7: Amelion's Debt

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Guide - Fighter's Guild

Amelion's Debt

Speak to Burz gro-Khash in the Cheydinhal Fighters Guild hall after advancing to the Swordsman rank and select the 'Contract' dialogue option. He points you to Biene Amelion, a woman living in the Water's Edge settlement due north of Leyawiin. Travel to Water's Edge settlement and speak to Biene Amelion there. Have 'Amelion's Debt' set as your active quest to more easily locate here.

Biene Amelion needs help repaying her father's gambling debt. Her father was taken from his home due to his inability to pay back the debt, and so the responsibility transferred over to his daughter. Biene lacks the funds necessary to cover the debt as well, so she asks that you retrieve her grandfather's armour and sword, which should be able to fetch a pretty penny.

Retrieve Brusef Amelion's sword and cuirass for Biene to sell so she can cover her debt, or pay the debt yourself and keep her grandfather's equipment for yourself.

You have two options here: agree to retrieve the relics so that Biene may sell them pay off the debt, or give her the 1000 septims she needs to cover the debt from your own pocket. If you do give Biene the 1000 gold, you can retrieve her grandfather's equipment and keep it for yourself. Brusef Amelion's equipment is a unique, white variant of run-of-the-mill Ebony armour, and is classed as light armour rather than heavy. So, if you're a collector, you'll want to pay off Biene's debt and collect the armour for yourself.

Though in her request, Biene mentions only needing her grandfather's cuirass and sword to cover the debt, the other pieces of the armour set can be found in his tomb as well. The helmet, gauntlets, grieves, boots, and shield are all in less-obvious locations, however. If you choose to pay off Biene's debt yourself, report back to Burz gro-Khash in the Cheydinhal Fighters Guild and inform him of your completion of the contract.

If you choose to retrieve her grandfather's armour (either for her or for your own character), you'll need to travel to Amelion Tomb northeast of Leyawiin. There are sure to be plenty of undead creatures in the tomb, so be sure to bring along a silver or magic weapon in case you happen to encounter a ghost. If you plan to search for the entire set of armour, you will need some method of creating light, as it is very dark in the tomb and the armour pieces are not readily noticeable. A torch will suffice, though Nighteye or a similar spell would be even better.

Also note that Brusef's armour is only light in class, as each piece actually weighs 21 pounds! As such, be sure to empty out your inventory before entering Amelion Tomb.

Brusef Amelion's Boots: From entrance of the tomb, follow the linear path and start down the middle path when you come to the fork. Keep heading in this direction until you reach a coffin. Look behind the coffin to spot the boots.

Brusef Amelion's Gauntlets: Backtrack to the fork, and turn down the path to your left; the gauntlets are lying on the ground at the start of this tunnel. Be careful here, as you could inadvertently trigger some falling rocks when moving forward.

Brusef Amelion's Shield: Turn back from where the gauntlets were found and start down the path parallel to the one that leads to the coffin that the boots were found behind. Activate the Pull Rope to lower the rock wall blocking your progression, and make your way to the Z-shaped room. Look behind the broken box in the bottom-right corner of this area to find the shield.

Brusef Amelion's Greaves: Exit to the 'Sarcophagus Chamber' area via the door in the room where the shield was found. Head straight to the end of this room and continue down this path until you reach a room that contains several coffins. You are likely to encounter a powerful undead creature in this room, so be careful. The greaves are in the upper right corner of this area.

Brusef Amelion's Sword and Cuirass: The sword and cuirass should be in plain sight. They are both on a bier between two coffins.

Brusef Amelion's Helmet: After retrieving the sword, cuirass, and grieves, exit back to the Amelion Tomb area via door at the north end of this room. Before dropping down the hole here, look to the left of the Wisp Stalks to spot the helmet.

Once you have collected every piece of Brusef Amelion's armour set, drop down the hole and make your way back to the entrance of the tomb. Now either return to Biene Amelion in Water's Edge and hand over the cuirass and sword if her debt hasn't been paid off, or keep them for yourself.

If you have also completed the 'Den of Thieves' quest, speak to Burz gro-Khash about your advancement to gain the rank of Protector.