• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: Anvil Recommendation (Time: 5:57)

1. The Mages Guild building is to the left of the main square when you enter Anvil.
2. It's the big hall with giant blue banners. You can't miss it.
3. Head inside and track down Carahil.
4. She'll give you a combat challenge.
5. Okay, it's really just a basic order that involves playing decoy.
6. A rouge mage has been killing traders on the road out of Anvil.
7. She wants you to draw them out so the Guild can kill them.
8. Go to Brina Cross Inn.
9. It is a bit north of Anvil along the main road.
10. Arielle Jurard will be waiting for you inside.
11. Receive your full instructions from her.
12. Check in with the Innkeeper and make sure you mention that you are a traveling merchant.
13. On your way up the steps a woman in a blue dress will stop you.
14. Her name is Caminalda. She'll act strange and confirm that you're a merchant. Just say yes.
15. Now who do you think the rouge might be?
16. Your room is the one at the end of the hall.
17. Go in and stand around for a minute
18. Arielle walks in to talk about tomorrow's plan.
19. Go to bed for a bit.
20. When you wake up you can walk out.
21. You can see Arielle and the other battlemage preparing to shadow you.
22. Just walk down the road to the little marker.
23. Caminalda will ambush you at that point.
24. If you are taking a lot of damage you can run away and let Arielle handle her. The two battlemages are more than capable.
25. Note: If an Imperial Legion soldier sees it then he might attack the two battlemages. There isn't anything you can besides reload and wait to run off some more time and let the patrol get further away. I don't believe their deaths really mean anything after the quest is over though.
26. Loot Caminalda's body and get the key to her room.
27. She should have a chest full of gold from her past robberies.
28. Once you are done, head back to the Mages Guild in Anvil and report back to Carahil.
29. She'll send the recommendation.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: Bravil Recommendation Quest (Time: 7:02)

1. Head into the Bravil Mages Guild and talk to Kud-Ei.
2. She'll probably offer a recommendation before you can even ask for it.
3. She feels sorry for one of her shy mages, Ardaline.
4. It turns out that Varon Vamori stole her Mages Staff and she's afraid that she'll be humiliated if the Academy finds out.
5. Kud-Ei gives you Beguile scroll to help with the quest.
6. You can probably find him in the guild hall if you're lucky.
7. Otherwise just follow the arrow and track him down.
8. Use the Beguile scroll to charm him enough to get some answers.
9. Note:If you rank well in the Thieves Guild he might be friends with you already.
10. Learn that he's actually just in love with her but he lost his temper after all his failed attempts to gain her affection.
11. He stole her staff and sold it to a friend called Soris Arenim in the Imperial City.
12. Report back to Kud-Ei.
13. She'll give you some more Beguile scrolls and ask you to retrieve it.
14. You can find Soris Arenim's house in the Talos Plaza District.
15. The legal way to do this is to use a Beguile scroll to charm him enough to get him to sell you the Mages Staff for 200 gold.
16. You'll need a disposition above 80 for this to work.
17. He may also just tell you where its stored making it much easier to steal.
18. Tip: Just search his house for it at night. It's in a drawer in the basement.
19. Take it back to Kud-Ei to secure a recommendation.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: Bruma Recommendation Quest (Time: 4:10)

1. Find the Bruma Mages Guild in the upper level of the city.
2. Talk to Jeanne Frasoric inside.
3. She'll give you a recommendation if you help her find a lost member.
4. By lost, she means her mage J'skar is invisible and she can't find him.
5. Talking to the other guild members will point you towards Volanaro.
6. He has a bit more to say.
7. It turns out that they can't stand Jeanne and that this was just one of many pranks.
8. If you ask about the prank he'll tell you that he'll make J'skar reappear if you steal Jeanne's manual of spellcraft from her desk.
9. Note: J'skar is actually running around the Guild invisible. If you have a Dispel spell then you can reveal him yourself to end the quest early.
10. Follow the arrow up the stairs and into her room on the left side.
11. It's an easy lock so just use the spell he gave you or pick it.
12. Take the book and give it to Volanaro.
13. Note: Volanaro wasn't lying when he said she was under-qualified for the job. The manual reads like a spellbook for students, not a guide for a master.
14. Just wait until 10 PM and he'll use a spell to make J'skar reappear.
15. Talk to Jeanne to complete the quest and secure your recommendation.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: Leyawiin Recommendation Quest (Time: 9:43)

1. This is just like the others.
2. Head into Leyawiin and find the Mages Guild.
3. Talk to Dagail and realize that she really isn't in any shape to write a recommendation.
4. Follow the marker and look for Agata.
5. Listen to her tale about Dagail and her lost Seer's Stone.
6. You can ask the various guild members for help, but you really just have to talk to Kalthar.
7. Go back to Agata and then to Dagail.
8. Dagail tells you about Fort Blueblood.
9. You can find this in the wilderness to the southeast of Leyawiin.
10. Travel to the fortress and start your search.
11. Its a linear journey.
12. Just keep moving forward until you enter the Fort Blueblood Halls.
13. Marauders are the primary enemy.
14. They're just a different version of bandit. They shouldn't pose much of a threat.
15. The second room in this place will have a bridge across a little pond.
16. You will have to fight some form of guardian for a key to the next area.
17. This will usually just be a Marauder Warlord.
18. Take the key and enter the area with a bunch of coffins in a line.
19. A few higher level monsters may be waiting, so don't let your guard down.
20. Your quest marker should point you right towards Manduin's Amulet.
21. This is what you need to give Dagail.
22. After you grab the amulet you should try to leave.
23. Kalthar will interrupt you though.
24. Kill Kalthar and take a key off his body to open the way out.
25. Head back to the Mages Guild and give it to Dagail.
26. This will secure your recommendation.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: Skingrad Recommendation (Time: 9:32)

1. Head to the Mages Guild in Skingrad and talk to Adrienne Berene.
2. She'll want you to find Erthor in order to secure a recommendation.
3. Ask around the Guild to find out that he went to Bleak Flats Cave for some research.
4. Talk to Druja to get the actual location marked on your map.
5. Report back to Adrienne and she'll tell you to go get him.
6. The caves are located to the north of Skingrad.
7. Travel to the caves and kill the zombies inside.
8. There shouldn't be more than ten.
9. You'll have to kill each one before Erthor will leave with you.
10. Once they're dead, just talk to him and lead him out of the cave.
11. Fast travel back and talk to Adrienne.
12. You can also wait for Erthor to confirm his arrival.
13. It doesn't really matter.
14. Once he's back your recommendation is secure.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: A Mage's Staff Quest (Time: 8:23)

1. Fulfill all the recommendation quests to start this one.
2. Head to the Arcane University in the Imperial City.
3. Talk to Raminus Polus.
4. He'll be in the University lobby during the day.
5. Ask about your recommendations to confirm that you are an official member of the guild.
6. You'll get a new robe to mark the occasion.
7. Your first mission is supposed to be an easy one.
8. You have to get special wood for your personal staff.
9. He'll mark Wellspring Cave on your map.
10. It's just a short trip from Imperial City.
11. Enter the cave and notice that things aren't quick right.
12. The dead mage Zahrasha at your feet should have clued you in.
13. You'll be approached by a necromancer and will end up in a fight.
14. Tip: Necromancers are easy to fight. Just charge them and slash away. They are very weak for the most part. Only the occasional necromancer knows strong magic. They will usually just summon an undead creature to attack you.
15. Tip: Do not attack their summons. Just go around and kill the conjurer. It'll save your health.
16. Kill this necromancer.
17. Search Zahrasha's body to get a key to Wellspring Cave. You'll need it later.
18. Move along the path to find another two necromancers you'll have to kill.
19. The path is pretty short.
20. Just keep moving until you get to a locked door that takes you out of the cave and onto a little island.
21. The other dead mage is here.
22. Noveni Othran runs up to talk to you.
23. After some vague threats, fight and kill the few remaining necromancers.
24. Loot the bodies and open the big stone chest surrounded by the purple torches.
25. Open it up to receive an unfinished staff.
26. Walk back to Raminus Polus to tell him what has happened.
27. Go see Delmar in the Chironasium to finish the staff.
28. Follow the arrow and talk to him.
29. You'll be allowed to make a leveled staff that follows a role of your choice.
30. You can make it for Destruction, Illusion, or Mysticism.
31. It honestly doesn't matter what course you take.
32. I'll just point out that there are a lot of Destruction staffs in the game. You may want to take advantage of the situation and get something exotic now.
33. Wait for 24 and talk to him again.
34. The staff itself will spawn in a cupboard in the Chironasium.
35. Follow the arrow and claim your reward.
36. Walk back to Raminus to complete the quest and receive an advancement.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Mage's Guild: Vahtacen's Secret Quest (Time: 8:02)

1. This one requires a bit of intellect, but you'll get a break from the necromancers.
2. Raminus wants you to help with a stalled research project.
3. Talk to Irlav Jarol first.
4. He's usually in the lobby or the Council Chambers above it.
5. He's in an all white robe, so he should be easy to spot.
6. Talking to him will net you the location of an Ayleid ruin called Vahtacen.
7. Travel to the ruins. You'll find them a bit south of Cheydinhal.
8. Walk down and find Skaleel walking around.
9. She'll tell you that they're stumped about some type of pillar in the room.
10. She doesn't care enough to keep risking Mages on it, but Denel does.
11. Walk down the steps and use your key to get to the area with Denel.
12. Head into the area with the pillar and activate all four inscriptions on the walls surrounding the pillar.
13. Go back and talk to Denel to find out what they mean. He needs a book though.
14. Ask Skaleel to loan him a book.
15. Go back to the start and get it from her.
16. Denel can now translate them accurately.
17. It amounts to a reference to fire, frost, magicka damage, and magicka strong.
18. You will need to follow the inscriptions' instructions in a clockwise order.
19. Save before you start.
20. If you don't have these spells you can help yourself to the relevant scrolls in the chest behind Denel.
21. Now just cast the spells onto the pillar.
22. The correct order is fire damage, frost damage, damage magicka, and fortify magicka.
23. Note: It has to be damage magicka. Drain magicka will not work. ALso remember that the scroll is for a touch attack, so get up close and personal.
24. If you don't miss, it will reveal a staircase.
25. Denel and Skaleel will both tell you to go in and claim the honor for yourself.
26. Face some leveled ghosts.
27. They will usually be some form of wraith.
28. Look out because there is a big trapped area ahead with a trapped center panel.
29. Use diagonal jumps to avoid setting it off.
30. Move through and find the pressure plate on the floor.
31. When you step on it, the two walls to the side will open and you'll be attacked by two wraiths.
32. After they're dead you can move into the next big room.
33. The center plate is trapped here as well (note the blood stains).
34. Avoid it and move on.
35. Run a gauntlet of blades before the end.
36. Just stop and start to dodge the blades.
37. Follow the path until you get to the final room.
38. Go up the stairs on the left side and press the button.
39. This will open a staircase.
40. Note: You need to decide your course of action about now. Opening the staircase will activate 4 leveled undead. Taking the helm at the top will spawn a higher level undead. At higher levels they will be able to summon their own undead. This can mean you'll be in an 10-on-1 battle. If you are not good at combat you may want to run. If so just grab the helmet and run back the way you came. The traps will break them up enough and they won't follow you for long.
41. As you go up the stairs about 4 leveled undead will spawn. These can be skeleton champions or liches at a high level.
42. Kill them using your usual undead killing techniques.
43. Grab the Ancient Elven Helm at the top.
44. This will spawn a higher level summoner character at the top of the stairs on the far side of the room.
45. You now have a few options.
46. Kill the character (usually a lich) and follow that backway out until it links up to the beginning.
47. Run back the way you came.
48. Or pick the lock on the door to the northeast and follow it to a room with a lot of loot.
49. The wall here will give out and open a hole to the main entrance.
50. Walk back to Irlav Jarol and give him the helm.
51. He'll thank you.
52. Talk to Raminus to get a new rank and new robes.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Joining the Thieves' Guild Playlist

1. You have to find out about the Thieves Guild first.
2. The easiest way is to look at one of the wanted posted throughout the Imperial City.
3. You can then ask one of the beggars about the Gray Fox to learn about the Guild.
4. If you are caught and jailed for stealing at any point you should receive a note from the Gray Fox explaining the Guild's existence.
5. Either way you just have to go to the poor district in the Waterfront Area and find Armand Christophe at midnight behind one of the buildings. He'll be holding a torch.
6. Ask about the Gray Fox and then ask to join the Guild.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Untaxing the Poor & Elven Maiden Quests (Time: 7:09)

1. Talk to Armand after you've fenced 50 gold worth.
2. You've been asked to steal the tax records from Hieronymus Lex.
3. Talk to the beggars to learn that he has his own office in the South Watch Tower.
4. There are doors to it through the Temple district and through the Arboretum.
5. There isn't a set way to rob it since there isn't a perfect time when the guards aren't eating in the bottom level.
6. If you do it at night they'll all probably be asleep, but there are several times in the day when the sleeping quarters are just empty.
7. Head into the lobby and use the wait option to pass one hour segments until its clear.
8. Remember to remove any of your heavy armor.
9. When no one's looking use your stealth to climb up the ladder to the first barracks.
10. If you want you can try and steal some legion armor too.
11. Go up the ladder that's right next to the one you just came up.
12. Use stealth again to pick the lock and break into Hieronymus Lex's office.
13. Note: If you are ever stopped you will just have to leave or the guards will arrest you for trespassing. Wait a few minutes to let things settle down.
14. Once in his office, pick the lock on his desk to steal the records and the 53 gold.
15. Give the records back to Armand to finish the mission and receive an advancement.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Ahdarji's Heirloom Quest (Time: 9:28)

1. You will now receive your special missions from S'Krivva in Bravil.
2. Note: Do not ever break into her home. Wait until morning and visit her.
3. You're asked to help a widow retrieve her ring from a freelance thief.
4. Head to Leyawiin and get information about it from the beggars.
5. Ahdarji moves around a lot so just follow the marker and ask her about the ring.
6. It turns out that your old friend Amusei stole her ring.
7. If you ask the beggars again you'll find out that Amusei was jailed for stealing.
8. Head into the dungeon below the castle and bribe the jailor to visit him.
9. It turns out that the Countess doesn't have particularly progressive policies for Argonians.
10. Slip Amusei a lockpick to get the information you want.
11. The ring isn't an heirloom after all.
12. Ahdarji stole it from the Countess in the first place.
13. Tip: Head back to Ahdarji and let her know that you're onto her. She'll double the reward for its return. She depended on it for her spying operations so she really wants it.
14. Ask the beggars and they'll tell you all about Hlidara Mothril.
15. Note: If the Countess and Hlidara are gone just wait for a few days. They both leave the castle for royal business in the middle of the month.
16. Find Hlidara and bribe her until you learn about the castle's secrets and the recovered ring.
17. You should note that the only time you'll be able to steal it is when the Countess takes it off to sleep.
18. It is also noteworthy that there is a secret passageway to the upper hall.
19. Wait until its about 11 PM or midnight and head down to the basement.
20. There will be an empty barrel with a lever in it by the back wall.
21. Pull the level and slip through the open hole to take a path into the torture room.
22. If you have room steal the silver warhammer. It's decent loot.
23. Exit the room through the other hallway and go through the door to the Lords' Manor Private Quarters.
24. Note: There is usually a guard patrolling the hallway. Quicksave and wait if you have to.
25. Then just walk left while hugging the wall.
26. Pick the lock and break into their bedroom.
27. Sneak along to the other side of the bed so you can break into the jewelry box.
28. Steal the book and the alchemy equipment on the desk to make it worth your while.
29. Head out through the secret entrance again.
30. Note: If you are caught on the way out, just pay the fine. The game isn't able to take quest items from your inventory. This means that the guards won't take your ring. The evidence chest in the Leyawiin dungeon is also incredibly easy to steal from. It's actually in a separate area behind the jailor.
31. Deliver the ring to Adharji.
32. Speak to S'Krivva to finish the quest and receive a new rank.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Thieve's Guild: Misdirection Quest (Time: 3:51)

1. You will need 300 gold of fenced items for this one.
2. Talk to S'krivva in Bravil to receive your next mission.
3. It turns out that Hieronymus Lex is up to his old tricks again.
4. He's completely locked down the Waterfront.
5. You need to talk to a beggar and ask for Methredhel's location.
6. She's taken refuge in Dynari Amnis' house.
7. Travel to the Talos Plaza District to find the house and talk to Methredhel about the mission.
8. The plan is to pull off several big heists across Imperial City to show how many guards were pulled off duty.
9. Your mission is to steal Hrormir's staff from the Arcane University.
10. Note: This will be easier if you are higher up in the Mage's Guild as you will already be allowed to access all the necessary areas of the academy.
11. Note: This will be very easy if you've completed the Mage's Guild quests as you will be stealing from yourself.
12. Travel to the academy and enter the lobby.
13. Wait until past 1 AM to strike.
14. Raminus Polus should be gone and the lobby will be clear.
15. Use the portal at the arrow points to travel up a level to the council room.
16. There is a seemingly random chance that Irlav Jarol will be here.
17. He won't do anything though.
18. Jarol will just get mad and tell you to leave.
19. He doesn't care about the direction though.
20. Just move past him quickly and go up to the Arch-Mage's Chamber.
21. He should be asleep by now.
22. Grab the staff off of his dresser and sneak up to the other marked nightstand to the left of his bed.
23. Activate it to slip the note through a crack.
24. Sneak out and tell Methredhel of your success.
25. Go to the Waterfront and watch Hieronymus Lex for progress on the overall mission.
26. As soon as you get there a Dremora will be conjured up to deliver a note from Raminus Polus.
27. Lex will read it and throw it on the ground.
28. Walk up to him and pick up the note to discover that the Mage's Guild has demanded that all guards be returned to their post in light of the recent theft.
29. Head back to Methredhel to report the note.
30. She'll congratulate you and ask for one last favor.
31. Return the staff as an act of goodwill between the guilds.
32. You will just have to sneak into a retired member's house though.
33. Ontus Vanin's also lives in the Talos Plaza District.
34. Just wait until night and sneak up the stairs into his bedroom.
35. Vanin should be asleep.
36. Just sneak past and put Hrormir's staff into the marked chest.
37. You will receive a message that the staff has been left for him.
38. Head back to S'krivva to report your success.
39. You will have Luciana Galena opened as a new fence in Bravil, not that this will really mean anything. Ongar is still more convenient.
40. You will get 300 gold as well.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Thieves' Guild: Lost Histories Quest (Time: 9:34)

1. You will need 400 gold in fenced items to start this one.
2. Talk to S'krivva to get the quest.
3. You need to check up on another thief for this one.
4. They want a book called "The Lost Histories of Tamriel."
5. They sent Theranis after it but he's missing.
6. Travel to Skingrad and talk to the beggars to learn about Theranis.
7. It seems that he was arrested for bragging about his excellent heist while the guard captain was listening.
8. So it's time to pull off a rescue.
9. Follow the arrow to the dungeon in the Castle.
10. You will now meet one of the only incorruptible guards in the game.
11. He'll refuse your bribe to see Theranis.
12. You now have a few options.
13. You can just break into the jail.
14. You can get arrested.
15. Or you can get a job.
16. The best way is probably to just get a job.
17. Ask the jailor about it.
18. The Count's assistant is looking for a slop drudge for the prisoners.
19. You can find him in the castle hall except for his walks in the city between 9 AM and noon.
20. Tell him you'll be his slop drudge.
21. Walk back to the jailor and tell him that you need to pass out the slop.
22. He'll open the door and let you in.
23. Theranis isn't here though.
24. The one left is Larthjar the Laggard.
25. I will tell you to go ahead and wait until it's about 11 PM to move on.
26. Talk to Larthjar and offer to free him.
27. He'll then explain that Theranis and an Argonian were dragged away by "The Pale Lady".
28. The Argonian fought and left a blood trail.
29. Follow the blood trail and you'll see that it ends at the end of the hall.
30. Pull the conspicuous looking silver candlestick on the wall to open a secret passageway.
31. Follow the tunnel until you reach a secret door to the Castle.
32. Save here just in case.
33. The occasional guard walks through here.
34. Just follow the arrow and go into the wine cellar to your right.
35. Feel free to steal all the valuable wine down here.
36. Go over to the right side and activate a candlestick by the right barrel.
37. This open a door in the middle barrel.
38. Go down the short tunnel until you see the Pale Lady.
39. She is a vampire and will attack you on sight. Feel free to try a sneak attack with a bow.
40. Kill her and loot the cell key off of her body.
41. Theranis is lying dead by the cell.
42. Search him to realize that he doesn't have the book.
43. Talk to your good pal Amusei in the cell.
44. He'll agree to tell you all about the book if you break him out.
45. Let him loose and led him out of the castle.
46. Note: You now have a bounty of 500 gold.
47. Save here.
48. I took an absurd route during the day to get out. It led through the secret areas in back including a hidden throne room while being chased by the Count himself.
49. The best way is the simplest though.
50. Walk out of the barrel and sneak through the hallway.
51. If it is night then the guards should be scattered.
52. Tip: The bounty should only apply if the guards actually catch you. If they are chasing you, you can outrun them and get Amusei out. This drops the bounty and they won't have anything to charge you with. You can also just resist arrest and run out of the Castle. Once Amusei is gone you can just pay the 500 gold fine and get your stuff back.
53. Walk into the dining room and head out the door to the right that leads into the main hall.
54. Just walk down the isle and leave through the front door.
55. You're now in the Castle Courtyard. Just run out the main gate and run across the bridge.
56. Once you're across you'll get a message that you've escaped.
57. This will drop the bounty on your head.
58. Amusei will tell you that the book is hidden in the bushes behind Nerastarel's house.
59. Travel to the city and head to the houses on the right.
60. The arrow will point right to it.
61. It's just laying on the ground by a well.
62. Pick it up and take it back to S'krivva.
63. Accept your 400 gold reward.
64. Go ahead and cure yourself of Porphyric Hemophilia if you have it.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Thieves' Guild: Taking Care of Lex Quest (Time: 7:07)

1. It's time to "take care of" Lex.
2. Don't get too excited. We're just giving him a transfer to Anvil. It's actually a promotion.
3. Talk to S'krivva once you've fenced 500 gold worth of goods.
4. Have about 500 gold with you as well. You'll need it later.
5. This is a complicated theft.
6. You first need to steal the list from Dairihill's office.
7. She's been hiding it from the Countess so she could convince her to hire a relative as a bodyguard.
8. Talk to the beggars about it and they'll point you to the castle blacksmith Orrin.
9. Follow the arrow to find him in the smith shop or the dining hall.
10. He'll ask you to follow him. It seems he's a fellow thief.
11. He will open a secret passage in the basement.
12. If you talk to him he'll give you the times when Dairihill isn't there.
13. She eats dinner with the Countess from 8 to 11 PM and stays in the hall for greeting in the morning.
14. I suggest you wait until 9 PM and go through the passage.
15. Save and wait for the guards in the hall to be away on their patrol route.
16. Walk straight ahead and pick the lock on Dairihill's office door.
17. Break into her desk and steal the note.
18. Just backtrack and leave.
19. Find another beggar and ask where a good forger is.
20. They'll tell you about a forger in the abandoned house in Anvil.
21. Just follow the arrow to the abandoned house. It is located by the Mages Guild building.
22. Head upstairs to find a stranger. If he's not there just wait a bit.
23. He'll agree to forge the list for 500 gold.
24. There isn't another way. Just pay him. S'krivva will reimburse you at the end.
25. Wait 24 hours and he'll have the new list done.
26. You now need it sealed.
27. Travel to the Imperial City prison.
28. Wait until night and break into the Legion Commander's office.
29. The office is across from the main entrance to the prison, on the outside circle of buildings.
30. This is the same desk you'll put the fingers in if you did the Dark Brotherhood quest.
31. Note: This area seems bugged. He doesn't always leave.
32. Just pick the lock when no one's looking.
33. If he's not there just activate the seal. It's laying on the desk.
34. If he is there, just resist arrest, use the seal, yield to the commander, pay your fine, steal stuff back from the evidence chest.
35. Now you can just head into the main hall with the list.
36. Talk to the commander and tell her you're the messenger.
37. Hand her the list and she'll pick Lex.
38. For extra fun talk to Dairihill to receive a 20 gold tip and some empty threats.
39. Talk to Lex now.
40. Follow the arrow to catch him while he's on patrol or just find him in the South Watchtower or The Bloated Float.
41. He'll accept the transfer begrudgingly and admit defeat to the Gray Fox.
42. Report back to S'krivva for a 1000 gold reward.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Thieves' Guild: Turning a Blind Eye Quest (Time: 8:54)

1. You will need 600 gold in fenced goods for this one.
2. Wait until Methredhel comes and finds you.
3. If you really want to move forward you can wait in the Imperial City. She can find you faster here.
4. Meet with the Gray Fox in Bruma at Helvius Cecia's house.
5. It's on the left side of town past the Inn.
6. Go inside.
7. Head downstairs to find the Gray Fox sitting in a chair.
8. He'll ask that you carry out a special mission for him.
9. It seems that he has a special plan in the works and needs some items for it.
10. You need to steal the Savilla's Stone from the Temple of the Ancestor Moths.
11. Note: The blood price is not in effect. You can kill all of the guardians inside if you want.
12. The temple is way northeast of Bruma.
13. It's a long walk.
14. Go ahead and get started.
15. Talk to Brother Holger once you reach the temple.
16. He's the only monk who will really talk to you about the stone.
17. Get his disposition as high as you can and start asking about the stone and the catacombs.
18. Eventually you can ask him to take you to them.
19. Follow him up the path and into the tomb.
20. You are now in a dungeon level.
21. You can kill any of the blind monks from this point onward.
22. If you want you can sneak past them, but you will not get anything for your troubles.
23. They are really easy to kill too. Most don't even wield swords.
24. There are a few ways to get there. You can go straight through the rooms if you want.
25. If you stick to the tunnels and keep moving forward you will reach the stone.
26. Head through the door ahead of you and then take the path to the right.
27. Keep moving until you come to a point where you can take another path to the right.
28. This should lead you to a door to the Cavern Catacombs.
29. In this next area just move forward and then take the path to the right.
30. Note:There are two paths and both will take you to the end.
31. Tip: There's a good bit of nice loot in the caverns. Feel free to explore and loot.
32. You will come to a door.
33. Open the door and move through the room.
34. You should see a door that takes you to the Caverns of the Moth.
35. You will probably run into some wraiths by this point. Just be alert and ready to fight.
36. There will be a trap right as you enter. This whole area is well trapped so be careful. The damage to your health isn't too bad, but it will add up.
37. Follow the path and take the left path when it splits up.
38. You will come to another room. You can go through it for a shortcut. Just watch out for the monks.
39. Keep an eye out for more pressure traps and keep moving forward.
40. Leave the room and then keep going forward.
41. Ignore the other paths and just keep going straight when it splits up again.
42. Jump over a tripwire ahead of you and try to avoid the log trap.
43. Once you're past that just keep moving until the fork in the path.
44. Take the right one and go through the door to enter the Shrine of the Moth.
45. Move up to a big room with a monk and a defense spire.
46. Kill the monk and avoid the magic spells of the spire.
47. Savilla Stone's is right there on the little stone table in front of the spire.
48. Grab it and run.
49. You can backtrack or run past the spire.
50. There is a cave to the northeast that has an interesting chest with a note about the Gray Fox's Cowl.
51. There is also a ladder that takes you right out of the cave.
52. Travel back to Bruma and visit the Gray Fox.
53. He's still be in Cecia's house.
54. Hand over Savilla's Stone for your reward of 500 gold.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Thieves' Guild: Boots of Springheel Jak Quest (Time: 7:29)

1. You'll need to have fenced 800 gold worth of items for this one to start.
2. Wait for awhile and Amusei will track you down.
3. He'll tell you to meet up with the Gray Fox in Cheydinhal at Ganrendel's house.
4. Follow the arrow and enter the house.
5. Talking to the Gray Fox will net you the next mission.
6. He needs the special Boots of Springheel Jak.
7. You will need to find his grave, as the rumors are that he was buried in them.
8. Your only clue is to talk to Jakben in the Imperial City. This noble is his only known descendant.
9. Ask a beggar and they'll point you to his house in the Talos Plaza District.
10. You will need to break in during the day.
11. Jakben heads out at night and you'll be better served if he's at home.
12. His servant will probably be in the front room.
13. He'll just cower in utter fear of you.
14. Just move quickly and don't taunt him or he may call the guards.
15. Follow the arrow to find Jakben in the house.
16. He's usually in his room on the second floor.
17. Talk to him and ask about Springheel Jak.
18. He's buried in the Catacombs below the house. A frightened Jakben will hand you the key.
19. Head down to the basement and look for the wooden door that leads to the Catacombs.
20. There are a good number of vampires down here.
21. Just fight your way through them.
22. Go straight for a bit and through the door ahead.
23. Take a turn to the left and then take the branch to the right.
24. You'll have to unlock the door to enter Jak's crypt.
25. Tip: The vampires are well spread out and carry a lot of good loot. You should probably explore the small area and pillage to your heart's content.
26. Loot Jak's coffin and you'll just find his diary.
27. If you read it you'll learn that Springheel Jak was a vampire who never died.
28. He merely changed his name. Jakben is Springheel Jak.
29. When you are finished reading it he should appear at the crypt entrance to challenge you.
30. If he doesn't just wait for a bit until he interrupts.
31. Kill him and loot his body for the boots.
32. Go pray at a temple.
33. You probably have Porphyric Hemophilia.
34. Head back to the Gray Fox in Cheydinhal and give him the boots.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Thieves' Guild: The Ultimate Heist Quest Playlist

1. This is the last real mission.
2. It is a long mission.
3. You will probably need about 40-60 minutes to beat it.
4. Tip: There is a lot of fighting with undead and vampires. Bring a lot of cure diseases potions, repair hammers, lockpicks, and healing potions. You will also need a bow.
5. You will have to have fenced 1,000 gold to receive the messenger through the usual waiting game.
6. Follow the arrow to talk to the Gray Fox in Othrelo's house in the Elven Gardens District of the Imperial City.
7. This is a multiphase mission.
8. You first have to activate the Glass of Time.
9. It is located in the basement of the Palace.
10. Enter the Elder Council Chambers through the Green Emperor Way.
11. Pick the lock on the basement door.
12. You can now be arrested for trespassing.
13. The room has one small circular center room with a hallway wrapped around it.
14. The guard should just be starting his small patrol when you start.
15. He walks through the center room and then crosses out to walk the hallway.
16. You can sneak past him by moving from pillar to pillar if he's in the center or cut through the center if he's on the outside.
17. Just sneak to the end of the hallway and activate the Glass of Time.
18. You'll receive a new message confirming that the Old Way is now open.
19. Sneak out using the same technique. If you're caught just pay the small fine.
20. Head to the Imperial City Arboretum and follow the arrow until you find a sewer grate leading to the South East Tunnel.
21. Drop down and fight your way through the first room. There shouldn't be anything tougher than goblins or rats for the first part.
22. Unlock the gate and then head down the stairs.
23. Fight some more little monsters and then activate the crank in the room.
24. This opens a door to the northeast that you can travel through.
25. Kill some more little monsters and then jump into the water.
26. Move ahead and eventually reach an area with a door that leads to Below the Bloodworks.
27. Note: Do not touch any cranks I don't tell you to touch. You can make your quest much more difficult if you randomly use them.
28. You will now be fighting vampires.
29. Head to the right and clear out the enemies blocking your path.
30. Go north and follow the path until you come into a vampire torture room.
31. The gate at the end of the room should be open.
32. You should be in a room with some bridges and water.
33. Cross the bridge and go through to another room and turn another crank.
34. Keep following the path until you reach some stairs.
35. Go down the stairs and then turn to head north through a tunnel.
36. Keep moving and cross the water.
37. There will be another crank to turn to the east.
38. You can use it to raise the water gates that are blocking the nearby tunnel.
39. Go through this tunnel and unlock the gate at the end of the next room.
40. Drop down through the marked manhole so you can enter the Palace Sewers.
41. Move across the bridge ahead of you. Kill all the enemies in your path.
42. Walk down the stairs at the end of the bridge.
43. Go through the tunnel visible to the northwest of the stairs.
44. Move through another gate.
45. Cross some water and open a door that's blocking your way to the northeast tunnel.
46. Move around the water and then unlock the gate to the southeast.
47. You can now cross the water and reach the Strange Door to the Old Way.
48. Prepare to face a lot of zombies and wraiths.
49. Tip: Watch your health. Dread zombies can give you a condition called Astral Vapors. This keeps your magicka from regenerating. It can really mess up your healing abilities in a fight. Manage your cure disease potions to last you until the end of the Old Way.
50. Go down the stairs and follow the path until you reach a hole in the wall.
51. Follow this tunnel until you reach a new hole that leads out into a bigger hall.
52. Fall through and follow the new path until you find an exit to the Lost Catacombs.
53. Get ready to fight a lot of undead.
54. Tip: If you are overwhelmed feel free to just run past the enemies. You'll reach an area at the end that is perfect for hit-and-run tactics.
55. There isn't much to be said about this area.
56. Just keep moving forward through the long big tunnel.
57. You will eventually reach a big stone room with two high railings.
58. Put on the Boots of Springheel Jak to jump up to either side.
59. Use this opportunity to kill off any stragglers that are harassing you.
60. Jump up and hit the blocks on both sides.
61. This will probably activate two magicka spires to the sides that will fire at you.
62. Dodge their spells and drop down to reach the Hall of Epochs through the newly opened doors.
63. Clear out the area and look around.
64. There should be some Welkynd Stones. Grab one and hold onto them for the main quest.
65. There are two movable walls that are near the area you have to stand on to shoot through the keyhole pillar.
66. Walk to the southern wall on the top level.
67. There will be a gate that is locked.
68. Pick the lock and head inside.
69. Press the push block and jump down to the lower level.
70. There is a new passage that leads to another part of the Hall of Epochs. Go through it.
71. Head straight and turn left as you enter a large room.
72. Work through the room and head to the right.
73. You will move through another area with a high level ghost guarding a push block at the end of the hallway.
74. Kill the ghost and push the block.
75. Head back to the part with the movable walls.
76. The walls and the grates blocking the pressure plate have been lowered.
77. 2 high level undead were released in the process.
78. Kill them and then take up a position on the bridge by the inactive magicka spires.
79. Stand on the pressure plate to have the keyhole pillar turn around and reveal a hole.
80. SAVE YOUR GAME!
81. You only have one shot.
82. The arrow is bugged and may not work if you retrieve it.
83. Reload if you miss.
84. Get out your bow.
85. If you didn't bring one like I told you, you can probably find one on a dead skeleton.
86. Load the Arrow of Extrication into the bow.
87. Aim the shot by putting the crosshair a bit above the eyes of the statue.
88. Adjust your shot as necessary until you make it.
89. Head over to the new passage.
90. The two guards have come to life so kill them.
91. Pay attention to the alert to go into stealth mode.
92. The reason is that this door leads into the Palace Guard Barracks and there will be sleeping guards in the room regardless of the time.
93. Go through the door.
94. Save.
95. Go through the door at the end and enter the hallway.
96. There is one patrolling palace guard in the hallway.
97. Sneak behind him and duck into the recesses in the wall when he stops to turn around.
98. Keep doing this until he turns around at the end.
99. Slip behind him and go through the door that leads to The Elder Scrolls Library.
100. There is another guard patrolling this hallway.
101. Use the same trick to move along until you get to the door that leads to the Elder Scrolls Library.
102. It will be in the wall to the left about halfway down the hall.
103. Pick the lock and move through into the library.
104. You can stop sneaking for now.
105. There is a mini-hall here.
106. Pick the lock to the actual library and head inside.
107. Calmly walk down the big staircase.
108. If you run they will be suspicious.
109. Sit down in the chair and wait for a monk to bring the scroll to you.
110. Activate the scroll to pick it up.
111. You now just have to escape.
112. Save.
113. You will need to calmly leave the library.
114. The monks weren't suspicious of me but other people haven't been as lucky.
115. Backtrack to the top and exit.
116. Get into the main hallway and start moving forward.
117. You can't leave the way you got in.
118. Keep an eye on the patrolling guard and move up the hallway until you reach the door to the Moth Priests' Quarters.
119. This area has a patrolling guard and a bunch of Moth Priests walking through it.
120. Use the same trick with the indentations to avoid the guard and the monks.
121. The monks can still hear you so be careful.
122. Make sure you don't bump into them.
123. Move up the hallway until you reach the door to the Imperial Battlemages' Quarters.
124. Sneak behind the patrolling guard and break into the Battlesmages Quarters.
125. The door is on the left wall halfway through.
126. Save first to be sure.
127. There should just be one mage here.
128. That mage will walk between the two rooms here.
129. There are two doors at the back wall.
130. Move along the right wall and loot the potions and soul gems in the display cases if you want.
131. Wait by the right door until the mage opens the door to the left.
132. As she opens it, open the door in front of you and sneak inside.
133. You are now in the bedroom area.
134. Head toward the fireplace.
135. Save again.
136. You need a high acrobatics or high health to survive.
137. Take a moment and get to full health.
138. Activate the grate and chose to take a leap of faith.
139. If you are good enough you'll survive the fall.
140. If you die you just need to put on the Boots of Springheel Jak.
141. The fall will break the boots though.
142. At least try to see if you can survive, since the boots are pretty nice.
143. The rest of this mission is easy.
144. You're back in the sewer.
145. Backtrack and find the entrance to the Palace Sewers.
146. Backtrack further to make it to the Bloodworks.
147. Follow the quest arrow and east through the new gate and up a new path.
148. Keep going until you reach a door to the Market District Sewers.
149. Drop into the water and move over to the other side.
150. Turn the wheel to open the door to the right.
151. Go through this tunnel and take the exit into the basement of The Best Defense.
152. They shouldn't say anything about you leaving the basement. NPCs only get mad if they see you break into a restricted area.
153. Go back to the Elven Gardens District and head to Othrelos' house.
154. Talk to the Gray Fox and give him the scroll.
155. You aren't done yet.
156. He'll give you a ring and ask you to take it to the Countess in Anvil.
157. Head to the castle and give her the ring.
158. Tell her its from a stranger.
159. Just watch the cinematic play out and learn the truth.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Joining the Dark Brotherhood Playlist

1. You don't join Dark Brotherhood, Dark Brotherhood joins you.
2. Lame jokes aside, you won't have to find the Dark Brotherhood. They will find you all on their own as soon as you commit a murder.
3. There are a few ways to accomplish this task.
4. If you did it right you'll usually receive a message informing you that unknown forces have seen your actions.
5. The first is the most straight-forward. Go and kill someone that isn't important.
6. This can be just about any of the people working in the stables throughout Cyrodiil.
7. Tip: If you're desperate you have a somewhat cheap option to join if you're a member of the Thieves Guild. The guards usually have a sixth sense for murder and can figure out you're guilty without any witnesses sometimes. The method is simple. Kill the stable worker at the stables outside the Imperial City. Then fast travel into the Waterfront district before you're spotted. If a guard sees you then just run or resist arrest until you can make it to Armand to use the half-rate option.
8. Tip: If you have the money to pay for the 1000 gold bounty, then you can just murder the person without any regard to the consequences. There usually aren't many and I've already mentioned how easy it is to steal your stolen equipment back.
9. Once you kill someone just go to bed and Lucien Lachance will visit.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: A Knife in the Dark Quest (Time: 2:40)

1. For this mission you will be expected to kill a man hiding in the Inn of Ill Omen.
2. This is basically in the middle of nowhere.
3. Find the quest marker on the middle of the road running from Imperial City to Bravil.
4. Fast travel to your nearest marker and walk there.
5. Head into the Inn of Ill Omen and speak to the innkeeper.
6. He'll tell you that Rufio spends most of time sleeping downstairs.
7. If he's awake just wait a few hours and he'll head back down.
8. I was able to sneak up on him in full Blade armor. It's not hard.
9. His door will be the unlocked one at the end of the hallway.
10. Open it and sneak into the room.
11. Draw the Blade of Woe for style and slash him with it once in a sneak attack.
12. He should die easily.
13. For extra morbidity you can just sleep in Rufio's bed and wait for Lucien to find you.
14. You are now a member of the Dark Brotherhood and you have been given the password to their sanctuary in Cheydinhal.
15. Head to Cheydinhal and then follow the marker to the abandoned house on the far side of the town.
16. Pick the lock to enter.
17. Note: It's abandoned so the guards won't say anything.
18. Walk across the room and head into the basement.
19. Walk through the big hole in the wall and head to the ominous looking skull door.
20. When it ask you the question "What is the color of night?" respond with "Sanguine, my Brother."
21. You'll enter the sanctuary.
22. Speak to Ocheeva when you enter to understand your goals in the guild.
23. When you are ready for your next mission you can ask Vincente Valtieri.
24. Tip: The members of the Dark Brotherhood are some of the best characters in the game. You should talk to them before each mission to get their "interesting" advice and hear their back stories.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: A Watery Grave Quest (Time: 5:38)

1. Your mission is to kill a pirate who's docked in Imperial City.
2. Dark Brotherhood missions will often have special conditions.
3. Fulfilling these conditions will give you a special item.
4. You will receive a Black Band if you don't kill a single pirate besides the captain during the mission.
5. This is a decent piece of equipment and doing the mission right is more fun usually.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Accidents Happen Quest (Time: 5:15)

1. Your next mission will be to kill Baenlin but you have to make it look like an accident.
2. Vincente explains that you should do this by dropping a large minotaur trophy onto Baenlin while he's reading between 8 PM and 11 PM.
3. He is a wealthy man living in Bruma with his own bodyguard/servant.
4. You will lose the mission's bonus if you kill said servant or if you fail to kill Baenlin in an accident.
5. Head to Bruma and walk behind Baelin's house.
6. Wait until it's past 8 PM.
7. You should put on your shrouded armor and any stealth gear you have.
8. Head through the basement doors in back and move through the wine cellar.
9. You should be able to walk out of the cellar and past the two men without even crossing their line of sight.
10. Walk up the stairs and turn right.
11. You'll enter his bedroom.
12. There is a crawlspace panel by the dresser.
13. Use it like a door and sneak through it.
14. Make a quicksave.
15. Untie the rope and drop the head on him.
16. You should receive confirmation of the kill.
17. If you don't you should reload your quicksave and try again the next day.
18. Heading out will be a bit more difficult.
19. You need to head out of the crawlspace and down the stairs.
20. The manservant Gromm will be staring at his dead master.
21. Just sneak past and make sure to stop running and start walking.
22. Slide past Gromm and head into the wine cellar.
23. Slip out the back.
24. Report back to Vincente to receive your reward.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Scheduled for Execution Quest (Time: 2:38)

1. This will be a little path down memory lane.
2. You'll have to break back into Imperial City's prison and kill your old buddy, Valen Dreth, from the game's opening.
3. Note: This mission will actually require a good bit of stealth if you want to get through it without any serious issues.
4. You cannot kill a single guard on this level if you want the bonus item.
5. This one is actually pretty handy.
6. It's the "Scales of Pitiless Justice". Just having it in your inventory will boost your strength, intelligence, and agility by 2. It will knock your personality down by 2 though. That's a decent trade.
7. Receive the key to open the grate on the Sewers that you first came out of.
8. Fast travel to that location and open the grate.
9. Start out by walking down the path until you come to a T-crossing.
10. Note: If you ever get lost you should just check your map and follow the arrow. Just a quick check is usually enough.
11. Take a right at the crossing and keep going until you find a door.
12. Head further into the sewers.
13. Just keep the following the relatively straight path until you come to a room that has a river of sewage running down the middle of it.
14. Break from the main path and jump into the river.
15. Walk downstream through the little archway and enter the next room.
16. Follow the path into the room.
17. Take the path that curves left.
18. You should find yourself in another room with a sewage stream running down the center.
19. Get across the stream and find a locked gate.
20. Pick the lock and head through the now open gate to go further into the sewers.
21. There is only one way out of his room.
22. Pick the lock on the grate blocking the way and keep moving.
23. The path is pretty straightforward. Just keep moving along it until you get to another room with a sewage stream down the center.
24. Fight the urge to cross it and just run alongside the river.
25. Find the room on the right side by the top of the river.
26. Enter it to find a little room with a set of stairs.
27. Go up the stairs and then pick the lock on the ladder heading up to the old Sanctum room.
28. You should get a nice sense of deja vu here.
29. Put away any torch your holding and make sure you have your stealth gear on.
30. Go into sneak mode and wait for the two guards to stop talking and split up.
31. Head through the door ahead of you.
32. Save before you start this next part.
33. You will have to get past the guard and make it up the stairs.
34. He will move between two different positions.
35. You will have to catch him while he's moving between his spot on the stairs to the spot in the corner.
36. When you enter the room turn right and enter the nice shadows.
37. Follow the shadows down the line they make and wait behind the right pillar of the stairs.
38. Wait until the guard isn't looking and hop up onto them and move up the stairs.
39. Head through the door at the top to reach the Imperial Subterrane.
40. The next room just has one guard watching it.
41. He patrols around the whole room.
42. Stick to the pillars and stay out of his sight until you can make it past.
43. You can get lucky and be in the room while he's down in the other hallway.
44. In this case run down the left side of the room and stay behind a pillar in the far corner.
45. As soon as he walks back you just have to slip past him and walk down the hallway.
46. This should be it for the sneaking though.
47. Head past the guard's rest spot and then move up the stairs.
48. Just keep moving up the path.
49. Follow the arrows and head through a series of doors until you reach the end.
50. You'll end up walking through the hole that takes you into your old prison cell.
51. Wait until the lone guard is done talking to Valen.
52. He'll walk away and it will be just you and your target.
53. Pick the lock on your old cell door and taunt Valen if you want.
54. He'll call for the guards but they won't come.
55. Walk down the path to the end of the cell block and pick up the two keys on the table.
56. The first key opens Valen's cell.
57. You don't have to open it though. If you want you can just shoot an arrow or two through the bars.
58. Once he's dead just head up the stairs and walk out into the prison.
59. Note: You have to grab the key off of the table or else you'll need to backtrack the whole route.
60. Report back to Vicente to get your reward.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: The Assassinated Man Quest (Time: 8:21)

1. This one will be a nice relaxing vacation compared to the last mission.
2. You will actually be saving someone's life.
3. Your job is to use the special Languorwine Blade to "kill" him.
4. This will pull a nice Romeo & Juliet moment where he'll fake his own death so that you can revive him.
5. Head to his house in Chorrol.
6. Save and then pick the lock to get into his house.
7. He'll explain the act you'll play and ask you to head to the level above him.
8. In a minute the other assassin will come in.
9. Hides-His-Heart will talk for a moment and then Francois will begin his act.
10. When he begs the Dark Brotherhood assassin to please not "cut him with that wicked blade" run up and slash him once.
11. Hides-His-Heart will try to kill you if you wait any longer so run away.
12. Head out the main door and run out the main gate.
13. I have never been chased during this quest, so you shouldn't have any more issues.
14. Run out the gate for the quest to move to the next stage.
15. Wait a full day and then head down into the chapel's undercroft.
16. Find Francois' body on display in the ring wing.
17. Just try to talk to him and you'll use the antidote.
18. He'll get up and ask you to take him to The Grey Mare.
19. His ancestors won't look kindly on this act of cowardice in their tomb, so a number of zombies will rise up and attack you.
20. These will be special zombies who are a bit tougher than their counterparts in dungeons.
21. You can't let Francois die!
22. He is mortal and you have to protect him.
23. Turn around and fight the zombie that appears behind you.
24. Run ahead and clear a path for Francois to head out.
25. There shouldn't be more than a few in the main area.
26. Run out the door and head to The Grey Mare to finish the quest.
27. Report back to Vincente for your reward.
28. You'll receive a few special items at the end of this quest.
29. This was actually your last mission from Vincente.
30. If you want he can now make you a vampire.
31. He will also give you a nice amulet called Cruelty's Heart.
32. Best of all, you will receive a special Sanctuary Key that will let you use the well beside the house to quickly enter and exit the Sanctuary.
33. This saves you from traveling through the long annoying path in the house.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: The Lonely Wanderer Quest (Time: 4:39)

1. You will get this and most of your next set of mission from Ocheeva.
2. Your next mission will be in Imperial City.
3. You need to kill a High Elf who's just moved there. His name is Faelian.
4. The special conditions for this one are that you have to pull off a simple murder.
5. Adamus Phillida is on duty in Imperial City and he's made it his life's goal to track down the Dark Brotherhood.
6. You don't want him to suspect that its actually an assassination.
7. Ask around and someone should point you to the Tiber Septim Hotel in the Palace district.
8. The owner will tell you about Faelian and his girlfriend if you bribe her.
9. You can't kill him here though, since there will be too many witnesses.
10. Bribe his girlfriend and she'll confess that he has a terrible skooma addiction and he goes to Lorkmir's house each day to drink skooma.
11. Head to Lorkmir's house and wait until its about 3 PM. Faelian will walk in and be all alone.
12. You can just slash him a few times here to conduct a simple murder.
13. Once he's dead just walk away to Ocheeva to complete the mission and receive your reward.
14. You will get Shadowhunt as your bonus.
15. It is a very nice bow and worth the extra bit of effort.

1. If you snoop around the house you'll actually find Lorkmir dead in the basement from a stab wound. Interesting.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Bad Medicine Quest (Time: 5:52)

1. Talk to Ocheeva for your next mission.
2. You need to kill Roderick.
3. He's hiding out in Fort Sutch with his band of mercenaries.
4. He's very sick and slowly recovering through some special medicine.
5. Your job is to swap out the medicine for some poison so that he's killed without anyone noticing.
6. The bonus is something called The Deceiver's Finery. it boosts your Personality and Speechcraft by 8 points. It is worthless except as a sales item. If you don't want the bonus then don't kill yourself trying to get it.
7. Tip: If you ask Teinaava he'll mark a separate, secret entrance to the Fort Sutch.
8. Tip The secret entrance isn't really necessary for a stealthy assassin.
9. Head out to Fort Sutch. It is located north of Anvil.
10. Walk through the front door by going through a little tunnel outside.
11. Once you enter, unlock a gate to your right.
12. Head down this path and go up the stairs.
13. You should be wearing your Dark Brotherhood gear if you want to stay hidden.
14. Unlock the gate ahead and you'll be in a big square area below Roderick's bedroom.
15. There is one guard patrolling the area and two guards who primarily patrol the upper part surrounding the bedroom.
16. Wait until the two guards stop talking so that you can sneak past them and the patrolling guard.
17. They're all pretty blind and the rooms are very dark.
18. You shouldn't have much of a problem.
19. Move up the set of stairs in the tunnel across the room.
20. You will then need to turn left and head down a second tunnel until you get to the green arrow that marks the cupboard.
21. Sneak to it and grab the medicine. Switch to the "put" screen and put in the bottle marked Roderick's poison. You can find it under the miscellaneous section of your inventory.
22. Once it's there you should get a notice of your success.
23. Get out without being seen.
24. The two guards should be on their way back up.
25. The easiest way out is to walk right past a sleeping/unconscious Roderick.
26. Jump over the rail down into the big square area to dodge the two guards.
27. Keep an eye on the lone guard patrolling the square.
28. Save and sneak past.
29. Backtrack your way out of the fort.
30. Talk to Ocheeva to complete the quest and receive your reward.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Whodunit? (Time: 5:49)

1. This is an incredibly fun quest to pull off.
2. Talk to Ocheeva to start the next mission.
3. You will have to kill 5 different party guests at a locked house in Skingrad.
4. You will receive a special skill package boost if you can kill them all without anyone suspecting you.
5. You'll find them in Summermist Manor. Fafnir, the doorman, is waiting outside. He will give you the only key and then lock everyone inside.
6. There are many ways to carry this out and not one of them is wrong.
7. The simplest way is just wait until they separate out during the chaos. Pick them off one at a time and they'll usually be none the wiser.
8. The cooler way is to play them against each other.
9. Note: Neville is the only one you have to really think about. He'll put on his armor after the first two murders. This makes it hard to stealth kill him. You'll have to kill him early or steal the armor from his chest.
10. Go ahead and talk to each of them to feel out the situation.
11. Use bribes, persuasion, or charm spells to make them like you.
12. Matilde will ask if you want to form an alliance.
13. Agree and tell her you think its in the basement.
14. Once she's down there you can kill her.
15. Convince Dovesi to wait for Antonius in his room. She's usually alone there.
16. Antonius is almost always downstairs by himself. Save and do a stealth kill.
17. Talk to Neville and he'll be sure that Nels is the assassin.
18. He'll run over and kill Nels.
19. Then you just have to kill Neville to complete the quest.
20. Note: Usually the last two people will have one person who wants to kill the other thinking that they're the assassin.
21. This makes it a bit easier to finish.
22. You can kill them in about any order as long as you're not caught.
23. Once you're done walk out the front door and talk to Ocheeva to get your reward.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Permanent Retirement Quest (Time: 2:56)

1. It's time to kill Adamus Phillida.
2. Ocheeva will ask you to kill this old enemy to gain revenge for the Dark Brotherhood.
3. He's retired to a soft position in Leyawiin. Unfortunately he has his own bodyguard.
4. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to kill Adamus and then place his finger in the desk of his successor.
5. Kill him however you want. The bonus is for placing his finger in the desk.
6. You'll get 500 gold as the bonus.
7. You will be granted the Rose of Sithis to kill him easily.
8. This is an instant kill arrow as long as it doesn't hit armor.
9. The best chance is to catch him while he's swimming in the pond outside the castle.
10. He only takes off his armor to swim and to sleep.
11. It's almost impossible to kill him in the barracks though.
12. If you just can't pull off the kill in the pond you can choose to ambush him when he visits the coastal station during the day.
13. You will have to kill him and his guard though. It will be a tough fight and you'll get a bounty.
14. The best way is to take up a good position by the buildings near the pond.
15. Wait until 3 PM and watch Adamus jump in for a swim.
16. Save Your Game
17. You only have one shot with the Rose of Sithis.
18. Line up the shot and let the arrow fly.
19. You will get a message if it hits him.
20. Note: I always got a bounty for assault for this. It's just 40 gold. It seems to be a product of the physic guard syndrome. If you have some chameleon effects on you might be able to pull it off. Otherwise just pay off your bounty to one of the Doyen's or even a guard. You should know how to steal your stuff back by now.
21. Walk up to the body and steal the finger from the inventory.
22. Take a bunch of his keys. He still has the one for his office too.
23. Travel to the prison and wait until night.
24. Save before you attempt it.
25. There is a weird bug where the replacement doesn't leave his desk at night.
26. If this happens just do it while he's watching. It's a small fine anyway.
27. Follow the arrow and break into his desk.
28. Put the finger in his desk to complete the bonus part.
29. A message will confirm this.
30. Head back to the Sanctuary and talk to Ocheeva to get your reward.
31. This is your last mission from her.
32. You'll want to take care of your business in the Sanctuary before you move on.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: The Purification Quest (Time: 9:56)

1. Your orders are pretty clear.
2. You need to kill all of the other assassins through whichever means you choose.
3. This shouldn't really be that hard for a warrior.
4. The only really strong fighter is the orc.
5. The simplest way is to take the ten poison apples in the locked barrel.
6. Poison Lesson: You can kill just about any non-important character by using poison apples. You just have to remove all other food and make the poison apple their only food choice. Characters do eat in the game.
7. Note: You will pretty much have free reign in the Sanctuary if things work like they did for me.
8. Save before you start the purification act.
9. You should be able to be caught pickpocketing members without anything happening. Most of them won't care unless you do it a lot.
10. Start by taking all the meat off of the table and all the fruit off the top of the cupboard.
11. Then proceed to pickpocket each of the assassins and give them a poison apple. Make sure to take any of the food that they're carrying.
12. Just so you don't think your crazy, Telaendril isn't usually in the sanctuary anymore.
13. Ocheeva has a note on her that explains Telaendril's recent assignment that requires her to travel around the world for recon duty.
14. You can track her down or just wait until she comes back to the sanctuary.
15. Once most of them have poison apples just wait for 24 hours and count the bodies.
16. The Orc, Teinaava, Antoinette, and M'jaar should all die from the poison apples.
17. Tip: If you are having trouble killing M'jaar, you should wait until he trains. He'll use up his magicka and be vulnerable.
18. The only one's left should be Vicente, Ocheeva, and Telaendril.
19. You can kill Vicente and Ocheeva by attacking them in their sleep.
20. Tip: Reading the note in Vicente's desk will tell you that he's really allergic to garlic and that placing garlic in his inventory will kill him. He's not that hard to kill though.
21. You now have to kill Telaendril.
22. You can follow the arrow and catch her outside. She's usually in a secluded area.
23. Start with a sneak attack and kill her. You shouldn't get a bounty for it if you aren't spotted by a guard.
24. Once they're all dead, loot all their items. Make sure you open all their chests.
25. They have some good items by their bed.
26. When you're ready head back to Fort Farragut.
27. You can use the trapdoor in the tree behind the fort to bypass the Dark Guardians. They'll still be dead if you didn't take more than 3 days.
28. Talk to Lucian to get your new assignment. It turns out that you're his personal silencer now.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Affairs of a Wizard Quest (Time: 4:53)

1. Head to the first marked dead drop on Hero Hill.
2. Pick up the note to get your first target.
3. You'll need to kill a wizard who's trying to become a lich.
4. The hardest part will be the walk.
5. It is really far east of Leyawiin.
6. Once you get there it's pretty easy.
7. There will be leveled undead or even wraiths. Bring the right weapon just in case.
8. Kill the few monsters and grab the book off of his table to the left of the entrance.
9. Read it to the end and you'll learn that you can kill him by just stealing his hourglass.
10. Note: You should steal all the alchemic equipment around for extra money.
11. Note: You should also grab the book "The Art of War Magic" for a humorous reference to Sun Tzu's book. It will also increase your destruction skill.
12. Walk down a few steps and take either door to the second chamber.
13. The wizard will be walking around his room tending to the three shrines.
14. Wait until his back is turned and sneak up behind him.
15. Pickpocket the hourglass and he'll die.
16. Loot the chamber and head to the next dead drop for your reward.
17. You'll find it in the old sack laying by the big tree in Chorrol.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Next of Kin Quest (Time: 8:08)

1. This is another fun mission and the last true assassin mission.
2. You will need to wipe out an entire family, but you only know the mother's location.
3. Head to Applewatch to start the bloodbath.
4. Talk to Perennia Draconis.
5. Tell her you're looking for her children and she'll give you some gold and a list of their locations and behaviors.
6. Convenient.
7. Kill her and her dog inside. She's in the middle of nowhere so you shouldn't get a bounty.
8. Note: There's no actual order to do these in. You can kill them however you want.

Andreas Draconis.

1. He runs the Drunken Dragon Inn.
2. It is located east of Leyawiin.
3. Find it right by Atatar if you've done the Azani Blackheart quest.
4. Head inside.
5. There is usually an Imperial Legion soldier drinking in the bar.
6. The quickest way to do this is to walk up to Andreas and tell him that his mother bled like a pig.
7. He'll attack you and the guard will "save" you.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Broken Vows/Final Justice/A Matter of Honor Quests (Time: 9:41)

1. This is simple.
2. The dead drop will tell you to kill J'Ghasta in his house in Bruma.
3. He's a master at hand-to-hand combat.
4. He might as well be using a paper sword.
5. He bribed the guards so you will not get a bounty for killing him anywhere in Bruma.
6. If you are good with weapons the fight should be a joke.
7. Just head into the house and look for him.
8. He may be in his secret training room in the basement.
9. The trapdoor is hidden under a pile of cloth by the stairs.
10. Walk down and taunt him to start the fight.
11. Block his hits and ride out his staggering effects.
12. He's not wearing armor so he'll die fast.
13. Note: If you snoop around his house you'll find a locked beer keg by his bed. There is a Black Hand uniform in it. It's an upgrade from your initial set.
14. The next dead drop with your reward is in a box under the bridge by Imperial City.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Coldest Sleep/A Kiss Before Dying/Following a Lead Quests (Time: 5:10)

1. You now have to kill a barbarian called Havilstein Hoar-Blood camping in the mountains outside of Bruma.
2. There is no easy way for me to tell you how to get there.
3. Head east from Bruma and just keep climbing the mountain.
4. The only tip is that you generally head a bit left of the Bruma line.
5. If you go to the right the mountain gets too steep to climb.
6. Look for flat parts that you can climb.
7. Once you reach the camp on the makeshift path you will be charged by Hoar-Blood and his dog.
8. Kill the dog first since it seems to get a lot of staggering hits in.
9. This will be a harder fight.
10. Tip: Make sure that you save before you fight him. You do not want to climb the mountain again.
11. You will need to be defensive and block his hits while using good counters.
12. The battleaxe is enchanted too so you'll get hurt in this fight.
13. Just try to stay alive.
14. Head to the next dead drop in the flooded beginning part of an Aeylid ruin.
15. It's called Nornal and you'll find the chest behind a locked gate to the right of the starting point.
16. You shouldn't face anything tougher than rats and mud crabs at this part of the ruins.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Dark Brotherhood: Honor They Mother Quest (Time: 6:32)

1. Little bit of a problem with your old plan.
2. Your old boss is now strung up and butchered. Not good.
3. The other members think your innocent though and you'll be promoted to his old position of speaker.
4. The traitor was most likely promoted as well.
5. The next dead drop note targeted Arquen so you know it isn't her.
6. Drop the head on the floor and talk to the members.
7. Only one of them will acknowledge it.
8. That's the traitor. Not that you can actually do anything about it.
9. Talk to Arquen between midnight and 3 AM to start the next mission.
10. She'll take you to visit the Night Mother so she may name a new Listener.
11. It turns out that her crypt is below the Lucky Old Lady in Bravil.
12. Walk down and watch the cinematic.
13. The traitor Bellamont will knife both of the other members and just leave you and Arquen to protect the Night Mother.
14. Just hit him a few times to end it all.
15. He just uses a little dagger.
16. Once he's dead the Night Mother will congratulate you and explain her purposes in this exercise.
17. You should take the chance to loot the three chests in the crypt.
18. You will never be able to access the crypt again.
19. Talk to the Night Mother again to receive your orders. You are to be the new Listener and Arquen is your assistant.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - The Arena: The Origin of The Grey Prince Quest (Time: 3:12)

1. Note: You have to take this quest before you challenge him for the Grand Championship.
2. The Grey Prince is the current Arena champion.
3. If you talk to him you can ask about his heritage.
4. He'll explain that he was the illegitimate son of a Nobleman living in a place called Crowhaven.
5. He wouldn't recognize his son and he ran his Orc mistress off.
6. The Grey Prince will go on to say that his mother recently passed away and that she passed down a key to a room in Crowhaven.
7. This key will unlock his true past.
8. He can't go on the journey due to his schedule so he asks you to do it for him.
9. Crowhaven is located to the north of Anvil.
10. Head to the old fortress and fight your way to the main door.
11. There will probably be a few leveled skeletons outside.
12. Head in and start walking down the path.
13. Only a few wolves patrol the hall.
14. You can choose to head down into the Burial Halls for a little loot.
15. There's a few vampires, a couple ghosts, and a zombie or two.
16. The loot itself isn't that great. The main bonus is collecting some vampire dust to turn into the Order of the Virtuous Blood for 250 gold a piece.
17. Once you're done follow the other route and keep moving along until you come to a locked door.
18. Your key will open it and let you into Lord Lovidicus' Bedroom.
19. Head down the circular path until a crazed man wielding a dagger attacks.
20. This is Lord Lovidicus.
21. Kill him.
22. It shouldn't be too hard. He just has a dagger and he doesn't wear armor.
23. Once he's dead keep walking up into his room and pick up his journal off the table.
24. If you read it you'll learn that The Grey Prince is the son of a vampire and his mother ran away out of fright.
25. Pray at a chapel of your choice.
26. You most likely have Porphyric Hemophilia. This is the first stage of vampirism. You will need to cure it if you don't want to be a vampire.
27. Once you're done head into the Bloodworks and talk to The Grey Prince.
28. You'll receive some special training that adds 3 points to Blade, Block, and Athletics.
29. He'll be devastated by the news though.
30. Note: Doing this quest will effectively hand you the place as Grand Champion. He will refuse to attack you in the match and demand that you kill him.

• YouTube: Oblivion Walkthrough - Arena Quests Playlist

1. The process for fighting is pretty simple.
2. Talk to Owyn and tell him that you want to fight.
3. He'll let you choose a raiment and give you the rules.
4. Tell him you're ready for a fight after that.
5. Head up the opened blood ramp and enter the Arena.
6. Walk up to the gate and wait for the announcer to open the gate.
7. Run into the arena and kill your opponent.
8. Walk out the door and back into your side of the Bloodworks.
9. Use the altar at the bottom to completely revitalize your magicka, your fatigue, and your health.
10. Talk to Owyn when you're ready for more.