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



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*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------------------------------------------------------*
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*=Not required for the advancement of quest line-recommended
**=Not required for the advancement of quest line-not recommended
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)<SPOILER WARNING
When you get there wait for him and kill him.If you talk to his wife raise her disposition to 70 to learn about
Lorkmir's house.wait for him there and kill him.Go to Ocheeva for your bonus,Shadowhunt.

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8.Bad medicine

You have to kill a dying warlord named Roderick.Go to Fort Sutch and enter the door.Go to the coner to your left
in front of you.Wait for the bandit to come and sneak attack him.Open the gate and use invisibility and cross
the bridge.And take a left with an immediate right.Keep going until you find his quarters.Go to the medicine
cabnet and replace the medicine with the poison.Leave the way you came.Go to Ocheeva and get your bonus,
The Deceivers Finery.

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9.Whodunit?

This is my favorite quest in the game!If your patient you'll enjoy this one.Wear the Deceiver's Finery and take
off your hood for this one.You need to go to a party and kill all the other guests without getting caught.Go to
Chorrol and speak with the man in front of the house.Go inside and speak with the old lady.Tell her you're
an assassin.Her disposition will jump to 100.Ask about everyone.If you speak to every one and raise their
disposition to 70 they'll confide secrets in you.You can play this on any way you want.Here are some tips.
Petit goes to bed first.The Dunmer goes to bed second.Then Primo'll be alone down stairs.If two people are 
left you can turn them against each other except Petit.If only one is left only talk to them if they have a hi 
disposition towards you.If it's low they'll grab a weapon and attack you.Speak with Ocheeva after you've 
killed them.You'll get your bonus,200 gold and The Night Mothers Blessing.

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10.Permament Retirement

You need to kill Adamus Phillida.He retired and moved to Leyawin.You get the Rose of Sithis for this quest.
You can also cut off his finger with a ring and put in a certain desk.Go to Leyawin and watch him to see when he 
swims.Then hide and hit him with the rose.Then take his finger and travel to the Imperial City and find the room.
DON'T GO IN!There is a door past it that goes to the same room,go in there.Immediately cast invisibility.
It's the big desk.You put the finger in manually.Go to Ocheeva to get your bonus,700 gold.

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11.Of secrets and shadows

You received sealed orders from Ocheeva from Lucien Lachance(The guy who recuited you).Read them.They
tell you to meet him at Fort Farragut.Travel tothe closest location and walk there.DON"T GO IN.There is a secret
passage.Walk around it until you see an unusally round tree.In it is a secret passage straight to his room.He
tells you there is a traitor in the sanctuary.You must kill all of them(except the creatures).You no longer have to 
follow the five tenets AT ALL(for the rest of the game)!(I reccomend stealing Lachance's stuff,he has more poison apples!)

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SIDE NOTE:Killing Vincente and Teineeva will make lose two side quests so I'm covering them before
The Purification.

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12.The renegade shadowscale

If you speak to Teineeva after completing some Dark Brotherhood quests he'll give you this side quest.He 
wants you to kill Scar-Tail.He's at Bogwater SE of Leyawin.Travel there and either kill Scar-Tail and search
the camp for his treasure and take his heart to Teineeva, OR talk to Scar-Tail and take the agents heart to
Teineeva and talk to Scar-Tail to learn the location of the treasure.Either way Teineeva gives you the Boots
of Bloody Bounding.Recommended.

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13.The dark gift

Speak to Vincente and use the "Dark gift" topic.He'll tell you to sleep in one of the beds.When you awaken you'll
have bit marks on your neck.wait three days and sleep to be a vampire.Not recommended.

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14.Purification

Buy everything from the kha'jit that you want before killing him.

You need to kill all npcs in the sanctuary.Travel there and wait till night then kill Ocheeva and Vincente.Go into
the training room and kill anyone there.Then the "lobby".Finally the living quarters.Stealth is a BIG part in this
quest.Then steal everything and sell it to make a bit of money.Loot the bodies for good stuff.Go to Lucien when
they're dead.He promotes you and gives you a very fast horse,Shadowmere.You'll now receive "Dead drop"
orders.

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15.Affairs of a wizard

You have to go to Leafrot Cave and kill a necromancer whos turning into a Lich.A Lich is an un-kill immortal.
Go to the cave and sneak in to a big room and kill the un-dead.Read his journal to find his weakness.You
have to steal an hourglass from him.Go to the next rooms and wait until he isn't looking and steal it.Loot the
place and go to your next dead drop.

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16.Next of kin

You have to kill the Draconis family.You start with the eldest.Talk to Perennia to get a list of where her children
live.Then kill her.Go to Leyawin and kill Caelia.She's a guard captain so you'll probably go to jail.Then go to
the Imperial City Talos Plaza district and break intoMattias' house and cast invisibility and kill the servant then
sneak upstairs and poison you're blade with drain health.He takes a couple of hits.Go to Muck Valley cavern 
and enter to either see Sybilla now or at the end of the cave.Kill her.Go to the Drunken Dragon Inn and tell
Andreas you killed his mom.He'll attack you and the guard will help you kill him.Go to the dead drop to get your
new orders.

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17.Broken vows

You have to kill a kha'jit name J'Ghasta.He lives in Bruma and is a Hand-to-Hand master.Go to Bruma and 
enter his house.Go down staairs and under a pile of folded clothes is a trap door to his basement.Sneak
in and kill him.There are skill books in here that are useful.Go to your next dead drop and get your orders.

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18.Final justice

You have to kill an argonian in a flooded mine.You'll need water breathing items(potions,scrolls,magic) unless
 you're an argonian yourself.The argonian Shaleez will attack you on sight.He's usually swimming so it's hard
 to sneak up on him.I recommend charging in.When he's dead go to the next dead drop.

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19.A matter of honor

You have to kill a dunmer named Avali Uvani.He travels everywhere.He has a major weakness,he gets paralyzed
if he drinks mead.Sneak up to him and pick his pocket and put the mead in his pocket.When he drinks it'll make him
 permamently frozen.Go to your next dead drop.

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20.The coldest sleep

You have to kill a Nord named Havilstein in the mountains.He has a camp east of Bruma.Go there at night so 
you can sneak up to him easier.You can't hit him with a blade while he's in a tent,so use a bow.Then kill his dog
and go to the next dead drop.

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21.A kiss before dying

You have to kill a Bosmer named Ungolim.He prays at the Lucky Old Lady statue each night between 6 P.M.
through 11 P.M..Wait outside the city until nine then sneak towards him.Try not to be detected.He paid the 
guards not to attack you two when you start fighting.When he's dead Lucien Lachance will announce something 
big.

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22.Following a lead

SPOILER WARNING>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.<SPOILER
WARNING.Go to where the dead drop orders are and see who puts them in.Tell them to tell you who told them 
to do this.He'll tell you he lives in the light house.Talk to the owner of the light house and tell him to give you
the key.Go to the basement to see disturbing stuff.Corpses are everywhere.Go to the next room and kill the dog.
You'll see a diary and a head.Take them both and go to Applegate.When you get there it turns out you're too 
late.SPOILER WARNING>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.<SPOILER WARNING

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23.Whispers of death

You can now speak with the Night Mother once a week to get your orders.Go to the lucky old lady and activate her.
Go to Arquen and tell her them.She'll give you leveled gold each week.You can now recruit a murderer to help 
you on your journeys.You can also spar with Arquen but becareful because she'll kill you.Yield her if she's beating
 you.To do this just attack her.This won't anger Sithis now.

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24.Legal notice

This guide is Copyright 2006 Johnathan Vinnier(money_polo12321). All rights reserved.

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