14: Broken Vows

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Guide - Dark Brotherhood

14: Broken Vows

J'Ghasta, a Khajiit living in Bruma, is your next target. He is a Master of hand-to-hand combat (meaning, his Hand-to-Hand skill is at 100). J'Ghasta can be easily bested with a bow, but you may have a difficult time if you try to fight him directly. The city guards will not get involved at any point, as J'Ghasta has paid them to look the other way since he has been expecting trouble. It would be wise to bring some type of poison with you, so you can apply it to a weapon or arrow and make your first strike that much more deadly.

Travel to Bruma and locate J'Ghasta's home there. You'll need to use a lockpick to unlock the door. As per usual, ensure that you are in Sneak Mode and that the eye icon is faded before attempting to pick the lock. Once inside, head down the stairs in front of you and look behind the stairs Trap Door  below some Folded Cloth. In the training room, try your best to sneak up on J'Ghasta; if he is sleeping, all the better. After hitting him with a sneak attack, don't let up unless your character's health falls to critical level.

Look for J'Ghasta in the Secret Training Room in his home in Bruma.

It is unlikely that you'll need to run out of the house, but if things are getting hairy, you can do so to give yourself some room to move around. Remember that the city guards will not get involved, nor will you incur a bounty if you're seen killing the Khajiit in plain sight.

Once J'Ghasta has been dealt with, fast travel to the Imperial City Waterfront. Swim from the here and look beneath the Old Bridge landmark to find a Rotten Box. Open this box to find your reward for completing the contract, as well as the next set of dead drop orders.