3: Independent Thievery

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Guide - Thieves Guild

3: Independent Thievery

This is an ongoing quest that will remain active until the Thieves Guild questline has been completed. Before you can undertake a special job, you'll need experience as a thief. This entails stealing items and selling them to a fence. The first available fence is Ongar the World-Weary in Bruma. Each time you complete a Thieves Guild quest, an in-game pop up will appear, instructing you to steal and sell a certain gold-worth amount of stuff.

Sell stolen goods to a Thieves Guild fence to unlock special jobs.

Once you have fenced the required amount, another pop up will appear, informing you of this fact. Then, see your current doyen for another quest. Before you can begin your first quest, you'll need to make a total of 50 gold selling stolen items to a fence. The amount of gold needed to start the next job increases by 100 gold with each quest completed. When you have reached the first amount needed, see Armand Christophe for a quest.