you need to speak with Azzan in Anvil.

When you find Arvena Thelas, you'll find out you don't need to get rid of the rats, but of something that's bothering her rats.

Enter the house of Arvena and then enter the basement. You'll find the problem - a mountain lion. In a house... indeed. Kill it for her.

When you tell Arvena about it, she wants you to get rid of more mountain lions. Well, it's all in the job. She knows of a hunter though.

Talk with Pinarus Inventius, and you'll both go hunting down mountain lions outside of town. Follow him and kill the four lions. Arvena must be happy, let's go tell her!

Go after the next mountain lion and get rid of it. Arvena isn't done with you though.

Wait until it's night (7PM should do) and sneak towards the back on the house of Arvena. Seen enough you'll see Quill-Weave drop some meat down there. Confront her about it, and she asks you not to tell Arvena about it.

If you don't tell Arvena, Quill-Weave will give you a free level-up for Acrobatics. So, tell Arvena Quill-Weave has nothing to do with it, and get yourself that free level-up for Acrobatics.

Mike submitted the following extra info: If you rat out Quill-Weave to Arvena Thelas, Arvena will train you a level up in speechcraft.

Return to Azzan for the second quest he can give you.

Head down the store of Norbert and talk with him. Seems some thieves are stealing his stuff.

Wait until it's around 7 PM, and just wait (intervals of one hour should do) until you find three thieves sneaking into the store. Hit them with your sword/dagger/mage/staff etc. and get rid of them. Report back to Norbert.

Head back to Azzan to get promoted to Journeyman. He has no more jobs for now, but directs you to Chorrol. Talk with Vilena Don'ton there.

Well, let's have a chat with Modryn Oreyn for this quest.

Maglir can be found inside an inn. He'll tell you the job was too dangerous for that kind of money, but you're welcome to finish it.

Fallen Rock can be found northwest of Skingrad, and is a short walk (or horse ride). Enter it, and be ready for some killing before you'll get the journal. Check your map if you're lost. Make sure to keep the Ectoplasm that the ghosts drop, because you need them in a second for the next quest. After you found the journal, you can return it to Maglir or just return to Modryn. Since Maglir didn't complete his job, let's just return to Modryn and finish the quest.

Modryn has another job for you, involving more members of the Fighters Guild that are causing problems.

Head to Leyawiin and ask a random citizen (a guard will do) about the problems. He/she'll guide you to the Five Claws Lodge, so go there.

Talk with the men here, and soon enough you'll find out the problem - they have nothing to do, because the Blackwood Company takes all the jobs.

Talk with a citizen in the city (for example, the woman behind the bar in the lodge) and bribe them so they'll tell you about Margate. Find her, and talk with her. She wants 5 pieces of ectoplasm, and then she'll help you. Remember how I told you to collect them?

If you don't have 5 pieces of ectoplasm (most likely) there are various ways to get them:

• Buy one at the All Things Alchemical in Skingrad (only has one!)
• Enter the dungeon of a random chapel. They often have ghosts.
• Go dungeon-hunting.
• The side quest The Ghost Ship of Anvil which contains exactly 5 ghosts to kill on a boat in Anvil (thanks Robert!)

Well, tell the people the good news.

When you head back to Modryn Oreyn, he'll promote you to Swordsman.

Want more work? Head to Azzan.

Talk with a random person in Anvil to directed towards Newheim the Portly. Talk with him and he'll tell you where the cave is. Also accept the side-quest to find his family heirloom, because it's easy enough to do.

Head north of the city to find the cave. Get rid of all the thieves inside, and make sure you get the family heirloom too. There is also a nice Dwarven Longsword here (Blade, one hand).

If you got the heirloom, return that first. After that return to Azzan to finish the quest.

Azzan has no more work, but Burz gro-Khash does.

Water's Edge is a small village north of Leyawiin. When you talk with Biene Amlion, she'll explain that her father left her a big debt, but that she'll be able to pay it off by getting a sword and armor from the family tomb. You can get the sword and armor, or pay her 1000 gold. The latter is easy, but probably not worth it.

The tomb can be found north of Leyawiin, but on the other side of the river (it's almost straight to the east of Water's Edge). There is an Oblivion gate close too, but that's not the point. Inside you'll have to open a secret passage by pulling a cord in order to proceed your journey. At the upper level you'll find the sword and armor.

If you want to keep the sword and armor (possibly worth over 1000 gold), you can just give her 1000 gold. If you don't want the stuff, you can give them to her.

When you return, you'll be able to advance to Protector. Yay!

There is nothing to do in Cheydinhal anymore, but enough in Chorrol.

When you talk with Modryn Oreyn in Chorrol, he'll explain the quest - complete a mission with the Guild Master's son. He can't die, so it's easy enough.

Have a chat with Viranus Don'ton. He much be fond of this mother, because he wants to speak with her first. Tell him not to, and head to the cave. It's northwest of Chorrol, and you can reach it by going through the wilderness.

After slaying a few trolls and other creatures, you'll find the corpse of Galtus Previa.

Report back to Modryn, and Viranus will leave your party. However, he as another job for you straight away.

When you go to Bravil, you can find out Maglir is on a tavern called the Lonely Suitor Lodge. Visit the fool and have a chat with him.

So much for Maglir. Report this back to Oreyn, and he'll tell you to finish the contract, so talk with Aryarie in the Bravil Mages guild to get the real quest.

Robber's Glen Cave can be found by following the road north of Bravil. Inside you'll find 12 imps and one troll - enough to finish the quest. Give the stuff back to Aryarie to get a nice ring.

When you talk with Oreyn, your rank will be increased again - this time to Defender.

Modryn Oreyn has another job for you, but this time it's unofficial...

Wait until it's around 8 pm, and head to the house of Modryn. Talk with him, and he'll tell you to meet him in Leyawiin.

Head to Leyawiin by fast-traveling, because following Modryn will take ages, and there'll be plenty more of him to see this mission. Arpenia can be found far north from Leyawiin. He'll follow you there, so guide the way.

Inside of Arpenia, explore every single bit - make sure you leave no part of the map uncovered. This means you need to go through a series of traps. Once you did this, Modryn will tell you he knows of another ruin, where Azani Blackheart most likely is.

Follow Modryn towards the next ruins, north of your current location. Inside you're the one who's leading again, so explore the place until you found Azani Blackheart. Kill him, and (if you're using light armor) make sure you grab his goodies. Get the ring too, because Modryn wants it.

Modryn will leave the ruins by himself, and tells you to do some other jobs for now.

Talk with Azzan to get yourself a brand new job.

The easiest way to reach the cave is by heading to Kvatch, and go northeast from there. Talk with Elante inside.

Elante will lead the way, so follow her. After a short while and a few battles, you'll reach the shrine and the quest is done already.

Head to Azzan for your money. No more quests here, so head to Burz gro-Khash.

Head to Bravil and talk with a person here. Bribe him/her in order to get the information out.

Head to Bloodmayne Cave and kill the fugitives. Note that there are two ways to enter the cave, and you have to take both ways in order to kill them all. One of them is on the upper level of the cave, but with a well aimed shot, you can take care of that.

When you talk with Burz gro-Khash, you'll be able to promote to Guardian. Yay.

Burz gro-Khash has no more work right now, but Modryn has, so talk with him.

The mine is located a bit south of Leyawiin. Enter, and explore until you find Viranus Don'ton. Dead. Might as well grab his journal.

Tell Modryn the news, and he'll be a little bit angry... He should be worried instead, because it's his fault, but that's an ethical decision he has to work out himself, right? For now, you should find new work.

Burz gro-Khash has work for you again, so go talk to him.

Head to the estate north of Cheydinhal and talk with mister my-name-is-very-long-and-hard-to-type. He fears his daughter is taken by ogres.

When you head east of the estate, you'll bump into the ogres soon enough. The three of them can be a difficult fight, so try to take on out by sneaking. When you're done, return the Lady to mister my-name-is-very-long-and-hard-to-type. He'll even give you a sword.

Burz gro-Khash is a happy man again if you return to him and tell him the news. He even has another job for you.

Oooh a mystery! Go talk with Drarana Thelis of the small village.

I don't know if it has to be night in order to do this quest, but it doesn't hurt. When you arrive, you'll see will-o-the-wisps, and they are annoying. Your normal weapon doesn't hurt them, but magic does (silver too?). If you can't defeat them, run from them.

Inside the cave you'll soon enough find the corpses of the townsfolks, killed by trolls. Your task is to kill the trolls who did this. You have to find these bodies or you will not be able to continue the quest!

Yes, let's tell Drarana about this. Her voice doesn't reveal her pain, but apparently she is sad. Report back to Burz.

Burz gro-Khash doesn't have any jobs, but Azzan does. Talk with him and then talk with the priest inside the Chapel in Bruma.

Go east of Bruma and find the lonely thief. He doesn't have the stone, though.

The ruin can be found far east of your current location, so you may want to fast-travel to a location closer to it, if available.

Inside you'll find out that the stone is locked behind a gate that you can't just open. Look behind you and up. You'll see a balcony here. Your goal is to go there and push the block. This will open the gate, and allows you to get the stone.

When you return is to the priest, he'll give you 3 Strong Potions of Healing. Go tell Azzan.

Going back to Burz is useless. Get yourself promoted instead, to Champion.

Go talk to Modryn. He wants you to join the Blackwood Company.

The cave can be found east of Chorrol, and can be a long walk/ride. Once you are inside, kill all the members of the Blackwood Company and find the leader. Talk with him, and he'll follow you (if not, hit him - but don't kill him). Bring him to Oreyn.

Modryn wants you to get information from Ajum-Kajin. Tell the fellow to sit down and ask for information. If he refuses, hit him with your sword, or cast some magic on him. When you are about to ask the final question, he'll commit suicide.

Oreyn will give you the Greater Amulet of Interrogation. He wants you to infiltrate into the Blackwood Company.

Jennifer reported a problem with this quest: "When entering the Blackwood company hall to speak with Jeetum-Ze: if he is on the stairs, don't talk to him! He will ask you to follow him to the training room and then try to walk through you. This triggers a lock up in the game where he will walk repeatedly up and down the stairs, but will never show in the training room."

Head to Leyawiin, and talk with the leader about joining. He'll allow you to join, and order you to follow him into the basement. The mission involves Water's Edge, and you need to drink something called Hist.

You don't have to travel to Water's Edge manually, because the game will fast-travel to get you there.

Hit the goblins, but don't hit your 'friends'. If you do, they'll just start to attack you. The person leading you tells you there are more goblins inside the houses. Enter them, and notice how the goblins don't attack, and almost appear to live there. Kill them.

You'll pass out, and wake up in the house of Modryn Oreyn. Talk with him about the case.

Return to Water's Edge, and talk with the father of Biene Amelion. Everyone is dead, and yes, you did this. He doesn't know though. Go tell Modryn.

Jennifer writes about this quest: "We read that Jeetum-Ze is not always in his room and that walking in and then out will trigger his appearance. Our first time through he was not in his room. We opened his door to leave and he was walking right in front of his door and we ran into him. He turned to fight and as we tried to hit him the game locked up. I think this is because he calls up a headless zombie and we were standing right where it appeared! We had to start the entire game system again.

Second time around we used a detect life and he appeared to our right. If you can catch him there he still calls up the zombie, but you can kill both with almost the same sword swing. Space is pretty tight. We were at level 11 in case that changes things."

Head to the headquarters to get a warm welcome. You'll have to find a bunch of the Blackwood Company members at the same time, which can be tricky. Be sure you go after the man with the red sword first, because he can drain your health (and his sword is nice to have). Head upstairs until you find Ri'Zakar. Grab the key from his corpse.

Rest, and enter the basement, where the tree is located. Battle the two mages and then it's time to end the life of the tree.

You'll find two lose pipes in this room. Pick them up (in your inventory) and then find the two sides of the machine with spinning wheels. Use them on both sides, and the thing will catch fire.

Outside the room you'll meet Maglir. He even wants to fight you. Hit him... hard. Return back to Oreyn to get the Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw - a heavy armor helm with some nice stats. Talk with Vilena Donon in order to become Master of the Fighters Guild.

Talk with Modryn about this. He is happy with the news, obviously.

Talk with Modryn again, and you can select what he should do. Each month you can return to the guild, and get yourself some money. Good work master!

To join the Arena, head to the Imperial city, Arena District and speak to Hundolin standing in a doorway, who offers you a choice of being a gambler or a fighter. If you want to be a combatant, You will get a journal update:

Find and speak with Owyn.

He will give you a choice of heavy or light raiments (both enchanted with +2 personality and +5 athletics). You must wear this during your matches, or face disqualification. You can choose your weapons (there are various weapons there you can use), shield and helm but you must wear the raiment.

Pit Dog - 50, 50, 100
Brawler - 100, 100, 150
Bloodletter - 150, 150, 200
Myrmidon - 200, 200, 250
Warrior - 250, 250, 300
Gladiator - 300, 300, 350
Hero - 350, 350, 500
Champion - 1000
Grand Champion - weekly matches with varying gold for each match

Match One: Wood Elf - blade, shield, helm
Match Two: Imperial - blade, shield, helm
Match Three: Argonian - archer

Match One: Nord - axe
Match Two: Twin Wood Elf sisters - one is an archer, the other has a blade
Match Three: Khajiit - axe

Match One: Redguard - mace or blade, shield
Match Two: Breton - blade, heavy armor
Match Three: Dark Elf - archer, blade

Match One: Wood Elf - enchanted frost dagger
Match Two: High Elf - blade, light armor
Match Three: Orc - axe, heavy armor

Match One: Nord - blade
Match Two: High Elf - spellcaster, blade
Match Three: Orc - warhammer, heavy armor

Match One: three Argonians - unarmed, but good hand-to-hand skills
Match Two: Khajiit - blade
Match Three: Breton - blade

Match One: Imperial (former Blade) - blade, shield
Match Two: Spellcaster - enchanted shield
Match Three: Yellow Team Champion, plus a magic user and an archer - you get a boar to help you in your fight

Once you fight your opponents, you are given the option to challenge the Grand Champion Agronak gro-Malog.

The Gray Prince - you can fight him straight out, or take his quest. Speak to him about 'the Gray Prince" and take the quest "Origin of the Gray Prince". You find out information that will make your fight a lot easier. The quest involves a trip to Crowhaven ruins near Anvil.
Within the ruins you will find Lord Lovidicus, the Gray Prince's father who attacks you. You can take his journal and report back what you find to the Gray Prince. Your reward is a boost in Athletics, Blade, and Block plus an easy victory in the Arena. If you fight him straight out, prepare for a long hard battle. If you take his quest, it will end with him asking you to take his life (easiest solution).

Check in with Ysabel, and choose a nickname for your character, and then you are ready for battle. When the Gray Prince is dead take his armor to Ysabel and you will get your own special armor in exchange.

Speak to Ysabel to get this entry:

The weekly matches are good for income and practice, should you choose to take on the matches.

Joining the Thieves Guild can be done in two ways:

• In the Imperial City's Trade District, steal something and let a guard catch you. Go to jail and get back to the Trade District. Some beggar should come up and give you a note.
• Head to the beggar's area of the Imperial City (southwest) around 2 AM, and find where the beggars are (east). Try to find the small group of three persons. Talk with the man holding the torch (Armand Christophe). Make sure he likes you one way or another (bribing works) and then ask about "Gray Fox" and then "Joining the Thieves Guild".

Head towards the ships, and run toward the big tower (it's a lighthouse). Pass it by and enter the Temple District. Immediately head right into the small alley, and at the end turn left. The second door on your left is the house of Amantius Allectus. In his house, check the desk on the right side to find the diary.

Now all you need to do is return to Armand Christophe and give the diary.

Talk with Armand about jobs, and you'll get a quest for this.

It should still be somewhere in the night, so you can try to steal some things. If you're not able to do this, you can wait or do this when night falls and you're in a city.

Whenever you want to sell your stolen goods, head to Bruma (fast-travel or walk, whatever you like) and find the house of Ongar.

Once you sold worth 50 gold, talk with Armand again to get a real job. Note that you need to repeat this after every quest, where the amount of stolen gold becomes bigger and bigger. Eventually you'll need to have stolen worth 1000 (or more) gold. In order to keep this all a bit easier to navigate, I will just tell you how much stuff you need to steal in order to start the quest.

Talk with Armand about the special jobs to get this one.

Quite an easy quest. Wait until it's night, and then head towards the house where you stole the diary. Around there, you'll find the South Watchtower. Enter it, and from that moment on sneak. There will be guards downstairs, but just go up. Keep going up until you ended up in the room with Hieronymus Lex. In order to get here, you'll need to pick a lock.

Once you got here, make sure not to wake him, and open the drawer to find the money and the records.

Do as said - bring them back to Armand.

Have a chat with Armand for a new job. Note that, just like before, you need to sell some stuff before you're able to get new job.

Head to Cheydinhal and ask a beggar about the bust. He'll tell you where it's located.

Enter the temple, and find the stairs that lead down. Make sure no one sees you going down there. Open the door with a picklock and enter the tomb. Sneak in here, and watch out, because there is someone guarding the bust. Find the bust, and sneak out again.

When you try to find Armand, you'll find out he's not around.

Methredhel is looking for you. She can explain you what's going on.

This may be a bit tricky, with all the guards around. Find her house (Hieronymus Lex is close to it) and enter it using a lockpick. If you're out of lockpicks, just head to your fence in Bruma. Only enter her house at night, because she'll be around. Place the bust in her cupboard when she sleeps, and find Hieronymus Lex.

You may have to bride him before you're able to convince him where the bust is. He'll command you to follow him, in case you're not telling the truth. Inside, he'll find the bust and Myvryna will say she is the informant. She can go to jail, and is out of the Thieves Guild.

Do some other stuff and find Armand when he's back. This ends your work here. It's time to move on in the rank of the Thieves Guild. Good job.

After stealing more stuff and selling it to your fence, S'krivva will have a new job for you. Find her, and ask her about it.

Head to Leyawiin, and find Ahdarji. Talk with her about the matter.

Pay a beggar some money to find out where Amusei is.

Walk towards the jail, and pass the guard. Make sure you hurry up, because the guard will follow you after a short while. Open the door with a lockpick and make sure you have another one ready (in your inventory, that is). Talk with Amusei, and give him a lockpick to make him tell you where the ring is.

Instead of going out and asking beggars, you can bribe someone from the staff too, and ask where the ring is. One of them will tell you she wears it most of the time.

Note: Rory S. let us know the following: Before stealing the ring from the countess but after finding out that she has the ring, go tell Adharji that the countess has the ring. She will increase your pay from 100 gold to 200 gold. Wait until it's night (2 am will do) and picklock the door open that leads to her bedroom (up the stairs). There are guards around here, so watch your step. Open the first door on your right, and follow it to the end to end up in the bedroom of Allesia Caro. Open her jewelry box and sneak out again.

Note: Johnny New Englander e-mailed with a possible bug here on Xbox 360 (and PC?): When I opened the jewelry box, I found two Adharji's Rings. I took both of them and then went back to give them to Adharji. Even though my quest log had registered that I'd recovered the ring, Adharji did not give me an option to give her the ring back and I could not complete the quest. After an hour of trying to give her the ring, drop a ring, etc, I reloaded from a previous save and redid the mission. This time there were two rings in the jewelry box like before, but I only took one of them and then went back to see Adharji. Only then did she give me the option to give her he ring and complete the quest. Therefore, IF there are two rings in the jewelry box... only take one of them or you might not be able to complete the quest.

Note: Darklord_20 e-mailed an alternative way to sneak into the bedroom chambers: You can sneak into the countess' bed chambers a longer but much easier route. Just go into the castle's basement and search the hollow barrels in there. One has a lever inside which opens a hidden door. Follow along this path through a torture chamber and you will come across the room that leads into the countess' bedroom. That way you only need to worry about a single guard, who is quite easy to pass by. The room where you exit the "secret passage" also has a hollow barrel with a lever inside it, in case you want an easy out but wanted to go the direct route in.

Well, head back to Ahdarji =p

Go back to Bravil and have a chat with S'krivva.

When you stole worth 300 gold, you can get this quest from S'krivva in Bravil.

Methredhel lives in the Talos Plaza District, where she is hiding. A beggar can tell you the direction. Have a chat with her.

Head to the Arcane University, and wait until it's about 3 am. Enter the big tower, and take the teleporter up. Here, take the next teleporter into the Archmage's room. Grab the Hrormir's staff and put a note into the night stand.

Well, give it back... Wait, "back"? It never was hers... ah well...

Head to the Waterfront, and watch how a mysterious person gives Hieronymus Lex a note. He seems to be bad at holding things, and drops it. Grab it for him, but keep it.

Report the good news back to Methredhel. To show the "good will" of the Thieves Guild, you need to deliver the staff back.

Find the house of the researcher, and put the staff in his chest a night. Problem solved.

Have a chat with S'krivva to finish this quest.

Once you stole worth 400 (or more) gold and sold it, you can get this quest from S'krivva.

Head to Skingrad and find a beggar who can tell you what happened to Theranis.

There are three ways to get to the jail where Theranis is:

• Steal something and go to jail.
• Head into Castle Skingrad, head into the dungeons, sneak past the guard and open the gate (too hard to do, really).
• Head into Castle Skingrad and talk with the guard in the dungeons. He won't let you in, but tell you about the butler. Find the butler Shum gro-Yarug. He will hire you as a person to feed the prisoners.

Head towards the jail, and let the jailor open the door for you. Cranky as he is, he will still do it. Inside is no sign of Theranis, but have a chat with Larthjar the Laggards. Promise to set him free and ask him about "the Pale Lady". Be sure to let him free.

Look for blood on the floor, and open a secret door using the "Strange Candle". Follow the trail of blood, while opening more doors until you find a vampire. Kill her, and look around to find the body of Theranis.

Amusei again... well, he has a note on where to find the book, and he won't give it until you two escaped from the castle.

Make sure it's night, so not too many people are wandering about. The Pale Lady holds a key to both the jail and the castle. Going back the way you came would be suicide, since the guard is always around. Instead, leave the wine cellar (steal the most expensive ones) and take the door on the right. Then cross the long hall, into the dining room and open the door here to end up in another hall, which also gives access to the main hall. Don't go to the main hall, but walk straight ahead to end up outside. The door opposite is the door that leads to the dungeons. Head through the main gate and hopefully no guard will be around. When you walked a bit further, Amusei will give you the note.

Find the book and report back to S'krivva.

Have a chat with S'krivva after stealing 500 (or more) worth of gold to get this quest.

When you head to Anvil, talk with a beggar to get some information about the office of Dairihill. He says that it won't be easy to get there, but there is some kind of secret passage. The blacksmith is suppose to know more.

Enter the castle and talk with the blacksmith. He'll open a secret passage for you, which'll lead to a secret door very close to the room of Dairihill.

Enter the passage and wait until it's around 3 am to make sure not many guards are around. Follow the secret passage and enter the secret door. On your left is the office of Dairihill. Enter it, and find the letter.

Head down the secret passage again to end up in the room with wine. Be sure to steal the bottles, because they'll help you keep the fencers happy. Outside, a beggar will be able to tell you where a forger lives. Visit him, and he'll be "happy" to forge the letter.

24 hours of doing something else. If you don't have the 500 gold, you can start with getting those together ;) Otherwise, just hit 'T' or do something else. Return to him in 24 hours.

Head to the Imperial City and wait until it's night. Sneak into the building and find the seal. Note that you don't have to open all the doors, because you can also walk through the room where the soldiers sleep.

Head to Anvil and deliver the letter to Countess Umbranox. Be sure to talk with Dairihill after this, to get some extra gold.

Well, tell Hieronymus Lex the "good news". He won't be too happy, but march off to Bravil straight away. You can visit him, if you want =p

Well, head to S'krivva to finish the last quest with her. From now on you'll work straight for mister Gray Fox himself!

In order to start this quest, you need to steal worth 600 (or more) gold and sell it to a fence. Then make sure you're in a capital city (Bruma won't qualify, for example) a wait (press 'T') until a messenger, in this case Methredhel, arrives and hands you a note from the Gray Fox. Although the description tells you to wait in the Imperial City, it doesn't really matter. For example, if you finished the last quest and already fenced worth 600 gold, Methredhel will find you faster, than if you would head to the Imperial City first. Note that the first description of the two below doesn't really belong to this quest, but to "Independent Thievery".

Head to Bruma and enter the house of Helvius Cecia ("The Gray Fox is waiting inside") to meet the Gray Fox. He'll ask you to steal Savilla's Stone from a monastery with monks... blind monks. Sounds easy? It is.

You may, or may not have a quicker access to the monastery. If you did a bit of the main quest, you can simply drop yourself off at a lake that's a bit south of there. If you didn't, head to Cheydinhal and go north from there to reach it.

Find a monk, and bribe him until he shows you the catacombs. Follow him there.

Check your map and follow the marker until you found the room with Savilla's Stone. Defeat the guardian, and grab the stone. Watch out for the two red stones, and they are protecting the stone and will hurt you.

There is no need to go all the way back. Instead, enter the room on the right (looking from a view when you entered) and simply go up here. Also grab the note to learn a bit more about the cowl the Gray Fox is wearing. Head back to him, and give him Savilla's Stone.

Fence worth 700 gold, and (you know the drill) stay put until a messenger arrives (not in Bruma though). This time it's your old friend Amusei.

Head to Chorrol and talk with the Gray Fox for your next job.

In Bravil, a beggar will tell you that he keeps all his good in a tower outside of Bravil. However, the tower can't be entered from the outside, so there must be a secret passage from within the castle.

Enter the castle, and wait until it's day (yes, day). At night guards are guarding the door that leads to the hall, which leads to the room of Fathis Aren (still there?). So basically, enter the door to a hall at day, take a left, and enter the room of Fathis Aren. Remember your map is your friend. Search the two chests that are next to each other to trigger an event.

Yes there is. Find the movable pillar to open a secret passage. Enter the door here to find an underground entrance. Open the door straight ahead of you, and take the upper path to end up in some water. Follow it until you find out that the path is "broken" and a pool where you can dive. Note the fishes (hostile fishes, mind you) here. If you dive all the way down, you'll end up outside in a lake. Don't do this. Instead dive down just a bit, and find a passage that you can swim into. Follow this, and keep opening doors and defeating enemies until you end up in the tower.

Here, find your way up. In one room you'll find the Arrow of Extrication. Bring this to the Gray Fox.

Before you can start this quest, you need to steal worth 800 gold (or more). Wait in a main city and Amusei will give you a new note.

Head to Cheydinhal and have a chat with the Gray Fox about your next job. It's quite an easy one.

Head to the Imperial City and ask a beggar to find out where the house is. Enter it, and make sure the servant isn't at home. If he is, wait until the next day. Now enter the house when it's day and talk with Jakben. He is terrified, because his servant isn't home, and will tell there is a family mausoleum in the basement of the house, and even gives you the key.

Head to the mausoleum and look around for the coffin of Springheel Jack. The boots aren't here, but make sure to read the diary to find out Springheel Jack is/was a vampire. And why does Jakben only leave his house at night? Why doesn't he sleep in a bed... Talk with him... or rather... kill him, in order to get the boots. Give them to the Gray Fox to finish this off.

Apparently it's not even needed to enter the mausoleum in order to get the boots. Also, there is a diary on the top floor that hints about the mausoleum too. This is all unconfirmed though.

Before you can start this quest, you need to have stolen worth 1000 (or more) gold. When you did, stay put until Amusei gives you a note.

Head to Othrelo's house to start the last quest. Beware that it's quite big and will the hardest too. You probably expected this anyway. You'll get two of the items you stole for the Gray Fox back, because you'll need them for your quest (the boots to "reach inaccessible places and for long jumps", the arrow to "open the last door to the palace").

Even though the Gray Fox told you the Blood Price will be ignored for this quest, you shouldn't kill anyone. This will only raise your bounty, and it's possible to finish the quest without getting a single bounty. Even better - it's possible to finish this quest without getting seen by guards.

Head to the Imperial Palace and head towards the basement. Make sure the guard doesn't see you when you pick the lock. Inside, a guard will be wandering around. He'll first walk from one side to the other on the outer circle, and then head back by taking the shortest path - by entering the circle. Simply tail him, and active the Glass of Time. This will open the Old Way, which we'll enter later.

Find the sewers (first exit the Imperial Palace, yes) and enter it. Inside you'll have to turn some wheels, but the path is very linear eventually you'll find the Palace Sewers entrance.

From now on, you'll meet quite some enemies. The path however, is still very linear. Keep going until you find a wooden door - the Old Way.

A long journey? Indeed... Eventually (yes, linear path) you'll end up in a room with a gate ahead that's closed. You'll also note two red crystals, that aren't activated, and thus aren't attacking you. You need to jump up to the balcony ("reaching inaccessible places") and push one of the two buttons here. The gate will open for a short while, but so will the crystals. Run though and enter the next room. Here, walk all the way to the end of the room.

Head east, and another message will pop up (what is there left to explore?).

Note there is a door here. Open it, and push the button on the left. This will open a secret door in the chamber below. Follow that path until you find another button. Push this to remove the walls in the big room where you got the messages about how the walls were "meant to move". Go back there, and get rid of the new enemies. Stand on the plate between the two red crystals.

You can practice with normal arrows, but you can also do a save and do it that way. If you miss, you'll have to reload, or find the arrow (not sure if that works).

Important! You should save your game before continuing this quest. The game contains a bug. If for any reason you can not complete the rest of the quest, reload the save and try again.

The door is protected by two guardians. Finish them off, get into sneak-mode and enter the door to enter... a room full of sleeping soldiers... The easiest thing to do, is to tail guards that leave the room. Simply follow the markers on the map. However, it'll show you to enter the library through a door you can't enter. If you encounter this, simply go up one floor and enter it that way. Sneak past the blind monks and sit down to receive the Elder Scroll!

Malcolm e-mails about this part of the quest: "Following these instructions, I encountered a problem every time I sat in the reading chair, the monks recognized me as an intruder and treated me accordingly. I was able to resolve this as follows:

Before trying to enter the library door "that won't open" sneak all the way round behind the monk behind the bars and activate the lever which opens the library door. You can then enter the library without having to go up one floor and can sit down in the reading chair to receive the Elder Scroll without problems."

Head up the stairs again (don't bump into a monk) and keep going up, floor after floor. Eventually the marker will show a green marker, indicating this is the correct room. Tail a guard and open the lock. Get out of sneak-mode, and run to the fire place. Use it, and you'll fall down. If you want to keep the boots, and think you are strong enough, you can unequip them. Otherwise leave them on, and they'll be destroyed when you fall down.

You'll fall down, and end up just outside of the door that leads to the Old Way. I wonder though, if you could go down that way, why didn't anyone bother to go up that way? It'd be much easier, right? Anyway, now you stole the Elder Scroll, return to the Gray Fox.

Head to Anvil, and talk with the Countess when she is on her throne. Show her the ring, and she'll tell her it's from her husband - but can't even remember his name or face. This is where the Gray Fox shows up. With the Elder Scroll, he manages to lift the curse of the cowl, and explain it all to you. His name is Corvus, but there was a curse on the cowl. By putting it on, his name was removed from history, and everyone forget about him. Because of the Elder Scroll, he could remove the curse of the cowl.

Not only that, but you'll get the cowl! It gives you quite some bonuses; +25 to Sneak, +200 to Feather (so you can carry more) and +100 to Detect Life (you'll see purple clouds where people are, even through walls). The downside is that every time you put the cowl on, your bounty will be 500. You can half it though using certain persons of the Thieves Guild and pay the rest off to a guard. However, every time you put it back on, the bounty will be back too. The best part of this, is how you can lead two lives. By putting the cowl on, you can commit crime as the Gray Fox. Remove it, and the bounty will be gone too.

You'll also get to run the guild now, and even get a hideout. Find the barred door at the Waterfront in the Imperial City. You can't enter from this way, but you can by entering the basement of Dareloth's door. It's all yours, and all the members of the Thieves Guild will visit the hall on a frequent base. Congratulations, and good work Gray Fox!

There's no guild hall to visit to join the Dark Brotherhood, so making first contact can be confusing. Ask various people about rumors and you may eventually come to this topic:

You do not need to speak to someone about this rumor. If you murder a character in cold blood without any witnesses; preferably someone who doesn't deserve to die, and then rest the Dark Brotherhood will seek you out. Do not kill beggars if you are a member of the Thieves Guild, or intend to join the Thieves Guild at a later date. Once you have killed a character this message will appear on your screen:

Sleep after committing murder, and you will be greeted by Lucien Lachance, a Speaker for the Dark Brotherhood. He informs you that he'd like to offer a chance to become part of the Dark Brotherhood family, but you have to prove yourself worthy. You do not need to accept his proposal, you can choose to never assassinate Rufio, thus never joining the Dark Brotherhood. If you choose to kill Lucien, you will sever your ties with the Dark Brotherhood permanently and will not be able to join. Lucien tells you of an inn on the Green Road to the north of Bravil, the Inn of Ill Omen. There you will find a man named Rufio. Kill him, and your initiation into the Brotherhood will be complete. He promises to appear to you again after your task is complete if you sleep in a secure location. If you leave Rufio alone, Lucien will never visit you again and you will not have to join the DB.

Lucien offers you a token of good faith from the Brotherhood, the Blade of Woe, before disappearing.

The Inn of Ill Omens is well marked on your in game map. As Lucien instructs, it's just North (and a little west) of the town of Bravil. Once inside the Inn, the inn keeper and a woman both tell you they suspect Rufio is hiding from someone or something, as he's been living at the inn for a few weeks and rarely leaves his room. The inn keeper tells you that Rufio's room is downstairs, through a trap door near the stairs, in the private quarters. Rufio's room is the far left room. The door to the room is unlocked, and Rufio is most likely asleep in bed (Rufio wanders the inn from around 2am to 6am, the rest of the time he can be found sleeping.). Sneak past the bed and stab Rufio in the back. He's very easy to kill. . A message box will appear reminding you that you should sleep in a secure location for Lucien to visit you again. You may sleep at the Inn of Ill Omen.

Lucien appears to you after resting, and tells you to seek out the abandoned house near the eastern wall in the city of Cheydinhal. He tells you to enter the basement of the abandoned house and to attempt to open the black door.

He tells you: "You will be asked a question. Answer thusly: "Sanguine, my Brother." You will gain access to the sanctuary. Once inside, speak with Ocheeva.

Travel back to Cheydinhal now, either by Fast Travel or by following the well marked roads on your in game map. The house is not hard to find in the city. The house is not far from the East Gate, across from the Cathedral. It's well marked by boarded up doors and windows, as well as other pieces of debris. Once inside, travel down to the basement. Through a hole in the wall you will find a dark tunnel. Follow this tunnel, and you will reach the Black Door. A mysterious voice poses a question: What is the color of night? Remembering Lucien's instructions, you should answer "Sanguine, my Brother." The door opens and you may enter the Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary.

You will find Ocheeva, an Argonian female, not far from the entrance. She welcomes you, and informs you to seek out Vicente Valtieri for new assignments. Ocheeva also offers you a new set of armor.

The Dark Brotherhood quests offer you "reminders" in your journal. These reminders prompt you to speak with your superiors again to seek new contracts.

Once you have spoken with Valtieri about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Seek out Valtieri inside the sanctuary.. He is surprisingly, a Vampire. Speak to him to gain your first contract. Valtieri informs you that you've got a pirate captain to kill. If you agree, he tells you to go to the Waterfront District of the Imperial City. There you will find a ship named the Marie Elena. You are to board the ship and find it's captain, Gaston Tussaud. He also mentions that the pirates have been moving a lot of cargo recently, and you may be able to smuggle yourself on one of the packing crates

Travel to the Waterfront district. The Marie Elena is very easy to spot once you arrive. The female dark elf first mate and 2 crew members are near the ship. The first mate, Malvulis, threatens you if you mess with the ship or it's crew members. Sneak past them and approach the crates on the east side of the dock. Activate an "empty crate". A message box will appear asking if you would like to hide in the crate to be transported, or if you'd like to find another way onto the ship. The choice is up to you, although the crate is a rather straightforward route of getting on the ship.

If you choose this method, once inside you will have to sneak up to the middle deck. Once on the next level, the aft, you will need to sneak all the way down the length of the ship. Stop once you hear voices. If you're sneak is high, you may hide in a nearby recess in the ship walls. If you're sneak level is low, return to the trapdoor and wait until their conversation is over. Once the conversation is over, one pirate will walk away and the other will remain the far back room of the aft. Sneak around to wear you saw him walk from. There is a trap door to the left that will take you the Captain's quarters.

If you choose to find your own way onto the ship, a good hint is to think back on the advice of your fellow Brothers and Sisters if you spoke with them. One of them should have mentioned the strange balcony on the ship. You may use the balcony to gain entrance directly to the Captain's quarters by jumping onto it from the dock.

Once inside the Captain's quarters, you may kill him however you see fit. Once dead, you will hear his crew mates knocking on the door. They warn that they are entering the cabin. You may choose to stay and kill them if you like. Or, you may take the key from the Captain's body and unlock a chest on the bedroom dresser. Take this key and open the door at the back of the chambers and onto the balcony.

Return to Valtieri for the reward of the Black Band, an enchanted ring, and to discuss your next contract.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Valtieri about another contract:

Once you have spoken with Valtieri about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Valtieri tells you that he needs you to stage an accident. If you kill the target in the manner specified, you will receive a considerable bonus. He tells you the target is a Wood Elf named Baenlin. You can find him in his home in Bruma. You are instructed to enter silently, and avoid his manservant Gromm at all costs. You are instructed to make your way to a secret door on the second floor, there you will find a crawlspace where the fastenings of a mounted head are located. This head hangs over Baenlin's favorite chair. You are instructed to loosen the fastenings, doing so will cause the head to fall on Baenlin. Baenlin will be sitting in his chair between the hours of 8pm and 11 pm.

(Note: You can just enter the house and kill both the manservant and the master by brute fOrce. However, by doing so you forfeit the bonus, the dagger Sufferthorn.)

Baenlin's house is the second house on the right inside Bruma's east gate. Entering through the front door is possible, but risky as Gromm will likely notice you. There is a basement door around the back of the house. You may enter the house at any hour of the day, but if you wait until around 9 pm you may find sneaking past the man servant much easier. Unlock this door and enter through the basement.

Neither Gromm nor Baenlin leave the house, however they will move throughout the house and hours of the day. If you enter early in the day, and do not sneak while in the basement, Gromm may come down to investigate and inform you to leave the house immediately. Sneak through the basement and up into the main section of the house. Wait until Gromm is busy in the kitchen (across from the living room) or upstairs. Upstairs may prove to be trickier.

Go immediately up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, go into the small bed room immediately to your right. To the right of the desk is a door with a peephole, activate it to open the crawlspace. You may choose to close this door behind you while in the crawlspace.

Wait until a time between 8pm and 11pm. Once again, I recommend that you wait to enter the house until this time, as you may get a message box telling you that you cannot wait while enemies are nearby. Once you are in the proper time frame, activate the fastenings to drop the head on Baenlin.

Gromm may come running out with his weapon out after all the commotion. If he sees you, sneaking back out of the house will be difficult, so duck down by using sneak mode while in front of the hole where the fastenings once where. You may easily exit the house by sneaking back through the basement. You should return to the sanctuary to report your progress to Valtieri.

Valtieri is pleased with your results, and rewards you well. If you've completed the quest by staging the accident, you are rewarded the dagger Sufferthorn as your bonus. If you killed the inhabitants of the house any other way, you are rewarded only the gold. Either way, you've gained advancement. Congratulations, you've advanced the rank of Slayer!

After quest note: If you return to Baenlin's house later, you will meet Caenlin, Baenlin's nephew. Caenlin offers you an interesting comment about his Uncle's death. Perhaps Caenlin was the Dark Brotherhood's client? Gromm, if he's still alive, can be found at Olav's Tap and Tack in Bruma. He pitifully mourns the death of his former master.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Valtieri about another contract:

Once you have spoken with Valtieri about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Speak with Valtieri about your next contract, and you will learn that your next target is a Dark Elf named Valen Dreth. Valtieri tells you that Valen is a prisoner in the Imperial prison. You might remember him in fact, he's the dark elf that taunted you in the first few scenes of the game. Valtieri makes reference to your own prison escape, and recommends you use the secret tunnels from the sewer system to enter the prison. The gate has long since been locked, but Valtieri seems to have acquired a key. You will receive a bonus if you do not kill any of the prison guards.

Return to the gate you exited earlier in the game, and open it using Valtieri's key. Once inside, there is only one open path, which leads you in a different direction than your previous exit. Note: There are no guards in the sewers.

Travel through to the second section of the sewer. You do not need to raise the gate via the mechanism on the wall, unless you wish to go exploring. You will need to unlock the iron gate across the sewer channel to the northeast. Here you will find a door, leading you to the third section of the sewers. This section is a round room. There are a few slaughterfish in the water, so be careful to stay on the path through the room. There's very little in this room, except for a body at the edge of a cistern. Use a lock pick on the manhole to enter The Sanctum. I recommend saving before entering.

Since the death of the Emperor, guards have been dispatched to patrol the lower reaches of the prison. Here in the Sanctum you will encounter the first four guards. Sneak forward until you hear the beginning of a conversation. Wait until you see one guard walk to the main area of the Sanctum and then slowly sneak after him. You may also choose to sneak down the path to the room where the Emperor died. Here you may find Captain Gepard Montrose's report on the investigation of the Emperor's assassination. You may also pickpocket Montrose for the keys to the Imperial Prison and Dreth's cell (Save before doing so!) Now make your way out to the main room of the Sanctum. The guard that walked away from the conversation will patrol the area in front of the main door out of the Sanctum. Sneak behind pillars (remember, your harder to detect if you stay in dark areas). Watch him until he walks away from the door, and then make your move towards the door. I recommend saving again.

There are two guards in the Imperial Subterrane. Stay behind pillars and in dark places to avoid them. Look for a door not far from the guard's table, and follow the paths up to your old cell. I recommend sneaking in all areas of the dungeon, and saving before traveling up the path to your old cell. Once near the door, stop and listen to a guard and Dreth exchanging insults with one another. Once the conversation is finished, the guard makes his way up the stairs. Now is the time to fulfill your contract.

You've got several options to kill Dreth, as long as it's swift. You can assassinate Dreth with an arrow without unlocking the cell, as Telaendril suggested. If you've stolen the key for the cell, you may open it with this key. If not, the cell will open with a lock pick. No matter how you open the cell, you can kill Dreth with the weapon of your choice. Talking with Dreth before his death does not effect the outcome.

Once finished, you've got two options for exiting the prison. You may leave the way you came in, once more taking care to avoid the guards. Or, if you've take then key to the Imperial Prison, you may exit through the main entrance of the Prison, up the stairs to the right of Dreth's cell. Unlock the door with the Prison Key, and sneak past the two men sitting to the nearest door. NOTE: DO NOT exit this way if you have an existing bounty on your head. The guards in the prison courtyard will notice.

Return to Valtieri for your gold, and if you've succeeded in not killing any guards your bonus, the Scales of Pitiless Justice.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Valtieri about another contract:

Once you have spoken with Valtieri about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Speak with Valtieri about your next contract, and he will inform you that you are required to stage the assassination of a marked man. Valtieri instructs you to go to the city of Chorrol and break into the house of Francois Motierre. Valtieri gives you a specially poisoned knife, the Languorwine Blade. This knife has been treated with Languorwine. Valtieri also provides you with an antidote.

You may find Francois' house is near the main street circle, on the left side. There's no back door to break into, so carefully lock pick the lock on the front door. Inside, Francois is waiting for you by the door. Francois tells you about his debts to some money lenders, and why he contacted the Dark Brotherhood to stage the assassination before the enfOrcer, an Argonian named Hides-His-Heart could.

Francois tells you that once you cut him with the knife, you must flee from Chorrol, and that Hides-His-Heart must not be killed. Note: If the Argonian dies for any reason, the quest fails. Francois instructs you to wait 24 hours, and then travel to the Chorrol Chapel Undercroft, there you may find his body and administer the antidote.

Wait next to Francois in the main room. You will soon hear Hides-His-Heart outside the door. He will soon materialize in front of the door, and begin threatening Francois. When he sees you, Francois will begging his act, and Hides-His-Heart demands that you step aside. You must stab Francois at this point, or the quest will fail.

Hides-His-Heart will immediately pull his weapon, so head for the door immediately to avoid altercation. If you stay and wait, Hides-His-Heart may be killed by the city watch when the arrive. This will also cause the quest to fail. Make your way out of town.

Come back the next day (Francois' body will be discovered soon after midnight and taken to the Chapel.) The Chapel Undercroft is just inside the chapel and down the stairs. You will find Francois' body at the southern corner of the bottom level. Activate Francois' body to administer the antidote.

Francois informs you that he's ready to travel on to the Grey Mare, where he can gain transportation out of Cyrodiil. However, Francois shares some information with you that he had previously forgotten. His ancestors have all been entombed in the Chorrol Chapel Undercroft, and they feel that his resurrection was a violation. Several zombies will now appear in the tomb. One zombie is behind you, another one in the north wing of the undercroft, and the other in front of the exit door.

You may choose to have Francois follow you and kill the zombies as you go, or you may choose to have Francois stay where he is while you fit them. Either way, make your way out of the Undercroft. You can make it through town to the Grey Mare without anyone noticing Francois in his alive state. The Grey Mare is a shack, located south of the chapel. Once inside, Francois will thank you for a job well done. Travel back to the Sanctuary to speak with Valtieri.

Valtieri is pleased with your results, and gives you the amulet Cruelty's Heart as your reward. Valtieri also gives you a key to the well entrance and exit to the Sanctuary. You've also earned further advancement! Congratulations, you've earned the rank of Eliminator!

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Valtieri about another contract:

Next time you speak with Valtieri about contracts, you will learn that he no longer has work for you to do. You must now report to Ocheeva for contracts. Before you leave, Valtieri offers you the gift of vampirism. You do not need to accept at this time, and may come back later to make good on Valtieri's offer.

Once you have spoken with Ocheeva about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Ocheeva informs you that you are to kill a High Elf named Faelian in the Imperial City. Ocheeva warns that you must kill him in a secure location with no witnesses. Discretion is important for this mission, as Captain Adamus Phillida is strongly against the Dark Brotherhood and all who practice it. Speak to the fellow guild members about this contract. Valtieri will suggest that you question any elves in the city, someone must know of Faelian.

Travel to the Imperial City and speak with elves about Faelian. You may need to bribe or persuade them to a disposition past 50 for them to speak with you about the issue.You are informed that Faelian's a rather "distasteful fellow" and lives at the Tiber Septim Hotel, in the Talos Plaza District.

Speak with Augustus Calidia, the publican, to gain some background on Faelian:

You may go upstairs and speak with Atraena about Faelian, although all she reveals if her disposition is under 50 is that she loves him and is rather heartbroken. If you speak with her with a disposition higher than 50 she will reveal to you Faelian's habits and locations, and you can go directly to Lorkmir's house and kill him. After gathering intelligence, wait outside the room and wait for Faelian to arrive around 8pm. You may try speaking with him in the hotel, but he will not wish to discuss "business" inside the hotel so near to Atraena.

Faelian leaves the hotel around 1am. Follow him into the city. Here you have several options. You may follow Faelian on his long walk and kill him in a secure location, or you may speak to Faelian and gain his trust. I suggest following Faelian's walk at least once before speak with him, it makes locating him later easier. Faelian's walk follows the following path:

• From the Hotel Tiber Septim to the Temple District, where he is from 8 pm to around 1 am.
• Through The Temple District to the City Isle Waterfront District
• To an "Abandoned" Shack on the west side of town. Here he stays from 2 am to 8 am.
• To the Elven Garden's district, where he wanders until around 11 am.
• Lorkmir's house in the Elven Garden's district. he is here from 11 am to 5 pm.

Nordinor is in the alley next to Silver Home on The Water. Speak with him to buy some skooma. If you do not wish to travel to Bravil, break into Trenus Duronius' house in the western Temple District. You may find 3 vials of skooma in an unlocked chest upstairs. Return to Faelian and offer him the skooma.

Lorkmir's house is located in the Elven Garden's District, on the central street in the western portion of the district. Use the key provided by Faelian to enter the house. Explore while you are here, and you will find Lorkmir's body in the basement. Did Faelian kill Lorkmir? Perhaps. Kill Faelian by your method of choice while inside Lorkmir's place. Speaking with Faelian and taunting him before his death shows that he really has no idea that you're planning on killing him.

Return to the Sanctuary and speak with Ocheeva. She is pleased by your results, and rewards you Shadowhunt, an enchanted bow as your bonus.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Ocheeva about another contract:

Once you have spoken with Ocheeva about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Speak with Ocheeva about your next contract, and she will speak with you about a dying warlord, Roderick. Ocheeva informs you that Roderick is kept alive by a strong medicine. Your mission is to sneak into Fort Sutch (map marker added) and replace Roderick's medicine with a special poison. You must place this poison in Roderick's medicine cabinet, and remove the medicine. You must not be seen by any of Roderick's guards, so that no suspicion is cast. If you are seen, you must kill Roderick in another manner…thus forfeiting your bonus.

If you have investigated the topic further, you may learn that there is an alternate route inside Fort Sutch.

A map marker for Fort Sutch has been added on to your map after this conversation. There's nothing close to Fast Travel to unless you've been in the area previously. Fast Travel to Anvil's Main Gate and travel due North.

If you enter directly into the Fort:

Once inside, activate sneak mode. Use a lockpick to unlock the gate to the right of you. Sneak down these passage ways until you come to a large room. Stop, and listen to a conversation between two of Roderick' guards. Wait until they have finished speaking, and then follow them.

If you enter through Fort Sutch Abbey:
Locate a trap door in the southwest foundation of the tower, and unlock it using a spell or lock pick. Once inside, you will receive the same journal entry as above. Continue until you hear the two guards mentioned above in conversation. DO NOT try to pass them. You need the guards to unlock a gate behind you. Once the guard's have finished their conversation, turn back around and wait in the second niche down a side hall. The guard's will unlock the gate and leave it open behind them.

The female guard will go and guard Roderick's bedside, located up the stairs. The male Orc will patrol the area in front of Roderick's medicine cabinet in a room down the hall. Wait behind a pillar until the Orc walks to the other side of the room. If you have a decent level sneak skill, sneak over to the medicine cabinet and open it. If you're sneak skill is a lower level, use a concealment spell.

Open the medicine cabinet, and remove the medicine. Your journal will update:

Add the potion Ocheeva has given you to the cabinet.

Make your way out of Fort Sutch, while avoiding detection, and travel back to the Sanctuary to speak with Ocheeva. She will be very pleased with you and will reward you. If you've completed the quest without being detected by Roderick's guards, Ocheeva will reward you with the Deceiver's Finery…an enchanted shirt.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Ocheeva about another contract:

Once you have spoken with Ocheeva about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Ocheeva informs you that your next contract is for 5 house guests at Skingrad's Summitmist Manor. The guests all believe they have been invited to the house to compete in a search for a chest of gold. The guests, including yourself, are to be locked in the house under the guise of only being allowed out once someone has found the treasure, which contains (they believe) they key. Ocheeva informs you that you are to kill each of the guests without witnesses to receive your bonus. You're first order of business is to speak to the doorman.

Fast Travel to Skingrad's East Gate. Summitmist Manor is located across from Rosethorn Hall, next to the Guard House. The doorman Fafnir, a fellow Dark Brotherhood member, is waiting outside for you. He gives you the key so that you may exit when the deeds are done.

The first person you meet is Matilde Petit. She gives you some background information on the other guests. She will ask you about yourself. You may use the more innocent of the options (ie. A female character has the option of telling Matilde that her baby is ill.) You may also tell Matilde that you are an assassin and she will think you are joking with her, and her disposition will increase. Your journal will update after speaking with her.

You have several fun options for arranging the deaths. After speaking with everyone, you will learn that each character has their own feelings towards another character. You may use this against them. If the character's dispositions are over 70 and other character's start dying, you may be able to convince them to attack one another.

You may use their feelings for your own intentions. For example, Dran and Primo are rather attracted to one another. You may use this to your advantage to send Dran to Primo's room…where she will be alone.

You may also choose to just kill them when the timing is right. Matilde can be found sleeping often, and if alone in the room you may kill her swiftly. Nels is usually found drinking near the table on the middle level. At the right time of day you may find him alone. Primo tends to wander around, and may be killed at any time he is alone. Neville is generally on the second and third levels. Neville may prove to be a difficult fight, and may equip armor for the fight. Try a sneak attack when possible.

No matter how or where you kill the guests, it's recommended you talk to each guest at various points of the quest, with varying dispositions. The quest is very intricate. Once the guests have all died, your journal will update.

Exit the manor and return to the Sanctuary. Ocheeva is pleased with you, and receive a very special bonus, the Night Mother's Blessing. You now have permanent increases to my Sneak, Blade, Security, Acrobatics and Marksman skills.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Ocheeva about another contract:

Once you have spoken with Ocheeva about your next contract, your journal will say this and the entry will be marked finished:

Speak with Ocheeva about your newest contract, and you will learn that Adamus Phillida has retired from the Legion. You may remember Adamus Phillida from earlier quests and experiences in the Imperial City. Ocheeva informs you that Adamus Phillida had made it his life work to persecute the Dark Brotherhood. Now that he has retired, the Black Hand would like to make a statement.

Ocheeva tells you that Adamus Phillida has recently become an honored guest of the City Watch Barracks in Leyawiin. You are given a special arrow, the Rose of Sithis. You may use this arrow to kill Phillida, although not required, but you must attack at a time when he is unarmored…as the arrow will not pierce his armor. Note: If you attack Phillida with a melee weapon he will equip his armor, thus becoming harder to kill.

Ocheeva tells you that if you wish to receive a bonus, you must remove Phillida's finger…the one that wears the Imperial Legion ring. You are to place this ring in the desk of Phillida's successor.

Fast Travel to Leyawiin's Castle. You may follow Phillida to learn his daily schedule, or you may speak with Phillida's body guard. Either way, you will learn that Phillida takes a daily swim in the pool at the east side of Leyawiin at around 3pm.

Follow Phillida to his daily swim, and kill him using a bow and the Rose of Sithis. Your journal will update when you are done, reminding you of what must be done to obtain your bonus.

Loot Phillida's body for the finger. Make sure you take the keys he carries as well. Once removed from Phillida's corpse, your journal will update once more:

Fast Travel to the Imperial City's Prison District. The desk of Phillida's successor is located within the Legion Offices, located on the outer walls of the courtyard, across from the main entrance to the Prison. Phillida's key will unlock the door. Place the finger inside the desk, and your journal will alert you to return to the Sanctuary.

Ocheeva will reward you with an extra 500 gold if you complete the bonus section of the quest.

This "reminder" entry in your journal prompts you to speak with Ocheeva about another contract. This is the last "reminder" quest you will receive.

Once you have spoken with Ocheeva about your next contract, she will inform you that she has received a parcel for you directly from Lucien Lachance. She instructs you to open them right away.

Lucien Lachance's letter calls for you to meet him at Fort Farragut, his personal stronghold.

You may enter through the fort and deal with the Guardians, or you may enter through a trap door inside a dead tree just north-east of the Fort's main entrance. This entrance will take you a rope ladder into Lachance's private area…thus avoiding the Dark Guardians. Approach and speak with Lucien Lachance.

Lucien has troubling news for you. Earlier in the Sanctuary, you may have heard rumors about a traitor to the Brotherhood. Lucien's news confirms such rumors. Someone has been working to undermine the Dark Brotherhood, and the Black Hand has been led to believe that the traitor is linked to the Cheydinhal Sanctuary. Since the traitor was discovered before you joined the Brotherhood, Lucien asks you to perform the ritual of Purification…killing everyone inside the Cheydinhal Sanctuary.

Lucien offers you two tools that may help you in what must be done: poisoned apples and a powerful scroll that will summon Rufio's ghost to aid you in battle. Once you have finished discussing the grim details with Lucien, your journal will update.

Unfortunately, there is no alternative path for this quest. Travel back to the sanctuary to begin the systematic murders.

M'raaj-Dar will now desire to be your friend now that you've accomplished great things for the Brotherhood. Use this opportunity to buy all the spells and items from him that you can afford. If he is in the training room, wait until he has finished casting spells to attack him, as he will not have had a chance to restore his magicka yet. NOTE: M'raaj-Dar has more poison apples in his inventory.
Ocheeva and Valtieri are easiest killed while sleeping in their private chambers. Note: If you wish to contract Vampirism from Valtieri speak to him before attacking anyone at the sanctuary.
Antoinette Marie is easily found in the training room, often with M'raaj-Dar and Valtieri. If you have trouble killing them, summon Rufio's ghost.
Gogron gro-Bolmog is usually found in the living quarters. He may be difficult to kill for lower level characters. If you have trouble killing him, try substituting his food with a poisoned apple.
Telaendril's schedule varies daily. If you have trouble finding her, Ocheeva's body contains a note that details her schedule. Note: If you have not completed Teinaava's Shadowscale quest, you should complete it before attacking anyone at the sanctuary.

Your journal will update once more, prompting you to return to Fort Farragut to speak with Lucien Lachance.

Return to Fort Farragut, where Lucien informs you that you will no longer be taking orders directly from him. Instead, orders will be placed at various "dead drop" locations. You are to proceed to your first dead drop location, at Hero Hill for your next orders.

Lucien also promotes you to the level of Silencer, and presents you with the gift of Shadowmere, a beautiful steed with glowing red eyes.

Notes on Shadowmere: When you fast travel, Shadowmere will fast travel with you, it does not matter if you ride her. However, Shadowmere will not follow you….she will instead remain at the original location of Fast Travel. In other words, if you fast travel to the Shrine of Malacath and then walk eastward for some distance, Shadowmere will remain at the Shrine. Shadowmere will be automatically stabled when you enter towns.

The fastest route to Hero Hill from Fort Farragut is rather steep, so you may wish to leave Shadowmere at Fort Farragut for the short journey. Travel South East from Fort Farragut towards Hero Hill (map marker added).

Once there, climb several flights of stairs. Look to your right for the hallow moss-covered rock. Look inside to receive your first dead drop orders.

Once you remove the dead drop orders, your journal will update, giving you brief information on where to go and who to kill. It's a good idea to read the dead drop letters, as they may provide useful information.

The first dead drop letter tells you to travel to Leafrot Cave and find some way to kill the Necromancer Celedaen, who is attempting to transform into a Lich.

A map marker to Leafrot Cave will be added to your map when your journal updates. Leafrot Cave is far to the south. If you take the direct route, it's through rather rugged terrain so you may wish to leave Shadowmere where she is. You may also follow the road west to Lake Rumare, then head south and southeast. Then cut east cross country, just north of Morahame. You will find the cave at the headway of the nearby river.

Once inside the cave, seek out Celedaen's journal, located in a small study area in the first room. Reading his notes tells you that his soul is tied to an hour glass while he undergoes his metamorphosis. Your journal will update, informing you that you should remove the hourglass.

Celedaen may be found further down the cave. He will pace back and forth between rooms. Wait until his back is turned in one of the side rooms directly off the tunnel, and pickpocket him. Remove the hour glass, and Caledaen will die.

You may also attempt to kill him in other ways. However, be advised that he is a very powerful opponent (roughly 20 levels above your own).

Once Celedaen is dead, your journal will update, informing you of the next dead drop location, in an old sack hidden in the bushes beneath Chorrol's Great Oak.

This sack may be difficult to find, a tip is to walk around the border of the Great Oak's planter, looking at the base of the tree. The sack will be against the tree under a bush.

The second dead drop letter informs you that you are to kill every member of the Draconis family: Perennia Draconis, Matthias Draconis, Andreas Draconis, Sibylla Draconis and Caelia Draconis. You are informed that the family matron, Perennia, may be found at her home at Applewatch farm. Your journal updates suggesting you seek out Perennia for more information.

Applewatch farm is due west from Bruma's Castle Gate, but you may find it easier to exit from Bruma's North Gate and follow the map marker towards Applewatch farms.

Once inside the farm, speak with Perennia. The old woman believes that you have been sent by a shopping service she's enlisted, and gladly gives you a list of her children's whereabouts. Once she has done this, you are free to kill her by any means you see fit. Note: If you attack without speaking with her, you may remove the list from her body.

Note: You may kill the family members in any order, not the order listed in your journal. Map markers to all locations and NPCs will be added once your journal updates.

Matthias Draconis' house is located in the Talos Plaza District, near the entrance to the Elven Gardens District to the North East and is the 2nd house of the left side of the street. Pick the lock on the front door to his home and enter between midnight and 5am. You may find he has company, perhaps a body guard or servant? Sneak past him and go up the stairs. You will find Matthias sleeping in bed, he is easiest to murder while sleeping.

Andreas Draconis is the proprietor of the Drunken Dragon Inn, located north east of Leyawiin. Once you've arrived, you may kill Andreas through any means. Note: it will be easiest to wait until Andreas goes to bed around 2am. Sneak around the counter and wait for the Imperial trooper to make his rounds to another section of the inn. You may now slay Andreas in his sleep.

Alex Taylor e-mailed a different solution for killing Andreas Draconis: You have an option to tell him that "his mother bled like a pig" and he will attack you...and the guard will help. I'm not sure if this is dependant on his disposition towards you before hand, as I tried this and he didn't attack...with a maxed out disposition.

Sibylla Draconis lives like a savage in Muck Valley Cavern, located south west of Cheydinhal's West Gate. There's a few creatures in Muck Valley Cavern that you will have to kill before reaching Sibylla. She may prove a hardy opponent. She will attack you on sight.

Caelia Draconis has joined the Imperial Legion, and works as a guard for the city of Leyawiin. The information that she can be found at the barracks of Castle Leyawiin is misleading. She can be found patrolling the streets for the majority of the day. You may approach her and tell her that you are going to kill her, but she will call the guards for reinfOrcement and you will receive a bounty. You may kill her by arrow or other means at any time on patrol. If you don't wish to take the chance of having to fight off the other local guards, follow Caelia until she reaches the Three Sister's Inn around 7am. Pick the lock on her room on the second floor, and you may kill her in privacy.

Once you have killed every member of the family, your journal will update, alerting you to the location of the next dead drop, in a well located in the courtyard of Castle Skingrad.

Your next target is a Khajiit nobleman by the name of J'Ghasta, who can be found at his home in the city of Bruma. J'Ghasta was recently offered the hand of a prominent Cyrodiil noble's daughter, but turned down the offer when he learned of the girl's rather negligible dowry. The girl's family is outraged, of course, and has hired the Dark Brotherhood to make J 'Ghasta pay for his insolence. J'Ghasta is an expert in unarmed combat you are warned.

Fast travel to Bruma's East Gate. J'Ghasta's house is located south from the gate, across from the Chapel on the right side of the road.

Upon first entering the house, it seems empty. Checking your local map will show a trap door to a secret training room. This door is located on the bottom floor, behind the stairs, underneath some bolts of cloth. Travel down to the training room. Here you will find J'Ghasta.

You do not have to kill him using hand to hand, you may use your weapon of choice. Once J'Ghasta lies dead, your journal will update with the next dead drop location: located in the rotten box under the Old Bridge, just south of the Imperial City.

The Old Bridge is located south of the Imperial City Waterfront, on the Red Ring Road.

Your next task is to kill an Argonian huntress, named Shaleez. By reading the orders, you learn that Shaleez was banished from her village near the Black Marsh/Morrowind border for the brutal murder of a Dark Elven family. You may find Shaleez in Flooded Mine.

A map marker will be added to Flooded Mine, located a short walk north of Bravil. The mine is indeed flooded, so be prepared to do some swimming.

Shaleez wanders the mine for most of the day. You may kill her at any time of the day, tracking her via the compass marker. Be advised you may stumble onto her in flooded tunnels, so be prepared to remain underwater for a duration of time if you choose this route. The easiest option is to wait to enter the mine between 10pm and 5am, while Shaleez sleeps. Follow the compass marker to locate her. Once Shaleez is dead, your journal will update informing you of the next dead drop location.

Fort Redman is located north of Leyawiin's North East Gate, on the east bank of the Lower Niben River. Fort Redman is a vampire's hideout…but luckily you do not need to enter the fort. The coffin is on a stone near the door, remove your orders and reward to learn of your next mission.

Your next target is a traveling Dark Elf merchant by the name of Alval Uvani, who is currently renting a house in the city of Leyawiin. Uvani is a well-respected tradesman back in his native Morrowind, but his business often takes him very far from home. His wife has become saddened by his absences, and has asked for him to be assassinated.

Alval Uvani is currently traveling around Cyrodiil, and is never in one place for more than a couple of days. Uvani's schedule is included in the coffin. You are warned that Uvani is highly skilled in the destructive arts, and can readily defend himself. Apparently Alval Uvani suffers from a rare Dark Elf condition, a serious allergy to honey. If you could somehow get Uvani to drink the honey-based spirit Mead, perhaps by replacing his food, he would suffer from complete paralysation. This would certainly make the Dark Elf a bit easier to deal with.

You have two options for delivering the mead to Ulvani. The fist is to travel to his home in Leyawiin and replace all the drinks in the cabinets with mead. However, Ulvani will not be in his home for very often.

The second option, and definitely the more immediate and interesting option, is to follow and observe Ulvani at the local taverns. If you watch Ulvani, you'll soon discover that he's no honest elf…he enjoys stealing his food and drink. If you're a good thief yourself, steal all the food and drink in the area and replace it with mead. When Ulvani drinks it, he will become paralyzed in his chair, usually accompanied by Ulvani's remarks about not being able to move. You may then sneak up behind him and kill him. Note: You may also use a poisoned apple to kill Ulvani. The second option of the quest may lead you to be caught for stealing or murder. Save before hand.

Side note: In Olav's Tap and Tack in Bruma, you may have a bit of luck getting Ulvani paralyzed without having to replace the food. You may stumble upon Gromm, from an earlier Dark Brotherhood quest here. If Gromm attacks you for any reason and you kill him, there is a small chance that Ulvani will pick up the mug that Gromm was drinking from. I've had this happen to me personally twice. However, it's very much a luck of the draw situation. If anyone has this situation happen to them as well, please contact me to confirm.

Once Ulvani is dead, your journal will update with the next dead drop location.

Fast travel to the Imperial City Market District. A compass marker will lead you to the hollowed out tree stump.

Your next target is a savage Nord barbarian, living alone and exposed at a small campsite on the summit of Gnoll Mountain. This barbarian, Havilstein Hoar-Blood by name, savagely butchered the chieftain of a mead hall on the island of Solstheim

Gnoll Mountain is marked on your map by a map marker. Upon first inspection, it seems like a straightforward walk east of Wildeye Stables near Bruma's East Gate. However, you may not walk directly East there due to some rather steep mountain cliffs. Instead, follow the base of the mountain further east until you come to a road leading up the mountain. Take the west road at the fork, and follow the compass marker to Hoar-Blood's camp.

Once there, you will be attacked by both Hoar-Blood and his pet wolf, Redmaw. Once Hoar-Blood is dead, your journal will update with the next dead drop location.

Nornal is located south of Muck Valley Cavern, the cavern where we dispatched of Sibylla Draconis in "Next of Kin". Fast travel to the cavern, and then travel south. Or you may walk south east from the Imperial City.

Inside Nornal, follow the stairs and then turn right at the first hallway junction. There will be a room filled with water, dive in and swim down to a stone table, where you will find a floating chest with your next orders.

Note: If you have previously been to Nornal for any reason, the chest was disabled and the room was empty.

Your next target is a Wood Elf named Ungolim, who resides in the city of Bravil. Bravil is also home to an ancient statue known as the Lucky Old Lady. Every night, Ungolim visits the statue between 6pm and 1am. Ungolim is apparently in love with a married woman, and her husband wishes Ungolim dead. You are warned that Ungolim will be expecting you, and that a sneak attack is advised.

Fast travel to Bravil, and follow the compass marker to the statue. Ungolim is an experienced archer, and moves very fast. He's also very good at detecting sneak attacks from lower level characters. If you're sneak skill is high, you may sneak up behind him and attack him with melee weapons. If your sneak is low, you may wish to use an arrow to dispatch of Ungolim.

Note: If Ungolim detects you he will attack on sight. In two instances, I was able to use this to my advantage, as an arrow of his hit a nearby NPC. A fit between that NPC and Ungolim then occurred, and the guards joined the fight. I merely stood by and watched as Ungolim was murdered by the citizens of Bravil. However, this is not guaranteed to happen...so be prepared to protect yourself!

Once Ungolim lies dead, your journal will update:

However, before you can go anywhere a very distraught Lucien appears before you.

Lucien informs you that you have been fooled, and that you have been systematically killing off the members of the Black Hand since the death of J'Ghasta! Ungolim was the Listener of the Black Hand! It seems someone has been switching the dead drop locations.

Lucien tells you to travel to Anvil, and wait near the next fake dead drop location…in a barrel behind the pond that harbors a statue. Lucien informs you that he is suspected, and that he will be hiding at Applewatch, since Fort Farragut is no longer safe.

When you arrive in Anvil, you'll find the barrel empty. Wait for a short while, and you'll see a wood elf in ratty clothing coming towards the barrel. Wait and watch while he adds the orders to the barrel.

Speak with the wood elf, named Enilroth. He informs you that he was approached by a robed man who approached him the day before with offer of payment if he would place the orders. He tells you that he believes the man was renting the lighthouse cellar, and directs you to speak with the lighthouse keeper for a key.

Side note: Enilroth did indeed place orders in the barrel. These orders detail how you should kill a High Elf named Arquen. DO NOT follow up on these orders. We will meet Arquen later in the quest line.

Travel to Anvil's lighthouse and go inside to speak with Ulfgar Fog-Eye. He will attack you if you ask for the key and say nothing. If you tell Ulfgar you demand the key in the name of the Dark Brotherhood he will gladly offer you the key, in hopes that you are here to assassinate the strange man who rented out the cellar. The entrance to the cellar is outside, along the foundation. Once inside, your journal will update.

Some very strange things have been happening in this cellar. Unlock a door at the back of the cellar, and there you will find the evidence you seek. Near the shriveled "mother's head" is the diary of the traitor. This diary details how the traitor is seeking revenge from Lucien and the Night Mother for the murder of his own mother.

Side note: if you've stumbled upon the quest titled The Ghost Ship of Anvil this journal also adds some insight.

Exit the lighthouse and fast travel to Applewatch. Unfortunately, the remaining members of the Black Hand have reached Lucien before you. His mangled corpse hangs inside the Applewatch Farm House. Arquen will approach you. She promotes you to Speaker in Lucien's place, and informs you to speak to her between midnight and 3 am so that all may seek council with the night mother.

Side Note: Outside the door to Applewatch Farm, you may have noticed the semi circle of headstones from the Draconis family. Perennia's headstone speaks of revenge. Activate her headstone, and Perennia's ghost will attack you.

Speak with Arquen within these hours, and you and the rest of the Black Hand will be transported to Bravil, to the same statue where you found Ungolim.

Once you arrive, Arquen will speak with you again. Your journal will update.

Arquen now tells you that she will recite an incantation, which will reveal the entrance to the crypt of the Night Mother. Your player controls will be disabled while Arquen recites the incantation.

Once Arquen recites the incantation, the statue moves back reveals a trap door. Once all the members of the black hand have entered, your controls will be restored and you may follow. Note: You may wish to activate the statue to receive a bonus of luck before descending.

Once inside the crypt of the Night Mother, your player controls will be disabled once again as you watch the scene unfold. The Night Mother informs Arquen that Lucien Lachance followed Sithis till his dying breath, and that the Dark Brotherhood may not be restored while the traitor is amongst them.

At this point, a man to your right, Mathieu Bellamont, has had enough and admits he is the traitor. He kills the two other men in the tomb, and attacks the Night Mother. Arquen will yell for you to stop him at all costs, and will attack him as well. Once he is dead, your journal will update.

The Night Mother speaks with you again, offering you the chance to become Listener of the Black Hand. She offers you to take all the treasures from the tomb that you desire before speaking with her again after you have thought about her offer.

Before you speak with her about leaving, loot the crypt. Make sure you take Bellamont's weapon as well. If you have not done the Daedric Quest of Meridia, it would be wise to take the mort flesh. If you have not done the Daedric Quest of Mehala, it would be wise to take the Night Shade.

When you are ready to leave, speak with the Night Mother. She will improve the stats of the Blade of Woe before teleporting you and Arquen back to the Cheydinhal Sanctuary. Your journal will update you on what to do next.

Arquen tells you that she will act as your Speaker, and will recruit new members for the Sanctuary. She informs you that your job is to visit the statue of the Night Mother in Bravil once a week to receive orders, and then report them back to Arquen so that she may dispatch contracts. Arquen will also provide you with a weekly portion of the Brotherhood's profits.

This is a permanent reminder of what the Listener of the Black Hand can do for the Sanctuary.

Every week, return to the statue of the Night Mother and learn of a new client. Return to Arquen in the sanctuary, and she will reward you with your cut of the weekly profits.

None of the names provided by the Night Mother are real characters that can be found in game.

If you killed the Dark Guardian from the sanctuary in the purification quest, upon returning with Arquen to the sanctuary, a new guardian will be in its place.

As you collect assignments from the Night Mother, the Sanctuary will be repopulated with 3 new members.

As an added bonus, these members are very fun to converse with, as they look up to and fear you. You may ask them questions about Sithis and the Brotherhood for interesting responses.

Perhaps the greatest bonus is that you can command one member to follow you as a companion, who may also follow while sneaking.

When you first join the guild, you are informed of the Five Tenants:

Tenet 1: Never dishonor the Night Mother. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis
Tenet 2: Never betray the Dark Brotherhood or its secrets. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis
Tenet 3: Never disobey or refuse to carry out an order from a Dark Brotherhood superior. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.
Tenet 4: Never steal the possessions of a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.
Tenet 5: Never kill a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do so is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis.

If you break one of these tenants, you will be given 2 chances to set things straight. Only be defeating a spirit known as the Wrath of Sithis may you regain your standing in the guild. Your journal will update each time you break the tenants. The first time you break the tenants you will receive the following message:

Once you have defeated this spirit, your journal will update with the news that you are allowed to regain your standing in the Brotherhood.

If you break the tenants again, you will be given one last chance to set things straight. Your journal will update as it did when you broke the tenants the first time:

If you defeat this spirit again, you will receive your last chance to regain standing in the Brotherhood. Your journal warns you that this was your last chance, and if you break the tenants again you will not be allowed to rejoin the Brotherhood.

If, after your final chance, you break the tenants a 3rd time your journal will once again warn you of the upcoming visit from the Wrath of Sithis. However, your journal will also tell you that this is final, and that you've gone to far.

If you defeat the 3rd and final spirit, congratulations for living through that 3 times! However, you will not be allowed back into the Brotherhood. Your journal will permanently remind you of your indiscretions.

Visiting and fulfilling quests from Daedric Shrines can be very rewarding. In fact, the items received from the quests are some of the best in game. Due to the quality of the rewards, you must meet a certain level requirement in order to take quests from the shrines.

For most Daedric Shrines, you will need to make an offering before the Daedric Deity grants you reception.

Speak to the followers at each shrine. Usually, a character in a robe will offer you advice on what to offer the shrine, thus creating the quest in your journal.

Daedric Statue	Level	Required Offering	Quest Local	Reward
Azura	2	Glow Dust	Gutted Mine	Azura's Star
Sheogorath	2	Lettuce, Lesser Soul Gem, and Yarn	Border Watch	Wabbajack
Vaermina	5	Black Soul Gem	Arkved's Tower	Skull of Corruption
Namira	5	Personality under 20	Anga	Ring of Namira
Sanguine	8	Cyrodiilic Brandy	Castle Leyawiin	Sanguine Rose
Malacath	10	Troll Fat	Lord Drad's Estate and Bleak Mine	Volendrung
Meridia	10	Bonemeal, Ectoplasm, or Mort Flesh	Howling Cave	Ring of Khajiiti
Nocturnal	10	None	Leyawiin and Tidewater Cave	Skeleton Key
Peryite	10	None	Oblivion	Spell Breaker
Mephala	15	Night Shade	Bleaker's Way	Ebony Blade
Hircine	17	Wolf or Bear Pelt	Harcane Grove	Savior's Hide
Molag Bal	17	Lion Pelt	Brindle Home	Mace of Molag Bal
Clavicus Vile	20	500 gold	Pell's Gate and Vindasel	Masque of Clavicus Vile (or Umbra)
Boethia	20	Daedra Heart	Oblivion
Hermaeus Mora	21+	None	None	Oghma Infinium

Finding the Daedric Shrines can be obtained in several ways:

• Wandering and traveling through the country side.
• Through dialogue topics. In order to obtain two topics regarding the shrines, you must read the book Modern Heretics: A Study of Daedra Worship in the Empire. This book is available only after making some progress in the game. You must have either completed the Main Quest past "Weynon Priory", or have completed the Mages' Guild Recommendations. (See proper sections of walkthrough). Note: Not all of the shrines have associated dialogue topics.

You may do the Daedric Quests in any order, with the exception of Hermaeus Mora, which must be done after all other Daedric Quests are completed. For this walkthrough, quests have been arranged by the required level.

The quest at the statue of Azura is somewhat included in the Main Quest, however you may do this quest at any time.

The Shrine of Azura is located in the Jerall Mountains north of Lake Arrius, north east of Cheydinhal.

Speak with Mels Maryon to learn that the Shrine requires a donation of glow dust between dawn (5am to 7am) and dusk (5pm to 7pm). Glow dust can be difficult to obtain. Glow dust is obtained from the creatures, Wil-o-the Wisps. These creatures do not appear often to low level characters. Your journal will update.

The easiest way to obtain some Glow Dust is to steal the ingredient off a table in the living quarters of Bruma's Mages' Guild. Note: If you join the guild it is not counted as stealing.

Return to the Shrine of Azura and activate the statue and offer the glow dust. Azura will speak with you about 5 of her followers who killed the Vampire Dratlk, but where infected by vampirism. They have sealed themselves in Gutted Mine. Azura asks you to bring the sweet peace of death to her followers.

Note: Stock up on resist disease potions and items. Also, it's a wise idea to stock up on cure disease potions/spells as well. It is very easy to contract vampirism from these vampires.

Gutted Mine is over the mountain the Southwest of the shrine. The 5 followers inside the mine are marked on your map and compass.

Once inside the mine, you will meet 3 of the vampires. The other 2 are sealed behind a secret door. Look for a pull cord hanging from the sealing to lower the rock that hides this door.

One all are dead, your journal will update.

Return to the shrine, and speak with Azura. She will mention lighting five candles in memory of her lost servants. Five candles will indeed appear behind the shrine. Azura will reward you with Azura's star, a reusable soul gem.

Tommie e-mailed the following note about Azura's star:

After getting the Azura Star, use the "Arrow Duplicating Cheat" and make a few extra. They can carry Grand Souls (from non-humanoids only though), I found the Xivilai has Grand Soul attributes. You can use the Star to recharge your magic items when you capture a soul with it and the star is re-usable; it is also worth a great deal of money more than a Black Soul Gem.

No one will tell you the location of Sheogorath's shrine. The shrine is located near the Elsweyr border, halfway between Bravil and Leyawiin. Follow the road south and southeast out of Bravil.

Speak with the quite mad selection of followers at the shrine to learn that you need to speak with Ferul Ravel.

Speak with Ferul Ravel to learn that the Shrine requires a donation of lettuce, a lesser soul gem, and yarn. Your journal will update.

These items may be obtained through theft and trading at almost every city in game. Once you have obtained the items, return to the shrine and donate them to the statue. Sheogorath will speak with you, informing you that he wishes you to travel to Border Watch and set prophecy in motion for Sheogorath's entertainment.

Border Watch is located south of the shrine. Once in town, ask around about the "K'Sharra Prophecy" to learn that you should speak to the village shaman Ri'Bassa. You may find him at the local inn, or at his home. When you speak with him, tell him you're a traveling scholar. Raise his disposition to 60 to learn the signs of the prophecy. He will reveal the first two signs to you: rat infestation and the mass death of livestock.

Continue to speak with Ri'bassa about the town, and he will inform you that the Border Watch Inn has a cheese museum. That could be useful, and your journal agrees.

But what cheese would rats prefer? Speak with S'thasa, the inn's proprietor, about the cheeses….and she will mention a very special cheese: Olroy cheese. The cheese is on display in the display case at the front of the inn.

You have two options for obtaining the cheese. You may pickpocket S'thasa for the key to the display case, or you may pick the lock on the case while S'thasa is sleeping (between 10pm and 4am).

Once you have obtained the cheese, take it and place it in the large cooking pot outside the inn.

Rats will begin pouring into Border Watch. You don't have to kill them, but if you wish to you may.

Now you need to slaughter the livestock…in particular the sheep. The sheep pen is south of the inn. You may kill the sheep by weapons, of you can backtrack to the inn and take the bag of rat poison from the stairs and place it in the sheep's trough.

Sheogorath will speak with you now that you've successfully faked two of the signs from the prophecy. What happens next is up to Sheogorath. You are told to wait in the center of town for the final sign.

What happens next is amazing. The wind blows, the sky reddens, and the village is assaulted by burning dogs...yes, burning dogs!

When the fun is over, return to the shrine to obtain your reward- the enchanted staff Wabbajack.

Speak with Ontus Vanin in the Imperial City's Talos Plaza to learn the location of the shrine of Vaermina. The shrine is located southwest of Cheydinhal, on Lake Poppad.

Once you've arrived at the shrine, speak with Aymar Douar to learn that you will need to offer a black soul gem to the shrine in order to summon Vaermina.

Here's perhaps the most difficult offering to obtain in all the Daedric quests. Black soul gems are created by Necromancers to hold the souls of characters, unlike other soul gems which can only hold the souls of creatures. If you're familiar with the Mage's Guild Quests you've encountered these gems before:

In the Cheydinhal Mage's Guild Recommendation quest you will encounter two of them. However, they will be taken away. You will also encounter them in the Mage's Guild quests "Necromancer's Moon" and "Confront the King" (see proper walkthrough sections.)

You may, with decent luck, find them in random loot in Necromancer's Lairs. The nearest lair where you have a chance of obtaining a gem is Dark Fissure, located east from the Shrine.

Or you may make one. Here's a brief walkthrough on how to create a Black Soul Gem. However, you may need to be a member of the Mage's Guild in order to do so, or have progressed past the "Necromancer's Moon" quest. (Unconfirmed. Please contact me if you are able to make Black Soul Gems and have not met these requirements.)

You will need the following:

• "The Necromancer's Moon" (located in the Mystic Archives in the Arcane University) as well as some notes that detail the procedures.
• An empty Grand Soul Gem
• A soul trap spell

Visit the alter outside the shrine of choice. These shrines may only create a Black Soul Gem one day out of the week, so you may have to wait. When the time is right, a beam of light shines down from the sky. Place the soul gem on the alter, and cast the soul trap spell. You've now made a black soul gem.

No matter which path you choose, once you've obtained a black soul gem, return to the shrine of Vaermina. Vaermina asks you to retrieve an item that was stolen from her, the Orb of Vaermina. You may find the orb at the tower of Arkved.

Arkved's tower is located on a hill, south east of the shrine. Bring a few torches before entering! Arkved's tower is a rather unique and perplexing place. Arkved's tower is made of seven levels:

• Level 1: Keep an eye out for the furniture on the ceiling!
• Level 2: You will need the torches to make your way through the void, a completely black room.
• Level 3: The furniture seems to have grown, either that or you've shrunk!
• Level 4: The Hall of Changes, this is a labyrinth style level with lots of doors that lead to nowhere.
• Level 5: A room with lots of hanging corpses.
• Level 6: A decent sized dungeon with lots of zombie corpses.
• Level 7: The "Death Quarters." Upon entering this cell, you will find Arkved unconscious. Read his notes scattered around the room to learn of the horrors the Orb of Vaermina has shown him. Before leaving, pickup the copy of Palla: Volume 1 (it's the only copy!). You may end Arkved's nightmares by killing him if you wish. Take the orb, and your journal will update.

Exit through the door in the northeast wall, and a trap door will now be there, which transports you outside the tower.

Travel back to the shrine, and give Vaermina the orb to obtain your reward: The Skull of Corruption, an enchanted staff which crates clones of it's targets!

No one tells you of the location of Namira's shrine. It is located South East of Bruma's East Gate.

Once you arrive at the shrine, you will find that you're pleasantness is rather unpleasant to the followers of Namira. You must make yourself less "attractive". In other words, you need to lower your personality to 20 or below.

You have two options here. You may make a potion that will lower your personality, however you will have to make one yourself if you wish to consume it. The potion will have to have at least one positive effect.

The other option is to buy lots of cheap wine. Every bottle will remove 10 points from your personality for 120 seconds. Once obtaining enough bottles to lower your personality, fast travel back to the shrine.

Once back at the shrine of Namira, drink the wine (or potion) and then speak with Hrolfrodi to obtain permission to activate the shrine.

Namira will tell you that her followers in the ruin of Anga are called the "Forgotten Ones", and they live in total darkness. Four priests from the Chapel of Arkay have come to Anga to shine light into the darkness. Namira gives you a special spell, Namira's Shroud. You are to use this spell on the priests to put out their torches, exposing them to the darkness and the Forgotten Ones.

Anga will now be marked on your map, and is a short walk to the south of the Shrine. Once inside, the four priests will be marked on your compass and map. They are rather easy to see as well. Cast Namira's Shroud on each priest, and watch as their torch goes out and they are surrounded by the Forgotten. Once each priest is dead, your journal will update.

NOTE: Do not kill any of the priests yourself. Do not kill any of the Forgotten. You will forfeit the reward.

Namira is thankful that the Forgotten may once again live in darkness. You are awarded the Ring of Namira.

In Skingrad, you learn the location of the Shrine of Sanguine. Speak to Fadus Calidius in the Fighter's Guild, or to Falanu Hlaalu at All Things Alchemical.

The shrine is located Southwest of Weatherleah, and south east of Fort Dirich. Speaking with Fadus or Falanu will update a map marker.

Once arrived at the shrine, speak with Engorm. He will inform you that in order to seek the wisdom of the shrine, you must offer a bottle of Cyrodiilic Brandy.

Cyrodiilic Brandy can be found several places in game. You can buy Cyrodiilic Brandy at the Main Ingredient in the Imperil City's Market District.

Once you have obtained a bottle, speak with the shrine to donate the bottle. Sanguine will speak with you after your offering. He tells you that the newly wed Countess Alessia Caro, Countess of Leyawiin, is about to throw a dinner party. Sanguine finds the countess "stuffy" and asks you to liven up the party. Sanguine provides you with the spell Stark Reality and asks you to use it on her at the party.

A guard is stationed outside the dining room door. If you wait until 6pm and speak with him, he will let you in if you are wearing expensive clothing or high end armor and his disposition is under 70. If you bribe him to a higher disposition than 70, he will allow you in without fancy apparel.

Once inside, cast Stark Reality on the Countess and Guests. All their clothing disappears! Unfortunately, the spell has also affected your inventory and all your items are gone until you return to the shrine.

It is very tricky to not be detected when you cast the spell. The spell is counted as an assault, and you are detected by the guards. You may fight them (nothing like a good fight in your skivvies), pay the fine, or go to jail. Note, if you go to jail drop a lock pick on the ground before casting the spell and pick it up before agreeing to go to jail. Depending on what happens, your journal will update.

Note that you cannot pay the fine unless you drop the money first, usually around 300 gold.

Once you've exited the Castle, return to the Shrine of Sanguine. Your items will be in a nearby chest, and Sanguine will reward you with the Sanguine Rose, a Daedra summoning staff.

Speak to Pinarus Inventus in Anvil, or the mage Thaurron (in the Mages Guild in Anvil) to learn the location of Malacath's Shrine. The shrine is located north, and slightly west, of Anvil.

When you arrive at the shrine, it appears that Malacath favors Orcs. However, if you speak with Shobob gro-Rugdush you will learn that Malacath favors Troll Fat, and that you may summoning Malacath by donating Troll Fat.

If you've done the painting quest in Cheydinhal, painted troll fat will not work for donation. Trolls will appear on leveled lists from level 4 and up. You may find Trolls near Veyond, a ruin north-east of Leyawiin. You will also encounter them during some Fighter's Guild quests (see proper walkthrough section), as well as during the Nocturnal and Meridia Daedric Quests. If you wish, you may leave this quest and come back until you have obtained Troll fat from the other two Daedric Quests. Note: In the Meridia Daedric Quest, the ingredient may be found on a table in Howling Cave. Some alchemists may sell the ingredient as well.

Once you've obtained Troll Fat, donate it to the statue. Malacath tells you that Lord Drad (who's estate you may have passed en route to the shrine) has taken Malacath's Ogres as his own. Malacath refers to the Ogre's as his little brothers, and asks you to free the Ogres from their slavery in Bleak Mine.

Travel to Lord Drad's Estate, which is just a bit south of the shrine. Speak with Lord Drad about the Ogres. If you tell him that you think no beasts should be slaves, you will anger him and you'll have to get the location of Bleak Mine from his wife. Tell Lord Drad you admire his efforts, and he will tell you the location of Bleak Mine.

Bleak Mine is located a short walk east of the estate. Once inside, your journal will update.

Sneak past the guards and locate the two Ogre holding cells and unlock them. Warning- the locks are difficult. If you do not have the ability to unlock hard locks, but do have decent fighting skills, you may kill the guards first and take the key to the holding cells from their bodies. You may also attempt to pickpocket the guards for the keys. Your journal will update twice, once for each cage.

If any guards are alive when the Ogre's escape, the Ogre's will help you dispatch of the attacking guards. Note: If the guard's kill any Ogre's Malacath is not angered. However, if you kill any Ogre's you will forfeit your reward.

Return to the Shrine of Malacath to obtain your reward, the great hammer Volendrung.

Next time you return to Lord Drad's Estate, you will find the Drad's working under the supervision of the Ogres!

There is no one to speak to in order to gain directions to the Shrine of Meridia. However, not far west of Skingrad you will see the shrine marker on your compass. Fast Travel to the stables outside of Skingrad and head west. Soon you will see a mine icon on your compass (Cursed Mine),travel west towards this icon and then a bit further west to locate the Shrine of Meridia.

Once at the shrine, speak to Basil Ernarde to learn that Meridia hates the undead. If you bring her an offering from the remains of an undead you may approach the shrine. It's intentionally vague, as Meridia will accept more than one offering. It is known that she will accept ectoplasm, mort flesh, and bonemeal. Bonemeal can be found on various skeletons in game, Mort Flesh may be found in zombies and in the Night Mother's Crypt (from the Dark Brotherhood quests), and ectoplasm may be found on ghosts. It's been reported that there is a portion of ectoplasm not far from the shrine...under a bush south west from the northernmost bench west of the shrine.

Once you have made your offering to the statue, Meridia will speak to you and inform you that she hates the unholy undead, and wishes you to rid a cave of Necromancers. She informs you that Howling Cave harbors 5 Necromancers.

Howling cave is located east of Castle Skingrad. It's not hard to miss from the outside, it's courtyard contains a small graveyard. Once inside, you will be met by several undead. Kill them, and proceed to the back of the cave to the north. Check your local map for the location of the secret door. Stepping towards that door should lower a rock, allowing you to travel to the lower section of the cave. Here you will meet the necromancers. They can reanimate the corpses and zombie's lying about, as well as summon their own undead. Once all 5 are dead, your journal will update informing you to return to the shrine.

Meridia is pleased with how you dispatched the necromancers, in reward she gives you the enchanted ring of Ring of Khajiiti.

Note: a map marked with the quest locations can be found in the maps section.

When you activate this shrine, located north of Leyawiin, just off the road at the end of a dirt track, Nocturnal will speak to you. No offering is required for this one. She tells you that her 'eye' has been stolen and she asks that you get it back for her. The thieves are two Argonians and you will need to find these two in order to learn the whereabouts of this artifact.

After returning to Leyawiin, you are presented with a blank - nothing showing on compass, or in journal. Asking about the 'Eye of Nocturnal' just brings up blank looks and no information. Instead, you need to speak to any male imperial guard about the 'Leyawiin' topic, of which you will learn that two Argonians, Weebam-Na and Bejeen, have been bragging about scoring a rare jewel.

Upon confronting Weebam-Na about this, he denies all knowledge, as does his female friend, Bejeen, and you will be unable to get any information at all out of either of them.

Leave the house, then re-enter, and stay in sneak mode behind the screen near the door, just in earshot of them. The two Argonians are discussing this now that they know you're onto them, and if you listen carefully, you will learn the location of the jewel and additional info about what creatures to expect once you get there. You can confront them about this, but it has no effect on the location of the item, as they don't rush off to move it.

Tidewater Cave contains various leveled creatures, but the main enemies are two trolls outside and three inside. Some water-breathing is also worth having handy. The Eye is at the end of an underwater passage and looks like an eyeball on spider legs.

When you return with this to the shrine, Nocturnal is delighted and rewards you with the Skeleton Key, an unbreakable lock pick that also grants you +40 to your security skill. One of the most useful items in the game!

The Shrine of Peryite is a shrine that you must find through adventuring, as no one will inform you of the location. The Shrine is located on the southeast bank of the Silverfish River, east of the Imperial Bridge Inn.

When you arrive at the Shrine, you find the 5 worshippers frozen in place! Your journal will update.

Activate the shrine to receive more information. Peryite tells you that his followers attempted to summon him via a spell. He's a little vague about if the spell backfired, or if he retaliated. Nonetheless, the souls of his followers are in Oblivion, while their bodies remain. Peryite wants you to return the souls to their bodies, and will send you to Oblivion in order to do so. Now is a good time to stock up on items and potions. There's many Daedra here, so be prepared! (Note: make sure you pick up a Daedra heart here for a later quest.)

Note: You do not need soul trapping spells or soul gems for this mission.

Activate the statue when you are prepared to leave, and you will be transported to Oblivion. Activate the souls to "find" them. You may find the 5 souls in the following locations:

• Romayn: Southwest, near the door to a tower.

  I have captured the soul of Ilvel Romayn.

• Er-Teeus to the north, near the entrance to Sightless Grotto

  I have captured the soul of Er-Teeus.

• Kewan: through Sightless Grotto, and then northeast

  I have captured the soul of Kewan.

• Maren: small island

  I have captured the soul of Maren the Seal.

• Mirie: past archway with corpses.

  I have captured the soul of Mirie.

Return to the shrine, and you will find the worshippers have returned to their "normal" selves.

Speak with Peryite to receive your reward, the enchanted shield Spell Breaker.

Speak to Ontus Vanin (Talos Plaza district) or Luther Broad (Elven Gardens District) in the Imperial City to learn the location of Mephala's shrine.

The shrine is located North of the Imperial Prison Sewer, on the northeast corner of Lake Rumare, just over the hill from the Roxey Inn.

Speak to Dredena Hlavel and she will tell you to make an offering of night shade between midnight and 5am. Nightshade may be found through Dark Brotherhood quests, as well as the "Vampire Cure" quest. You may also buy it from The Main Ingredient, located in the Imperial City Market District.

Mephala will speak to you about her tangled web. She wants you to travel to Bleaker's Way, and stir up some discontent between two families by murdering the two founders of the town, each a member of the two families, and planting evidence on their bodies to make it appear that the two men killed each other.

Bleaker's Way is located on a mountain to the northwest. Speaking with Mephala will add a map marker to your map. Once you've arrived, speak to anyone in the town to learn who you need to kill.

Now, you may locate the homes of both men to dig up some evidence to plant once you've killed them both. Dalvilu's house is west of the inn, and Ulfgar's house is at the west end of town. Both houses are empty from 2pm to 6pm. Unlock the doors and slip inside.

Inside Dalvilu's house, there is a ceremonial dagger on the table. Take this, and your journal will update.

Now onto Ulfgar's house. Upstairs, on a table next to a guide to Leyawiin, is the Ulfgar family ring. Take this as evidence, and your journal will update one more.

Now that you've gathered the evidence, it's time to plant the seeds of discontent. Wait until the two men return to their houses, a little after 10pm. Kill each man, and place the evidence you've collected on each body. Your journal will update twice for each man:

Now, your journal will update alerting you to speak to someone in the village of the murders.

Speak to anyone you like. Once you've done this, travel outside to watch the fight! You may join in if you like, but do not kill everyone in the battle, or you will forfeit your reward!

Following your journal's advice, when you've satisfied your entertainment return to the shrine. Mephala will be pleased with your work, and will reward you with the Ebony Blade.

Note: If you've previously been to Bleaker's way and started trouble before making an offering to the shrine, you will not be able to take this quest from the shrine. If you've made the offering, but then made trouble in Bleaker's way before your journal updated, you will receive a strange journal entry:

You will not be able to take this quest.

Speak with Ontus Vanin again (see Mephala) to learn the location of the shrine of Hircine.

Hircine's shrine is located north west of Bravil, in the Nibenog Valley. Once you've arrived at the shrine, speak with one of the worshippers, Vajhira. She will ask if you are the hunter or the prey. Tell her you are a hunter, and she will inform you that you must make a donation of Wolf or Bear Pelt to the shrine.

In your travels, you may have come across Wolf or Bear Pelt. If not, there is a wolf pelt available on top of a barrel in the Cheydinhal Fighter's Guild. Or you may wander the countryside in search of wolves and pears.

Once you've obtained the proper pelt, donate it to the statue and Hircine will speak with you. He tells you that he'd like you to travel to Harcane Grove and kill the last Unicorn, and return it's horn to him.

Harcane Grove is located south east of the shrine. If you reach the Wayshrine of Zenithar, you've gone too far and you should back track north west.

The unicorn is protected by several minotaurs. It's possible to sneak in the tall grass and take them out using a bow and arrows. Kill them however you see fit.

If you've managed to kill the minotaurs without alerting the Unicorn, you may approach her and ride her. If she attacks, try calming her with a spell. It's worth it for the reactions from townspeople!

Eventually, if you wish to complete this quest you will have to kill her and take her horn. Once you've acquired the horn, your journal will update.

Return to the shrine of Hircine, and he will award you with the Savior's Hide, an enchanted cuirass.

Again, no one tells you the location of Molag Bal's shrine. To find the shrine, head west from the stables outside the Imperial City, near the Talos Plaza District. Once you've reached the Ayleid ruin Narfinsel, travel south.

Once you arrive at the shrine, speak to Amir to learn that in order to summon Molag Bal you need to donate a Mountain Lion Pelt.

If you've previously done the quest from Mephala, and have traveled to Bleaker's Way, there is a chance you might have encountered a mountain lion. If you've completed the Fighter's Guild quest "A Rat Problem" (see walkthrough section) you may have collected a pelt from that quest. There are 2 dead mountain lions in game: One southwest of Fort Ash, and the other in Newt Cave. You have a high chance of encountering a mountain lion in any mountainous area.

Once you've obtained a pelt, activate the shrine. Molag Bal will tell you that a man named Melus Petilius has taken an oath of non-violence. Molag Bal wishes you to fOrce Melus Petilius to kill you, yes kill you, with a Cursed Mace…which Molag Bal provides. You are told to travel to Brindle Home, where Petilius lives.

Brindle Home is located to the southwest of the Shrine. Speak with the inhabitants of Brindle Home. You may need to raise their disposition to over 60. You will learn that Petilius took his oath after the death of his wife, and lives just southwest of town.

Continue speaking with the residents of Brindle Home, and you will learn that Petilius visits the grave of his dead wife every day.

You may try approaching Petilius at any time, but despite your best efforts he will not attack. If you try, you will receive this journal entry:

Follow Petilius to his wife's grave, he usually leaves around 10am. Leave the mace near the grave stone, attack Petilius, and then speak with him. He will now pick up the mace, do not fight him back. Allow Petilius to kill you. Make sure that the mace is available to him, or he will attack you by another means…forfeiting your reward. Upon death, you will be transported back to the shrine.

Speak with Molag Bal to receive your reward, the Mace of Molag Bal.

Note: Once the quest is finished, you may travel back to Brindle Home and speak with Petilius, which is rather amusing. You may also kill him and claim the Cursed Mace for yourself.

Once again, you receive no tips on where to find the shrine of Clavicus Vile. The shrine is located southwest of the Imperial City. Follow the Gold Road or the Red Ring Road. The shrine is located near where the two roads form a loop.

Once you've arrived talk to Ma'Raska. He tells you that you will need to donate 500 gold to the shrine in order to speak with the Daedric Prince.

If you have the gold, donate it to the statue. Clavicus Vile tells you that he is in search of the sword Umbra, which contains the soul of the warrior Umbra...someone Vile has had past experience with. Vile tells you to head to Pell's Gate.

Chances are you may have already located Pell's Gate on your way to the shrine. If so, you may fast travel there. If not, travel east of the shrine. Pell's Gate is located south of the Imperial City near the Red Ring Road.

Once you've entered Pell's Gate you will hear a strange voice. Apparently Barbas, Vile's hound, has transported himself into your backpack! You may have noticed how the hound disappeared after speaking with Vile.

Barbas tells you that Umbra's bad news in the hand of Vile, and asks you to walk away from the quest. However, you don't have to.

Speak with an elderly man, named Trroke the Wide. He will inform you that his apprentice, Lenwin, found the sword and was overcome by it- looking for fights and then running off with mercenaries after adopting the name Umbra.

He tells you that while she hasn't been to Pell's Gate in years, there have been rumors of her being seen near the ruins Vindasel.

Vindasel is located northwest from Pell's Gate, directly off the Red Ring Road. Once inside Vindasel, the layout is rather simple, with low level creatures. However, there are two traps you need to watch out for. The first trap is located in the large room just at the base of the stairs. A section of the floor will fall down into spikes, impaling you if you cross over it. Instead, walk around until you come to a wall, and then jump over one corner of the trap. The second trap is located in a large room with pillars. This trap will release poison gas when you approach. You may wish to cast a resist poison spell, or run as fast as you can around the outer corners of the room towards the exit.

Not far past these traps you will come to a hallway with a gated view of the room below. You have a wonderful view of Umbra…however using an arrow from this gate simply backfires.

Travel down into this room and speak with Umbra. She gives you a choice: Leave and live, or stay and die.

You should note before making your choice that Umbra is a very powerful opponent. On top of carrying the sword Umbra, she's also glad in a full suit of Ebony armor. She can kill you with one good hit.

The best course of action is to tell Umbra that you wish to leave and not fight. Your journal will update, and Barbas will be pleased. He even offers to smooth things over with Vile.

However, Umbra is one of the best weapons in game, and if you play your cards right you may keep it for yourself. Attack Umbra without warning. I recommend using a summoning spell or scroll, and attacking her from behind while she fights off whatever creature you've summoned. Once she is dead, Barbas will plead with you to keep the sword for yourself. Before leaving, loot the room. Your journal will update once you remove Umbra from Umbra's corpse.

Now you have three options:

1. Return to the shrine of Clavicus Vile and formally deny him the sword. He will be angry, and threaten you, but no harm will occur. His followers will dislike you. However, you may keep the sword for yourself.

   Clavicus Vile was not pleased that I elected not to return to him the Umbra Sword.

2. Neglect to return to the shrine.
3. Give the sword to Clavicus Vile, despite the warnings from Barbas. In exchange for the sword, Vile will award you with the Masque of Clavicus Vile. This mask will raise your personality 20 points while wearing it (constant effect). It really depends on which you prefer- a good weapon or an increase in personality.

   Clavicus Vile appreciated my efforts. He has taken the Umbra Sword and rewarded me with the Masque of Clavicus Vile.

A problem occurs if you're playing this quest with a non-standard character (using a mod): Alienslof e-mailed: "Because it uses 9 people of whatever races you aren't, when I did this quest today with my Dremora, it messed up. I was able to complete it, but it loaded all the NPCs in on the same little patch of ground as the cage you are teleported into. Several of them then slipped into the lava. On top of this, there were 10 NPCs, one of each race as there should be, but because I'm playing a Dremora, it loaded all 10!"

Speak with Borba gra-Uzgash of Borba's Goods and Stores in Cheydinhal to learn the location of the Shrine of Boethia. The shrine is located a very long distance southeast from Cheydinhal. If you've already been to Vaermina's Shrine, fast travel here and travel south east to save some time.

Once you've arrived at the shrine, speak to Haekwon to learn that you must offer a Daedra heart in order to summon Boethia.

This is the final Daedric Quest, in order to begin this quest you must do the following:

1. You must have completed all other Daedric quests.
2. You must have reached the "Blood of the Daedra" quest, a segment of the Main Quest.
3. You have reached level 21.

Travel to the shrine of Hermaeus Mora is difficult, as is much travel when you're following a map marker through mountains terrain. The shrine is located high in the Jerall Mountain range. Look northwest of Sancre Tor (a main quest location) for a path. Be prepared to defend yourself on the hike up to the shrine! Note: There is an alternate path, but that path is harder to find and keep to.

Activate the shrine to speak with Hermaeus Mora. Hermaeus asks you to collect 10 souls, one from every race. Hermaeus provides you with a special spell, Mora's Soul Trap.

Hermaeus Mora wishes for me to gather for him ten souls, one of each of the races.

You may kill any character, it does not need to be a specific person. You will not need any soul gems, simply cast the spell on your target and them kill them. Once you've done this, your journal will update for each race.

Note: It's a wise idea to travel back to all the Daedric shrines and kill the followers, as they are no longer needed. You may also collect the souls of Mora's own followers.

Once you have collected souls from every race, your journal will update…prompting you to return to the shrine.

Mora is pleased, and offers you the Oghma Infinium as your reward

Read the book, and you will be offered to take one of the following paths:

• Steel: Adds 10 points to strength, speed, blade, blunt, and heavy armor.
• Shadow: Adds 10 points to speed, acrobatics, light armor, security, and sneak.
• Sprit: Adds 10 points to intelligence, alteration, conjuration, destruction, and restoration

This section contains walkthrough for the various sidequests in the game, but is incomplete.

This is a side quest given by Teinaava of the Dark Brotherhood. You must be a member of the Dark Brotherhood, and have completed the quest Scheduled for Execution. This quest must be completed before the Dark Brotherhood quest The Purification in order to be successfully finished.

Speak with Teinaava, and he will ask you to do a special favor for him. He asks you to kill an Argonian named Scar-Tail and bring back his heart as proof. Speak with Teinaava and Ocheeva to learn about the way of the Shadowscale, and to learn of what a dishonor they consider Scar-Tail to have performed by abandoning his duties as an assassin. A map marker will be added to your map, marking the location of Bogwater.

Bogwater is southeast of Leyawiin. Once you've arrived at Bogwater, you will find an Argonian near a small camp. Approach and speak with Scar-Tail. Scar-Tail informs you that a royal assassin just visited him, and lost. You will be given two choices: Let Scar-Tail live or die.

If you allow Scar-Tail to live, he will offer you his treasure in a nearby hollowed out rock. He will also inform you to take the Argonian heart from the dead assassin as proof. The assassin's body is next to a large tree. If you take this option, Teinaava will never know the difference.

Or you may kill Scar-Tail and take his heart. He warns you it will be an easy fight, as he's been wounded by the previous assassin.

Both choices lead to the same outcome- you will need to remove an Argonian heart from one of the bodies. Once you have done so, you will receive a new journal entry.

Return to the Sanctuary to receive your reward from Teinaava: The Boots of Bloody Bounding, which fortify your acrobatics and blade skills with constant effect enchantment.

Through checking the rumor-mill around Anvil, you may get to hear about the somewhat dilapidated large Benirus Manor down near the pool. The manor is up for sale, and rumors say it's going very cheaply. The information leads you to the Count's Arms in town, where you will find a young fellow by the name of Velwyn Benirus. He spends his time in there from noon to midnight and is looking for a buyer for the house, so he can tie up the last loose ends of his family affairs. He seems eager to sell up, and asks only 5000 gold for the property, which, even in its current state is a bargain.

Once you have paid over the cash, he sets off for pastures new in rather a hurry. You may have noticed there is no option to purchase furniture for the place. Upon exploring your new home, you find a strange marking on the far wall in the large basement, indicating a portal of some kind; despite your best efforts to open it, nothing happens. The house appears to require a good deal of refurbishment.

Things only start to happen after the first time you sleep there. You will be woken by three ghosts that immediately attack you, and you will get a journal entry about hearing a crash from downstairs.

Down in the main sitting room, you find a broken vase that spilled out its contents of a skeletal hand and a page from a diary. From this, you learn that Velwyn's grandfather was a necromancer and grave-robber. Pick up both items, you will need them later.

You're going to need Velwyn's help if you are to investigate this further, and he fled town as soon as you paid over the cash. By asking of his whereabouts, you are informed that he spoke of going to the Imperial City. His exact location is very handily marked on your map. It directs you to the Elven Gardens district, where you need to consult the rumor-mill again. You find out that he's staying in the King and Queen Tavern.

Once you corner him about the subject, he comes clean and admits to selling it cheap just to be rid of it and its problems. Asking him about the topics 'Lorgren Benirus' and 'Lift the Curse', he explains the situation and agrees to come back to Anvil and help you to open that sealed portal in the cellar. I guess he felt just a little guilty about selling the house without mentioning the curse.

Back in the inn, he agrees to go with you and open the door for you. Follow him through town to the house, where, once inside, he asks you to take the lead. He's a bit of a coward when it comes down to the 'up close and personal' stuff!

There are seven ghosts to deal with, two or three in the main house and the rest in the basement. You can either fight each one as you proceed, or dash past them, then hold them at bay while Velwyn does his stuff with the portal. The main thing is to keep them off him. Getting rid of them first is definitely the better option. Once the door opens, any remaining ghosts vanish and Velwyn turns and flees like the spineless coward he is!

*Note: some people have reported a bug here, where he never stops waving his hands over the doorway. The way to get around this is to talk to him, he'll tell you he's nearly done and the door then swings open. Perhaps it's intentional in order to allow you to dispatch the ghosts before venturing further.

Inside the room, which is marked all over the place with magickal sigils, lies an altar with a long-dead skeleton laid out on it. You will notice this skeleton has a hand missing. Upon activating the altar, the eldritch voice of Lorgren Benirus speaks to you, insisting that you raise him up so he can undo the harm he did and lift the curse. Yeah right!

Lorgren did indeed lie, and instead of him atoning for anything, he rises up as a Lich and immediately attacks you. Put it down as quickly as you can to avoid it conjuring in more undead to help it out. Once he's been disposed of, you can loot the body and the rest of the room, which contains a few goodies.

Now you find out why there wasn't any furniture-buying option. When you re-emerge from the cellar, you find your house transformed. Where before there were just empty rooms full of junk, now there are homely rooms, fully furnished, lit and ready to be lived in. Your dilapidated house that looked like being a lot of refurbishing work is now a fully furnished home. You can move in properly at this point.

First, go to Leyawiin Castle. Talk to the count and ask about "service to Leyawiin". He'll tell you about an Orc named Mozago in the main hall. He wants you to see what she wants.

She asks you to go get Weebum-na, a hunter (the quest markers will lead you to him). Talk to him about the Orc. If he says no, bribe him or make him like you more. He will go to Mozago and they will have a chat about Fishermans rock. Weebum-na refuses and leaves then.

Talk to Mozago and she will ask you to take her to Fishermans rock (the quest marker will lead you). Once you get there she will talk to a man. They will be about to fight and a quest update will come, saying you should help her kill him and the other people around him (his "gang").

Once you are done, she will explain why she killed them. Go back to the castle and tell the count. He will be pleased and send you and Mozago on another mission to kill black Brugo.

In the Anvil harbor, look for the northernmost ship, the Serpent's Wake. On the decks you'll meet Varulae. She's very upset about the fact that all her crew have been murdered and are now haunting the ship. She asks you to brave the decks below and retrieve her crystal ball for her.

Varulae will provide you with a key to the ship. Once inside, enter the cabin of the ship. Here you will find the captain's body. Loot his body for the key to the rest of the ship...and while you're at it help yourself to any other goodies you might find! You will also encounter a Spectral Sailor, a ghostly wraith with a sharpened cutlass.

Now travel down to the mid deck of the ship...there's not much here besides more Spectral Sailors and some of the crew members bodies. At the end of this deck is the door to the Cargo Hold. Enter the Cargo Hold to find Varulae's crystal ball. The crystal ball is found in a chest not far from the ladder. Your journal will update.

Return to Varulae on the top deck. She will reward you with Redwave, an enchanted cutlass with a drain health enchantment.

Note: If you search the ship for clues as to why all the crew were murdered, you may find an interesting note with directions to a house. However, these directions seem to lead nowhere. If you follow the Dark Brotherhood quests, you will learn in a later quest that a traitor to the Dark Brotherhood killed the sailors because they taunted him.

Speak with the good people of Cheydinhal to learn that the esteemed painter Rythe Lythandas has gone missing. Note: Or you may travel directly to the Lythandas house and speak with Tivela to take this quest. If you learn of the quest through the rumor mill your journal will update with this:

If you've learned of this quest directly from Tivela, your journal will update accordingly:

If you haven't already done so, speak with Tivela in her home to learn that her husband disappeared from a locked studio where he spends most of his day painting. Tivela will provide you with a key to the studio, and pleads with you find her husband.

Unlock the studio near the front door using the key. A quick investigation of his studio shows you that the painting he was last working on seems unusual. Activate the painting, and you will be transported to a painted forest. You're inside the painting!

Rythe's not standing far from where you've arrived. Speak with him to learn that he was in his studio working on a painting when he was startled by a wood elf thief who knocked him unconscious.

Rythe tells you that when he awoke, he was still locked in the studio, his paintbrush was gone, and the thief was gone. He then noticed something different about his painting. Apparently, the thief leapt into the painting and then painted guardians for himself to protect him. You learn that these guardians are painted trolls. However, these guardians have attacked their creator. Rythe will tell you the story of how this strange place came to be, and you will learn of the Brush of Truepaint. Without that brush, Rythe and you cannot exit the painted forest.

Rythe will provide you with several bodies of Turpentine to use against the Painted Trolls. There are 6 painted trolls. The forest is rather small, and most likely the trolls will find you. Kill them all, and loot their bodies for Painted Troll Fat. Once you've followed the trail of trolls, you should find the body of the thief not too far away.

Loot the corpse for the brush, and your journal will update once again:

Return back to Rythe, and give him the Brush of Truepaint. Rythe informs you the two of you may now leave.

Rythe will then paint a door back to the studio.

Step through, and soon the two of you will be back in the studio.

Speak with Rythe once more, and he will thank you. In exchange for helping him and keeping the secret of his painting success he will reward you with the Apron of Adroitness. It's not much to look at, but it's enchanted with an intelligence and agility bonus.

As a reward for getting him home safely with the Brush of Truepaint, Rythe presented me with a fitting reward; his Apron of Adroitness.

Speak with the people of Chorrol to learn that Reynald Jemane has been seen in Cheydinhal...acting strangely sober and having no recollection of knowing his fellow Chorrol guests in Cheydinhal.

You may find Reynald happily drinking away in The Grey Mare for most of the day, or at his home at night. Speak with him to learn that he's not been in Cheydinhal, and he will proposition you with 50 gold to investigate the matter further.

Travel to Cheydinhal and speak with the people there. You will learn that there is a Guilbert Jemane who stays in town, but they have no idea who Reynald is.

You may find Guilbert staying at the Newlands Lodge. Guilbert is delightfully sober, and informs you that he had a twin brother who was assumed dead when his homestead was attacked and his parents fled separate directions with the two boys.

Travel back to The Grey Mare in Chorrol. You may fast travel to Chorrol, if you wish. Guilbert will follow you to the Grey Mare shortly after, but it may take up to some time. His travel time may be shortened if you speak with Reynald while waiting for Guilbert to arrive, but at the moment that is unverified.

Speak with Guilbert to receive your thanks, and to learn about Legacy Lost.

Note: "separated at Birth" must be completed before this quest may begin. Speak with Guilbert again after reuniting him with his brother to learn more information about the Jemane's ancestral home, Weatherleah, and the events that transpired the night that him and his brother were separated by an Ogre attack. The brothers ask you to help them reclaim their old homestead.

Ask around and you may find that while many people remember Weatherleah, no one remembers exactly where it is. However, you are prompted to speak with Sabine Laul at the local Fighters Guild in Chorrol for more information.

Travel to the Fighter's Guild, not far from the Great Oak, and speak to Sabine. She will mark the location on your map. Note: If you're more into adventuring than having a set location, you may skip this step and start traveling south of Chorrol until you find Weatherleah.

Now it's time to start traveling. Weatherleah is indeed south of Chorrol. Once you arrive, you will have a run in with several Ogres. Your journal will update.

Travel back to The Grey Mare in Chorrol. To speak with Guilbert again, and he will ask you to rid the homestead of the Ogres. Note: You may skip this step if you kill the Ogres once you first arrive at Weatherleah.

Since you've already found Weatherleah, fast travel back there and kill the Ogres. Your journal will update once all are dead.

Travel back to The Grey Mare and inform Guilbert that Ogres are dead. He will ask you to escort him and Reynald back to Weatherleah. You may fast travel back there, and the twins will follow shortly after.

Once back at Weatherleah, the brothers will thank you, you will be rewarded some gold, and your journal will update.

Note: If you take the quest "Sins of the Father" the estate garden will grow again, and the interior will be cleaned up to remove all existence of the Ogre's destruction after you've reached Redguard Valley Cave.

Note: "separated at Birth" and "Legacy Lost" must be completed before this quest may begin.

Some time after you've completed (about 3 days) "Legacy Lost" and returned the Jemane Brothers to Weatherleah, you will be approached by a Dark Elf (Fathis Ules) in Chorrol's streets. He tells you that Albert Jemane, the brother's father, was once a thief in his employment. Albert was sent on a mission to retrieve a special item, but decided to keep it for himself. Fathis believes the item was taken by the Ogres in the assault on Weatherleah. You are asked to retrieve the item from the Ogre's in Redguard Valley cave. Fathis won't tell you what the item is, but tells you that you will know it when you find it...as it's not something that Ogre's usually have.

You may speak to the brothers at this point back at Weatherleah, but without proof you anger them with your suggestion that their father was a thief. It's up to obtaining the proof now. Follow the map marker to Redguard Valley Cave, due south of Chorrol. Once you've reached the door to Redguard Valley Cave, your journal will update.

Once inside the cave can be very confusing, with pits that drop down with tunnels on either side. You will also be up against several Ogres. To save fighting and wandering, jump into the second pit on the first level, then take the tunnel on the right to encounter the Redguard Valley Ogre Caveboss. Kill him, and you will find The Honor Blade of Chorrol on his corpse. This is the item that Fathis was hinting at. Your journal will update, confirming that you have indeed found the item and offering you two choices on it's fate:

So now you need to decide what to do with the blade? Keep it for yourself, sell it back to Fathis, or return it?

• If you decide to keep it for yourself, the quest will remain unfinished.
• If you decide to sell it back to Fathis, you may most likely find him at the Oak and Crossier Inn. He will reward you with a leveled amount of gold. Your journal will update:

However, when you return and speak to the Jemane brothers, they are not pleased with this and still do not believe your claims against their father. They will curse you with vocal greetings when they see you. Your journal will also update once again once you have spoken with them: Selling the Honorblade of Chorrol to Fathis has left me with no evidence of Albert Jemane's past, preventing me from convincing Guilbert that his father was once a notorious member of the Thieves Guild.

-If you decide to return the sword to the castle, seek out the Steward Laythe Wavrick...usually inside the castle. He will inform you that the sword was stolen many years back, and that he is thrilled to have it restored to it's rightful place. As a reward, he will give you the Escutcheon of Chorrol, an enchanted shield with fortify endurance and reflect damage enchantments.

Travel back to Weatherleah to speak with Guilbert, for a much more pleasing outcome than you receive if you give the sword back to Fathis. As thanks for returning the sword to the castle, he rewards you with 4 soul gems. Both him and his brother remain with high disposition towards you.

The following loophole was submitted by Delthius:

"After turning the Honor Blade into the authorities at Castle Chorrol for the reward, you can pickpocket the countess while she is sleeping and take the blade back (which is a very good weapon). While the blade is marked as being stolen, it is considered a quest item and cannot be taken from you, so even if you go to jail the blade remains on your person as quest items cannot be removed.
As the blade has 0 weight, having this blade is not cumbersome. The blade is considered magickal when attacking creatures only affected by magickal/silver weapons."

Travel to Castle Chorrol and speak to Countess Valga to learn that she's busy with an investigation. If she won't ask for your help, raise her disposition to above 50. She will then tell you that someone has stolen a painting of her late husband from her bed chamber (Note, your journal will say throne room like below but the Countess herself says bed chamber). She will ask you to assist with the investigation.

Countess Valga informs you that your best bet is to speak to residents of the castle. Once you have found out all you can, search for physical clues. Your journal will update, prompting you to ask the Countess for more information.

The Countess informs you that she was "elsewhere" at the time of the crime, and tells you the only people unaccounted for at the time where Chanel and Ornolf. She also suggests you question Bittneld the Captain of the Guard, the herald Laythe Wavrick, and her steward Orok gro-Ghoth. Your journal will update to remind you of everyone's name and position. She warns you sternly- don't accuse the wrong person. If you do so, you might just lower your reward! She will give you keys to access the rest of the castle.

Now it's time to begin the investigation. You may speak to any of the following people in any order. Once you have covered them, your journal will update you to begin searching for clues. Note: If you stumble upon any clues while questioning, your journal will not register the clues and you will need to come back to them. Depending on which person you speak to last, the journal update will be adjusted accordingly. You might need to raise their dispositions to above 60 in order for them to speak with you.

Orgnolf and Chanel are confined to the castle while the investigations are conducted. Chanel is often in her room in the Private Quarters, and Orgnolf tends to wander between the Private Quarters and the main hall. Bittneld may often be found patrolling Chorrol, or in the Barracks. Orok is usually in the Private Quarters or the Great Hall, but occasionally travels to Northern Goods and Trade.

First, let's begin by questioning the Herald as he's close by. He's not really under investigation, so he will gladly tell you that Orgnolf has a drinking problem, and has been short on money to support his habit. Your journal will update with this possible motive.

Speaking with the Castle Steward reveals a bit more of Orgnolf's drinking problem. Your journal will update once again. If you like, you may travel up to the West Tower to investigate. You will find a clue here, but it is useless until you have finished your questioning and you will have to come back to it.

Rumors seem to be giving Orgnolf the proper motive, but speaking with Orgnolf seems to provide an alibi for the night of the crime.

Chanel is most likely found in her chambers in the upstairs Private Quarters. She claims she was taking star readings in the courtyard, and then went to the dining room before heading to bed. Take note of Chanel's report that she was in the courtyard of the castle, where it's been reported by two other characters that it rained that night.

Now it's time to track down Bittneld. If he seems difficult to find, wait until night time and travel to the Barracks. During the day he may most likely be found patrolling the town. Speak with him to learn that Chanel also has been spending time in the West Tower. Now that we've spoken with everyone, it's time to find clues to further investigate our 2 suspects.

You may find the clues in any order. Depending on which of the three clues you find last, your journal will update the last sentence accordingly. With both of our two suspects the West Tower has been mentioned. Travel to the West Tower. On the second floor you should find a strange painting. Your journal will update with the clue.

The second clue is a bit harder to find. Travel to the dining room and investigate the carpet. There's paint stains next to a chair near the table. Your journal will update with this clue.

Who's been linked to the West Tower and the dining room on the night of the crime? Chanel. This warrants a closer investigation of Chanel's room. A quick search reveals painting supplies hidden away in her lectern.

Speak with Chanel, and with a disposition of 60 or above she will confess to the crime...but only because she felt the painting didn't do the count justice. Chanel now gives you a choice- tell the countess that she took the painting, or lie to protect Chanel?

If you choose to give the painting to the Countess, Chanel will be banished from the castle and you'll receive gold and some stones in exchange. If you've accidentally accused Orgnolf, your reward will be less.

If you decide to protect Chanel, you may tell the Countess that an outsider took the painting. You will still get a slightly diminished amount of gold. Chanel will offer to paint a portrait for you, and asks you to come back in 3 weeks time to collect.

Wait 3 weeks outside of Castle Chorrol and your journal will update when it's time.

The painting is a very unique nighttime portrait of Chorrol. When you drop the painting, it comes on it's own easel for display at the location of your choice.

In the Imperial City Temple District, Ralsa Norvalo will approach you if you have a fame of 5 or higher. She will inform you that her husband needs your assistance in an important matter. She won't tell you more, except to come meet her husband at Seridur's house.

Seridur's house is located in the South East Corner of the Temple District. Once inside, you will meet Seridur who asks you to follow him to the basement to speak of what assistance is needed. Once there, Seridur introduces you to the members of tThe Order of the Virtuous Blood, an organization sworn to ridding Cyrodiil of Vampires.

Seridur asks you to work for The Order, and informs you that The Order has recently learned that an inhabitant of the Imperial City may be a vampire, named Roland Jenseric. Seridur claims to have seen Roland arguing with his girlfriend in the garden that borders their houses. Seridur says he went to intervene, but could not overcome Roland so he fled. He came back later to find the woman dead, with two puncture wounds on her neck. Seridur asks you to seek out and kill Roland Jenseric.

Speaking with Seridur again about Roland and you'll learn that he's vanished. Seridur suggests that you should search his home for clues to his location.

Roland's house is not far from Seridur's house in the Temple District. Unlock the door, and enter.

On the table on the first floor there is a letter from Roland's girlfriend. In it, she mentions how she would like to meet at Roland's cabin in the Great Forest. Your journal will update and a map marker will be added.