THE ELDER SCROLLS IV OBLIVION DARK BROTHERHOOD This is a guide to get you through the dark brotherhood quests with all the bonuses and all the easter eggs.To skip to certain parts copy the name of it in the table of contents (cntrl+c).Then open the search thing (cntrl+f). Then paste it in it (cntrl+v).The treasure and enemies you findwill vary by your level.So I will use the generic creature/bandit/etc.I will have spoilers. Dunmer=Dark Elf Altmer=High Elf Bosmer=Wood Elf ************************************************************************ *-----------------------------Table of Contents-------------------------------* ************************************************************************ *1.A prayer to the Night Mother-------------------------------------------* *2.A knife in the dark---------------------------------------------------------* *3.A watery grave--------------------------------------------------------------* *4.Accidents happen---------------------------------------------------------* *5.Scheduled for execution------------------------------------------------* *6.The assassinated man--------------------------------------------------* *7.The lonely wanderer------------------------------------------------------* *8.Bad medicine---------------------------------------------------------------* *9.Whodunit?-------------------------------------------------------------------* *10.Permament retirement------------------------------------------------* *11.Of shadows and secrets----------------------------------------------* *12.The renegade shadow scale*----------------------------------------* *13.The dark gift**------------------------------------------------------------* *14.Purification-----------------------------------------------------------------* *15.Affairs of a wizard------------------------------------------------------* *16.Next of kin----------------------------------------------------------------* *17.Broken vows------------------------------------------------------------* *18.Final justice--------------------------------------------------------------* *19.A matter of honor------------------------------------------------------* *20.Coldest sleep-----------------------------------------------------------* *21.A kiss before dying---------------------------------------------------* *22.Following a lead-------------------------------------------------------* *23.Whispers of death*-----------------------------------------------------* *24.Legal information------------------------------------------------------* *********************************************************************** *=Not required for the advancement of quest line-recommended **=Not required for the advancement of quest line-not recommended *********************************************************************** 1.A prayer to the Night Mother You may have heard of the NIght Mother from reading the Black Horse Courier or from over hearing a rumor.But if you haven' t what you need to do is murder an innocent man/woman.Any one will do.Then sleep in a secure location.When you awaken Lucien Lachance will tell you what you need to do to be aloud in the Dark Brotherhood.He will give you the Blade of Woe.A perfect weapon for sneak attacks.You now get the first quest. *********************************************************************** 2.A knife in the dark You have to go to the Inn of Ill Omen and kill Rufio.Travel to the nearest location and either walk or ride a horse there.When you get there ask about Rufio to find out he's in the basement.Sneak down there and take out your Blade of Woe and murder him.Then sleep in the bed.Lucien Lachance wakes you up and tells you to go to the abandoned house in Cheydinhal and attempt to open the door in the basement and answer "Sanguine,my brother".Do this (you'll need lockpicks) speak with the argonian Ocheeva and she will send you to speak with the vampire Vincente Valtieri who'll give you your first contracts and shrouded armor and hood.Now you get your first contract.So who wanted Rufio dead?If you read the Black Horse Courier in the Imperial City you might come across a certain issue called "Night Mother Rituals on the Rise!".It says that Cladius Arcadia made a prayer to her and was arrested.If you go to his house and break into his bedroom in a chest he has a journal. It reveals that he is the one who wanted Rufio dead. ********************************************************************** 3.A watery grave You have to kill a pirate captain in a ship in the Imperial City Waterfront District.Speak with your "Brothers and Sisters" about your contract to get two useful pieces of info:You can get in by hiding in a crate,and you can get a quick exit from the captains room by the balcony.You should buy a invisibility spell from the Kha'jit if you don't already have one.Fast travel to the Waterfront and go to the ship to be threatened by the dunmer pirate in front of the ship.Go past her to the crates and hide in one.You'll find yourself below deck in a storage area which you can plunder if you want.Go up the stairs.Be careful,there are two pirates talking.This is where the invisibility spell comes in use.If you have it cast it and sneak past them.If you don't,hide in a small room with a bed(if you can hear them you're in the right one).When they finish they walk past the room.Go up the stairs.You'll be in the room with the captain.Sneak up to and kill him.When he's dead search his body for the key and take the nirnroot on the table.And go through the balcony quickly or you'll be caught.Go to Vincente for your reward,the black band. ******************************************************************** 4.Accidents happen You need to kill a wood elf named Baenlin,but make it look like an accident.And you can't kill his butler.The invisibility spell is useful here too.Speak with your "Brothers and Sisters" before every contract to get some good tips for the contracts.On this on you'll get an idea of entering through the basement.Travel to Bruma and wait till 8-11 P.M. and sneak in through the basement.Go up stairs and into Baenlin's room and open the secret door to find the cord you need to undo and activate it.He's dead if you did it at the right time.Cast invisibility or carefully sneak out the way you came in.Travel to Vincente to get your bonus,Sufferthorn.After you kill Baenlin you can return to his house to find his nephew living there Caenlin.Maybe he's the one who wanted him dead. ******************************************************************* 5.Scheduled for execution Remember the Dunmer that taunted you at the beginning of the game?You get to kill him!You have to sneak into the Imperial prison and avoid killing any guards and kill Valen Dreth,the prisoner left behind at the beginning of game.Travel to the Imperial sewers where you'll find rats and mudcrabs(depending on your level).soon you'll exit the sewers and see a familiar path that you saw at the beginning of the game.You'll hear guards talking. When they stop and leave go straight through the room and stay in the shadows you'll see a door to your right.Go and pick the guards pocket for the keys and go back through the door and wait for the guard to turn around.Then cast invisibility and go up the stairs and through the door.Continue through this room until you see a hall.A guard comes through this hall.You can either cast invisibility and hurry through or hide until he goes by.Keep going until you enter the next room.Go until you're in the prison cell and wait an hour or two until the guard is gone.Then either unlock his cell and talk to him then kill him or shoot him with an arrow through the bars.Exit through the door at the top of the stairs or go back the way you came.Go to Vincente to get your bonus,the scales of pitless justice. ****************************************************************** 6.The assassinated man You have to stage the assassination of a man.You get the Languonwine blade that you have to use in this mission.Go to Chorrol and break into Francois Motierre's house and talk to him to hear his plan.An argonian will come and talk to him,when Motierre finishes talking the first time you can hit him WITH THE LANGUONWINE BLADE ONE TIME.Then run really fast out of town and wait twenty four hours and go into the chapel undercroft and give him the antidote.He'll tell you'll be attacked by zombies now.Great....Kill the zombies and go to the Gray Mare.He'll thank you.Go to Vincente to get your bonus,Cruelty's heart. ***************************************************************** 7.The lonely wanderer You now have the well key to enter through the well now.You also get orders from Ocheeva now.You need to kill an altmer named Faelin.But in a secluded location.Go to the Imperial City and ask an altmer about Faelin to learn he lives at the Tiber Septim hotel.You can either speak to him or his wife.He tells you to bring him skooma. The Leyawin skooma den has some in a chest.Bring it to him and he tells you to meet him at Lorkmir's house. SPOILER WARNING>(Faelin killed him)After you killed the Draconis you've been killing the members of the Black Hand! Ungolim was the Listener!You had your dead drop orders changed.You need to find out who did this.Lucien is dead.They thought he was the traitor.You'll get promoted to Speaker and get Black Hand Robe and Hood.Drop the head and speak to all of them.The only one who notices the head is Matthew Bellamount!Speak to Arquen when you're ready to see the Night Mother.You'll go to where you killed Ungolim.This is the Night Mother sanctuary!When you get there Matthew will attack the Night Mother. Kill him.The Night Mother will tell you you're promoted to Listener.Loot the place and speak to the Night Mother to go sent to Cheydinhal.